Lifelong Scouts Brian D’Amico and Rein Kirss bring chemistry to the campfire

By Alena Kuzub February 24, 2026
Scouting America National Jamboree

When Brian D’Amico was in kindergarten, his mother signed him up to be a Cub Scout.

“It wasn’t a decision I made back then, but obviously I stuck with it,” said D’Amico, instructional lab coordinator in the department of chemistry and chemical biology at Northeastern University.

Nearly 17 years after earning the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest youth award of Scouting America, he remains deeply involved.

After graduating from Northeastern in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, D’Amico felt it was time to give back.

“I haven’t lost that motivation yet,” he said. “I have continued to live the ideals of Scouting, the Scout oath and the Scout laws.” 

Read more at Northeastern Global News

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