William Cheung
Advisor: Dr. Yalan Xing
Chemical upcycling of PS via visible light induced photocatalysis
• Recipient of Bruce and Doris Lister Endowed Fellowship in Chemistry Research, Summer 2023
• Poster presentation at Undergraduate Research Day, Hofstra University, Spring 2023
• Publication: Zhang, L.Y., Wang, N.X., Lucan, D., Cheung, W., Xing, Y. Recent Advances in Aerobic Oxidative of C−H Bond by Molecular Oxygen Focus on Heterocycles. Chem. Eur. J.2023, 29:e202301700 https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202301700
Olivia Golebiewski
Advisor: Dr. Nanette Wachter
Kinetic investigation of acid-catalyzed enolization by 1H NMR
• Recipient of Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College
Undergraduate Research Assistant Program Award, Spring 2023
• Poster presentation at Undergraduate Research Day, Hofstra University, Spring 2023
• Oral presentation at NYACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2023
Evan Kreth
Advisor: Dr. Ronald D’Amelia
Establishment of the Flory-Fox equation for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) using differential scanning calorimetry
Determination of tacticity using quantitative HNMR
• Recipient of of Bruce and Doris Lister Endowed Fellowship in Chemistry Research, Summer 2023
• Poster presentation at Undergraduate Research Day, Hofstra University, Spring 2023
• Oral presentation at NYACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2023
• Poster presentation at Middle Atlantic Regional ACS meeting, Summer 2023
• Publication: D’Amelia R. P.; Kreth E. H. Establishment of the Flory-Fox Equation for Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Determination of Tacticity Using Quantitative Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (qHNMR). Journal of Polymer and Biopolymer Physics Chemistry. 2023, 11 (1), 1-10. DOI: 10.12691/jpbpc-11-1-1
Ella Pickell
Advisor: Dr. Deborah Silva
Evaluation of successive DNA extractions from different types of swabs
• Poster presentation at the Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists (NEAFS) Annual Meeting, Niagara Falls, Fall 2022
Magdalena Todorinova
Advisor: Dr. Kara Jaremko
Inhibition of various acyl-acyl carrier protein synthetases to study fatty acid recycling
• Poster presentation at Undergraduate Research Day, Hofstra University, Fall 2022
• Publication: Todorinova, M., Beld, J., Jaremko, K. A broad inhibitor of acyl-acyl carrier protein synthetases. (submitted to Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports in July 2023)
• Publication: Todorinova, M., Beld, J., Jaremko, K. A broad inhibitor of acyl-acyl carrier protein synthetases. Biochem Biophys Rep. 2023, 35: 101549. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2023.101549
