Faculty Publications
Publications written by faculty and staff in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Northern Iowa.
Submissions from 2024
Engineered Transcription Activator-Like Effector Dimer Proteins Confer DNA Loop-Dependent Gene Repression Comparable to Lac Repressor, Nicole A. Becker, Justin P. Peters, Elizabeth Lewis, Camden L. Daby, Karl Clark, and L. James Maher
High-Resolution Characterization of DNA/Protein Complexes in Living Bacteria, Nicole A. Becker, Justin P. Peters, and L. James Maher
Toward Prebiotic Chemistry on Titan: Impact Experiments on Organic Haze Particles, Ben K.D. Pearce, Sarah M. Hörst, Christopher J. Cline, Mark J. Cintala, Chao He, Joshua A. Sebree, Shannon M. MacKenzie, R. Terik Daly, Alexandra J. Pontefract, and Cara Pesciotta
Organic Hazes as a Source of Life’s Building Blocks to Warm Little Ponds on the Hadean Earth, Ben K.D. Pearce, Sarah M. Hörst, Joshua A. Sebree, and Chao He
Approaches for Determining DNA Persistence Length Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Justin P. Peters and L. James Maher
Submissions from 2023
Standards Based Grading Learning Objective for the Chemistry, Life, the Universe, and Everything General Chemistry Curriculum, Dawn Del Carlo and Laura Strauss
Submissions from 2022
Titan Atmospheric Chemistry Revealed By Low-Temperature N2-Ch4Plasma Discharge Experiments, Chao He, Joseph Serigano, Sarah M. Hörst, Michael Radke, and Joshua A. Sebree
A Cross-Laboratory Comparison Study Of Titan Haze Analogs: Surface Energy, Jialin Li, Xinting Yu, Ella Sciamma-O’Brien, Chao He, Joshua A. Sebree, Farid Salama, Sarah M. Hörst, and Xi Zhang
Triton Haze Analogs: The Role Of Carbon Monoxide In Haze Formation, Sarah E. Moran, Sarah M. Hörst, Chao He, Michael J. Radke, Joshua A. Sebree, Noam R. Izenberg, Véronique Vuitton, Laurène Flandinet, François Régis Orthous-Daunay, and Cédric Wolters
Protonating Metal-Metal Bonds: Changing The Metal-Metal Interaction From Bonding, To Nonbonding, And To Antibonding, Xin Yang, Robert M. Chin, and Michael B. Hall
Submissions from 2021
Reactivity Of Methyl Diruthenium Complexes With Co And Bipyridine Ligands, Nina J. Bonde, Michael B. Hall, Xin Yang, William W. Brennessel, Nia N. McClendon, and Robert M. Chin
Examining The Effects Of Netropsin On The Curvature Of DNA A-Tracts Using Electrophoresis, Jillian Miller and Justin P. Peters
Designed Architectural Proteins That Tune DNA Looping In Bacteria, David H. Tse, Nicole A. Becker, Robert T. Young, Wilma K. Olson, Justin P. Peters, Tanya L. Schwab, Karl J. Clark, and L. James Maher
Submissions from 2020
Characterization Of Gene Repression By Designed Transcription Activator-Like Effector Dimer Proteins, Nicole A. Becker, Justin P. Peters, Tanya L. Schwab, William J. Phillips, Jordan P. Wallace, Karl J. Clark, and L. James Maher
Refocusing Outcome Expectations For Secondary And Postsecondary Chemistry Classrooms, Sarah B. Boesdorfer and Dawn I. Del Carlo
Genome Report-A Genome Sequence Analysis Of The Rb51 Strain Of Brucella Abortus In The Context Of Its Vaccine Properties, Betsy Bricker, Nalin Goonesekere, Darrell Bayles, David Alt, Steven Olsen, and Catherine Vrentas
Low-Dose Tramadol As An Off-Label Antidepressant: A Data Mining Analysis From The Patients' Perspective, John Bumpus
Rock The First Day!, Brittany R. Flokstra and Susan E. Hill
Chemistry Of Temperate Super-Earth And Mini-Neptune Atmospheric Hazes From Laboratory Experiments, Sarah E. Moran, Sarah M. Hörst, Véronique Vuitton, Chao He, Nikole K. Lewis, Laurène Flandinet, Julianne I. Moses, Nicole North, François Régis Orthous-Daunay, Joshua Sebree, Cédric Wolters, Eliza M.R. Kempton, Mark S. Marley, Caroline V. Morley, and Jeff A. Valenti
Silylation Of Pyridine, Picolines, And Quinoline With A Zinc Catalyst, Joshua W. Prybil, Rodney Wallace, Alexandra Warren, Jordan Klingman, Romane Vaillant, Michael B. Hall, Xin Yang, William W. Brennessel, and Robert M. Chin
Interview with Dr. Jennifer Stimpson by Dr. Joshua Sebree (University of Northern Iowa), Jennifer Stimpson Dr. and Joshua Sebree Dr.
