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Department of Chemistry Recent Publications (2000 – 2009)

“Development of Novel LC/MS/MS Methodologies for the Quantification of Peroxidation Products Derived from Arachidonic Acid” Yin, H.; Davis, T.A.; Porter, N.A. Invited Book Chapter. Accepted

“Chelation-Controlled Diastereoselective Additions to Fluoroketones” Mohanta, P. K.; Davis, T. A.; Flowers, R. A., II Manuscript in Preparation

“Synthesis and Reactivity of Sterically-Hindered Amido-Phosphine Complexes of Rhodium and Iridium.” K. R. Seipel, K. L. Myers, M. Nguyen, B. B. Twamley, A. W. Holland. Inorg. Chem., Manuscript in Preparation.

“Kinetics of Reductive Elimination from Pt(IV) as a Probe for Non-Thermal Microwave Effects.” C. Lombard, K. L. Myers, Z. H. Platt, A. W. Holland. Organometallics, in revision.

J.H. Kalivas, G.G. Siano, E. Andries, H.C. Goicoechea: “Calibration Maintenance and Transfer Using Tikhonov Regularization Approaches”, Applied Spectroscopy, in press.

Rosentreter J. J.; Moises Moreno. Sample Preparation Through Continuous Membrane Separation for Piezoelectric Quartz Sensing of Trace Aqueous Cyanide. The Open Environmental & Biological Monitoring Journal (in preparation).

Rosentreter J. J.; Koirala, Bikul. Examination of Prehistoric Artifacts via Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Techniques Using Modern Environmental Stewardship. Journal of Archaeological Science (submitted).

Rosentreter, J.J.; Illum, Paul; Redden, D.G. Sorption of Uranyl and Gadolinium ions on Goethite: Behavior at High Concentrations and Competition Effects. Radiochimica Acta (In Review).

J.H. Kalivas: “Using Science Processes in General Chemistry Laboratory: Students Become Researchers and Instructors”, Journal of Chemical Education, submitted June 2007.

J.H. Kalivas (section editor): “Linear Regression Modeling” in Comprehensive Chemometrics: Chemical and Biochemical Data Analysis, editors-in-chief S. Brown, R. Tauler, and B. Walczak, Elsevier, The Netherlands (2009).

J.H. Kalivas: “Methodologies” in Comprehensive Chemometrics: Chemical and Biochemical Data Analysis, editors-in-chief S. Brown, R. Tauler, and B. Walczak, Elsevier, The Netherlands (2009).

“Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Phenylene-Bridged Amino-Phosphine Ligands: Acceleration of N-Arylation and Aryl Fluoride Phosphorylation Reactions” K. R. Seipel, Z. H. Platt, M. Nguyen, A. W. Holland. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 4291-4294.

“A Simple Assignment Designed to Enhance Organic Chemistry Students Ability to Solve Synthesis Problems and Understand Mechanisms,” R.W. Holman and Jennifer Texiera, Journal of Chemical Education, 85,1,88-89, 2008.

“Proposing an Unknown Mechanism via a Question-Driven Laboratory Exercise: Grignard Formation and Reaction in Hydrocarbon Media,” Jennifer Teixeira, Kevin Housely, R.W. Holman, Journal of Chemical Education, In preparation, to be submitted by 10/30/08.

J.H. Kalivas: "Learning from Procrustes Analysis to Improve Multivariate Calibration", Journal of Chemometrics, 22, 227-234 (2008).

J.H. Kalivas: “An Elementary School Service Learning Project Based on a Research Supportive Curriculum Format in the General Chemistry Laboratory”, Journal of Chemical Education, 85, 1410-1415 (2008)

O. Farkas, I.G. Zenkevich, F. Stout, J.H. Kalivas, K. Heberger: "Prediction of Gas Chromatographic Retention Indices for Fatty Acid Methyl Esters", Journal of Chromatography A, 1198-1199, 188-195 (2008).

