Research and scholarship from undergraduate students in the Chemistry Department at St. John Fisher University.
Submissions from 2019
Equilibrium in the Catalytic Condensation of Carboxylic Acids with Methyl Ketones to 1,3-Diketones and the Origin of the Reketonization Effect, Alexey Ignatchenko, Thomas DiProspero, Heni Patel, and Joseph R. LaPenna
Submissions from 2018
Reversibility of the catalytic ketonization of carboxylic acids and of beta-keto acids decarboxylation, Alexey V. Ignatchenko and Andrew J. Cohen
Exploration of Kalanchoe Daigremontiana Phytochemicals for Antimicrobial Properties, Brianna S. Walworth, Xayathed Somoulay, Grace E. Stoklosa, Sridhar Anand, Jonelle Mattiacio, and Maryann Herman
Formulation and Stability Study of Eslicarbazepine Acetate Oral Suspensions for Extemporaneous Compounding, Fang Zhao, Vivek S. Dave, Mazin Z. Mar, and Jonathan R. Perri
Submissions from 2017
Ab initio study of the mechanism of carboxylic acids cross-ketonization on monoclinic zirconia via condensation to beta-keto acids followed by decarboxylation, Alexey Ignatchenko, James P. McSally, Marc D. Bishop, and Joshua Zweigle
Synthesis and evaluation of l-phenylalanine ester-based chiral ionic liquids for GC stationary phase ability, Irene Kimaru, Lydia Morris, Joanna Vassiliou, and Nicole Savage
Submissions from 2016
Use of a UAV for Water Sampling to Assist Remote Sensing of Bacterial Flora in Freshwater Environments, Dylan Cornell, Maryann Herman, and Fernando Ontiveros
Encapsulating Ibuprofen using Beeswax Microspheres, Honghao Li and Kermin Martinez-Hernandez
Modulating Sterile Inflammation with Lipid-Based Nanoparticles, Kelsey Moore and Fernando Ontiveros
Analysis of the Encapsulation of Beeswax Microspheres with Ibuprofen, Chau To and Kermin Martinez-Hernandez
Encapsulating Ibuprofen using Beeswax Microspheres, Chau To and Kermin Martinez-Hernandez
Submissions from 2015
Effects of Fructose-Derived Advanced Glycation End Products on Acetylation of Histones in the Brain, Alissa K. Cornacchia, MacKenzie Hall, and Melinda E. Lull
Crystal structures of tris[1-oxopyridine-2-olato(1-)]silicon(IV) chloride chloroform-d1 disolvate, tris[1-oxopyridine-2-olato(1-)]silicon(IV) chloride acetonitrile unquantified solvate, and fac-tris[1-oxopyridine-2-thiolato(1-)]silicon(IV) chloride chloroform-d1 disolvate, Bradley M. Kraft, William W. Brennessel, Amy E. Ryan, and Candace K. Benjamin
Submissions from 2014
Development of a standard operating procedure and determination of figures of merit for the study of potassium in potassium gluconate tablets, Samantha Lane, Irene Kimaru, and Kimberly D. Chichester
Analytical method transfer to confirm interlaboratory reproducibility in figures of merit, James L. Stanfield, Peter R. DiMilia, Irene Kimaru, and Kimberly D. Chichester
Development and inter-lab transfer of a dissolution testing and HPLC analysis method for glucosamine tablets, Elaina J. Zito, Meghan C. Burns, Irene W. Kimaru, and Kimberly D. Chichester
Submissions from 2011
Determination of Lead in Soil and Phytoremediation Trials, Erin Semple, Kimberly D. Chichester, Maryann Herman, Irene Kimaru, and Cara Patrick
Submissions from 2010
Utilizing Service Learning in the Analytical Chemistry Classroom, Kimberly D. Chichester, Colleen Dugan, Amanda Lewis, Maryann Herman, and Irene Kimaru