Analytical Chemistry/Separation Science

The Bretz Group is located in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Miami University, on both the Hamilton and the Oxford campuses.

The research group has two main areas of interest:

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  • anti-fungal compounds - isolation and characterization of anti-fungal compounds from native aloe species for new therapeutic treatments

    Our group has developed considerable expertise in HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography), and we regularly collaborate with Dr. Marcia Lee's Microbiology group.

  • floating treatment wetlands - monitoring the use of native, non-invasive plants that ride the water column (i.e., float) in order to reduce nutrient levels in ponds

    Our group reccently purchased an ion chromatography system to separate and determine anion concentrations. We regularly collaborate with Dr. Dan Gladish, Botany, and the Miami Hamilton Conservatory and Dr. Mark Krekeler, Geology.

Undergraduates who are interested in learning more about research opportunities (on either the Hamilton or the Oxford campus) are encouraged to contact Dr. Bretz.

   Hamilton Campus:  545 Mosler Hall, 513.785.3245
    Oxford Campus:      367 Hughes Lab, 513.529.2349

© Richard Bretz 2014          bretzrl@miamioh.edu