Faculty Research                   Student Research

                   

Faculty Research Interests
The faculty have varied and diverse research interests.  Explore the faculty webpages or email the individual faculty members to learn more.

• Amy Bethune, web page email
  • Designing metal complexes as models and tags, such as:
  • Small molecule functional models of enzyme active sites
  • Electrochemical immunoassay to detect pollutants
     
• Craig Bieler, web page email
• Novel syntheses of conductive polymers using light
• Laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy applied to metal-containing molecules
• ab initio calculations of reactive potential energy surfaces
   
• Andrew French, web page, email
• The design, synthesis, and evaluation of Chiral Hypervalent Iodine Reagents as Electrophilic Addition Reagents.

• Cliff Harris, email
• Development of new synthetic methods using supported oxidizing agents and organoboranes.
   
• Lisa Lewis, web page, email
• The chemistry of surfaces, particularly semiconductor surfaces.
• Laser desorption mass spectrometry
   
• Vanessa McCaffrey, web page email
  • Synthesis of organic ligands for magnetic materials
  • Study of the oxidation of wine
  • Research into food chemistry

• Christopher Rohlman, web page, email
  • RNA structure and catalysis
  • Proteomics

 

Recent Publications of Albion Faculty and students

• “Product state resolved excitation spectroscopy of He-, Ne-, and Ar-Br₂ linear isomers: Experiment and theory” J.M. Pio, W.E. van der Veer, C.R. Bieler, K.C. Janda J. Chem Phys., 128, 134311 (2008).
   
• "Three-component synthesis and anticancer evaluation of polycyclic indenopyridines lead to the discovery of a novel indenoheterocycle with potent apoptosis inducing properties"  Madhuri Manpadi, Pavel Y. Uglinskii, Shiva K. Rastogi, Karen M. Cotter, Yin-Shan C. Wong, Lisa A. Anderson, Amber J. Ortega, Severine Van slambrouck, Wim F. A. Steelant, Snezna Rogelj, Paul Tongwa, Mikhail Yu. Antipin, Igor V. Magedov and Alexander Kornienko, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 5, 3863-3872 (2007).  Link to article
   
• "Time and frequency resolved dynamics of ArBr₂" Jose Cabrera, Craig R. Bieler, Natalie McKinney, Wytze E. van der Veer, Jordan M. Pio, Kenneth Janda, and Octavio Roncero J. Chem. Phys. 127, 164309 (2007)
   
• "Enantioselective alpha-oxytosylation of ketones catalysed by iodoarenes" Richardson, Robert D., Page, T. Keri, Altermann, Sabine, Paradine, Shauna M., French, Andrew N., Wirth, Thomas SYNLETT 4, 538-542 (2007).
   
• "New insights from MALDI-ToF MS, NMR, and GC-MS: mass spectrometry techniques applied to palynology" Moore SEM, Hemsley AR, French AN, Dudley E, Newton RP PROTOPLASMA 228(1-3), 151-157 (2006).
   
• "Time-dependent pump-probe spectra of NeBr₂" Jose A. Cabrera, Craig R. Bieler, Benjamin C. Olbricht, Wytze E. van der Veer, and Kenneth C. Janda J. Chem. Phys. 123, 054311 (2005).
   
• "Chemically induced dynamic electron spin polarization-detected energy transfer. Substrate size effects and solvent dependence" V. P. McCaffrey,  M.D.E. Forbes, J. of Physical Chemistry A 109 (22): 4891-4898 JUN 9 2005.
   
• "Time-resolved EPR studies of main chain radicals from acrylic polymers. Structural characterization at high temperatures" V.P. McCaffrey, M.D.E. Forbes Macromolecules, 38 (8): 3334-3341 APR 19 2005.
   
• "Tetrahydrofuranylation of Alcohols using Hypervalent Iodine Reagents", Andrew N. French, J. Cole, and Thomas T. Wirth, Synlett, 2004, 13, 2291.
   
• "Iodine Electrophiles in Stereoselective Reactions: Recent Developments and Synthetic Applications" Andrew N. French, S. Bissmire, and T. Wirth, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2004, 33, 354.
   
• "Novel Lactonization with Phenonium Ion Participation Induced by Hypervalent Iodine Reagents" Amanda C. Boye, D. Meyer, Crystal K. Ingison, Andrew N. French, T. Wirth, Organic Letters, 2003, 5, 2157-2159.

• "Selective deoximation using alumina supported potassium permanganate" W. Chrisman, MJ Blankinship, B Taylor, Clifford E. Harris Tetrahedron Letters 42(29), 2001, 4775.
   
• "Chiral hypervalent organo-iodine(III) compounds" U. H. Hirt, M.F.H. Schuster, Andrew N. French, O. G. Wiest, and T. Wirth  European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2001(8), 1569.
   
• "Photochemistry of Pyrene on Unactivated and Activated Silica Surfaces" CA Reyes, M Medina, C Crespo-Hernandez, MZ Cedeno, R Arce, O Rosario, D.M. Steffenson, IN Ivanov, ME Sigman, R Dabestani Environmental Science and Technology  34(3), 2000, 415.

 

Students

• Summer 2008 Research Activities in Chemistry at Albion College (FURSCA)

• Sarah Kelly (’09); Vanessa McCaffrey (advisor): Unpaired Electron Interactions in Metal Complexes

• Laura Pollum (’10); Lisa Lewis (advisor): Molecular Dynamics calculations on Type I clathrates

• Elizabeth Reznikov (’09); Vanessa McCaffrey (advisor):

• Reid Smith (’09); Lisa Lewis (advisor): Synthesis of new clathrate systems

 

• Summer 2008 Research Activities in other disciplines at Albion College (FURSCA)

• Joseph Bednark ('09) - Art

• Kwame Sakyi ('09)

• Dorela Shuboni ('09)

 

• Summer 2007 Research Activities Off Campus

• Lisa Anderson (‘09): National Networking for Environmental Management Studies Fellowship for research at the U.S. EPA in Arlington, VA

• Stacy Capehart (’09): REU program at Boston University

• Thomas Freeman (’09): REU program at The Ohio State University

• Philip Riley (’09): REU research program at the University of Illinois

• Man Kai (Alyssa) Wong (’09): summer research program in the medical school at the University of Pennsylvania

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