Current Scholars
Presenting the Current Members of the Research Scholars Program in Chemistry!


Student / Mentor / Research Project Title

Anthony Carestia Dr. Tina Collison

"Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Trocheliophorolide A"
Katherine Valentine Dr. Scott Williams "Antimalarial Drug Interactions with Hematin"
Kimbria Blake Dr. Suzanne O'Handley "PHO13 from S. cerevisiae, a Member of the p-Nitrophenyl Phosphatase Family of the HAD Superfamily is a Phosphoglycolate Phosphotase"
Rebeccca Andrew Dr. Matt Miri

"Ethylene/4-Penten-1-ol Copolymers produced with a
5-Halo-3-Methoxy Salicylaldiminato Nickel Catalyst"
Laura Parisi Dr. Matt Miri "Low Molecular Weight Ethylene/4-Pentene-1-ol Copolymers Made with a Palladium Sulfonate Catalyst"

Carly Augustyn

Dr. Gerald Takacs & Mr. Thomas Allston

"Synthesis and Characterization of Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles"
Tri Nguyen Dr. Michael Coleman "Synthesis and study of 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid derivatives on the ethylene pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana"
Sofiya Hlynchuk Dr. Jeremy Cody "The preparation of orthogonally d-isubstituted phenothiazinium dyes"
Tessa DiDonato Dr. Suzanne O'Handley "Diadenosine Polyphosphatases of the Nudix Hydrolase Superfamily"
Victor Murcia Dr. Chris Collison "Novel Squaraines for Use in Photovoltaic Devices"

Kenneth Gerien

 Dr. Suzanne O'Handley "Phenotype and Complementation Studies of the CTPases of the Nudix hydrolase superfamily"
Joy Snyder Dr. Lea Vacca Michel "Continuous Studies on NTHi Proteins for Vaccine Development"
Russel Burkhardt Dr. Jeremy Cody "Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of Eletefine"
Chelsea Weidman Dr. Hans
Schmitthenner

"Peptide Scaffolds for Targeted MRI Imaging Agents"
Christian Larrabee Dr. Jeremy Cody "1)Preparing Substituted Phenothiazinium Dyes, 2) Ritter Reactions Mediated by the Conducting Polymer PEDOT, and 3) Preparation of a Novel Squaraine"
Matt Goodrich Dr. Jeremy Cody "Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Eletefine"
Michael Madaio Dr. Suzanne O'Handley "ApaH from Legionella"
Rachel Schmidt Dr. Lea Michel "Continuous Studies on NTHi Proteins for Vaccine Development"
Stephanie Beach Dr. Hans
Schmitthenner		 "Can Gd be used as a protecting group for DOTA and then as an MRI agent?"
Taylor Barrett Dr. Hans
Schmitthenner		 "Peptide Scaffolds for Targeted Multi-modal Imaging Agents"