Publications

UST Chemistry faculty and students have recently published the following peer-reviewed publications. (Student names are underlined)

“Investigating the impact of adding an environmental focus to a developmental chemistry course”, Robelia, B., Wammer, K., McNeill, K., and Lawrenz, F.,  Journal of Chemical Education, 2010, 85, 216-220.

“Impact of a Web-Based Tutorial on VSEPR and Visualization Skills.”  Mithra Marcus The Chem. Educator, 2010, 15, 18-25.

“Nutrition and interference competition have interactive effects on the behavior and performance of Argentine ants”, Kay, A.D., Marsh, T. C., Zumbusch, T.,  Heinen, J.L., and  Holway, D.A. . Ecology, 2009, 91:57-64.

"Bridge orientation as a selector of intermolecular interactions in a series of crystalline isomeric benzylideneanilines." Ojala, W. H., Lystad, K. M., Deal, T. L., Engebretson, J. E., Spude, J. M., Balidemaj, B. & Ojala, C. R.  Crystal Growth and Design, 2009, 9, 964-970.

“4-(4-Chlorobenzylidenehydrazonomethyl)benzonitrile and the Bromo and Iodo Analogs,” Charles R. Ojala, William H. Ojala, and Doyle Britton; Acta Crystallographica, Section C:  Crystal Structure Communications 2008, 64, o37-o40.

 “Analysis and monitoring of volatile analytes from aqueous solutions by extractions into the gas phase using microdialysis membranes and coupling to fast GC” Melissa A. Jones, Ashley Kramer, Matthew Humbert, Tyler Vanadurongvan, Jonathan Maurer, Michael T. Bowser, and Anthony J. Borgerding Analytical Chemistry, 2008, 80, 123-128.

"Synthesis of Novel Oxazolidinone Antimicrobial Agents" David C. Ebner, Jeffrey C. Culhane, Tyler N. Winkelman, Mitchell D. Haustein, Jayna L. Ditty and J. Thomas Ippoliti Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2008, 16, 2651-2656.

“Environmental Photochemistry of Tylosin:  Efficient, Reversible Photoisomerization to a Less-Active Isomer, Followed by Photolysis.” Werner, J.J., M. Chintapalli, R.A. Lundeen, K.H. Wammer, W.A. Arnold, K. McNeill  Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2007, 55, 7062-7068.

"Linking Nutrition and Behavioural Dominance:  Carbohydrate Scarcity Limits Aggression and Activity in Argentine Ants." Crystal D. Grover, Adam D. Kay, Jessica A. Monson, Thomas C. Marsh, David A. Holway Proceedings, Biological Sciences, The Royal Society. 2007, 274, 2951-2957.

"Three Polymorphs of 4-4'-Diiodobenzalazine, and 4-Chloro-4'-Iodobenzalazine," Charles R. Ojala, William H. Ojala, Doyle Britton and Christopher J. Cramer, Acta Crystallographica, Section C:   Crystal Structure Communications 2007, 63, o518-o523.

"Isostructuralism Among 'Bridge-Flipped' Isomeric Benzylideneanilines and Phenylhydrazones," William H. Ojala, Jonathan M. Smieja , Jill M. Spude , Trina M. Arola , Marika K. Kuspa , Nell Herrera , and Charles R. Ojala; Acta Crystallographica, Section B:   Structural Science 2007 , 63 , 485-496.

"Isomeric Schiff Bases Related by Dual Imino-Group Reversals," William H. Ojala, Trina M. Arola , Nell Herrera , Barjeta Balidemaj , and Charles R. Ojala; Acta Crystallographica, Section C:   Crystal Structure Communications 2007 , 63 , o207-o211.