Welcome to the Brandes Research Group at Skidmore College!

Research in Photochemistry:

We perform research in organic synthesis, leveraging the power of photochemistry to achieve exciting new reactivity.

Group News:

June 2026: The lab is grateful to have received a Research Grant for Faculty at PUIs from Organic Syntheses, Inc! This will support two summer research students in the lab.

May 2026: Congratulations to Livie Gottschall ’26 on her graduation! In recognition of her achievements, Livie earned the Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry from ACS. We are so excited to see what she achieves during her Master’s program at University of Gothenburg!

February 2026: Welcome to new lab members Naomi Aboyoun ’28, Miles Hintsa ’28, Morgan Ross ’28, and Sophia Sayers ’28!

September 2025: Welcome to new lab members Olivia Gottschall ’26 and Oskar Ruser ’28!

Spring 2025: Stay tuned as we build the new lab space, to begin operations in Fall 2025!