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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Effects of Diminazene Aceturate on Drosophila melanogaster : A Lipidomic Analysis , Gabriela Suarez

Introductory Chemistry Student Success: Evaluating Peer-Led Team Learning and Describing Sense of Belonging , Jessica D. Young

Explorations on Non-Covalent Interactions: From Supramolecules to Drug-Like Molecules , Zhanpeng Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

aPKCs role in Neuroblastoma cell signaling cascades and Implications of aPKCs inhibitors as potential therapeutics , Sloan Breedy

Protein Folding Kinetics Analysis Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy , Dhanya Dhananjayan

Affordances and Limitations of Molecular Representations in General and Organic Chemistry , Ayesha Farheen

Institutional and Individual Approaches to Change in Undergraduate STEM Education: Two Framework Analyses , Stephanie B. Feola

Applications in Opioid Analysis with FAIMS Through Control of Vapor Phase Solvent Modifiers , Nathan Grimes

Synthesis, Characterization, and Separation of Loaded Liposomes for Drug Delivery , Sandra Khalife

Supramolecular Architectures Generated by Self-assembly of Guanosine and Isoguanosine Derivatives , Mengjia Liu

Syntheses, Photophysics, & Application of Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Frameworks , Zachary L. Magnuson

Integration of Algae and Biomass Processes to Synthesize Renewable Bioproducts for the Circular Economy , Jessica Martin

Considerations for curricular reform in undergraduate chemistry: Cooperative adoption factors, modeling social influence, and focusing on specific populations , Jacob D. McAlpin

Chemical Analysis of Metabolites from Mangrove Endophytic Fungus , Sefat E Munjerin

Synthesis of Small Molecule Modulators of Non-Traditional Drug Targets , Jamie Nunziata

Conformational Dynamics and Free Energy Studies of DNA and Other Biomolecules , Paul B. Orndorff

Synthetic Studies of Potential New Ketogenic Molecules , Mohammad Nazmus Sakib

Coupling Chemical and Genomic Data of Marine Sediment-Associated Bacteria for Metabolite Profiling , Stephanie P. Suarez

Enhanced Methods in Forensic Mass Spectrometry for Targeted and Untargeted Drug Analysis , Dina M. Swanson

Investigation of Challenging Transformations in Gold Catalysis , Qi Tang

Diazirines and Oxaziridines as Nitrogen Transfer Reagents in Drug Discovery , Khalilia C. Tillett

Developing New Strategy toward Ruthenium and Gold Redox Catalysis , Chenhuan Wang

Gold-Catalyzed Diyne-ene Cyclization: Synthesis of Hetero Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons and 1,2-Dihydropyridines , Jingwen Wei

Development of Antiviral Peptidomimetics , Songyi Xue

Self-Assembly of Metallo-Supramolecules Based on Terpyridine and its Derivatives , Yu Yan

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Synthesis and Antibacterial Testing of Novel Thiosulfonate Compounds , Lindsay I. Blume

Investigating a Potential STING Modulator , Jaret J. Crews

Development of Lipidated Antimicrobial Polycarbonates , Ruixuan Gao

Exploring the Structure and Activity of Metallo-Tetracyclines , Shahedul Islam

Large Area Projection Sintering of Semicrystalline Polymers and Part Analysis of the Printed Specimens , Taranjot Kaur

Interfacing Computational Techniques with Synthetic and Spectroscopic Methods for Research and Education , Nicole Annette Miller

An Investigation into the Protein Dynamics and Proton Transfer Mechanism of Class-A β-lactamase (CTX-Ms) by NMR Spectroscopy , Radwan Ebna Noor

Effects of acid hydrolyzed chitosan derivatives on MHV infection , Krishna Sharma

Metabolomic Analysis, Identification and Antimicrobial Assay of Two Mangrove Endophytes , Stephen Thompson

Advanced Analytical Method Development: from Highly-Enrolled Classroom to Data-Intensive Proteomics , Laxmi Sinduri Vuppala

Measuring and Improving Student Attitude in College-level Chemistry: A Novel Survey Methodology and Social-psychological Interventions , Ying Wang

Targeting the Side-Chain Convergence of α-Helical Hot Spots to Design Small-Molecule Mimetics Disrupting Protein-Protein Interaction , Zhen Wang

Bioactivity of Suberitenones A and B , Jared G. Waters

Developing Efficient Transition Metal Catalyzed C-C & C-X Bond Construction , Chiyu Wei

Chemical Investigation and Drug Discovery Potential of Terpenoid Secondary Metabolites from Three Deep-Sea Irish Soft Corals , Joshua Thomas Welsch

Measurement in Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics Education: Student Explanations of Organic Chemistry Reaction Mechanisms and Instructional Practices in Introductory Courses , Brandon J. Yik

Study on New Reactivity of Vinyl Gold and Its Sequential Transformations , Teng Yuan

Study on New Strategy toward Gold(I/III) Redox Catalysis , Shuyao Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Design, Synthesis and Testing of Bioactive Peptidomimetics , Sami Abdulkadir

Synthesis of Small Molecules for the Treatment of Infectious Diseases , Elena Bray

Social Constructivism in Chemistry Peer Leaders and Organic Chemistry Students , Aaron M. Clark

Synthesizing Laccol Based Polymers/Copolymers and Polyurethanes; Characterization and Their Applications , Imalka Marasinghe Arachchilage

The Photophysical Studies of Transition Metal Polyimines Encapsulated in Metal Organic Frameworks (MOF’s) , Jacob M. Mayers

Light Harvesting in Photoactive Guest-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks , Christopher R. McKeithan

Using Quantitative Methods to Investigate Student Attitudes Toward Chemistry: Women of Color Deserve the Spotlight , Guizella A. Rocabado Delgadillo

Simulations of H2 Sorption in Metal-Organic Frameworks , Shanelle Suepaul

Parallel Computation of Feynman Path Integrals and Many-Body Polarization with Application to Metal-Organic Materials , Brant H. Tudor

The Development of Bioactive Peptidomimetics Based on γ-AApeptides , Minghui Wang

Investigation of Immobilized Enzymes in Confined Environment of Mesoporous Host Matrices , Xiaoliang Wang

Novel Synthetic Ketogenic Compounds , Michael Scott Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Biosynthetic Gene Clusters, Microbiomes, and Secondary Metabolites in Cold Water Marine Organisms , Nicole Elizabeth Avalon

Differential Mobility Spectrometry-Mass spectrometry (DMS-MS) for Forensic and Nuclear-Forensic applications , Ifeoluwa Ayodeji

Conversion from Metal Oxide to MOF Thin Films as a Platform of Chemical Sensing , Meng Chen

Asking Why : Analyzing Students' Explanations of Organic Chemistry Reaction Mechanisms using Lexical Analysis and Predictive Logistic Regression Models , Amber J. Dood

Development of Next-Generation, Fast, Accurate, Transferable, and Polarizable Force-fields for Heterogenous Material Simulations , Adam E. Hogan

Breakthroughs in Obtaining QM/MM Free Energies , Phillip S. Hudson

New Synthetic Methodology Using Base-Assisted Diazonium Salts Activation and Gold Redox Catalysis , Abiola Azeez Jimoh

Development and Application of Computational Models for Biochemical Systems , Fiona L. Kearns

Analyzing the Retention of Knowledge Among General Chemistry Students , James T. Kingsepp

A Chemical Investigation of Three Antarctic Tunicates of the Genus Synoicum , Sofia Kokkaliari

Construction of Giant 2D and 3D Metallo-Supramolecules Based on Pyrylium Salts Chemistry , Yiming Li

Assessing Many-Body van der Waals Contributions in Model Sorption Environments , Matthew K. Mostrom

Advancing Equity Amongst General Chemistry Students with Variable Preparations in Mathematics , Vanessa R. Ralph

Sustainable Non-Noble Metal based Catalysts for High Performance Oxygen Electrocatalysis , Swetha Ramani

The Role of aPKCs and aPKC Inhibitors in Cell Proliferation and Invasion in Breast and Ovarian Cancer , Tracess B. Smalley

Development of Ultrasonic-based Ambient Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry , Linxia Song

Covalent Organic Frameworks as an Organic Scaffold for Heterogeneous Catalysis including C-H Activation , Harsh Vardhan

Optimization of a Digital Ion Trap to Perform Isotope Ratio Analysis of Xenon for Planetary Studies , Timothy Vazquez

Multifunctional Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) For Applications in Sustainability , Gaurav Verma

Design, Synthesis of Axial Chiral Triazole , Jing Wang

The Development of AApeptides , Lulu Wei

Chemical Investigation of Floridian Mangrove Endophytes and Antarctic Marine Organisms , Bingjie Yang

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

An Insight into the Biological Functions, the Molecular Mechanism and the Nature of Interactions of a Set of Biologically Important Proteins. , Adam A. Aboalroub

Functional Porous Materials: Applications for Environmental Sustainability , Briana Amaris Aguila

Biomimetic Light Harvesting in Metalloporphyrins Encapsulated/Incorporated within Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs). , Abdulaziz A. Alanazi

Design and Synthesis of Novel Agents for the Treatment of Tropical Diseases , Linda Corrinne Barbeto

Effect of Atypical protein kinase C inhibitor (DNDA) on Cell Proliferation and Migration of Lung Cancer Cells , Raja Reddy Bommareddy

The Activity and Structure of Cu2+ -Biomolecules in Disease and Disease Treatment , Darrell Cole Cerrato

