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  • Professor of Chemistry | Pre-Health Sciences Advising | yakelina@plu.edu | 253-535-7554

    Neal Yakelis Professor of Chemistry Phone: 253-535-7554 Email: yakelina@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 250 Professional Education NIH Kirschstein Fellow, University of California Berkeley, 2003-2005 Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Michigan, 2003 B.S., Chemistry, Spanish minor, Allegheny College, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Diels-Alder and retro-Diels-Alder reactions Synthesis and reactions of substituted N-hydroxyureas Drug-polymer conjugation Antimicrobial natural

  • The Chemistry Department at the University of North Texas invites applications for our Summer 2022 NSF-REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) Program.  The ten-week program will begin Tuesday, May 31 (arriving Sunday, May 29).  Participants will receive a $5,000 stipend, and housing will be provided.  Funds…

    experimental and computational researchers, drawing on UNT’s world-class resources in both instrumentation and high-performance computing. Possible research areas include: Light-Harvesting Organic/Metal-Organic Materials * Computational Catalyst Design * Transition Metal Catalysis for Organic Synthesis * Electrochemical Characterization of Semiconductor Materials * Porous Materials for Environmental Remediation * Gas-Sensing Materials * Pharmacological Modeling of Illicit Substances * Organometallic

  • Major in Chemistry 51 semester hours: 47 semester hours in Foundation courses, plus 4 semester hours in CHEM 342 Foundation Courses 47 semester hours Chemistry Courses 29 semester hours CHEM 115,

    , reactivity, and general properties of organic molecules. Prerequisite: CHEM 116. Corequisite: CHEM 333. (4) CHEM 332 : Organic Chemistry II Chemistry of aromatic compounds, carbonyl-containing functional groups, amines, phenols, and an introduction to biologically important molecules. Prerequisites: CHEM 331 and 333. Corequisite: CHEM 334 or 336. (4) CHEM 333 : Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Reactions and methods of synthesis, separation and analysis of organic compounds. Microscale techniques. Practical

  • Thaddeus Golbeck, Senior Capstone Seminar Cancer is one of the most deadly diseases in our world with no certain cure found.

    for measuring the sum of the charge transport and charge collection efficiencies in an inverted organic photovoltaic device. Upon testing, the device shorted. Tall surface profile features on the ZnO electron injection layer could account for the device shorting. 2:20 pm - Synthesis and Characterization of 3, 4-Dimethylmethcathinone Jeremy May, Senior Capstone Seminar In this research we present a synthesis and full chemical characterization of 3, 4-dimethylmethcathinone hydrochloride (3, 4-DMMC

  • The Department of Chemistry at Louisiana State University is looking for excellent students for our graduate program. Our faculty perform research in diverse areas from organic chemistry to structural biology to materials science, energy-related research, and environmental chemistry. Kevin Smith’s group continues its longstanding work…

    development of the Group of Uniform Materials Based on Organic Salts (GUMBOS) with broad applications in nanotechnology and medicine. Rendy Kartika applies novel organic reactions to the synthesis of complex molecules of biological and pharmaceutical importance, Graça Vicente uses BODIPY dyes for biophysical and bioanalytical applications and the development of new agents for the photodynamic treatment of cancer, and Mario Rivera is engaged in areas as diverse as iron homeostasis in pathogenic bacteria

  • The UW SHPEP (Summer Health Professions Education Program)  will run this summer, 2019! The UW SHPEP program dates are June 24 th  to August 2 nd , 2019. The application is open now (Dec 1).    The deadline to apply is Feburary 15 th , 2019 .…

    UW SHPEP (Summer Health Professions Education Program) Summer 2019 Posted by: alemanem / December 3, 2018 December 3, 2018 The UW SHPEP (Summer Health Professions Education Program)  will run this summer, 2019! The UW SHPEP program dates are June 24th to August 2nd, 2019. The application is open now (Dec 1).   The deadline to apply is Feburary 15th, 2019. In its 30th year, shpep offers the same valuable experiences: Academic enrichment courses in biology, chemistry, organic chemistry

  • PLU recognizes the importance of sustainability, so much so that it is integrated into the University mission statement, to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and

    , Hospitality Services & Campus Restaurants is also focusing efforts towards organic purchasing decisions for products such as eggs milk as well as specific meats such as chicken and beef. We are continually finding new ways to improve our sustainability efforts. The main area we focus on are: Minimizing our Environmental Impact Composting & reducing the amount of waste we send to the landfill. Through prudence, determination and research, we have reduced the waste sent to the landfill by an astounding

  • Solventless, Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Photoluminescent Carbostyril Compounds with Iodine Catalysis for Probe Detection Audrey Borloz, Senior Capstone Seminar

    2024 Chemistry Capstone SymposiumAll talks will be held in Rieke Science Center, Room 222. Talks are anticipated to be approximately 25 minutes long including time for questions. The schedule of talks is given below. View by Day:  [ April 22nd | April 29th | May 6th | May 10th | May 13th ]Monday, April 22, 2024 (Rieke 222) 12:30-1:00 pm Solventless, Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Photoluminescent Carbostyril Compounds with Iodine Catalysis for Probe Detection Audrey Borloz, Senior Capstone

  • Gregory Peterson, Senior Capstone Seminar Controlled living anionic polymerization was employed to synthesize tetrablock copolymers in order to determine their compatibilizing ability in polymer

    applications, including electrochemical, bio-organic/pharmaceutical, and industrial processes. In recent years, the vast majority of RTILs studied have been the imidazolium species. Presented in this capstone is the optimized synthesis of recently-described 1,3,4-alkyl-1,2,3-triazolium-based RTILs. which are facilely afforded (yields> 85%) via the [3+2] copper-catalyzed “Click” reaction between an azide and terminal alkyne. The complete synthesis time has been reduced from days to a few hours. Despite RTIL

  • Carson J. Bergstrom, Senior Capstone Seminar A molecular library consisting of triazoles and benzotriazoles, functionalized with amides and nitriles in various substitutions was synthesized.

    . Shikimate acid is one of the intermediates in the pathway, which has been very important in the synthesis of the flu medication, Tamiflu. Sensitive electrochemical detection of PFOA using redox active nickel Prussian blue capture probes Thomas J. Mallos, Senior Capstone Seminar Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent organic pollutants linked to a variety of health risks, such as cancer, miscarriage, and liver damage. Current ex situ detection methods for PFAS are expensive and