An essential part of the education of an undergraduate scientist is a strong research experience. In my 20 years at Wellesley, I have worked with over 90 students on research projects. These students have been highly productive, and, in recent years many of these students have submitted abstracts, based on their research, which have been accepted for presentation at national meetings. Some of the meetings which students have attended and presented their research are shown below, with links to the abstracts.

• National American Chemical Society Meeting in New Orleans (2003) - 8 students will present posters of their work. (abstracts)
• National American Chemical Society Meeting in Orlando (2002) - 4 students presented posters of their work. (abstracts)
• National American Chemical Society Meeting in Chicago (2001) (1 student presented)
• National American Chemical Society Meeting in San Diego (2001) - 6 students presented their work. (abstracts)
• National American Chemical Society Meeting in San Francisco (2000) 4 students presented their work. (abstracts)
• National American Chemical Society Meeting in Anaheim (1999) - 3 students presented. (abstracts)
• National American Chemical Society Meeting in Dallas (1998) - 4 students presented.
• National Organic Chemistry Symposium in San Antonio, Texas (1997) - 3 students presented (abstracts)
• National American Chemistry Meeting in San Francisco (1997) - 2 students presented one poster. (abstracts)
• National American Chemical Society Meeting in New Orleans (1996) - 2 posters were presented and 6 students attended. (abstracts)
• National Organic Chemistry Symposium in Williamsburg, Virginia (1995) - 2 students presented one poster. (abstracts)
   

Over the years, these students have developed an extensive network, and the graduates have been very supportive of the current undergraduates. I have compiled a Directory of Research Group alums. I have been inviting graduates back to Wellesley, twice a year, to give seminars on their current professional lives, and the processes by which they got their current positions. As an outgrowth of this network building, I gave a presentation at the ACS meeting in Orlando, in April 2002 on the importance and advantages of establishing such connections. The title of my talk was "Constructing a Longitudinal Research Community for the Undergraduate Research Student."

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