The SCU Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is a community of students, faculty, and staff dedicated to:
- fostering a culture that values teaching and research
- promoting innovative teaching and personalized instruction
- providing undergraduate research opportunities
- encouraging women and minorities to pursue scientific endeavors
- encouraging scientific and technical literacy throughout the university and the community at large
- projecting a positive image of science in general, and chemistry & biochemistry in particular.
Submissions from 2026
Short Peptoid Capping Ligands Stabilize Dispersion of Gold Nanospheres in Aqueous Solutions, Hanna G. Goldberg, Isabella K. Matusich, Jack M. Petersen, and Nikhila Raman
UV pigments of red bird-pollinated flowers attract birds and deter bees, Melissa León-Osper, José C. Del Valle, M. Luisa Buide, Montserrat Arista, Pedro L. Ortiz, Amelia A. Fuller, Katie Conrad, Victor Rossi, Justen B. Whittall, and Eduardo Narbona
Greener Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis: Improved Procedure for Distributed Drug Discovery in Undergraduate Laboratories, Callista Tran, Markus F. Bergstrom, Justin Tee, Dahlia A. Brasuel, William L. Abbey, Allison Beizer, Aleesa E. Chua, Alondra Reyes Diaz, Ethan A. Grant, Emerson Hernly, Saket Mereddy, Emily C. Mitchem, Anusha Vajrala, Jiarun Wang, Amelia A. Fuller, Martin J. O’Donnell, J. Geno Samaritoni, William L. Scott, Jared D. Harris, and Amy B. Dounay
Submissions from 2025
California red hummingbird flowers: Color convergence across four biochemical categories, Melissa León-Osper, Victor Rossi, Katie Conrad, Josephine Hernandez Mena, Elaine Meslow, Amelia A. Fuller, Eduardo Narbona, and Justen B. Whittall
Submissions from 2024
Aromatic Residue Positioning Influences Helical Peptoid Structure in Aqueous Solution, Jwwad M. Javed, Katherine Scukas, Michelle T. Nguyen, and Amelia A. Fuller
A multiscale approach to understanding the shared blue-orange flower color polymorphism in two Lysimachia species, Mercedes Sánchez-Cabrera, Eduardo Narbona, Montserrat Arista, Pedro L. Ortiz, Francisco J. Jiménez-López, Amelia A. Fuller, Benjamin Carter, and Justen B. Whittall
Submissions from 2023
Silver Nanoparticle Surface Chemistry Determines Interactions with Human Serum Albumin and Cytotoxic Responses in Human Liver Cells, Kira M. Fahy, Madeline K. Eiken, Karl V. Baumgartner, Kaitlyn Q. Leung, Sarah E. Anderson, Erik Berggren, Evangelia Bouzos, Lauren R. Schmitt, Prashanth Asuri, and Korin E. Wheeler
Submissions from 2021
Using Fluorescence to Enable Innovative Functions of Foldamers, Amelia A. Fuller, Jose L. Moreno Jr., and Michelle T. Nguyen
Changes at a Critical Branchpoint in the Anthocyanin Biosynthetic Pathway Underlie the Blue to Orange Flower Color Transition in Lysimachia arvensis, Mercedes Sánchez-Cabrera, Francisco Javier Jiménez-López, Eduardo Narbona, Montserrat Arista, Pedro L. Ortiz, Francisco J. Romero-Campero, Karolis Ramanauskas, Boris Igić, Amelia A. Fuller, and Justen B. Whittall
Evaluation of Dihedral Angle Twin Boundaries in Cu10 wt%Zn Alloy Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Nataliya Starostina, Ann McGuire, and Richard Rowan
Rapid Analysis of ADP-Ribosylation Dynamics and Site-Specificity Using TLC-MALDI, Sean R. Wallace, Leila Y. Chihab, Miles Yamasaki, and Braden T. Yoshinaga
Submissions from 2020
