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Dr. Annabel M. Edwards
| Affiliation: | Faculty |
| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| Office: | 110 Ebaugh |
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740-587-8556
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B.A. from Williams College, 1999
Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2004
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Field of Interest
The research questions I am interested in focus on the molecular level details of surfaces and thin films in nature. As boundaries between two phases, surfaces and thin films provide unique environments for chemical reactions and molecular transport. The current focus of my research is water movement in very hydrophobic films, or model wax films that mimic the waxy outer layer of the plant cuticle. We use attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy to determine the hydrogen bonding environment of water molecules adsorbed into thin films. Our time-dependent measurements of the rate of water penetration allow us to further explore different molecular level mechanisms for water transport through the wax portion of the plant cuticle
Teaching
Gen Chem 121 - General Chemistry I plus Laboratory
Gen Chem 122 - General Chemistry II plus Laboratory
Gen Chem 341 - Thermodynamics and Kinetics plus Laboratory
Gen Chem 342 - Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy plus Laboratory
Publications
(Publications under Annabel H. Muenter.)
Muenter, A.H., Hentschel, J., Borner, H. Brezesinski, G. 2008. Characterization of peptide-guided polymer assembly at the air/water interface. Langmuir. v. 24 no. 7 p. 3306-3316
Olak, C., Muenter, A.H., Andra, J., Brezesinski, G. 2008. Interfacial properties and structural analysis of the antimicrobial peptide NK-2. Journal of Peptide Science. v. 14 no. 4 p. 510-517
Muenter, A.H.; DeZwaan, J.L.; Nathanson, G.M. 2007. Interfacial interactions of DCl with salty glycerol solutions of KI, NaI, LiI, and NaBr. Journal of Physical Chemistry C . v. 111 no. 41 p. 15043-15052
Lepere, M.; Muenter, A.H.; Chevallard, C.; Guenoun, P.; Brezesinski, G. 2007. Comparative IR and X-ray studies of natural and model amyloid peptides at the air/water interface. Colloids and Surfaces A. v. 303 no. 1-2 p. 3-78
Muenter, A.H.; DeZwaan, J.L.; Nathanson, G.M. . 2006. Collisions of DCl with Liquid Glycerol:
Evidence for Rapid, Near-Interfacial D → H Exchange and Desorption
. Journal of Physical Chemistry B. v. 110 no. 10 p. 4881-4891
Ringeisen, B.R.; Muenter, A.H.; Nathanson, G.M.. 2002. Collisions of HCl, DCl, and HBr with
Liquid Glycerol: Gas Uptake, D → H Exchange, and Solution Thermodynamics
. Journal of Physical Chemistry B. v. 106 no. 19 p. 4999-5010
Ringeisen, B.R.; Muenter, A.H.; Nathanson, G.M.. 2002. Collisions of HCl, DCl, and HBr with
Liquid Glycerol: Gas Uptake, D → H Exchange, and Solution Thermodynamics
. Journal of Physical Chemistry B. v. 106 no. 19 p. 4988-4998
Muenter, A.H.; Koehler, B.G.. 2000. Adsorption of Ammonia on Soot at Low Temperatures. Journal of Physical Chemistry A . v. 104 no. 37 p. 8527-8534
Presentations
Edwards, A.M. . 2009. Attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy studies of water transport in films inspired by plant cuticles. Poster Presentation at 13th IACIS International Conference on Surface and Colloid Science and the 83rd ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium. New York City, NY
