Sunday, 4 June 2006: 5:30 PM-7:30 PM
Red Room, Great Hall (Hershey Lodge and Convention Center)
Sunday Education Day (SED)
Undergraduate Research - Posters
Undergraduate Research Poster Session (Sunday, Evening, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm). Undergraduate students will have the opportunity to present the results of their research, see the research being done at other institutions, and interact with both their peers and professional chemists. The best undergraduate posters will be selected for awards.
Sponsor: BASF, Pfizer, Southeastern Pennsylvania ACS Section,Gaylen Bradley, Wilkes University(student award sponsor), ACS Student Affiliate Program, ACS Society Committee on Educaion, ACS Local Sections Activities Committee and Division of Chemical Eduation
Organizer:Lyman Rickard
Presider:Lyman Rickard
Isolation of parvalbumin isoforms from Sheepshead
Mohit Sirohi, Loyd D. Bastin, David Coughlin
Photochemistry on the Cheap: Convenient, Multi-sample U.V. Irradiation Chamber and Apparatus
Rebecca Swett, Gary P. Hiel
Statistical Evaluation of Acid-Base Indicators: An Analytical Laboratory Experiment
Julie A. Echaluce, Zenab T. Eldreny, Dr. Carolyn Supplee
Interaction of fluorenones with indoles: a computational and spectroscopic study
Adam J. Poncheri, Swarna Basu
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Phase Transitions in a Mg-Cu Alloy
Lorena Tribe, Sadia A. Rogers
Visualization of Molecular Dynamics of Copper
Kristin J. Adolfsen, Lorena Tribe
Determining the solvation characteristics of various dual-solvent systems
Ronald H. Strine II, William Steel
Anodization and Nanowire Assembly
Shoumik Chatterjee, Lyman Rickard
Theoretical Calculations of Glyphosate-Montmorillonite Interactions Using Molecular Mechanics
George A. Khoury, Lorena Tribe
Visualizations of Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Cu-Mg Alloys
Balvinder Bharj, Lorena Tribe
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Cu-Mg
Andrew J. Modzelewski, Lorena Tribe
Determination of Refractive Index Using Laser Pointer: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
Sabrina M. Song, Karina Bairamyan, Alana Doonachar, Jun H. Shin
Determination of pKa of Carboxylic Acids Using 13C NMR Spectroscopy
Karina Bairamyan, Sabrina M. Song, Alana Doonachar, Jun H. Shin
Usage of 13C NMR Spectroscopy to Determine the Isoelectric Points of Amino Acids in Aqueous Solutions
Alana Doonachar, Sabrina M. Song, Karina Bairamyan, Jun H. Shin, Gopal Subramaniam
Interaction of Chlorambucil analogs with DNA
Pagorn Chunmuang, Gopal Subramaniam, Sasan Karimi
Reactivity of Tris(trimethylsilylphosphite) TMSP: reaction with haloformate
Enyinne Liquori, Luis Vargas
The isolation, purification, and characterization of an antifreeze protein from the Sea Smelt (Hypomesus japonicus)
Ayanah Duhaney, Mohit Sirohi, Loyd D. Bastin
Inhibition of calcium sulfate (gypsum) crystals using tetraphosphonic acids
Hollis T. Warren, Loyd D. Bastin
Preparation and reactions of chiral 2-oxazolinyloxy and 2-imidazolinyloxy-substituted carbanions
Shazim Mobin, Sasan Karimi
Investigations in Designing a Flavohemoglobin Mimic
Karen R. Hatwell, Joanna P. Duckworth
Exploring the complexation of aqueous metal ions relevant to biological applications
Allison Haigney, Sabrina G. Sobel
Reactivity of Tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite: TMSP . Synthesis of nitrooxy- donnor bisphosphonates
Diego Montenegro, Jorge Ubillus, Luis Vargas, Ralph Stephani
Functionalization of nanowire arrays for the development of a biosensor
Clare M. Flynn, Rebecca L. Butt, Lyman H. Rickard, Youssef M. Habib
Investigation of the characteristics of achiral and chiral ionic liquids
Jasmine Hatcher, Leah Rothman, Pooja S. Agarkar, Marie Thomas, Robert Engel, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine
Polarity characteristics of ionic liquids
Katherine Urena, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine
Synthesis, characterization and applications of ether and hydroxyl containing ionic liquids II
Hughton Walker, Kijana Kerr, Sofya Penkhasova, Robert Engel, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine
Pulsed and Phase-Modulated Measurement of Excited State Lifetimes with a Light-Emitting Diode
Daniel G. Ostermayer, David A. Rusak
A Nitrogen Analog of 1,1'-Binaphthyl, 8,8'-Biquinolinyl
Godwin Kanu, Dale E. Vitale
Distribution of Periodontal Pathogens Among Asian Indians with Periodontal Disease
Katya Eger, Martine Pericles, Dr. Raji Subramaniam, Dr. Patricia Schneider
Distribution of Periodontal Pathogens in Families
Cinthia Paul, Dianna Quinteros, Dr. Raji Subramaniam, Dr. Patricia Schneider
Probing the interaction between the enzyme dihydropteridine reductase (DHPR), cofactor and inhibitors using spectroscopy techniques
Rosa Patricia Rosales, Saida Bibi, Ruel Desamero
Respones in stressed bacteria
Douglas Cusato, Peter Palenchar
Nanoscale morphologies of ring-substituted polyanilines
Steve DaSilva, David M. Sarno
Selectivity of polyaniline nanofiber morphology via acid concentration
Vito Stabile, David M. Sarno
Anesthesia sorption in protein films using a quartz crystal microbalance
Desiree Eltringham, Ong Vue, S. Rose Mulligan
Using a quartz crystal microbalance to measure protein films absorbing anesthesia
