| Banita
White Brown Associate Professor Organic Chemistry B.A.: Furman University Ph.D.: University of Miami Post-doc: Georgia Institute of Technology |
Syntheses of macrocyclic "lariat" polyethers containing various amino acid or dipeptide sidearms and use of circular dichroism measurements to determine formation constants of complexes between these polyethers and various cations. |
| Brian
T. Cooper Associate Professor Bioanalytical Chemistry B.S.: Purdue University Ph.D.: University of Arizona Post-doc: (NIH Fellow) Iowa State University ORAU Junior Faculty Enhancement Award |
Bioanalytical Chemistry—protein
analysis by: capillary/channel electrophoresis; ultrasensitive fluorescence detection and imaging; electrospray and MALDI mass spectrometry. |
| Bernadette
T. Donovan-Merkert Professor Analytical Chemistry B.S.: Duke University Ph.D.: The University of Vermont Post-doc: Dartmouth College; The University of Texas at Austin National Science Foundation |
My group focuses on electron-transfer reactions of organometallic complexes. By oxidizing or reducing these compounds we often generate species that undergo interesting reactions or form complexes in unusual oxidation states. In many cases redox activation of organometallic complexes accelerates known reactions of these compounds, activates otherwise inert complexes, or allows reactions to occur under milder conditions. We study the reactions and their products using electrochemical methods and other instrumental techniques including, but not limited to, NMR, IR, ESR and GC/MS. |
| Tom
DuBois Charles H. Stone Professor of Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry B.S.: McMurry College, Abilene, Texas Ph.D.: The Ohio State University |
Computational chemistry, computational
materials and Supercomputing. Lewis acid-base reaction chemistry and inorganic cluster compounds. Photopolymers, photochemistry and lithography. Materials processing and plasma chemistry. Inorganic polymers and materials having unusual electronic properties. Homogeneous and heterogeneous transition metal catalysts. Microelectronic and Micromechanical Systems. |
| Markus Etzkorn Assistant Professor Organic Chemistry Pre-diploma: University of Freiburg (Germany) Diploma: University of Feriburg (Germany) Dr. rer. nat. (Ph. D.): University of Freiburg (Germany) Postdoc: USC – Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute |
Unusual structures (fullerenes, dodecahedrane, fluorinated graphite…) display often extraordinary properties that reward organic chemists for all the effort taken to achieve a challenging synthetic goal. Using contemporary tools of synthetic organic chemistry my group explores the potential of new (functionalized) hydrofluorocarbons as precursors to applied materials. In addition photochemical conversions of suitable hydrofluorocarbons could ultimately lead to highly strained cage systems with unique physicochemical properties. |
| Kenneth
Gonsalves Distinguished Professor Polymer/Materials/Organic Chemistry B.S.: Delhi University M.S.: Boston College> Ph.D.: University of Massachusetts, Amherst Post-doc: Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Dr. Gonsalves' research focuses on the molecular design, synthesis, processing and characterization of novel materials. It draws on the fundamental knowledge of organic, inorganic/ organo-metallic chemistry for the synthesis of polymers and precursors for various materials. |
| Daniel
S. Jones Associate Professor Physical Chemistry B.S.: Wake Forest University Ph.D.: Harvard University Post-doc: State University of New York at Buffalo; Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. |
X-ray Crystallography: Determination
of molecular structures by X-ray crystallographic methods. Structure determinations are carried out on compounds of interest in a variety of research endeavors; the particular compounds studied often depend on the immediate research interests of faculty colleagues here and elsewhere. Compounds recently studied include those of interest in 1) thin-film microelectronics technology, 2) image enhancement in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and 3) the search for cancer therapy agents. |
| Joanna
K. Krueger Assistant Professor Biochemistry B.A.(ACS): Kalamazoo College Ph.D.: Princeton University Post-doc: (NIH/NRSA Fellow) U. T. Southwestern Medical Center Los Alamos National Laboratory NSF CAREER Award |
Biophysical Chemistry My laboratory is interested in obtaining structural information on biomolecular associations using the techniques of small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering, chemical cross-linking with peptide analysis by Mass Spec, selected-site mutagenesis and spectroscopy (FTIR, CD, UV-VIS). We will use these data to build molecular models of protein:protein complexes and thus, to provide new insights into the molecular basis of protein interactions. Currently, we are looking at a protein, gelsolin, that when activated, through increases in intracellular calcium, binds to the cytoskeletal actin and regulates actins’ ability to self-associate. This regulation results in cell shape changes essential to the proper functioning of the cell. By studying the structure of the molecular complex between actin and gelsolin, we will provide key insights into molecular basis for several disease states related to improper functioning of the cell, such as cancer. |
