Katelyn B. Richter

Katelyn B. Richter

Personal Information

Attending Monmouth College

Senior Chemistry Major

Hometown: Trenton, IL

Phone: (618)954-9778

Email: katelynrichter99@gmail.com

Undergraduate Research Activities

Aug 2017: SOfIA (2017) Chemistry Archives Project

May 2018 - July 2018: Kieft Summer Research (2018) Free Radical Research Group - Studying the Effect of Lignin Monomers and Their Oxidation Products on Bacteria

May 2019 - August 2019: Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates at Northern Illinois University - Synthesis of Pyrazole Derivatives with Antimicrobial Properties

September 2019 - December 2019: Exploring the Oxidation of 4-Hydroxyphenylacetic Acid (HPA) via Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP)

January 2020 - Present: Investigating the Organic Synthesis of Dityrosine

Presentations and Posters

November 2020: Twelfth Annual Illinois-Iowa American Chemical Society Undergraduate Research Conference ~ Title: "Investigating the Synthesis and Biological Properties of Dityrosine and Dityrosine Derivatives"

February 2019: University of Lincoln, Nebraska Women of Physical Sciences Conference ~ Title: "Synthesis of Pyrazole Derivatives with Antimicrobial Properties"

October 2019: Eleventh Annual Illinois-Iowa American Chemical Society Undergraduate Research Conference ~ Title: "Synthesis of Pyrazole Derivatives with Antimicrobial Properties"

September 2019: Northern Illinois University REU Research Presentation ~ Title: "Synthesis of Pyrazole Derivative with Antimicrobial Properties"

July 2018: Doc Kieft Research Presentation ~ Title: "Exploring Lignin Monomers and Their Oxidation Products on Gut Microbiota"

Aug 2017: SOfIA Program Presentation ~ Title: "The Chemistry Archives Project"

Career Plans

Plans to obtain a PhD in Organic Chemistry and aid in the development of drugs with antimicrobial and anti-tumor applications.