Katherine Kenney is a dedicated BS/MS student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, pursuing a dual degree in Biochemistry. As one of the pioneering students in her program, Katherine has been foundational in shaping the program’s early development. During her time as an undergraduate student, she excelled as a teaching assistant, in over ten different labs, ranging from general chemistry to advanced biochemistry. Her responsibilities included instructing students, grading quizzes and reports, and conducting weekly office hours for thirteen weeks. While studying at Georgia Tech she has grown a love and appreciation for analytical chemistry. Alongside teaching the subject she loves; she has also learned a number of techniques that help grow as a scientist. Katherine is eager to learn more techniques in the following years while working in the Fernandez group. While pursuing her masters Katherine will be studying tree gums found in objects of historical significance using MALDI-TOF-MS analysis and FTICR analysis. Using these techniques, she will be able to build a library of gums for future historians to use when trying to relocate objects of historical significance back to their rightful homes.