{"id":11852,"date":"2025-12-07T00:36:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T00:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sas.rochester.edu\/chm\/groups\/thorarinsdottir\/?page_id=11852"},"modified":"2025-12-07T00:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T00:40:42","slug":"11852-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sas.rochester.edu\/chm\/groups\/thorarinsdottir\/index.php\/the-team\/current-members\/11852-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#003b71;font-size:clamp(1.743rem, 1.743rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 2.285), 3rem);\"><strong>About Sydney<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d2da2050 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-b47a41c4169eb0969cd22647bd79e995 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sas.rochester.edu\/chm\/groups\/thorarinsdottir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sydney-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11862\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:400px;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sas.rochester.edu\/chm\/groups\/thorarinsdottir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sydney-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sas.rochester.edu\/chm\/groups\/thorarinsdottir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sydney-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sas.rochester.edu\/chm\/groups\/thorarinsdottir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sydney-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sas.rochester.edu\/chm\/groups\/thorarinsdottir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sydney-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sas.rochester.edu\/chm\/groups\/thorarinsdottir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sydney-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.293px, 1.018rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.989), 25px);line-height:1.5\"><strong>Favorites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Element(s):<\/strong> Iridium<br><br><strong>Physico-chemical constant(s):<\/strong> Avogadro<br><br><strong>Extracurricular activities:<\/strong> Watching\/listening to Broadway musicals, cooking\/baking, playing board games, and biking<br><br><strong>Food\/drink: <\/strong>Strawberries \/ tea<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f1ff6945087b6e58b5e294f79c839b35 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.293px, 1.018rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.989), 25px);line-height:1.5\"><strong>Sydney Prescott <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\">Graduate Student (G1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\">B.S. in Chemistry and Environmental &amp; Sustainability Studies, Carnegie Mellon University, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Email:<\/span><strong> <\/strong>spresco2@ur.rochester.edu<br><br>Hello, I\u2019m Sydney. I grew up in a suburb of Rochester then went to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to study chemistry and environmental sustainability. While at CMU, I was involved in science outreach, worked in residential education, and did undergraduate research with Dr. Stefan Bernhard. My research focused on synthesizing iridium complexes for use in OLEDs and renewable energy systems. In graduate school, I aim to continue to explore how chemistry can be used to solve pressing environmental problems in the field of renewable energy. I am excited to join the molecular side of the Thorarinsdottir lab to deepen my understanding of electrochemistry and inorganic synthesis. In my free time, I enjoy going to theater events, biking, and cooking. 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