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Institution Awardee Department Area of Interest Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program 2019 Wellesley College Rachel H. R. Stanley Chemistry The Gas Toolbox: Chemical Clues for Understanding the Effect of Climate Change on the Ocean Haverford College Louise K. Charkoudian Chemistry Unveiling Molecular Underpinnings of Natural Product Biosynthesis Swarthmore College Christopher R. Graves Chemistry and Biochemistry Enabling New Catalytic Chemistry for Aluminum with Non-Innocent and Redox- Active Ligands The College of William & Mary William R. McNamara Chemistry Catalyst-Sensitized Metal Oxides for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation Furman University Mary Elizabeth Anderson Chemistry Bottom-Up Assembly of Nanomaterials: Investigating Fundamentals of Formation to Tailor Material Structure and Properties University of North Florida Amy L. Lane Chemistry Revealing Biosynthetic Secrets to Unleash Nature's Chemical Aptitude Santa Clara University Paul Abbyad Chemistry and Biochemistry Sorting Cancer Cells Based on Metabolism Using Droplet Microfluidics San Jose State University Lionel Cheruzel Chemistry Light-Driven P450 Biocatalysis Featuring Ru (II)-Diimine Complexes 2018 Lafayette College Justin K. Hines Chemistry Impact of Amino Acid Content on Amyloid and Molecular Chaperone Interactions in Live Cells James Madison University Nathan T. Wright Chemistry and Biochemistry Towards Stabilizing Disease-causing Desmoplakin Mutations The College of William & Mary Kristin L. Wustholz Chemistry Development of Stimulus-Responsive SERS Probes for Biosensing Furman University Greg Springsteen Chemistry Protometabolic Pathways Toward the Origin of Life Butler University R. Jeremy Johnson Chemistry and Biochemistry Mycobacterial Serine Hydrolases and their Roles in Dormant Tuberculosis Infection University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Nathan Bowling Chemistry Controlling Conformations of Unsaturated Molecules

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Page 1: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program · Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insights into the Cycling of Organic Contaminants in Marine

Institution Awardee Department Area of Interest

Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

2019

Wellesley College Rachel H. R. Stanley Chemistry The Gas Toolbox: Chemical Clues forUnderstanding the Effect of Climate Changeon the Ocean

Haverford College Louise K. Charkoudian Chemistry Unveiling Molecular Underpinnings ofNatural Product Biosynthesis

Swarthmore College Christopher R. Graves Chemistry andBiochemistry

Enabling New Catalytic Chemistry forAluminum with Non-Innocent and Redox-Active Ligands

The College of William & Mary William R. McNamara Chemistry Catalyst-Sensitized Metal Oxides forPhotocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

Furman University Mary Elizabeth Anderson Chemistry Bottom-Up Assembly of Nanomaterials:Investigating Fundamentals of Formation toTailor Material Structure and Properties

University of North Florida Amy L. Lane Chemistry Revealing Biosynthetic Secrets to UnleashNature's Chemical Aptitude

Santa Clara University Paul Abbyad Chemistry andBiochemistry

Sorting Cancer Cells Based on MetabolismUsing Droplet Microfluidics

San Jose State University Lionel Cheruzel Chemistry Light-Driven P450 Biocatalysis Featuring Ru(II)-Diimine Complexes

2018

Lafayette College Justin K. Hines Chemistry Impact of Amino Acid Content on Amyloidand Molecular Chaperone Interactions in LiveCells

James Madison University Nathan T. Wright Chemistry andBiochemistry

Towards Stabilizing Disease-causingDesmoplakin Mutations

The College of William & Mary Kristin L. Wustholz Chemistry Development of Stimulus-Responsive SERSProbes for Biosensing

Furman University Greg Springsteen Chemistry Protometabolic Pathways Toward the Originof Life

Butler University R. Jeremy Johnson Chemistry andBiochemistry

Mycobacterial Serine Hydrolases and theirRoles in Dormant Tuberculosis Infection

University of Wisconsin-StevensPoint

Nathan Bowling Chemistry Controlling Conformations of UnsaturatedMolecules

Page 2: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program · Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insights into the Cycling of Organic Contaminants in Marine

