Research

Faculty members are excited to work on a variety of research projects with our students during the academic year and in the summer as part of the Rollins Student-Faculty Summer Scholarship Program.  For more information please contact individual members of the deparment.

 

Current Student Research

Danielle Lincoln '12 spent her second summer working with Professor Bruce McCord (FIU) developing research related to the detection and extraction of the organic compounds in gun-shot residue.

Ashley Franklin '12 worked on ovarian cancer research at Baylor College of Medicine as part of the Summer Medical and Research Training (SMART) Program this summer.

Drs. Gregor (chemistry) and Walsh (biology) collaborated with Allie Mozzicato '13 to study the chemistry and biology of the anti-cholesterol drug clinofibrate as part of the Rollins Student-Faculty Summer Scholarship Program.

Justin Walsh '13 participated in the CURE REU program at the University of Massachusetts researching monolayer stability in quantum dots.

 

Recent Faculty Publications

1.     Goj, L. A., Widenhoefer, R. A.  Mechanistic Studies of Palladium-Catalyzed Diene Carbocyclizations; VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, 2011, 195 pages.

2.     Bernal, P. J., Water and Life in the International Year of Chemistry.  J. Chem. Educ., 2011, 88, 526-529.

3.    Delp, S. A.; Goj, L. A.; Pouy, M. J.; Munro-Leighton, C.; Lee, J. P.; Gunnoe, T. B.; Cundari, T. R.; Petersen, J. L., Well-Defined Cu(I) Amido Complex and Aryl Iodides Reacting to Form Aryl Amines.  Organometallics, 2011, 30, 55-57.

4.    Gregor, R. W.; Goj, L. A., Solvent-Free Synthesis of 2,2’-Dinitrobiphenyl:  An Ullman Coupling in the Introductory Organic Laboratory.  J. Chem. Educ., 2011, 88, 331-333.