Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research Chemistry Department

[8]RADIALENE: A DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF THE THEORETICAL CONFORMATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE MOLECULE

Frasier D. Farrell* and Robert W. Zoellner†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Arcata, CA 95521

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UNDERSTANDING THE PROTEIN CONTENT IN TEN COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PROTEIN POWDERS

Christina Yepez*, Agssan Raghei*, Alaina Helmink* and Gifty Blankson Codjoe†

Department of Chemistry, Maryville University, St. Louis, MO 63141

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A GENERAL ROUTE TO IODINATED AROMATIC AMINO ACID BUILDING BLOCKS

Noah L. Etnyre* and Chad D. Tatko†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546

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EXPLORATION OF MOLECULAR ORIENTATION IN 3D PRINTED PETG AND PCTG THROUGH POLARIZED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY

Silas Martin* and Bryan C. Borders†

Department of Chemistry & Physics, University of South Carolina Aiken, Aiken, SC 29801

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PRELIMINARY SPECTROSCOPIC INVESTIGATION OF SUSPENDED NAPHTHALENE OVER-LAYERS WITH INTERFACIAL VOIDS FORMED BY HEXANE UNDERLAYERS ON Al₂O₃

Mirabelle M. Smith*, Vanessa H. Kragelund*, Blake A. Bush* and A.M. Nishimura†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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BIO-BASED EPOXY CAST RESINS FROM SOYBEAN OIL AND ORANGE PEEL DERIVATIVES

Aurora Garcia-Comer* and Maha L. Shrestha^†

Department of Chemistry & Physics, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016

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NOVEL ASSESSMENT OF WATER POTABILITY IN WEST AFRICA USING CARBON- BASED QUANTUM DOTS DERIVED FROM S. DUCIFICUM

Alyssa D. Reddy*^a, Anna K. Zadel*^b, Madison J. Parker*^a, Ashley V. Cook*^a and Jeremy Burkett^†a

^aDepartment of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Stevenson University, Owings Mills, MD 21117

 ^bDepartment of Biological Sciences, Stevenson University, Owings Mills, MD 21117

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ENHANCED ADSORPTION OF CATIONIC AND ANIONIC DYES VIA LIGAND-INDUCED DEFECTS IN HKUST-1 ANALOGUES

Andrea R. Kelley^†, J. Warmbrod*, J. Short, M. Canine*, J. Cianfaglione*, J. Delp, C*. Ferguson*, J. Good*, J. Hernandez*, K. Hong*, A. Lambert-Conohan*, M. Steel, B. Stephens*, D. Tran*, E. Trost-Rekich*, T. Wimsett*, S. Akinrelere*, P. Benfield*, J. Blevins*, S. Fernando*, W. Grimes*, H. Johnston*, E. Kim*, S. McCormick*, P. Ramirez*, S. Ronnie*, D. Schneider*, H. Shelton*, M. Ulery, K. Young*, B. Barba*, C. Bray*, C. Cannedy*, S. Cody*, D. Cox*, Z. Garcia*, J. Guerrero*, J. Haymond*, M. Hayslett*, C. Jett*, J. Ko*, R. Luinstra*, D. Ritter*, A. San Agustin*, T. Tuffile*, T. Williams-Mitchel*, J. Brown*, T. Crow*, M. Farkas*, K. Freeman*, H. Hartz*, O. Honaker*, A. Jabour*, C. Johnson*, A. Kosinski*, S. Loos*, J. Lupian*, V. Peck*, E. Ramos*, O. Rubio*, B. Salinas* and Barry W. Hicks

Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Spring, CO  80840

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ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY OF CHOCOLATE MILK BEVERAGES

Ava Peterson*, Chloe Sloop*, Lacy Wood* and Melissa Totten^†

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Nutrition, Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC 27101

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USING NAPHTHALENE OVERLAYER TO PROBE THE VOIDED SPACE FORMED DURING ALKANE UNDERLAYER DESORPTION ON Al₂O₃

Vanessa H. Kragelund*, Blake A. Bush*, Mirabelle M. Smith* and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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EFFECT OF ALKANES ON THE FLUORESCENCE OF VAPOR DEPOSITED BIPHENYL ON Al₂O₃

Blake A. Bush*, Mirabelle M. Smith*, Vanessa H. Kragelund* and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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EVIDENCE FOR FORMATION OF THE BIPHENYL-NAPHTHALENE EXCIPLEX ON Al2O3 VIA
DESORPTION-INDUCED MOLECULAR INTERMIXING USING A SACRIFICAL CYCLOHEXANE
SPACER

Vanessa H. Kragelund* and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON CHITOSAN-HYALURONIC ACID SILOXY-AMINO MODIFIED CONTACT LENSES FOR OCULAR DRUG DELIVERY

Emily R. Wanous*^a, Hayley P. Masching*^a, Jennifer L. Cox*^b, Clark T. Egland*^a, Brock Salm*^a, Joseph W. Keppen^c, Paul G. Egland^b, Grigoriy A. Sereda^c and Jetty L. Duffy-Matzner^a†

^aDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD 57197

^bDepartment of Biology, Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD 57197

^cDepartment of Chemistry, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069

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∆-TOF MASS SPECTROMETRY – TOPOGRAPHIC SURFACE IMAGING BY MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION/IONIZATION TIME-OF-FLIGHT

Varun Kadiyala* and Andreas H. Franz^†
Department of Chemistry, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211

