2022 ScienceFest: Enzyme Catalysis Demos Lab members: Demos: Catalase- and yeast-catalyzed elephant's toothpaste, bromelain- or pineapple-catalyzed gelatin degradation. In both cases, we looked at relative rates of reactions using purified enzyme and enzyme from a natural source. We also developed a simple paper/paper clip model for protein folding for participants to take home. This material…
2014 Lab Visit including a lab tour, lab overview, and demos. Lab members: Joe (GRF), Mary (GRF), and Yifan (CAREER) Demos: elephant toothpaste and aluminum oxidation. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number (CHE-1351991). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material…
2015 Science Club Visit: Chemistry Demos Lab members: Joe (GRF), Ken, Mary (GRF), and Yifan (CAREER) Demos: bromine oxidation of aluminum, potassium permanganate oxidation of glycerol, sodium and water, and liquid nitrogen fun! This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number (CHE-1351991). Any opinions, findings, and…
2015 Science Club Visit: DNA Extraction Lab members: Joe (GRF), Ken, Mary (GRF), and Yifan (CAREER) Demos: extract DNA from cheek cells and explore properties of dry ice. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number (CHE-1351991). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in…
2014 HMS Science Fair Lab members: Joe (GRF), Mary (GRF), and Yifan (CAREER). This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number (CHE-1351991). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of…