School of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Georgia Tech

Research Experience for Undergraduates

Summer 2004

 

Ashley Baena of Georgia College and State U.

Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Advisor: Dr. Boris Mizaikoff

Project:  Investigations of polymer coatings for use in methane sensing applications

 

Jeffrey Boyles of Georgia Tech

Sponsor: National Science Foundation/Georgia Tech

Advisor: Dr. Nicholas Hud

Project:  gaDNA: A DNA analog with a low energy, reversible backbone

 

Kristie Brooks of Lincoln U.

Sponsor:  National Science Foundation

Advisor: Dr. Andrew Lyon

Project:  Assembly and characterization of tunable hydrogel colloidal crystals

 

Michelle Figgs of U. of Maryland-Baltimore County

Sponsor:  National Science Foundation

Advisor: Dr. David Sherrill

Project: Theoretical investigation of aliphatic C-H/pi interactions

 

Mr. Nathan Henderson of Louisiana State U.

Sponsor:  National Science Foundation Solid State Program

Advisor: Dr. Angus Wilkinson

 

 

Mr. Zerubba Levi of Gonzaga U.

Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Advisor: Dr. Seth Marder

Project: Development of photocross-linkable hole transport polymers and related mix-valence systems

 

Ms. Colleen McShane of U. of San Francisco

Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Advisor: Dr. Facundo Fernandez

Project: Investigation of combination of medicines (Yaa-chut) in SE Asia via Accurate -Mass LC-TOF MS

 

Ms. Alana Moore of Georgia Tech

Sponsor: National Science Foundation/Georgia Tech

Advisor: Dr. Suzy Shuker

Project: Synthesis of inhibitors for the treatment of human T-cell leukema Virus (HTLV-I) infection

 

Mr. Michael Morant of Winthrop U.

Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Advisor: Dr. Angus Wilkinson

Project: Controlling the thermal expansion of ZrP2O7 by doping

 

Ms. Crystal Nguyen of Mount Holyoke College

Sponsor: National Science Foundation/Georgia Tech

Advisor:  Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez

Project: Characterization of dihedral angles in proteins

 

Mr. Adam Offenbacher of Ohio Northern U.

Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Advisor:  Dr. Bridgette Barry

Project: Spectroscopic studies of tyrosyl radicals in peptides and proteins

 

Ms. Olaronke Olubajo of Georgia Tech

Sponsor: Georgia Tech

Advisor:  Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez

Project: Characterization of gas expanded liquids (GXLs)
Mr. Darshan Patel of Georgia Tech

Sponsor: Georgia Tech

Advisor:  Dr. Gary Schuster

Project: Charge Transfer in DNA bases

 

Ms. Lynette Prophyl of Virginia Union U.

Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Advisor:  Dr. Uwe Bunz

Project: The synthesis of peralkynylated heterocycles

 

Mr. Olaseni Sode of Morehouse College

Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Advisor:  Dr. Laren Tolbert

Project: Photoinduced proton transfer of 1-methyl-6-hydroxyquinolinium

 

Mr. Steven Stone of U. of Maryland-Baltimore County

Sponsor: National Science Foundation/Georgia Tech

Advisor:  Dr. Suzy Shuker

Project: Toward the synthesis of 1,4-bis-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)butane

 

Summer Research Activities (More photos):

Introduction to Research Projects

Lunch at Tech Square

Mikart Pharmaceutical Trip and Lab Research