Summer 2008:

• An Enantioselective Synthesis of Cymbalta: Preparation of (+)-(S)-Duloxetine
  Nikhil Addleman (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Host-Independent Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Phenotypic Response to E. coli Prey
  Thomas Andre (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Electrochemistry of DNA-bound redox probes using Alkyne-terminated oligonucleotides "clicked" to Azide-terminated Thiols on gold electrodes
  Hayden Burgoyne (Michael J. Hill)
   
• Total Synthesis of a Lactam Glycosidase Inhibitor Precursor
  Anders Eliasen (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Studies on the Photochemical Reactions of 1,4-Naphthoquinones
  Sarah Jane Fischer (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Effects of Pentanol Isomers on the Phase Behavior of Phospholipid Bilayer Membranes
  Kathryn Griffin (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Coating glass with two-component metal colloids via Marangoni Flow
  Barry Kang (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Reaction of 1,4-napthoquinones with diamines
  Marci Kang (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Phase Transitions of Langmuir Films of n-Perfluorocarboxylic Acids
  Keegan Nelson (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Nucleophilic addition reactions of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone epoxide
  Hareem Park (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Studies on the Enantioselective Synthesis of Isofagomine
  Mark Paulsen (Don Deardorff)
   
• An Enantioselective Synthesis of a Single Enantiomer of Prozac; Preparation of (S)-(+)-Fluoxetine
  Derek Ross (Donald Deardorff)
   
• The Reactivity of Thiols with 1,4-Naphthoquinone Derivatives
  Elisabeth Rutledge (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Physical and Chemical Stability of Binary Lipid Mixtures
  Eric Smith  (Phoebe Dea)
   
• The Effect of Self Interdigitating Phospholipids on Bilayer Membranes
  Christiaan van Gorkum (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Enantiopure Synthesis of (-)-Coniine
  David Weiser  (Donald Deardorff)

Summer 2007:

• Total Synthesis of (-)-Coniine
  Jeffrey Cannon (Donald Deardorff)
   
• [Ru(bpy)2(bdppz)][tosyl] Photochemistry in Nafion Polymer Films
  Lauren Grokett (Michael Hill)
   
• Study on the Demethylation Reaction of 1,4-naphthoquinones
  Dawn Gruber (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Antimicrobial and Chemical Nuclease Activity of Phenanthroline Derivatives
  Katharine Hagen (Dr. Gilles Van Wezel)
   
• Enzymatic protein P450: The potential when using electrochemistry
  Kevo Hindoyan & Clarisse van der Feltz (Michael Hill)
   
• Activation of Bleomycin at DNA Modified Electrodes
  Chris Jackson & Hayden Burgoyne (Michael Hill)
   
• Substitution Reactions of Aminoalkylthiols with 2-Methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone and 2-Bromo-3-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone and 2-Bromo-3-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone
  Christopher Hathaway Jackson (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Spreading Ag Nanocrystals from Liquid to Solid Surface via Marangoni Flow
  Donald Johnson (Eileen Spain)
   
• Understanding Naphthoquinones: Reactions with Alkanedithiols
  Tom Lam (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Perfluorinated Compounds at the Air-Water Interface
  Keegan Nelson (Chad D. Vecitis, Nathan F. Dalleska & Eileen Spain)
   
• Nucleophilic addition reactions of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone epoxide
  Hareem Park (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Studies on the Enantioselective Synthesis of Isofagomine
  Mark Paulsen (Donald Deardorff)
   
• An enantioselective synthesis of S-(+)-fluoxetine (Prozac)
  Derek Ross (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Structure and Function of a Biosurfactant Produced by Host-Independent Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus
  Jaclyn Schmitt (Megan Ferguson, Weidong Wang, Nathan F. Dalleska & Eileen Spain)
   
• Characterization of Gramicidin A in a Lecithin Bilayer during Ethanol-Induced Interdigitation
  Gene Shtark (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Domain Formation in a Partially Miscible Binary Lipid Mixture
  Eric Smith (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Characterizing Dicyanin, a novel Blue Copper Protein
  Spenser Smith (Aram Nersissian)
   
• [Ru(bpy)2(bdppz)][tosyl] Photochemistry in Nafion Polymer Films
  Tyler Yuh (Michael Hill)
   

