This blog lists that research that I have conducted as a part of the Bradley Research Group in the Chemistry Department at Drexel University and documents significant events in my young career as a scientist. I am participating in the Open Notebook Science Challenge for which I am performing experiments to measure the solubility of certain compounds (ex. carboxylic acids) in organic solvents. One of the goals of this challenge is to promote transparency in the scientific process. Every reported scientific finding is only as reliable or as meaningful as the steps incorporated to obtain that finding. This challenge requires that a detailed log of all steps completed in the experiment be recorded and posted in order that anyone attempting to repeat the experiment or desiring to better understand the meaning of the reported result is able to observe exactly what steps were carried out. From these solubility experiments, mathematical models are built to predict solubility. These models are used to choose recrystallization solvents and plan synthesis reactions. The products of these reactions are investigated as potential treatments for various diseases such as cancer and malaria.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

CoAS Research Day 2013 and University Wide Research Day 2013

On April 9, 2013, I presented an oral presentation for College of Arts and Sciences Research Day 2013! The presentation was entitled "Using the Abraham Model to Predict Organic Solubility to Determine a Recrystallization Solvent." This presentation was given to members of the Drexel community and provides information on the research I have conducted with Dr. Jean-Claude Bradley.  Specifically, it touches on the use of a high boiling point solvent for performing recrystallizations.

On April 18, 2013, I also presented a poster with the same title at the Drexel University Research Day 2013.  It was exciting to see all the scientific investigation that is taking place among the students and faculty of Drexel!

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