Early Engagement
Muthike Shines as an Accomplished Researcher
Chemistry major Angela Muthike, C’2017, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry, has been conducting research since her first year at Spelman. Working alongside faculty mentor Peter Chen, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and chemistry, the Kenya native researches the development and use of coherent multidimensional spectroscopy to study the properties of molecules.
Muthike has also conducted research in summer programs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Emory University and at Genentech, a San Francisco-based biotechnology company. In 2015, she was awarded the Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry by the American Chemical Society and participated in a two-week study abroad program in Barcelona, Spain.
“Spelman has afforded me a rich, spectacular and extensive experience, which has produced the scholar in me, as well as preparing me for global involvement,” said Muthike, who served as an analytical chemistry teaching assistant at Spelman. “I have taken every opportunity to learn and serve as much as I can.”