Summer 2006:

• Reactions of 2-chloro-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone with Alkylamines
  Nathan Adkins (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Effect of Unsaturation on Ethanol-Induced Interdigitation in Model Lipid Bilayers
  Bennett Addison and Eric Smith (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Iron Acquisition by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus
  Hunter Benvenuti (Eileen Spain and Megan Ferguson)

• Enantioselective Synthesis of (-)-Coniine
  Jeffrey Cannon (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Effects of 1-Pentanol and 2-Pentanol on Phospholipid Bilayer Membranes
  Chih-Yin Cheng (Phoebe K. Dea)
   
• Making Molecules and Dreams Come True:  A Formal Synthesis of Anisomycin
  Chris Finlayson (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Nucleophilic Additions and Substitutions of 2,3-Epoxy-2,3-dihydro-1,4-naphthoquinone Derivatives
  Joshua Geleris (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry of Cytochrome P450 BM3-Surfactant Film Assemblies
  James Gillan (Michael Hill)
   
• Electrochemistry on Pyrene-modified Cytochrome P450 Mutants
  Peter Goldman (Michael Hill)
   
• Reactions of 2-Bromo-3-Methoxy-1,4-Naphthoquinone with Diaminoalkanes
  Azure Greeson (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• The Enantioselective Synthesis of Isofagomine: A Glycosidase Inhibitor That Packs More Punch Than Chuck Norris
  Michael Heffner (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Naphthoquinone: Reactions with Alkanedithiol
  Tom Lam (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Effects of butanol isomers on lipid bilayer membranes: the dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine system
  Megan Reeves and Adam Schawel (Phoebe Dea)
   
• An Enantioselective Synthesis of S-(+)-Fluoxitine
  Derek Ross (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Substitution Patterns of Aminoalkylthiols with 1,4-Naphthoquinone Derivatives
  Sergio Sanchez (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Exploring Internal Chemistry of Bacterial Predation from External Measurements
  Jaclyn Schmitt (Eileen Spain and Megan Ferguson)
   
• Micron Sized Crystallites from Films Embedded with Ag Nanocrystals
  Benjamin C Tway (Eileen Spain)
   
• BLASTing Blue Copper Proteins
  Wouter van der Linden (Aram Nersissian)
   
• Interaction of n-Propanol and Isopropanol with Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine Bilayer
  Yue Wang (Phoebe K. Dea)
   
• Interfacial Electrochemistry of Metallointercalators at DNA-Modified Electrodes
  Tyler Yuh (Michael G. Hill)
   
• Reactions of 2-Bromo-3-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone with Secondary Alkyl Amines: The Role of the Bromine Atom in the Stability of the Product
  Qiao Zhou (Tetsuo Otsuki)

Summer 2005:

• Reactions of 2-chloro-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone with Alkylamines
  Nathan Adkins (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Aniline Oligomers As Model Conductive Polymers Via Proton Doping
  Brian Akcasu (Michael Hill)
   
• Enantioselective Synthesis of a Natural Product: Coniine
  Jeffrey Cannon and Jason Papazian (Donald R. Deardorff)
   
• Study on the Introduction of Two Different Substituents, an Amino- and a Thio-group, on 1,4-Naphthoquinones
  Liliana Castelblanco (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Back to our Roots: Characterization of the Relationship Between Ephrins and Blue Copper Binding Proteins
  Anne Davis (Aram Nersissian)
   
• Phase Transfer Properties of Silver Nanoparticles
  Michiel Dokter (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Elaboration of an Enzymatically-Derived Chiral Fragment via Olefin Cross Metathesis: A Novel Strategy for the Synthesis of Polyhydroxylated Pyrrolidines
  Chris Finlayson, Andrew Pace, and Kathryn Watts (Donald R. Deardorff)
  
  
• Thiol Additions to 1,4-Napthoquinone Epoxide Derivatives in the Presence of a Base
  Joshua Geleris (Tetsuo Otsuki)
  
  
• Investigations of Mammalian Cytochrome P450 2B4 in Surfactant Films
  James M. Gillan and Katharine D. Hagen (Michael G. Hill)
   
