Laura Muller
Chair, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Office: Science Center 327
Phone: (508)286-3961
Fax: (508)286-8278
Email: lmuller@wheatoncollege.edu
Degrees
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
A.B., Bard College
Research Interests
Chemistry of Artists' Materials
Dissemination of Oil Paint Technology
Spectroscopy of Liquids and Solids
Synthesis and Analysis of Novel Sol-Gel Materials
Teaching Interests
FYS: aMAIZEd and confused (investigation of America's dependence on corn)
Analytical Chemistry
Chemical Thermodynamics
Quantum Chemistry
Chemistry Senior Seminar
Other Interests
Being outside, bicycling, reading
Student Projects
"Molecular Changes in Lead Oils" with Caitlin Glover '08
"Copper as a Catalyst for Plant Oil Films" with Julia Dekermendjian '08
"Polymerization of Plant Oil Films" with Sarah Stollar '08, Julia Dekermendjian '09, and Emily Williamson '09
"Examining the Sol-Gel Process" with AnGayle Vasiliou '05
"Separation of Pyrene Solutions in Microconfinement" with Shaelah Reidy '03, Kelly Neale '04 and Amber Lehmann '04
"Self-Organization of an Organically Modified Polyoxotungstate" with Miles Sweet '01
"Development and Analysis of a Novel Aging and Drying Method in the Sol-Gel Process" with Terry Goodrich '00
"Pore-Size Effects on the Fluorescence Spectra of Sol-Gels" with Leslie Sarikas '99
"Population Study of ADH activity in Drosophila" with Katie Yeaton '99
Selected Publications, Creative Work or Performances
S. B. Stollar*, J. Dekermendjian*, E. Williamson*, and L.J. Muller, „Polymerization of Plant Oil Films", oral presentation, Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry, New Orleans, March 2008.
S. B. Stollar*, J. Dekermendjian*, E. Williamson*, and L.J. Muller, "Polymerization Studies of Oil Paint Films", talk, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 2007.
L. J. Muller, "Molecules and Masterpieces", talk, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 2007.
L. J. Muller , „Strategies for Undergraduate Student Faculty-Research Collaboration Learned Through the Involvement of a Student with Diagnosed Learning Disabilities," Journal of College Science Teaching 36, 26 (2006).
L. J. Muller, „Dissemination of Technology Among Artists: Documenting the Use of Linseed Oil As Binder in Paint‰, poster, Art Techological Source Research Conference, Madrid, Spain (2006).
* indicates undergraduate collaborator