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QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF PHENOLICS, FLAVONOIDS AND CAFFEINE IN RELATION TO DPPH AND ABTS ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF ARIZONA^® READY-TO-DRINK TEAS

Daphne Hernandez*¹, Francesca Marchese*², Nicole Gaspar*², Alena Romanova*¹, Elmer-Rico E. Mojica^†2

¹Department of Biology, Pace University, New York, NY 10038

²Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, Pace University, New York, NY 10038

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DIFFERENTIATING HONEY AND SYRUP USING ATR-FTIR SPECTROSCOPY AND CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Thomas Panzera*, Natalie D. Rodrigues* and Elmer-Rico E. Mojica^†

Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, Pace University, New York, NY 10038

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SYNTHESIS OF SIX PUTRESCINE ANALOGS AS POSSIBLE ANTIOXIDANTS

Michael Farid*, Shannon Gorecki*, Vincent Maria*, Abigail Stocker*, and Francis C. Mayville Jr.^†

DeSales University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center Valley, PA 18034

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SPOTLIGHTING THE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Wendy Shaw: Associate Laboratory Director, PNNL 

Rachel Shubella: Ph.D. candidate, Portland State University 

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IS ELECTRON BEAM RADIATION SUITABLE FOR STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS CONTAINING POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE GLYCOL?

Andrew Smith*, Md Kamrul Hasan^† and Leonard S. Fifield^†

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354

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MOLECULAR PROPERTIES OF [Ag₂₀-C₆₀-Ag₂₀]^n- SILVER-C₆₀-SILVER INTERFACE: A THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION

Tecarla S. Ikard* and  Jairo Castillo-Chará^†

Department of Chemistry, Physics & Materials Science, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC 28301

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ELUCIDATION OF THE FRONTIER ORBITALS OF BENZENE DERIVATIVES BY COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY

Michael Arfanis*, Iuliia Mileeva*, Hua Deng and Chwen-Yang Shew^†

Department of Chemistry, College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY 10314

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BEYOND CAFFEINE QUANTIFICATION: FINGERPRINTING RED BULL ENERGY DRINK VARIANTS BY UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY AND PCA/HCA

Tamara Duval*, Carly Sullivan*, Alena Romanova* and Elmer-Rico E. Mojica^†

Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, Pace University, New York, NY 10038

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SPECTROSCOPIC SIGNATURES OF HALOGEN-π INTERACTION ON THE FLUORESCENCE OF BIPHENYL AND NAPHTHALENE ON Al₂O₃

Alan O. Lopez*, Caleb D. Tobey*, Brandon X. Moses and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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CORRELATING THE DISORDER-TO-ORDER TRANSITION OF BIPHENYL AND NAPHTHALENE ON Al₂O₃ TO NUCLEATION-CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS

Alan O. Lopez*, Maxwell K. Fuller*, Caleb D. Tobey*, Brandon X. Moses and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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Biochemical Investigation of The Anticoagulant Activity of Sulfonated Polymers

Rami A. Al-Horani,^†1 Kholoud F. Aliter,² Elias Al-Horani*¹

¹Division of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125

²Department of Chemistry, School of STEM, Dillard University, New Orleans, LA, 70122

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Cloning and Overexpression of a Thermophilic Malate Synthase 

Jayde Bertoch*, Scott Adair*, Elisa Lago*, Elizabeth Pierce^†, and Bruce R. Howard^†

Department of Chemistry and Physics, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT 84720

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Mechanochemical Chelation and Green Extraction of Metals From Waste Mobile Phones

Jeremy Trentelman*, Paul Jackson*, Brandon J. Burnett^†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84408

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Enhanced Biphenyl Trap Fluorescence Caused by 1,6-Dichlorohexane on Al₂O₃

Alan O. Lopez*, Brandon X. Moses*, Caleb D.Tobey,*, Johnathan Arrieta*, Mason Ticas*, Jackson Zerwas* and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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Enhanced Fluorescence of Naphthalene on Al₂O₃ by 1,ω-Dichloroalkanes

Brandon X. Moses*, Caleb D.Tobey,* Alan O. Lopez* and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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σ-Hole Triel Bond Cooperativity in Trimer Complexes of 1,4-Dedihydro Azaborine, and 1,4-Dedihydro Borazine

Sarah A. Mata*, Jordan Huang*, Vasilios Nezis*, Sai Parshetty*, and Rubén D. Parra^†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614

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Mutational Study of Subunit a Residue, Asp124, of E. coli ATP Synthase

Kimberly V. Hoang *, Madison C. Stonestreet*, Cullen D. Martin*, Katherin E. Socias Baez*, David Emeka-Ibe* and Rashmi K. Capece^†

Chemistry Department, Berea College, Berea, KY, 40404

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Visualization of Degraded and Non-Degraded Microplastics Obtained from Consumer Product Waste

Luc D. Biscan-White*, Coleman H. Presson*, Alyssa M. Jones*, Christopher J. Mertz* and Amy M. Balija^† 

Department of Chemistry, Radford University Radford, VA 24142
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60660

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QUANTIFYING AMOUNT OF WHEY PROTEIN IN VARIOUS PROTEIN POWDERS

Mason Siddoway* , Anjili Lo*, Colin Nicks*, Gifty Blankson Codjoe^†

Department of Chemistry, Maryville University, St. Louis, MO 63141

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EXTRACTION, IDENTIFICATION OF PHYTOCHEMICALS, AND MICROBIAL ANALYSIS OF EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS ESSENTIAL OIL

