Saint Francis University Chemistry Department

06/03/2026

SFU Chemistry students were excited to attend the unveiling of our new mascot Gubbio the red wolf!

Students listened to speakers, and got free shirts with the new mascot. Go Red Wolves!🐺⚡

06/03/2026

🐺 A new era begins.

Today, Saint Francis University officially unveiled the Red Wolves—our new athletics identity as we prepare for the transition to NCAA Division III competition in Fall 2026.

Rooted in the Franciscan story of the Wolf of Gubbio, the Red Wolves embody courage, compassion, community, and strength through unity. While we look ahead to the future, the spirit of the Red Flash lives on, woven into the new logo as a tribute to the generations who built our proud athletics tradition.

The Flash ignited the legacy. The Pack carries it forward.

Welcome to the next chapter of Saint Francis Athletics.

Read the full release here: https://www.francis.edu/blog/saint-francis-university-unveils-red-wolves-identity-new-division-iii-era

05/22/2026

We are proud to celebrate recent honors earned by our Chemistry Club and students! 🎉🧪

The Chemistry Club was recognized by the local Pittsburgh Section of the American Chemical Society for receiving both the Outstanding Chapter and Green Chemistry designations from the national ACS.

We also congratulate Matt Hargittai for receiving the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh College Chemistry Award.

Congratulations to all who helped make these accomplishments possible!

05/11/2026

Hope you can join us on Thursday 5/14!

Come and join us on campus at the Science Center as R.O.C.K. and Chemistry Club team up to host Family Science Night. Thursday 5/14 from 5:30-7pm, this free event is open to ages 5-18 and their families. Hope to see you there!

05/10/2026

Congratulations to our outstanding Chemistry/Biochemistry graduates! Thanks for spending the last four years with us, and we can't wait to see what you accomplish next 🥳

04/30/2026

⚡Last but not least, Natalie Vogt!⚡

𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲? 𝚂𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝙲𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚊 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚢 𝚜𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚏𝚊𝚕𝚕

𝐓𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲:" 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐅𝐔, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮."

04/29/2026

Congratulations to Matthew Hargittai on earning Saint Francis University's Alumni Association Academic Achievement Award!

04/29/2026

Congratulations, Dr. Smith-Diemler, Associate Professor of Chemistry, (School of STEAM)!

04/29/2026

⚡Our next Senior Spotlight, Abigail Seese!⚡

𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲?
𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝, 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝙲𝚂 𝚂𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟼 𝙽𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝙼𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 & 𝙴𝚡𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚖𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜! 𝚆𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚗 𝙰𝚒𝚛𝚋𝚗𝚋 𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙱𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚎 𝙱𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚞𝚜 𝙰𝙼𝙰𝚉𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝, 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚙 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢.

𝐓𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: "𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚐𝚎𝚝/𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚋𝚞𝚛𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚝! 𝙶𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚎 :)"

𝐓𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬: "𝚃𝙷𝙰𝙽𝙺 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚘𝚖 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚟𝚎 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚎, 𝚎𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚍𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚒𝚐 𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚗 𝚍𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚜. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 :)"