Effects Of Intercalating Molecules On The Polymer Properties Of DNA, Joseph Tibbs, S. M.Ali Tabei, Timothy E. Kidd, and Justin P. Peters
Submissions from 2019
Secondary Science Teachers’ Reported Practices And Beliefs On Teaching And Learning From A Large National Sample In The United States, Sarah B. Boesdorfer, Dawn I. Del Carlo, and Jessica Wayson
Crosscutting Concepts As A Framework For Professional Development In NGSS Curriculum For High School Chemistry, Dawn I. Del Carlo
Evidence for a bind-then-bend mechanism for architectural DNA binding protein yNhp6A, Manas Kumar Sarangi, Viktoriya Zvoda, Molly Nelson Holte, Nicole A. Becker, Justin Peters, L. James Maher III, and Anjum Ansari
Evidence For A Bind-Then-Bend Mechanism For Architectural DNA Binding Protein Ynhp6A, Manas Kumar Sarangi, Viktoriya Zvoda, Molly Nelson Holte, Nicole A. Becker, Justin P. Peters, L. James Maher, and Anjum Ansari
Submissions from 2018
Identification Of Genes Highly Downregulated In Pancreatic Cancer Through A Meta-Analysis Of Microarray Datasets: Implications For Discovery Of Novel Tumor-Suppressor Genes And Therapeutic Targets, Nalin C.W. Goonesekere, Wyatt Andersen, Alex Smith, and Xiaosheng Wang
High-Resolution Characterization of DNA/Protein Complexes in Living Bacteria, Justin P. Peters, Nicole A. Becker, and L. James Maher
An Assay that Predicts In Vivo Efficacy for DNA Aptamers that Stimulate Remyelination in a Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis, Justin P. Peters, Robin M. Heider, John A. Smestad, Hernan Nicolas Lemus, Brandon Wilbanks, Arthur E. Warrington, Moses Rodriguez, and L. James Maher
Comparative Analysis of Inosine-substituted Duplex DNA by Circular Dichroism and X-ray Crystallography, Justin P. Peters, Ewa A. Kowal, Pradeep S. Pallan, Martin Egli, and L. James Maher
Approaches for Determining DNA Persistence Length Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Justin P. Peters and L. James Maher
Detection Of Prebiotic Molecules In Plasma And Photochemical Aerosol Analogs Using Gc/Ms/Ms Techniques, Joshua A. Sebree, Madeline C. Roach, Emma R. Shipley, Chao He, and Sarah M. Hörst
Variation In Photon Flux During Extended Photochemical Aerosol Experiments: Implications For Atmospheric Laboratory Simulations, Joshua A. Sebree, Jessica M. Wayson, and Jose R. Lopez
Submissions from 2017
Influence Of Trace Aromatics On The Chemical Growth Mechanisms Of Titan Aerosol Analogues, Thomas Gautier, Joshua A. Sebree, Xiang Li, Veronica T. Pinnick, Andrej Grubisic, Mark J. Loeffler, Stephanie A. Getty, Melissa G. Trainer, and William B. Brinckerhoff
Environmental Temperature Effect On The Far-Infrared Absorption Features Of Aromatic-Based Titan's Aerosol Analogs, Thomas Gautier, Melissa G. Trainer, Mark J. Loeffler, Joshua A. Sebree, and Carrie M. Anderson
Carbon Monoxide Affecting Planetary Atmospheric Chemistry, Chao He, Sarah M. Hörst, Sydney Riemer, Joshua A. Sebree, Nicholas Pauley, and Véronique Vuitton
The Effect Of Adsorbed Liquid And Material Density On Saltation Threshold: Insight From Laboratory And Wind Tunnel Experiments, Xinting Yu, Sarah M. Hörst, Chao He, Nathan T. Bridges, Devon M. Burr, Joshua A. Sebree, and James K. Smith
Submissions from 2016
Calculating Heat Of Formation Values Of Energetic Compounds: A Comparative Study, Michael S. Elioff, Jordan Hoy, and John A. Bumpus
Calculating Heat of Formation Values of Energetic Compounds: A Comparative Study, Michael S. Elioff, Jordon Hoy, and John A. Bumpus
