33rd Annual
Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium
Thursday April 17, 2008 (abstracts)

Keynote Address: 1:15 - 2:15 pm (PH/CH 2212)
Session I: 1:15 - 5:30 pm (PH/CH 2212)
Link to Friday April 18, 2008
Session II: 1:15 - 5:00 pm (HHS 1210)
TIME

speaker
(Advisor)

title
Keynote Address:
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
1:15 - 2:15
Dr. Jonathan Dattlebaum ('95)
Department of Chemistry
University of Richmond
"Sensors and Sponges: Studies of Ligand Binding and Sponge Secondary Metabolites"
2:15 - 2:30
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2:30 - 2:45
Dien Tu
(Debra L. Mohler)
The Synthesis of Chlororheniumtricarbonyl Complexes of Substituted and Unsubstituted 2,2’-Bipyridine Ligands
2:45 - 3:00
Matthew Ross
(Thomas C. DeVore)
Desorption of Nitric Acid From Boehmite and Gibbsite
3:00 - 3:15

Clayton Dingle
(Kevin L. Caran)

Structural and Thermal Stability of Supramolecular Propargylic Alcohol Organogels
3:15 - 3:30

Cynthia Din
(Kathryn A. Layman)

ATR-FTIR Investigation of P-cresol Oxidation on Alumina-Supported Cobalt Oxide Catalysts
3:30 - 3:45
Michelle Bender
(Daniel M. Downey)
Response of Aquatic Chemistry in an Acid Sensitive Trout Stream from Air Pollution Control Measures
3:45 - 4:00
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4:00 - 4:15

Jaime Campbell
(Gina MacDonald)
Using Difference Infrared Spectroscopy to Study the Effects of Salt and pH on Nucleotide Binding to Phosphoglycerate Kinase
4:15 - 4:30
Stephanie Torcivia
(Kevin L. Caran)
Synthesis and Colloidal Study of Cationic Gemini Surfactants: A Series of Experiments to Introduce Nanoscience Into Introductory, Organic, Physical and Upper-Level Chemistry Laboratories
4:30 - 4:45
Thomas Kenderdine
(Kathryn A. Layman)
Characterization of Hydrated Ru/Al2O3
4:45 - 5:00
Kevin Jellerson & Allison Whitehurst
(Kevin P. C. Minbiole)
A Cyclopropane Fragmentation Approach to the Synthesis of Azepines and Oxepanes
5:00 - 5:15
Morgan Moyer
(John W. Gilje)
Ruthenium Complexes of Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane Monoxide
5:15 - 5:30

Wesley Storm
(Daniel M. Downey)
Analysis of Fish Otoliths and Tissue for Trace Elements From the Shenandoah River System Using ICS-MS

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