Maxwell Rhames ’25

Adrian, Michigan

Major: Chemistry

Minor: Anthropology and Sociology

Study Abroad: Madrid, Spain

Activities: Kalamazoo College American Chemical Society, chair; Higher Level Education in Dow, chair; Academy Street Winds Ensemble, Enlightened Leadership Award musician; American Chemical Society, student member

Work Experience: Kalamazoo College Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, chemistry supplemental instruction leader, Fall 2022-Present; Kalamazoo College Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, inorganic chemistry teaching assistant, Fall 2024; Kalamazoo College Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, chemistry Learning Lab peer tutor, Winter 2024

Senior Integrated Project (SIP): Synthesis and characterization of manganese complexes with carbene derived ligands for photochemically-driven applications.