• Enantioselective Synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted polyhydroxy Pyrrolidines
  Mike Heffner, Derek Ross and Owen Thomas (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Mutagenesis Studies of Cytochrome P450
  Kevo Hindoyan, Nareen Hindoyan (Michael Hill)
   
• Photoelectrochemistry of Ru(bpy)₂bdppz^2+­­-DNA-Gold Conjugate
  Bryan Hunter and Samuel Phang (Michael Hill)
   
• Photochemical Oxidation of Wild Type and Mutant Cytochrome P450 CAM
  Nazafarin Javdan (Michael Hill)
   
• Macroscopic Materials Built from Ag Nanocrystals
  Donald Johnson, Jr. (Eileen Spain)
   
• Reactions of 1,4-Naphthoquinone Derivatives with 1,w-Alkanedithiol
  Chain Lee (Tetsuo Otsuki)
  
  
• Plasmid Construction and the Purification of Arabidopsis Plantancyanin and Lily Chemocyanin in a Prokaryotic System
  Suhyen Lee (Aram M. Nersissian)
  
  
• The Effect of Axial Ligands on the Redox Potential of Blue Copper Proteins
  Jeremiah Ray (Aram M. Nersissian)
   
• Studies on the Interactions of Butanol Isomers with Phospholipid Bilayer Membranes
  Megan Reeves and Adam Schawel (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Synthesis, Spectrosopy and EXAFS of a Binuclear Complex of Ir(I):  The First Example of a Bond Stretch Isomer?
  Bridgett Sabat (Mike Hill)
   
• Atomic Force Microscopy of Bdellovibrio Predation of Magnetotactic Prey
  Jaclyn L. Schmitt (Eileen Spain)
   
• Transportation of Biogenic Magnetic Nanoparticles from a Prey Bacteria
  Anil Sindhurakar (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Exploration of Materials Formed with Ag Nanocrystals at the Liquid-Liquid Interface
  William Sohn (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Effects of n-Propanol and Isopropanol on Phospholipid Bilayers
  Yue Wang (Phoebe Dea)

Summer 2004:

• Using Modified Oligoaniline as a Model for Conductive Polymers at the Nanometer Scale  
  Bryan Akcasu  (Michael Hill) 
  
  
• Prey Cell Surface Properties of a Biofilm Under Attack by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus.  
  Phyllis Chan  (Eileen Spain, M. Nuñez, and Mark Martin)
  
  
• The Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction of 2-Bromo-3-methoxy-1,4-naphthaquinone with Amino Acid Residues.
  Heather Crump  (Tetsuo Otsuki)
  
  
• An Electrochemical Model for Interfacial Protein Interactions.
  Katherine Hagen (Michael Hill)
  
  
• The Synthesis of 2-Chloro-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone and Its Reaction with Amines.  
  Theodore Helgert  (Tetsuo Otsuki)
  
  
• The Role of RNA and Iron-Sulfur Clusters in the Biosynthesis of Deoxyribonucleotides.  
  Haley D. Hill & Jason Willis  (W. R. Hardy, J. Franck, and Michael Hill)
  
  
• Activation of Cytochrome P450 Enzyme at a Surfactant Film Electrode.  
  Nareen Hindoyan and Bridgett Sabat (Michael Hill)
  
  
• Synthesis of Ru(bpy)₂-iodo-bdppz²⁺ 
  Elena Hunanyan and Bryan Hunter  (Michael Hill)
  
  
• Reaction of 2-Alkyl-3-bromo-1,4-naphthoquinone with Amines; A Novel Demethylation Reaction  
  Cameron Iverson  (Tetsuo Otsuki)
  
  
• Interactions of Isopropanol and n-Propanol with Phospholipid Bilayers
  Franklin Lam  (Phoebe Dea)
  
  
• Examination of Groove Binding and Intercalation into DNA by Atomic Force Microscopy  
  Elaine Ly  (M. Nunez and Eileen Spain)
  
  
• Elaboration of an Enzymatically-Derived Fragment via Olefin Cross-Metathesis
  Andrew Pace, Jeffrey Cannon, Jason Papazian and Kathryn Watts  (Don Deardorff)
  
  
• Study on the Reaction of 2-Bromo-3-Methoxy-1,4-Naphthoquinone with Secondary Amines and the Subsequent Dealkylation 
  Sergio Sanchez  (Tetsuo Otsuki)
  
