For interested students, the Chemistry Department encourages participation in individual chemical investigations carried out under the supervision of a faculty member. Initially, students are directly supervised and trained by a faculty mentor, but the transfer of knowledge and skill sets are only part of the experience. It is anticipated by the conclusion of their works, students will begin to synthesize their knowledge and research results to develop adequate conclusions and initiate new questions for inquiry. Undergraduate research can be used to fulfill coursework requirements as well.
The Department strongly encourages student participation in our growing summer research program. This program provides students with the opportunity to work 25-40 hours per week in the research lab of a faculty mentor. These fellowship opportunities are typically funded by individual faculty research grants, UWF undergraduate research grants, or the generous support of the UWF Chemistry Alumni.
Please contact any Chemistry faculty member to discuss your potential involvement in an ongoing research project. Currently, the Department offers research opportunities in the following areas:
- Analytical Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Polymer Chemistry
- Supramolecular Chemistry
- Molecular Modeling
- Spectroscopy
Selected Recent Publications (undergraduate contributors underlined)
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Lentz, J. M.; Sorrells, H.; Bradley, A.; Fox, T.; Sirvent, T. M. Bioactive metabolites of Dioscorea bulbifera and their effect on neighboring flora. Abstracts of Papers, 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States, March 26-30, 2006 2006, CHED-649.
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Blaney, J.; Huggins, M. T. Self-association properties of dipyrrinone analogs. Abstracts of Papers, 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States, March 26-30, 2006 2006, CHED-487.
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Barber, P.; Huggins, M. T. Investigations into the preparation of acetoacetamides for use in the synthesis of pyrrole amides. Abstracts of Papers, 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States, March 26-30, 2006 2006, CHED-421.
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Royappa, A. T.; McDaniel, R. L. Copolymerization of glycidol with functionalized phenyl glycidyl ethers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2005, 97, 1462-1466.
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Osborne, E. A.; Huggins, M. T. Synthesis and characterization of bipyrrole and dipyrrolylmethane anion receptors. Abstracts of Papers, 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States, March 13-17, 2005 2005, CHED-509.
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Royappa, A. T.; Vogt, M. L.; Sharma, V. Composition and long-term stability of polyglycidol prepared by cationic ring-opening polymerization. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2004, 91, 1344-1351.
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Royappa, A. T. Synthesis and characterization of a hyperbranched copolymer. Journal of Chemical Education 2002, 79, 81-84.
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ter Haar, L. W. Quantum mechanics and the chemistry of materials. Abstracts of Papers, 221st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States, April 1-5, 2001 2001, CHED-1016.
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Chang, C. W. J. Naturally occurring isocyano/isothiocyanato and related compounds. Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 2000, 80, 1-186.
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Tanner, S. P.; Street, K. W., Jr. Solid-phase luminescence of several rare earth ions on ion-exchange films. Applied Spectroscopy 2000, 54, 669-675.
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Gurst, J. E. Chiroptical spectroscopy. Journal of Chemical Education 1995, 72, 827.
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Lightner, D. A.; Gurst, J. E.; "Organic Conformational Analysis and Stereo Chemistry from Circular Dichroism", 2000, Wiley - VCH, New York, NY.
