This was my first year at the STEM Train virtual mixer and I think it turned out great. I was assigned to Dr. Tom Cahill's room and he discussed his research areas. If I had more time at ASU West I would look in to leaning more about his analytic chemistry techniques. One thing he pointed out, that I also learned early on in my ASU journey was that Life Science majors are unable to obtain a minor in chemistry. However, the department is trying to adjust the requirements so that biology majors can indeed get a minor in chemistry in the near future. It won't effect me, however I think it is a positive thing for incoming Train students.

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