Research Group Members 1999–2011

Current group members 2010–2011

Anne Esther E. Saint Eloi '12

• Independent study Fall 2010.

Floriana A. Foarta '11

• Independent study Fall 2010.

Former group members 1999–2010

Belinda B. Wenke '11

• Independent study Spring 2009.
• Project: Synthesis of squaraine dye rotaxanes.

Genevieve Asante–Odame '10

• Independent study Fall 2008. Summer Research Program 2008.
• Project: Thermodynamic assembly of stacked architectures.

Jennifer A. Soltis '10

• Independent study Fall 2008.
• Project: Synthesis of 1,3,5–tribsubstituted cyclohexanediones.

Emily M. Harcourt '09

• Independent study Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009. Summer Research Program 2006, 2008.
• Projects: Microwave-promoted assembly of organometallic complexes. Urea–mediated assembly of molecular stacks.

Grace Bauer '08

• Independent study Spring 2008.
• Project: HPLC analysis of a dynamic reaction system.

Amy M. Cagulada '07

• Independent study Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Spring 2007. Summer Research Program 2005, 2006.
• Project: Carbonyl condensation chemistry for reversible rotaxane formation.

Elisabeth D'Agosto '07

• Summer Research Program 2005, 2006.
• Project: Transfer of research laboratory protocols to the organic teaching laboratory.

Chenaimwoyo A. Gondo '07

• Independent study Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006. Summer Research Program 2004, 2005.
• Project: Approaches to macrocyclization using dipolar cycloadditions.

Lara E. Schlies '07

• Summer Research Program 2006.
• Project: Transfer of research laboratory protocols to the organic teaching laboratory.

Shifra R. Yonis '07

• Independent study Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006. Summer Research Program 2005.
• Project: Microwave-promoted assembly of organometallic complexes.

Kathryn G. Rose '06

• Independent study Spring 2003, Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006. Summer Research Program 2003, 2004, 2005.
• Project: Chemistry of mellitic triimides.

Getrude Chimungwe '06

• Independent study Fall 2006.
• Project: Electrochemistry of cobalt sandwich complexes.

Dina Jaber '05

• Independent study Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005. Summer Research Program 2004.
• Project: Chemistry of mellitic triimides.

Anne M. Malhowski '05

• Summer Research Program 2003.
• Project: An improved synthesis of mellitic triimides.

Patricia A. Peart '05

• Summer Research Program 2003.
• Project: Chemistry of the polyether antibiotic Lasalocid.

Andra Petrica '04

• Summer Research Program 2001. Independent study Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2003.
• Project: Chemistry of the polyether antibiotic Lasalocid.

Jill D. Grothusen '03

• Independent study Spring 2003.
• Project: Transfer of research laboratory protocols to the organic teaching laboratory.

Katie A. McMenimen '03

• Independent study Fall 2000, Spring 2001, Fall 2001, Spring 2003.
• Project: Synthesis and properties of mellitic triimides.

Gina A. Virtue '02

• Summer Research Program 2000, 2001. Independent study Fall 2001, Spring 2002.
• Project: Preparation of cation sensors via organometallic–directed host assembly.

Ninani E. Coyne '02

• Independent study Spring 2001. Summer Research Program 2001.
• Project: Preparation of cation sensors via organometallic–directed host assembly.

Sonja J. Castellino '02

• January Term 2000. Independent study Spring 2000, Fall 2000.
• Project: 2,5–Thiophene dicarboxylates as reversible conformational switches.

Divya R. Errabelli '02

• Summer Research Program 2000.
• Project: Modification and non–covalent dimerization of the polyether antibiotic Lasalocid.

Jeanne K. Bloom '01

• Independent study Fall 2001.
• Project: Chemistry of the polyether antibiotic Lasalocid.

Melissa L. Highfill '01

• Summer Research Program 2000. Independent study Fall 2000, Spring 2001.
• Project: Design and synthesis of components for self–assembly of defined molecular architectures.

Sophia T. Ghebremicael '01

• Summer Research Program 2000.
• Project: Cation sensing systems based on robust organometallic fragments.

Amy L. Clark '00

• Summer Research Program 2000.
• Project: Thermal decomposition of ammonium mellate.

Julie A. Siegenthaler '00

• Independent study Spring 2000.
• Project: Kinetic vs thermodynamic preparation of tri–o–thymotide.

Prior Undergraduate Research Students 1996–1999 (Cambridge, UK)

Jimmi G. Hansen (Cambridge, UK)

Yin Tong (Cambridge, UK)

Qun Zhang (Cambridge, UK)