STUDENT RESEARCH
1999-2000
Paula L. Falen
Conformational flexibility in hypervalent organosilanes
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
Melanie A. Leiby
Silylamino complexes of Zn(II)
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
Susan Tomkosky
General chemistry laboratory spectral identification via NMR & IR spectroscopy
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
Lisa L. Walton
Preparation & characterization of silyl cations
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
2000-01
Jennifer K. Redline
Conformational flexibility in hypervalent organosilanes
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
2001-02
Sharon R. Hatalla
Properties & Reactions of Organosilanes & Organogermanes containing the potentially bidentate (X(CH2)n)2N- group
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
Samantha L. Uliana
Properties & Reactions of Organosilanes & Organogermanes containing the potentially bidentate (X(CH2)n)2N- group
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
2002-03
Jennifer L. Robinson
Conformational flexibility in hypervalent organosilanes
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
Kathleen C. Sappey
Conformational flexibility in hypervalent organosilanes
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
Douglas Schaffer
Electronic structure study of the nitration of secondary amines
Supervising Professor: Dr. Gary Hoffman
Matthew Strulson
Electronic structure calculations on a series of metalloporphyrins
Supervising Professor: Dr. Gary Hoffman
Michael F. Santillo
Conformational flexibility in hypervalent organosilanes
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
2003-04
Mary J. Harner
Position of antlerite in the copper hydroxy sulfate system Synthesis & characterization of coordinating organogermanium amines by Ge-73 NMR
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
Matthew Strulson
Nickel Thiolate Complex: mmp-medach NiCl
Supervising Professor: Dr. John Bellefeuille
Kaitlyn Viola
The Identification of Ephedrine in Dietary Supplements: A Forensic Application of GC/MS
Supervising Professor: Dr. Ray Reeder
Matthew Wampole
(a) Electronic structure calculations using STO basis sets
(b) Numerical integration of the Schrödinger equation for the two-electron atom
Supervising Professor: Dr. Gary Hoffman
2004-05
Elissa Bobinis
Photodynamic Cancer Research: Using Tetraphynylporphyrin As a Photosensitizer
Supervising Professor: Dr. Thomas Hagan
Mary J. Harner
Position of Antlerite in the Copper Hydroxy Sulfate System
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
Richard Johnson
Synthesis and Characterization of [BMIM] Tartrate
Supervising Professor: Dr. John Bellefeuille
Ashley Sprenkle
Photodynamic Therapy Research
Supervising Professor: Dr. Thomas Hagan
2005-06
Jason Dunkelberger
(a) Homology modeling of a series of VEGF proteins found in the hydra
(b) Electronic structure study of the rosation/nitration of secondary amines
Supervising Professor: Dr. Gary Hoffman
Adam J. Fleisher
H-1, C-13, and Ge-73 NMR of substituted aryltrimethylgermanes
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
Mary J. Harner
Potentially Coordinating Organogermanium Amines by 73Ge NMR Spectroscopy
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
Victoria Kucynski
Stereochemical Influence of a Chiral Ionic Liquid on Ketone Reduction
Supervising Professor: Dr. John Bellefeuille
Kelly O'Connor
Effects of a Protease Inhibitor on the Nuclear Scaffold in an Immortalized Murine Fibroblast Cell Line
Supervising Professor: Dr. Thomas Hagan
Pamela Ostroski
First principles study of the conformers of alanine and its IR spectra
Supervising Professor: Dr. Gary Hoffman
Rebecca Surgeon
Assorted Porphyrins and Photodynamic Therapy
Supervising Professor: Dr. Thomas Hagan
2006-07
Adam J. Fleisher1H, 13C, and 73Ge NMR Spectral Analysis of Substituted Aryltrimethylgermanes and Tetraphenylgermanes
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Schaeffer
Dylan R. Donovan
Toward the Rational Design of Thermo- and pH Responsive Gold-Cored Hydrogel, Luminescence-Based Sensors
Supervising Professor: Dr. Kristi Kneas
Jamie Hornock
Active Ingredient Consistency and Extractable Analysis of Glucosamine Dietary Supplements
Supervising Professor: Dr. Kristi Kneas
Jason Matakas
Activity analysis of native extracellular laccase enzyme on persistent organic pollutants
Supervising Professor: Dr. Leah Eller
Ryan McDonald
Activity of extracellular laccase enzymes induced by benzoic acid and vanillin
Supervising Professor: Dr. Leah Eller
Elizabeth L. Prettner
Geometry optimizations of the conformers of alanine using different electronic structure techniques
Supervising Professor: Dr. Gary Hoffman