Evan Baldwin*, Kasia Bauer*, Cooper Sunderlin*, Jacob Lister*,  Melissa Odorisio, Femi F. Oloye, and Ryan L. Myers^†

Department of Physical and Computational Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford PA 16701

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MODIFICATION OF POLYETHERSULFONE MEMBRANES WITH FRACTIONATED NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER FOR INCREASED FLUX AND GREENER WATER FILTRATION

Cyndey Johnson-Edler†^†, Basmala Aleman*, Jessica DeLair*, Tanner Flickema*, Anna Gross*, Abbie Lund*, Nathaniel Pekas*, Julia Radtke* and Isaac Ventura*

Augustana University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Sioux Falls SD 57197

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ASSESSMENT OF THE PRECISION AND ACCURACY OF AT-HOME MULTI-TEST WATER QUALITY TEST STRIPS

Gabriel G. Swinney*, Sarah A. Mullins*, Jackson Martin*, Jakeb B. Kinsey*, and Daniel A. King^†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Taylor University, Upland, IN 46989

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EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE ANTIOXIDANT RESVERATROL FROM VARIOUS R.W.KNUDSEN FAMILY JUICES

Samantha R. Leonard*, Brianna L. Young*, Francis C. Mayville†

DeSales University, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Center Valley, PA 18034

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PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF QUINOLINOID ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS AND THEIR EVALUATION AS HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN ESTERASE INHIBITORS

David E. Couch, Lauren A. Blackwelder*, David M. Calvo*, Cosmo D. Cao*, Hannah G. Castellan*, Christian M. Cosner*, Lynsey K. Geray*, Emily R. Hofmann*, Kyle D. Kramer*, Garrett D. Kuchan*, Mikhail B. Lachapelle*, Kristi C. Lee*, Madelyn L. Letendre*, Tiffany H. Li*, Johnnay A. Martin*, Robert Martinez*, Evelyn M. McBride*, Isabella A. Mullally*, Joshua B. Quarterman*, Isabella R. Ratzlaff*, Mikhail A. Stiffler*, Nicholas W. Surina*, Thomas B. Swalm*, Katelyn D. Thompson*, Abigail E. Worley*, Eileen Zhao* and Barry W. Hicks†

Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, CO 80840

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RING-OPENING OF NITROCYCLOPROPANES WITH AMINE AND PHENOL NUCLEOPHILES UNDER MICROWAVE IRRADIATION

Khailah Bell*, Victoria Brown* and Shanina Sanders Johnson†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA 30314

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USING BIPHENYL TO PROBE THE EFFECT THAT ANNEALING HAS ON THE SURFACE MORPHOLOGY OF VAPOR DEPOSITED CHLOROALKANES ON Al₂O₃

Jessica M. Rosenfeld*, Reese M. Toepfer*, Alan O. Lopez*, Jesse C. Nieman*, Isabella Felix*, Jackson Zerwas* and A.M. Nishimura†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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TRAP AND EXCIMER FLUORESCENCE INTENSIFICATION OF BIPHENYL AND NAPHTHALENE ON Al₂O₃ BY HEXANE, DICHLOROHEXANE AND p-XYLENE

Alan O. Lopez*, Jesse C. Nieman*, Jessica M. Rosenfeld*, Reese M. Toepfer* and A.M. Nishimura†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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EVALUATION OF THE ISOELECTRIC POINTS OF PLANT AND PATHOGENIC PECTIN DEGRADING ENZYMES

Noah Schwartz*, Drew Victor*, Ashlyn Eisenhart*, Jakeb Kinsey*, Daniel Kaluka, and Daniel King^†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana 46989

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PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS OF BIODIESEL-CONVENTIONAL DIESEL BLENDS DERIVED FROM WASTE-COOKING OIL

Lincoln Blouin*, Anna Scofield*, Kendall Ahern*, Karis Desotell*, Samuel Cook*, Cooper Stroka*, Timm Knoerzer^†

United States Air Force Academy, Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, CO 80840

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THE EFFECT OF ORGANIC SOLVENT POLARITY ON EFFICIENCY OF FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER FROM AGGREATION-INDUCED EMISSION OF THE BIOAIEGEN RIBOFLAVIN TO RHODAMINE B

Chloe Bankhead,* Alex Bean,* Stanley Finlayson,* Matthew Heitmann,* Garret Kuchan,* Madelyn Letendre,* Hayden MacDonald,* Rene Moreno,* Caleb Shin* and Barry W. Hicks ^†

Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, USAFA, CO  80840 

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CHANGING THE ONSET OF THE DISORDER-TO-ORDER TRANSITION AND INCREASING THE DENSITY OF DEFECT SITES IN BIPHENYL ADLAYER ON Al₂O₃

Issac Z. Song*, Samie T. Watanabe* and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL INORGANIC COORDINATION NETWORK, K₅Na[Pr₂(SO₄)₆]

Emma Rust*, Daniel Rios*, Jackson Turner*, William Best*^,#, Emory Brandon*, Braeden Myers*, Matthias Zeller⁺ and Ralph A Zehnder^†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX 76909

^#Central High School, San Angelo, TX 76901

⁺Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907

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UTILIZING REPEATED LED EXPOSURE TO MEASURE PHOTOBLEACHING KINETIC DECAY RATE OF ACRIDINE ORANGE