Institution Awardee Department Area of Interest

Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

University of Colorado Denver Jefferson Knight Chemistry Chemistry of Interfacial Protein-MembraneInteractions Central to Insulin Secretion

Santa Clara University Korin E. Wheeler Chemistry &Biochemistry

Toward Prediction of NanoparticleBiomolecular Interactions and Reactivity

2017

Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insightsinto the Cycling of Organic Contaminants inMarine Environments

The College of William & Mary Douglas D. Young Chemistry Application of Unnatural Amino Acids toPrepare Multivalent Bioconjugates

Central Michigan University Benjamin M. Swarts Chemistry &Biochemistry

Illuminating the Mycobacterial Cell Wallthrough Undergraduate Chemical BiologyResearch

University of San Diego Lauren Benz Chemistry andBiochemistry

The Surface Chemistry of Complex Materials

Santa Clara University Amelia A. Fuller Chemistry &Biochemistry

New Functions of Biomimetic Oligoamides asSensors for Water Contaminants

Reed College Juliane L. Fry Chemistry NOx and Particulate Matter: Determining theChemical Mechanisms Behind Regional AirPollution

Western Washington University John D. Gilbertson Chemistry Bioinspired Movement of Protons andElectrons for Small Molecule Activation

2016

The State University of New Yorkat Potsdam

Fadi Bou-Abdallah Chemistry Iron Oxidation and Deposition Mechanisms inWT Heteropolymer Ferritins and FerritinVariants Causing Neuroferritinopathy

Franklin & Marshall College Katherine E. Plass Chemistry Engineering Copper Sulfide Nanoparticles toModulate Ion Exchange and Photocatalysis

Swarthmore College Liliya A. Yatsunyk Chemistry andBiochemistry

Deciphering the Structure and Dynamics ofQuadruplex DNA and DNA-ligandComplexes

University of Richmond Kelling J. Donald Chemistry Weak Interactions and Chemical BondingPhenomena in Inorganic and OrganicSystems: Understanding, Predicting, andApplying

Carleton College Matthew T. Whited Chemistry Exploiting Metal/Main-Group Cooperation inSmall Molecule Activation

Page 3: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program · Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insights into the Cycling of Organic Contaminants in Marine

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Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

Pomona College Jane M. Liu Chemistry Molecular Understanding and Applications ofBacterial RNAs

University of San Diego Timothy B. Clark Chemistry andBiochemistry

Metal-Catalyzed Borylation Reactions

2015

Franklin & Marshall College Scott H. Brewer Chemistry Exploring Protein Structure and Hydrationwith Spectroscopic Reporter Unnatural AminoAcids and Modified Nucleosides

Haverford College Casey H. Londergan Chemistry Development of Site-Specific VibrationalProbes of Dynamic Protein Structure

The College of William & Mary Jonathan R. Scheerer Chemistry Studies Directed Toward the Synthesis,Reactivity, and Application of PolycyclicAlkaloid Natural Products

Hope College Jeffrey B. Johnson Chemistry Carbon-Carbon Single Bond Activation:Mechanistic Understanding Leading to NewMethodology

St. Olaf College Dipannita Kalyani Chemistry Pd- and Ni-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon BondFormations

Doane College Andrea E. Holmes Chemistry DETECHIP: The Development of a SolidSupported Chemical Sensor Array

Western Washington University Paul Clinton Spiegel Chemistry Structure and Function of Ribosome-Dependent GTPases and Blood CoagulationFactor VIII

2014

Haverford College Joshua A. Schrier Chemistry Designing Organic Semiconductors, GasSeparation Membranes, and Inorganic Solids

Hope College Jason G. Gillmore Chemistry Synthesis, Photochemistry, Electrochemistry& Computation: Undergraduate ResearchToward Photochromic Photooxidants

Calvin College Douglas A. Vander Griend Chemistry andBiochemistry

Thermodynamic Modeling of MolecularEnsembles in Solution, from SupramolecularAssemblies to Biomolecules!