Simulation and Software Development to Understand Interactions of Guest Molecules inPorous Materials , Douglas M. Franz

Construction of G-quadruplexes via Self-assembly: Enhanced Stability and Unique Properties , Ying He

The Role of Atypical Protein Kinase C in Colorectal Cancer Cells Carcinogenesis , S M Anisul Islam

Chemical Tools and Treatments for Neurological Disorders and Infectious Diseases , Andrea Lemus

Antarctic Deep Sea Coral and Tropical Fungal Endophyte: Novel Chemistry for Drug Discovery , Anne-Claire D. Limon

Constituent Partitioning Consensus Docking Models and Application in Drug Discovery , Rainer Metcalf

An Investigation into the Heterogeneity of Insect Arylalkylamine N -Acyltransferases , Brian G. O'Flynn

Evaluating the Evidence Base for Evidence-Based Instructional Practices in Chemistry through Meta-Analysis , Md Tawabur Rahman

Role of Oncogenic Protein Kinase C-iota in Melanoma Progression; A Study Based on Atypical Protein Kinase-C Inhibitors , Wishrawana Sarathi Bandara Ratnayake

Formulation to Application: Thermomechanical Characterization of Flexible Polyimides and The Improvement of Their Properties Via Chain Interaction , Alejandro Rivera Nicholls

The Chemical Ecology and Drug Discovery Potential of the Antarctic Red Alga Plocamium cartilagineum and the Antarctic Sponge Dendrilla membranosa , Andrew Jason Shilling

Synthesis, Discovery and Delivery of Therapeutic Natural Products and Analogs , Zachary P. Shultz

Development of α-AA peptides as Peptidomimetics for Antimicrobial Therapeutics and The Discovery of Nanostructures , Sylvia E. Singh

Self-Assembly of 2D and 3D Metallo-Supramolecules with Increasing Complexity , Bo Song

The Potential of Marine Microbes, Flora and Fauna in Drug Discovery , Santana Alexa Lavonia Thomas

Design, Synthesis, and Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Fractals Based on Terpyridine with Different Transition Metal Ions , Lei Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Fatty Acid Amides and Their Biosynthetic Enzymes Found in Insect Model Systems , Ryan L. Anderson

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Dept. of Chemistry Dissertations and Master's Theses

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Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2024 2024

Chemical Synthesis of Sensitive DNA , Komal Chillar

Small Fluorescent Glycoconjugates as Imaging Agents for GLUT Sugar Transporters , Adelina Oronova

SYNTHESIS OF CHLORINATED DEOXYGUANOSINE NUCLEOTIDES AT THE N2 CARBON TO PREVENT SUBSTITUTION ERRORS DURING THE CAPPING STEP FOR THE CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF LONG OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDES , J. Parker F. Harstad

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2023 2023

DETECTION AND MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF A HUMAN PROTEIN ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES , Priyanka Dipak Kadav

EXPLORING TURN-ON PROBES FOR GLUTs TARGETING AND ADVANCING SAFETY EDUCATION IN THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES: A TWO-PART DISSERTATION , Monica Mame Soma Nyansa

MULTILEVEL COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE CATALYTIC MECHANISMS OF MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE-1 AND FAT MASS AND OBESITY-ASSOCIATED ENZYME , Ann Varghese

MULTISCALE MOLECULAR MODELING STUDIES OF THE DYNAMICS AND CATALYTIC MECHANISMS OF IRON(II)- AND ZINC(II)-DEPENDENT METALLOENZYMES , Sodiq O. Waheed

ORIGINS OF OPTICAL PROPERTIES IN NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER AND FLUORESCENT ANIMALS , Nastaran Khademimoshgenani

Small Molecules Targeting Fructose Transport , Nazar Gora

UHPLC/FT-MS NON-TARGETED SCREENING APPROACH FOR BIOMASS BURNING ORGANIC AEROSOL AND LIQUID SMOKE AS BIOMASS BURNING ORGANIC AEROSOL SURROGATE , D.M.R. Thusitha Dinusha Kumarihami Divisekara

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2022 2022

INTERFACIAL OXIDATION REACTIONS AND FILM NUCLEATION ON IRON SURFACES IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS USING SPECTROSCOPY AT THE LIQUID/SOLID AND GAS/SOLID INTERFACE , Adambarage Chathura de Alwis

ISOLATION AND CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATION OF CYTOTOXIC PLANT COMPOUNDS , Michael C. Hromada

ISOLATION, PURIFICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NEW MANNOSE-BINDING PLANT LECTIN THAT RECOGNIZES FUNGAL ANTIGENS , Jessica C. Krycia

MULTILEVEL COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE DYNAMICS AND REACTION MECHANISMS OF NON-HEME IRON AND 2-OXOGLUTARATE DEPENDENT ENZYMES , Shobhit Sanjeev Chaturvedi

NON-CHROMATOGRAPHIC OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PURIFICATION AND AUTOMATED POLYETHYLENEGLYCOL SYNTHESIS , Dhananjani N. A. M. Eriyagama

STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF A NEW CYTOLYSIN , Jared L. Edwards

SYNTHESIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF FLUORESCENT CARBON DOTS FOR SENSING AND BIOIMAGING APPLICATIONS , Parya Siahcheshm

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2021 2021

BASE-LABILE PROTECTING GROUPS FOR STEPWISE PEG SYNTHESIS , Logan D. Mikesell

COBALT, MOLYBDENUM, AND NICKEL COMPLEXES, NATURAL ZEOLITES, EPOXIDATION, AND FREE RADICAL REACTIONS , Nicholas K. Newberry

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEAR-INFRARED FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR SENSING pH, HYPOXIA AND PEROXYNITRITE , Shulin Wan

DETERMINATION OF MOLECULAR MARKERS OF VACCINIUM BERRY STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS THROUGH DIFFERENTIAL ANALYSIS WITH ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION LC/MS , Abby Mikolitis

EXPLORING GLUT5 TARGETING FOR CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY , Avik Ghosh

High-resolution molecular characterization of complex environmental mixtures: Aquatic dissolved organic matter and wildfire-influenced aerosol , Amna Ijaz

INVESTIGATING REDOX CHEMISTRY OF GRAPHITE, IRON OXIDE & IRON SURFACES , Mikhail Trought

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2020 2020

EXPLORING SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY OF FRUCTOSE TRANSPORTERS EN ROUTE TO GLUT SPECIFIC PROBES FOR BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS , Vagarshak Vigenovich Begoyan

Macromolecular strategies for discovering disease-related proteins and new therapeutic agents , Christina Welch

RATIOMETRIC NEAR-INFRARED FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR THE SENSITIVE DETECTION OF INTRACELLULAR pH AND BIO-THIOLS IN LIVE CELLS , Shuai Xia

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2019 2019

Characterizing the physicochemical properties of TDP-43 protein and Acetylated Amyloid β peptides to discern its role in neurodegenerative diseases , Rashmi Adhikari

EXTREME MOLECULAR DIVERSITY IN BIOMASS BURNING ATMOSPHERIC ORGANIC AEROSOL OBSERVED THROUGH ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETRY , Matthew Brege

METHOD CONSIDERATIONS FOR COMPOUND IDENTIFICATION IN COMPLEX MIXTURES USING ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETRY , Tyler Leverton

MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF FREE TROPOSPHERIC ORGANIC AEROSOL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS FOR MOLECULAR FORMULA ASSIGNMENT , Simeon Schum

NEAR-INFRARED FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR SENSITIVE DETERMINATION OF LYSOSOMAL & MITOCHONDRIAL pH IN LIVE CELLS , Wafa Mazi

SMALL MOLECULE-BASED FLUORESCENT MOLECULAR PROBES FOR FACILITATING BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH: RATIONAL DESIGN AND BIOIMAGING APPLICATIONS , Xin Yan

Synthesis of Oligodeoxynucleotides Containing Sensitive Electrophiles , Shahien Shahsavari

TOWARDS THE DISCOVERY OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDE CROSS-LINKING AGENTS , Bhaskar Halami

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2018 2018

DEVELOPING NOVEL MOLECULAR IMAGING AGENTS FOR SHEDDING LIGHT ON OXIDATIVE STRESS , Shanshan Hou

DEVELOPMENT OF NEAR-INFRARED FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR MONITORING LYSOSOMAL pH CHANGES , Jianheng Bi

DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF RUPTURE FORCE OF SINGLE TRIAZOLE MOLECULE BY ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE AND SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS OF MONODISPERSE POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS , Ashok Khanal

NOVEL FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR VISUALIZATION OF pH CHANGES AND Zn (Ⅱ) IONS IN LIVE CELLS , Mingxi Fang

PHYSICOCHEMICAL, SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTIES, AND DIFFUSION MECHANISMS OF SMALL HYDROCARBON MOLECULES IN MOF-74-MG/ZN: A QUANTUM CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION , Gemechis Degaga

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2017 2017

DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF HISTONE MUTATIONS AND POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS ON NUCLEOSOME STRUCTURE VIA ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY , Chelsea Nikula

Fluorescent Probe Development for Fructose Specific Transporters in Cancer , Joseph Fedie

GLYCOBIOLOGICAL STUDIES THAT CAN HELP THYROID CANCER DETECTION AND THERAPY , Ni Fan

Heterologous Expression and Purification of Full-Length Human Polybromo-1 Protein , Sarah Hopson