  
• Reaction of 2-Methyl-2,3-dihydro-1,4-naphthoquinone Oxide with Thiols
  Michael Sfregola  (Tetsuo Otsuki)
  
  
• Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum Bacteria as a Prey for Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Bacteria
  Anil Sindhurakar  (Eileen Spain and Mark Martin)
  
  
• Studies into the Stereo Selective Synthesis of Glycosidase Inhibitors
  Amit Vachher-Gnanathurai (Don Deardorff and Dennis Mitchell)
  
  
• Characterization of Ag Nanoparticle Films at the Liquid-Liquid Interface
  John Vigorita  (Eileen Spain)
  
  
• The Effects of Temperature and Concentration on Micelle Formation of Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride
  Monique Vuong  (Phoebea Dea)
  
  
• Synthesis of 7-Amino-6-Methoxy-5,8-Quinolinequinone Derivatives
  Rachael Williams  (Tetsuo Otsuki)
  

Summer 2003:

• Crack-free Mesoporous Transparent Silica Monoliths
  Michael Airola (Ralph Amey)
   
• Electrochemistry of Cytochrome c Mutants
  Bryan Akcasu (Katsumi Nikki)
   
• Investigation of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorous at Biofilms with Atomic Force Microscopy
  Phyllis Chan (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Synthesis of 2-Alkylamino-3-alkylthio-1,4-naphthoquinone Derivatives
  Heather Crump (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Novel Routes to Amphiphillic Ag Quantum Dots
  Andrew D. Dwoskin, Chau Sophia Nguyen, Jill K. Sakata (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• The Role of RNA and [4Fe/4S]^2+/+ Iron Sulfur Clusters in the Biosynthesis of Deoxyribonucleotides
  Haley Hill (Michael Hill)
   
• Electrochemistry of Cytochrome C
  Nareen Hindoyan (Michael Hill and Katsumi Niki)
   
• Reaction of 2-alkyl-3-bromo-1,4-Naphthoquinone with Amines; A Novel Demethylation Reaction
  Cameron Iverson (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Investigations of Micelle Formation Using Capillary Electrophoresis
  Michael T. Lee (Phoebe K. Dea)
   
• Intercalation-Induced Changes in DNA Tertiary Structure Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy
  Elaine Ly (Eileen M. Spain and Megan Nuñez)
   
• The Reduction of Ferricyanide by Methlene Blue at DNA-Modified Electrodes
  Miran Nersissian (Michael Hill)
   
• Surface Characterization of Passivated Ag Nanoparticles
  Chau Sophia Nguyen, Anil Sindhurakar, Jill K. Sakata (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Electrochemistry of DNA-modified Surfaces
  Alexis Ostrowski, Quhan Zhuomei (Michael Hill)
   
• Drugs, People and Mirrors: A New Wave in Pharmaceuticals
  Andrew Pace (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Enantiomerically Pure Intramolecular Metathathis of Double Bonds
  Jason Papazian (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Contact Angle Measurement with the Goniometer to Characterize Amphiphillic Ag Nanoparticle Films
  Anil Sindahurakar (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Reaction of 1,4-Naphthoquinones with Tertiary Amines
  Sarah Stadler (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• The Chemoselective Substitution Reaction of 2-Bromo-3-methoxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone
  Bryanne Stills (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Photochemical Reaction of 2-Alkylamino-1,4-naphthoquinones: A Novel Dealkylation
  Yevgeniy V. Sychev (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Determining the Critical Micelle Concentration By Capillary Electrophoresis
  Kristina Tran (Phoebe K. Dea)
   
• Fluorescence and Calorimetry Studies of Drug Interactions with Lipid Bilayers
  Rosalie Tran (Phoebe K. Dea)
   
• Cross Metathesis with Grubb's Catalyst and Enantiomerically Pure Intramolecular Metathathis of Double Bonds
  Kate Watts (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Synthesis of 7-amino-6-methoxy-5,8-quinolinequinone Derivatives
  Rachael Williams (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Redox Chemistry of B12-binding RNA Aptamers
  Jason A. Willis (Michael Hill)
   
• Electrochemistry of DNA-modified surfaces
  Quhan Zhuomei (Michael Hill)

