Chemistry & Biochemistry

Emily Niemeyer

Professor of Chemistry

Education

PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo 1998
BS, Ohio Northern University 1993

Courses: Fall 2009

Instrumental Methods/Analysis
Intro to Research

Research

My research over the past several years has focused on understanding how macronutrient fertilization affects the production of polyphenolic compounds in the popular culinary herb Ocimum basilicum L. (basil). We have examined the impact of both nitrogen and potassium fertilization on polyphenolic levels and antioxidant activities in three basil cultivars: Dark Opal, Genovese, and Sweet Thai. My current research students are examining how cultivar selection and sulfur fertilization impact polyphenol production and antioxidant properties in basil.


Publications

Recent peer-reviewed publications:

Nguyen, Phuong M.; Niemeyer, Emily D. "Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization on the Phenolic Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)" J. Ag. Food Chem. 2008, 56, 8685-8691.

Johnson, Melissa A.; Niemeyer, Emily D. "Ambivalent Landscapes: Environmental Justice in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands" Hum. Ecol. 2008, 36, 371-382.

Freeman, Jessica D.; Niemeyer, Emily D. "Quantification of Tea Flavonoids by High Performance Liquid Chromatography" J. Chem. Ed. 2008, 85, 951-953.

Niemeyer, Emily D.; Brodbelt, Jennifer S. "Isomeric Differentiation of Green Tea Catechins using Gas-Phase Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Reactions" J. Amer. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2007, 18, 1749-1759.

Owens, Janel E.; Niemeyer, Emily D. "Analysis of Chemical Contamination in a Canal within a Mexican Border Colonia" Env. Pollution 2006, 140, 506-515.

Alter, Krystyn P.; Molloy, John L.; Niemeyer, Emily D. "Spectrophotometric Determination of the Dissociation Constant of an Acid-Base Indicator using a Mathematical Deconvolution Technique" J. Chem. Ed. 2005, 82, 1682-1685.