The University of St. Thomas

Tony BorgerdingAnalytical Chemistry. Instrumental development, environmental and biomedical applications in the areas of high speed chromatographic measurements, rapid extractions, mass spectrometry, and other selective detectors.

David Boyd (on leave until Fall 2009):  Inorganic Chemistry.  Electron transfer chemistry of organometallic compounds (Solar Energy Conversion), synthesis of inorganic molecules capable of serving as dopant emitters for fabrication of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), development of useful solid-state materials such as thin films and sensors.

Joe BromPhysical Chemistry.  Electrochemiluminescence of Organic Molecules, Electroluminescence of Molecularly-Doped Polymers.  Computational Studies.

Lynn HartshornChemical Education.  Studies of the effectiveness of alternative teaching techniques.

Tom IppolitiOrganic Chemistry.  Synthesis of photochromic molecules, synthesis of hole transporters, synthesis of chromogenic enzyme substrates, synthesis of isotopically labeled drug and flavor molecules, and synthesis of biocompatible polymers.

Gary MabbottAnalytical Chemistry.  Bioanalytical and forensic applications of spectral imaging and other techniques.

Tom MarshBiochemistry.  Synthesis and analysis of self-assembled G4-DNA nanostructures. Biomaterials applications of self-assembled G4-DNA.

Bill OjalaOrganic Chemistry.  X-ray Crystallography; Understanding of the Structures of Biomedically Relevant Molecules; Studies of the Solid-state Structures of Benzylideneanilines, Benzylideneazines, and Selected Fluorinated Compounds; Solid-state Study of Strict Isosteres (chemically different molecules having virtually identical space-filling requirements).

Kathy Olson (on sabbatical until Fall 2008)Biochemistry.  Metalloproteins and their interactions with DNA.

Kris WammerEnvironmental Chemistry.  Chemical and microbiological processes that affect organic pollutants; Photodegradation of pharmaceutical compounds in natural waters.