 Summer 2002:

• Subgel Characterization and Effects of Ions on Phospholipid Bilayers.
  Erik Anderson (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Hydrogenation and Deuteration of Fatty Acid and Phosphatidylcholine.
  Armine Avanesyan (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Bacteria at an Interface
  Lin Duong and Elaine Ly (Eileen Spain, Megan Nuñez and Mark Martin)
   
• A Route to Amphiphilic Silver Nanoparticles.
  Juan D. Guerrero and Oanh Phan  (Eileen Spain)
   
• The Role of RNA and [4Fe/4S]^2+/+ Iron Sulfur Clusters in the Biosynthesis of Deoxyribonucleotides.
  Haley Hill (Reef Hardy and Mike Hill)
   
• Reaction of 2-Bromo-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone with Amines: A Novel Demethylation Reaction.
  Cameron Iverson (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Exploring the Substitution Reactions of Quinones: 2-Methoxy-1,4-naphthatquinone with Amines.
  Cal Lauzon (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Intercalation-Induced Changes in DNA Tertiary Structure Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy.
  Elaine Ly (Megan Núñez and Eileen Spain)
   
• Purification of Recombinant Human Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase.
  Lilit Nalbandyan and Ivon Brito (Chris L. Craney)
   
• Electron Transfer Through Thiol Modified Sticky End Oligonucleotides.
  Alexis Ostrowski (Mike Hill)
   
• Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Association Studies.
  Jason A. Ovanessian (Chris L. Craney)
   
• A Single Enantiomer Preparation of Prozac® and a Novel Synthesis of Amides.
  Aaron Pace, Regan Jones, Charles Nguyen, Judy Tang (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Delving into the World of "Artificial Atoms": Ag Nanoparticles.
  Oanh Phan and Juan D. Guerrero (Eileen Spain)
   
• The Effects of Cholesterol on Lipid Bilayers
  Samuel Shin (Phoebe Dea)
   
• The Mechanistic Study of Substitution of Halogenated Naphthoquinones.
  Sarah J. Stadler (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Electrochemical Properties of Stellacyanin as Probed by Site-Directed Mutagenesis.
  Noah Stites-Hallett and Elena Hunanyan ( Mike Hill and Reef Hardy)
   
• Fluorescence and Calorimetry Studies of Drug Interactions with Lipid Bilayers.
  Rosalie Tran  (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Phase Behavior of Phospholipid Bilayers with Ethanol.
  Rosalie Tran (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Morphology of Metal Films Laser Deposited on Organic Monolayers
  Joshua Van Vranken (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Synthesis of 7-Amino-6-methoxy-5,8-quinolinequinone Derivatives.
  Rachael Y. Williams (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Redox Chemistry of B₁₂-binding RNA aptamers.
  Jason Willis  (W. Reef Hardy & Michael G. Hill)
   
• Reactions of 2-methoxy-3-methyl-1,4-Naphthoquinone with Alkylamines.
  Sayuri Yatsubo (Tetsuo Otsuki)

 Summer 2001:

• A ³¹P NMR and Calorimetry Study: The Effects of an Antipsychotic Drug on Lipid Bilayers
  Marlene Abrego (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Reductive Quenchers Based On Ruthenium (II) Complexes.
  Marci Amii and Sanaz Fatery (Michael Hill)
   
• Dehydration of Phospholipid Bilayer by Ammonium Sulfate.
  Ramesh Bhagat (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Electrochemistry at DNA Modified Surfaces.
  Vipin Bhagat and Miran Nersissian (Michael Hill)
   
• Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Bacteria at the Solid-Liquid Interface.
  Lin Duong  (Eileen Spain and Mark Martin)
   
• The Synthesis and Characterization of a Ru(II) Supramolecule.
  Brian G. Hashiguchi and Ricky N. Amii  (Michael Hill)
   
• Synthesis of an Unnatural Amino Acid via Oxynitrilase and Stereospecific Palladium Catalyzed Reactions.
  Regan Jones (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Photochemical Reactions of Quinoline-5, 8-diones with Aldehyde.
  Anastasia Kaluzhny & Daniel Kilbride  (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Study of Thermal and Photochemical Reactions of 2-Methoxy-1,4-napthoquinone With Amines.
  Carolyn Lauzon (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• The Effects of pH on Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Solution.
  Wen Lee and Jodie Matz (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Synthesis and Characterization of Passivated Silver Nanoparticles.
  Sophia Lee Matracia, Kimberly Muljono & Carcy Chan   (Eileen Spain)
   
