The 1997 Undergraduate Research Poster Session at the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) in Somerset, New Jersey was held on Wednesday, November 19, and included 14 presentations in a variety of areas of analytical chemistry.
Students from Ursinus College presented environmental analyses. Elaine Crescenzi presented the determination of ambient levels of nitrogen oxides in air over several months. A general trend of increased nitrogen oxides was observed from 6 to 9 AM and from 4 to 9 PM. Chanell Brown reported concentrations of nitrate and sulfate in rainwater samples. Dina Radzewsky of Rutgers University studied synthetic EF-hands derived from Calbinden D28K. James Helt of the College of Staten Island identified phase separation in a blended polymer by atomic force microscopy. Deena New, also from the College of Staten Island, presented structural investigations of tomato fruit cuticles by scanning force microscopy. George Sclavos from Long Island University identified solution structures of Erythromycin A by NMR and molecular modeling. Joseph Daknis of Kutztown University reported a fluorescence investigation of solute interactions in liquid chromatography. Several students from Ursinus University characterized liquid crystal stationary phases for HPLC. Vince Kasper, Danielle Lann-Russell, and Kim Algayer compared 4-methoxy-4-alloxyphenyl-4-alloxybenzoate and C18 stationary phases, while Kelly Much described models to describe the separation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons on liquid crystal and nonliquid crystal stationary phases.
Stephanie Piraino and Danielle Lann Russell characterized a cholesterol 10-undecenoate liquid crystal for HPLC. Brent Mantooth of Mercer University reported a modular instrument design that was used to measure Raman scattering, UV-VIS absorption, and fluorescence. Mr. Mantooth also received the 1997 Undergraduate Student Award from the American Microchemical Society (AMS) at the poster session. (The Microchemical Journal is published under the auspices of the AMS.) Christine Mahoney of the State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam characterized composite coatings by a variety of analytical techniques. Adam Tripp, also from SUNY Potsdam, used phospholipid/gramicidin films as a model for ion channels in biological membranes.
I congratulate all of the authors for their outstanding presentations.