AEMES Scholars
The AEMES (Achieving Excellence in Mathematics, Engineering and Sciences) Scholars program is dedicated to building a community of diverse students in those fields at Smith.
In the fall of their first year, AEMES Scholars take part in a seminar that enhances skills for achieving academic goals. AEMES scholars also conduct research with a faculty adviser and participate in the Peer Mentoring Program.
AEMES Scholars is an invitation-only program.
AEMES Mentoring Team
The members of the AEMES Mentoring Team lead the program and can answer your questions.
Katie Lipp
Program Director for Health Professions and Mentoring Programs
In addition to her involvement with the AEMES programs, Katie Lipp serves as adviser to students interested in health professions. She grew up in nearby South Deerfield where she still lives with her son and golden retriever. Katie spent three years living and working in Hungarian communities in Eastern Europe and is happy to teach egy kicsit magyarul to anyone who is interested.
Laura Katz
Elsie Damon Simonds Professor, Biological Sciences
Research: Genome Evolution in Microbial Eukaryotes
Laura Katz loves amoebae and other small creatures. Students in her lab collect microorganisms in the ocean, in nearby bogs and in the Smith College greenhouses. You can most often find Laura staring at her computer screen, looking down a microscope or talking with students in her office. Laura also teaches two of the introductory biology courses, and she is always happy to talk to students interested in biology or the other life sciences.
Kate Queeney
Professor, Chemistry
Research: Chemistry on Nanoscale Surfaces
Kate Queeney loves silicon, 8:30 classes, and frozen yogurt. Her lab motto is "If this were easy, someone else would've done it already," closely followed by "Don't leave your beakers in the sink." Her office is on the lower level of Ford Hall, which any normal person would call the basement. When not at work, Kate can be found competing in triathlons or pursuing her obsession with The Hunger Games. She teaches introductory chemistry, physical chemistry and advanced lab courses and enjoys talking to students about chemistry, advising or pretty much anything else on their minds.
Adam Hall
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Research: Mechanisms of Anesthetic Action
Adam Hall is a member of the Department of Biological Sciences and director of the Neuroscience Program at Smith College. He taught his first classes in 2001, including Experimental Methods in Neuroscience and Introductory Neuroscience and Molecular Neuroscience. His research examines how anesthetic molecules render patients unconscious during surgery and has branched out into investigations of the anesthetic properties of some natural plant extracts. He grew up in Kent, United Kingdom, also known as the "Garden of England," not far from Canterbury. Educated in the Universities of Cambridge and London, he follows the cricket and reads The Guardian online.
