Audrey Davis
​BS Chemistry (ACS)
(Class of 2025)

9)  Davis, Audrey G.; Thomspon, Ward H.*
"Effects of Ion Identity on Solution Conductivity in CXEs"
Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium.
Drury University. Sept. 23rd, 2024. 
​Oral Presentation.
8) Davis, Audrey G.; Matthias Zeller, Kiernicki, John J.*
"'Self-Quenching' Hydrogen Bond Donor Organocatalysts"
Fusion Day.
Drury University, Apr. 24th, 2024.
Poster Presentation
7) Davis, Audrey G.; Matthias Zeller, Kiernicki, John J.*
"'Self-Quenching' Hydrogen Bond Donor Organocatalysts"
Mizzou Organic Chemistry Day.
Columbia, MO. Apr. 20th, 2024.
Poster Presentation
6) Davis, Audrey G.; Matthias Zeller, Kiernicki, John J.*
“Designing Improved Catalysts with an Element of Tunability”
American Chemical Society Regional Meeting.
St. Louis, MO. October 18-21st, 2023.
Poster Presentation. Recipient of Outstanding Poster Award.
5) Davis, Audrey G.; Neumann Kiel D.*
"Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Small Molecules Targeted to Glioma" Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium.
Drury University. Sept. 18th, 2023. 
​Oral Presentation.

4) Villanueva, Paulina J.; Wilde, Shyra; Simpson, Spenser R.; Davis, Audrey G.; Bondrowski, Jordan; Rosche, Jason; Neumann, Kiel D.*
"[18F]Fluoromannitol PET Exhibits Bacterial Specificity in Active Lung Infections In Vivo"
World Molecular Imaging Conference.
Prague, Czech Republic. Sept. 5-9, 2023. 
Poster Presentation​.
​3) Davis, Audrey G.; Neumann Kiel D.*
"Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Small Molecules Targeted to Glioma" Pediatric Oncology Experience 2023.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. July 31st, 2023.
Oral Presentation. Winner of 2023 POE Best Paper.
​2) Davis, Audrey G.; Kiernicki, John J.*
“Designing Improved Catalysts Containing Modular Hydrogen Bonds” Fusion Day.
​Drury University. April 25th, 2023.
​Poster Presentation.
​1) Davis, Audrey G.; Kiernicki, John J.*
“Designing Improved Catalysts Containing Modular Hydrogen Bonds” Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium.
Drury University. Sept. 16th, 2022.
Oral Presentation.

Mason Huebner
BS Biochemistry
(Class of 2025)

4) Huebner, R. Mason J.; Kiernicki, John J.*
“Ligand Modifications to Understand Hydrogen Bond Induced Assembly” Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium.
Drury University.
Sept. 23rd, 2024.
​​Oral Presentation.
3)  Huebner, R. Mason J.; Lovasz, Myles A.; Matthias Zeller, Kiernicki, John J.*
“Exploring Coordination Environments in Ferrous Complexes Featuring Hydrogen Bonding Interactions”
Fusion Day.
Drury University, Apr. 24th, 2024.
Poster Presentation


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2) Huebner, R. Mason J.; Lovasz, Myles A.; Matthias Zeller, Kiernicki, John J.*
“Exploring Coordination Environments in Ferrous Complexes Featuring Hydrogen Bonding Interactions”
Heartland Undergraduate Biochemistry Conference.
​Kansas University Medical School, Kansas City, MO. November 11th, 2023.
Poster Presentation.
​1) Huebner, R. Mason J.; Kiernicki, John J.*
"Exploring Coordination Environments in Ferrous Complexes Featuring Hydrogen Bonding Interactions"
​Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium.
Drury University. Sept. 11th, 2023. 
​Oral Presentation.

Alexis Workman
BS Biology
(Class of 2025)

2) Workman, Alexis M.; Zeller, Matthias; Kiernicki, John J.*
"Developing a Model for 'Entropy-Free' Redox-Active Hydrogen Bonds"
Fusion Day.
Drury University, Apr. 24th, 2024.
Poster Presentation

1) Workman, Alexis M.; Kiernicki, John J.*
"Designing Redox-Active Hydrogen Bonds in an 'Entropy-Free' Environment"
Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium.
Drury University. Sept. 11th, 2023. 
​Oral Presentation.

Samantha Cox
BS Biochemistry
(Class of 2026)

4)  Cox, Samantha A.; Wadkins, Randy M.*
"Making 'M&Ms' from Nanodiamonds and DN A"
​Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium.
Drury University.
Sept. 30th, 2024.
​​Oral Presentation.
3) Cox, Samantha A.; Kiernicki, John J.*
"New Bidentate Redox-Active Hydrogen Bond Donor Ligands"
​Fusion Day.
Drury University, Apr. 24th, 2024.
Poster Presentation

2) Cox, Samantha A.; Kiernicki, John J.*
"New Bidentate Redox-Active Hydrogen Bond Donor Ligands"
​Mizzou Organic Chemistry Day.
Columbia, MO. Apr. 20th, 2024.
Poster Presentation
​1) Cox, Samantha A.; Kiernicki, John J.*
"Designing New Hydrogen Bond Donor Ligands for Oxophilic Metals"
​Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium.
Drury University. Sept. 11th, 2023. 
​Oral Presentation.

