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Titles and photos from the Chicago ACS Meeting, Spring '07


Presentations of the UST Chemistry Department at the Spring 2007 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society
(Chicago, IL, March 25-29)
Bold text indicates the presenter.

Melissa Altermatt and Tom Ippoliti “Synthesis and polymerization of a polydiacetylene leukocyte esterase enzyme sensor” PosterCHED 690 11:00 – 1:00 Monday, March 26

Barjeta Balidemaj and William Ojala “Intermolecular interactions in benzylideneaniline crystals: Comparison of a fluorobenzylidene-cyanoaniline to a cyanobenzylidene-fluoroaniline”  Poster CHED 587 11:00 – 1:00 PM Monday, March 26

Nate Brandt and Joe Brom “Transient absorption spectroscopy for photoinduced electron transfer processes of pyrromethene 546” Poster CHED 1465, 2:00 – 4:00 Monday, March 26

Lynn Hartshorn “Does the use of an electronic homework system help students to learn?” Oral Presentation CHED 1743  Wednesday Afternoon, March 28

Tom Ippoliti
and Matt Moen “Racemic and enantioselective syntheses of wine lactone” Oral Presentation ORGN 570  Wednesday Morning, March 28

Emily Korman and Tom Ippoliti  “Virus detection using a chemiluminescent polymer” Poster CHED 750 11:00 – 1:00 PM Monday March 26

Andy Korte and Kris Wammer “Analysis of two fluoroquinolone antibiotics and their environmental photochemical degradation” Poster CHED 1095 2:00 – 4:00 Monday March 26

Ashley Kramer and Tony Borgerding  “Analysis of volatile compounds of diagnostic interest using a microdialysis probe extraction technique” Poster CHED 270 11:00 -  1:00 Monday, March 26

Marika Kuspa and William Ojala “Solid-state comparison of two bridge-flipped benzylideneanilines” Poster CHED 666 11:00 – 1:00 Monday, March 26

Katie Leehy, Laura Baumgartner, and Katherine Olson “Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay incorporating the enzyme alcohol oxidase and the reporter peroxyfluor-1”  Poster CHED 952, 2:00 – 4:00 Monday, March 28

Rachel Lundeen and Kris Wammer “Photochemical behavior of enrofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone, in the aqueous environment” Poster CHED 1130 2:00 – 4:00 Monday, March 26

Kyle Marchuk and Tom Ippoliti “Thermochromic polymers: The effect of structure on transition temperature” Poster CHED 741 11:00 – 1:00 M Monday, March 26

Katherine McGarry and Tom Ippoliti “Synthesis of a thiadiazole functionalized oxazolidinone antimicrobrial agent” Poster CHED 707 11:00 – 1:00 Monday March 26

Alexander Micek and Tom Ippoliti “Synthesis of a novel oxazolidinone containing a thiadiazole” Poster CHED 704 11:00 – 1:00 Monday, March 26

Tina Nagel and Tom Ippoliti, “Removing arsenic from water using a natural, inexpensive filter”  Poster CHED 1143, 2:00 – 4:00 PM Monday March 26

Maureen O’Conner and Tom Ippoliti, “Efficient synthesis of a photocleavable amino acid: o-Nitrophenylglycine” Poster CHED 565 11:00 – 1:00 Monday, March 26

Katherine Robertson and Tom Ippoliti “Synthesizing trapped photochromes for the detection of leukocyte esterase” Poster CHED 735 11:00 – 1:00 Monday, March 26

Josh Speros
and Tom Ippoliti “Synthesis of a chemiluminescent polymerizable compound” Poster CHED 700, 11:00 – 1:00 Monday, March 26

Matt Turner and Tom Marsh “In situ self-assembly of G-DNA molecular scaffolds nucleated by a polymeric template”  Poster CHED 470, 11:00 – 1:00 Monday March 26

Tyler Winkelman
and Tom Ippoliti “Synthesis of five novel antimicrobial oxazolidinones via click chemistry” Poster CHED 718 11:00 – 1:00 Monday, March 26