Honors* and Independent Study

Jason Iskarpatyoti* '09
Computational and Experimental Studies of Tris-(3,3'-bis(5,6-dimethyl-1,2,4-Triazine))ruthenium(II)  and Related Compounds

Jonathan Freedman '08
Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Photodecompostion of Water by Tl(III) and Hg(II) with at Platinum(II) Dimer

Robert Adam Kinney* '05
Photocatalytic Decomposition of Methanol by Thallium(III) and Mercury(II) with a Platinum(II) Dimer

Andrew C. Berical* '05
Photocatalytic Oxidation of Water by Mercury(II) and Thallium(III) with a Platinum (II) Dimer

Brian Grandjean* '04
Lanthanoid(III) Ion Interactions with a Photoluminescent Platinum(II) Dimer

Jocelyn Foulke '05
Effects of Group 3 and 4 d-Block Metal Ions on the Luminescence of a Platinum Dimer in Aqueous Solution (Fall 2002)

Colin Heinle* '03
Luminescent Exciplex Formation Between Al3+, Ga3+, and In3+ Ions and a Platinum Dimer in Aqueous Solution

Brian Grandjean '04
Lanthanoid(III) Ion Interactions with a Photoluminescent Platinum(II) Dimer (summer 2002, Spring 2003)

William Klemm '04
Computational Studies of a Platinum(II) Dimer and Related Species with the Amsterdam Density Functional (ADF) Program (summer 2002)

Lauren Webb* '00
Luminescent Exciplex Formation Between a Platinum(II) Dimer and Compounds of Ag(I) and Au(I)

Evan Jochnowitz* '99
Luminescent Exciplex Formation Between a Platinum(II) Dimer and Compounds of Ag(I) and Au(I)

Colin Segovis '99
Luminescent Exciplex Formation Between a Platinum(II) Dimer and Ag(I)

Tanya Freedman '99
A Photoluminescent Iridium Analog of Tetrakis[µ-diphosphito(2-)-P,P']diplatinate(II)

Christine Jefferis* '98
Luminescent Exciplex Formation Between a Platinum(II) Dimer and Aqueous Silver(I) Ions

Bao Chuong* '97
Excimer Formation of Dicyano(4,7-diphenyl- 1,10-phenanthroline)platinum(II) and Exciplex Formation Involving Tetrakis(µ-diphosphito)diplatinate(II) and Dicyanoaurate(I)

Bradford J. Pistorio* '97
Photochemical Reactions of Pt2(pop)44- in Methanol and Aqueous Solutions of Mercury(II)

Russell A. Grubbs '96
Photo-assisted Solvent Decomposition and Reduction of Hg(II) by Pt2(P2O5H2)44-: Evidence for the Formation of Common Intermediates Generated in Water and Methanol

Cheryl N. Pettijohn* '96 Eximer vs. Exciplex Formation with Thallium(I) and a Platinum(II) Dimer

Jodie K. Chin* '93 Spectroscopic Studies of Dialkyldithiocarbamates of Thallium(I), Lead(II), and Bismuth(III)

Christopher J. Ziegler* '92
Catalytic Oxidation of Water and Methanol by   Mercury(II) with a Platinum(II) Dimer

Sarah A. Clodfelter* '91
Luminescent Exciplex Formation Between Thallium(I), Silver(I), and a Platinum(II) Dimer

David P. Bender '91
Excited State Interactions of a Platinum(II) Dimer with Several p-Block Metal Ions

Tina M. Doede* '90
Luminescent Exciplex Formation Between Thallium(I), Silver(I), and a Platinum(II) Dimer

Paul M. LaPunzina* '88
A Study of the Interactions Between Tetrakis- (µ-diphosphito)diplatinate(II) in Concentrated Thallium(I) Solution

‡Mohammad A. Garepapaghi* '87
Studies of Photoluminescence and Magneto- Photoluminescence Properties of Thallium   Dicyanoaurate at Low Temperatures

‡Jonathan T. Fanburg* '87 Studies of Photoluminescence and Magneto-photoluminescence Properties of Uranyl Nitrate Dihydrate at 4.2, 77, and 300 K

Nancy S. Demcak* '86 Excited State Electron Transfer Reactions of Pt2(P2O5H2)44- with Aromatic Amines in Solution

Robert J. Hinkle* '86
Photochemical Redox Reactions Involving Mercuric Ion and Tetrakis[µ-diphosphito]diplatinate(II)