Guadalupe Sanchez*, Celia Lopez*, Angelica Flores-Torres*, Tyler Gormley*, Lance M. Hellman and David Cooper^†

Department of Physical and Life Sciences, Nevada State University, Henderson, NV 89052

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SYNTHESIS OF CAMPHOR USING IONIC LIQUIDS

Michael Allen*, Nicole Carpenter, Justin Sparks and Francis C. Mayville^†

CDeSales University, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Center Valley, PA 18034

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CHARACTERIZATION OF SIX BOND CARBON-FLUORINE COUPLING IN 4-FLUOROCHALCONES

Merele Bernhard*, Amanda J. Consylman* and Allison H. Predecki^†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA 17257

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A DFT COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF MONO-SILA-SUBSTITUTED DNA NUCLEOBASES AND THEIR HYDROGEN-BONDED WATSON-CRICK DIMERS WITH THE PARENT PURINES AND PYRIMIDINES

James M. Moore* and Robert W. Zoellner^†

Department of Chemistry, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Arcata, CA 95521

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MEASURING LONG-DISTANCES IN ¹⁵N SELECTIVELY AMINO ACID LABELED PROTEINS USING NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR) SPECTROSCOPY

Jake Simmons* and Matthew D. Shannon^†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stetson University, Deland, FL 32723

ANALYSIS OF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO LIGUSTICUM PORTERI BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY

Michael Brown* and Eric Miller^†

Department of Chemistry, San Juan College, Farmington, NM 87402

THE DFT COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF THE β-SILA-α-AMINO ACIDS AND THEIR β-PERMETHYLSILA-ANALOGS: SILICON-CONTAINING AMINO ACIDS AS A VIABLE FOUNDATION FOR SILICON-BASED LIFE

Tara S. Caso* and Robert W. Zoellner^†

Department of Chemistry, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Arcata, CA 95521

Aza-Diels-Alder synthesis and NMR characterization of aromatic substituted 1-methyl-2-phenyl 2,3-dihydro-4(1H)-pyridinones

Daniel Predecki,^† Brandon Hockenberry,^* Josh Wolfgang,^* Charles Waters^* and Ian Loscher^*

Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA 17257

EFFECT OF CYCLOHEXANE AND BENZENE ON THE DISORDER-TO-ORDER TRANSITION OF BIPHENYL ON Al₂O₃

Samie T. Watanabe*, Isaac Z. Song*, Nicole K. Bond*, John Baker*, Mariyan Popov* and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

EXPANDED BENCHTOP PROTOCOL FOR THE COLORMETRIC TITRATION OF BORON CHLORIDE AND BROMIDE

Alexia M. Amaio*, Richard A. Siracusa* and Andrew L. Korich^†

Saint Michael’s College, One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT 05439

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MOLECULAR DOCKING OF FLUORINATED HETEROCYCLIC SULFONAMIDES: NOVEL LIGANDS WITH SELECTIVE AFFINITIES FOR HUMAN AND PLASMODIUM DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE

Akesh Mallia**, Miki Nguyen*^,++, Joseph Sloop, and Neville Forlemu^†

School of Science & Technology (Chemistry), Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA 30043

^**School Without Walls High School, 2130 G St. NW Washington, DC 20037

⁺⁺The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Lawrenceville, GA 30044

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ANALYSIS OF ROOT EXUDATES FROM BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA AND BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA

Savannah L. Pierce, Madeline Hakala*, Holly Showalter⁺, Carolyn Keim, Skylar Carlson^†

Department of Chemistry, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95204

⁺Waukee APEX, Waukee Community School District, Waukee, IA 50263

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IDENTIFYING OPTIMAL CONDITIONS FOR THE BORON TRIFLUORIDE CATALYZED ELECTROPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTION REACTION

Paisley L. Jeannette*, Isabel P. Berry*, and Jalisa H. Ferguson^†

Department of Chemistry, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL 33711

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EVALUATION OF QUINOLINOID ANTIMALARIALS DRUGS AS BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS

Omar S. Alali*, Emma E. Arbanas*, Zachary J. Auleciems*, Mebeli Becerra*, Alexis A. Bishop*, Briona J. Carswell*, Isaac M. Cochran*, Sean M. Collins*, Shakira I. Colon Madera*, Mark A. Coppola*, William W. Curtis*, Espen N. Grasdal*, Oliver H. Grasdal*, Ashford T. Hollis*, Spencer A. Johnson*, Sabrina M. Kim*, John F. Koons*, Jetta F. Kroll*, Sophie M. Kuehn*, Jared N. Leapart*, Taya P. McMillan*, Megan E. Nguyen*, Delaney N. Pollak*, Benjamin M. Stieren*, Noah T. Stout* and Barry W. Hicks^†

Department of Chemistry, DFCH, Gregory Hall, US Air Force Academy, USAFA, CO 80840

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 SYNTHESIS OF A POTENTIAL ANTITUBERCULOSIS DRUG FROM THE PLANT PIPER SANCTUM

 M.F. Mechelke^†, N.S. Erickson*, A.E. Moukambi Loundou*

 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN 56301

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TWO-DIMENSIONAL NMR ANALYSIS OF β-[Co(ampy)₂(NO₂)₂]NO₃

Mark McClure^† and Ailee Trombley*

Department of Chemistry and Physics, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC 28372

