1:00 - 1:10 Introductory Remarks
1:10 - 1:30 Examination of Ionization Efficiency of Silyl Compounds Using a Flowing
Afterglow
Colette Handwerk, Carroll College (Joseph J. Grabowski)
1:30 - 1:50 Intelligent Polymerized Crystalline Colloidal Arrays as Sensors for Noninvasive
Monitoring of Glucose in Tear Fluid
Heather MacPherson, Geneva College (Sanford Asher)
1:50 - 2:10 A Comparison of the Kinetics of Liquid and Vapor Absorption into
Unique Polymer
Membranes
Kathleen Crowley, Carlow College (Stephen G. Weber)
2:10 - 2:30 Synthesis of a Monomer for Conjugated Hyperbranched Polymers
Mohammed Parpia, Linfield College (Toby Chapman)
2:30 - 2:50 The Synthesis and Study of Solution and Surfactant Properties of Isolysine
Kevin Wright, University of Pittsburgh (Toby Chapman)
2:50 - 3:10 Non-linear effects in Asymmetric Alkylzinc
Addition
Joshua Pierce, University of Pittsburgh (Peter Wipf)
3:10 - 3:20 Break
3:20 - 3:40 The Formation of A Combinatorial Library of Homoallyl Alcohols Using
Resin-to-Resin Cross Metathesis Reactions
Amanda L. Garner,
Allegheny College (Kazunori Koide)
3:40 - 4:00 Fluorous Protection Of Amino Acids With Cbz Derivatives
David B. Guthrie, St. Vincent College (Dennis P. Curran)
4:00 - 4:20 Grafting Alkanethiols on Surfaces to Control Protein Conformation
Badhua Sirleaf, University of Pittsburgh (Gilbert Walker)
4:20 - 4:40 Building an Optical Waveguide
Lauren M. Hynicka, University of Pittsburgh (Gilbert Walker)
4:40 - 5:00 Conformational Analysis of Histamine Tautomers
Albert DeFusco, Frostburg State University (Kenneth
D. Jordan)
5:00 Concluding
Remarks
Kenneth D. Jordan, Chair, Department of Chemistry
5:30 Picnic in Schenley Park
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