þÿ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css" /> <title>Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-language" content="eng-US" /> <style> td { vertical-align:top; } </style> </head> <body> <!--########## MENU BAR ##########--> <table width=100% cellspacing=0 style="border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr bgcolor=#642D8A> <td align=left>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.muc.edu/academics/academic_departments/chemistry"><img src="images/logo2.jpg" border=0 /></a></td> <td align=right><span id="home" style="color:white; font:30px Times;"><a href="index.html">Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry</a> &nbsp;</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2 bgcolor=black style="padding:0;"><img src="dot_clear.gif" height=1 border=0></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor=#642D8A> <td colspan=2 height=17>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> <!-- Menu derived from http://www.theimposter.org/examples/onhovermenu/ --> <div id="box"><!-- BEGIN MENU --> <div id="menucont"> <div class="menublock" onmouseover="this.className='display'" onmouseout="this.className='menublock'"> <a class="tl" href="programs.html">Programs</a> <div class="subs"> <a class="sl" href="programs.html">Overview</a> <a class="sl" href="chemmajor.html">Chemistry Major</a> <a class="sl" href="chemminor.html">Chemistry Minor</a> <a class="sl" href="biochemmajor.html">Biochemistry Major</a> </div> </div> <div class="menublock" onmouseover="this.className='display'" onmouseout="this.className='menublock'"> <a class="tl" href="research.html">Research</a> <div class="subs"> <a class="sl" href="research.html">Overview</a> <a class="sl" href="projects.html">Projects</a> </div> </div> <div class="menublock" onmouseover="this.className='display'" onmouseout="this.className='menublock'"> <a class="tl" href="facilities.html">Facilities</a> <div class="subs"> <a class="sl" href="facilities.html">Overview</a> <a class="sl" href="equipment.html">Equipment</a> <a class="sl" href="references.html">References</a> <a class="sl" href="mucinfo.html">MUC Info</a> </div> </div> <div class="menublock" onmouseover="this.className='display'" onmouseout="this.className='menublock'"> <a class="tl" href="faculty.html">Faculty</a> </div> <div class="menublock" onmouseover="this.className='display'" onmouseout="this.className='menublock'"> <a class="tl" href="students.html">Students</a> <div class="subs"> <a class="sl" href="students.html">Overview</a> <a class="sl" href="projects.html">Research</a> <a class="sl" href="internships.html">Internships</a> <a class="sl" href="awards.html">Awards</a> <a class="sl" href="acs.html">ACS</a> <a class="sl" href="grads.html">Grads</a> <a class="sl" href="careers.html">Careers</a> </div> </div> <div class="menublock" onmouseover="this.className='display'" onmouseout="this.className='menublock'"> <a class="tl" href="alumni.html">Alumni</a> <div class="subs"> <a class="sl" href="alumni.html">Overview</a> <a class="sl" href="alums.html">Alumni News</a> <a class="sl" href="acontact.html">Contact Us</a> <a class="sl" href="christmas.html">Christmas Letter</a> </div> </div> </div><!-- CLOSE menucont --> </div><!-- CLOSE box and the menu --> <!--########## END MENU BAR ##########--> <div class="mainbody"> <h2>Student Research Projects</h2> <p>Here is a sample of the research projects that our students have undertaken in the past five years. Some projects are summer projects, while others are year-round opportunities. Both on- and off-campus projects are listed.</p> <table> <tr> <td width=125><p style="font:bold 14px Arial; color:#642D8A">2008</p></td> </tr><tr> <td>Danielle Boyer</td><td>Kansas State University<br /> <a href="sce/2008_Boyer.html" target="_blank">The Development of Methods to Semi-synthetically Prepare Phospholipid Internal Standards for Lipidomic Analysis </a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Tony Brewer</td><td>University of Michigan<br /> <a href="sce/2008_Brewer.html" target="_blank"> The Development of Artificial Transcriptional Activators</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Lauren Brobeck</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/2008_Brobeck.html" target="_blank">Analysis of the Antioxidant Effects of Resveratrol and N-Acetyl Cysteine</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Tiffany Ewing</td><td>Bridgestone Firestone<br /> <a href="sce\2008_Ewing.html" target="_blank"> Reinforcing Resin Replacement Study</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Keith Miller</td><td>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br /> <a href="sce/2008_Miller.html" target="_blank">Elucidating the Effect of Structural Changes on the Enantioselectivity of Horseradish Peroxidase</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Jon Niemi</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/2008_Niemi.html" target="_blank">Neuroprotective Effects of Nicotine and Estrogen on 4-Hydroxynononeal (HNE) Induced Cell Death in Neuroblastoma Cells (SH-SY5Y)</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Joe Rettig</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/2008_Rettig.html" target="_blank">Synthesis and Evaluation of a Potential Mechanism Based Inhibitor</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Jenny Singleton</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/2008_Singleton.html" target="_blank">Microemulsions as Industrial Paint Strippers</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Jeremy Taylor</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/2008_Taylor.html" target="_blank">The Synthesis of Capsaicin Derivatives for Evaluation as Antimicrobial Agents</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=125><p style="font:bold 14px Arial; color:#642D8A">2007</p></td> </tr><tr> <td>Ellen Glista</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/2007_Glista.htm" target="_blank"><i>In vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> Protein Oxidation Associated with Alzheimer s Disease</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Seth Hennon</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/2007_Hennon.htm" target="_blank"> Production of <sup>.