NOVEL BIOCOMPOSITES AND NANOFIBERS BASED ON MODIFIED BIOMASS MATERIALS TO FACILITATE GREENER APPLICATIONS , Soha Albukhari

Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2016 2016

Effect of disulfide bond scrambling on protein stability, aggregation, and cytotoxicity , Colina Dutta

FORMATION AND DEACTIVATION OF TRIMETHYLALUMINUM IN AIR CONDITIONER SIMULATOR AND MCM-41 SUPPORTED SILVER NANOPARTICLES FOR OXIDATION OF OLEFINS , Zhichao Chen

NEAR-INFRARED WATER-SOLUBLE FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR THE DETECTION OF LYSOSOMAL pH AND Zn (II) IONS , Cong Li

Novel Carbohydrate-Dependent Biological Properties of Human Health Related Lectins and Glycoconjugates , Melanie Talaga

SENSING AND MAPPING OF SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY OF PROTEINS BY FLUORESCENT PROBES , Nethaniah Dorh

THE EFFECT OF POSTTRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS ON PROTEIN AGGREGATION, MORPHOLOGY, AND TOXICITY , Mu Yang

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS: PART A. TEMPERATURE-RESPONSIVE POLYMERS AND DRUG DELIVERY AND PART B. POLYMER MODIFICATION OF FISH SCALE AND THEIR NANO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES , Xu Xiang

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF BODIPY-BASED FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR SENSING AND IMAGING OF CYANIDE, Zn (II) IONS, LYSOSOMAL pH AND CANCER CELLS , Jingtuo Zhang

Extracellular expression of alkaline phytase in Pichia pastoris and Development of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy methods for structural investigation of inositol polyphosphates , Sasha Teymorian

ON THE PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES OF GLYCINE BASED OSMOLYTES IN A THIOL REDUCING ENVIRONMENT , John Michael Hausman

SYNTHETIC OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE PURIFICATION VIA CATCHING BY POLYMERIZATION , Suntara Fueangfung

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATIONS OF FLUORESCENT AND ELECTROCHEMICAL PROBES , Giri K. Vegesna

EVOLUTION OF SELECTED ISOPRENE OXIDATION PRODUCTS IN DARK AQUEOUS AMMONIUM SULFATE , D.M. Ashraf Ul Habib

MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF ATMOSPHERIC ORGANIC MATTER IN BIOGENIC SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL, AMBIENT AEROSOL AND CLOUDS , Yunzhu Zhao

NON-CHROMATOGRAPHIC PURIFICATION OF SYNTHETIC BIO-OLIGOMERS , Durga Prasad Pokharel

PURIFICATION AND CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROPERTIES OF TWO NEW PLANT PROTEINS , Robert K. Brown

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

ACETYL RADICAL IN TOBACCO SMOKE: DETECTION, QUANTIFICATION AND SIMULATION , Na Hu

CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO NOVEL MONOCOT MANNOSE BINDING LECTINS PURIFIED BY ‘CAPTURE AND RELEASE’ METHOD , Ashli L. Fueri

Development and characterization of fluorescent pH sensors based on porous silica and hydrogel support matrices , Qili Hu

Enhancement of heterologous expression of alkaline phytase in Pichia pastors , Mimi Yang

Modern Computational Chemistry Methods for Prediction of Ground- and Excited-State Properties in Open-Shell Systems , Nina Tyminska

Oligodeoxynucleotide synthesis using protecting groups and a linker cleavable under non-nucleophilic conditions , Xi Lin

STUDIES OF FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLES FOR SMART SELF-ASSEMBLY AND AS CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY , Xiaochu Ding

THERMORESPONSIVE PROPERTIES OF GOLD HYBRID NANOPARTICLES OF POLY(DI(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) METHYL ETHER METHACRYLATE) (PDEGMA) AND ITS BLOCK COPOLYMERS WITH DIFFERENT ANCHORING REGIMES , Martha Juliana Barajas Meneses

TUNING FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS , Nazmiye Bihter Yapici

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Biological materials : Part A. tuning LCST of raft copolymers and gold/copolymer hybrid nanoparticles and Part B. biobased nanomaterials , Ning Chen

Characterization of water-soluble organic compounds in ambient aerosol using ultrahigh-resolution elctrospray ionization fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. , Parichehr Saranjampour

COORDINATION CHEMISTRY OF BIS(BENZYL)PHOSPHINATE , John S. Maass

DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL SYNTHETIC ANTIOXIDANTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OXIDATIVE STRESS RELATED DISEASES , Srinivas Rao Mandalapu

Indole based antioxidants for the treatment of ischemia reperfusion injury , Andrew Chapp

Performance evaluation and characterization of symmetric capacitors with carbon black, and asymmetric capacitors using a carbon foam supported nickel electrode , JinJin Wang

Soft Lewis acid catalyzed cycloisomerization of oxo-alkynes and enynes , Zezhou Wang

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Multimetallic complexes based on phosphine- and phosphine oxide- appended p -hydroquinones , Louis R. Pignotti

Performance evaluation of a novel asymmetric capacitor using a light-weight, carbon foam supported nickel electrode , Padmanaban Sasthan Kuttipillai

Structural characterization of water-soluble atmospheric organic matter by ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry , Jeffrey P. LeClair

Syntheses and structures of molybdenum and tungsten complexes capable of epoxidaton and copper coordination polymers and dendrimers , Linsheng Feng

Synthesis of chiral ferrosalen ligands and their applications in asymmetric catalysis , Xiang Zhang

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Syntheses and characterization of monomeric Mo(VI) complexes with bidentate phosphine oxide ligands and dimeric and tetrameric Mo(V) clusters with benzoic acid and phosphinic acid derivatives, containing MoO 2 , Mo 2 O 2 ( μ -O) 2 and Mo 4 O 4 ( μ 3 -O) 4 , Soumyashree Sreehari

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Molecular interaction between perthiolated [beta]-cyclodextrin (CD) and the guests molecules adamantaneacetic acid (AD) and ferroceneacetic acid (FC); and the effect of the interaction on the electron transition of CD anchored particles , Ming Ning

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Sulfoxides as an intramolecular sulfenylating agent for indoles and diverse applications of the sulfide-sulfoxide redox cycle in organic chemistry , Parag V. Jog

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Thesis Preparation & Submission

The following information is provided to assist Chemistry graduate students as they prepare for degree completion. If graduate students have any questions that are not answered by this guide, they should email the Chemistry Education Office (questions about department policies) or MIT Libraries (for questions about thesis formatting, etc.)

Degree candidates must fill out the Degree Application via WebSIS at the start of the term. Important dates and deadlines (including late fees) for the upcoming academic year are listed below.  It is strongly advised that degree candidates apply for the degree list even if there is uncertainty about completing the thesis defense and submission by the  deadline, as there are no penalties for being removed from the degree list.

Students must successfully complete the thesis defense before submitting their final, signed thesis.

**Please note that the Specifications for Thesis Preparation were updated in November 2022. Please make sure you use these new guidelines.**

Important Dates & Deadlines

September 2024 degree list.

• Degree Application Deadline: June 14, 2024 ($50 late fee if submitted after this date, $85 late fee if submitted after July 21, 2024)
• Thesis Title Deadline:July 19, 2024 ($85 late fee if submitted after this date. If your thesis title is not finalized by this date, please enter your current working title and the final title can be updated later)
• Thesis Submission Deadline: August 16, 2024
• Last day of work in the lab: on or before August 31, 2024. If you plan to end your RA appointment earlier than August 31st, please contact Jennifer to review your timeline.
• Your degree will officially be conferred by MIT on September 18, 2024
• Information about the MIT Health Plan and graduation will be available online here.

February 2025 Degree List

• Degree Application Deadline: September 6, 2024 ($50 late fee if submitted after this date, $85 late fee if submitted after December 13, 2024)
• Thesis Title Deadline: December 13, 2024 ($85 late fee if submitted after this date. If your thesis title is not finalized by this date, please enter your current working title and the final title can be updated later)
• Thesis Submission Deadline: January 17, 2025
• Last day of work in the lab: on or before January 15, 2025. If you plan to end your RA appointment earlier than January 15th, please contact Jennifer to review your timeline.
• Your degree will officially be conferred by MIT on February 19, 2025

May 2025 Degree List

• Degree Application Deadline:February 7, 2025 ($50 late fee if submitted after this date, $85 late fee if submitted after April 11, 2025)
• Thesis Title Deadline: April 11, 2025 ($85 late fee if submitted after this date. If your thesis title is not finalized by this date, please enter your current working title and the final title can be updated later)
• Thesis Submission Deadline: May 9, 2025
• Last day of work in the lab: on or before May 28, 2025. If you plan to end your RA appointment earlier than May 28th, please contact Jennifer to review your timeline.
• Your degree will officially be conferred by MIT on May 29, 2025

Scheduling your Thesis Defense

All PhD candidates must have a Thesis Defense. As soon as your defense is finalized, please email the Chemistry Education Office with the date, time, location, and thesis title . Thesis defenses are strongly encouraged to be in-person.  If there are questions or concerns about an in-person defense, please reach out to Jennifer Weisman. When thesis defenses are on campus, we recommend reserving a room once the defense date is finalized, student can reserve department rooms through the online scheduling system or request a classroom via this form .

