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Peter T. Bilous, Associate Professor Current research studies include the evaluation of chemical and biochemical methods for the identification of heat-exposed biological evidence and developing alternate DNA isolation procedures when analyzing challenging biological samples. Other areas of interest include the evaluation of portable field instruments such as the XRF and RAMAN spectrometers for the analysis of forensic evidence. Educational interests include the use of problem-based learning approaches to properly prepare students for the challenges of forensic casework. |
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Nicholas Burgis, Assistant Professor Current research interests focus on understanding the mechanisms of DNA repair, toxicology and cancer development using biochemical techniques. Dr. Burgis' lab is currently investigating the mechanism of substrate specificity and catalysis of a key enzyme important for the exclusion of noncanonical purines from DNA replication precursor pools. Additional projects aim to understand links between DNA damage and protein degradation. Of primary interest is an investigation of the anticancer effects of a chemotherapeutic regimen containing protein degradation inhibitors and DNA damaging agents. Techniques used in this research program include molecular cloning, protein purification, biochemical assays (including enzyme kinetics) drug sensitivity assays and the use of tissue culture. |
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Jeffrey A. Corkill, Professor Interests include: the use of gas and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry in the analysis of airborne volatile organic compounds in (i) smoke derived from agricultural and silvicultural burning practices, (ii) chemical communication between conifer during herbivory, (iii)pesticide residues in organic and conventional food integration on state-of-the-art chemical analytical instrumentation (FT-IR, NMR, GC-MS, HPLC, UV) in the undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory; and development of course internet lecture notes. |
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Travis Denton, Assistant Professor Research interests include synthetic medicinal chemistry, neuroscience, drug metabolism and disposition, pharmacokinetics, and carbohydrate and polymer chemistry. Our research group is interested in developing small molecules to specifically target glutamatergic and acetylcholinergic receptors in the brain for the treatment of a variety of neurological diseases, addictions, and pathologies including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease, nicotine addiction, and stroke. We are also developing carbohydrate-based, biodegradable, polymeric materials for a wide variety of applications including, cell targeted, non-viral gene deliver agents, novel antibiotics, and pseudostationary phases for electrokinetic chromatography. |
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N'vida Houndonougbo, Lecturer Office: SC234E |
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Yao Houndonougbo, Assistant Professor Office: SC230 |
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Michael Kesling, Lecturer Office: SC234A |
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Daniel E. Love, Lecturer Development of lecture demonstrations to promote student understanding of chemical principles. Integration of computer molecular modeling methods into chemical education. |
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Jamie L. Manson, Assistant Professor Design, synthesis and detailed characterization of novel molecule-based quantum magnets that present interesting properties. Coordination chemistry and the self-assembly of 1-,2-, and 3-dimensional polymeric networks that feature strong hydrogen bonds (e.g., bifluoride,HF2-). X-ray studies of new magnets to understand structure/property relationships. Chemical applications of neutron scattering and muon-spin relaxation as well as magnetic property measurements under extreme conditions such as very high fields and/or pressure. |
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Ernie C. McGoran, Professor Current research interests include the molecular modeling of dicyanamide - pyridine-N-oxide reactions and the analysis of these reactions by H-1 and C-13 NMR spectroscopy, the study of oxidation and Diels-Alder reactions in ionic liquids, and the development of new organic laboratory experiments employing molecular modeling and NMR tools. |
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Robin McRae, Professor Interested in many theoretical aspects of chemical physics of liquids. Specific research topics include theory of first-order phase transitions (particularly freezing), dynamics of solvated reactions, kinetic theory of liquids, and the kinetics of phase transitions (e.g. nucleation theory). Use of computers in chemistry, both for computation and experiment interface, is also an area of interest. |
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Jeffrey A. Rahn, Professor Interests include the synthesis and characterization of transition metal complexes to better understand structure/reactivity relationships, the synthesis of inorganic polymers as precursors to ceramic materials, and the development of chemical demonstrations to aid student understanding of chemical principles. |
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Ken W. Raymond, Professor Investigation of bistability and oscillations in enzymatic reactions. |
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Wes Steiner, Assistant Professor
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Fred Joslin |
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Derek Trial |
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Susi Holleman, BA |
