Werner W. Brandt

Professor Brandt was an Associate Professor at UWM from 1965 to 1985, Department Chair from 1976-1978, Professor from 1985 to 1992 and Professor Emeritus from 1992 until present. Research areas included: basic studies in plasma chemistry and solid state reactions; diffusion measurements on high polymers, zeolites, etc., and computer simulations related thereto. Recent interests include: searching the chemical literature via computer, and relating chemistry to liberal arts..

Jose J. Fripiat

Many finely divided solids catalyze chemical reactions, which means that they enhance the rate of the reaction by several orders of magnitude. The catalytic effect depends upon the nature of the reaction and fundamental properties of the solid.

For instance, alumina (Al₂O₃) obtained by calcining Al(OH)₃ catalyzes the isomerization of 1-butene into 2-butene whereas...

E. Alexander Hill

Our research is generally in the field of Physical Organic Chemistry - the investigation of the mechanisms and reactivities of organic compounds. Some specific areas are:

1. The structures and dynamics of allylic organometallic compounds. For example, we have found that the rate of the reversible magnesium shift of allylmagnesium bromide may be determined from line-broadening in the carbon-13 NMR spectrum...

Calvin O. Huber

The work in Professor Huber's laboratory examines electrode reactions in order to elucidate their chemistry and to apply them to chemical measurement and separation problems.

Anodic reactions at copper and nickel oxide electrodes by alcohols, glycols, carbohydrates, amino acids and proteins have been studied. One result has been the ability to follow the denaturation of soluble proteins...

George Sosnovsky

Professor Sosnovsky's interests have been primarily in medicinal chemistry of the following areas.

1. Syntheses and evaluations of contrast enhancing agents for clinical NMR imaging (MRI) containing aminoxyl radicals and/or paramagnetic ion complexes of transition metals and lanthanides.

2. Syntheses and biological evaluations in vivo of anticancer drugs...

Ralf Vanselow

Professor Vanselow's research program is concerned with the investigation of solid surfaces by means of field-electron (FEM) and field-ion microcopy (FIM). Included are studies of surface segregation, face specific adsorption and adsorbate dissociation on metal single crystal planes, nucleation, epitaxial growth, surface migration, and surface roughening on ultrapure metal surfaces..

Using a combination of FEM and very high resolution AES, the surface segregation...

Kenneth L. Watters

Professor Watter's research interests are directed toward studies of organometallic compounds deposited on the surfaces of refractory oxides where they might form the basis of novel heterogeneous catalyst systems or electronic materials. Metal carbonyls have been studied for many years as homogeneous catalysts for a number of important processes ranging from hydrogenation of CO or olefins to reduction of nitric oxides. As homogenous catalysts they offer advantages, viz, high degree of product specificity and controlled variation of properties...