Gustavus Adolphus College Dwight R. Stoll Chemistry Fundamental studies in two-dimensionalliquid chromatography – Informing the nextera in liquid chromatography

University of Colorado Denver Hai Lin Chemistry Open-Boundary QM/MM Methods forMultiscale Modeling and Simulations ofChemical Reactions in Complex Environments

Western Washington University Gregory W. O'Neil Chemistry New Sulfone and Silicon-Based Methods forComplex Target Oriented Synthesis

Page 4: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program · Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insights into the Cycling of Organic Contaminants in Marine

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Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

Hamilton College Myriam L. Cotten Chemistry

2013

Oberlin College Catherine M. Oertel Chemistry andBiochemistry

Materials Old and New: SolvothermalSynthesis of Complex Oxides and their Role inCorrosion Mechanisms

Villanova University Amanda M. Grannas Chemistry Characterization and reactivity of naturalorganic matter in environmental ices relevantto atmosphere/snow/ice interactions andglaciology

Macalester College Paul J. Fischer Chemistry Studies on Group VI and Group VIII MetalComplexes of Donor-FunctionalizedCyclopentadienyl and Anionic Bis(phosphino)borate Ligands

University of Richmond Chiles Wade Downey Chemistry Silyl Triflates in the Development of NewOne-Pot Reactions for the Production ofSynthetic Building Blocks

Harvey Mudd College David A. Vosburg Chemistry Biomimetic Synthesis and Molecular Self-Assembly

Bowdoin College Danielle H. Dube Chemistry andBiochemistry

Chemical tools to discover & targetHelicobacter pylori's glycoproteins

Claremont McKenna College Kathleen L. Purvis-Roberts W.M. Keck ScienceDepartment

Chemical Mechanism for Particulate MatterFormation from Amines Utilized in CarbonSequestration Technologies

2012

Lafayette College James Ferri Chemical andBiomolecularEngineering

Toward Stimulus-Responsive Stability Controlin Fluid/Fluid Dispersions usingFunctionalized Nanoparticles

Furman University Brian Goess Chemistry Total Synthesis of Furanosteroids

Savannah State University Hua Zhao Natural Sciences,Chemistry Program

Accelerating Enzymatic Hydrolysis ofCellulosic Biomass by Ionic LiquidPretreatment

University of South Alabama Alexandra Stenson Chemistry Chromatographic and Mass SpectralCharacterization of Environmental Mixtures

University of Wisconsin-EauClaire

Kurt Wiegel Chemistry Enhanced Stability and Formation ofHydrogen-bonded Mesophases inMacromolecules

Page 5: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program · Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insights into the Cycling of Organic Contaminants in Marine

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Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

Southwestern Oklahoma StateUniversity

Tim Hubin Chemistry andPhysics

Development and Screening of TransitionMetal Complexes as Chemokine ReceptorAntagonists

University of San Diego Peter Iovine Chemistry andBiochemistry

Undergraduate Research and Mentoring inPolymeric Materials: Polymers and Self-Assembled Structures from Plant-DerivedBiopolymers

2011

Mount Holyoke College Megan Núñez Chemistry Biophysical Chemistry of DNA Damage andBacterial Predation

Wellesley College Donald E. Elmore Chemistry Characterization of a Histone-Derived PeptideLibrary

Bard College Craig M. Anderson Chemistry Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity ofHetero-Multinuclear, Anti-Cancer, MetalComplexes

Swarthmore College Stephen Miller Chemistry andBiochemistry

Biochemical and structural studies ofinterspecies bacterial communication

Oberlin College Rebecca Whelan Chemistry andBiochemistry

Analytical approaches to the characterizationand detection of ovarian cancer biomarkerproteins

University of San Diego Jeremy Kua Chemistry andBiochemistry

Multiscale Modeling of FormaldehydeChemistry

2010

Amherst College Anthony Bishop Chemistry Target-Specific Control of Protein TyrosinePhosphatase (PTP) Activity: Chemical-GeneticTools for the Study of PTP-Mediated CellSignaling

Colby College Jeffrey Katz Chemistry The Development and QuantitativeMeasurement of Acetylene-Activated SNArReactions and their Application for ComplexMacrocycle Synthesis