The Fifth Leaf And Spike Organs Of Barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.) Display Different Physiological And Metabolic Responses To Drought Stress, Jordan A. Hein, Mark E. Sherrard, Kirk P. Manfredi, and Tilahun Abebe
The fifth leaf and spike organs of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) display different physiological and metabolic responses to drought stress, Jordan A. Hein, Mark E. Sherrard, Kirk P. Manfredi, and Tilahun Abebe
13C And 15N Fractionation Of Ch4/N2 Mixtures During Photochemical Aerosol Formation: Relevance To Titan, Joshua A. Sebree, Jennifer C. Stern, Kathleen E. Mandt, Shawn D. Domagal-Goldman, and Melissa G. Trainer
Syntheses, Characterization, And Reactivity Of Diruthenium Hydrido Complexes, Heather R. Wiltse, Alyssa N. Johnson, Raphael Durand, William Brennessel, and Robert M. Chin
Events from 2015
Enhancing Academic Integrity and Facing Academic Dishonesty Afternoon Plenary Session & Wrap-Up, Abbylynn Helgevold, Jennifer Waldron, Disa Lubker Cornish, Brittany Flokstra, and Craig VanSandt
The Response Of Ω-Loop D Dynamics To Truncation Of Trimethyllysine 72 Of Yeast Iso-1-Cytochrome C Depends On The Nature Of Loop Deformation, Levi J. McClelland, Sean M. Seagraves, Md Khurshid Alam Khan, Melisa M. Cherney, Swati Bandi, Justin E. Culbertson, and Bruce E. Bowler
Mof Crystal Growth: Uv Resonance Raman Investigation Of Metal-Ligand Binding In Solution And Accelerated Crystal Growth Methods, Thomas D. Petersen, Gurusamy Balakrishnan, and Colin L. Weeks
Modeling Dioxygenase Enzyme Kinetics in Familial Paraganglioma, Justin P. Peters, Yeng F. Her, and L. James Maher
Quantitative PCR Analysis of DNA Aptamer Pharmacokinetics in Mice, Justin P. Peters, Katherine Perschbacher, John A. Smestad, Miranda M. Standiford, Aleksandar Denic, Bharath Wootla, Arthur E. Warrington, Moses Rodriguez, and L. James Maher
Analytical Investigation Of Urea Deposits In SCR System, Colin L. Weeks, Dan R. Ibeling, Sonia Han, Lindsey Ludwig, and Ponnaiyan Ayyappan
Exafs And Epr Studies Of The Alkene Oxidation Catalyst Species Trans-[CrIii(Bpb)(L)2]N+ And CrV Oxidation Products (Bpb=N,N′-Bis(2-Pyridinecarboxamido)-1,2-Benzene), Colin L. Weeks, Aviva Levina, Ronald R. Fenton, and Peter A. Lay
Submissions from 2014
Pck In Action: Examining One Chemistry Teacher's Practice Through The Lens Of Her Orientation Toward Science Teaching, Sarah Boesdorfer and Anthony Lorsbach
Characterization of Non-Cage Structural Analogs of Octanitrocubane and CL-20, Jenna L. Geick and John A. Bumpus
A Meta Analysis of Pancreatic Microarray Datasets Yields New Targets as Cancer Genes and Biomarkers, Nalin C. W. Goonesekere, Xiaosheng Wang, Lindsey Ludwig, and Chittibabu Guda
A Meta Analysis Of Pancreatic Microarray Datasets Yields New Targets As Cancer Genes And Biomarkers, Nalin C.W. Goonesekere, Xiaosheng Wang, Lindsey Ludwig, and Chittibabu Guda
Structure Control And Sorption Properties Of Porous Coordination Polymers Prepared From M(No3)2 And 4,4′-Bipyridine (M = Co2+, Ni2+), Kathryn Mauger-Sonnek, Laura K. Streicher, Owen P. Lamp, Arkady Ellern, and Colin L. Weeks
Bacterial Promoter Repression by DNA Looping Without Protein-Protein Binding Competition, Justin P. Peters, Nicole A. Becker, Alexander M. Greiner, and L. James Maher
Mechanical Properties of Base-Modified DNA are Not Strictly Determined by Base Stacking or Electrostatic Interactions, Justin P. Peters, Lauren S. Mogil, Micah J. McCauley, Mark C. Williams, and L. James Maher
The Free Solution Mobility of DNA and Other Analytes Varies as the Logarithm of the Fractional Negative Charge, Justin Peters, Nancy C. Stellwagen, Qian Dong, L. James Maher, and Earle Stellwagen