“Rapid and Size Control Synthesis of CuInS2 Nanoparticles via Microwave Irradiation.” Gardner, Joseph S.; Shurdha, Endrit; Lau, Lisa D.; Wang, Chongmin: Rodriguez, Rene G.; Pak, Joshua J. J. Nanoparticle Research, 2008, 10(4), 633-641.

“Facile Alloying of Ternary Chalcopyrite I-III-VI2 Nanoparticles.” Joseph Gardner, Endrit Shurdha, Lisa Lau, Chongmin Wang, Rene G. Rodriguez, and Joshua J. Pak, Angew. Chem. 2008, Submitted.

Lisa D. Lau, Ebner Manuel, Anna Hoskins, A. W. Hunt, Joshua J. Pak, and R. Rodriguez, “Comparison of the Conversion Efficiency in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells made from Mangosteen Fruit and a-Mangostin.” to be submitted, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology (2008).

Jeffery Mottishaw, Lisa Lau, Caryn Evilia, Ryan Patterson, Miglena Manadahar, Liang Yan, Richard Holsten, and R. Rodriguez, “Incorporation of Bacteriorhodpsin in a Dye Sensitized Solar Cell”, to be submitted, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology (2008).

Rosentreter, J.J.; Mc Alexander, Matt. Photocatalytic Oxidation of Aqueous Trichloroethylene Using Dye Sensitized Buoyant Photocatalyst Monitored via Micro-Headspace Solid-Phase Microextration Gas Chromatography/Electron Capture Detection and Mass Spectrometry. Microchem Journal, 88, 38-44 (2008).

J.H. Kalivas: “Progression of Chemometrics in Research Supportive Curricula: Preparing for the Demands of Society” in ACS Symposium Series 970, Active Learning: Models from the Analytical Sciences, editor P.A. Mabrouk, Oxford University Press (2007).

F. Stout, J.H. Kalivas, K. Héberger: “Wavelength Selection for Multivariate Calibration Using Tikhonov Regularization”, Applied Spectroscopy, 61, 85-95 (2007).

F. Stout, J.H. Kalivas: “Evaluation of Multivariate Calibration Using a Tikhonov Regularization Approach and the Generalized Pair-Correlation Method with Non-linear Data”, Analytical Letters, 40, 1227-1251 (2007).

Bateman, Jason T.; Baker, Tyler; Colson, Adam C.; Stay, David P.; Herring, Marie; Rodriguez, Rene G.; Pak, Joshua J “Modulating Excited-State Lifetimes in [Ru(II)(bpy)2L]2+ Systems., Submitted (2007).

R. Rodriguez, S. Mezyk, C. Stewart, H. Rollins, B. Mincher, R. Fox, B. Phillips, and R. Brey "Thermal Lensing in a Supercritical Water Medium", J. Phys. Chem. A, 111(3), 468-471, (2007).

Rosentreter, J.J.; Timofeyenko, Yegor G.; Mayo, Susan. Piezoelectric Quartz Crystal Microbalance Sensor for Trace Aqueous Cyanide Ion Detection. Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 79, No.1, 251-255 (2007).

Kyler E. Elwell, Casey Hall, Shweta Thaker, Yvonne Giraud, Byron L. Bennett, Chulsung Bae, Stephen W. Carper “A fluorine containing bipyridine Cisplatin analog is more effective than Cisplatin at inducing apoptosis in cancer cell lines”, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2006, 14(24), 8692.

Byron L. Bennett, Kathleen A. Robins, Ryan Tennant, Kyler Elwell, Felice Ferri, Inna Bashta, and Grant Aguinaldo, “Fluorous Modification of 2,2’-Bipyridine”, Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2006, 127(1), 140.

"The First Synthesis of bis-Fused 1,10-Phenanthrolines via Double Photocyclization of N,N-Disubstituted o-Phenylenediamine," T.A. Elmaaty and L.W. Castle, Synthesis, 9, 1402-1404, 2006.

