Chemistry Senior Synthesis Projects (Room 1)

Presenter Information

• Seattle University

Faculty Information

Various

Presentation Type

Group or Panel

Presentation Format

Oral presentation

Start Date

29-5-2026 9:00 AM

End Date

29-5-2026 5:00 AM

Abstract or artist statement

9:20 - 9:20
Joe McGroarty
Research mentor: Dr. Peter Alaimo
Presentation title: Searching for Sustainability: The Development of Efficient Methods to Synthesize Enantioselective Dihydropyridinone

9:20 - 9:40
Joe Dakin
Research mentor: Dr. Peter Alaimo
Presentation title: Indium-catalyzed aza-Diels–Alder reaction for Enantioselective Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted 2,3-dihydropyridin-4(1H)-ones (DHPs)

9:40 - 10:00
Ava Zelenka 
Research Mentor: Dr. Kristen Skogerboe 
Presentation title: Applying Odoromics to the Chemical Profiling of Fragrances

10:00 - 10:20
Micaiah Jeffrey 
Research Mentor: Dr. Kristen Skogerboe
Presentation title: Evaluation of Carbon Cloth as an Alternative to Activated Charcoal Strips for VOC Analysis by Passive Headspace GC-MS

10:30 - 10:50
Logan Warner
Research Mentors: Dr. Douglas Latch (Chemistry) and Dr. Phillip Thompson (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Presentation title: Development of a Chlorine Actinometer for Field Use

10:50 - 11:10
Duc Vu
Research Mentor: Dr. Brett Kaiser (Biology)
Presentation title: Characterizing the BrxC Sub-Complex of the BREX Bacterial Defense System

11:10 - 11:30
Matthew Belshan
Research Mentor: Dr. Joseph Langenhan
Presentation title: Synthesis of an Acyclic Hydrazide-based Nucleoside Mimic as an Antiviral Drug Candidate

11:30 - 11:50
Kiera Tanaputra 
Research Mentor: Dr. Christopher Whidbey
Presentation title: Identification of Microglial Receptor Proteins Involved in Gut-Brain Axis Signaling

1:40 - 2:00
Kurrun Sethi
Research Mentor: Dr. Stephen Luckey (Biology)
Presentation title: Racial Disparities in Mortality and Complication Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Aalve Replacement (TAVR)

2:00 - 2:20
Arina Zvercova
Research Mentor: Dr. Kristen Skogerboe
Presentation title: Evaluating the Smellprint of Fragrance mixtures on Forensic Evidence through Solid Phase Carbon Extraction/GC-MS

2:20 - 2:40
Brian Ortiz-Barojas 
Research Mentor: Dr. Christopher Whidbey
Presentation title: Engineering Transposon-based Mutagenesis Systems to Enable Genetic Modification in Vaginal Lactobacillus

2:50 - 3:10
Jack Phillips
Research Mentor: Dr. Renata Everett
Presentation title: Designing Innovative Experiments for the Undergraduate Organic Laboratory

3:10 - 3:30
Kyle Nguyen
Research Mentor: Dr. Katherine Frato
Presentation title: Designing a Phenylalanine/Tyrosine Ammonium Lyase Gene Construct for Insertion into the Genome of Chlamydomnas reinhardtii 

3:30 - 3:50
Christopher Lu
Research Mentor: Dr. Katherine Frato
Presentation title: Designing gRNA for SpCas9 Induced Gene Knock-in at FKB12 Gene in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

4:00 - 4:20
M Kuramura
Research Mentors: Dr. Douglas Latch and Dr. Robert Synovec (UW Chemistry)
Presentation title: Exploring Photooxidation of Diesel Fuel using mzCompare

4:20 - 4:40
Sage Glandorf 
Research Mentor: Dr. Eric Watson
Presentation title: Syntheses and Reactivity of Trimetalli Complexes of Iron and Manganese

4:40 - 5:00
Jillian Hesse 
Research Mentor: Dr. Christopher Whidbey
Presentation title: Barely Scratching the Cervix: Identifying Active Enzymes in the Vaginal Microbiome

Location

STCN 130