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ONE STEP SYNTHESIS OF HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL POLYOLS BY PHOTOCHEMICAL THIOL-ENE “CLICK” CHEMISTRY

Mihail Ionescu,^‡ Aurora Garcia-Comer,* Tavia Spidel,* Jason Yarbrough and Maha L. Shrestha^†

Department of Chemistry & Physics, West Texas A & M University, Canyon, TX 79015

^‡ Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS 66762

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SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF SOLVENT EFFECTS ON THE PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF N,N'-BIS(SALICYCLIDENE)-1,2-ETHYLENEDIIMINE

Jackson Reese* and Hussein Samha^†

Department of Chemistry and Physics, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT 84720

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DENSITY FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO THE HÜCKEL BETA PARAMETER FOR THE DELOCALIZATION ENERGIES OF ACYCLIC POLYENES

Joshua Bethea*, Cheydall Grubbs*, Mya Willingham*, and Douglas L. Strout^†

Department of Physical and Forensic Sciences, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL 36104

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OPTIMIZATION OF ENZYME ACTIVITY OF CELLULASES IMMOBILIZED TO MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES WITH VARYING FUNCTIONAL GROUP DENSITIES

Sylvester Guillermo*, Danny R. Swofford*, Gavin Coulter* and Thaddeus W. Vasicek^†

Department of Chemistry, The Citadel, Charleston, SC 29409

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LITERATURE DISCREPANCY: WHAT IS THE MOLAR ABSORPTIVITY OF ABTS?

Tanor Morinaka* and Todd P. Silverstein^†

Chemistry Department, Willamette University, Salem, OR 97301 

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EXPLORATION OF NEW trans-2-AMINOCYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVES AS POTENTIAL pH-TRIGGERED CONFORMATIONAL SWITCHES

Oscar J. Mendoza, Gabriella Sonderegger,* Lam Truong,* Taylor Thai,* Vyacheslav V. Samoshin^† 

Department of Chemistry, College of the Pacific, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211 

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THE EFFECT OF SUBSTITUENTS ON THE HYPOTHETICAL DECOMPOSITION ENERGIES OF TRIACETONE TRIPEROXIDE (TATP) DERIVATIVES: STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES FROM DENSITY FUNCTIONAL CALCULATIONS

Tara S. Caso*, Robert W. Zoellner^†

Department of Chemistry; California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Arcata, CA 95521

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FAST, COMPLETE COORDINATION OF NUTRITIONAL-BASED METAL CHELATES THROUGH LIQUID-ASSISTED GRINDING

Brayden N. Thornton*, Jantz Arbon*, Connor W. Pack*, Brandon J. Burnett^†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84408

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A STREAMLINED SYNTHESIS OF TBDMS PROTECTED C1 SUBSTITUTED SORBIC ALCOHOL DERIVATIVES FROM SORBALDEHYDE

Tanner L. McMinn*, Logan M. Jenkins*, Joshua C. Russell*, Connor W. McMinn*, Jason A. Wilt*, and Dieter Weber^†

Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608

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THIOACETONE ANALOGS OF CYCLIC DIACETONE DIPEROXIDE (DADP), TRI- ACETONE TRIPEROXIDE (TATP) AND TETRAÄCETONE TETRAPEROXIDE (4A4P): STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES FROM DENSITY FUNCTIONAL CALCULATIONS

Tara S. Caso*, and Robert W. Zoellner^†

Department of Chemistry; California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Arcata, CA 95521

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COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED TETRAFUROMACROLIDE

Emily Kaufman*, Arlen Viste, and Jetty Duffy-Matzner^†

Department of Chemistry, Augustana University, 2001 S. Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, 57197

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THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPTIMIZATION OF A LATERAL FLOW ASSAY TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF MYOGLOBIN

Nhi Pham*, Annika Fahs*, Dinah Pimental*, Joy Sandman*, April Stich*, Thomas Spudich and Gifty Blankson^†

Chemistry Department, Maryville University, 650 Maryville Center Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141

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USING RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃ AND ISOPROPANOL TO REDUCE UNSATURATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS VIA TRANSFER HYDROGENATION

Diana Matasker*, Dylan Tapp*, and Stephen Anderson^†

School of Theoretical and Applied Science, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ 07430

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ANALYSIS OF THE ANTIOXIDANTS IN HOMEMADE VS. COMMERCIAL KOMBUCHA

Olivia Vick* and Bruce Branan^†

Shaw School of Science, Asbury University, Wilmore, KY 40390

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³¹P NMR ANALYSIS OF THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF TRIBUTYLMETHYLPHOSPHONIUM DIMETHYLPHOSPHATE

Francisco Fuentes¹*, Jonathan Heidema¹*, Saravanan Ramasamy², and Scott Williams^1†

   ¹Department of Physics and Geosciences, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX 76909

²Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas 76909

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DETERMINATION OF TORSIONAL ANGLES OF BIPHENYL MOLECULES ON Al₂O₃

Nicole M. Bond* and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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OPTIMIZATION OF TEMPERATURE CONDITION IN PRESSURE LIQUID EXTRACTION OF PROPOLIS SAMPLES

Jennifer Hutnik*, Lawrence Phillips* and Elmer-Rico E. Mojica†

Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, Pace University, New York, NY 10038

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STRUCTURAL ELUCIDATION OF NEXT GENERATION INHIBITORS OF PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 5 USING NMR SPECTROSCOPY