"A New Methode for the Synthesis of Indeno[1,2-b]thiophene with Subsequent Ring Exspansion to form Substituted Thieno[3,2-c]quinoline," L.W. Castle and T.A. Elmaaty, J. Heterocycl. Chem., 43(3), 629, 2006.

“In vivo and in vitro Lipid Peroxidation of Arachidonate Esters: The Effect of Fish Oil ω-3 Lipids on Product Distribution” Davis, T.A.; Gao, L.; Yin, H.; Morrow, J. D.; Porter, N.A. J. Am. Chem .Soc. 2006, 128, 14897-14904.

Metalations in Hydrocarbon Solvents; Media Effects on n-BuLi Reactivity, D. W. Slocum, Angela Carroll, Paul Dietzel, Sally Eilerman, John P. Culver, Ben McClure, Scott Brown and R. W. Holman, Tetrahedron Letters, 47, 6, 865-868, 2006.

“A recipe for an Academic-Industrial Partnership,” R.W. Holman, Council on Undergraduate Research, CUR Quarterly, vol. XXVI, 2006.

P.J. Gemperline, J.H. Kalivas: “Chapter 3, Sampling Theory, Distribution Functions and the Multivariate Normal Distribution” in Practical Guide to Chemometrics, Second Edition, editor P.J. Gemperline, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida (2006).

J.H. Kalivas, P.J. Gemperline: “Chapter 5, Calibration” in Practical Guide to Chemometrics, Second Edition, editor P.J. Gemperline, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida (2006).

A.C. Olivieri, N.M. Faber, J. Ferré, R. Boque, J.H. Kalivas, H. Mark: “Uncertainty Estimation and Figures of Merit for Multivariate Calibration”, Pure and Applied Chemistry, 78, 633-661 (2006).

F. Stout, J.H. Kalivas: “Tikhonov Regularization in Standard and General Form for Multivariate Calibration with Applications Towards Removing Unwanted Spectral Artifacts”, Journal of Chemometrics, 20, 22-33 (2006).

F. Stout, M.R. Baines, J.H. Kalivas: “Impartial Graphical Comparison of Multivariate Calibration Methods and the Harmony/Parsimony Tradeoff”, Journal of Chemometrics, 20, 464-475 (2006).

“Facile synthesis of 4,4’,5,5’-tetraiododibenzo-24-crown-8 and its highly conjugated derivatives.” Endrit Shurdha, Jaime L. Mayo, and Joshua J. Pak, Tetrahedron Letters 2006, 47, 233-237.*

“Pulsed-Spray Radiofrequency PECVD of CuInS2 Thin Films.” Rodriguez, Rene G.; Pulsipher, Daniel J. V.; Lau, Lisa D.; Shurdha, Endrit; Pak, Joshua J.; Jin, Michael H.; Banger, Kublinder K.; Hepp, Aloysius F. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 2006, 26(2), 137-148.*

A. Ruhter, R. Rodriguez, B. Mincher, and R. Brey, “Continuous flow PCB radiolysis with real time assessment by gas chromatography”, Applied Rad. and Isotope, 64(5), 532 (2006).

Rosentreter, J.J.; Lohse, Samuel. Photooxidation of Aqueous Trichloroethylene using a Buoyant Photocatalyst with Reaction Progress Monitored via Micro-Headspace GC/MS. Microchem Journal, Vol. 82, 66-72 (2006).

"A New Methode for the Synthesis of Indeno[1,2-b]thiophene with Subsequent Ring Exspansion to form Substituted Thieno[3,2-c]quinoline," L.W. Castle and T.A. Elmaaty, J. Heterocycl. Chem., 43(3), 629,2006.

A.C. Olivieri, N.M. Faber, J. Ferré, R. Boque, J.H. Kalivas, H. Mark: “Uncertainty Estimation and Figures of Merit for Multivariate Calibration”, Pure and Applied Chemistry, 78, 633-661 (2006).