</sup>NO Using Varying Concentrations of Nitrite and Ascorbic Acid with RAW Cells</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Matt Learn</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/2007_Learn.htm" target="_blank">Chemistry Curriculum: How to Improve Student Learning</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Diana Pruhliere</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce\pruhliere 2007.html" target="_blank"> Anaerobic Production of Butanol as an Alternative Fuel</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Aaron Reeder</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/2007_Reeder.htm" target="_blank">Metal Oxide Catalyzed Synthesis of Biodiesel</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Janell Reeves</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/Reeves 2007.html" target="_blank">The Effect of Oxidation on Malate Dehydrogenase Activity</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Andy Smith</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/2007_Smith.htm" target="_blank">Use of Dipolar Couplings in Geometric Calculations</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Sean Trevino</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/2007_Trevino.htm" target="_blank">Surface Plasmon Resonance Analysis of the Specificity of Ubistatins for Certain poly-Ubiquitin Linkages</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=125><p style="font:bold 14px Arial; color:#642D8A">2006</p></td> </tr><tr> <td>Lindsay Molnar</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/molnar06.html" target="_blank">Isolation, Purification and Oxidation of Arginine Kinase: Insights into Oxidative Stress in Alzheimer's Disease</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Randy Mason</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/mason06.html" target="_blank">Crime Scene Analysis Using Chemical Techniques</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=125><p style="font:bold 14px Arial; color:#642D8A">2005</p></td> </tr><tr> <td>Lydia Bell</td><td>University of Utah<br /> <a href="sce/bell05.html" target="_blank">Detection Method for Low Concentration CO<sub>2</sub> in Photoproductive Water Samples</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Ken Hovis</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/hovis05.html" target="_blank">Inhibition and Kinetics of Inorganic Pyrophosphatase</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Drew Kocher</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/kocher05.html" target="_blank">Oxidation of Malate Dehydrogenase in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> Expressing A&beta;(1-42)</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Rosetta Shallcross</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> <a href="sce/shallcross05.html" target="_blank">Application of the Ocean Optics UV/Vis Spectrometer and Temperature Controller to a Continuous Enzyme Assay</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=125><p style="font:bold 14px Arial; color:#642D8A">2004</p></td> </tr><tr> <td>Ken Hovis</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> Synthesis and Evaluation of Pyrophospatase Inhibitors</td> </tr><tr> <td>Rosetta Shallcross</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> Parameters for the Use of UV/vis Spectroscopy in Continuous Enzyme Assays</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p style="font:bold 14px Arial; color:#642D8A">2003</p></td> </tr><tr> <td>Melissa Clark</td><td>University of Utah<br /> <a href="sce/clark04.html" target="_blank">Efforts Towards the Total Synthesis of Pseudophrynamine A</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Melissa Clark</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> Ion Partitioning in Fractured Carbon Fibers</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Lydia Bell</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> Synthesis of Diphosphate Mimics as Enzyme Inhibitors</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Ken Hovis</td><td>Mount Union College<br /> Evaluation of Diphosphate Mimics as Enzyme Inhibitors</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Sara Duncan</td><td>Youngstown State University<br /> <a href="sce/duncan04.html" target="_blank">An Approach to the Synthesis of Diverse Peptido-Sugar Oligomers</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Kristen Emig</td><td>Emory University<br /> <a href="sce/emig04.html" target="_blank">Delayed Treatment with Dehydroepiandroserone Sulfate Enhances Gene Expression Related to Neuroplasticity</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Katharine Kahl</td><td>Michigan State University<br /> <a href="sce/kahl04.html" target="_blank">Design of a Rhodopsin Protein Mimic: Engineering CRABP II Mutants</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Rebekah Miller</td><td>Wright Patterson Air Force Base<br /> <a href="sce/miller04.html" target="_blank">Surface Pretreatment Studies on AA2024-T3 for Optimal Self-Assembled Nano-Phase Particle (SNAP) Sol-Gel Application</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p style="font:bold 14px Arial; color:#642D8A"><br>2002</p></td> </tr><tr> <td>Melinda Clark</td><td>Syracuse University<br> <a href="sce/clark03.html" target="_blank">Fluorescence and Binding Constants of Nucleocapsid Protein, NCp7, with Different RNA Sequences</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Melany Almasy</td><td>Mount Union College<br> <a href="sce/almasy02.html" target="_blank">The Occurrence of Antibiotics and Personal Care Products in the Aquatic Environment</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Kimberly Markert</td><td>Miami University of Ohio<br> <a href="sce/markert03.html" target="_blank">Mechanistic Characterization of ImiS, a Metallo-&beta;-lactamase, Using pH Dependence</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p style="font:bold 14px Arial; color:#642D8A"><br>2001</p></td> </tr><tr> <td>Andrea A. Erb</td><td>Mount Union College<br> <a href="sce/erb00.html" target="_blank">Dissolution of Naproxen Under Varied Conditions: Hypothermia, Fever and Addition of Lecithin</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Eric Swain</td><td>Mount Union College<br> <a href="sce/swain00.html" target="_blank">The Effects of Calcium Ions on the Transamination Reaction of L-Alanine to Pyruvate</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>David Benson</td><td>Youngstown State University<br> <a href="sce/benson02.html" target="_blank">Synthesis and Characterization of 6-(1-ferrocenylcarbonyl-2-ferrocenylcyclopentenyl) pentanethiol for use in Self-Assembled Monolayers</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Gina Devault</td><td>Wellesley College<br> <a href="sce/devault02.html" target="_blank">Nucleophilic Substitution onto 3-Bromo-1,2,4-triazoles: Deactivation by Conjugated Substituents</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> <hr color=#642D8A> <p style="text-align:center"> <a href="programs.html">Programs</a> &nbsp; | &nbsp; <a href="research.html">Research</a> &nbsp; | &nbsp; <a href="facilities.html">Facilities</a> &nbsp; | &nbsp; <a href="faculty.html">Faculty</a> &nbsp; | &nbsp; <a href="students.html">Students</a> &nbsp; | &nbsp; <a href="alumni.html">Alumni</a> </p> </body> </html>