Hoyt Meyer
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Office Location
- 231 Monroe Hall
- Mailing Address
- Loyola University
Department of Chemistry
Campus Box 5
6363 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA - Direct Phone
- (504) 865-2269
- Fax Number
- (504) 865-3269
- E-mail Address
- hmeyer@loyno.edu
Areas of Expertise
Organic Chemistry
Degrees
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1996; B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1991
Short Bio
Dr. Meyer's research interests center around organic synthesis, a branch of chemistry that involves the construction of complex hydrocarbon-based molecules from simple, readily available precursors. Molecules of particular interest are synthetic amino acids which may bind to the γ–aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate (Glu) receptors in the central nervous system or have activity against Plasmodium falciparum, one of the organisms causing malaria. Current collaborations also feature the synthesis of functionalized alkanethiols that form self-assembling monolayers (SAMs) upon metal surfaces. These monolayers are of interest for their electrochemical properties and as models for understanding the processing of organic material in the atmosphere.