"A recipe for an Academic-Industrial Partnership," R.W. Holman, Council on Undergraduate Research, CUR Quarterly, vol. XXVI, 2006.

"Facile synthesis of 4,4',5,5'-tetraiododibenzo-24-crown-8 and its highly conjugated derivatives," E. Shurdha, J.L. Mayo, and J.J. Pak, Tetrahedron Letters 47, 233-237, 2006.

"Continuous Flow PCB Radiolysis with RealTime Assessment by GC", A. Ruhter, R. G. Rodriguez, B. J. Mincher, and R. Brey, Appl. Radiat. Isot., 64(5) 532, 2006.

"Photooxidation of Aqueous Trichloroethylene using a Buoyant Photocatalyst with Reaction Progress Monitored via Micro-Headspace GC/MS," J.J. Rosentreter, S. Lohse, Vol.80 pp 66-72, Microchem J.2006.

David W. Emerson, Byron L. Bennett, Spencer M. Steinberg, “A One Pot Synthesis of Bis(-Fluoroalkyl) and Alkyl Disulfides”, Synthetic Communications, 2005, 35, 631.

"Facile Regiocontrolled Synthesis of Trialkylsubstituted Pyrazines," T.A. Elmaaty and L.W.Castle, Organic Lett., 7(24), 5529-5530, 2005.

"Chromate Oxidation of a-Nitro Alcohols to a-Nitro Ketones: Significant Improvement to a Classic Method," T.A. Elmaaty and L.W. Castle, Molecules, 10, 1458-1461, 2005.

“Chelation-Controlled Reductions of Fluoroketones” Mohanta, P. K.; Davis, T. A.; Gooch, J. R.; Flowers, R. A., II J. Am Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 11896-11897.

“Reduction of Hydroxyketones by SmI2/Et3N/H2O” Davis, T. A.; Chopade, P.; Flowers, R. A., II. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 119-122.

“New Fe/SiO2 Materials Prepared Using Molecular Precursors: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalysis.” A. W. Holland, G. T. Li, Ahmed M. Shahin, G J. Long, A. T. Bell, T. D. Tilley. J. Catal. 2005, 235-1, 150-163.

“An Alternative Means to Supplement a Physical Science Department Budget,” Holman American Council on Education, Department Chair Online Resource Center, http://www.acenet.edu/ 2005.

“Strategic Applications of Named Reactions in Organic Synthesis: Background and Detailed Mechanisms,” Holman invited review, J. Chem. Ed.; 82, 12, 1780-1783, 2005.

J.H. Kalivas: “Realizing Work Place Skills in Instrumental Analysis”, Journal of Chemical Education, 82, 895-897 (2005).

J.H. Kalivas, “Multivariate Calibration: An Overview”, Analytical Letters, 38, 2259-2279 (2005).

B. Mincher, R. Rodriguez, R. Brey, and A. Ruhter, “PCB Radiolysis in a Continuous Flow Cell”, in Photocatalytic Oxidation Processes for Treatment of Air, Water, Soil, and Surfaces, Edited by David Ollis and Hussain Al-Ekabi, Copyright Redox Technologies, 318-323 (2005).

Rosentreter, J.J.; Lohse, Samuel. Investigation of Trichloroethylene Photo oxidation utilizing Photocatalyst-coated Buoyant Microspheres and Simulated Solar Radiation, Extended Abstract, pp 1053-6, Applied Spectroscopy–Analytical Chemistry (2005).

"Activity-dependent Fluorescent Labeling of Bacterial Cells Expressing the TOL Pathway," S.R. Clingenpeel, W.K. Keener, C.R. Keller, K. De Jesus, M.H. Howard, and M.E. Watwood, Journal of Microbiological Methods, 60, 41-46, 2005.

