Marshandra (2007) purifying lipid by flash chromatography

Corderrius and London (2007) purifying product by vacuum distillation

A tour of Valero Refinery and labs (2007)

Ted Burkey, Director of Project SEED at U of M

e-mail: tburkey@memphis.edu
phone: (901) 678-2634
office: Chemistry Bldg., SM 209

Khadija Abubakar (Woodale), Amber Brown (Northside), Darian Carter (Southwind), Kenya Gray (Whitehaven), and Darius Hankins (East) have been selected to participate in Project SEED for the summer of 2009.

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Project SEED is an opportunity for economically disadvantaged high school students to do chemistry research for 8 weeks at the University of Memphis during the summer. In 2009 participating students received a $2800 stipend.

Support for Project SEED at the University of Memphis is acknowledged from American Chemical Society Project SEED Foundation and the following corporations:

Buckman Laboratories International, Inc.

Cargill Foundation

Ciba Geigy

GlaxoSmithKline

Schering-Plough Health Care Products, Inc.

Valero Refinery of Memphis

Past research reports by Project SEED students:
 

2009:

Synthetic Studies of Light-Induced Oxidation of Manganese Porphyrins by Khadija Abubakar, Woodale High School

The Binding of Lipids to Bovine Serum Albumin

by Amber Brown, Northside High School

Computational Evaluation of Photochromic Fulgides, by Darian Carter, Southwind High School

The Binding of Lipids to Human Serum Albumin, by Kenya Gray, Whitehaven High School

Synthesis and Irradiation of Z-Isomer and E-Isomer Fulgide Isomers and Synthesis of an Isopropylidene, Darius Hankins, East High School

2008:

Toward Photochemically Labeled Autotaxin by J'Darius Bush, Middle College High School

Thermo-Responsive Hydrogels by Christian Canady, Whitehaven High School

Synthesis of (E)- and (Z)-a-2,5-Dimethyl-3-furylethylidene(isopropylidene)succinic Anhydride by Shanethia Rucker, Ridgeway High School

Study of Aldehyde Reaction by Chanrika Williams, Whitehaven High School

2007:

Building a Binary QSAR Model by Uniqua Echols

Synthesis of Lysophosphatidic Acid by Marshandra Hughes

Synthesis and Purification of 3-[1-(2,5-Dimethyl-3-furanyl)ethylidene] dihydro-4-(1-methylethylidene)-(3E)-2,5-Furandione by London Lamar

Synthesis of a Photochromic Fulgide By Corderrius Muse

Phospholipid Docking by Tran Nguyen

2006:

Building as Binary QSAR Model by Wendy Cox

Evaluating Commercially Buffers for the Decolorization of Anthrocyanins with Chlorine Dioxide by Thirston Johnson

2005:

Photochromic Materials: Purification and Characterization by Christopher L. McNeary

Colorimetric Measurement of Chlorine Dioxide Concentrations in Drinking Water Using Dyes Extracted from Red Cabbage by Thirston J. Johnson