Tracey Uphoff, Alexandra Turner, Sister Rose Mulligan
Murine melanoma cells overexpressing a kinase-defective PKC alpha have disorganized actin structure and reduced phosphorylation of MARCKS
Rafael Perez, Regina Sullivan, Susan A. Rotenberg
Processing Techniques of Salmon and the Effect on Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Mercury Concentration
Michelle Battista, Janet Kaydos Berthel, Kimberley J. Grant
Environmental Analysis of New York City Lake Water by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
Tiffany L. Cotier, John J. Gilligan
Comparison of Caffeine Concentration of Different Type of Teas Utilizing HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography)
Dmitriy Rybitskiy, Pedro Irigoyen, Dr. Paris Svoronos
A simplified preparation of 2-bromoindoles
Carl Z. Grunwald, Hernando A. Trujillo
Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of a Src Kinsae Inhibitor
Justina Chinwong, Thulashie Sivarajah, Sarasi Paramananda, Ruel Z. B. Desamero, Adam A. Profit
Understanding the Mechanism Involved in DHPR catalysis
Erin Robinson, Tharenie Sivarajah, Vanessa Crevecoeur, Ruel Z. B. Desamero
Comparison of proteins isolated from the Haliotis Family of Mollusks
Robert Hickey, Justus J. Guerrieri, Ray Clifford, Loyd D. Bastin
Determination of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether in Water by Headspace-Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
Chrystel Dol, John J. Gilligan
A ketogenic diet as a potential novel therapeutic intervention in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Nelson Humala, Zhong Zhao, Donal MacGrogan, Lap Ho, Jason Suh, Meenakshisundaram Thiyagarajan, Giulio M. Pasinetti, Jun Wang, Andrei Voustianiouk, Dale J. Lange, Nelson Humala, Dr. Paris Svoronos
The binding free energy of amino acids and water
Asef Anwarzai, John Gilligan, Daqing Gao
The Acidity Constant of N-protonated Proline Methyl Ester
Isoken Igbinoghene, Paris Svoronos, Daqing Gao, Patricia Schneider
Structure of Acetamide
Bryant Pascal, Daqing Gao
Tautomerization of Heterocyclic Organic Molecules
Vivian Ling, Sasan Karimi, Gopal Subramaniam, Daqing Gao, Paris Svoronos
The Calculation of the pKa Value of Acetonitrile in Aqueous Solution
Lorena Gomez, Paris Svoronos, Daqing Gao
Strain Energy
Veronica Ayala, Patricia Schneida, Paris Svoronos, Daqing Gao
Heat of Formation
Iram Sulten, Daqing Gao
Structure of Glycine in the Gas Phase and in Solution
Ji Song, Oiwan Chan, Daqing Gao
Quantitative Analysis of Hydrocarbons by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Rashida Begum, John J. Gilligan
Production of Double Mutant Strains in the Inositol Pathway of Yeast
Jodi Meyers, Sylvia L. Johnson, Susan R. Wente, Aimee L. Miller
Continuing Investigation of the Composition of a Prescription Brand Drug vs. Its Generic using HPLC-MS
Kathryn A. Lysko, Elizabeth P. Crowe, Sarah Crowe
Development of a three-experiment lab sequence in beginning organic chemistry
John A. Aziz, Meho Jasarevic, Ray A. Gross, Jr.
Structural and Solution Characterization of Metal Complexes of Tetra(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)porphyrins
Diane M. Conrad, Jennifer DeCoskey, Jesse Williamson, Matthias Zeller, Edward P. Zovinka
Effects of changing self-assembled monolayer composition on cytochrome c electrochemistry
Kimberly Schrock, Rose A. Clark
Determination of Physical and Chemical Properties of Fluorinated Carboxylic Acids
Kelley A. O'Hara, Raymond J. Clifford, Nisreen M. Madhoun, Justin A. Miscavige, Shirley G. Fischer-Drowos, Linda R. Betz
Ferrocene based 1,2-disubstituted Lewis acids
Andrey Yusupov, Krishnan Venkatasubbaiah, Roger A. Lalancette, Frieder Jäkle
Structural and nonstructural characteristics of drugs
Veronica Kvarta
The choice of an adequate HIV-1 integrase protein for drug development
Mike Devine
Temperature effects on the diffuse reflectance spectra of nontronite clays
R. Brittany Merola, Molly M. McGuire
Mechanistic studies in organocatalysis: additions to aldehydes catalyzed by 2-substituted pyrrolidines
Daniel J. Smith, Timothy J. Peelen
Development of novel C-C bond-forming reactions for the efficient synthesis of Fmoc-protected amines
Alison E. Hartman, Cheryl L. Brophy, Timothy J. Peelen
A colorimetric assay for monitoring the kinetics of proline-catalyzed additions of azodicarboxylates to aldehydes
Eric Nkurunziza, Timothy J. Peelen
Efficient conversion of carbohydrate-based lactols to N-amidoglycosides
Chriss E. McDonald, Timothy J. Hartingh, Kelly A. Howerter
Conventional heating vs microwave irradiation in the dehydration of sodium sulfate decahydrate: a comparative study
Daniel Rhoades, Matthew R. Luderer
Conventional heating vs microwave irradiation in the dehydration of iron (II) sulfate heptahydrate: a comparative study
Lauren Relovsky, Matthew R. Luderer
Conventional heating vs microwave irradiation in the dehydration of cobalt sulfate heptahydrate: a comparative study
Kathryn Saxman, Matthew R. Luderer
Conventional heating vs microwave irradiation in the dehydration of calcium sulfate dihydrate: a comparative study
Jennifer Long, Matthew R. Luderer
Conventional heating vs microwave irradiation in the dehydration of barium chloride dihydrate: a comparative study
David Todd, Matthew R. Luderer

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