REU Participants

Name	School	Professor	Research Focus
Kimberly Anderson	Austin Peay State University	Dr. Szulczewski	Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped metal Oxide Nanoparticles for Chemical Sensors and Catalysis
Awuri Asuru	University of Alabama	Dr. Busenlehner	Heavy Metal Inhibition of DNA Repair Proteins
Victoria Bailey	Savannah State University	Dr. Timkovich	Protein Over-Expression in Genetically Engineered Bacteria
Amber Beg	University of North Carolina	Dr. Thrasher	Polymer Electrolyte Membranes
Nicole Blewett	CSU-Sacramento	Dr. Nikles	Magnetically Triggered Multifunctional Nanoplatform for Cancer Detection and Therapy
Ashley Casey	Jacksonville State University	Dr. Thrasher	Green Chemistry
Felix Fungo	Rust College	Dr. Dixon	Computational Chemistry
Craig Goodwin	Erskine College	Dr. Vincent	Biochemistry of Chromium
CharLé Guyton	University of West Alabama	Dr. Gupta	Synthesis and Characterization of Alumina Template
Jessica Hinton	Alcorn St. University	Dr. Cassady	Mass Spectrometry Studies of Peptides
Cynthia Kaeser	University of Cumberland	Dr. Street	Nanoparticles and Spectroscopy
Camille Makarem	Rhodes College	Dr. Szulczewski	Spin-Polarized Electron Tunneling Through Organic Molecules
Jane Moore	Tennessee Wesleyan College	Dr. Shaughnessy	New Catalysts for Environmentally Benign Synthesis
Rajini Murthy	University of Pennsylvania	Dr. Kispert	Carotenoid Isomer Preparation, Isolation, and Characterization
Carl Saint-Louis	Kennesaw St. University	Dr. Blackstock	Developing New Organic Electrochromics
Daniel Sweat	Augusta State University	Dr. Blackstock	Redox Gradien Dendrimers for Nanoscale Electronic Applications, Molecular Memory and Information Storage
Angelica Trumer	Spelman College	Dr. Woski	Syntehsis of Modified DNAs and RNAs

RET Participants