Haverford College Alexander Norquist Chemistry Organically Template Vanadium Tellurites: ANew Target for Novel Microporous Materials

University of Richmond Michael Leopold Chemistry Nanoparticle Film Assemblies as Interfaces forProtein Adsorption and Electrochemistry –Amperometric Sensing Materials forBiomedical Applications

The College of William & Mary Elizabeth Harbron Chemistry New Stimulus-Responsive FluorescentSystems: Rhodamine Spirolactam Sensors forMercury and pH

Chapman University Christopher Kim Chemistry Nanoscale Environmental Chemistry: Studiesof Metal Adsorption / Desorption Interactionswith Iron Oxyhydroxide NanoparticleAggregates

Page 6: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program · Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insights into the Cycling of Organic Contaminants in Marine

Institution Awardee Department Area of Interest

Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

2009

Smith College Kate Queeney Chemistry Nanoscale topography in a beaker:characterization and development ofpatterned Si surfaces

College of the Holy Cross Kenneth Mills Chemistry The mechanism of protein splicing: non-canonical inteins

Bucknell University Eric Tillman Chemistry Direct synthesis of cyclic polymers usingnitrones

Oberlin College Manish Mehta Chemistry andBiochemistry

Ab initio, diffraction, and NMR studies ofsolvation and hydrogen bonding in smallpeptides in condensed phases

Eastern Illinois University Sean Peebles Chemistry Microwave spectroscopic studies of transitionmetal complexes prepared by laser ablation

Trinity University Adam Urbach Chemistry Rigid receptors for multivalent peptiderecognition

California State University,Northridge

Jussi Eloranta Chemistry andBiochemistry

Spectroscopy in condensed phases

2008

University of Puerto Rico,Mayagüez Campus

Belinda Pastrana-Rios Chemistry An Interdisciplinary Approach Towards theStudy of Proteins and Protein-ProteinInteractions: From Bioinformatics toMolecular Biophysics

Smith College Shizuka Hsieh Chemistry Photochemistry and Overtone-InitiatedChemistry of Atmospheric Hydroperoxides

Williams College Thomas E. Smith Chemistry Asymmetric Methods for the Synthesis ofPyran-Based Anticancer Natural Products

California State University, LongBeach

Xianhui Bu Chemistry andBiochemistry

Chirality in Metal-Organic FrameworkMaterials

San José State University Gilles Muller Chemistry Development of Circularly PolarizedLuminescence as an AttractiveComplementary Method to the PresentlyAvailable Techniques for Probing SpecificChiral Structural Changes

Page 7: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program · Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insights into the Cycling of Organic Contaminants in Marine

Institution Awardee Department Area of Interest

Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

2007

Mount Holyoke College Maria Gomez Chemistry The Elusive Proton: Finding ConductionPathways in Solid and Liquid Phases.

Wellesley College Nolan T. Flynn Chemistry Development of an electrochemical methodfor triggering the assembly of metalnanoparticles in aqueous solution.

University of Richmond Michelle L. Hamm Chemistry Studies into the base pairing, repair andreplication of the prominent promutagen 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine using modifiednucleotides.

College of Charleston Pamela J. Riggs-Gelasco Chemistry andBiochemistry

Oxygen Activation by Metalloenzymes: Thecase of Ribonucleotide Reductase fromCoryneform ammoniagenes and its facultativemetal cofactor.

Kenyon College Mo Hunsen Chemistry Green Chemistry: Chemical, Enzymatic, andEnzychemical Catalysis for the Synthesis ofNovel Glycosidase Inhibitors andBiodegradable Polymers.

Trinity University Bert D. Chandler Chemistry Functional Bimetallic Model Catalysts:Nanoparticle Chemistry and Reaction Kineticsfor Characterizing, Evaluating, andUnderstanding the Active Sites inHeterogeneous Catalysts.

California State University,Northridge

Thomas G. Minehan Chemistry andBiochemistry

Development of Green Methodology for theSynthesis of 2-deoxy-ß-C-Aryl Glycosides andApplication to the Preparation of NaturalProducts and Nucleoside Analogs.

