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P. Mehrkhodavandi Development of catalysts for formation of new biodegradable polymers
K. Ryan Structural biology of natural product biosynthesis
T. Momose Spectroscopy of cold molecules
P. Legzdins Functionalization of Hydrocarbon C-H Bonds Mediated by Transition-metal Organometallic Complexes
L. McIntosh Dissecting the structural mechanisms of cellular signal transduction by biological NMR spectroscopy
A. Bertram
  1. The effect of fungal spores on ice nucleation and climate
  2. Ice nucleation properties of atmospheric particles
H. Li Protein-based biomaterials
R. Jetter
  1. GC-MS analysis of plant lipids: models for second generation biofuels
  2. Protein biochemistry of hydrocarbon biofuels: catalysis of C-C cleavage reactions
D. Perrin
  1. New heterocycles for DNA recognition
  2. Synthesis of peptide natural products targeted for cancer therapy
  3. New PET imaging agents to image cancer New approaches to antiviral anti-HIV agents
E. Grant
  1. Formation and evolution dynamics of molecular beam ultracold plasmas
  2. Spectrochemical classification of complex materials
D. Gates Phosphorus Chemistry in Polymer Science and Catalysis
M. Wolf New homogeneous electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction
M. MacLachlan New Directions in Nanostructured Photonic Materials
J. Love
  1. Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of metallaheterocycles
  2. Cu-catalyzed C-F activation
M. Ciufolini
  1. Synthesis and evaluation of novel lipids for siRNA formulation & delivery
  2.  New methodology in synthetic heterocyclic chemistry
P. Kennepohl
  1.  Computational chemistry investigation of novel metal dioxygen complexes – is redox chemistry required for O2 binding and reactivity?
  2. Developing an experimentally-validated theoretical model to describe the bonding of N-heterocyclic carbenes in transition metal complexes.
  3. Probing the degradation of oil-based lubricants in high stress applications: using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy to study oil breakdown
S. Strauss Development of Novel Antimicrobials: The student will learn how to make and purify peptides, which will be tested for activity against Gram positive and negative bacteria. Structural studies using NMR may be undertaken, if time permits
A. Wang Computational Studies of Nanocatalysis
C. Orvig Synthesis and characterization of acyclic chelates and their metal complexes as potential radiopharmaceuticals
R. Andersen Discovery of Marine Natural Product Inspired Drug Leads
R. Algar/M. Fryzuk Investigation of Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Paper-Based Biological Assays