Undergraduate Research Projects

Molecular Modeling for the High School Chemistry Class - Molecular Modeling of  Model Compounds with internal hydrogen bonding May 2005-August 2005 Amber Mantz (CHM370)  

Investigation of Amino Acid Derivatives as Low Molecular Mass Gelators  January 2004 – August 2004  Sandra Zimmerman(CHM 370 and Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient) 

Synthesis of Insect Pheromones
    January 2008 - May 2008 Jared Kleinsmith (CHM370)
    August 2004 – December 2004 Patrick Barber (CHM370)
    May 2002 – May 2003  Robert Hachtman (CHM 370)
    March 2001 – May 2002  Chris DiJiacomo
    March 2001 - October 2001  Jaclyn Berg (CHM 370 and Undergraduate Research
    Grant Recipient)

Analysis of Chlorination By-Products in Wastewater January 2000 Lynn Rinehart (Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient)

Towards the Identification of Models for Hydrogen Bonding in Proteins May 2000 - July 2000 Abbas Walji (CHM 370)

Toward the Identification of an O-Acylisourea May 1999 - August 1999 Jason Haraldsen (CHM 370) January 1998 - May 1999 Christy Wanner

Presentations and Posters

A. Mantz, D.E. Blanchard, “Molecular Modeling of Models for Protein Hydrogen Bonds”  Poster presented at the Eighth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, October 19, 2005, Baltimore, MD.

D. E. Blanchard, “Introducing Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) into the Undergraduate Organic Laboratory” Delivered at The 228th American Chemical Society National Meeting, August 22-26, 2004, Philadelphia, PA.

 S. Zimmerman, D. E. Blanchard, “Investigation of Amino Acid Derivatives as Low Molecular Mass Gelators” Poster presented at The 228th American Chemical Society National Meeting, August 22-26, 2004, Philadelphia, PA.

R. Hachtman, J. Berg, C. DiJiacomo, D.E. Blanchard, “Towards the Synthesis of trans-Conophthorin:  A Known Insect Pheromone”  Poster presented at the Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, October 19, 2002, Baltimore, MD.

L.R. Rinehart, D.E. Blanchard, "Analysis of Chlorination By-Products in Wastewater by GC/MS" Poster presented at The 33rd Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of The American Chemical Society, May 15-17, 2000, Newark, DE.