Degree candidates should provide their advisor with a copy of the thesis at least two weeks before the defense and provide their thesis committee chair and member with a copy at least one week before the defense. However, degree candidates should talk with their advisor, committee chair, and committee member to find out if they need the thesis further in advance or if there are preferred formats. Degree candidates should allow time in between their thesis defense and the submission deadline to make edits and submit the final copies.

Please note that most receiving a PhD degree are required to present a seminar as part of the thesis defense. This seminar is open to the department. The degree candidate is responsible for providing the Chemistry Education Office with information about their thesis defense at least two weeks ahead of time. Following the seminar, the candidate will meet privately with the thesis committee.

Thesis Formatting

The Institute has very specific requirements for thesis preparation, which were updated in November 2022. Specifications for Thesis Preparation is available on the library’s website and should be read very carefully. The MIT Thesis FAQ may answer additional questions and a helpful checklist is also provided. The specifications also include information about copyright and use of previously published material in a thesis . Do  not  rely on any templates or prior theses from your research group – they may not reflect the most current guidelines. We have highlighted some especially important points below.

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Title page & committee signature page.

• The title page of the first copy will be digitally signed by the author, advisor, and Professor Adam Willard. The title page should contain the title, name of the author, previous degrees, the degree(s) to be awarded at MIT, the date the degree(s) will be conferred (May, September, or February only), copyright notice, and appropriate names and signatures. Degrees are awarded in Chemistry, regardless of your specific research area. Regardless of when you defend or submit your thesis, the date of degree conferral must be May/June, September, or February.
• As noted above, the title page will be signed by you, your advisor, and Professor Willard. You do not need to have Professor Willard digitally sign the thesis before you submit it, we will arrange to have him sign it. If your advisor has a title (ex., Firmenich Professor of Chemistry) it should also be included under their name. If you are not sure if they have a title, you can consult the Faculty Directory . Professor Willard should have the following listed under his name, on two separate lines: Professor of Chemistry; Graduate Officer
• Each student should place the appropriate copyright notice on the thesis title page. Copyright notice consists of four elements: the symbol “c” with a circle around it © and/or the word “copyright”; the year of publication (the year in which the degree is to be awarded); the name of the copyright owner; the words “All rights reserved” or your chosen Creative Commons license. All theses should have the following legend statement exactly: The author hereby grants to MIT a nonexclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to exercise any and all rights under copyright, including to reproduce, preserve, distribute and publicly display copies of the thesis, or release the thesis under an open-access license. Please carefully review the copyright information to determine the appropriate copyright ownership.
• The date under Signature of Author should be the date the final thesis is signed and submitted to the department.
• The title page is always considered to be page 1, and every page must be included in the count regardless of whether a number would be physically printed on a page. We recommend that you do not include the page number on the title page.
• There is also a signature page that will be digitally signed by your entire thesis committee. Your advisor will digitally sign your thesis twice, on the title page and signature page. The signature page is right after the title page.
• More details about digital signatures are provided below.

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Final thesis submission, general submission process.

Please carefully review the details below, including the file naming format . There are two steps to the final submissions process:

1. Submit the following documents to the Department of Chemistry:

• An electronic copy of your thesis in PDF/A-1 format (with no signatures)
• A PDF of the digitally signed title page and committee signature page (using DocuSign to obtain signatures)

Please send an email to your advisor, Jennifer Weisman, and Rebecca Drake, which includes the 2 PDFs above and the following text:

“Dear Professor/Dr X: Attached is the final version of my thesis. Please use reply-all to this message to indicate your acceptance of my thesis document and your recommendation for certification by my department.”

**Note: if your thesis document is too large to send via email, your email can include a link to access the document via Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.**

2. Submit your thesis information to MIT Libraries here . Choose to opt-in or opt-out of ProQuest license and publication.  Include the same copyright and license information that is on your thesis title page. Note: this does not involve submitting your actual thesis.

Details for Thesis Submission Process

• After the defense, the student and thesis committee reach agreement on the final thesis document.
• Students should follow the format specifications as stated in the Specifications for Thesis Preparation . Do not print or physically sign pages.
• Students will have the thesis signed electronically through DocuSign. This process is described in detail in the section below.
• The title page is always considered to be page 1, and every page must be included in the count regardless of whether a number is physically printed on a page. The entire thesis (including title page, prefatory material, illustrations, and all text and appendices) must be paginated in one consecutive numbering sequence. Your committee signature page should be page 2. Please see the  Sample Title Page and committee signature page for reference.
• You will still include the title page and committee signature page in the full thesis PDF, they just won’t have any signatures.
• The digitally signed title page and committee signature pages should be in one PDF, separate from the thesis document. This avoids a DocuSign tag at the top of each page of the full thesis. Please use the following naming convention: authorLastName-kerb-degree-dept-year-sig.pdf (ex., montgomery-mssimon-phd-chemistry-2021-sig.pdf).
• Students should save their final thesis document as a PDF using the following file naming convention: authorLastName-kerb-degree-dept-year-thesis .pdf (ex., montgomery-mssimon-phd-chemistry-2021-thesis.pdf).
• Students should not deposit the PDF of their thesis via the Libraries Library’s voluntary submission portal.
• Please send an email to your advisor, Jennifer, and William which includes the final thesis document and file with the digitally signed title/committee signature pages with the following text:

Please also complete the MIT Doctoral Student Exit Survey and your Laboratory Safety Clearance Form .

Digital Signatures

Please see here for a full guide (with screenshots) to using DocuSign to obtain digital signatures

Required Signatures:

These should be everyone’s uploaded digital signatures in their own handwriting, not one of the pre-formatted signatures created by DocuSign.

• Your signature on the thesis title page
• Your advisor’s signature on both the title page and committee signature page
• Your thesis committee chair’s and member’s signatures on the committee signature page
• You do not need to have Adam Willard sign your title page, the Chemistry Education Office will take care of that
• Full thesis with no signatures (including unsigned title page and thesis committee signature page)
• Title page and committee signature page with signatures via DocuSign

Accessing DocuSign

Thesis Hold Requests

Details about requesting a thesis hold are available here and the requests are made to different offices based on the type of request.

Written notification of patent holds and other restrictions must reach the Institute Archives before the thesis in question is received, as under normal circumstances, all theses are open and available for public inspection once they have been received by the Institute Archives.

Graduate Student Exit Interviews

In order to best serve the educational, scientific, and social needs of graduate students in the Chemistry Department, it is critically important that Departmental leadership be appropriately informed of issues of importance to graduate students, ideally on an ongoing basis. Graduate student exit interviews provide information that alert the Department to acute issues that affect graduate students and provide data for longitudinal assessments of graduate student experience within the program.Graduate exit interviews are administered to all graduate students departing the Chemistry Department. The exit interview applies equally to graduate students departing with completed degrees (Ph.D. and M.S.) and without degrees.

• Graduating students will be sent a list of interview questions by the Chemistry Education Office when the student joins the degree list. Instructions about scheduling a time for the in-person or virtual discussion will be included with other informational correspondence from the Chemistry Education Office regarding degree completion. Graduating students will perform their exit interview after the thesis defense so as to avoid making the interview an additional burden.
• For students departing the program without a degree, the interview questions and instructions for scheduling an in-person discussion will be sent by the Chemistry Education Office at the point in time that a date for termination of their appointment in Chemistry is determined.
• For the majority of departing students, this interview coincides with the end of the semester, but a rolling schedule of surveys is anticipated.

Postdoctoral/Research Specialist Appointments

If you plan to transition to a postdoctoral/research specialist appointment within the Department of Chemistry at MIT, please contact Jennifer Weisman and  Chemistry HR as soon as possible. If you are an international student, it is extremely important that you start this process early to allow sufficient timing for visa processing. In addition to talking with Jennifer and HR, please consult with the International Students Office .Your final signed thesis must be submitted before a postdoc appointment can start. IMPORTANT: If you need to enroll in the MIT employee health plan, then your appointment will need to last at least 90 days in order for you to remain benefits eligible. If your appointment were to last less than 90 days, MIT will retroactively cancel your health insurance, and any medical expenses you have during this time will be rebilled to you.

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This collection contains open access and campus access Masters theses, made possible through Graduate Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The full content of open access theses is available to all, although some files may have embargoes placed on them and will be made available as soon as possible. The full content of campus access theses is only available to those either on the UMass Boston campus or with a UMass Boston campus username and password. Click on the "Off-Campus UMass Boston Users" link on the record page to download Campus Access publications. Those not on campus and those without a UMass Boston campus username and password may gain access to this thesis through resources like Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global or through Interlibrary Loan.