Hope P. Hill,* Noah C. Baker,* Ivy B. Nguyen,* and David C. Forbes†

Department of Chemistry, South, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36608

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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION BY ¹H NMR AND ¹H, ¹⁵N HSQC OF A SERIES OF MONOXIME THIOSEMICARBAZONE COMPOUNDS

Huyen T. Dam*, Seth B. Crum*, and Edward C. Lisic†

Chemistry Department, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN 38505

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SYNTHESIS OF A NOVEL RAS FARNESYL PROTEIN TRANSFERASE INHIBITOR

M.F. Mechelke† and A. Mikolchak*

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN 56301

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SPATIAL AND VEGETATIONAL EFFFECT ON CARBON DYNAMICS IN SALT MARSH SOILS

Abigail A. Whittington*, Rachel Owrutsky†, Andrew Wozniak†

* Chemistry Department, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604.
† School of Marine Science and Policy, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE 19958.

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INTERACTION OF CATALASE WITH DIFFERENT NANOCERAMICS

Kaitlyn Chhe*, Daniel Kim*, Kristina Bekiyants* and Elmer-Rico E. Mojica†

Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, Pace University, New York, NY 10038

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ADSORBATE-ADSORBATE INTERACTION IN DIMETHYLNAPHTHALENE-BIPHENYL VAN DER WAALS COMPLEXES ON Al₂O₃

Nicole M. Bond*, Bryan P. Dionisio*, Alexis Gillette*, Christian Y. Kim*, Asher T. Littlejohn*, Samantha C. Rosenhagen*, Cassidy C. Tran* and A.M. Nishimura†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF FLUORINATED SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS USING ¹⁹F NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY

Daniel P. Predecki^1,†, Jay T. Davidson^1,*, John N. Richardson^1,2, Kristen M. McGough²

¹Department of Chemistry, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA 17257
²Office of the District Attorney, Cumberland County Forensic Laboratory, Carlisle, PA 17013

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ANALYSIS OF NICOTINE IN DOG HAIR: SIGNIFICANT DOSE-RESPONSE TO PASSIVE SMOKE

Tien Dai* and Todd P. Silverstein†

Department of Chemistry, Willamette University, Salem , OR 97301

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MONITORING CHANGES IN MICROORGANISM’S PROTEIN CONTENT AND FUNCTIONAL GROUPS UPON TREATMENT WIHT A HEAVY METAL

Shreya Patel^1,*, Nadina Horril^1,*, Tyler Brescia^2,* and Elmer-Rico E. Mojica^2,†

¹Department of Biology, Pace University, New York, NY 10038
²Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, Pace University, New York, NY 10038

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Estimation of the ground and excited state dipole moments for ibuprofen and naproxen sodium using the solvatochromic shift method

Meaghan T. Raab*, Alexandra K. Prýmek*, and Andrea N. Giordano^†

Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, USAF Academy, CO 80840

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LOW ENERGY CONFORMATIONS OF AZELAIC ACID IN THE GAS PHASE AND IN DMSO: A B3LYP-D3 STUDY

Alina Huang*, Sabina Kalata*, Simona Risteska*, Ruben D. Parra^†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614

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Theoretical Thermochemistry of Simplified Metal-Cortisol Antibody Complex Models for Biosensors containing Metal Substrates

Jason M. Adams*², Briana Roberts*², and Insu Frank Hahn^†1

¹Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Science, Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23668

²Department of Biology, School of Science, Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23668

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Effects of chymotrypsin unfolding on structure and function:  Changes in intrinsic fluorescence and enzyme activity do not always tell the same story

Todd P. Silverstein^† and Lars E. Blomberg*

Department of Chemistry, Willamette University, Salem , OR  97301

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Development of a Copper-Catalyzed Meta-Arylation of an Aryl O-Carbamate

Nicholas Taylor*, Landon Schluter*, Rachel Confer*, Marie Odile Ndayishimiye Uwineza*, Alison Thomas*, and Amanda Silberstein^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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AIR POLLUTANTS AND CHILDHOOD ASTHMA IN THE BRONX

Jovan Gonzalez*, Veronique Lankar^†, and Yelda Hangun-Balkir^†

Department of Chemistry, Manhatten College, Riverdale, NY 10471

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A NOVEL PROTEIN STRUCTURE ELUCIDATION TECHNIQUE BY CIRCULAR DICHROISM AND NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY

Stephen C. Layng*, Jackson Harris*, Rebecca Miller*, Maria Leising*, Hannah Schroeder*, Alex Nguyen*, Meaghan Raab*, Cole Phelps* and Barry Hicks^†

United States Air Force Academy Biochemistry Laboratory, United States Air Force Academy, CO 80840

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THE EXTRACTION, ISOLATION, AND ANTIOXIDANT ANALYSIS OF ANNONACIN FROM THE FRUIT OF NORTH AMERICAN PAWPAW (Asimina triloba)

Emily Belanger*, Morgan Greenleaf*, and Francis C. Mayville^†

Department of Chemistry and Physics. DeSales University, Center Valley, PA 18034

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CHARACTERIZING MICROPLASTIC DEGRADATION IN A SIMULATED MARINE ENVIRONMENT

Xiaoxiao Wang*, Rachel Shubella*, Evan Ammidown*, and Heather C. S. Chenette^†

Chemical Engineering Department, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN 47803

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ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY OF COMMERCIAL MILK SAMPLES

