Dr. Iraj Parchamazad, professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of La Verne, died on June 4 in Tallahassee, Florida. He was 86, and he had suffered from Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
Students and faculty gathered at noon Tuesday in the President’s Dining Room as Xiaoyan Liu, professor of mathematics, spoke about her most recent publications on her research of approximation theory.
Ricardo Morales, associate professor of chemistry, presented his recent research “Tales From Nano: What We Can Learn From This Tiny Scale” Tuesday in the President’s Dining Room.
Although the chemistry department at the University of La Verne consists of only four faculty members and 70 students, the research they do is anything but small.
Being the youngest member of a research group might intimidate some people, but for Katie Rosenthal, junior chemistry major, this minor detail only motivated her to keep working toward her personal goal as a scientist.