Theses from 2024 2024

Studies on Human Amyloids and the Effect of Divalent Cations on Insulin Amyloid Formation , Amy Brown

Theses from 2023 2023

Synthesis of Novel Fused-Heterocyclic Scaffold Via Disasteroselective Decarboxylative [3+2] Cycloadditions and Aza-Wittig Reactions , Lee Price

Synthesis of Novel Fused-Heterocyclic Scaffold Via Diastereoselective Decarboxylative [3+2] Cycloadditions and Aza-Wittig Reactions , Lee A. Price

Synthesis and Characterization of Earth Abundant Metal Catalysts for Photothermochemical Dry Reforming of Methane , Catherine Marie Schrader

Theses from 2022 2022

Non-Traditional Methods for the Green Synthesis of Fine Chemicals , Tara Renée Mooney

Environmentally Benign K-10 Montmorillonite-Catalyzed Processes: Synthesis Development and Exploration of Changes in the State of Catalyst During Reactions , Yizhou Shi

DRIFTS Analysis of Methanol Oxidation on CeO2 and Ag/CeO2 , Victoria Yen

Theses from 2021 2021

Visualization and Quantification of the Laser-Induced Art of TiO2 by Photoexcitation of Adsorbed Dyes , Daniela (Labadini) Graf Stillfried Barreto

Theses from 2020 2020

Selective Electrocatalytic Reduction of Co2 To CO with Iron Nheterocyclic Carbene Complexes and Near-Infrared Absorbance of Ruthenium(II) Photosensitizers Containing a Merocyanine π-Acceptor , Peter Andrew Catsoulis

Studying the Effect of a Preformed Protein Corona Around Gold Nanoparticles Used for Immunoassays , Alyssa Jean Pimentel

Development and Evaluation of an LC-MS3 Method Based on TOMAHAQ for the Relative Quantification of GADD45α, CKDN1A, and p53 , Anna Qiu

Development of Environmentally Benign Reductive Methods through Metal-Al-Water Facilitated Hydrogenolysis , Naranchimeg Zorigt

Theses from 2019 2019

Structural and Kinetic Characterization of Two Reduced-Flavin Dependent Monooxygenases Involved in Bacterial Sulfur Assimilation and Their Link to Climate Regulation , Jess Soule

Spectroscopic Investigation and Identification of the 1-Vinylpropargyl Radical and the 1-Ethynylcyclopenten-1-yl Radical , Meredith Lair Ward

Theses from 2018 2018

Systematic Evaluation of the Influence of Co-Isolation on the Accuracy of TMT Quantification Using Synchronous Precursor Selection MS3 with 1D and 2D Reversed Phase HPLC Nanoflow Mass Spectrometry , Dennis Zeh

Theses from 2017 2017

Photophysical & Photoacoustic Properties of Dimethylamino Terminated Curcuminoid Dyes Containing the Phenyl, Napthyl and Thienly π-Spacers , Raymond Edward Borg

Theses from 2016 2016

A Comparative Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship Case Study for Mutagenic Potency on Aromatic Amines with Mechanistic Implications , Mitchell Joseph Sumner

Structural Studies of Two Functional Domains in Hybrid NRPS/PKS Systems: The Cyclization and Interprotein Docking Domains , Yuan Xia

Theses from 2015 2015

Exploring Alternative Cobalt Redox Mediators and β-diketonate Non-Innocent Ligands for Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells , Nicholas Anthony Lee

Quantitative Analysis of Amyloid Fibrils using Atomic Force Microscopy , Christine L. Schifone

Activity of Mannanase in Relation to Mixed Micelle Formation of Linear Alkyl Benzene Sulfonate with Linear Ethoxylated Alcohol , Jeannine D. Seyfert

Theses from 2014 2014

Effect of π-Extension and Peripheral Redox Active Groups on the Non-Innocent Character of Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl 8-Oxyquinolate Complexes , Stephanie Erin Bellinger

Investigation of Amyloidogenic Systems by the Application of Small Molecular Probes , Sanjukta Ghosh

Flow Tube Calibration and Infrared Product Studies Using Hydrogen and Hydroperoxyl Gas-Phase Radical Reactions with Nitrogen Oxides , Christopher C. Koutros

A Hybrid Supercapacitor Based on Chemically Modified Manganese Dioxide and Active Carbon in Alkaline Electrolyte , Quan Li

Theses from 2013 2013

Determination of Absolute Rate Constants for the Reaction of OH with Cyclopentane and Cycloheptane from 233 K to 351 K , Michael A. Gennaco

An Investigation of 8-Oxyquinolate Non-Innocence in d6 Transition Metal Complexes , Helen Cuiyun Zhao

Design and Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds and their Application in Protein Self-Assembly and Enzyme Inhibition Studies , Weihong Zhou

Theses from 2012 2012

Investigating the Biochemistry of Cuticle Formation in Insects Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Electrospray Tandem Mass Spectrometry , Qun Fang Kuang

Development of Multifunctional Anti-Alzheimer's Compounds , Rekha Tulsan

Theses from 2011 2011

Microwave-Assisted and Fluorous Benzaldehyde-Based Synthesis of Heterocycles , Shan Ding

Multicomponent Reactions for the Preparation of Fluorous Taged Pyrimidines and Thiopyrimidines and their Derivatisation to Obtain Biaryl-Substituted Heterocycles , Bruno Piqani

Investigation of Oxygen Reduction on the Carbon Gas-Diffusion Electrode in Non-Aqueous Electrolyte , Chris Duc Tran

Theses from 2010 2010

Environmentally Benign Oxidative Coupling of Benzylamines with Anilines: A Synthetic and Mechanistic Study , Valentina T. Atanassova

Electrochemical Investigation of Nafion-clay Nanocomposite Membranes for Use in Fuel Cells , Christine E. Felice

Analysis of Triacylglycerols in Drosophila Larvae by Reversed-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray-Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Excel-Solver , Fengying Zhu

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Theses from 2020 2020.

NANODIAMONDS AND CARBON NANO-ONIONS CERAMIC COMPOSITES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS , Ibrahim Munkaila Abdullahi

Theses from 2017 2017

In situ pH determination based on the NMR analysis of ¹H-NMR signal intensities and ¹⁹F-NMR chemical shifts , Ming Huang

Theses from 2016 2016

Tracking silver, gold, and titanium dioxide nanoparticles through drinking water systems by single particle - inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry , Ariel Renee Donovan

Theses from 2015 2015

In vitro study of wound-healing capabilities of bioactive glass fibers under various culture conditions , Sisi Chen

CapPack devices for enhanced qNMR measurements in 1 H NMR spectroscopy , Lingyu Chi

Theses from 2013 2013

Part I: Increased leaching of arsenic, selenium, molybdenum, and vanadium from high calcium coal ash containing trona reaction products. Part II: Using agricultural byproduct rice hull as biosorbent to remove and recover metal ions in water , Yongbo Dan

Role of nicotine in oxidative stress , Rakesh Kacham

Comparative evaluation of N-acetylcysteine and N-acetylcysteine amide in acetaminophen-induced oxidative stress , Ahdab Naeem Khayyat

Theses from 2011 2011

Relaxation imaging to characterize lightweight polymer-crosslinked aerogels , Emmalou T. Satterfield

Theses from 2010 2010

Water analysis for emerging environmental contaminants , Xiaoliang Cheng

Comparing the chelating abilities of N-acetylcysteine and N-acetylcysteine amide in vitro for lead poisoning treatment , Weiqing Chen

Theses from 2008 2008

Obscurant oil characterization produced through vaporization by exhaust gas of mini-jet turbine engine , Hossein Daniel Bahaghighat

Polymer reinforced aerogels and composites A. Polyimide crosslinked aerogels B. Silica-polymethylmethacrylate composites , Vishal U. Patil

A rapid method for determination of alpha hydroxy acids in seawater and biological fluids at trace levels , Ryan Lee Schwiderski

N-Acetylcystein amide protects against methamphetamine-induced oxidative stress in human brain endothelial cells , Xinsheng Zhang

Theses from 2007 2007

Physical analysis of human hair , Lea Marie Dankers

Theses from 2006 2006

X-ray photoelectron, Raman and attenuated total reflection-infrared spectroscopy studies of sonochemically oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes , Robert V. Hull

Part I, Synthesis and characterization of biogenic oil esters ; Part II, Assessment of relative antioxidant activities of selected antioxidants in different matrices , Ranjith Kolli

New Schiff base complexes: Synthesis and their properties : [N,N'-bis (3-methoxysalicylidene)-o-phenylenediamine] Nickel (II), [N,N'-bis-salicylidene-3,4-diaminotoluene] Nickel (II) and helical-chain copper (II) complex from 4(5) -imidazolecarboxaldehyde and ß-alanine , Feng Liu

Effect of plasticizer on segmental dynamics of bulk and adsorbed poly(vinyl acetate)-d₃ , Rakesh R. Nambiar

Effects of a newly synthesized thiol antioxidant on doxorubicin-induced oxidative stress , Rong Shi

Enzymatic synthesis and characterization of acidic amino acid oligomers , Hao Wang

Synthesis and characterization of some Schiff base metal complexes , Lili Wang

Functionalization of mesoporous silicas as powders for support and immobilization of Pd catalysts and as monolithic framework for building strong lightweight materials , Xiaojiang Wang

Theses from 2005 2005

Particulate matter (PM) emissions analysis for commercial aircraft operating in the landing and takeoff (LTO) cycle , Niharika Burla

Bound carbonyls in adsorbed PMMA-r-PS copolymers , Pavan K. Challa

Enzymatic synthesis and LC, MS and MS-MS characterization of tailored peptides , Hareesh Kumar Reddy Palli

Oxidation of trichloroethylene by microsomal cytochrome P450 enzymes , Arun Sahu

Effect of chiral solution precursors in the epitaxial electrodeposition of metal oxides , Jonathan Edward Stewart

Theses from 2004 2004

Binuclear phthalocyanine core controversy: aromatic vs. diene core , Srinivas Achanta

Application of soybean oil methyl ester for remediation of PCBs contaminated soil , Lijun Fan

Analysis of transient particulate emissions in jet engine exhausts , Sesha Krishna Kattamuri

Effect of food processing techniques on phytosterol, tocopherol and volatile content in soybean and soybean derived foods , Naga Mallika Surapaneni

