ThaiREU 2004

Katrien Brak

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

current e-mail: krazykat @mit.edu

Thai Advisor: Dr. Somsak Ruchirawat

Thai Student Partner: Umaporn Wongjareonpornit

Project Title: Modification of Norketoyobyrine Synthesis and an Application of Lateral Lithiation

Paige Hall

University of Notre Dame

current e-mail: whall @nd.edu

Thai Advisor: Dr Palangpon Kongsaeree

Thai Student Partner: Kornkamon Kalpakornchai, "Gift"

Project Title: Transglucosylation Activity of Cassava Linamarase and Crystallization of Plasmodium vivax Dihydrofolate Reductase

Cheryl Hendricks

Carnegie Mellon University

current e-mail: chendric @andrew.cmu.edu

Thai Advisor: Dr. Tienthong Thongpanchang

Thai Student Partner: Jetsuda Areephong, "Jet"

Project Title: Aggregation of Dithiines with Electron-deficient Molecules

Christina Hew

Carnegie Mellon University

current e-mail: christih @.andrew.cmu.edu

Thai Advisor: Dr. Mongkol Sukwattanasinitt

Thai Student Partner: Arisa Jaiyu, "Aum"

Project Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Calix[4]arene Crown Ether

Colin Jennings

Texas Tech University

current e-mail: colinjennings @yahoo.com

Thai Advisor: Thawatchai Tuntulani

Thai Student Partner:Chomchai Suksai, "Ann"

Project Title: Synthesis of Heteroditopic Receptors from Calix[4]arenes

Rachel Kagan

California State University, Chico

current e-mail: Raches12 @hotmail.com

Thai Advisor: Dr. Poonsakdi Ploypradith

Thai Student Partner: Pannarin Chergklin, "Aum"

Project Title: Optimization of a Partial Lamellarin Synthesis Using Solid Support Chemistry

Nathan Shapiro

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

current e-mail: nathans @mit.edu

Thai Advisor: Dr. Tirayut Vilaivan

Thai Student Partner: Panuwat Padungros

Project Title: Asymmetric Catalytic Addition to Imines Catalyzed by a Chiral Phosphine Transition Metal Complex

Lauren Young

University of California at Berkeley

current e-mail: yolauren @uclink.berkeley.edu

Thai Advisor: Dr.Nopporn Thasana

Thai Student Partner: Uthaiwan Sirion, "Poo"

Project Title: Synthesis of Pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines