Bradley Davis
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Biography
Dr. Bradley Davis teaches advanced chemistry courses including Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis in addition to more introductory level classes like Environmental Chemistry and the lab sections of General Chemistry. His primary research areas focus on student application of chromatographic and spectroscopic methods in the fields of analytical chemistry.
Dr. Davis is an active member in the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP), the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP), the Pittsburgh Conference (Pittcon) and the Pittsburgh Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Publications
- Cokley, J. A.; Jones, K. R.; Delp, N. M.; Rogers, K.R.; Davis, B. W. A 3D-Printable, Modular Absorption Spectrophotometer and Fluorimeter for use in Education. J. Chem. Educ. 2024. 101 (7). 2665-2671.
- Taylor, K. S.; McMonagle, M. M.; Guy, S. C.; Human-McKinnon, A. M.; Asamizu, S.; Fletcher, H. J.; Davis. B. W.; Suyama, T. L. Albumin-ruthenium catalyst conjugate for bio-orthoganol uncaging of alloc group. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2024, 22, 2992-3000.
- Aumiller, W. M.; Pir Cakmak, F.; Davis, B. W.; Keating, C. D. RNA-based coacervates as a model for membraneless organelles: Formation, properties, and interfacial liposome assembly. Langmuir 2016, 32 (39), 10042–10053.
- Davis, B. W.*; Aumiller, W. M.*; Hashemian, N.; An, S.; Armaou, A.; Keating, C. D. Colocalization and Sequential Enzyme Activity in Aqueous Biphasic Systems: Experiments and Modeling. Biophys. J. 2015, 109, 2182-2194.
*These authors contributed equally to this work.
- Aumiller, W. M.; Davis, B. W.; Hatzakis, E.; Keating, C. D. Interactions of Macromolecular Crowding Agents and Cosolutes with Small-Molecule Substrates: Effect on Horseradish Peroxidase Activity with Two Different Substrates. J. Phys. Chem. B 2014, 118 (36), 10624-10632.
- Aumiller, W. M.*; Davis, B. W.*; Hashemian, N.; Maranas, C.; Armaou, A.; Keating, C. D. Coupled Enzyme Reactions Performed in Heterogeneous Reaction Media: Experiments and Modeling for Glucose Oxidase and Horseradish Peroxidase in a PEG/citrate Aqueous Two-Phase System. J. Phys. Chem. B 2014, 118 (9), 2506-2517.
*These authors contributed equally to this work.
- Aumiller, W. M.*; Davis, B. W.*; Keating, C. D. Phase Separation as a Possible Means of Nuclear Compartmentalization. Int. Rev. Cel. Mol. Bio. 2014, 307, 109-49.
*These authors contributed equally to this work.
Education
B.S., Waynesburg University; Ph.D. in Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University