Research Grants

Research Corporation, Cottrell College Science Award (CC4215) 1995, $58,000.
“The Computational Study of the Enzyme Catalyzed Hydrolysis Mechanism of b-Lactam Antibiotics by Class A b-Lactamase”

Research Corporation, Cottrell College Science Award (CC4662), 1997, $55,000.
“Computational Study of the Enzyme Catalyzed Hydrolysis Mechanism of Peptide Bonds by Aspartyl Proteases”

National Institute of Standards and Technology (IPA), 1996-1999, $63,600.

National Science Foundation-RUI (CHE-9983321), 2000, $144,600.
“Computational Analysis of the Ribonuclease A Catalyzed Phosphate Ester Hydrolysis Mechanism using an Ab Initio Quantum-Based Model”

Students Supported through Research Grants

• Adam Kline ‘95 - Biotech industry
• Julie Sanders ‘95 - Biotech industry
• Sarah Chenoweth ‘97 - Forensic science
• Kendra Jones ‘97 - Science education
• James Riggins ‘97 - Graduate student in biochemisty at Vanderbilt
• Rob Newman ‘99 - Graduate student in biochemistry at Johns Hopkins
• Scott Robinson ‘99 - Graduate student in chemistry at U. of Delaware
• Paul Ostazeski ‘01 - Plans to attend graduate school in mathematics
• Steve Broadwater ‘01 - Plans to attend graduate school in chemistry
• Becky Stoermer ‘01 - Plans to attend graduate school in chemistry
• Mark Young ’04 – ACS chemistry major
• Natasha Borjemscia ’05 – Physics major