{"id":20927,"date":"2018-06-25T13:45:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T17:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor-draft\/?p=20927"},"modified":"2018-08-08T09:50:51","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T13:50:51","slug":"surf-students-find-home-with-chemistry-at-salve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/2018\/06\/25\/surf-students-find-home-with-chemistry-at-salve\/","title":{"rendered":"SURF students find home with chemistry at Salve"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joshua Jeudy (left) and Issaiah Burch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEWPORT, R.I.\u2014When he was six years old, Salve Regina junior Joshua Jeudy moved from Bridgeport, Conn. with his parents back to their home, Akra, Ghana. Upon returning, he noticed a stark difference in the perception of science among Ghanaians and Americans.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere, we appreciate it but don\u2019t cling to it,\u201d explains the SURF student, who is working under RI C-AIM researcher Dr. Bernard Munge, professor and chair of Chemistry at Salve. \u201cBack in Ghana, you hold onto it really tight and don\u2019t let go because it will get you somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeudy is working alongside Munge and fellow SURF Issaiah Burch to develop devices which can detect chemicals in sea water. The pair are learning about the field of \u2018microfluidics,\u2019 or the study of fluid movements at sub-milimeter scales, learning how to use electrical currents to test the sensitivity of devices being developed by RI C-AIM.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been becoming familiar with the equipment and lab etiquette, getting to know other students as well,\u201d says Burch about his first few weeks on the job.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust in the field alone, I have learned physical, analytical, electrical, organic chemistry\u2014all different things I haven\u2019t even taken yet,\u201d adds Jeudy. \u201cYou run into error, but it is the good kind of error because you are doing something that no one has thought to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere is nobody watching over you telling you to do that at this time, it has to get done or we are not moving forward with the experiment. You have to learn how to manage your time.\u201d
\nJoshua Jeudy<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jeudy describes the microfluidic device as something similar to a glucose meter, but instead of testing blood for sugar levels, it is a tool which can determine how much nitrate or phosphate is in a particular water sample.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like a GPS tracking phosphate and nitrate levels continuously through time in the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burch and Jeudy both gave high praise to Munge for his expertise in chemical engineering and care as an educator.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never thought that electrical chemistry would be interesting, but Munge makes it interesting and fun,\u201d says Burch. \u201cHe wants our aspirations and goals to become a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

The SURF students do understand, however, that conducting long-term research requires a high level of self-reliance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nobody watching over you telling you to do that at this time,\u201d stresses Jeudy. \u201cIt has to get done or we are not moving forward with the experiment. You have to learn how to manage your time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The SURF program can be a stepping stone to further research, publication and other professional opportunities, but what will the two Salve students do after the 10 weeks are over? Burch, although he does not know where, wants to study chemistry at the graduate level.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen things start moving forward, I want to put a mattress in this lab and live in here,\u201d he laughs. \u201cI want to get my foot in the door of the scientific community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeudy, who has spent the last five years working as an emergency medical technician, wants to continue his own already active research on the effects of alcohol on human anatomy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always been curious, what causes a hangover?\u201d he says with an inquisitive tone. \u201cI started to see all these things, traces in certain fruits and breads, and I was like, \u2018wow, who knew this?\u2019 That is why I love chemistry, thinking about something so small, but who knows if it is the answer to the next biggest question?\u201d<\/p>\n

Written by Shaun Kirby, RI C-AIM Communications & Outreach Coordinator<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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