Theses from 2003 2003

Polymer-metal interactions , Ayse Beyaz

Glycoprotein characterization by HPLC-ESI-MS and anticancer drug screening and mechanism study , Junnan Chen

Part 1, Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of Ru(3,8-dibromo-1,10-phenanthroline)₃(PF₆)₂ ; Part 2, Magnetic field and temperature effects on the emission properties of d- and 1- tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) complexes , Penggao Duan

A study of in vitro and in vivo toxicity of 3-nitro-L-tyrosine , Wei Hu

Capillary electrophoresis and its applications in the biological sciences: coenzyme A, polyamines and catecholamines , Guanshu Liu

Assessment of biodegradability and mutagenicity of methyl soyate and mineral oils , Shilpa (Shilpa Suresh Mathkar

In general, the voltammeteric current from a mixture of redox-active substances will not be the sum of the currents that each substance would produce at the same concentration independently , Woon Su Oh

Theses from 2002 2002

Selective recovery of triglycerides, phytosterols, tocopherols and isoflavones from soybean , Sabrina Forni

Glass transition behavior of thin poly(methyl methacrylate) films on silica , Moses T. Kabomo

The aerosol and chemical characteristics of rocket exhaust in the stratosphere , Andrew P. Rutter

Theses from 2001 2001

Characterization of scrap tires and printed circuit boards pyrolysis products , Shuping Ai

The effects of variable molecular weight and solvents, in water-reducible acrylic resins , John Adrion Jones

Catalytic effect of copper ions on homocysteine auto-oxidation to induce oxidative stress , Douglas Robert Krutil

Synthesis of transition metal substituted large crystal zeolite ZSM-5 , Tara Lyn Schaeffer

Applications of supercritical fluid extraction and chromatography for determination of cholesterol oxides in biological matrices , Uma Maheswar Rao Srirangam

Theses from 2000 2000

Synthesis of crosslinkable water reducible acrylic copolymers for coatings , Mandar R. Bhave

Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of 2,7-diazapyrenium compounds , Zhan Mao

Evaluation of (the intrinsic conducting polymer) polyaniline as a corrosion inhibitor on (aircraft grade) aluminum alloys , Matthew Shannon Pittman

Theses from 1999 1999

The role of additives and diluents in copper deposition from organic solutions , David Samuel Gillis

Jet engine particulate emissions as a function of fuel formulation (additives) , Melissa R. Wilson

Plausible antioxidant functions of N-acetylcysteine and D-penicillamine in the treatment of copper toxicity , Mozow Yusof

Theses from 1998 1998

Characterization of petroleum fog oil and vegetable oil smokes , Andrew Oliver LaRouche

A study on degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in contaminated matrices with gamma radiation , Qunhui Liu

Evaluation of the coordination chemistry of 2-(2'-pyridyl)imidazole with selected palladium (II) compounds , Theresa Marie Pierce

Alumoxane-based corrosion resistant coatings for aluminum substrates , Yue Wu

Determination of biological thiols by HPLC following derivatization by ThioGlo[trademark symbol] maleimide reagents , Bing Yang

Theses from 1996 1996

Evaluation of macrocyclic antibiotics as chiral selectors for high performance liquid chromatography , Christina Sue Bagwill

Assessment of entrapped freon in polyurethane foams and its release into the atmosphere , Susrut Kesari

Segmental motion of surface-bound swollen poly(methyl acrylate)-d , Minghua Liang

The effects of 4-Hydroxynonenal and N-Acetyl-L-cysteine on c-Myc induced apoptosis , Deniz Yildiz

Theses from 1995 1995

Synthesis and characterization of water reducible MMA-MMA copolymers , Hua-Jung Hu

The in vitro study of metabolic effects of D- and L- forms of amino acids on tumor cell growth , Xiang Luo

Theses from 1993 1993

Thermal stability of chymotrypsin using UV-VIS and Raman spectroscopy , Ashik Chandra

Thermodynamic investigation of the sphere-rod transition in the presence of organic electrolytes , Yvonne Liske

Organic titanates as coupling agents for Kevlar/phenolic composites , Nalini Menon

Optical emission spectroscopy study of interaction of a metal chelate with RF plasma , Wu-Sheng Shih

Synthetic approaches for intermediates of 1,8-naphthalene phthalocyanines , Alexander Albert Williams

Theses from 1992 1992

The preparation of silicon-containing monomers : dimethylbis(aminophenyl)silane and 1,3-tetramethylbis(p-aminophenyl)disiloxane , Louis Chi-Kuo Hsieh

Effect of in vivo lead exposure on lymphocyte response to in vitro mitogenic stimulation , Chaandini Jayachandran

Removal of organic compounds from water via derivatized cyclodextrins , Deanna Lynn Schmid

Cyclodextrin stationary phases for the chromatographic separation of gases , William Taylor Wall

Theses from 1991 1991

Templating of plastics for coatings , Ree-Hsueh Wang

Theses from 1990 1990

Molecular mobility in a model polymer composite , Joan Ethel Gambogi

Selenium and tellurium in cigarette tobacco, smoke and ash , Se-Il Kim

Interaction of 1,2-dimethoxyethane and 1,2-dimethoxyethane/water mixtures with poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) based hydrogels , Wei Liu

Synthesis of linear aliphatic polysulfides and their corrosion inhibiting effects , Emerentiana Sianawati

The relative rates of tertiary amine oxidations with hydrogen peroxide as measured by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , Patrick L. Weaver

Correlation of corrosion resistance of protective coatings with adhesion, moisture permeability, and oxygen permeability , Wen-Jung Yu

Theses from 1989 1989

The determination of selenium and tellurium in lead alloys by graphite furnace and hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry , Gregory James. Fox

Theses from 1988 1988

High performance liquid chromatography as an analytical method for determining the relative reactivity of the hydroxyl groups of methyl-4,6-0-benzylidene-alpha-D-glucoside and methyl-alpha-D-glucoside , R. Kevin Anderson

Adhesion of polyurethane coatings to an aluminum substrate and glass fiber reinforced polyurethane composites with contact clarity , Michael James Carr

Ultrasonic dispersion of pigment in solvent based paints , James O. Stoffer

Thermal, mechanical and interfacial characterization of a fiberglass reinforced plastic composite , Theodore J. Williams

Adhesion and corrosion testing as a means of coatings evaluation , Jie Xu

Theses from 1987 1987

Temperature dependent ternary solution behavior of aqueous nonionic surfactant systems containing aliphatic ketones , Gregg Alan Barnes

Development of tests for measurement of adhesion of coatings , Surendra Kanhaiyalal Gadodia

The synthesis and characterization of polycarbonates based on 1,1'-dihydroxyethyl-2,2'-biimidazole , Judith J. Garces

Study of glass matrixing of marine antifouling agents for surface coating application , Angela M. Ross

Non-aqueous carboxylic-carboxylate microemulsion , Diep Thi Vo

Theses from 1986 1986

Syntheses and characterization of macromolecules by reaction of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A and dihydroxyethyl biimidazole , Weichen Chi

Ultrasonic despersion of pigment in water based paints , Maher Fahim

The acylation of primary and secondary amines by the N-hydroxysuccinmide esters of unsubstituted and substituted styrlacetic acids , Lawrence D. Rutledge

Theses from 1985 1985

Nucleation of zinc by electrodeposition onto glassy carbon from acidic zinc sulfate solutions , Beverly J. Flori

The structure of oligomers released by enzymatic hydrolysis of the alkali-insoluble cell wall polysaccharide of Schizophyllum commune , Abbas K. Samadi

Structural determination of an extracellular polysaccharide from Phanerochaete Chrysosporium , Anthony Allan Stevens

Theses from 1984 1984

The preparation and evaluation of alkyd resins that comply with solvent restrictive regulations , Karen Kohl Beckmann

The effect of cobalt driers on the drying and the post-cure embrittlement of Pale Bodied Varnish Linseed Oil in Mineral Spirits and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane , Esin Gunay

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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Studies in Nonlinear Chemical Dynamics of Propagating Precipitation Waves , Md Boshir Ahmed

Room Temperature Decarboxylative Amination Reactions of Carboxylic Acids , Rabina Basnet

Investigation of Deoxyfluorination of Alkyl Alcohols Using Pentafluoropyridines through a Covalent Intermediate , Christopher Allen Bias

Photoinduced alpha-Hydroxy C–H Alkylation of Mono-alcohols via Hydrogen Atom Transfer (HAT) of an Activated Boron-Containing Complex , Courtney Deanna Glenn

Additive-Dependent Regioselective Boracarboxylation of Alkenes using Low Valent Copper and CO2 , Carly H. Gordon Ph.D.

Experimental and Chemical Modeling of Applied DC Electric Field Induced H2 – Air Axisymmetric Laminar Co-Flow Diffusion Flames with Low Carbon Impurities , Susith Dilshan Pathmasiri Gunamuni Halowitage

Synthetic Elaboration of β-Carbonyl Alkylboronic Esters , Mason D. Hamilton Ph.D.