Titan Aerosol Analog Absorption Features Produced From Aromatics In The Far Infrared, Joshua A. Sebree, Melissa G. Trainer, Mark J. Loeffler, and Carrie M. Anderson
Universal Method for Creating 3D Photoluminescent Nanostructures on Layered Materials, Andrew Stollenwerk, Timothy E. Kidd, Aaron O'Shea, Benjamin Beck, Rui He, Conor Delaney, Paul M. Shand, Laura H. Strauss, Noah Hurley, Kyle Spurgeon, and Genda Gu
Submissions from 2013
Dynamics Of The His79-Heme Alkaline Transition Of Yeast Iso-1-Cytochrome C Probed By Conformationally Gated Electron Transfer With Co(Ii)Bis(Terpyridine), Melisa M. Cherney, Carolyn C. Junior, Bryan B. Bergquist, and Bruce E. Bowler
Mutation Of Trimethyllysine 72 To Alanine Enhances His79-Heme-Mediated Dynamics Of Iso-1-Cytochrome C, Melisa M. Cherney, Carolyn C. Junior, and Bruce E. Bowler
Beyond Octanitrocubane: A Theoretical C-8 Octanitro Compound Having an Oxygen Balance of Zero, Jesse L. Hansen and John A. Bumpus
Enhanced Detection Of Nanostructures By Scanning Electron Microscopy Using Insulating Materials, Aaron O'Shea, Jeff Wallace, Matt Hummel, Laura H. Strauss, and Timothy E. Kidd
Mechanism of Promoter Repression by Lac Repressor-DNA Loops, Justin P. Peters, Nicole A. Becker, and L. James Maher
DNA A-tracts are Not Curved in Solutions Containing High Concentrations of Monovalent Cations, Justin P. Peters, Earle Stellwagen, L. James Maher, and Nancy C. Stellwagen
Mechanical Properties of DNA-like Polymers, Justin P. Peters, Shweta P. Yelgaonkar, Seergazhi G. Srivatsan, Yitzhak Tor, and L. James Maher
The Influence of Benzene as a Trace Reactant in Titan Aerosol Analogs, Joshua A. Sebree, Melissa G. Trainer, Y. Heidi Yoon, and Margaret A. Tolbert
Submissions from 2012
A Theoretical Investigation Of The Ring Strain Energy, Destabilization Energy, And Heat Of Formation Of Cl-20, John A. Bumpus
Selective Dialkylation Of A Doubly Linked Dicyclopentadiene Ligand And The Ensuing Ruthenium Complexes, Patrick S. Fier, Regina R. Reinig, Janeth King, Christopher Dickerson, Robert M. Chin, Mantia Doucouré, and William Brennessel
Comparison of Two Recently Described Procedures to Effectively Calculate the Heat of Formation Values of Energetic Compounds, Jordan M. Hoy, John A. Bumpus, and Michael S. Elioff
Benzyl Benzoate Glycosides From Oligoneuron Rigidum, Sarah Miesner, Holly Frosch, Kelly Kindscher, Shane Tichy, and Kirk P. Manfredi
Diruthenium Naphthalene And Anthracene Complexes Containing A Doubly Linked Dicyclopentadienyl Ligand, Hélori Salembier, Joshua Mauldin, Tom Hammond, Rodney Wallace, Essa Alqassab, Michael B. Hall, Lisa M. Pérez, Yuen Jing Alexis Chen, Katherine E. Turner, Eric Bockoven, William Brennessel, and Robert M. Chin
Photochemistry of Benzylallene: Ring-closing Reactions to Form Naphthalene, Joshua A. Sebree, Nathanael M. Kidwell, Talitha M. Selby, Brent K. Amberger, Robert J. McMahon, and Timothy S. Zwier
The Excited States and Vibronic Spectroscopy of Diphenyldiacetylene and Diphenylvinylacetylene, Joshua A. Sebree and Timothy S. Zwier
Coulomb-Driven Cluster-Glass Behavior In Mn-Intercalated Ti 1+Ys 2, P. M. Shand, A. L. Meyer, M. Streicher, A. Wilson, T. Rash, M. W. Roth, T. E. Kidd, and L. H. Strauss
Mining Functional Subgraphs From Cancer Protein-Protein Interaction Networks, Ru Shen, Nalin C.W. Goonesekere, and Chittibabu Guda
Mining functional subgraphs from cancer protein-protein interaction networks, Ru Shen, Nalin Goonesekere, and Chittibabu Guda
Cysteine-Linked Aromatic Nitriles As Uv Resonance Raman Probes Of Protein Structure, Colin L. Weeks, Hyunil Jo, Brandon Kier, William F. De Grado, and Thomas G. Spiro
