The Senior Program
All senior chemistry students work collaboratively with faculty members on research projects as part of the Senior Program. This intensive two-semester project combines original scientific research with reading and understanding the scientific literature. It culminates in a Senior Thesis that is defended in a public presentation to departmental faculty and student chemistry majors.
Recent projects in chemistry include:
- Competitive Ring Opening of a Series of 2,3-Diaryl-substituted Cyclopropylcarbinyl Radicals
- Radical Cascade Synthesis of Substituted Bicyclo[3.3.0]octane Derivatives via Nickel(II)-catalyzed Cross Coupling Reactions of sp3 Carbon Centers
- Development of New Oxygen-Mediated C-C Coupling Reactions
- The Untapped Resource of Marine Natural Products: Cyanobacteria & Microorganisms & Attempts at the Synthesis of the (E)-11,16-Dichlorohexadec-4-enoic Acid of Dichlorobouillonamide for Chiral Characterization
- Formation of 5,5,5-Tricyclic Ring Systems from [3.0.1]-Bicyclic Ring Systems via Radical Cascade Reaction
- Expression and Purification of Isotopically Labelled Piscidin-1 for NMR Studies
- Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Eu(TTA)3•3H2O and Incorporation in to Sol-Gels
- Salicylate Chelates of Europium and Terbium Incorporated into Sol-Gel Silica Glasses
- Towards the Synthesis of Cryptomaldamide, Diastereomers, and Analogs: The Algorithm for Tripeptide Formation
- Investigation of the Effects of Electronic Desolvation on Oseltamivir Binding Kinetics to N1 Influenza Neuraminidase
- Study of Piscidin 1 in Models of Cancer Cell Membranes and Healthy Mammalian Cell Membranes
- The Diurnal Variation of Biomarkers in Human Urine
- Radical-Mediated Ring Expansion to 7-5 Bicyclic Systems: The Synthesis of Bicyclo[4.2.1]nonane Derivatives via Endocyclic Cyclopropane Fragmentation and Cyclization onto External Olefins
- Lanthanide Complex-Doped Sol-Gel Glasses Prepared by Post Annealing Immersion
- The Synthesis of Both Enantiomers of 2-((tert-Butoxycarbonyl)(methyl)amino)-3-methoxypropyl Acetate: New Serinol Derivatives & A Brief Review of Anticancer Drug Agents Derived from Cyanobacteria Secondary Metabolites
- Synthesis of Dinitrogen Molybdenum Complex Using Nitrogen-Based Ligands: A Pre-catalyst for Olefin Metathesis
- Enhancing the Selectivity of β-L-Rhamnosidic Linkages Using Sulfonate Directing Groups
- Progress on the Synthesis of a Repeating Unit of Pneumococcal Serotype 31
- Progress on the Synthesis of Tri-, Tetra- and Pentasaccharide Derivatives of Trehalose for Preservation Studies
- How do the Molecular Features of Neuropeptide Y and Lipid Bilayers Affect Each Other?
- Synthesis and Luminescent Properties of Eu(TTA)3Ÿ3H2O Nanocrystallites in Sol-gel Derived Materials
- Radical Expansion to Seven-Membered Bicyclic Systems
- Progress on the Synthesis of Carbohydrate-Porphyrin Conjugates Using Click Chemistry
- Formation of Tricyclic Systems via Radical Cascade Reactions
- Competitive Ring Opening of Diaryl Substituted Cyclopropylcarbinyl Radicals
- Synthesis of P-Stereogenic Water-Soluble Phosphines for Enantioselective Liquid-Liquid Extraction
- Synthesis of the Serinol Portion of Dichlorobouillonaminde
- Hydrated N2 and O2, Complexes: Implications of Weakly Bound Species in Atmospheric Chemistry
- Controlling the Stereochemistry of Ylide Cyclopropanation Reactions iwth Amide Chiral Auxiliaries
- Synthesis of Europium-Doped Yttria Nano-Particles and Their Incorporation into a Sol-Gel Glass Matrix
- Characterization of a Novel Diiron Complex
- Catecholase Activities Associated with Two Small Copper Proteins from Bovine Brain: Neurocuprein and S100b
- A pH Profile of the Catalase Activity Associated with Ribonucleotide Reductase
- Isothermal Titration Calorimetric Studies of Calcium Binding
- Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Mollusc Hemoglobin
- Sol-Gel Encapsolation of Proteins
- Peroxide Activation of the Metal Clusters in the R2 Subunit of Escherichia coli Ribonucleotide Reductase
- Probing the Catalase Activity of E. coli Ribonucleotide Reductase
- Isolation of a Manganese-Containing Catalase from Thermus Thermophilus
- The Purification and Chemistry of Neurocuprein from Bovine Brain
- Manganese(II)-Reconstituted R2 from Ribonucleotide Reductase: A Structural and Functional Model of Mn-Catalases
- Copper Binding to Ribonucleotide Reductase
- The Synthesis of an Aziridinylmethyl Free Radical Precursor
- Antifeedant Tannins of Acer rubrum
- Further Investigation Into the Constituents of the Sea Sponge Stylotella aurantium
- Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Natural Products from Aster Species
- Probing for Electronic Effects in the Transition State of the Cyclopropylcarbinyl Radical Ring Opening Reaction
- Stereoselective Allylation of Tertiary Radicals: Ester versus Amide Chiral Auxiliaries
- Preparation of Titania-Silica Glasses Doped with Rare Earth Cations
- A General Synthesis for Pyrrolidine Alkaloids by way of a Cascade Free Radical Reaction
- The Application of Electrostatic Potential to Drug Design A pH Profile of the Catalase Activity Associated with Ribonucleotide Reductase
- A Further Investigation Into the Constituents of the Sea Sponge Stylotella aurantium Peroxide Activation of the Metal Clusters in the R2 Subunit of Escherichia coli Ribonucleotide Reductase
- Determination of Total Phenolic Content and Chemical Investigation of Red Maple Bark, Acer rubrum Sol-Gel Encapsolation of Proteins
- The Basic Decomposition of Palau'amine and the Search for Biologically Active Compounds in Stylotella aurantium
- Isothermal Titration Calorimetric Studies of Calcium Binding
- Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Mollusc Hemoglobin
- Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Natural Products from Aster Species Isolation of a Manganese-Containing Catalase from Thermus Thermophilus
- Manganese(II)-Reconstituted R2 from Ribonucleotide Reductase: A
Structural and Functional Model of Mn-Catalases
- Probing the Catalase Activity of E. coli Ribonucleotide Reductase
- The Purification and Chemistry of Neurocuprein from Bovine Brain
- The Synthesis of an Aziridinylmethyl Free Radical Precursor