Multi-Institution Research and Education Collaboration Identifies New Antimicrobial Compounds, Amelia A. Fuller, Amy B. Dounay, Douglas Schirch, Daniel G. Rivera, Karl A. Hansford, Alysha G. Elliott, Johannes Zuegg, Matthew A. Cooper, Mark A. T. Blaskovich, Jacob R. Hitchens, Sarah Burris-Hiday, Kristiana Tenorio, Yanira Mendez, J. Geno Samaritoni, Martin J. O’Donnell, and William L. Scott
Sequence Changes Modulate Peptoid Self-Association in Water, Amelia A. Fuller, Christian J. Jimenez, Ella K. Martinetto, Jose L. Moreno Jr., Anna L. Calkins, Kalli M. Dowell, Jonathan Huber, Kyra N. McComas, and Alberto Ortega
Diverse N-Substituted Azole-Containing Amino Acids as Building Blocks for Cyclopeptides, Somayeh Motevalli, Michelle T. Nguyen, Jiacheng Tan, and Amelia A. Fuller
Submissions from 2019
Solution effects on the self-association of a water-soluble peptoid, Amelia A. Fuller, Jonathan Huber, Christian J. Jimenez, and Kalli M. Dowell
Peptoids advance multidisciplinary research and undergraduate education in parallel: Sequence effects on conformation and lipid interactions, Christian J. Jimenez, Jiacheng Tan, Kalli M. Dowell, and Gillian E. Gadbois
Length and Charge of Water-Soluble Peptoids Impact Binding to Phospholipid Membranes, Madeleine R. Landry, Jacenda L. Rangel, Vivian P. Dao, Morgan A. MacKenzie, Fabiola L. Gutierrez, Kalli M. Dowell, Anna L. Calkins, Amelia A. Fuller, and Grace Y. Stokes
Submissions from 2018
Resourcing, Scalability and Sustainability of CUREs, Amelia A. Fuller
A peptoid supramolecular host for benzo[a]pyrene in water, Amelia A. Fuller, Kristiana Tenorio, Jonathan Huber, and Samuel Hough
Solid-Phase Synthesis of Azole-Comprising Peptidomimetics and Coordination of a Designed Analog to Zn2+, Aanchal Mohan, Allyson H. M. Koh, Gregory Gate, and Anna L. Calkins
Submissions from 2017
Throwing Away the Cookbook: Implementing Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) in Chemistry, Jennifer M. Heemstra, Rory Waterman, John M. Antos, and Penny J. Beuning
Ernest Eliel Workshop – US and Cuba Collaboration in Chemistry Education and Neglected Disease Drug Discovery, W. L. Scott, J. G. Samaritoni, M. J. O’Donnell, and A. B. Dounay
Submissions from 2016
A Thermodynamic Description of the Adsorption of Simple Water-Soluble Peptoids to Silica, Anna L. Calkins, Jennifer Yin, Jacenda L. Rangel, and Madeleine R. Landry
Combinatorial Solid-Phase Synthesis of Aromatic Oligoamides: A Research-Based Laboratory Module for Undergraduate Organic Chemistry, Amelia A. Fuller
Submissions from 2014
Photodecomposition of chloroform catalyzed by unmodified MCM- 41 mesoporous silica, Laura A. Peña, Alissa M. Chan, Larissa R. Cohen, Karen Kou, Brent M. Harvey, and Patrick E. Hoggard
Photodegradation of dichloromethane catalyzed by iron(III) chloride on silica gel, Laura A. Peña, Rosa E. Segura, Alissa M. Chan, and Patrick E. Hoggard
Submissions from 2013
Photodecomposition of dichloromethane catalyzed by tetrachloroferrate(III) on a Dowex anion exchange resin, Alissa M. Chan, Brent M. Harvey, and Patrick E. Hoggard
Photocatalysis of chloroform decomposition by the hexachlororuthenate(IV) ion, Alissa M. Chan, Laura A. Peña, Rosa E. Segura, Ramya Auroprem, Brent M. Harvey, Caroline M. Brooke, and Patrick E. Hoggard
A fluorescent peptoid pH-sensor, Amelia A. Fuller, Courtney A. Holmes, and Frederick J. Seidl
Self-Association of Water-Soluble Peptoids Comprising (S)-N-1-(Naphthylethyl)glycine Residues, Amelia A. Fuller; Brett A, Yurash; Erik N. Schaumann; and Frederick J. Seidl
Dependence of photocatalytic reaction yields on catalyst mass in solid-liquid suspensions, Patrick E. Hoggard, Larissa R. Cohen, Laura A. Peña, Brent M. Harvey, and Alissa M. Chan
