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2013 Undergraduate Summer Research in Chemistry

Much of our undergraduate research program is supported by the National Science Foundation REU program.

General Information for Summer 2013 Program:

Apply:  https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2394

Application Deadline  February 3, 2013

Students will engage in an intensive 10-week research project under the mentorship of a Harvey Mudd College faculty member.  Our undergraduate research program beginstentatively May 28 - August 2, 2013 (May 27 and July 4 are holidays).   Depending on class year, stipends are set at $4600-$4800. Strong priority will be given to students from Harvey Mudd College OR students from other colleges and universities who are past or current participants of the Upward Bound college preparatory program, Project SEED,  or similar programs.  A very limited number of additional positions may be open to other highly qualified candidates who do not have access to research opportunities at their home institutions.  Applicants will be receive notice of their status (accept/decline/wait list) by February 19, 2013.  Harvey Mudd College is a private, undergraduate college of science and engineering located in Claremont, California, about one hour east of Los Angeles. Click here for FAQs. Other questions should be directed to: kimberly_young@hmc.edu

Summer Research 2012


Karukstis and Van Hecke Lab

Hawkins Lab



Vosburg Lab
Haushalter Lab

Professor	2013 Brief Research Titles	Extra information
Lelia Hawkins	Atmospheric chemistry: Characterization of light absorption and total organic carbon content of amine-aldehyde secondary organic aerosol. The Hawkins lab has a sampling system to collect atmospheric aerosol particles (like smog), measure the UV/vis absorption spectrum of discrete samples, and measure the total organic carbon content of the particles. To improve this system, we need to determine its sensitivity to laboratory conditions. Student(s) will (1) test the system to ensure no contamination from in-house air, (2) monitor the system over a variety of temperature conditions, and (3) measure particles from the LA air for a continuous period of time. A literature-based research project will support the analysis process to aid in understanding how brown carbon aerosol forms.   Atmospheric chemistry: Developing chemical force microscopy for analyzing atmospheric aerosol particles. Single-particle morphology and composition for atmospheric aerosol measurements require special facilities off-campus. In lieu of this resource, we have begun to use Atomic Force Microscopy to measure individual particles here at HMC. Student(s) will (1) develop a method to apply chemical force microscopy to atmospheric samples, and (2) analyze atmospheric particles with the newly modified technique.   Atmospheric chemistry: Developing a “fog” chamber to learn how fog formation and evaporation impact particulate matter composition. Many studies have shown that the presence of overnight fog can alter the chemical composition and mass of particulate matter. Sulfate in aerosol particles is elevated when air containing sulfur dioxide passes through clouds. Aqueous processes like this also impact the organic components of particles, but are less well understood. The Hawkins lab would like to develop a way to simulate fog conditions so that ambient (atmospheric) particles can be exposed to fog and then sampled. These particles can be compared to non-fog particles to learn more about the role of fog. Students will help design and build a super-saturation chamber to make fog in the lab.	Email Dr. Hawkins for more information.
Adam Johnson	Organometallic chemistry and asymmetric catalysis. My research involves the design and synthesis of amino alcohol ligands with tunable steric and electronic properties in order to develop better organometallic catalysts for interesting organic transformations. We use the standard techniques of organic synthesis as well a glove box or Schlenk line for working with air sensitive transition metal complexes. Our work uses variable temperature one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy, kinetics experiments and theoretical modeling. I anticipate three main avenues of research for summer 2013: synthesis of new ligands, synthesis of new substrates, and mechanistic studies.	Email Dr. Johnson for more information. Homepageinformation is found here. Researchinformation is found here.
Kathy Van Heuvelen	Bioinorganic chemistry investigates the role of metals in biological systems. Research in my group centers on two types of unusual reactivity exhibited by the nickel-containing cofactor F430 (found in the enzyme methyl-coenzyme M reductase, shown at right) and the cobalt-containing cofactor cobalamin (found in Vitamin B12). First, both cofactor F430 and cobalamin catalyze the dehalogenation of chlorinated pollutants in the environment. Second, cofactor F430 can catalyze the oxidation of methane, which is a major component of natural gas as well as a potent greenhouse gas. We will synthesize and characterize synthetic model compounds that reproduce key features of cofactor F430 and cobalamin in order to learn more about this unusual reactivity.  To this end we employ a variety of experimental tools, including standard inorganic synthetic techniques, spectroscopy (UV-visible, IR, NMR), and computational chemistry.	Email Dr. Van Heuvelen for more details.
Hal Van Ryswyk	Design, synthesis, and characterization of zinc porphyrin dyes for use on nanostructured zinc oxide photoanodes in dye-sensitized solar cells.	Homepage information is found here.Email for more information
David Vosburg	Biomimetic cyclizations in organic chemistry.  Syntheses of bioactive natural products using fascinating pericyclic cascades, microwave activation, and organocatalysis. Developing innovative green chemistry experiments for undergraduate laboratories. Including microwave activation, self-assembly, and solvent-free reactions.	Homepage information is found here.Email Dr. Vosburg for more information.

