CHEMISTRY The Chemistry of Food Mali Yin Helen Coffill x6950 Food Alergies. An in-depth study into the nature of food allergies, including why and how they effect our bodies. Michele Crost x6933 Spicy Food and Culture. The mental attitude towards spicy foods in different cultures (i.e. Indian, Mexican, Thai, etc.) and why spices are such an important part of the cultural diet. Elizabeth Drout x6538 Herbs, Foods, and Vitamins to Stimulate the Immune System. A special emphasis given to herbs as prevention medicine to the common flu or cold. How to eat right to stay healthy. Making one's own herbal tea recipe. Erika Hirokawa Food Substitutes and Their Effect On Our Bodies. The detailed structure and definition of fat and sugar substitutes and their effect on our bodies and our society/culture. Swati Katakkar x6596 The Effects of Drinking Coffee. Effects of drinking coffee on human body. Will include information on the history of coffee, processing of coffee, components of coffee, an overview of caffeine consumption, and the positive and negative effects of it. Erika Malone Eating Disorders: Women in the 1990's. Researching different theories regarding eating disorders past and present. Examining the implication of such theories on women specifically in this decade. Intersections of race, sexuality, sexual abuse, class and therapy. Rachel Mancantelli x2267 RDA and My Daily Diet. How do the RDA differ between my needs and what is on the package labeling? Do I get enough nutrients in my daily diet? By tracking essential vitamins and minerals in what I eat daily I hope to determine 1) Do I get enough nutrients without taking a vitamin supplement? 2) How can I adjust my eating habits to meet my nutritional needs? Myra McNeill Food, Your Body, and Weight Gain/Weight Loss. How different foods cause weight gain/weight loss in the body-how they clinically break down to cause physical effects. Anne Myers 914-358-3982 Coffee and Coffee Culture. Why coffee is so appealing, relationship of caffeine as stimulant, demonstration of various coffee making techniques. Danielle Reinis x6677 Desserts. What makes them so good. Chemical breakdown of a few desserts, nutritional value, examples (real dessert). Judith Silvestri Gluten Allergies. Food allergies-specifically-gluten, found in wheat and other grains-symptoms-damage and repair-diet to correct problems-use foods and have class sample different gluten-free breads and cakes. Organic Chemistry Mali Yin Carla Correa 718-296-3258 Diazo Dyes and Diazo Imaging. Production of dyes by diazo coupling and diazo imaging. Also, with imaging dyes, we will turn a black/white photograph into a color photograph. Hilary Costello x6391 N, N-Diethyl-n-Toluamide Experiment. Synthesis of active ingredient of insect repellent "OFF". Examination of pheromones (insect attractants and repellents) and their chemical substances-releaser pheromones and the immediate behavioral repsonses, primer pheromones and the series of physiological changes that occur, sex, attractants and odors, and several other pheromones involved. Brenda Czaban (with Will Hays) x6744 Synthesis of Amino Acids. The process of hydrolyzing certain proteins yields certain amino acids. Amino acids are biological importances, as they are the building blocks of proteins in the body. Deborah Gelfand x6436 Chemiluminescence. This is a study of how chemicals and light interact. Marian Gentile 914-237-2802 Chemistry of Milk. I am isolating Casein and Lactose from a sample of skim milk. I will then determine the maturation of Lactose using a polarimeter and I will use paper chromatography to determine the amino acids in Casein. Andrew Glassberg 212-534-6460 Selective Dehydration. We will try and form the most substituted alhene from reacting an alcohol (2-methyl-2-Gutanol) with an acid (M3PO4). We will test our product with gas chromatography. Subadhra Gopalakrishnan (with Elizabeth Reierstad) x6646 Synthesis of Sulfanilamide. The sulfanilamides were the first anti-bacterial substances discovered and remain important for the treatment of certain kinds of bacterial infection. This project will attempt to synthesize and then test sulfanilamide in a bacterial culture. Teresa Guedes Selective Dehydration. To react an alcohol (2-methyl-2-butanol) with an acid (H3PO4) in order to form the most substituted alkene and test the product by gas chromotography. Rhonda King x6800 Synthesis of Insect Repellent "OFF"-Pheromones. Examination of pheromones (insect attractants and repellents) and their chemical substances. Primerpheromones and behavioral responses. Jennifer Nadeau x6694 Chemiluminescence. The study of chemicals and light through organic chemistry laboratory techniques. Elizabeth Reierstad x6978 Synthesis of Sulfonilamide. Microscale procedure that is H2O sensitive and air sensitive in the first steps. It is a useful bacteriacide and we are planning to test our product's effectiveness. Elena Romero x6730 Diazo Coupling and Imaging: Dyes in Color Photography. A diazo will be allowed to react with a variety of dye couplers to test the effectiveness of the coupling reactions and to observe the colors of the dyes produced. In order to convert a black and white photograph to a full-color image, 3 emulsion layers are utilized, each sensitized to respond to a primary color.