Analytical Chemistry

Dr. Shanhu Lee (slee19@kent.edu; 330-672-3905): Atmospheric Chemistry

(1) “How Aerosol Particles Form in the Atmosphere: An Environmental Chemistry Research Program at Kent State University” (U/G)

Dr. Hanbin Mao (hmao@kent.edu; 330-672-9380): Bioanalytical & Single Molecule Chemistry

(1) “Lab-on-a-Chip: A Chemical Information Super Highway” (U/G)

(2 ) “Grab a Molecule One-at-a-Time using Optical Tweezers” (U/G)

Dr. Yuriy Tolmachev (ytolmach@kent.edu; 330-672-9815) Electrochemistry & Fuel Cells

(1) “The future of energy and the energy of the future” (U/G)

(2) “X-ray spectroscopic study of the mechanism of the promoting activity of Ru in Pt-based fuel cell anode catalysts” (U/G)

Biochemistry

Dr. Soumitra Basu (sbasu@kent.edu; 330-672-3906): Ribozymes & RNA Drugs

(1) “Development of New Antibiotics by Blunting Molecular Scissors” (U)

(2) “Chemical Basis of RNA-Small Molecule Interactions” (G)

Dr. Bansidhar Datta (bdatta@kent.edu; 330-672-3304): Molecular Translation Control

(1) “Regulation of Protein Synthesis Initiation in Mammals by GlcNAcylation” (U/G)

(2) “Regulation of Protein Synthesis Initiation by a Protease” (U/G)

(3) “Regulation of Protein Synthesis and Signal Transduction” (G)

Dr. Diane Stroup (dstroup1@kent.edu; 330-672-3352): Molecular Transcription Control

(1) “Cholesterol and the Liver: It is not the Food You Eat” (U)

(2) “Molecular Experimental Approaches for Understanding Disease” (U)

(3) “Integration of Signaling Pathways: Nuclear Receptor Modification by Kinases” (G)

Dr. Frederick Walz (fwalz@kent.edu; 330-672-2493): Enzymology

(1) “Ribonuclease T 1: A Small, Almost Completely Understood Enzyme” (U/G)

(2) “In Vitro enzyme Evolution Using Saturation/Combinatorial Mutagenesis” (U/G)

Inorganic Chemistry 

Dr. Nicola Brasch (nbrasch@kent.edu; 330-672-9524): Bioinorganic Chemistry

(1) “The Colorful Chemistry of Vitamin B 12" (U/G)

(2) “From Vanadium to Vitamin B 12: Combining Beauty and Health” (U/G)

(3) “Serendipity in Science" (U)

Dr. Scott Bunge (sbunge@kent.edu; 330-672-9445): Metal Coordination Chemistry

(1 ) “Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Clusters with Novel Stoichiometric and Catalytic Reactivity” (U/G)

Organic Chemistry

Dr. Ken Laali (klaali@kent.edu; 330-672-2988): Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

(1) “Understanding Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Carcinogenesis Via Carbocation Chemistry: Modeling the Electrophiles that can Bind to DNA” (G)

Dr. Paul Sampson (psampson@kent.edu; 330-672-0034): Organic Synthesis

(1) “Design and Synthesis of Fluorinated Liquid Crystals” (U/G)

(2) “1-Bromo-1-Lithioethene: Taming an Elusive Reagent for Organic Synthesis” (U/G)

Dr. Alex Seed (aseed@kent.edu; 330-672-9528): Liquid Crystal Synthesis

(1) “Synthesis of Novel Liquid Crystals for Ferroelectric Applications” (U/G)

(2) “New Heterocyclic Chemistry in the Preparation of 1,3,4-Thiadiazoles for Electrooptic Applications” (U/G)

Dr. Robert Twieg (rtwieg@kent.edu; 330-672-2791): Optical Materials Chemistry

(1) “Design, Synthesis, Photo-Physical Characterization and Biological Applications of Single Molecule Fluorescent Chromophores” (U/G)

Physical Chemistry

Dr. Arne Gericke (agericke@kent.edu; 330-672-2986): Biophysical Chemistry

(1) “Microdomains in Biological Membranes” (U/G)

(2) “Microdomain Formation in Phosphoinositide Model Membranes” (G)

Dr. Mietek Jaroniec (jaroniec@kent.edu; 330-672-3790): Interfacial Chemistry & Nanomaterials

(1) “Ordered Nanoporous Materials for Environmental Applications” (U/G)

(2) “Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas: Exciting Opportunites for Tailoring Surface and Framework Chemistry” (G)

* U for Undergraduate audiences; G for Graduate audiences.