Michael Faraday (22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867)

Michael Faraday (22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867)

Michael Faraday (22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was a scientist, chemist, physicist and philosopher who greatly contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include that of the Magnetic Field, Induction, Diamagnetism and Electrolysis.

Michael Farady was born at Newington, Surrey, now a part of South London on September 22, 1791. His father was a blacksmith who has migrated in search of work form the north of England in 1791. Due to ill health he faced lot of difficulties at work. His mother was a country woman of great calm and wisdom who supported her son emotionally through a difficult childhood. Born in such a family, he had to make do with the available education of alphabets and arithmetic from the Church Sunday school. Physically too, Michael was weak and skinny. Faraday had three other siblings and all of them could barely be fed as their father was ill and often incapable of doing any work. It is said that Faraday reminisced having lived on one loaf of bread for a week. Belonging to the small Sandemanian sect of the Christian faith, religion provided Faraday spiritual power to survive all adverse situations. This had the single most important effect on him that led him in quest of nature and approach towards life in general.

One kind-hearted distributor of books gave him the job of distributing newspapers and at the age of 13, he employed him at his shop and also taught him book- binding work. Thus, his going to school came to an abrupt end. Finding time out of his working hours, he began reading books available there thus acquiring knowledge. He came across an exhaustive write-up on electricity in the third edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica which opened new vistas for him. This reading brought a great transformation in his life. He was so inspired by it that he went on to purchase necessary items to make a Leyden jar. Using old bottles and lumber, he made this crude electrostatic generator and conducted simple experiments. He also constructed a weak voltaic pile that helped him perform experiments in electrochemistry.

As his interest in science increased, he joined the philosophical society there and began attending lectures, enhancing his knowledge. Around this time Faraday got the opportunity to attend lectures in chemistry by the famous chemist Sir Humphry Davy in the year 1812 at the Royal institution in London. This was the turning point in his life. He was inspired by the lectures. He copiously took down the notes and prepared a bound volume by hand. He presented it to Sir Humphry Davy, along with an application for a job. Alas, there was no opening! He even wrote a letter to the president of the Royal Society, Joseph Banks, requesting for an odd job there. He received no reply from him. However, Davy did not forget and in 1813, when one of his laboratory assistants was dismissed for misbehavior, Faraday began as Davy’s laboratory assistant and learned chemistry under one of the greatest chemists of those times. It is said that Faraday was Davy’s laboratory assistant and learned chemistry under one of the greatest chemists of those times. It is said that Faraday was Davy’s greatest discovery. Finally in 1815, he got promoted as assistant and was given the charge of looking after the laboratory instruments. In 1825, he was promoted as the director of the laboratory. He was now totally engrossed in his scientific pursuits. For several years he experimented the experiments that Sir Davy had performed. In chemistry, he performed electrochemical and metallurgical experiments. He made invaluable contribution in the invention of the famous ‘Davy Safety Lamp’.