2006

Mount Holyoke College Wei Chen Chemistry Probing the Fundamentals of Wetting andBiocomptibility for the Design of NewMaterials

College of the Holy Cross Kimberley A. Frederick Chemistry Studies of flow processes in microfluidicsystems involving polyelectrolyte multilayers,thermoresponsive polymers and guanosinegels

The College of William & Mary John C. Poutsma Chemistry Investigation the consequences of non-proteinamino acid substitution on thethermochmistry and fragmentation patterns ofsmall peptides

University of North Carolina atWilmington

Michael Messina Chemistry andBiochemistry

Viewing enzyme active sites as "quantumcontrollers" of proton transfer, we propose aquantum control study of the quantumdynamics of proton transfer and tunneling inenzyme active sites.

University of South Alabama David C. Forbes Chemistry Thermally induced decarboxylation ofcarboxymethylsulfonium betaines results information of the corresponding sulfur ylidesin situ.

University of Wisconsin-EauClaire

Stephen Drucker Chemistry We will use jet-cooled cavity ringdownspectroscopy to characterize a series of cyclicenones in their triplet excited states.

Macalester College Keith T. Kuwata Chemistry Computational studies of oxidationintermediates that serve as aerosol precursorsand free radical sources in the troposphere

Page 8: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program · Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insights into the Cycling of Organic Contaminants in Marine

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Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

2005

Barnard College Linda H. Doerrer Department ofChemistry

Transition metal complexes with fluorinatedaryloxide ligands are investigated forreactivity with strongly oxidating reagentsand potential organic substrate oxidation.

Furman University Jeffrey T. Petty Department ofChemistry

Small silver and platinum nanoclusters will beinvestigated for their potential use asfluorescent biological labels and as chiralcatalysts.

Mount Holyoke College Darren G. Hamilton Chemistry Design, synthesis, and characterization of self-organizing molecular systems expressinguseful emergent properties.

State University of New York atGeneseo

Wendy K. Pogozelski Chemistry We will measure deletion events inmitochondrial DNA as a function of gammaray dose and investigate the effect on NADH:Q oxidoreductase.

Swarthmore College Kathleen P. Howard Department ofChemistry andBiochemistry

Development and application of spectroscopicmethods (NMR and EPR) to theconformational analysis of membrane-boundviral proteins

University of Richmond Carol A. Parish Department ofChemistry

Computational investigations of biologicallyimportant systems: Determining theconformational flexibility of HIV proteaseinhibitors and the cyclization barriers inenediyne warhead drugs.

New Mexico Institute of Miningand Technology

Donald H. Weinkauf Chemical Engineering Conformal plasma polymer coatings for thesurface modification of micon and nanoscaleparticles: reactor design and coatingcharacterization

2004

Amherst College Sandra L. Burkett Chemistry Polymerization from inorganic lamellae:nanocomposites of polymer brushes andorganically functionalized synthetic clays.

Bates College Rachel N. Austin Chemistry The reaction mechanisms and active sitestructures of diiron monooxygenases.

Colby College Julie T. Millard Chemistry Small molecule-DNA interactions with anemphasis on the mechanism of anti-canceractivity.

University of the Sciences inPhiladelphia

Guillermo Moyna Chemistry &Biochemistry

Use of theoretical 13C chemical shift surfacesand experimental NMR data in the study ofthe conformation and dynamics of histo-bloodgroup antigen oligosaccharides.

University of Wisconsin-EauClaire

James A. Phillips Chemistry Matrix-isolation FTIR-spectroscopic,computational, and crystallographic studies ofcondensed phase effects on structure in nitriledonor-acceptor complexes.

Concordia College Darin J. Ulness Chemistry An investigation of the fundamental behaviorof light-matter interaction in liquids usingnoisy light spectroscopy.

Page 9: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program · Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insights into the Cycling of Organic Contaminants in Marine

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Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

Wheaton College Daniel L. Burden Chemistry The use of single-molecule techniques for thestudy of ion-channel dynamics and theoptical manipulation of DNA.

