Research Activities

Research projects are an integral part of chemistry at Heidelberg. Listed below are several interesting research projects that have either been worked on and will be continued in the future or are in the planning stages. These projects are available for enthusiastic students interested in further developing their laboratory research skills.

• Isolation, Purification, and Selective Reactivity of D- and L-Carvone
• Thermodynamics of a Keto-Enol Equilibrium
• Organic Experiments in the Microwave
• Determination of the Optimum pH for the Extraction of Lysozyme from Hen Egg Whites
• Electrophilic Substitution of 3-(m-Chlorophenyl)sydnone and 3-(m-Bromophenyl)sydnone.
• Triazine-Promoted Amidation of Various Carboxylic Acids.
• An Alternative Synthesis for Epothilone Precursors: A Recently Discovered Anti-Cancer Drug.
• Isolation and Enzyme Kinetic Study of Egg White Lysozyme.
• Refining Used Motor Oil by Removal of Hazardous Metal Contaminants.
• Atrazine Bioremediation.
• Fischer Esterification of Various Aromatic Ring-Substituted Benzoic Acids Catalyzed by Microwave Energy.
• Enzyme Kinetic Studies of Creatine Kinase.
• The Influence of Various Acetone/Water Solvent Systems on the Catalyzed Pschorr Cyclization of (E)-2-(2-Carboxy-2-phenylethenyl) Benzenediazonium Tetrafluoroborate.
• Dehydrogenation of Various Organic Compounds Employing Microwave Technology.
• The Study of Asphalt Runoff as a Source of Water Contamination in the local Sandusky River Watershed.
• Hazardous metal content monitoring in Sandusky River tributaries (water content vs. sediment deposition).
• Removal of Hazardous Metals in Contaminated Water.
• Removal of Sulfur Dioxide from Contaminated Water.
• Developing Novel Chemistry Laboratory Experiments Utilizing Microwave Technology.
• Study of the Solubilities of the Group IIa Metal Hydroxides.