INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECTS WITH TRINITY STUDENTS
(Former Students please let me know if I left you out)
1977-79 Robert Chaffee- GC and HPLC of metal complexes of 1,1,1-trifluoro-5,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexanedione. Grad School UMASS 1 year then MBA
Mitch Gandelman- GC and HPLC of metal complexes of 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedione. MD- Ph.D. Analytical U. Colorado
Russel Iluano- Computer simulation of Chemical Equilibria.
Uko Udodong- PLOT column GC of Metal Complexes. MS - Wesleyan
Betsy Bransfield- Analysis methods for trace elements in hair - GC of metah dithiocarbanate complexes.
William Tonkin- Piezoelectric Crystal Evaluations for TGA.
David Gatenby- Crystal Oscillators for Piezoelectric TGA.
Mike Grabscheid- Crystal Oscillators of Piezoelectric TGA.
David Houle- HPLC of metal complexes by paired ion chromatography.
Susan Gulino-Internship-HPLC Analysis of Acetoaminophen in biological fluids. With the Medical Examiner, State of Connecticut.
1979 Summer David Gatenby- Hardware and software for piezoelectric crystal TGA.
Betsy Bransfield- GC analysis of metals in human hair.
Frank Novak- HPLC of metal dithizonates. Ph.D. U. Pitt
1979-80 Frank Novak- HPLC of metal dithizonates and low temperature HPLC.
Betsy Bransfield- GC analysis of Cu, Ni, and Zn in Human hair.
David Houle- HPLC of metal complexes of 8-hydroxyquinoline-5 sulfonic acid.
David Gatenby- Networking and assembly language programming for piezoelectric TGA.
William Tonkin- Crystal evaluation and TGA Applications.
Susan Gulino- Internship-HPLC Analysis of Cocaine in body fluids.
Susan Vulsteke- Internship-Accurate measurements of the pH of blood- Hartford Hospital.
1980 Summer Marie DiTaranto - Evaluation of the Piezoelectric Crystal Thermogravimetric Analyzer.
Tuck Woh Shum - Development of Pascal computer programs for chromatographic data acquisition and integration and for thermogravimetry.
Mark P. Italia - GC analysis of Cu, Ni, and Zn in hair. MS or Ph. D. U.Mass
1980-81 Marie DiTaranto - Evaluation of the Piezoelectric Crystal Thermogravimetric Analyzer.
Tuck Woh Shum - Development of Pascal computer programs for chromatographic data acquisition and integration and for thermogravimetry.
Mark P. Italia - GC analysis of Cu, Ni, and Zn in hair.
Jonathan Holder - HPLC of metal complexes of 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid.
Paul Scola - HPLC and electrochemistry of dithizonate and beta-diketonate metal complexes. MS U. Conn., MD
1981 Summer Jonathan Holder - HPLC of metal complexes of 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid.
Paul Scola - HPLC and electrochemistry of dithizonate and beta-diketonate metal complexes.
1981-82 Mark P. Italia - GC analysis of Cu, Ni, and Zn in hair.
Mark Buttaro - Optimization and applications of the HP 3090 GC-MS system.
David Palmero - Internship - Pharmacokinetic studies in geriatric patients - University of Connecticut Health Center.
1982 Summer Daniel O'Connor - Low temperature reverse phase HPLC of metal complexes.
Courtland Sears III - Reverse phase ligand exchange chromatography of metal dithiocarbamates. Ph. D. Purdue
1982-83 Daniel O'Connor - Low temperature reverse phase HPLC of metal complexes.
Courtland Sears III - Reverse phase ligand exchange chromatography of metal dithiocarbamates.
Paul Merrigan - GC-MS-Computer Applications.
Summer 1983 Courtland Sears
1983-84 Courtland Sears
James Kirby M.S. Education, U. Mass, Ph. D. Georgetown
Summer 1984
1984-85 Manuel ?
Summer 1985 Steve Saltzman and Stuart Sziklas HPLC of Metal complexes. Daniel Goslick Piezoelectric TGA
1985-86 Steve Saltzman MD, U. Conn.
Summer 1986 Susan Wolf Piezoelectric TGA Ph. D. Northeastern
Steve Saltzman HPLC Separations of sugar phosphate - metal complex adducts.
1986-87 Susan Wolf Piezoelectric TGA and Preparation of sub-micron packings for HPLC
Summer 1987 Jill Mello Separation of rotational isomers of biologically active peptides containing proline.
1987-88 Jill Mello - Ph. D. MIT
1988-89
John Salerni - HPLC of bioactive peptides
Summer 1988
Maria Loza - FAB of phytic acid and inositol phosphates Ph. D. Yale
Summer 1990
Karen Bean - Cornell
1990-91
Karen Bean - MS of metal complexes and preliminary work on lipid-sugar interactions
Summer 1991
Ann Busse - Acid Rain Project Development
Summer 1992
Michele Mader - General chemistry lab development - Ph. D. Program Arizona State
1992-93
1993-94
Bipin Ravindran (Medical School)
Richard Dallmeyer - ISP
Timothy Lishak - ISP
1994-95
Bipin Ravindran
Craig Smith - CV of antioxidants
John Partain - HPLC of BHT and metabolites
Chris Moses- ISP
Jennifer Halsted - ISP
1995-96
Courtney Lowe - HPLC of lipid peroxides (Medical School)
Aiko Sata - Mass Spec of capsaicin decomposition products MS Furman U. PhD.
Greg Franco - CV of lipid peroxides and antioxidants
Bipin Ravindran - GC of capsaicin-triglyceride interaction products MD
Eric Deshaies - capsaicin antioxidant behavior using AIBN as a free redical source - MD U.Conn.
Jennifer Millham-Becker - ISP
Michael Tubinosa - Internship
1996-97
Aybike Birerdinc - Determination of aldehydes in oxidized lipids
Richard (Marty) Dalmeyer - GC and GC-MS studies of lipid oxidation and the antioxidant properties of acapsaicin.
Juli Tomino - Studies of volatile oxidation products of Vitamin E- oleic acid interactions
Jenn Millham-Becker - Studies of volatile oxidation products of Vitamin E- oleic acid interactions
Debra Mendenhall - HPLC of lipid hydroperoxides -Pfizer
1997-98
Adam Slickman - Development of a direct analysis of lipid hydroperoxides for measurement of antioxidant strength.
Summer 1998
Adam Slickman - Antioxidant effectiveness of phenolic compounds using AIBN induced oxidation of linoleic acid
1998-99
Adam Slickman - Senior Thesis - A Comparitive study of the antioxidant effectiveness of butylated hydroxytoluene, Zingerone, Capsaicin, Vanillin, Melatonin, and alpha-tocopherol for the prevention of linoleate autoxidation. MIT
Summer 1999
Chris Hunt - SFE of spices
Tanya Suvarnsorn - SFE and solvent extraction of phenolic compounds from chocolate and tea
1999-2000
Chris Hunt - Senior Thesis - Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Antioxidant Determination of five Common Spices. Ph.D. U. New Hampshire Environmental Science
2000-2001
Will Proctor - Purification of procyanidins from chocolate
Jeff Neul - Analysis of 15N-amino acids by LC-MS for studies of puddling moths
Matt Brown - ISP - Puddling moth project
Summer 2001- Spring 2004
Matt Brown - Senior Thesis 2004- SFE of oregano and studies of antioxidant properties of the extracts
Spring 2004 - ISP - Nick Wright - Sub-ppb detection of triclosan in well water.
2006-7
Erica Smith - Determination of traces of consumer chemicals in groundwater as a tracer of septic tank effluent by GC-MS and LC-MS