Ben Giglio

Major
Chemistry (ACS-certified)

Graduated
Summa cum laude with honors in chemistry

Honors Thesis
Relay Total Synthesis of Lamellarin G Trimethyl Ether

Beckman Mentor
John Gupton, Ph.D.

Currently
Pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Awards

• 2009 ACS Outstanding Senior Award
• 2009 Phi Beta Kappa (inducted as a senior)
• 2008 Analytical Chemistry Award
• 2008 Beckman Scholar

Publications as a Beckman Scholar

1. J. Gupton, E. Banner, M. Sartin, M. Coppock, J. Hempel, A. Kharlamova, D. Fisher, B. Giglio, K. Smith, M. Keough, T. Smith, R. Kanters, R. Dominey and J. Sikorski, “Application of Vinylogous Iminium Salt Derivatives and Microwave Accelerated Vilsmeier-Haack Reactions to Efficient Relay Syntheses of the Polycitone and Storniamide Natural Products”, Tetrahedron, 64, 5246-5243 (2008).
2. J. Gupton, B. Giglio, J. Eaton, E. Rieck, K. Smith, M. Keough, P. Barelli, L. Firich, J. Hempel,T. Smith and R. Kanters, “The Application of Vinylogous Iminium Salt Derivatives to Efficient Formal Syntheses of the Marine Alkaloids Lamellarin G trimethylether and Ningalin B”, Tetrahedron, 65, 283-4292 (2009).

Scientific Presentations as a Beckman Scholar (local presentations not listed)

1. “The Application of Vinylogous Iminium Salts to the Synthesis of Lamellarin G trimethyl ether and Ningalin A”, John Gupton, Ben Giglio, Matt Keough and Jonathan Hempel, Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Oct. 24-27, 2007, Greeneville, SC.
2. “Vinylogous Iminium Salt Based Approaches to the Synthesis of Lamellarin Alkaloids and Related Bioactive Analogs”, Ben Giglio, John Gupton, James E. Eaton, Jonathan E. Hempel, and Matthew J. Keough, Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Nov. 11-14, 2008, Nashville, TN.