
Group Photos

Fall 2025 Group Photo Left to right, Back: Austin Shotwell, Alex Hughes, Sinclair Combs, Shelby Galinat; Front: Katie Palmer, Abby Cardoza, Sarah Grunsfeld, Lexi Collins, Annalise Maughan

Fall 2024 Group Photo Left to right: Dr. Philip Yox, Sinclair Combs, Rosemary Thompson, Katie Palmer, Drew Whitney, Abby Cardoza, Austin Shotwell, Jordan Sweeney, Alex Hughes, Shelby Galinat, Annalise Maughan

Fall 2023 Group Photo Left to right, back: Akhil Gupta, Dr. John Newman, Dylan Neau, Sinclair Combs, Alex Hughes, Dr. Philip Yox, Austin Shotwell; Front: Lucy Metzroth, Shelby Galinat, Abby Cardoza, Jordan Sweeney, Annalise Maughan, Prof. Eve Mozur

Spring 2023 Group Photo Left to right; Back: Dr. Philip Yox, Shelby Galinat, Lucy Metzroth, Sinclair Combs; Front: Annalise Maughan, Akhil Gupta, Connor Ray, Amy Louks, Kobi Hobert, Austin Shotwell

Fall 2021 Group Photo Left to right: Akhil Gupta, Kobi Hobert, Austin Shotwell, Sinclair Combs, Annalise Maughan, Connor Ray
Maughanster Candid Camera
![]() Akhil uses a glass-blowing torch to make fused quartz ampoules for solid-state reactions! | ![]() | ![]() Austin shows off his first ampoule exhibiting the "Wizard Hat" effect! |
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![]() Sinclair winning at giant Jenga. | ![]() Kobi checks the temperature of his reaction using an IR thermometer. | ![]() |
![]() Maughan group first X-ray beamtime! | ![]() Congratulations to Austin and Lucy, who both won awards for their Proposal Pitches at the Rocky Mountain Solid-State Chemistry Conference! :) :( :) | ![]() Lucy Metzroth flame sealing |
![]() Jordan learning schlenk line chemistry during summer 2022 REU | ![]() Congratulations to Sinclair! Her poster was selected for a poster award at the Rocky Mountain Solid-State Chemistry Conference! | ![]() Lab renovation is completed, spring 2023! |
![]() Dr. Yox and Sinclair setting up samples for X-ray beamtime | ![]() Kobi uses a glass-blowing torch to make fused quartz ampoules for solid-state reactions! | ![]() Sinclair presents her work at the ACS Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting in Laramie, WY. |
![]() Dr. Phil Yox presents his work at the ACS Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting in Laramie, WY. | ![]() Group conference trip to Laramie, WY for ACS Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting | ![]() Austin presents his work at the ACS Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting in Laramie, WY. |
![]() Lucas presents his summer undergraduate research at the Mines SURF symposium. | ![]() Congratulations to Akhil! | ![]() Austin presents his research at Fall ACS 2024 in Denver |
![]() | ![]() The modern "Thinking Man" at X-ray beamtime | ![]() Shelby outside the 11-ID-B hutch |
![]() Austin preps samples for X-ray total scattering | ![]() Shelby running a cotton candy outreach event | ![]() Dr. Yox at neutron beamtime |
![]() Shelby, Phil, and Alex hiking | ![]() Annalise holding Eggs the ball python | ![]() Congratulations to Lexi! |
![]() Congrats to Austin and Abby for their recognition of "Publishing a First Author Paper" at the Chemistry department Awards ceremony | ![]() | ![]() Congratulations to Sinclair and the student leadership of the Chemists Who Code Student Group! |
![]() Marissa presents her undergraduate research at the Spring Mines Undergraduate Research Symposium | ![]() Bronwyn presents her undergraduate research at the Spring Mines Undergraduate Research Symposium | ![]() John-Austin presents his undergraduate research at the Spring Mines Undergraduate Research Symposium |
![]() Shelby presents her results from educational research in General Chemistry I Laboratory as part of her Trefny Teaching Fellowship | ![]() Power Suit! Abby presents at the 2025 Chemistry of Materials Best Paper Award Lectureship Symposium | ![]() Abby presents her poster as part of the Eli Lilly Award, Spring 2026 ACS in Atlanta, GA |
![]() Alex presents at the Spring 2026 ACS meeting in Atlanta, GA | ![]() Alex and Abby in the penguin exhibit, Atlanta Aquarium | ![]() The PXRD Grand Prix Showdown! Dr. Yox vs. Shelby Galinat race from the lab to the diffractometer and back! WINNER: SHELBY!!! |









