“Solvent Dependent Diastereoselectivities in Reductions of -Hydroxyketones by SmI2” Chopade, P.; Davis, T.A.; Prasad, E.; Flowers, R.A., II Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 2685-2688.

“Structures and Properties of Gas-Phase Organic Ions: Halonium and Halenium Ions,” an invited Book Chapter in the Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry, Pergamon Press, Oxford. Holman Editor Nico Nibbering. 2004.

“Organic Chemistry as a Second Language: Translating the Basic Concepts,” Holman invited review, J. Chem. Ed.; 81, 1717, 2004.

J.H. Kalivas: “Pareto Calibration with Built-In Wavelength Selection”, Analytica Chimica Acta, 505, 9-14 (2004).

H.A. Seipel, J.H. Kalivas: “Effective Rank for Multivariate Calibration Methods”, Journal of Chemometrics, 18, 306-311 (2004) and “Erratum to Seipel HA, Kalivas JH. Effective Rank for Multivariate Calibration Methods. J.Chemometrics 2004; 18: 306-311”, Journal of Chemometrics, 19, 64 (2005).

J.B. Forrester, J.H. Kalivas: “Ridge Regression Optimization Using a Harmonious Approach”, Journal of Chemometrics, 18, 372-384 (2004).

J.H. Kalivas, J.B. Forrester, H.A. Seipel: “QSAR Modeling Based on the Bias/Variance Compromise: A Harmonious Approach”, Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design, 18 537-547 (2004).

B. Phillips, R. Rodriguez, L. Lau, and S. Steidley, “Effect of Showerhead Geometry on Deposition of Silicon Nitride Thin Films”, Plasma Chem. Plasma Proc., 24, 307 (2004).

"Rotationally Resolved Spectroscopy of the ν8 Band of cis-Methyl Nitrite," L.M. Goss, C.D. Mortensen, T.A. Blake, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 225(2), 182-188, 2004.

Vincent J. Catalano, Byron L. Bennett, Mark A. Malwitz, Renante L. Yson, Heidi M. Kar, Stamatis Muratidis and Stephen J. Horner, “Metallocryptands: Host Complexes for Probing Closed-Shell Metal-Metal Interactions” Comments on Inorganic Chemistry, 2003, 24(1), 39.

Byron L. Bennett, Shannon White, Brittany Hodges, Dane Rodgers, Ade Lau, and Dean M. Roddick “(Fluoroalkyl)phosphine Complexes of Nickel(0) and Cobalt(I)” Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2003, 679(1), 65.

J.M. Clark, K.A. Daum, J.H. Kalivas: “Demonstrated Potential of Ion Mobility Spectrometry for Detection of Adulterated Perfumes and Plant Speciation”, Analytical Letters, 36, 215-244 (2003).

N.M. Faber, J. Ferré, R. Boqué, J.H. Kalivas: “Quantifying Selectivity in Spectrophotometric Multicomponent Analysis”, Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 22, 352-361 (2003).

K.J. Anderson, J.H. Kalivas: “Assessment of Pareto Calibration, Stability, and Wavelength Selection”, Applied Spectroscopy, 57, 309-316 (2003).

“Synthesis and crystallographic characterization of a 'palladadehydrobenzo[19]annulene.” Pak, Joshua J.; Darwish, Ossama S.; Weakley, Timothy J. R.; Haley, Michael M. J. Orgmet. Chem. 2003, 683(2), 430-434.*

"Determining the Solution State Orientation of a Ti Enolate via Stable Isotope Labeling, NMR Spectroscopy, and Modeling Studies," Kimball, David B.; Michalczyk, Ryszard; Moody, Eddie; Ollivault-Shiflett, Morgane; De Jesus, Karl; Silks, Louis A. Pete, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125(48), 14666-14667, 2003.

"A Demonstration of Acid Rain and Lake Acidification: Wet Deposition of Sulfur Dioxide," L.M. Goss, Journal of Chemical Education, 80, 39-40, 2003.

