REU 2015 Participants – Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

2015 REU Participants

Name	School	Professor	Research Focus
Victor Alves Ferreira De Aguiar	Brazil	Dr. Rupar	“Synthesis of Novel Electron-Deficient Conjugated Polymers”
Shawna Blankenship	Wofford College	Dr. Bowman	“Binding Potential Drugs to Cytochrome P450”
Ignatius Bonck	Southeast Louisiana University	Dr. Snowden	“The Effect of Substituents and Geometry on the Asymmetric Reduction of N-isopropoxydiarylimines”
Chance Boudreaux	Kennesaw State University	Dr. Blackstock	“Synthesizing Organic Molecules that Reversibly Change Shape and Color Upon Redox Change”
Jay Law	Kennesaw State University	Dr. Papish	“Ruthenium Dihydroxybipyridine Complexes as Tumor Activated Prodrugs”
Zachary Lee	Georgia Southern University	Dr. Dixon	“Computational Studies of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions ”
Chalynette Martinez-Martinez	University of Central Florida	Dr. Goebbert	“Mass Spectrometry of Explosives”
Josiah Moore	Tougaloo College	Dr. Woski	“Modified DNAs and RNAs”
Amber G. Morales	Mississippi College	Dr. Vincent	“Biochemistry of Chromium”
Rudradatt R. Persaud	Piedmont College	Dr. Cassady	“Mass Spectrometry Studies of Peptieds”
Seth Polansky	Spring Hill College	Dr. Dixon	“Computational Approaches to Advanced Energy Systems-Actinide and Lanthanide Chemistry”
Luke Presson	Centre College	Dr. Szulczewski	“Synthesis of Nanostructured Thermoelectrics”
Binit Sharma Poudel	SE Louisiana University	Dr. Snowden	“The Effect of Substituents on the Asymmetric Reduction of N-benzyloxydiarylimines”
Emily N. Simon	Huntingdon College	Dr. Frantom	“Mechanisms of Carbohydrate Chemistry in Glycosyl-transferase Enzymes”
Santiago Suarez	Catawba College	Dr. Jennings	“New Reagents for Organic Synthesis”
Rachel L. VanOsdol	Fairmont State Univeristy	Dr. Shaughnessy	“New Catalysts for Environmentally Benign Synthesis”