CONWAY, Ark. (March 14, 2014) – Twenty-one Hendrix students will present their undergraduate research at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Dallas, Texas.
The students and their projects include:
- Eden Benimana, a senior international student, will present “Visible light photooxidative mannich cyclizations”
- Nicholle Cromwell, a junior from Sugar Land, Texas, will present “Studies on the photoredox reactivity of saturated N-heterocycles tethered to allylsilanes”
- Vlad Gamalie, a senior from Sherwood, Ark., will present “Role of various intramolecular forces in phospholipase A2 stability”
- Angela Gloyna, a senior from Houston, Texas, will present “Formic acid adsorption on montmorillonite clay: Insights into atmospheric gas/surface interactions”
- Dagen Hughes, a junior from Hot Springs, Ark., will present “Aircraft measurements of biogenic, urban, and industrial emissions in Arkansas”
- Alyssa Jaksich, a senior from Franklin, Tenn., will present “Aircraft measurements of biogenic, urban, and industrial emissions in Arkansas”
- Hassan Karemera, a sophomore from Little Rock, Ark., will present “Interspecies comparison of snake venom components using various techniques”
- Emily Maverick, a senior from Baton Rouge, La., will present “Visible light photooxidative mannich cyclizations”
- Humna Meer, a junior from Marion, Ark., will present “Studies on the photoredox reactivity of saturated N-heterocycles tethered to allylsilanes”
- Rebecca Meredith, a junior from Little Rock, Ark., will present “Comparing water adsorption properties of montmorillonite clay minerals”
- Duncan Moseley, a senior from Conway, Ark., will present “Efects of Fe-containing clay mineral deposition on primary production”
- Fabien Mugiraneza, a senior international student, will present “Comparison of phosphodiesterase enzyme activity in individual coral snakes”
- Samia Nawaz, a junior from Little Rock, Ark., will present “Communication between serotonin and CMAH”
- Robert Nshimiyimana, a junior from Conway, Ark., will present “Enantioselective synthesis and characterization of phase 1 warfarin metabolites”
- Michael Occidental, a junior from Sherwood, Ark., will present “Metal ion cofactor requirement of PLA2”
- Robert Rurangwa, a junior international student, will present “Synthesis of novel glyoxylamides via react of 5-aryl-N-acetylisatins with amino acid methyl esters”
- Michael Tarne, a senior from Shawnee, Kan., will present “Photofragmentation of thiophene cluster ions”
- Narcisse Ukwitegetse, a senior international student, will present “Photoionization and metastable fragmentation of thiophene cluster ions”
- Aline Umuhire-Juru, a junior international student, will present “Searching for chemical signals in orang-utans (Pongo spp.)”
- Travis Weeks, a senior from Beebe, Ark., will present “Synthesis of novel glyoxylamides via reaction of 6-aryl-N-acetylisatins with amino acid methyl esters”
- Cory Ziegler, a junior from Granbury, Texas, will present “Comparison of phosphodiesterase enzyme activity in individual snakes”
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in engaged liberal arts and sciences education. For the sixth consecutive year, Hendrix was named one of the country’s “Up and Coming” liberal arts colleges by
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Church since 1884. For more information, visit
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