Catalysis of the photodecomposition of chloroform by a polystyrene anion exchange resin, Laura A. Peña, Alissa M. Chan, Larissa R. Cohen, Karen Kou, Brent M. Harvey, and Patrick E. Hoggard
Submissions from 2012
Determination of micromolar concentrations of strong acids in chloroform by protonation of tetraphenylporphyrin, Brent M. Harvey and Patrick E. Hoggard
Submissions from 2011
Use of the environmentally sensitive fluorophore 4-N,N-dimethylamino-1,8-naphthalimide to study peptoid helix structures, Amelia A. Fuller, Frederick J. Seidl, Paul A. Bruno, and Marisa A. Plescia
A FlAsH–Tetracysteine Assay for Quantifying the Association and Orientation of Transmembrane α-Helices, Christopher J. Pace, Qiongying Huang, Fang Wang, and Kanwal S. Palla
Submissions from 2010
Near-UV photolysis of μ- dibromotetrabromodipalladate(II) in chloroform, Kelly K. Dilorenzo, Rachel M. Gilbert, and Patrick E. Hoggard
Photocatalysis of chloroform degradation by μ-dichlorotetrachlorodipalladate(II), Rachel Gilbert, Merve Karabulut, and Patrick E. Hoggard
Catalysis of the photodecomposition of carbon tetrachloride in ethanol by an Amberlite anion exchange resin, Patrick E. Hoggard and Andrea Maldotti
Hexachlororhodate(III) and the photocatalytic decomposition of chloroform, Laura A. Peña and Patrick E. Hoggard
Photocatalysis of chloroform decomposition by hexachloroosmate(IV), Laura A. Peña and Patrick E. Hoggard
Submissions from 2009
Research into selective biomarkers of erythrocyte exposure to organophosphorus compounds, David Aminoff, Daniel A. Bochar, Amelia A. Fuller, and Anna K. Mapp
Photosolvation reactions of hexabromorhenate(IV), Jessica L. Cohen and Patrick E. Hoggard
Photocatalytic degradation of chloroform by bis(bipyridine)dichlororuthenium(III/II), Larissa R. Cohen, Laura A. Peña, Anton J. Seidl, Kimuyen N. Chau, Brian C. Keck, Patrick L. Feng, and Patrick E. Hoggard
The photocatalytic decomposition of chloroform by tetrachloroaurate(III), Larissa R. Cohen, Laura A. Peña, Anton J. Seidl, Janet M. Olsen, Jennifer Wekselbaum, and Patrick E. Hoggard
Evaluating β-turn mimics as β-sheet folding nucleators, Amelia A. Fuller, Deguo Du, Feng Liu, and Jennifer E. Davoren
An experimental survey of the transition between two-state and downhill protein folding scenarios, Feng Liu, Deguo Du, Amelia A. Fuller, and Jennifer E. Davoren
Ferrocene/ferrocenium ion as a catalyst for the photodecomposition of chloroform, Laura A. Peña, Anton J. Seidl, Larissa R. Cohen, and Patrick E. Hoggard
Submissions from 2008
The Photooxidation of Hexabromorhenate(IV) in Ethyl Bromide, Jessica L. Cohen and Patrick Hoggard
Photocatalytic degradation of dichloromethane by chlorocuprate(II) ions, Kevin J. Doyle, Huy Tran, Miguel Baldoni-Olivencia, Merve Karabulut, and Patrick E. Hoggard
The photooxidation of hexabromorhenate(IV) in ethanol, Christina N. Estill, Jessica L. Cohen, and Patrick E. Hoggard
The photolysis of bis(acetonitrile) tetrachlorotungsten in acetonitrile, Ryan J. Fante and Patrick E. Hoggard
Trying a case on ethics in scientific research, Patrick E. Hoggard
The solvent-initiated photochemistry of tetrachloropalladate(II) in chloroform, Anh L. Le and Patrick E. Hoggard
The photolysis of octachlorodirhenate(III) in chloroform, Mari Matsumura and Patrick E. Hoggard
Photocatalysis by tetraphenylporphyrin of the decomposition of chloroform, Zulmarie Muñoz, Allison S. Cohen, Linh M. Nguyen, Ted A. McIntosh, and Patrick E. Hoggard
Chlorochromate ion as a catalyst for the photodegradation of chloroform by visible light, Anton J. Seidl, Larissa R. Cohen, Laura A. Peña, and Patrick E. Hoggard
