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
 
   
 
   
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 biomolecular reactions, and building nanoscale materials from the bottom up.

Interested undergraduate students should follow this link. A research 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    
2009 Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar  

Representative Publications (* undergraduate coauthors) 

Joseph J. Reczek, Aimee A. Kennedy*, Brian T. Halbert*, Adam R. Urbach, "Multivalent Recognition of Peptides by Modular Self-Assembled Receptors" Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2009, 131, 2408-2415. link to DOI

Preetika Rajgariah* and Adam R. Urbach, "Scope of Amino Acid Recognition by Cucurbit[8]uril" Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 2008, 62, 251-254. link to DOI

Gretchen A. Vincil* and Adam R. Urbach, "Effects of the Number and Placement of Positive Charges on Viologen - Cucurbit[n]uril Interactions" Supramolecular Chemistry, 2008, 20, 681-687. link to DOI

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

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 DOI

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 DOI
2008 NSF CAREER Award  
2007 Trinity University Distinguished Junior Faculty Award  
2006 Cottrell College Science Award
2003-04 NIH Postdoctoral Fellow
1996-99 NSF Graduate Fellow
1996 Phi Beta Kappa
1995 Pfizer Undergraduate Fellow
 
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