Charly Anne Bisso* and Elmer-Rico E. Mojica^†

Department of Biology, Pace University, One Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038
Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, Pace University, One Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038

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FORMATION OF 1- AND 2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE- BIPHENYL EXCIPLEXES FROM VAN DER WAALS COMPLEXES BY VAPOR DEPOSITION ON Al₂O₃

Cassidy C. Tran*, Samantha C. Rosenhagen* and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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AGGREGATION-INDUCED EMISSION FROM 1- AND 2-ETHYLNAPHTHALENE-BIPHENYL EXCIPLEXES FROM SELF-ASSEMBLED VAN DER WAALS COMPLEXES BY VAPOR DEPOSITION ON Al₂O₃

Samantha C. Rosenhagen*, Cassidy C. Tran* and A.M. Nishimura†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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SPOTLIGHTING THE UNDERGRADUATE CHEMISTRY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Holly Honore

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RAMAN ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT METFORMIN TABLETS

Nini Mamisashvili*, Elise Krupoff* and Elmer-Rico E. Mojica^†

Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, Pace University, New York, NY 10038

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EVALUATION OF STAGE 2 BABY FOODS AS POTENTIAL SOURCE OF HEAVY METAL TOXICITY IN INFANTS 6 TO 12 MONTHS

Sam Akonnor* and Robert C. Richter^†

Department of Chemistry and Physics, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL 60828

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EVALUATION OF CHEWING GUM AND CEREAL PRODUCTS AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE (BHT) TOXICITY IN CHILDREN

Iva Alebic* and Robert C. Richter^†

Department of Chemistry and Physics, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL 60828

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FORMATION OF A TRANSIENT BIPHENYL-CUMENE COMPLEX DURING TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION ON AN Al₂O₃ SUBSTRATE

Zackery E. Moreau*, Katie L. Nili*, Christian Y. Kim*, Cassidy C. Tran*, Bryan P. Dionisio*, Samantha C. Rosenhagen*, Asher T. Littlejohn*, John A. Corbett* and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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FORMATION OF NAPHTHALENE-BIPHENYL EXCIPLEX FROM VAN DER WAALS COMPLEX BY VAPOR DEPOSITION ON Al₂O₃

Samantha C. Rosenhagen*, Cassidy C. Tran* and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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SPOTLIGHTING THE UNDERGRADUATE CHEMISTRY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Mike Martinez          Forrest Heller

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RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF AN IONIC LIQUID (1-BUTYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM THIOCYANATE)

Lawrence Phillips*, Nadia Abbas* and Elmer-Rico E. Mojica†

Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, Pace University, New York, NY 10038

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DETERMINATION OF ACYL PEPTIDE ENZYME HYDROLASE AND AMINOACYLASE-1 SEQUENTIAL ACTIVITY IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY

Carson Cole*, Tyler Browning*, Joseph Gilbert*, David Coffman*, Nicolas Drysdale*, Tracy M. Covey†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84408

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COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS BEYOND THE MONOMER FRONTIER ORBITALS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DONOR-POLYMER CANDIDATES

Mitchell E. Lahm*^,a, Megan M. Niblock*^,a, John M. Migliore*^,a, Kendra D. McKenzie*^,a, Hans P. Lüthi^b, Rollin A. King^a,†

^aDepartment of Chemistry, Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota
^bDepartment of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

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SPOTLIGHTING THE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Silvina A. Di Pietro     Julie L. Fenton     Ashleigh M. Schwarz

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LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE ANTIOXIDANT RESVERATROL FROM WINE VARIETALS OF DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC VINEYARDS

Francis Krug*, Brianne LoVine*, Samantha Mullin* and Francis C. Mayville^†

DeSales University, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Center Valley PA 18034

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MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS OF HEAVY METAL IONS IN WATER

Sean M. Braet*, Nick Bigham* and Jeb S. Kegerreis^†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA 17257

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GLUCOSE DECREASES THE ACTIVITY COEFFICIENT OF HYDROXIDE ANION: EFFECTS ON pH, pKa AND ENZYME ACTIVITY pH PROFILE

Todd P. Silverstein† and Joshua D. Bumgarner*

Chemistry Department, Willamette University, Salem, OR 97301

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DEMONSTRATION OF EPITAXY IN VAPOR DEPOSITED BIPHENYL ON Al₂O₃

Zackery E. Moreau*, Katie L. Nili* and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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DEMONSTRATION OF HETEROEPITAXY OF BIPHENYL OVERLAYER BY VARYING THE DEPOSITION TEMPERATURE OF XYLENE SUBSTRATE ON Al₂O₃

Katie L. Nili*, Zackery E. Moreau* and A.M. Nishimura^†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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DETECTION OF NITROAROMATICS BY QUENCHING OF FLUORESCENCE FROM CHLOROPHYLL IN DETERGENT MICELLES

Madelyn B. Smith*†, Jayden N. Glover*, Sydney M. Eismeier*, Samantha M. Ellis*, Erica M. Lee*, Taylor A. Lee*, Kendall T. Lewis*, Noah W. Smith*, Kallen Link and Barry W. Hicks

Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, USAF Academy, CO

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EFFECT OF SYNTHESIS PARAMETERS ON TMA⁺-FREE MICROPOROUS VANADOSILICATE AM-6