Submissions from 2011
Increase In Cone Biomass And Terpenophenolics In Hops (Humulus Lupulus L.) By Treatment With Prohexadione-Calcium, Adam R. Kavalier, Nicholi Pitra, Jared M. Koelling, Mark C. Coles, Edward J. Kennelly, and Paul D. Matthews
Quantitative Methods for Measuring DNA Flexibility In Vitro and In Vivo, Justin P. Peters, Nicole A. Becker, Emily M. Rueter, Zeljko Bajzer, Jason D. Kahn, and L. James Maher
Understanding Apparent DNA Flexibility Enhancement by HU and HMGB Architectural Proteins, Justin P. Peters, Luke Czapla, Emily M. Rueter, Wilma K. Olson, and L. James Maher
Spectroscopy and Ionization Thresholds of π-isoelectronic 1-phenylallyl and benzylallenyl Resonance Stabilized Radicals, Joshua A. Sebree, Nathanael M. Kidwell, Evan G. Buchanan, Marek Z. Zgierski, and Timothy S. Zwier
Spectroscopic Characterization of Structural Isomers of Naphthalene: 1-Phenyl-1-butyn-3-ene, Joshua A. Sebree, David F. Plusquellic, and Timothy S. Zwier
Reversible Heme-Dependent Regulation of Human Cystathionine β-Synthase by a Flavoprotein Oxidoreductase, Colin L. Weeks, Omer Kabil, Sebastián Carballal, Carmen Gherasim, Beatriz Alvarez, Thomas G. Spiro, and Ruma Banerjee University of Michigan
The Molecular Mechanism of Mo Isotope Fractionation During Adsorption to Birnessite, Colin L. Weeks, Laura E. Wasylenki, John R. Bargar, Thomas G. Spiro, James R. Hein, and Ariel D. Anbar
Submissions from 2010
Syntheses And Characterization Of Ruthenium Complexes Containing A Doubly Linked Dicyclopentadienyl Ligand And Acetonitrile Ligands, Robert M. Chin, Andrew Simonson, Joshua Mauldin, Jared Criswell, and William Brennessel
Developing A Reflective Practitioner Through The Connection Between Educational Research And Reflective Practices, Dawn Del Carlo, Holly Hinkhouse, and Leah Isbell
The Challenge Of Annotating Protein Sequences: The Tale Of Eight Domains Of Unknown Function In Pfam, Nalin C.W. Goonesekere, Krysten Shipely, and Kevin O'Connor
Dopant Enhanced Etching Of Tise2 By Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Timothy E. Kidd, Brett I. Gamb, Polina I. Skirtachenko, and Laura H. Strauss
Gene Repression by Minimal Lac Loops In Vivo, Justin P. Peters, Laura M. Bond, Nicole A. Becker, Jason D. Kahn, and L. James Maher
DNA Curvature and Flexibility In Vitro and In Vivo, Justin P. Peters and L. James Maher
Precipitation Of Gold Nanoparticles On The Quartz Surface Modified By Titanium (Iv) Butoxide, Ivan Roslov, Tatiana Boitsova, and Duane Bartak
Isomer Specific Spectroscopy of C10Hn, n=8-12: Exploring Pathways to Naphthalene in Titan's Atmosphere, Joshua A. Sebree, Vadim V. Kislov, Alexander M. Mebel, and Timothy S. Zwier
Spectroscopic and Thermochemical Consequences of Site-Specific H-Atom Addition to Naphthalene, Joshua A. Sebree, Vadim V. Kislov, Alexander M. Mebel, and Timothy S. Zwier
Bacterial Ammeline Metabolism Via Guanine Deaminase, Jennifer L. Seffernick, Anthony G. Dodge, Michael J. Sadowsky, John A. Bumpus, and Lawrence P. Wackett
Submissions from 2009
Syntheses And Characterization Of Iridium And Rhodium Ethylene Complexes Containing A Doubly Linked Cyclopentadienyl Ligand, Robert M. Chin, Devin Maurer, Mitchell Parr, Neysa Allworth, Robbie Schwenker, Daniel Sullivan, Samantha Enabnit, and William Brennessel
Evaluating The Efficacy Of A Structure-Derived Amino Acid Substitution Matrix In Detecting Protein Homologs By Blast And Psi-Blast, Nalin C.W. Goonesekere
Synthesis Of [RuIi(Bpy)2(Ncs)2] Derivatives And Their Use As Dye-Sensitizers In Nanocrystalline Solar Cells, Joel T. Kirner and Jeffrey E. Elbert
