Student Research Projects for 2007-2008

Senior Student Research Projects

On the thermochemistry of C₄H₈
-Ryan Lezer and Dr. Rollin King

Synthesis of pseudo-A-type polyoxometalate Keggin sandwiches, [M₃(B-XW₉O₃₃)₂]^n–, as nanoscale building blocks for the preparation of supramolecules
-Alex Lund and Dr. Wade A. Neiwert

Development of an assay procedure for nitrobenzene dioxygenase  
-Dan Paulson and Dr. Matthew Neibergall

Lewis acid-mediated copolymerization of acrylamides and 1-hexene
-Rachel Gaulke and Dr. Megan Nagel

Hydrogen sulfide and its effect on cellular metabolism
-Craig Anderson, Dr. Ken Rohly, and Dr. Bynthia Anose

Characterization of ZEB-1 regulatory elements in the prostate cancer cell line 22Rv1
-Kara Benjamin and Dr. Bynthia Anose

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization of proteins on stainless steel 
-Ashley Saari and Dr. Ken Rohly

Junior Student Research Projects

Cloning the nitrobenzene dioxygenase genes from comamonas sp. strain JS765 
-Jessica Minke and Dr. Matthew Neibergall

Counterfactual chemistry: Changing the fine structure constant
-Taylor Mach and Dr. Rollin King

Hydrogen sulfide and its effect on cellular metabolism
-Kari Schuett, Dr. Ken Rohly, and Dr. Bynthia Anose

Preparation and characterization of symmetrically-substituted triols as nanoscale building blocks in inorganic-organic hybrid materials
-Jane Gilbertson and Dr. Wade A. Neiwert

Copolymerization through a radical chain reaction with a RAFT control agent
-Justin Knapp and Dr. Megan Nagel

Instrumentation and effects of surface texturing techniques on biocompatible metals
-Tim Rauschke and Dr. Ken Rohly

Investigation of the response of a cancer biomarker to androgen and anti-androgen treatments 
-Kate O’Brien and Dr. Bynthia Anose

Analysis of colomonic acid and DSPE with MALDI-TOF-MS
-Sunshine Peterson and Dr. Ken Rohly

A helix swap of alpha amylase in Bacillus Licheniformis
-Patrick Dustin and Dr. Paul Tavernier

Using fluorescence in situ hybridization to study maize lines genetically predicted to have chromosomal abnormalities
-Kristen Lindblad and Dr. James A Birchler (Univ. of MO, Columbia)

Investigations into synthesis of a new starting material in a Diels-Alder reaction with a bifurcating energy surface
-Amanda Friese, Nicole Thom, and Dr. Jack R. Waas