Rotenone is a compound banned in the United States. It could be the key to unlocking the cure to Parkinson's disease. Dr. Matthew Siebert, assistant professor of chemistry, is on a quest to use nature's chemicals to cure diseases like cancer. Learn more in Siebert's Mind's Eye piece. … [Read more...] about Nature’s way of making chemicals
Conferences are always full of opportunity: sharing ideas, presenting findings and networking. Several faculty and students got the chance to do all three at the Midwest American Chemistry Society regional meeting Oct. 18-20, at the University of Kansas. Several faculty and students gave oral or poster presentations: Michael Bakker, undergraduate student from Dr. … [Read more...] about Students apply chemistry knowledge at conference
Organic chemistry. Just thinking about it strikes fear into the hearts of many. With a nationwide failure rate estimated between 25-50 percent, it's not a class to take lightly. Dr. Matthew Siebert and Brian High saw that failure rate and decided it was too high. As chemistry educators at Missouri State University, they saw a way to decrease that rate. And they … [Read more...] about The trials and tribulations of organic chemistry
Assistant professor of chemistry Matthew Siebert was an invited speaker at Organic Chemistry Day. The paper, entitled, “What’s in a mechanism? Assessing pathways in Au(III)-catalyzed cycloismerization forming careen-like natural products” was presented on April 15 at the University of Missouri. Other professors from University of Missouri-Columbia, University of … [Read more...] about Siebert shares knowledge at Organic Chemistry Day