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Melissa Rhoten
Melissa C. Rhoten, Associate Professor & Chair
B.S. James Madison University
Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University
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Office
New Science 308-B
Contact Information
Department of Chemistry and Physics
201 High Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Phone: 434-395-2636
Fax: 434-395-2652
E-mail: rhotenmc@longwood.edu
Courses Taught
- CHEM 101, General Chemistry
- CHEM 111/112, Introductory Chemistry I/II
- CHEM 350, Quantitative Analysis
- CHEM 351, Instrumental Analysis
- CHEM 361/461, Chemistry Seminar I/II
Research Interests
- Biosensor Development
- Electrochemistry
- Chemical Education
Selected Publications
- Rhoten, M. C.; Burgess, J. D.; Hawkridge, F. M. “The Reaction of Cytochrome c from Different Species with Cytochrome c Oxidase Immobilized in an Electrode Supported Lipid Bilayer Membrane” J. Electroanal. Chem., 2002, 534, 143-150.
- Rhoten, M. C.; Hawkridge, F. M.; Wilzcek, J. “The Reaction of Cytochrome c with Bovine and Bacillus stearothermophilus Cytochrome c Oxidase Immobilized in Electrode-Supported Lipid Bilayer Membranes” J. Electroanal. Chem., 2002, 535, 97-106.
- Su, L.; Kelly, J.; Hawkridge, F. M.; Rhoten, M. C.; "Electroreduction of Oxygen by Cytochrome c Oxidase Immobilized in Electrode-Supported Lipid Bilayer Membranes" Chemistry & Biodiversity, 2004, 1, 1281-1288.
- Su, L.; Kelly, J.; Hawkridge, F. M.; Rhoten, M. C.; "Characterization of Cyanide Binding to Cytochrome c Oxidase Immobilized in an Electrode-Supported Lipid Bilayer Membrane" J. Electroanal. Chem., 2005, 581, 241-248.
- Lewis, K. L.; Hawkridge, F. M.; Ward, K.; Rhoten, M. C "Immobilization of Cytochrome c Oxidase into Electrode-Supported Lipid Bilayer Membranes for in vitro Cytochrome c Sensing", IEEE Sensors J., 2006, 6, 420-427.
- Su, L.; Hawkridge, F. M.; Rhoten, M. C.; "A Comparison of Monomer and Dimer Cytochrome c Oxidase Immobilized in Electrode-Supported Lipid Bilayer Membranes" 2007, J. Electroanal. Chem., submitted.