1:00 - 1:10 Introductory Remarks
1:10 - 1:30 Preparation of a Photoaffinity-Labeled Laulimalide Derivative to Determine
Binding Mechanism
Annette Welty, Davidson College (Prof. Scott Nelson)
1:30 - 1:50 Studies Toward a Functional Template for Tissue Engineering
Amanda Valco, Transylvania University (Prof. Toby Chapman)
1:50 - 2:10 Effects of Solution Composition on Adsorbed Cytochrome c Electrochemistry
Jelena Petrovic, St. Francis College (Prof. David Waldeck)
2:10 - 2:30 Investigation of a Rydberg Complex, NeNO+·e-,Using Penning Ionization
Electron Spectroscopy
Lisa Park, Southampton College (Prof. Peter Siska)
2:30 - 2:50 Measuring the Conformational Properties of 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8-Hexahydropyrene
Phil Morgan, Thiel College (Prof. David Pratt)
2:50 - 3:10 An Investigation of Attitudes of
General Chemistry Students in Science
versus Engineering Programs (A Pilot Study)
William McClendon, University of Pittsburgh (Prof. Len Kogut)
3:10 - 3:20 Break
3:20 - 3:40 The Synthesis of Silyl Transfer Reagents
Heidi Frazee,
Frostburg State University (Prof. Joseph Grabowski)
3:40 - 4:00 The Effects of Trauma during Invasive Measurements in the Brain
Katie Bohovic, The University of Dallas (Prof. Adrian Michael)
4:00 - 4:20 Developing an Efficient Monte Carlo Algorithm to
Calculate Population Ratios in a
Symmetric Double-Well Potential Energy Surface
Steve Ascencio, University of Pittsburgh (Prof. Kenneth D. Jordan)
4:20 - 4:40 DNA Aptamers for Fluorescent Chemical Sensors
Renee Allen, Grove City College (Prof. Kaz Koide)
4:40 Concluding
Remarks
Kenneth D. Jordan, Chair, Department of Chemistry
5:30 Picnic
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