Josie K Welker
Personal Information
Sophomore Chemistry major, Environmental Studies minor
Hometown: Lewistown, Illinois
Contact info: jwelker@monmouthcollege.edu
Undergraduate Research Activities
Chemistry Research with Brad Sturgeon (Fall 2018 - Present)
Peroxidase Assay via UV-Vis (Fall 2018)
Ovoperoxidase from Sea Urchins
Doc Kieft Summer Research 2019
Summer 2017: Summer Opportunity for Intellectual Activity (SOfIA) with Dr. Christine Meyers
- Research with three other freshman on locating the remains of Nizzie, the elephant of the magician the Great Nicola.
- Visited many museums and cemeteries to do background research on the Great Nicola.
- Brought in an expert to use a ground penetrating radar to detect the presumed location of Nizzie
Presentations
August 2017: SOfiA Presentation Monmouth, IL
Poster Titles: A Magician in Monmouth?! and An Elephant in Monmouth?!
Interests
Career Goals
My goal is to attend a graduate school to pursue a masters of PhD program in chemistry or environmental toxicology.