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Sarah Ward

  • Assistant Professor

    Contact Info

    Sarah Ward
    Name
    Dr. Sarah Ward
    Job Title
    Assistant Professor
    Website
    Appointments
    Office Number
    Planetary Hall 339

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    Education

    Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry (2019) from Indiana University (Bloomington, IN)

    B.S. in Chemistry (2012), with a minor in Mathematics, from Western Kentucky University

    About

    Dr. Sarah Ward joined the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry  in August 2021 as an Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry, after completing an instructional position at Warren Wilson College (Swannanoa, NC).

    Dr. Ward’s dissertation research, completed under the guidance of Prof. David R. Williams, focused on synthetic organic chemistry----- examining the total synthesis of marine natural products, with cytotoxic properties against human colon carcinoma. She has experience teaching undergraduate courses (Organic Chemistry I & II lectures, Organic I & I labs, and General Chemistry I lecture; Survey of Organic Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry) and graduate level Natural Product Synthesis.

    Contact Info

    Sarah Ward
    Name
    Dr. Sarah Ward
    Job Title
    Assistant Professor
    Website
    Appointments
    Office Number
    Planetary Hall 339

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