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Student Research

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Research From Our Students


  • Sasha Blair “Tin chemistry: Analyzing complex of chlorotribenzyltin”
  • Pat Crehan and Brendan Bathrick “Optical Properties of dextrorotary and levorotatory of Co(en)33+"
  • Jeffrey Lucas and Jason Marion " Airless chemistry: Using colorimetric indicators as detectors of atmospheric contamination"
  • Stephen McCarron and Timothy Gehan " The sythesis of the cis and trans isomers of dichlorobis(ethylenediamine) cobalt(III) chloride"
  • Tim Gehan "Using gas chromatography to examine methyl salicylate in rubbing alcohol and analyze octane ratings in unleaded gasolines"
  • Andrea Lee "Reductive hydrogenation of trans-2-nitrostyrene"
  • Jonathan Zifchak "Synthesis and characterization of zinc selenide nanocrystals using a single source precursor"
  • Kyle McElhoney "Analysis of synthesized biodiesel using bomb calorimetry"
  • Lauren Ritchie " The effect of smac/DIABLE and XIAP deficiency on cyclooxygenase inhibitor-induced apoptosis"
  • Michael O'Brien "Working toward the total synthesis of liquid crystals using green chemistry principles"
  • Anthony DeJulio "Synthesis of 4-Vinylbenzyl-4'-cyano cinnamate for use in photoresist technology as a liquid crystalline monomer"
  • Taela Durst "Stability of thermally cured poly(allylamine)/poly(acrylic acid hydrochloride) thin films"
  • Justin Malinowski "Assembled nanoparticle films with crown ether derivatives as sensors for metal ions"
  • Jason Marion "Fabrication of mettalloporphyrin thin films by interfacial polymerization for use as colorimetric sensors"
  • Brigette Nezami "Microwave-assisted reductions of carbonyl compounds using polymer bound borohydride reagents"
  • Dale-Marie Simpson "Formation of disulfide bond pairs in alpha-conotoxin ImI
  • Sana Ali and Lindsey Cilia "Synthesis of a succinic acid derivative from Antrodia Camphorata
  • Tim Clark, Kate Neubauer, and Leo Vovna "Regulation of cell signaling by GRK2"
  • Marietje Hauprich "Microwave-assisted synthesis and characterization of biodiesel from used cooking oil"