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Research in Science 2013

Presentations form the Undergraduate Research Fellows and Associates in Chemistry

Grace Bomann

Grace Bomann, '14 is a rising senior.
"The Use of Solar Powered Rechargeable Batteries to Perform Electrolysis."
Hughes Associate - Mentor: Professor Albert J. Fry

Caitlin Bray

Caitlin Bray, '15, is a rising junior.
"1-Naphthol Hydrogen Bound Clusters."
"Hughes Fellow" - Mentor: Professor Joseph L. Knee

Inha Cho

Inha Cho, '15, is a rising junior.
"Investigating Hydration Dynamics of Disaccharide Fluorinated Derivatives."
"Hughes Associate" - Mentors: Professor George A. Petersson and Prof. Christina Othon

Erin Cohn

Erin Cohn, '15, is a rising junior.
"Expression of DesB and DesZ, Two Extradiol Dioxygenase Enzymes Involved in LIgnin Degradation."
"Hughes Associate" - Mentor: Professor Erika A. Taylor

Lilah Fones

Lilah Fones, '15, is a rising junior.
"Determination of ligand binding to the G-quadruplex DNA c-kit87up by hydroxyl radical reaction protocal and NMR."
"Hughes Fellow" - Mentor: Professor Philip H. Bolton

Derek Frank

Derek Frank, '15. is a rising junior.
"Microwave Spectroscopic Study of the Reaction of Allyl Phenyl Ether and Perfluoropropionic Acid."
"Hughes Fellow" - Mentor: Professor Steward E. Novick

Emily Garvin

Emily Garvin, '15, is a rising junior.
"Anodic oxidation of 1,1-Diphenylacetone in Various Alcohols."
"Hughes Fellow" - Mentor: Professor Albert J. Fry

Taylor Goodstein '14, rising senior.
"Expression and Purification of Heptosyltransferase in Three Species of Gram-Negative Bacteria."
"Hughes Associate" - Mentor: Professor Erika A. Taylor

Rob Halberg

Robert Hallberg '14, is a rising senior.
"Asymmetric Synthesis of Brazilin through an Interrupted Feist-Bénary Intermediate."
"Hughes Fellow" - Mentor: Professor Michael A. Calter

Lucas Hansen, Visiting Junior.
"Synthesis of Molecular Probes for Detection of Lignin Depolymerization."
"Hughes Fellow" - Mentor: Professor Erika A. Taylor

Jesse Mangiardi, '15

Jesse Mangiardi, '15, is a rising senior.
"Zero Point Energies from Extended Hückel Bond Orders."
"Hughes Associate" - Mentor: Professor George A. Petersson

Rebecca McClellan, '14

Rebecca McClellan, '14, is a rising senior.
"Optimization of an IFB-like Reaction of α, β-Diketoesters."
"Hughes Fellow" - Mentor: Professor Michael A. Calter

Stuart Pasch

Stuart Pasch, '14, is a rising senior.
"Development of Selective Thiol-ene and Thiol-yne Reactions"
"Hughes Fellow" - Mentor: Professor Brian H. Northrop

Max Seifer, '15

Charles Seifer, '15 is a rising junior.
"Development and application of rotaxane stoppers."
"Reseach Associate" - Mentor: Professor Brian H. Northrop

Hanseol Song

Hanseol Song, '15 is a rising junior.
"Synthesis of 6,6'-deoxy-6,6' fluorothrehalose."
"Hughes Associate" - Mentor: Professor Erika A. Taylor

Elaine Tsui

Elaine Tsui, '15 is a rising junior.
"Andodic Oxidation of 1,1-Diphenylacetone in Various Alcohols."
"Hughes Fellow" - Mentor: Professor Albert J. Fry

Rohan Vaze

Rohan Vaze, '15 is a rising junior.
"Catalytic, Asymmetric Interrupted Feist Bénary reaction using α-halo."
"Hughes Fellow" - Mentor: Professor Michael A. Calter

Qianyu Wang

Qianyu Wang, '15 is a rising junior.
"Determination of the Oligomeric state of Sec Y using in vivo photocrosslinking."
"Hughes Fellow"- Mentor: Professor Donald Oliver

Angela Yoo

Angela Yoo, '15 is a rising junior.
"Synthesis and Efficacy of Non-β lactams as β-lactamase Inhibitors."
"Hughes Fellow"- Mentors: Professor Rex F. Pratt