Chemistry
Our accomplished faculty serves in editorial positions with the Journal of Coordination Chemistry, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design, and European Chemical Bulletin, among others.
Several hold patents developed through their research, and are members and fellows of the American Chemical Society. Their impactful research on health- and materials-related chemistry contributes to answering some of society’s most pressing scientific questions.
Recent Grants include:
- Sergio Granados-Focil and Luis Smith, National Science Foundation: “An integrated study of ion dynamics and population distributions to understand the molecular underpinnings of charge transport through self-assembled solid polymer electrolytes”
- Noel Lazo, National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging): “Determinants of the Proteolytic Degradation of Soluble Amyloid-beta”
- Sergio Granados-Focil, in collaboration with Steven Van Dessel of WPI’s Civil Engineering Department, National Science Foundation: “Collaborative Research: Adaptive Building Enclosure Systems Using Cellular Solid-Solid Phase Change Materials With Variable Transparency”
- Donald Spratt, National Institutes of Health (National Institute of General Medical Sciences): “Structure and Mechanism of HECT E3 Ubiquitin Ligases”
Submissions from 2026
A bioinspired approach for adaptive solid-solid phase change material coatings with optimized surface features for passive thermal regulation, Rajae Bousselham, Zhiying Xiao, Mingjiang Tao, Sergio Granados-Focil, Adriana Hera, and Steven Van Dessel
Submissions from 2025
Copper(II)-Promoted Reactions of α-Pyridoin Oxime: A Dodecanuclear Cluster and a 2D Coordination Polymer, Konstantina H. Baka, Luís Cunha-Silva, Catherine P. Raptopoulou, Dionissios Papaioannou, Mark M. Turnbull, Zoi G. Lada, Spyros P. Perlepes, and Theocharis C. Stamatatos
Copper(II) complexes of hindered diazines: tetramethylpyrazine, Robert T. Butcher, Christopher Landee, Diane A. Dickie, and Mark M. Turnbull
A dynamic Jahn-Teller effect and destructive phase transition of [hexakis(3-bromo-2-pyridone)copper(II)] perchlorate polymorphs, Mathew R. Graci, Mae Palus, Diane A. Dickie, and Mark M. Turnbull
Differential Effects of Aβ Peptides on the Plasmin-Dependent Degradation of ApoE3 and ApoE4, Merc M. Kemeh, Anthony J. Furnelli, and Noel Lazo
CuBr2complexes with 3,5-disubstituted pyridine ligands, Christopher Landee, Diane Dickie, and Mark M. Turnbull
Experimental approaches to investigate biophysical interactions between homeodomain transcription factors and DNA, Fadwa Mekkaoui, Robert A. Drewell, Jacqueline M. Dresch, and Donald E. Spratt
An All-O-Donor Family of Mn(II) and Mn(III) Complexes with Perfluorinated Alkoxide Ligands, Shawn A. Moore, Chen Sun, Yueli Chen, Stefanie C. Lee, Victoria Oswald, Mark M. Turnbull, James McNeely, Andrew Ozarowski, Tomas Orlando, Arnold L. Rheingold, and Linda H. Doerrer
The two-halide super exchange pathway in Cu(II) chains: synthesis, structure, and magnetic behavior of (2-X-3-methylpyridinium)2[CuX′4] (X, X′ = Cl, Br), Mark M. Turnbull, Charlotte P. Bedford, Louise R. Forman, Christopher Landee, Diane A. Dickie, and Jan L. Wikaira
Machine learning-optimized porous thermally responsive SS-PCM with switchable transparency for adaptive building envelope coatings, Zhiying Xiao, Rajae Bousselham, Mingjiang Tao, Sergio Granados-focil, Oren Mangoubi, and Steven van Dessel
Submissions from 2024
Coordination complexes of isoquinoline with cobalt and nickel halides, Michelle A. Bellerive, Michael T. Kebede, Diane A. Dickie, Christopher Landee, Melanie Rademeyer, and Mark Turnbull
Copper(II) salts and complexes of 2-amino-5-nitropyridine*, Andrew G. Bellesis, Alexander J. Villani-Gale, Diane A. Dickie, Jerry P. Jasinki, Christopher Landee, Jan L. Wikaira, Roger D. Willett, and Mark M. Turnbull
Structural modification of the propyl linker of cjoc42 in combination with sulfonate ester and triazole replacements for enhanced gankyrin binding and anti-proliferative activity, Tejashri Chavan, Dipti Kanabar, Kinjal Patel, Taylor M. Laflamme, Maryam Riyazi, Donald E. Spratt, and Aaron Muth
Tetrazine cyclized peptides for one-bead-one-compound library: Synthesis and sequencing, Samir Das and Arundhati Nag
Synthesis, coordination modes, structures, and magnetic properties of halogen-substituted 2-hydroxypyridine, Mathew R. Graci, Firas F. Awwadi, Diane A. Dickie, Christopher Landee, and Mark M. Turnbull
Chloride bibridged Cu(II) chains with n-Br-2-pyridone molecules, Mathew R. Graci, Christopher Landee, Diane A. Dickie, and Mark M. Turnbull
Synthesis and evaluation of 2,5-substituted pyrimidines as small-molecule gankyrin binders, Dipti Kanabar, Emma I. Kane, Tejashri Chavan, Taylor M. Laflamme, Ethan Suarez, Mimansa Goyal, Vivek Gupta, Donald E. Spratt, and Aaron Muth
Development of Novel Immobilized Copper–Ligand Complex for Click Chemistry of Biomolecules, Rene Kandler, Yomal Benaragama, Manoranjan Bera, Caroline Wang, Rasheda Aktar Samiha, W.M.C. Sameera, Samir Das, and Arundhati Nag
Highly toxic Aβ begets more Aβ, Merc M. Kemeh and Noel Lazo
Copper(II) complexes of hindered diazines: methylquinoxalines, Christopher Landee, Mark M. Turnbull, Diane A. Dickens, Brendan Twambley, and Jan L. Wikaira
Well isolated copper(II) pyrazine-bridged chains: synthesis and magneto-structural analysis of 2-halo-4-pyridone perchlorate complexes, Jeffrey C. Monroe, Christopher P. Landee, Mark M. Turnbull, and Jan L. Wikaira
Copper bromide complexes with triethylbenzylammonium (TEBA): the ladder complex (TEBA)2Cu2Br6, the polymorph dimer α-(TEBA)2Cu2Br6, and the monomeric salt (TEBA)2CuBr4, Jeffrey C. Monroe, Christopher Landee, and Mark M. Turnbull
Salts of 2-amino-5-iodopyridinium, Benjamin A. Mukda, Diane A. Dickie, and Mark M. Turnbull
Magnetically tunable tetrahedral cobalt(II) halide salts a Send mail to Mukda B.A.; a; b; c;, Benjamin A. Mukda, John Giantsidis, Christopher P. Landee, Diane A. Dickie, Jan L. Wikaira, and Mark M. Turnbull
Alternating Cu(II) chains with bridging pyrazine, oxy- and halo-ligands, Benjamin A. Mukda, Christopher Landee, Diane A. Dickie, Jan L. Wikaira, and Mark M. Turnbull
