Valuable Equipment Is Donated to the University of Memphis
March, 2010 : Collierville
Loyalty to the alma mater that helped shape a career has led to the gift of a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) from resin producer AOC to the Chemistry Department of the University of Memphis. The equipment is valued at US$44,000.
The catalyst, so to speak, behind the donation was Dr. Adrienne Hoeglund, a Senior Analytical Scientist for AOC. Consolidation of research and development to improve efficiencies left AOC with a redundant DSC. Hoeglund saw a need for the equipment at the University of Memphis where she earned Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Chemistry. She set a plan in motion to have the system donated to the university.
Students and researchers in the University of Memphis Chemistry Department can use the DSC for a variety of analyses, including the thermal characteristics, purity and/or processing characteristics of polymers, foods and pharmaceuticals.
“I am incredibly proud of being a U of M graduate and want people to know where I went,” Hoeglund commented. “I cannot say enough good things about the Chemistry Department.” Hoeglund is a native of Denver, Colorado, and earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry from Clemson University.
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