• Expanding PQQ's Biosensor Applications: The Effects of Illumination on the Reactivity of PQQ.
  Alicia McCarthy (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Synthesis of Unnatural Amino Acids via Enzyme and Palladium Catalysis.
  Anna Nelson  (Don Deardorff)
   
• Synthesis of Enantiopure Compounds Using the Enzyme Oxynitrilase.
  Aaron Pace (Don Deardorff)
   
• Reaction of 2-bromo-3-methoxy-1, 4-napthoquinone with amines.
  Bryanne Stills (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Electrochemical and DNA-Binding Studies of a Modified Blue Copper Protein.
  Noah Stites-Hallett (W. Reef Hardy)
   
• Atomic Force Microscopy study of Lrp Protein-DNA interaction at the solid-liquid interface.
  Shunsuke Toyoda, Lin Duong, Karen Stella, Aaron Hernday*, David Low*, John Perona* (*UCSB) (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Fluorescence and Calorimetry Studies of Drug Interactions with Lipid Bilayers.
  Rosalie Tran (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Morphology of Metal-Containing Films Deposited by Pulsed Laser Vaporization onto Supported Organic Monolayers.
  Joshua Van Vranken and Alonzo Martinez (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Synthesis of 7-Amino-6-methoxy-5, 8-quinolinequinone Derivatives.
  Rachael Williams (Tetsuo Otsuki)

 Summer 2000:

• P NMR Studies: Lipid Phase Transitions and Drug Interactions.
  Marlene Abrego (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Tailoring of the p53 Gene for an Electrode-Based Mutational Detection Assay.
  Cassia A. Aho  (Michael Hill)
   
• Insights into the Dynamics of DMSO in Phosphatidylcholine Bilayers.
  Henry Chang (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Isolating Enantiopure a,b-Unsaturated Cyanohydrins by Exposing the Achiral Analog Substrates to Oxynitrilase.
  Jason M. Chapman, Anna Nelson, & Aaron Pace  (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Synthesis of PQQ Adducts and Reconstitution Studies with sGDH.
  Sum Cheung (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Studies Directed Toward the Synthesis of Enantioenriched Unsaturated Cyanohydrins and their Application in an Immidate [3,3] Sigmatropic Shift.
  Summer Collier (Donald Deardorff)
   
• Atomic Force Microscopy study of Lrp Protein-DNA interaction at the solid-liquid interface.
  Lin Duong (Eileen Spain)
   
• Study of Soluble Glucose Dehydrogenase(sgdh) Based upon Kinetic Studies of the Structural Analogs of PQQ.
  James Ewing, Carolnn Yong & Leslie Thompson (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Small Molecular Probes for the Electron Transfer Pathways of Metalloproteins.
  Marrisa Gittisarn (Michael Hill)
   
• Self-Assembly of a Supramolecule on a Platinum Surface.
  Brian Hashiguchi & Ricky Amii  (Michael Hill)
   
• Phase Behavior of Phospholipid Bilayers with Ethanol.
  Shirleen Ho (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Photochemical Reaction of 2-methylquinoline-5, 8-dione with Aldehyde.
  Anastasia Kaluzhny  (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Site Directed Mutagenesis of a Blue Copper Protein.
  Koung-Won Kang & Richard Row (W. Reef Hardy)
   
• Synthesis of the Isomeric Analogue of  PQQ known as Ethyl pyruvate 2-methoxy-5-nitrophenylhydrazone.
  Christine Le (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Pulsed Laser Deposition of Metal Containing Films on Supported Self-assembled Monolayers.
  Alonzo Martinez & Bryan Jackson (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Expanding PQQ's Biosensor Applications: the Effects of Illumination on the Reactivity of PQQ.
  Alicia McCarthy  (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Synthesis of Size-Selected Ag Nanoparticles for Studies of Electron-Phonon Coupling in Finite-sized Systems.
  Kimberly I. Muljono  (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• The Thermodynamics of a Detergent using Calorimetry.
  Amy D. Nichols (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Synthesis of Racemic g-Azido-a,b-Unsaturated Nitrile.
  Arisa Oki  (Donald Deardorff)
   
