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Project SEED Students

NJCU Chemistry Department has been actively involved in the American Chemical Society (ACS) Project SEED for high school students since Summer 2005. In Summer 2008, the Department started to train students from the Partners in Science (PIS) Program.

Summer 2008

Students: Miguel Miranda (SEED), Joseph Katigbak (PIS), and Modupe Sonaike (PIS)

with Chemistry Department Research Associate Adrienne Conklin

Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Yamaguchi

SUMMER 2008 research topics are as follows:

Miguel Miranda	Synthesis of 4-(2-(1,5-Naphthyl Sulfonic Acid) trans-Stilbene
Modupe Sonaike	The Synthesis of Amino Substituted Perylene Bis(dicaroximide)Ligands
Joseph Katigbak	Synthesis of Chemiluminescent Fluorene-based Ligands

Summer 2007

Students: Abhishek Bali, Soraya Abdel-Hamid, Mitch Ramlakhan, and Amed Logrono, with NJCU Senior Chemistry Student Luisa Martinez

Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Yamaguchi

SUMMER 2007 research topics are as follows:

Soraya Abdel-Hamid	Analysis of Hudson County Water and Soil Samples
Mitch Ramlakhan	Formation of 1,4-Dihydropyridines
Abhishek Bali	Microwave-assisted Petasis Reaction
Amed Logrono	Synthesis of Substituted Pyrvoles

Summer 2006

Project Seed 1

Students: Birju Amin, Dhaval Amin, Johanna Chiliquinga, Carol Mendez
Mentor: Dr. Salvacion Cresidio and Dr. Kenneth Yamaguchi

SUMMER 2006 and earlier research topics are as follows:

Birju Amin	Synthesis of Peptoids on Rink Resins
Dhaval Amin	Solid-Phase Synthesis of Substituted Imidazoles
Johanna Chiliquinga	Synthesis of Substituted Pyrroles
Samuel Cruz	Isolation and binding studies of phycobiliproteins from Spirulina
Carol Mendez	Microwave Synthesis of 4-Hydroxyquinolines

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