Rosentreter, J.J.; Swanson, Shawn; Knobel, L.L. Geochemistry of the Birch Creek Drainage Basin. Water Resource Investigations: 03-4272, 2003.

"Determining the Solution State Orientation of a Ti Enolate via Stable Isotope Labeling, NMR Spectroscopy, and Modeling Studies," Kimball, David B.; Michalczyk, Ryszard; Moody, Eddie; Ollivault-Shiflett, Morgane; De Jesus, Karl; Silks, Louis A. Pete, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125(48), 14666-14667, 2003.

"Chemistry of a Binuclear Cadmium(II) Hydroxide Complex: Formation from Water, CO2 Reactivity, and Comparison to a Zinc Analog," R.A. Allred, L.H. McAlexander, A.M. Arif, L.M. Berreau, Inorg. Chem., 41 (25), 6790-6801, 2002. *

"Mononuclear Nitrogen/Sulfur-Ligated Zinc Methoxide and Hydroxide Complexes: Investigating Ligand Effects on the Hydrolytic Stability of Zinc Alkoxide Species," D.K. Garner, S.B. Fitch, L.H. McAlexander, L.M. Bezold, A.M. Arif, L.M. Berreau, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124 (34), 9970-9971, 2002.

Diastereoselective Self-Assembly of a Pentacoordinate Siliconate Tetraanionic Molecular Square. A Mechanistic Investigation," J.J. Pak, J. Greaves, D.J. McCord, K.J. Shea, Organometallics, 21, 3552-3561, 2002.

Synthesis and Characterization of Annulene-Fused Pseudorotaxanes," J.J. Pak, T.J.R. Weakley, M.M. Haley, D.Y.K. Lee, J.F. Stoddart, Synthesis, 1256-1260, 2002.

"Increasing PCB Radiolysis Rates in Transformer Oil," B. Mincher, R. Brey, R. Rodriguez, S. Pristupa, A. Ruhter, Rad. Phys. Chem., 65, 461, 2002.

Rosentreter, J.J.; Swanson, Shawn; Bartholomay, R.C.; Knobel, L.L. Geochemistry of the Little Lost River Drainage Basin. Water Resource Investigations: 02-4120, 2002.

Rosentreter, J.J. Technical Review: Standard Test Method for Distribution Ratios by Short Term Batch Method. ASTM Standards on Environmental Site Characterization, 2nd Edition, Method D4319-93 2002.

R.L. Green, J.H. Kalivas, "Graphical Diagnostics for Regression Model Determinations with Consideration of the Bias/Variance Trade-off," Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 60, 173-188, 2002.

N.M. Faber, J. Ferré, R. Boqué, J.H. Kalivas, "Second-order Bilinear Calibration: The Effects of Vectorising the Data Matrices of the Calibration Set," Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 63, 107-116, 2002.

Rosentreter, J.J.; Swanson, Shawn; Bartholomay, R.C.; Knobel, L.L. Geochemistry of the Little Lost River Drainage Basin. Water Resource Investigations: 02 4120, 2002.

Rosentreter, J.J. Technical Review: Standard Test Method for Distribution Ratios by Short Term Batch Method. ASTM Standards on Environmental Site Characterization, 2nd Edition, Method D4319 93, 2002.

"Atmospheric absorption of near infrared and visible solar radiation by the hydrogen bonded water dimer," V. Vaida, J.S. Daniel, H.G. Kjaergaard, L.M. Goss, A. Tuck, Quarterly Journal - Royal Meteorological Society, 127 (575), 1627-1644, 2001.

"Sequential Two-Photon Dissociation of Atmospheric Water," L.M. Goss, V. Vaida, J.W. Brault, R.T. Skodje, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 105 (1), 70, 2001.