Christin Gilchrist
BS Biochemistry
​(Class of 2025)

4) Gilchrist, Christin N.; Kiernicki, John J.*
“Redox-Active Hydrogen Bonding Interactions Facilitate Ligand Exchange in a Zinc Complex”
Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium.
Drury University. Sept. 30th, 2024. ​
​Oral Presentation.
​3) Gilchrist, Christin N.; Zeller, Matthias; Kiernicki, John J.*
"Tuning Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Basicity in Coordination Complexes of Zinc"
2024 Missouri Inorganic Day.
Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO. May 11th, 2024.
​Poster Presentation.

2) Gilchrist, Christin N.; Zeller, Matthias; Kiernicki, John J.*
"Tuning Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Basicity in Coordination Complexes of Zinc"
​Fusion Day.
Drury University, Apr. 24th, 2024.
Poster Presentation
​1) Gilchrist, Christin N.; Zeller, Matthias; Kiernicki, John J.*
"Tuning Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Basicity in Coordination Complexes of Zinc"
​Mizzou Organic Chemistry Day.
Columbia, MO. Apr. 20th, 2024.
Poster Presentation

Rana Umran
BS Chemistry (ACS)
(Class of 2026)

3) Umran, Rana K.; Neely, Jamie M.*
"Optimizing Fe-Catalyzed Carboamination"
​Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium.
Drury University. Sept. 23rd, 2024. ​
​Oral Presentation.
2) Umran, Rana K.; Workman, Alexis M.; Zeller, Matthias; Kiernicki, John J.*
"Assessing Enthalpic Changes in 'Entropy-Free' Hydrogen Bond Donor/Acceptor Interactions"
​Fusion Day.
Drury University, Apr. 24th, 2024.
Poster Presentation

1) Umran, Rana K.; Workman, Alexis M.; Zeller, Matthias; Kiernicki, John J.*
"Assessing Enthalpic Changes in 'Entropy-Free' Hydrogen Bond Donor/Acceptor Interactions"
​Mizzou Organic Chemistry Day.
Columbia, MO. Apr. 20th, 2024.
Poster Presentation

Preston Dotson
BS Chemistry (ACS)
(Class of 2027)

1) Dotson, Preston A.; Kiernicki, John J.*
“Modulating Atypical N-H∙∙∙Fe Hydrogen Bonds in Thiourea Analogues”
Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium.
Drury University. Sept. 30th, 2024. ​
​Oral Presentation.

Kelsey Kuhl
BS Biochemistry
(Class of 2026)

1)  Kuhl, Kelsey M.; Urban, Kelsey H.-L.; Kiernicki, John J.*
“The Role of Substituent Effects in Redox-Active Hydrogen Bonding”
Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium.
Drury University. Sept. 23rd, 2024.
​​Oral Presentation.

Kelsey Urban
BS Biochemistry
(Class of 2026)

1)  Kuhl, Kelsey M.; Urban, Kelsey H.-L.; Kiernicki, John J.*
“The Role of Substituent Effects in Redox-Active Hydrogen Bonding”
Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium.
Drury University. Sept. 23rd, 2024.
​​Oral Presentation.

Former Lab Member Presentations

Lydia A. Dunaway
7) Dunaway, Lydia A.; Kiernicki, John J.* "A Biologically Inspired Approach to Studying Hydrogen Bonding Interactions" Fusion Day. Drury University, Apr. 24th, 2024. Oral Presentation
6) Dunaway, Lydia A.; Kiernicki, John J.* "Implementing an Element of Tunability in Zinc Complexes Containing Hydrogen Bond Donor/Acceptor Interactions" Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium. Drury University. Sept. 11th, 2023. ​Oral Presentation.
5) Dunaway, Lydia A.; Zeller, Matthias; Kiernicki, John J.* "Implementing an Element of Tunability in Coordination Complexes Containing Hydrogen Bond Donor/Acceptor Interactions" American Chemical Society National Meeting. San Francisco, CA. Aug. 13-17, 2023. Poster Presentation.
4) Dunaway, Lydia A.; Kiernicki, John J.* “Toward a Model for Redox-Active Hydrogen Bonding” Natural Sciences Advisory Council Meeting. Drury University. April. 28th, 2023. Oral Presentation. Invited.
​3) Dunaway, Lydia A.; Kiernicki, John J.* "Toward a Model for Redox-Active Hydrogen Bonding” Fusion Day. ​Drury University. April 25th, 2023. ​Poster Presentation.
​2) Dunaway, Lydia A.; Kiernicki, John J.* "Toward a Model for Redox-Active Hydrogen Bonding” Board of Trustees Luncheon. Drury University. Oct. 28th, 2022. ​Poster Presentation. Invited.
1) Dunaway, Lydia A.; Kiernicki, John J.* “Toward a Model for Redox-Active Hydrogen Bonding” Research Experience in the Natural Sciences Symposium.
Drury University. Sept. 16th, 2022.Oral Presentation.