• In Vitro Selection of RNA Ribonucleotides Reductases: Separation using Boronate Affinity Chromatography.
  Kareem Shehab  (W. Reef Hardy)
   
• The Search for a Ribonucleotide Reductase in the "RNA World": In-Vitro Selection of Terminally Reduced 3'Deoxy-RNAs from Random RNA Libraries.
  Dyna Shirasaki  (Michael Hill)
   
• The Partitioning of an Antipsychotic Drug into Phospholipid Bilayers.
  Shandiz Tehrani & Adriaan van Gammeran  (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Atomic Force Microscopy study of Lrp Protein-DNA interaction at the solid-liquid interface.
  Shunsuke Toyoda & Karen Stella (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Effects of Ethanol on the Subtransition of Phospholipid Bilayers.
  Rosalie Tran  (Phoebe Dea)
   
• Synthesis of Novel Aluminum Hydroxyquinoline Complexes.
  Jason Woertink  (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• The Effects of a Tranquilizer on Lipid Bilayers.
  Lina Zeng  ( Phoebe Dea)

Summer 1999:

•  NMR Studies of Fatty Acids and Phospholipids.
  Marlene Abrego  (Phoebe K. Dea)
   
• A Supramolecular Assembly for Solar-Energy Storage.
  Ricky N. Amii (Michael G. Hill)
   
• The Effects of Illumination on the Oxidation Reactions of PQQ.
  Lousine Boyadzhyan &  Alicia McCarthy  (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Subgel Studies of Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine Bilayers.
  Henry H. Chang (Phoebe K. Dea)
   
• Reconstitution Study of sGDH with PQQ Adducts and Substrate and Product Analogs.
  Sum Cheung (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Preparation of Two-Dimensional Arrays of Ag Nanoparticles for Laser Interrogation.
  Paul Chung (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Studies directed towards the Synthesis of Enantio-enriched a,b-Unsaturated Imidates and their Application in a Cyclic Intermediate [3,3]-Sigmatropic Shift.
  Summer Collier and Caroline Carter (Don Deardorff)
   
• A Study of Soluble Glucose Dehydrogenase Based upon Kinetic Studies of the Structural Analogs of PQQ.
  James Ewing, Leslie Thompson & Carolnn Yong (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Characterization of Coal using FTIR Spectroscopy: Aromaticity and Coal Rank.
  Jade C. Hermanson  (Ralph Amey)
   
• Thermotropic Properties of Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine Bilayers.
  Shirleen S.M. Ho & Henry H. Chang  (Phoebe K. Dea)
   
• Pulsed Laser Deposition of Metal-containing Films on Supported Self-assembled Monolayers.
  Bryan Jackson  (Eileen Spain)
   
• Electrochemistry, Photophysics and Spectroscopy of a New Class of Electron Transfer Quenchers.
  Crisjoe Joseph & Azam Ahmed  (Michael G. Hill)
   
• Multiple-Electron Transfer Complexes Using Ferrocene Derivatives as Ligands.
  Koung-Won Kang  (Michael G. Hill)
   
• Electrochemically Triggered Protein Unfolding.
  Melanie Koch and  Esther Moran  (Michael G. Hill)
   
• Synthesis of Enantiopure a,b-Unsaturated Cyanohydrins using Enzyme Technology.
  Caitlin O'Connor  (Donald R. Deardorff)
   
• FTIR Spectroscopy of Heat Treated Sol-Gels.
  Hung Quach   (Ralph Amey)
   
• FTIR Analysis of Sol-Gel Encapsulated Proteins.
  Dyna I. Shirasaki (Ralph Amey)
   
• Structure and Dynamics of DNA Condensates at the Solid-Liquid Interface.
  Karen Stella (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• A Two-step Method for the Conversion of a,b-Unsaturated Aldehydes into g-Azido-a,b-Unsaturated Nitriles.
  Sanaz Tafti,  Henry Kim & Cullen Tanaguchi  (Donald R. Deardorff)
   
• Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Micellization and the Thermodynamics of Aggregation in Aqueous Solution.
  Shandiz Tehrani  (Phoebe K. Dea)
   
• Synthesis of Quinoline-5,8-diones as a Model of PQQ and Its Photochemical Reactivity.
  Jason Woertink  (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• The Interactions between Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine and Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride.
  Lina Zeng  (Phoebe K. Dea) 

Summer 1998:

• Structural Modification of PQQ and its Effect on the Reconstitution of the 'Holo'enzyme and Catalytic Activity.
  Adah Almutairi (T. Otsuki)
   
• Reductive Quenching of the Ruthenium(ii) Trisbipyridyl Excited State by Ruthenocene Analogs: Partitioning Between Energy and Electron Transfer.
  Azam S. Ahmed (M. G. Hill)
   
• Effect of Illumination and Bivalent Metal Ions on Oxidation Reactions of PQQ.
  Lousine Boyadzhyan  (T. Otsuki)
   
• Investigations on the Interactions of a Tranquilizer with Phospholipidbilayers.
  Henry Chang & Y. David Saito (Phoebe K. Dea)
   
• Synthesis of Multielectron Transporting Species Using 1,1-Dithioferrocene as Ligand.
  Hui-Jenny Chen (Michael G. Hill)
   
• Reconstitution Study of sGDH with PQQ Adducts and Substrate and Product Analogs.
  Sum Cheung (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Preparation of a Supported Lipid Bilayer for Atomic Force Microscopy Studies.
  Paul Chung & Mui Sam (P.K. Dea & M.G. Hill & T. Otsuki)
   
• Synthesis of Diglycolic Aldehydes as Possible Suicide Substrates for Soluble Glucose Dehydrogenase.
  Maria T. Farkas (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Characterization of Coal Using FTIR Spectroscopy: Aromaticity and Coal Rank.
  Jade Hermanson (Ralph Amey)
   
• The Synthesis and Properties of Photoactive Ruthenium Complexes.
  Seong W. Kang & Ricky N. Amii (Michael G. Hill)
   
• The Enantioselective Preparation of a,b-unsaturated Cyanohydrins via Oxynitrilase.
  Alexander J. Kim (Donald R. Deardorff)
   
• Study of Soluble Glucose Dehydrogenase - Reconstitution of the Enzyme and its Kinetic Behavior.
  Arianna Moreno (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Surfactant Structure at the Liquid-solid Interface above the Critical Micelle Concentration.
  Rupali Nabar and Maya Sorensen (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• 31P-NMR Studies on Phospholipid Bilayers.
  Mariko Okamoto (Phoebe K. Dea)
   
• Atomic Force Microscopy of Immobilized Supercoiled DNA in Aqueous Buffer.
  Michele Yuriko Ono (Eileen M. Spain)
   
• Lifetime Analysis of Tranquilizer Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride via Frequency Domain Fluorometry.
  Y. David Saito & Nathan R. Brandstater (Phoebe K. Dea)
   
• The Effects of Short-chain Alcohols on the Phase Behavior of Unsaturated Lipid Bilayers.
  Hilary Selden, Theodore A. Clarke & Nathan R. Brandstater (Phoebe K. Dea)
   
• FTIR Analysis of Sol-Gel Encapsulated Proteins.
  Dyna Shirasaki (Ralph Amey)
   
• Kinetic Profile of Human Enzyme Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase.
  Karen Stella (Chris L. Craney)
   
• Protein Unfolding Triggered by Electron Transfer in Cytochrome b562.
  Mike Suh & Soshanna Zittin (Michael Hill)
   
• A Facile Method for the Conversion of a,b-Unsaturated Aldehydes to the Corresponding Cyanohydrin Carbonates.
  Sanaz Tafti (Donald R. Deardorff)
   
• DNA Sensors: Electrochemistry of DNA-Modified Electrodes.
  Matthew D. Wightman (Michael Hill)
   
• Synthesis of Quinoline-5,8-dione as a Model of PQQ to Probe the Active Site of Glucose Dehydrogenase.
  Jason Woertink (Tetsuo Otsuki)
   
• Pulsed Laser Deposition of Silver Films on Alkanethiol Monolayers.
  Ken Woodruff and Rowena Ilagan (Eileen M. Spain)