"Real-time Measurement of Aqueous Cyanide in Mining Operations. Cyanide: Industrial and Economic Aspects," J.J. Rosentreter, K.L. Gering,. TMS Publishing: Warrendale, PA Rosentreter, J.J.; Carkeet, Colleen; Bartholomay, R.C.; Knobel, L.L. Geochemistry of the Big Lost River Drainage Basin. Water Resource Investigations: 01-4031, 2001.

Rosentreter, J.J.; Pace, M.N.; Bartholomay, R.C. Determination of Variables in the Prediction of Strontium Distribution Coefficients for Selected Sediments. Environmental Geology, 14312-0495, 2001.

"Nonlinear Optical Properties of Dehydrobenzo[18]annulenes: Expanded Two-Dimensional Dipolar and Octupolar NLO Chromophores," A. Sarkar, J.J. Pak, G.W. Rayfield, M.M. Haley, J. Mater. Chem., 11, 2943-2945, 2001.

"Coherent Raman Spectroscopic Monitoring of Pulsed Radio Frequency PECVD of Silicon Nitride," B.J. Phillips, S. Steidley, L. Lau, R. Rodriguez, Applied Spectroscopy, 55, 946, 2001.

"Investigation of Irradiated Soil Byproducts," R. Brey, R. Rodriguez, F. Harmon, P. Winston, Waste Management, 21, 581, 2001.

J.H. Kalivas, "Basis Sets for Multivariate Calibration," Analytica Chimica Acta, 428, 31-40, 2001.

"Chemical and Physcial Factors Affecting Strontium Distribution Coefficients of Surficial Sediment Samples at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho," J.J. Rosentreter, M.J. Liszewski, K.E. Miller, Environmental Geology, 39 (3-4), 411-426, 2000.

"Carbon Networks Based on Dehydrobenzoannulenes: Part 2 Synthesis of Expanded Graphdiyne Substructures," W.B. Wan, S.C. Brand, J.J. Pak, M.M. Haley, Chem. Eur. J., 6, 2044-2052, 2000. *

T. Houghton, J.H. Kalivas, "Implementation of Traditional and Real-World Cooperative Learning Techniques in Quantitative Analysis Including Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Analysis of Live Trout," Journal of Chemical Education, 77, 1314-1318, 2000.

J.M. Brenchley, R.L. Green, S.Z. Fairchild, J.H. Kalivas, G. Scalarone, "Capability of Urine Analysis for the Disease Blastomycosis Using Infrared Spectroscopy and Eigenvector Signal to Noise Assessment" Analytical Letters, 33, 3165- 3181, 2000.

* Publications by current ISU Chemistry faculty while at other academic institutions

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B.S./M.S. Student Research

Student Research Area Research Director
Whitney Hess Physical Chemistry Dr. Lisa M. Goss
Suela Kumbulla Undecided Undecided
John Malamakal Analytical Chemistry Dr. Jeffrey Rosentreter
Roy Malamakal Organic Chemistry Dr. Todd Davis
Minh Nguyen Inorganic Chemistry Dr. Andrew Holland
Hao Pham Organic Synthesis Dr. Todd Davis
Jennifer Teixeira Chemical Education, Organic Dr. Robert Holman
Edon Vitaku Organic Chemistry Dr. Todd Davis
Richard Westover Organometallic/Organic Chemistry Dr. Josh Pak
Patrick Witham Physical Chemistry/Materials Science Dr. Rene Rodriguez
Aaron Wilkinson Organic Synthesis Dr. Karl De Jesus

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Research Equipment

The Chemistry Department at Idaho State University is well equipped with the latest instrumentation for scientific research. Our holdings include all of the standard tools for chemical research including FTIR, UV, NMR, AA, GC, GC-MS, Fluorescence, DSC, electrochemical measurement devices, HPLC, IC (ion chromatography) and IMS (ion mobility spectrometry). In addition, we have a laser laboratory, a scanning electron microscope, a high-field multinuclear NMR, and Raman spectrophotometric equipment. Equipment for nuclear chemistry experiments is also available on campus.

For more information on specific instruments, please use the following links:

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