Jennifer W. Izard* '86
Lanthanide Quenching of Tetrakis[µ-diphosphito(2-)-P,P']diplatinate(II)

Bridget A. Brennan* '86
Exciplex Formation Between the Excited State of a Platinum(II) Dimer and Thallium(I)

†Joseph H. LaCasce, Jr. '86
Comparisons Between the Low-Temperature Photoluminescence of Cs[Au(CN)2] and TlAu(CN)2

Marion A. Ryder* '85
The Application of Group Theory to Chemistry

Elizabeth H. Johnson* '85
Excited State Quenching of Tetrakis[ µ-diphosphito(2-)-P,P']diplatinate(II) by Aromatic Amines

Daniel S. Pratt* '85
Extended Metal-Metal Interactions Between Tetrakis[µ-diphosphito(2-)-P,P']diplatinate(II)   and Mercury(II)

Andrew L. Meyer* '85
Computer-Controlled Potentiometric Titration

†Michael W. Kopp* '85
Magnetic Field Effects on the Photoluminescent Liifetime and Spectrum of Cs[Au(CN)2] at Low Temperature

Mark D. Totten* '84
Excited State Electron Transfer Reactions of Tetrakis[µ-diphosphito(2-)-P,P']diplatinate(II)

Brian J. Rowe '84
Synthesis and Analysis of Some Complexes of Platinum with Bis(2-pyridylmethyl)ketazine and 3,6-Bis(2'-pyridyl)pyridazine

Justin T. Gerstle, Jr.* '84
Cyclic Voltammetric Investigation of Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Triazine Ligands

Marcia L. Meredith* '84
History of Quantum Theory

†George A. Reisch* '84
Magnetic Field Effects on Intensity and Peak Position of K4[Pt2(P2O5H2)4] Phosphorescence Spectra

†Warren A. Turner* '84
Magnetic Field Effects on the Photoluminescent Lifetime of K4[Pt2(P2O5H2)4] at Low Temperatures

Eugene Sung, Jr.* '83
Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum and Palladium Ligand-Bridged Metal Dimers

Everett H. Billingslea '83
Experimental Studies of K2[FeO4] and Sr[FeO4]

Eric J. Hebert* '83
Determination of the Excited-State Reduction Potential of a Platinum Dimer

Harold F. Caswell* '83
Synthesis of Some Organometallic Complexes with Bis(2-pyridylmethyl)ketazine and 3,6-Bis(2'-pyridyl)pyridazine

†Adrian D. Perregaux* '83
An Investigation into the Phosphorescent Structure of the 458 nm Emitting Level of Cs[Au(CN)2]

†Kathleen A. Hartnett* '83
An Examination of the Photoluminescent Properties of Four Concentrations of Bis(8-Quinolinolato)platinum(II) in DMF Over the Temperature Range 1.7 K to 220 K

Tory S. Bagshaw '82
A Comparison of the Luminescence Properties of Th(sqol)4, Th(qol)4 and Pt(qol)-2

Adam W. Cerel '82
Spectroscopic, Cyclic Voltammetric and pH-dependent Studies of the Metalloflavin Complex cis-bis(2,2'-bipyridine)riboflavinruthenium(II) Tetrafluoroborate

Kirk D. Hutchinson '82
Preparation and Properties of New Luminescent N-Heterocyclic Complexes of Ruthenium(II)

†David P. Clements* '82
Luminescent Lifetimes of K4[Pt2(P2O5H2)4] Over the Temperature Range 1.55 K to 300 K

Henry J. Tracy* '81
The Synthesis and Characterization of Some Ligand-Bridged Metal Dimers

James L. Goss '81
The Stopped-Flow Method of Determining Rate Constants of Fast Reactions

Jozsef P. Urmos '81
Late-Pleistocene Paleotemperature Analysis Using the Sr Content of Mytilus Edulis

William B. Heuer* '81
Estimation of the Excited-State Redox Potentials for Several Platinum-Group Metal Complexes

Gary S. Rodman* '81
Synthesis and Charracterization of Some Ruthenium 8-Quinolinolato Complexes

‡Supervised by Professor Dale Syphers of the Bowdoin College Physics Department; the projects were collaborative efforts between Professor Syphers and me.

†Supervised by Professor Michael Corson of the Bowdoin College Physics Department; the projects were collaborative efforts between Professor Corson and me.