Our research interests lie in the area of intermolecular interactions. Recently we have been looking at hydrogen bonds which are ubiquitous in biological systems and are essential for many biochemical processes. In a single protein there may be anywhere from twenty hydrogen bonds to twenty thousand depending on the size and structure. While it is difficult to examine individual bonds in a large biological system, it is useful to try to understand the nature of simpler species which are hydrogen bonded at more than one site. I am trying to understand the nature of these species and the role that solvation plays in either promoting or inhibiting hydrogen bonding in small multifunctional species.
