A Sampling of Student Research Projects

Here is a sampling of student-faculty collaborative research projects:

"Computational Modeling Of [Ca2+] Oscillations in Astrocytes Using the Mathematical Theory of Knots" Mary Kloc ('05), Summer Science Scholar and Honors thesis.

"The Synthesis and Characterization of Carbohydrate-Tethered Cisplatin Derivatives" Christopher D'Ardenne ('06) Honors Thesis.

"A Pentadentate Ligand Synthesis with Great Potential for Diversity" Collin Smith ('06) Honors Thesis.

"Nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the salivary gland of larval Manduca sexta" Karly Burke ('06) Honors Thesis.

"Second Harmonic Generation of ZnCdSe Thin Films" Katherine Coens ('06) Honors Thesis.

"Novel Carbohydrate-Tethered Cisplatin Analogs: Synthesis and Characterization of D-Galactose and D-Lactose-Tethered Cisplatin Pendants" Kelly Burke ('06) Honors Thesis.

"Spooky Action in Gambier: Generating Entangled Photons via the Second Harmonic Generation of an Infrared Diode Laser" Mark Geiger ('06) Honors Thesis.

"Varied Luminescence in Platinum(II) Terpyridyl Acetylide Systems" Katherine Wetzel ('07) Chemical Research poster.