Adam R. Urbach
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Office: 215-B MEB, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX, 78212
Phone: (210) 999-7660 Fax: (210) 999-7569
Email: adam.urbach@trinity.edu
 
RESEARCH GROUP WEBPAGE: http://www.trinity.edu/aurbach/research.html
 
COURSES SPRING 2008: http://www.trinity.edu/aurbach/courses.html
 
  POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Born Houston, Texas, 1974   Research Interests - Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Recognition

The Urbach Research Group applies techniques in organic, physical, and biochemistry to problems in biology and materials science. We study the processes by which complementary molecules fit together to form noncovalent complexes in aqueous solution, with the goals of separating and sensing specific biomolecules, catalyzing specific biomolecular reactions, and building nanoscale materials from the bottom up.

Interested undergraduate students should follow this link. A detailed description can also be found on the research group webpage.
University of Texas at Austin, B.S., 1996  
California Institute of Technology, Ph.D., 2002  
Harvard University, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2002-04  
Trinity University, Assistant Professor, 2004-  
 
Accolades    
2008 NSF CAREER Award   Representative Publications (* undergraduate coauthors) 

Gretchen A. Vincil* and Adam R. Urbach, "Effects of the Number and Placement of Positive Charges on Viologen - Cucurbit[n]uril Interactions" Supramolecular Chemistry, in press.

Vijay M. Krishnamurthy, George K. Kaufman, Adam R. Urbach, Irina Gitlin, Katie L. Gudiksen, Douglas B. Weibel, and George M. Whitesides "Carbonic Anhydrase as a Model for Biophysical and Physical Organic Studies of Proteins and Protein-Ligand Binding" Chemical Reviews, 2008, 108, 946-1051. link to Chem. Rev.

Adam R. Urbach, Christopher J. Pursell, John D. Spence, "Supramolecular Chemistry: A Senior Capstone Course" Journal of Chemical Education, 2007, 84, 1785-1787. link to JCE

Lisa M. Heitmann*, Alexander D. Taylor, P.John Hart, and Adam R. Urbach, "Sequence-Specific Recognition and Cooperative Dimerization of Aromatic Peptides in Aqueous Solution by a Synthetic Host" Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2006, 128, 12574-12581. link to JACS

Meghan E. Bush*, Nicole D. Bouley*, and Adam R. Urbach, "Charge-Mediated Recognition of N-Terminal Tryptophan in Aqueous Solution by a Synthetic Host" Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2005, 127, 14511-14517. link to JACS
2007 Trinity University Distinguished Junior Faculty Award  
2006 Cottrell College Science Award  
2003-04 NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship
1996-99 NSF Graduate Fellowship
1996 Phi Beta Kappa
1995 Pfizer Undergraduate Fellowship
 
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