Recent Student Projects
Fall 14
Determination of Hsp70 levels in G. demissa as an indicator of climate change in Narragansett Bay
Advisor: Dr. Williams
SSPS and MAOS synthesis of small polypeptides to use as selective targeting molecules for entry of anticancer compounds into cancer cells
Advisor: Dr. Williams
Growth and transfection of cells for monitoring of selective toxicity by anticancer agents
Advisor: Dr. Williams
Study of the fluorescence of tryptophan (Trp) and related molecules in aqueous solutions containing micelles
Advisor: Dr. Cooley
Examination of the transport and fate of road salt in RI environments
Advisor: Dr. Knowlton
DNA complexes with arylphosphonium salts (APS); effects of metal cations on melting curves
Advisor: Dr. Williams
Spring 14
SSPS and MAOS synthesis of small polypeptides and maintenance of cell cultures for cytotoxicity studies
Advisor: Dr. Williams
Heat shock proteins in G. demissa as monitors of climate change in Narragansett Bay
Advisor: Dr. Williams
Isothermal calorimetry of DNA-arylphosphonium salts (APS) complexes to determine their thermodynamic profiles
Advisor: Dr. Williams
In Silico Screening of NAMPT
Advisor: Dr. Almeida
A study of the photolysis of 1-phenylcyclohexene and 1-phenylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexane.
Advisor: Dr. E. Magyar
Computational studies of arylcyclopropanes and the carbocation intermediates formed in their acid-catalyzed ring-opening reactions.
Advisor: Dr. E. Magyar
Characterizing the dependence of the spatial structure of human visual scan path on neural degeneration
Advisor: Dr. Marlow
Studies in the spatial and temporal structure of the human visual scan path
Advisor: Dr. Marlow
Electrical conductance of fractal resistor networks
Advisor: Dr. Marlow
Growth and Analysis of Metal Thin Films
Advisor: Dr. Rivers
Effects of Cadmium Replacement in the Zinc Finger Structure of XPA
Advisor: Dr. deOliveira
Metal Replacement Effects on Csk Substrates
Advisor: Dr. deOliveira
Calculations of Charge Transfers in Zinc Finger Structures
Advisor: Dr. deOliveira
A Comparative Study of DFT Methods for the Evaluation of Metal Complexes
Advisor: Dr. deOliveira
Understanding the regeneration of NAD+ while furthering knowledge on the role of NAMPT in the restoration of NAD+
Advisor: Dr. Almeida
Screening of compounds to determine the exact requirements of NAMPT activation
Advisor: Dr. Almeida
BiMolecular Fluorescence Complementation (BiFC) Assay development
Advisor: Dr. Almeida
Study of the fluorescence of tryptophan (Trp) and related molecules in aqueous solutions containing micelles
Advisor: Dr. Cooley
Measuring potassium levels in various streams throughout RI using atomic absorption spectroscopy to determine the health of ecosystems
Advisor: Dr. Lamontagne
New Molecular Mechanics Parameters for the Study of Metalloproteins
Advisor: Dr. deOliveira
Examination of the transport and fate of road salt in RI environments
Advisor: Dr. Knowlton
Laying the groundwork for the adaptation of the “hydrogen borrowing” chemistry into the teaching lab
Advisor: Dr. Leung
Substituted imidazoles effecting oranocatalysis on the aldol condensation step of the overall transformation
Advisor: Dr. Leung
Hydrogen Borrowing: New Ligand System for Ruthenium Catalysis and Polymerization
Advisor: Dr. Leung
Establish detection of G4 binding interactions using analytical methods available at RIC
Advisor: Dr. Leung
Fall 13
Iminium Catalysis in Hydrogen Borrowing Reactions
Advisor: Dr. Leung
Teaching Particle Physics in the High School Classroom
Advisor: Dr. Murakami
Lepton flavor violation at a high intensity electron-electron collider
Advisor: Dr. Murakami
BiMolecular Fluorescence Complementation (BiFC) Assay development
Advisor: Dr. Almeida
Protein Expression and Purification of Nampt
Advisor: Dr. Almeida
In Silico Screening of NAMPT
Advisor: Dr. Almeida
Tris(imidazolyl)carbinols as In Situ Ligands in Ruthenium (III) – Catalyzed Hydrogen Borrowing Reactions
Advisor: Dr. Leung
New Demonstrations of Periodic Trends in the Introductory Chemistry Classroom
Advisor: Dr. Leung
Making small polypeptides by solid state polypeptide synthesis and conjugating them with arylphosphonium salts using microwave irradiation
Advisor: Dr. Williams
Collection of mussels from the RI coast and observation of their expression of heat shock proteins, specifically Hsp 70 when subjected to water temperature increases
Advisor: Dr. Williams
Isothermal Calorimetry of DNA-arylphosphonium salt (APS) complexes to determine their thermodynamic profiles
Advisor: Dr. Williams
Measurements of pH and Total Alkalinity in Coastal Waters
Advisor: Dr. Knowlton
Fall 12
Synthesis of authentic products formed in the ring-opening reactions of arylcyclopropanes.
Advisor: Dr. E. Magyar