Biochemistry
Cooper Battle, Assistant Professor
Non-covalent assembly to better design fluorescent sensors that mimic the high sensitivity and responsiveness of cellular machinery
Synthesis of bioactive polysaccharide/small molecule conjugates with potential applications in targeted drug delivery
Andrew Duncan, Professor
Development of chiral organic catalysts derived from 2-amino sugars: simple compounds for tricky tasks
Ring-closing metathesis reactions of allenes: developing new methods for making synthetically challenging large-ring molecules
Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
David Griffith, Associate Professor; Department Chair
Photochemical and microbial degradation of steroidal estrogens
Estrogen halogenation kinetics in wastewater treatment plants
Modeling estrogen fate in sewage-impacted waters
Validating traditional estrogen bioassays
Biochemistry
Alison Fisher, Associate Professor
Biosynthesis of isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) in Campylopus introflexus (heath star moss)
Enhancement of biofuel production in the microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Inorganic, Bioinorganic, and Organometallic Chemistry
Karen Holman, Professor
Ligand exchange reactions of Ru(II) and Ru(III) anti-cancer drugs using infrared spectroelectrochemistry
X-ray spectroscopic determination of electron distribution in Ru-Cl bonds in ruthenium-based anti-cancer drugs and their derivatives
Kinetics of short-lived intermediates generated by laser flash photolysis of metal nitrosyl and carbonyl complexes (in collaboration with Prof. Williamson)
Binding and cleavage studies of metal complexes with tRNA (in collaboration with Prof. Kirk)
Biochemistry
Scott Meyer, Visiting Assistant Professor
Development of Biosensors for the detection of DNA damage using split signaling proteins
Development of novel in vitro selection methodologies based on phage display
Physical Chemistry
Chuck Williamson, Professor
Characterization of liquid-liquid coexistence curves by laser light scattering
Assessment of solvent shell structure and microscopic interactions in liquid-liquid mixtures using Raman spectroscopy
Nanosecond time-resolved investigations of fluorescence up-conversion from mixtures of ruthenium compounds and organic molecules
Development of NMR spectroscopy techniques for studying liquid-liquid behavior
Raman spectroelectrochemical investigations of Ru(II) and Ru(III) anti-cancer compounds, (in collaboration with Professor Holman)