California State University, LosAngeles

Matthias Selke Chemistry &Biochemistry

The reactivity, kinetics, and mechanisms ofsinglet oxygen reactions with metal-boundamino acids and heteroatoms.

Santa Clara University Michael R. Carrasco Chemistry Site-specific attachment of small organicmolecules to peptides and proteins; structureand function of peptides and proteins alteredby attached molecules.

2003

Mount Holyoke College Sean M. Decatur Chemistry Studies of protein folding and misfolding invitro: isotope-edited infrared spectroscopy ofprotein aggregates

Swarthmore College Paul R. Rablen Chemistry andBiochemistry

A Computational Investigation of theMechanism of Addition of Carbenes toBicyclobutanes and Cyclopropenes

James Madison University Gina M. MacDonald Chemistry An infrared investigation of substrate binding,salt effects and domain movement in yeastphophoglycerate kinase

Furman University Paul S. Wagenknecht Chemistry Exploitation of metal complexes of newconstrained macrocyclic ligands in electronicenergy transfer studies and catalysis

Oberlin College Matthew J. Elrod Chemistry Overall rate constant and branching ratiokinetics measurements of the reaction ofalkene-derived peroxy radicals with nitricoxide

Wabash College Scott E. Feller Chemistry Computational studies of lipid-proteininteractions

Occidental College Eileen M. Spain Chemistry Interfacial chemistry of microbial processesrelevant to biofilms and nanotechnology

Page 10: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program · Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insights into the Cycling of Organic Contaminants in Marine

Institution Awardee Department Area of Interest

Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

2002

Haverford College Karin S. Akerfeldt Chemistry Synthetic peptides: applications to Ca2+-binding proteins of the EF-hand type, voltage-gated ion channels and novel biomaterials

Missouri State University Mark M. Richter Chemistry Electrochemiluminescence of ruthenium(II)polyazine complexes containing crown-ethermoieties in the presence of metal ions

The College of William & Mary Robert J. Hinkle Chemistry Rearrangements and substitution reactions inbeta,beta-disubstituted alkenyl(aryl)iodoniumsalts: exploiting the extremely labilearyliodonio moiety

The University of North Carolinaat Charlotte

Daniel Rabinovich Chemistry An investigation of the syntheses andstructures of nickel compounds in a sulfur-rich environment that mimics hydrogenaseenzymes

Trinity University Christopher Pursell Chemistry Heterogeneous chemistry on solid films ofnitric acid, ammonia, and hydrogen sulfide

Western Washington University James R. Vyvyan Chemistry Computational investigation of phenolepoxide cyclizations

2001

University of Wisconsin-EauClaire

Jason A. Halfen Chemistry Analysis of the molecular architecture ofcopper catalysts for olefin aziridination

Illinois Wesleyan University Ram S. Mohan Chemistry Environmentally friendly organic synthesisusing bismuth compounds

California State University, LosAngeles

Feimeng Zhou Chemistry andBiochemistry

DNA sensing and protein metal-electrontransfer at the metal-solution interface

Occidental College Michael G. Hill Chemistry In Vitro selection of redox-active ribozymesfeaturing transition-metal cofactors

Western Washington University David L. Patrick Chemistry Liquid crystal solvents for engineered growthof molecular electronics materials

Page 11: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program · Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insights into the Cycling of Organic Contaminants in Marine

Institution Awardee Department Area of Interest

Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

2000

Carnegie Mellon University David J. Yaron Chemistry Development of semiempirical quantumchemistry models for the photophysical andelectronic properties of conjugated polymersand other organic semiconductors

Swarthmore College Robert S. Paley Chemistry The chemistry of enantiopure 1-sulfinyl dieneiron(0) tricarbonyl complexes

The University of North Carolinaat Greensboro

Alice E. Haddy Chemistry andBiochemistry

Enzymatic and electron paramagneticresonance characterization of anion inhibitorsof chloride-activated oxygen evolution

Furman University John F. Wheeler Chemistry Preparation and characterization of DNA-binding and potential photonuclease activityof several chiral transition metal complexes