Development of Lab-on-a-Chip platforms incorporating a novel Acoustic atomization induced pump based on a vibrating sharp edge capillary. , Balapuwaduge Lihini Tharanga Catherine Mendis

S(+)-Propylnorapomorphine Hydrochloride Alters Mutant Huntingtin Aggregation and Membrane Interactions , Gabriella M. Pettipas

C–H Alkylation of Diol Substrates using Bifunctional Boronic Acid Catalysts , Matthew Ryan Ross

Kinetic Study of OH Radical Reactions with Cyclopentenone Derivatives , Patrick Kipkoech Rutto

Spiral Wave Teleportation and Multiplex Network Synchronization in Light Sensitive Belousov-Zhabotinsky Systems , Shannyn Alicia Tyler

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Application of computational biophysics techniques to characterize cell membrane-associated events , Kyle Billings

Solid State NMR Analysis of Insect Wing Membranes , Samuel Eddy

SYNTHESIS AND PHARMACOLOGY OF ILLUDALIC ACID AND ANALOGOUS CHEMICAL STRUCTURES , Robert Gaston Jr

Exploration of Metal-Carbonyl Complexes for Decarbonylation Reactions , Rebekah C. Krupa

Investigations into Indole Formation: Base-mediated Formation of N-hydroxy- and N-alkoxyindoles, Ancillary Ligand Development for Watanabe-Cenini-Söderberg Cyclization, and Total Synthesis of Racemosin B , Blaine Thomas McClay

Investigating the interactions of the iron-sulfur mitochondrial protein, mitoNEET with its binding partners , Ebenezer Osei Newton

Enantioselective Dearomatization Facilitated by Non-Covalent Interactions of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts and Pyridinium Salts , Jack A. Patterson

Developing new ionization strategies for characterizing structural flexibility, heterogeneity, and transformation of biopolymers , Daud Sharif

Lipid binding properties of huntingtin as a novel therapeutic target , Chathuranga Siriwardhana

Exogenous factors that impact huntingtin aggregation , Adam Skeens

Copper-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Decarboxylation Reactions of Carboxylic Acids to Alkenes , Michael P. Stanton

Investigation of Early Complex Formation of Huntingtin Protein With and Without Lipids , Alyssa R. Stonebraker

Enabling Technologies for Chemical Synthesis: I. Selective Microwave Heating; II. Synthesis and Regioselective Cyclotrimerizations of Tethered 1,6-Diynes , Amir Tavakoli

Development of Novel Mass Spectrometry Method for the Analysis of Complex Compounds , jing wang

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Multifunctional Organoboron Compounds and Boralactonate Salts , Randika T. Abeysinghe

The Use of Neural Networks in Accelerating Small Molecule Docking of GPCRs , John Barber

Advancing Compound Detection and Identification Using Vibrating Sharp-Edge Spray Ionization , Anthony Paul DeBastiani

Photophysics and Photochemistry Enabled by Ligand-to-Metal-Charge-Transfer: Unusual Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation at a Zirconium Center , P. Minh N. Do

Enhanced Sampling Techniques Reveal Key Information about Membrane Active Peptides , Nicolas Charles Frazee

Characterizing the Effects of Solvent and Analyte Properties on Ionization Efficiency by Novel Field-free and Field-enabled Ionization Techniques , Kinkini Udara Jayasundara

Synthetic Methods for Improved Scope and Efficiency of Copper-Catalyzed Regioselective Alkene Boracarboxylation , Steven William Knowlden

Electronic Structure of Early Transition Metal Complexes Supported by Pyridine Polypyrrolide Ligands , Dylan Connor Leary

Study of Resonantly Stabilized Radicals in Combustion Environments , James H. Lee

Development of Capillary Vibrating Sharp-Edge Spray Ionization for Improving Continuous Flow Mass Spectrometry Analysis , Chong Li

Synthesis and Cyclotrimerization of Sulfonyl Enynes , Alexa C. Martin

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND ACTIVATION OF PYRIDINE DIPYRROLIDE SUPPORTED VANADIUM-NITROGEN MULTIPLE BONDS , Jordan Cruz Martinez

Heterogeneous oxidation of multi-component aqueous organic aerosols: The effect of transport phenomena and reaction compartment on reaction kinetics. , Tadini wenyika Masaya

Novel Modes of Synchronization and Extreme Events in Coupled Chemical Oscillators , David Allen Mersing

Tandem Addition/Fragmentation Reactions of Vinylogous Acyl Sulfonates , Kristen S. Nerbecki

Syntheses of indoles and natural indole alkaloids from 2-nitrostyrene derivatives , S M Ashikur Rahman

Capillary Electrophoresis: Method Development and Application in Biomolecule Analysis , Lindsay Marie Veltri

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Huntingtin aggregation at interfaces associated with membranes and organelles , Adewale Vincent Adegbuyiro

Enhancing Negative-Ion Native Mass Spectrometry with Field-Assisted Capillary Vibrating Sharp-Edge Spray Ionization (cVSSI) , Kushani Udeshika Attanayake

Understanding the relationship between local environmental changes and the function of the pH Low Insertion Peptide , Violetta Burns Casamayor

Employing Exoglycosidase And Transferase Enzymes in Capillary Nanogel Electrophoresis for the Determination of N-glycan Linkages and Enzyme Michaelis-Menten Constants. , Lloyd Bwanali

Gas Phase Reactions of Cyclopentadiene with CH and OH Radicals , Kacee Lynn Caster

Unique Biological Applications of Charge Transfer Dissociation Mass Spectrometry , Halle M. Edwards

Modified Firearm Discharge Residue Analysis utilizing Advanced Analytical Techniques, Complexing Agents, and Quantum Chemical Calculations , William J. Feeney

Enabling Technologies for Medicinal Chemistry and Synthesis: I. Cannabinoids; II. Illudalic Acid; III. Microwave Chemistry , Harvey Fulo

Harnessing Acoustic Streaming for Bioanalysis in Microfluidics , Xiaojun Li

Improving Characterization of Small Molecules using Enhanced Molecular Reaction and Ionization Techniques , Sandra N. Majuta

Online Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Charge Transfer Dissociation-Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-CTD-MS) of Complex Mixtures of Oligosaccharides , Praneeth M. Mendis

Exploring early signaling associated with complex stressors , Julia A. Penatzer

Analysis of Cell Signaling Perturbations in Response to Chronic Localized Infections , Amber Nicole Prince

Design and Synthesis of Targeted Immunotherapeutic Agents , Md Shohel Rana

Development of Vibrating Sharp-edge Spray Ionization (VSSI) methods for Mass Spectrometry Analysis and Imaging , Nandhini Ranganathan

Fundamentals and Applications of Charge Transfer Dissociation Mass Spectrometry , Zachary Joseph Sasiene

Using Molecular Dynamics to Characterize the Relationship between Membrane Components and Dynamics and Supramolecular Organization of Membrane Proteins , Eric Sefah

Photochemical Motion Control of Belousov-Zhabotinsky Droplets and Turbulence-like Patterns in the Aluminum Hydroxide Precipitation System , Syed Jazli Syed Jamaluddin

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Development of New Synthetic Methods for Carbon Nanohoops , Merfat Aljhdli

Mechanistic Analysis of Reductive Boracarboxylation Using Low Valent Copper and CO2 , Notashia Nicole Baughman

The effects of membrane physicochemical properties on huntingtin membrane association and downstream aggregation , Maryssa Beasley

Capillary Electrophoresis Analysis of Proteins using Phospholipid Based Materials , Cassandra L. Crihfield

Silver-Mediated Decarboxylation Reactions: Expanding Reaction Scope through Kinetic Analysis , Robert Anthony Crovak

Factors Influencing Huntingtin Aggregation at Surfaces: Implications for Huntington’s Disease , Sharon E. Groover

Synthesis and Characterization of Pyridine Dipyrrolide Iron Complexes Relevant to Nitrene and Carbene Group Transfer , Brett M. Hakey

Protein/peptide characterization using mass spectrometry and molecular dynamics simulations , Ahmad Kiani Karanji

Development and implementation of a novel voltage-free interface for capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry separations of proteins , Courtney J. Kristoff

Cobalt-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Cyclization Reactions of Bisnucleophiles: New Methodologies and the Role of Bisnucleophiles in O2 Activation , Jiaqi Liu

Targeting the Nt17 of the huntingtin protein via natural and chemical modifications: impact on aggregation and membrane interactions , Faezeh Sedighi

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Experimental and modeling investigation of the OH-initiated oxidation of semi-solid and aqueous saccharide aerosols , hanyu fan

Non-target Analyses of Novel Psychoactive Substances; Inherent Variation in GCMS Relative Abundances and Gas Phase Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange Isomer Discrimination , Kristin Michelle Kelly

Copper-Catalyzed Regioselective Boracarboxylation of Vinyl Arenes: Catalytic Efficiency and Synthetic Utility , Trina M. Perrone

The impact of post translational modification on the aggregation of the ß-amyloid peptide in the presence or absence of lipids , Albert Walton Pilkington IV

In Situ Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Iron-Catalyzed Hydromagnesiation of Vinyl Arenes , Jessica Ann Rogers

Photoluminescent Zirconium Complexes for Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis , Yu Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Molecular Dynamics and Nonlinear Dynamics Studies of Chemical Systems , Sadegh Faramarzi Ganj Abad

Electrophoretic Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes: Elucidation of Surface Functionalization and Interaction , Tyler A. Davis

Integrating Microscale Enzyme And Lectin Reactions Using Nanogel Assisted Capillary Electrophoresis , Srikanth Gattu

Syntheses of azepinoindole alkaloids cimitrypazepine, fargesine and hyrtioreticulins C & D , Ganesh Ghimire

