John Carroll
University - Department of Chemistry John Carroll
University - Department of Chemistry
Catherine Miller
Claire Boothe Luce Assistant Professor, Inorganic Chemistry
Office: W344; Lab: W338
Phone: (216) 397-4719
E-mail: cmiller@jcu.edu
| EDUCATION: B.A. Knox College Ph.D. Purdue University |
Dr. Miller joined the faculty in August 1996. After completing her Ph.D. studies in bioinorganic chemistry, she taught for two years at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin as a Visiting Assistant Professor. Dr. Miller's research interest is mainly in the chemistry of copper and specifically in the spectroscopy of metalloproteins. Her research uses metal replacement techniques to form isotopically pure derivatives to further characterize the active site of the protein. She studies the extent of copper exchange in a variety of protein derivatives by using UV-visible spectroscopy, (low-temperature) electron spin resonance spectroscopy (ESR), and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). She also studies ion-exchange materials that have a high specificity toward copper and the toxicity of titanium salts in mammalian systems. In Summer 2000, Dr. Miller spent a Grauel Sabbatical at the National Institutes of Health Sciences in North Carolina, using in vivo techniques to monitor free-radical metabolites. Dr. Miller has taught General Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Environmental, Physical Chemistry lab and in the University’s First-Year Seminar Program. |
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