California State University,Fullerton

Fu-Ming Tao Chemistry andBiochemistry

Computational investigation of atmosphericoxidation chemistry of volatile organiccompounds

1999

Connecticut College Marc Zimmer Chemistry Computational Analysis of BiologicallyImportant Systems

Wake Forest University S. Bruce King Chemistry Bio-organic chemistry of N-hydroxyureas andrelated compounds

Pomona College Daniel J. O’Leary Chemistry Studies in Organic Synthesis andConformational Analysis

The College of William & Mary Robert D. Pike Chemistry Chemical Investigations of New Metal-Organic Polymeric Networks

Hope College Maria A. Burnatowska-Hledin

Chemistry Biochemical characterization of VACM-1, anovel protein involved in the regulation ofwater balance and related to genes thatregulate cell growth.

Fort Lewis College Robert E. Milofsky Chemistry Type II Photooxidation of SubstitutedPyrroles: Towards the Development of Solid-and Liquid-Phase Reactors for Environmentaland Biomedical Analysis

Page 12: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program · Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insights into the Cycling of Organic Contaminants in Marine

Institution Awardee Department Area of Interest

Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

1998

Mount Holyoke College Helen O. Leung Chemistry Studies of intermolecular interactions betweennonbonded molecules by Fourier transformmicrowave spectroscopy

San Francisco State University Ursula Simonis Chemistry andBiochemistry

Synthesis and characterization of porphyrinsand iron porphyrins embedded in modelmembranes

Florida International University Kevin E. O’Shea Chemistry Fundamental studies of the degradation oforganic contaminants using advancedoxidation technologies

Macalester College Thomas D. Varberg Chemistry Laser spectroscopy of second- and third-rowtransition-metal monohydrides

Bucknell University Timothy G. Strein Chemistry Activation, characterization and application ofcarbon fiber microelectrodes

University of Richmond Samuel A. Abrash Chemistry An investigation of anomalies in thephotochemistry of weakly bound complexes

College of the Holy Cross Timothy P. Curran Chemistry Creating peptide tertiary structures by linkingenforced peptide secondary structures

The University of North Carolinaat Charlotte

Bernadette T. Donovan-MerkertChemistry Redox-promoted reactions of organometalliccomplexes

Haverford College Julio C. de Paula Chemistry Energy transfer processes in biology andmedicine probed by laser spectroscopy

1997

United States Naval Academy Mark L. Campbell Chemistry

University of South Alabama Jeffry D. Madura Chemistry

University of Puerto Rico,Mayagüez Campus

Gustavo López Chemistry

Central Washington University JoAnn Peters DeLuca Chemistry

University of MassachusettsDartmouth

Bal Ram Singh Chemistry andBiochemistry

Page 13: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program · Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insights into the Cycling of Organic Contaminants in Marine

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Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

1996

Amherst College Mark D. Marshall Chemistry

The College of William & Mary Christopher J. Abelt Chemistry

University of MassachusettsDartmouth

Gerald B. Hammond Chemistry

Wellesley College Christopher R. ArumainayagamChemistry

Florida Atlantic University Russell G. Kerr Chemistry

1995

Western Washington University Mark E. Bussell Chemistry

Trinity University Michelle M. Bushey Chemistry

Bates College Thomas G. Lawson Chemistry

Illinois State University Karen I. Goldberg Chemistry

Rutgers, The State University ofNew Jersey, Camden

Georgia A. Arbuckle Chemistry

Page 14: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program · Haverford College Helen K. White Chemistry Physicochemical and Biochemical Insights into the Cycling of Organic Contaminants in Marine

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Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

1994

Furman University Moses Lee Chemistry

Wake Forest University Mark E. Welker Chemistry

Harvey Mudd College Kerry K. Karukstis Chemistry

Swarthmore College Thomas A. Stephenson Chemistry

Rutgers, The State University ofNew Jersey, Camden

Jing Li Chemistry

Middlebury College James A. Larrabee Chemistry andBiochemistry

Michigan TechnologicalUniversity

Faith A. Morrison Chemical Engineering

University of Puerto Rico,Mayagüez Campus

Juan López-Garriga Chemistry