The Bowers group is involved in research covering a wide variety of chemical systems, including biopolymers, synthetic polymers, materials, and transition metals. Specific projects are listed below with links to research summaries. Many of these projects are carried out in cooperation with other research groups. A list of collaborators can be found here.
Amino Acids & Peptides
  Hydration
  Zwitterions
  Peptide Folding
  Bioactive Peptides
               
Proteins
  Amyloid β - Alzheimer's Disease
  α-Synuclein - Parkinson's Disease
  Prion Proteins -Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
               
Oligonucleotides
  Mononucleotide Structures
  Hydration of Mononucleotides
  Dinucleotides
  Trinucleotides
  Duplex Structures
  Quadruplex Structures
               
Synthetic Materials
  Organic Polymers
    Polyethers - PEG, PPG, PTMEG
    PMMA & PS
    PET
  POSS & POSS-Polymers
  Other Collaborative Projects
               
Transition Metals, Clusters
  M(H2)n+, M(CH4)n+
  M(O2)n+/-
  Mn Surface Deposition