In his electrochemical experiments he reached such levels in analysis that he propounded that famous laws of electrolysis named after him. He gave simple and easy to understand principles on the phenomenon of electrolysis. Faraday’s two laws of electrochemistry are:

1) The amount of a substance deposited on each electrode of an electrolytic cell is directly proportional to the quantity of electricity passed through the cell.

2) The quantities of different elements deposited by a given amount of electricity are in the ratio of their chemical equivalent weights. Faraday discovered benzene in 1825.

Further, in 1831, he conducted a series of experiments giving clear picture on magnetism and also produced electricity by speedily changing the magnetic forces. In 1827, he was invited to join as professor of chemistry at the London University College which he modestly turned down. In 1833, he was selected for the Fullerian professorship of Chemistry at the Royal Institute. Meanwhile, he took up another assignment as part time lecturer at the Woolwich based Royal Military Academy. He even advised and directed other institutions during this period. Due to this shortage of time he had to face difficulties in his research activity.

To ensure that he would not have to face financial difficulties and that he would direct all his energies in research, efforts were made to secure pension- financial assistance from the government. A meeting was arranged with the then Prime Minister Lord Melbourne for this purpose. During the meeting the prime minister passed some negative remarks. He went on to say that government grants and assistance were a big fraud or a kind of cheating. This was just enough for Faraday. He immediately rejected the idea of seeking assistance and thus, ended their eventful meeting. Some even believed that Faraday was known famously as ‘Narure’s great refuser’. He refused to take up the University College professorship. He even refused the proposed Knighthood award of the title ‘Sir’ from the government for which his prior permission was sought. Not only this, he was offered the presidency not once, but twice by the Royal Society for which he expressed his inability. He had quite a different view about all these awards and honours. In 1824, he was made the Fellow of the Royal Society. After a lot of deliberation and delays he accepted the same.

Finally in 1835, Lord Melbourne was successful in seeking his pardon for the earlier rebuff and granting him government pension. For Faraday now, financial difficulties were a thing of the past. In the meanwhile, due to ill health his research was interrupted. Once again in 1845, he began his research- experiments. But now his efficiency had gone compared to what it was earlier. Prince Albert allotted a house for him in Hampton Court. He spent the rest of his life there. His research and inventions were unparalleled, wonderful and invaluable. In the electrochemical experiments he had conducted based on electrolysis, he separated certain elements. On its basis, he defined the unit of electricity- the ampere. By one ampere current we mean the amount of electrical current required to obtain 0.001118 gram of silver when silver nitrate is electrolyzed.

On the basis of his experiments on electricity and magnetism, electric motor was invented. This important research of his established him as a great scientist. In 1820, a famous physicist of Denmark, Hans Christian Oersted announced the discovery that the flow of an electric current through a wire produced a magnetic field around it. Andre Marie Ampere showed that the magnetic lines of force were circular around the wire. In October 1831, Faraday gave an affirmative answer to this question. Faraday also gave the laws of electric induction. He explained that creating relative motion in magnetic and electric field, magnetic field can be transformed into electric energy. In fact the electric generator designed by Faraday is the original form of today’s giant size dynamo.

Faraday made a unique contribution in popularizing science by giving a series of lectures from 1826 at the London based Royal Society for children during Christmas. For years he gave lectures to children providing them an insight on various scientific theories. Even today, eminent scientists are invited to give lectures during the Christmas lecture series. Faraday is considered to be the inventor of electric motor and generator. The unit of capacitance, the farad, is named in honour of Faraday. He also made contribution in the field of optics. He observed that the path of plane polarized light is electromagnetic by nature. Faraday introduced the concept of field (now called classical field) to explain his observation in electromagnetic experiments.

Since 1855, Faraday began to lose his mental abilities. He occasionally experimented on gravitation and other forces and conversion thereof. The Royal Society then refused to publish his negative results that he announced causing lot of disappointment to him. Further, Faraday began to sink into senility or a disease caused due to damage to brain cells in old age. Earlier, he had rejected the knighthood though he took up the residence at Hampton Court. He wanted to die as a plain Mr. Faraday. On August 25, 1867, this great scientist left for his heavenly abode and would always be remembered as a bright star shining in the sky forever.

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