Cammers' Group Research Interests

We study fundamental forces responsible for molecular recognition, hydrogen bonding and weak coulombic interactions. We are also interested in how competitive solvation affects these. 

Condensed Phase π-Stacking

Aromatic interaction is often cited in the conformational control of biological molecules. We have devised a model for water-soluble, face-to-face, center-to-edge (FFCE) π-stacking. Our studies favor the argument that π-stacking is a cohesive aspect of organic molecules that entirely relies on electrostatics.

doi/10.1002/ejoc.200300302

Molecular Recognition of Oxoanions. 

DOI: 10.1021/ja045067r

DOI: 10.1002/chem.200305468

Chemistry the Choreography that Quickens

UW-Madison: Synthetic- and Physical- Organic Chemistry, NMR Spectroscopy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chemistry: Biochemistry, Protein Structure, NMR Spectroscopy