Organic Dyes for Solar Cells
April 18th, 2009Organic dyes were synthesized for use in dye-sensitized solar cells. Dye-sensitized solar cells are being explored because of their low cost of production and low environmental impact. Read More…
Student Symposium Abstracts
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Syntheses of 2″ Deuterium Labeled Deoxyadenosine and 1′/1″ Deuterium Labeled Deoxyribose
April 18th, 2009We used organic synthesis to place a deuterium atom at the 2″ position of the deoxyribose sugar of adenosine. Read More…
Protein Chemistry of Human Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase: In Vitro Explorations and Experiments of Metal-Binding Properties
April 18th, 2009Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that causes eventual respiratory failure due to motor neuron death. Read More…
Synthesis of Bimetallic Core-Shell Metal Nanoparticles Capped by Keggin Ions
April 18th, 2009Interest in the ability to manipulate matter at the molecular level has grown considerably within the past ten years and has been a driving force toward advances in nanoscience. Read More…
Colloidal Metal: The Synthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles and the Attachment of Modified Gold Nanoparticles and Nanochains to Alumina Surfaces
April 29th, 2008Gold nanoparticles were produced by a citrate thermal reduction method and by a procedure involving the inclusion of reduced polyoxometalates (POMs), where phosphotungstic acid (PTA) served as the photocatalyst, reducing reagent and stabilizer for the reaction. Read More…
Stability of Melt-rich channels in Earth’s Mantle: High Pressure and Temperature Experiments on Olivine, Chromite and MORB
April 29th, 2008Melt transport, the movement of molten rock through the Earth’s relatively solid outer shell, is important in many geological processes. Volcanism at subduction zones and hot spots and the formation of oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges all involve melt transport. To increase our understanding of how melt moves from depth to Earth’s surface, we conducted experiments at high temperature and pressure on fabricated rock samples of modeled mantle rock compositions. Read More…
Studies of Polyoxometalates on Single Crystal Silica and Alumina
April 29th, 2008Polyoxometalates are metal oxide clusters with many useful chemical properties. Read More…
Neuroprotection via Learning in the Hippocampus
April 29th, 2008Environmental enrichment is a natural means by which the brain can make itself more resilient against disease; however, its mechanisms remain incompletely defined. Environmental enrichment consists of increased social, physical and intellectual activity (i.e., learning), which can reduce brain injury by more than 50%. Read More…
The Role of Toll-Like Receptor 2 on Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Obesity
April 29th, 2008This research focused on the role of Toll-like Receptor 2 (TLR 2) in the development of adipose inflammation in obesity. Read More…
Biodiesel: Vegetable Oil Transesterification by Means of an Acid Catalyst
April 29th, 2008The amount of usable fossil fuels is steadily decreasing as the world population increases. This has driven scientists to find alternative resources for fossil fuels. Read More…