The photolysis of chlorocarbonylbis(triphenylphosphine)iridium(I) in chloroform, Brian M. Witter, Merve Karabulut, and Patrick E. Hoggard
Submissions from 2007
Approximating the product spectrum and product concentrations in continuous photochemical reactions, Patrick L. Feng and Patrick E. Hoggard
A cross-strand Trp–Trp pair stabilizes the hPin1 WW domain at the expense of function, Marcus Jäger, Maria Dendle, Amelia A. Fuller, and Jeffery W. Kelly
Submissions from 2005
Succinct Synthesis of β-Amino Acids via Chiral Isoxazolines, Amelia A. Fuller, Bin Chen, Aaron R. Minter, and Anna K. Mapp
Submissions from 2004
Synthesis and Structural Characteristics of Geminally Disubstituted β-Amino Acids, Amelia A. Fuller, Bin Chen, Aaron R. Minter, and Anna K. Mapp
Angular Overlap Model parameters, Patrick E. Hoggard
The photohydrochlorination of platinum(IV) chloride, Patrick E. Hoggard, Adam J. Bridgeman, Horst Kunkely, and Arnd Vogler
The solvent-initiated photolysis of dichloro(2,2'-bipyridine)platinum(II) in chloroform, Sharon Whang, Toño Estrada, and Patrick E. Hoggard
Submissions from 2003
In situ formation and reaction of 2-pyridylboronic esters, Amelia A. Fuller, Heidi R. Hester, Eric V. Salo, and Erland P. Stevens
The photolysis of iron(III) chloride in chloroform, Patrick E. Hoggard, Michael Gruber, and Arnd Vogler
The photooxidation of tetrachloroplatinate(II) in chloroform, Patrick E. Hoggard and Arnd Vogler
A Concise Approach to Structurally Diverse β-Amino Acids, Aaron R. Minter, Amelia A. Fuller, and Anna K. Mapp
The photolysis of dichlorotriphenylbismuth(V) in chloroform, Raquel M. Paez and Patrick E. Hoggard
Submissions from 2002
Integrating single crystal x-ray diffraction in the undergraduate curriculum, Patrick E. Hoggard
The crystal and molecular structure of 2,3,5,6- tetraphenyl-1,4-dithiin, Ian W. Jones and Patrick E. Hoggard
The photolysis of bis(dithiobenzil)nickel in chloroform, Ian W. Jones, Xia Tian, and Patrick E. Hoggard
The photochemistry of chloro(triphenylphosphine)gold(I) and trichloro(triphenylphosphine)gold(III) in chloroform, Iana M. Serafimova and Patrick E. Hoggard
Submissions from 2001
Kinetics of the photoreduction of bis(2,4-pentanedionato)copper(II) in chloroform, Wilson Ng and Patrick E. Hoggard
The photolysis of bis(benzene)chromium(I) in chloroform, Erin L. Orazem and Patrick E. Hoggard
A kinetic study of the photolysis of tris(2,4-pentanedionato)cobalt(III) and bis(2,4-pentanedionato)cobalt(II) in chloroform, Son L. Phan, Keith J. Cendak, and Patrick E. Hoggard
Submissions from 2000
Kinetics of the photolysis of benzenetricarbonylchromium(0) in chloroform, Leslianna Federici and Patrick E. Hoggard
Submissions from 1999
The effect of dissolved transition metal complexes on the rate of yellowing of linseed oil, Zhong Chen and Patrick E. Hoggard
Kinetics of the photosubstitution of cis-bis(benzonitrile)dichloroplatinum(II) in chloroform, Eric M. Jaryszak, Son L. Phan, and Patrick E. Hoggard
Kinetics of the photooxidation of tris(bipyridine)iron(II) in chloroform, Thien H. Nguyen, P. Jason Shannon, and Patrick E. Hoggard
Submissions from 1998
Kinetics of the photolysis of bis(triethylphosphine)dichloroplatinum(II) in chloroform, Eric M. Jaryszak and Patrick E. Hoggard
A kinetic study of the photolysis of ethylferrocene in chloroform, Son L. Phan and Patrick E. Hoggard
Submissions from 1997
Solvent‐initiated photochemistry of transition metal complexes, Patrick E. Hoggard
A kinetic study of the photoreduction of hexachloroplatinate(IV) in chloroform, Olvido Monreal, Tara Esmaeili, and Patrick E. Hoggard