| Sherine O. Obare Assistant Professor Analytical Chemistry and Nanoscale Science B.S.: West Virginia State University Ph.D.: University of South Carolina Post-doc: John Hopkins University Dreyfus Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, 2002-2004 NSF CAREER Award, 2006-2011 |
Inorganic materials chemistry: properties of metallic and semiconductor nanostructured composites; catalysis; chemical sensing; mechanisms of multi-electron transfer; nanoscale materials for environmental remediation. |
| Craig
A. Ogle Professor Organic Chemistry Director Regional Analytical Chemistry Laboratory B.S.: Otterbein College M.S.: University of Arizona Ph.D.: University of Arizona Post-doc: University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland |
My research has centered on the preparation, reaction and structure of carbanionic species. We are currently preparing organometallic reagents as chiral auxiliaries for organic synthesis. We are preparing functional monomers for preparing functional polymers. We are using the rapid injection NMR technique to help understand the mechanisms for organometallic conjugate addition reactions. |
| Jordan
C. Poler Associate Professor Physical Chemistry B.S.: State University of NY at Brockport Ph.D.: University of NC at Chapel Hill Post-doc: Princeton University |
Materials: Fundamental studies of complex systems at the nanoscale with regard to applications of materials at the macroscale. Complex systems exist at surfaces, interfaces and thin films. The experimental techniques that I use to study these systems are both optically and electronically based. Scanning probe microscopies are the work-horses of my research. In particular, the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) and the newly developed scanning thermopower microscope (STPM) are central in my studies of surfaces and interfaces. The complex systems that are of most interest to me are in the areas of both; "hard" materials (e.g. semiconductors and metals) and "soft" materials (e.g. self-assembled monolayers, biologically interesting molecules and Langmuir films). |
| Daniel
Rabinovich Professor Inorganic Chemistry B.S.: Catholic University Ph.D.: Columbia University Post-doc: Los Alamos National Laboratory |
The challenge and the excitement of making new compounds and discovering unusual reactivities—the ultimate goal of any synthetic chemist—is incomparable. Within the mainframe of synthetic, structural, and mechanistic inorganic and organometallic chemistry, areas of research currently considered in my group include: stabilization of copper(I) alkyls , dicarbollide complexes of the actinides, and aqueous organometallic chemistry. |
| John
M. Risley Associate Professor Biochemistry B.S.: Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana Ph.D.: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Post-doc: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana |
I. Studies of Glycosylasparaginase,
the Enzyme Involved in the Most Common Disorder of Glycoprotein Degradation II. The 18O Isotope Shift in NMR. |
| Tom
Schmedake Assistant Professor Inorganic Chemistry B.S.: Knox College Ph.D.: University of Wisconsin Post-doc: UC San Diego |
My research interests ultimately seek to use synthetic chemistry to modify the properties of advanced materials and to study systems in which advanced porous materials incorporating photonic confinement effects are used to alter the chemical properties and reactivity of intercalated molecules. |
| Wade
N. Sisk Associate Professor Physical Chemistry B.S.: University of Iowa Ph.D.: University of California Berkeley Post-doc: Tokyo Institute of Technology; Hitachi Research Laboratory, Japan, HIVIPS Fellow Brookhaven National Laboratory Visiting Researcher: The Institute of Physical & Chemical Research (RIKEN), Saitama, Japan |
Investigation of the photochemical and photophysical properties of polymer-dispersed dyes. In particular our group investigates the photostability, photoluminescence, and photoconductivity of dyes dispersed in a polymer matrix. We aim to understand the mechanism of photodegradation and employ methods to decrease the rate of photodegradation, i.e. add antioxidants to preclude singlet oxygen mediated photooxidation. We are also trying to understand the relation between different measures of photostability, whether it be the decrease in absorbance, fluorescence, or photocurrent with accumulated laser pulses. Applications of this research include: solid-state dye lasers, waveguides, organic light emitting devices (OLEDs), read/write disks (DVDs), and photofading of dyed fabrics. |
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University of North Carolina Charlotte |