Mary Beth Williams

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Eberly College of Science

Research Summary

Research focuses on peptide linked inorganic supramolecular assemblies as molecular wires and for artificial photosynthesis as well as magnetic nanoparticle based separations and analysis.

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Recent Publications

Replicating Meyerhoff for inclusive excellence in STEM

Mariano, M. R., Sharp, S., Freeman, A., Freeman, T., Harmon, K., Wiggs, M., Sathy, V., Panter, A. T., Oseguera, L., Sun, S., Williams, M. E., Templeton, J., Folt, C. L., Barron, E. J., Hrabowski, F. A., Maton, K. I., Crimmins, M., Fisher, C. R. & Summers, M. F., Apr 26 2019, In: Science. 364, 6438, p. 335-337 3 p.

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Microscopic Investigation of Chemoselectivity in Ag-Pt-Fe3O4 Heterotrimer Formation: Mechanistic Insights and Implications for Controlling High-Order Hybrid Nanoparticle Morphology

Hodges, J. M., Morse, J. R., Williams, M. E. & Schaak, R. E., Dec 16 2015, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137, 49, p. 15493-15500 8 p.

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NMR investigations of the solution structures of Ru-Zn complexes tethered by oligo(aminoethylglycine) chains

Myers, C. P., Sun, S., Showalter, S. A., Miller, J. R. & Williams, M. E., Jun 19 2012, In: Polyhedron. 40, 1, p. 118-124 7 p.

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Full disclosure: The practical side of nanoscale total synthesis

Schaak, R. E. & Williams, M. E., Oct 23 2012, In: ACS nano. 6, 10, p. 8492-8497 6 p.

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Analytical methods for separating and isolating magnetic nanoparticles

Stephens, J. R., Beveridge, J. S. & Williams, M. E., Mar 14 2012, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 14, 10, p. 3280-3289 10 p.

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Cooperative assembly of Zn cross-linked artificial tripeptides with pendant hydroxyquinoline ligands

Zhang, M., Gallagher, J. A., Coppock, M. B., Pantzar, L. M. & Williams, M. E., Nov 5 2012, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 51, 21, p. 11315-11323 9 p.

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Differential magnetic catch and release: Experimental parameters for controlled separation of magnetic nanoparticles

Beveridge, J. S., Stephens, J. R. & Williams, M. E., Jun 21 2011, In: Analyst. 136, 12, p. 2564-2571 8 p.

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Purification and magnetic interrogation of hybrid Au-Fe3O 4 and FePt-Fe3O4 nanoparticles

Beveridge, J. S., Buck, M. R., Bondi, J. F., Misra, R., Schiffer, P., Schaak, R. E. & Williams, M. E., Oct 10 2011, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 50, 42, p. 9875-9879 5 p.

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The use of magnetic nanoparticles in analytical chemistry

Beveridge, J. S., Stephens, J. R. & Williams, M. E., Jul 19 2011, In: Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry. 4, p. 251-273 23 p.

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Assembly of a trifunctional artificial peptide into an anti-parallel duplex with three Cu(II) cross-links

Coppock, M. B., Miller, J. R. & Williams, M. E., Feb 7 2011, In: Inorganic chemistry. 50, 3, p. 949-955 7 p.

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Anion effects in Cu-crosslinked palindromic artificial tripeptides with pendant Bpy ligands

Gallagher, J. A., Levine, L. A. & Williams, M. E., Sep 2011, In: European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 27, p. 4168-4174 7 p.

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Diffusive flux of nanoparticles through chemically modified alumina membranes

Stephens, J. R., Beveridge, J. S. & Williams, M. E., Sep 21 2011, In: Analyst. 136, 18, p. 3797-3802 6 p.

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CuII cross-linked antiparallel dipeptide duplexes using heterofunctional ligand-substituted aminoethylglycine

Coppock, M. B., Kapelewski, M. T., Youm, H. W., Levine, L. A., Miller, J. R., Myers, C. P. & Williams, M. E., Jun 7 2010, In: Inorganic chemistry. 49, 11, p. 5126-5133 8 p.

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Directed self-assembly of inorganic redox complexes with artificial peptide scaffolds

Myers, C. P. & Williams, M. E., Oct 2010, In: Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 254, 19-20, p. 2416-2428 13 p.

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Diffusive flux and magnetic manipulation of nanoparticles through porous membranes

Stephens, J. R., Beveridge, J. S., Latham, A. H. & Williams, M. E., Apr 15 2010, In: Analytical chemistry. 82, 8, p. 3155-3160 6 p.

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