Evanseck Research Group

Organic and Biophysical Chemistry

Our research program is driven by significant problems in organic, biochemistry, and physical chemistry.  We have a full range of interests, starting with the development of fundamental ideas on the “coordinate covalent bond,” and how this information can be used to understand the fundamentals of Lewis acidity, organic reaction catalysis, organometallic structures, and the storage and reactions of hydrogen in ammonia boranes.  In the field of biochemistry, we investigate the energetics and mechanism of phosphoryl transfer reactions, and design new antimicrobial agents to fight the increasing risk of drug resistant bacterial and fungal infections.

 

                              ■ Theory of Chemical Bonding

                              ■ Theory of Lewis Acidity and Basicity

                              ■ Hydrogen Storage and Surface Reactions

                              ■ Transition Metals in Cyclopropanation Reactions

                              ■ Bioenergetics of Phosphoryl Transfer

                              ■ Antimicrobial Drug Design

                              ■ Catalysis of Organic Reactions

 

Duquesne University

Chemistry and Biochemistry Department

600 Forbes Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15282

Contact:

Phone: (412) 396-6337

Fax: (412) 396-5683

E-mail: evanseck@duq.edu

■ ACS COMP Division

■ Center for Computational Sciences

■ Duquesne Summer Research Programs

■ PSC

■ Pittsburgh News (WKDA)

Professor

Chemistry and Biochemistry

 

University Endowed Chair of Teaching and Technology

Jeffrey D. Evanseck

 

Useful Links:

Josh Plumley

5th-year Ph.D.

Saichand Pakkala

3rd-year Ph.D.

Joe Rosmus

1st-year Ph.D.