Board

Pierre-Emile Duhamel is a senior Chemistry concentrator who also has interests in Computer Science and Physics. He spent last summer working on material science research, specifically properties of an artificial cornea at Stanford University. This summer, he will be joining a group of scientists at the IBM Almaden Research Center exploring new designs to harness solar energy; a timely topic. To relax, he enjoys classical music and filmmaking, producing several short films and documentaries that have been screened at international film festivals. It is always exciting to receive emails from current and prospective members to answer questions regarding the Harvard chemistry club, science at Harvard, or any suggestions, points of discussion, or concerns. He looks forward to a productive and exciting new year working towards making the Chemistry experience at Harvard a memorable one.

Beatriz Brando is a transplanted Floridian, a junior chemistry concentrator, a proud Leverite, and the Harvard Chem Club Social Chair. She has worked on various research projects including the kinetic resolution of alcohols using resin bound peptide catalysts at Harvard and on single walled carbon nanotube based gas sensors at NASA Ames Research Center. Apart from chemistry Beatriz also loves linguistics and is pursuing a secondary concentration. She is also very active with the Catholic Student Association. If you have any questions you'd like to ask or suggestions you'd like to make please feel free to contact her.

Alexandra Courtis is a sophomore Chemistry concentrator living in Eliot House next year. Her chief research and academic interests are in the field of solid state and inorganic chemistry, specifically nanomaterial synthesis. Alexandra will be spending this summer at Harvard taking summer school classes and continuing with research at the MIT. In her free time, Alexandra loves playing tennis and is very involved with the Harvard First Year Social Committee as well as the International Relations Council and Harvard Model Congress.

Steven Surachman is a junior Chemistry concentrator and a proud member of Adams house. His main interests in chemistry are Organic Synthesis and Chemical Biology. After graduation, Steve hopes to attend graduate school in chemistry to pursue a career in research. Apart from science,his interests involve music, movies, travel and learning languages. In his free time, Steve likes to take photographs and play an occasional game of badminton. He is very friendly and likes to talk a lot - so don't be afraid to send him an e-mail about anything at all!

Peyton Shieh is a junior Chemistry concentrator from Adams House. He is interested in natural product synthesis and is a big fan of organic reaction mechanism problems. He has done research in synthetic organic chemistry and is currently working in the Evans lab. Outside of chemistry, Peyton enjoys playing ultimate frisbee and listening to all sorts of music, from classical to metal. He also tutors for Harvard's Bureau of Study Counsel and is involved with the Adams House Committee.