Joie Ann Mastandrea*, Bianca Boschetti*, Kayla Kilduff*, Mariam N. Ismail†

Chemistry and Physics Department, Simmons University, Boston, MA

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COOPERATIVITY IN CHAIN-LIKE AND RING-LIKE NETWORKS OF THREE-CENTERED HYDROGEN BONDS

Dayessi Rivero*, Daniel Madock*, Miguel Montero*, Ruben D. Parra†

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, DePaul University, Chicago, IL

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POTENTIAL INFLUENZA A ANTIVIRAL NEURAMINIDASE INHIBITORS BY IN SILICO PHARMACOPHORE SCREENING

Massimo D. Bezoari†, Shelby Riedel*

Northwestern State University, Louisiana Scholars’ College, Natchitoches, LA

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IN SILICO EVALUATION OF VIRAL INSULIN-LIKE PEPTIDES AS POTENTIAL THERAPIES FOR DIABETES

Massimo D. Bezoari†, Alexis Balbuena*

Northwestern State University, Louisiana Scholars’ College, Natchitoches, LA

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OBSERVATION OF ENHANCED FLUORESCENCE IN VAPOR DEPOSITED FLUORENE ON ALUMINUM OXIDE SUBSTRATE BY ELECTRONIC ENERGY TRANSFER AND SURFACE ROUGHENING

Zackery Moreau*, Katie Nili*, Lexy Gillette*, Jacob Francis*, Bryan Dionisio*, Cassidy Tran*, Christian Kim* and A.M. Nishimura†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA

SUBSTITUTED-NITRATOXYCARBON COMPLEXES OF SILVER(I): A DENSITY FUNCTIONAL COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION

Barby I. Baez Felix,* Robert W. Zoellner†

Department of Chemistry, Humboldt State University

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FRET ANALYSIS OF GREEN AND ORANGE FLUORESCENT PROTEINS FOR THEIR USE AS POTENTIAL FLUORESCENT PROTEIN PROBES

Preston A. Roche*, Thomas C. Oh*, Griffin W. Landrum*, Daniel H. Yook* and Latisha R. Jefferies†

Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy

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REACTION OF p-TOLUENESULFONYL ISOCYANATE WITH ELECTRON-RICH ALKENES AND MONOFLUOROALKENES

Dale F. Shellhamer,† Dakota L. Brady*, Franceska V. Flores* and Marc C. Perry

Department of Chemistry, Point Loma Nazarene University

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EXCIMER OF BIPHENYL ON Al₂O₃

Marissa K. Condie*, Christian Kim*, Zackery E. Moreau*, Bryan Dionisio*, Katie Nili*, Jacob Francis*, Cassidy Tran*, Sean Nakaoka* and A.M. Nishimura†

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF COPOLYMERS WITH DIFURODIKETOPYRROLOPYRROLE (DPP2F) AND THIOPHENE/CYCLOPENTADITHIOPHENE MONOMERS PER ETHYNYLENE SPACERS

Hayley Masching*, Colter Benson*, Andrés Morales*, Gabriella Malmanger*, Delaney Schara*, Kellan Klubben*, Alan Julius*, Katie Smith*, Dannah Miller*, Kaylnn Erlandson*, Duane Weisshaar, and Jetty L. Duffy-Matzner

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Augustana University

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ON SIMPLIFYING THE AIIR METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE H-R BOND ENTHALPY BASED ON COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS

Athraa Awad* and Patrick E. Fleming

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, East Bay

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REDUCTION OF CONJUGATED AND NON-CONJUGATED C=O/C=C SYSTEMS VIA TRANSFER HYDROGENATION

Brenna Berenholz*, Daniel Ferrante*, Joon Hoon Koh* and Stephen Anderson

School of Theoretical and Applied Science, Ramapo College of New Jersey

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AMINO ACID CONTENT OF BEEF, CHICKEN AND TURKEY BONE BROTH

M.H. Shaw* and N.E. Flynn

Department of Chemistry and Physics, West Texas A&M University

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INTERMOLECULAR CYCLOPROPANATION VERSUS C-H INSERTION IN METALLOPHTHALOCYANINE-CATALYZED CARBENOID REACTIONS WITH CYCLOHEXENE

Catherine C. Lincourt* and Dominic L. Ventura

Department of Chemistry, D’Youville College

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DETERMINATION OF POTENTIAL MULTI-TARGET INHIBITORS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN SILICO

Massimo D. Bezoari, Glendalyn Boothe*

Northwestern State University, Louisiana Scholars’ College

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STRUCTURES AND ENERGY CONTENT OF THE POSSIBLE HIGH-ENERGY MATERIAL N₅H₃ AND THEIR NITRO DERIVATIVES

Nathan M. Canterbury* and David W. Ball

Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University

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INACTIVATION OF VACCINIA H1 RELATED PHOSPHATASE IN THE PRESENCE OF PHOSPHONOMETHYLATING AGENTS

Steven C. Van Sluyter*, Robyn Cain*, Mark Zweigart* and Christopher J. Halkides

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of North Carolina

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ANALYSIS OF RESIDUE IN HISTORICAL MEDICINE BOTTLES

Hope E. Maunders*, Peter R. Ruppelt*, Jetty L. Duffy-Matzner and Duane E. Weisshaar

Chemistry Department, Augustana University

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STRUCTURE OF BIPHENYL IN VACUUM DEPOSITED ADLAYER ON Al₂O₃

Marissa K. Condie*, Zackery E. Moreau* and A.M. Nishimura

Department of Chemistry, Westmont College

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