Chemistry
REFS
Resources for Easing Friction and Stress
Are
you having arguments with your labmates?
Is your advisor causing you stress?
Do you wish you had someone to listen to you and help you get some
perspective?
GIVE US A CALL!
We are a group of chemistry
graduate students trained and certified by MIT as mediators. We are a
resource for chemistry graduate students, undergraduate students, and
faculty/staff as an aid in conflict discussion and resolution.
Interaction with the graduate student REFS is confidential and voluntary on the
part of those requesting help. Mediators are not judges--we do not decide
who or what is right. We are facilitators. We have completed
mediation training through MEDIATION@MIT. We will attempt to provide
direction and alternatives to dealing with problems and obstacles the members
of the chemistry department may face.
For example, if there is tension
between labmates, disagreement between a student and
advisor, or simply an overwhelming amount of stresses accumulating for people
in the chemistry department, we may be helpful in determining the important
interests of the parties and possibly brainstorming solutions to the
situation. We present a forum for listening to concerns and allowing for
people to determine what is most important in their interactions.
Hopefully, through this process, participants can reach a better understanding
of the underlying issues they are facing, and can take stock of their options.
For other resources for
support at MIT, click here.
For a comprehensive outline and
description of the program, click here .
Your ChemREFS
Please feel free to contact any of the ChemREFS below via e-mail
or phone to set up an informal meeting: Joel Batson MIT email: jbatson Matt Chambers MIT email: matthewc Casandra Cox MIT email: crcox Jian Cui MIT email: gunqwee Christina Hanson MIT email: hansoncj Kevin Jones MIT email: kcj Tim Kowalczyk MIT email: tkowalcz Alyssa Larson MIT email: alyssa1 Jose Lobez MIT email: jlobez Jingnan Lu MIT email: jlu5189 Kara Manke MIT email: kjmanke Sarah Tasker MIT email: tasker Eric Victor MIT email: evictor Alisha Weight MIT email: aweight
Faculty REFS
The REFS program is assisted by two volunteers from the faculty.
The faculty REFS enhance communication and mutual understanding between student
and faculty interests, and we collaborate with them to reduce tension and
stress across the department. Students are welcome to contact the Faculty REFS
just as they would a graduate ChemREF.
Tim Jamison
Room 18-492 Troy Van Voorhis
Room 6-229 Chemistry REFS would like to thank former REFS
members Laura Howe and Jennifer Stone help in getting this website up and
running!
Organic Chemistry—Swager
Lab
B.S. 2008:
Joined REFS in January, 2011
(617) 452-2569
Inorganic Chemistry—Nocera
Lab
B.A. 2007:
Joined REFS in April, 2010
(617) 258-7268
Physical Chemistry—Nocera
Lab
B.S. 2008: CSU
Joined REFS in April, 2010
(617) 258-0444
Physical Chemistry—Bawendi
Lab
B.S. 2008:
Joined REFS in April, 2010
(617) 253-7239
Inorganic Chemistry—Nocera
Lab
B.S. 2008:
Joined REFS in January, 2011
(617) 258-7268
Physical Chemistry—Tokmakoff
Lab
B.A. 2005: Yale Univerisy
Joined REFS in June, 2007
(617) 252-2628
Physical Chemistry—Van Voorhis
Lab
B.S. 2007:
Joined REFS in January, 2009
(617) 253-7030
Biological Chemistry—Klibanov
Lab
B.S. 2008: UC
Joined REFS in April, 2010
(617) 253-3105
Organic Chemistry—Swager
Lab
M.S. 2006: University of
Joined REFS in April, 2010
(617) 452-5097
Biological Chemistry—Sinskey
Lab
B.S. 2009: SUNY-ESF
Joined REFS in December, 2011
(617) 253-5106
Physical Chemistry—Nelson
Lab
B.S. 2007: Macalester College
Joined REFS in January, 2011
(617) 253-1956
Organic Chemistry—Jamison Lab
B.S. 2010:
Joined REFS in December, 2011
Inorganic Chemistry—Lippard
Lab
B.S. 2009:
Joined REFS in December, 2011
(617) 253-1822
Biological Chemistry—Klibanov Lab
B.A. 2005:
Joined REFS in June, 2007
(617) 253-3105
Organic Chemistry
Ph. D. 1997:
Physical Chemistry
Ph. D. 2001: UC Berkeley
Faculty REF