Dr Bart Jones |
- Electrochemistry
of organometallic species such as (MeCp2ZrH2)2
- Determination of
acidity of Cp protons in CpReL3L2L3 species
- Trace analysis method
development using electrochemistry, spectroscopy, and chromatography.
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Dr. John Tyrell |
- Organic synthesis
and methodology: regioselective aromatic substitutions.
- Polymer precursors
and catalysis: development of synthetic methods for monomers;
synthesis of heterocyclic ligands for polymer catalysis.
- Industrially relevant
research: determination of the fate of a heterocyclic compound
used in water purification; extension of the scope of existing
uses of a supported transition metal compound; development of
analytical techniques for process streams.
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Dr. Rob Hancock |
- Computer-aided design
of ligands for use in medical imaging (MRI, PET), fluorescence-based
sensors, and metal ion separations such as removal of radioactive
isotopes from nuclear waste.
- Study of complexing
of metal ions by NMR, polarography, potentiometry, UV-visible
and IR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and fluorescence measurements.
- Study of complexing
of metal ions by NMR, polarography, potentiometry, UV-visible
and IR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and fluorescence measurements.
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Dr. Sridhar Varadarajan |
- Organic synthesis
of DNA-alkylating molecules.
- Design, organic
synthesis, and investigation of molecules that target specific
receptors on cells.
- Targeting specific
cell-types with DNA-damaging agents that induce cell-death, but
not mutations, for potential therapeutic applications in diseases
such as cancer and diabetes.
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Dr. Pam Seaton |
- Isolation, synthesis,
and structure elucidation of bioactive marine lipids.
- Synthesis and NMR
characterization of bioactive heterocycles.
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