Biophysical Investigation of pHLIP-Membrane Interaction , Chitrak Gupta

Nickel-Catalyzed Oxidative Decarboxylative (Hetero)Arylation Reactions , Aaron P. Honeycutt

Base-mediated formation of N-hydroxy- and N-alkoxyindoles, synthesis of dilemmaones A and B, and novel efforts in indole methodology and total synthesis , Katharine Elizabeth Lambson

Syntheses and Structures of Functionalized Carbon Nanohoops , Shuangjiang Li

Late-Transition Metal Complexes with Ambiphilic Phosphinoborane Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Catalysis. , Brian R. Nichols

The Determination and Evaluation of Pyrolytic Products: A Focus on Synthetic Cannabinoids , Stephen Raso

Syntheses and Properties of Thiophene-containing Cycloparaphenylenes and Related Macrocycles and a Strained Cyclophane , Haresh Thakellapalli

The Electrochemistry of Metal Carbides: From Salt Melt Synthesis to Voltammetry of Microparticles , Rachel Lee Tani Walker

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Synthesis of indoles, biindoles, indole alkaloids, pyrroloindoles and benzimidazoles from aromatic nitro compounds and a study of the chemoselectivity in the Kosugi-Migita-Stille coupling , Nurul Hoda Ansari

Syntheses of Functionalized Cycloparaphenylenes, Furan-Containing Cycloparaphenylenes, and Related Thiophene-Containing Fused Carbon Nanohoop , Behzad Farajidizaji

Gas-Phase Protein Structure Characterization with Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Dynamics Simulations , Samaneh Ghassabi Kondalaji

Investigating stress response across integrated biological systems , Alice A. Han

Provenance of the Hamilton Group: A Study of Source-to-Sink Relationships within the Middle Devonian Central Appalachian Basin , Brittany N. Hupp

A Study of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Materials at High Temperature Using an Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope , Mahfuzur Rahman Jony

Protein and Peptide Gas-phase Structure Investigation Using Collision Cross Section Measurements and Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange , Mahdiar Khakinejad

Charge Transfer Dissociation Mass Spectrometry of Biomolecules , Pengfei Li

Complex Mixture Analysis Using Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry (IMS-MS) and Computational Techniques , Hossein Maleki

Proteomic and Metabolomic Analyses of Biological Systems with Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry , Megan M. Maurer

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Characterizing and Developing Chemistry Students’ Data Analysis and Interpretation of Chemical Data , Stephanie A. Berg

Halide Exchange and Transport in Halide Perovskite Lattices , Temban Acha Billy

Soft Microreactors for the Deposition of Microstructures and the Related Surface Chemistries of Polymeric Materials , Jessica Wagner

Synthesis and Study of High-Spin Stable Organic Radicals for Electrical Conductors and Mannosamine Nitroxide for MRI Contrast Agents , Shuyang Zhang

Designing Experiments: The Impact of Peer Review Structure on Organic Chemistry Students' Experimental Designs , Katie Patterson

Study of halide gradient formation via solution-solid halide exchange in crystalline CH 3 NH 3 PbBr 3 thin films , Behnaz Akbari

Oxygen Binding Thermodynamics of Human Hemoglobin in the Red Blood Cell , Kyle K. Hill

Developing Techniques for the Identification of Non-Canonical RNA Pairing and Analysis of LC-MS Datasets , Christopher Jurich

Surface Functionalization of Elastomers for Tunable Crystal Growth and Smart Adhesives , John Kapitan

Issue of False Amphetamine Field Test Positives Caused By Sugar. Use of Baeyer Test as a Secondary Test Solution. , Reed A. Knutson, Jennah Duncan, Kara Peightal, and Samuel Thomas

Harnessing Surface Chemistry and Instabilities in Silicone Elastomers to Synthesize Adaptive Systems with Mechanically Tunable Surface Properties and Functionality , Ali Jamal Mazaltarim

How Oxygen-Binding Affects Structural Evolution of Even-Sized Gold Anion Clusters. (Size Range 20 to 34) , David Brunken-Deibert

Analysis of Hydroxychloroquine Interaction with Serum Proteins by High Performance Affinity Chromatography , Kyungah Suh, Sadia Sharmeen, and David S. Hage

The Application and Development of Metabolomics Methodologies for the Profiling of Food and Cellular Toxicity , Jade Woods

Evaluation of the Overall Binding of Acetohexamide and Tolbutamide with Methyl Glyoxal-Modified HSA by High-Performance Affinity Chromatography , Ashley G. Woolfork and David S. Hage

C(sp2)-C(sp3) Cross-Coupling of Aryl Halides and Active C(sp3)-H Bonds via Dual Catalysis: Organic Photocatalysis/Nickel Redox Catalysis , Nicholas Armada

Phosphonate-Directed Catalytic Asymmetric Hydroboration: Synthesis of Functionalized Chiral Secondary and Tertiary Boronic Esters and Mechanistic Insights , Suman Chakrabarty

COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES OF THERMAL PROPERTIES AND DESALINATION PERFORMANCE OF LOW-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS , Yang Hong

QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS APPLIED TO SOMO-HOMO CONVERSION AND VIBRATIONALLY AVERAGED NMR SHIELDING PARAMETERS , Erik Johnson

Design and Synthesis of Stable Aminyl and Nitroxide Radical Precursors , Joshua Bryan Lovell

Development of Nanomaterial Supports for the Study of Affinity-Based Analytes Using Ultra-Thin Layer Chromatography , Allegra Pekarek

ANALYSIS OF DRUG-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS DURING DIABETES BY HIGH-PERFORMANCE AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY , Pingyang Tao

Electropolymerization and Characterization of Thin Film Dielectrics , Christopher White II

Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Activity of Copper Palladium Oxide Solid Solutions. , Gregory L. Christensen

GLOBAL MINIMUM SEARCH AND CARBON MONOXIDE BINDING STUDIES OF NOVEL GOLD NANOCLUSTERS , Navneet S. Khetrapal

Mass Spectrometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in the Chemometric Analysis of Cellular Metabolism , Eli Riekeberg

Ultrafast Affinity Extraction and High-Performance Affinity Chromatography Applications for Measuring Free Drug Fractions: Interactions of Sulfonylurea Drugs with Normal and Glycated Human Serum Albumin , Bao Yang

DEVELOPMENT OF ENTRAPMENT COLUMNS FOR THE STUDY OF AFFINITY BASED ANALYSIS OF DRUG-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS , Shiden T. Azaria

Chemical Vapor Deposition of Two-Dimensional Materials and Heterostructures , Alex J. Boson

Bioinformatic and Biophysical Analyses of Proteins , Jonathan Catazaro

Developing Functionalized Peroxide Precursors for the Synthesis of Cyclic and Spirocyclic Ethers , Anna J. Diepenbrock

Decarboxylative Elimination for the Systhesis of Olefins Via Photoredox/Cobalt Dual Catalysis , Renjie Gui

Enantioselective γ- and δ -Borylation of Unsaturated Carbonyl Derivatives: Synthesis, Mechanistic Insights, and Applications. , Gia L. Hoang

Entrapment of proteins in high-performance affinity columns for chromatographic studies of drug-protein interactions , Saumen Poddar, Elliott Rodriguez, Shiden Azaria, and David S. Hage

Genetic Code Expansion in Biochemical Investigations and Biomedical Applications , Nanxi Wang

Applying the Diffusion of Innovation Theory to Characterize STEM Faculty Attending Professional Development Programs , Dihua Xue

Who is attending pedagogical workshops? Applying the Innovation Diffusion to Characterize Faculty Attendees , Victoria Dihua Xue, Trisha Vickrey, and Marilyne Stains

Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Protein Biosensor for Nitric Oxide , Wenjia Zhai

STUDIES IN DIRECTED CATALYTIC ASYMMETRIC HYDROBORATION OF 1,2-DISUBSTITUTED UNSATURATED AMIDE , Shuyang Zhang

Synthesis and Applications of Cyclobutenes , Benjamin Enns

Binding of Oxygen to Human Hemoglobin Within the Erythrocyte Using ICAM Spectrophotometry , Kyle K. Hill

Design and Synthesis of Novel Octacarboxy Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Frameworks , Jacob A. Johnson

Development of a Direct Activity Probe for Rho-Associated Protein Kinase , Maia Kelly

Thermolysis of Hypervalent Iodine Complexes: Synthesis of Fluorinated Radiotracers for Positron Emission Tomography and Synthesis of Quaternary α-Alkyl α-Aryl Amino Acids , Jayson J. Kempinger

Synthesis and Applications of Lanthanide Sulfides and Oxides , Christopher Marin

SELECTIVE IODINATION USING DIARYLIODONIUM SALTS , William H. Miller IV

MOLECULAR MECHANISM FOR THE BIOSYNTHESIS AND REGULATION OF SECONDARY METABOLITES IN LYSOBACTER , Simon Tesfamichael Tombosa

STUDIES IN ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS: SUPRAMOLECULAR CATALYSIS AND BORANE-ASSISTED HYDROGENATION , Kazuya Toyama

Molecular Mechanism for the Biosynthesis of Antifungal HSAF and Antibacterial WAP-8294A2 , Haotong Chen

Toward the Probing of DHQS Activity by Protein Engineering through the Introduction of Unnatural Amino Acids and the Selection of tRNA/tRNA Synthetase Pairs , Shaina E. Ives

Toward an Expanded Role for Collision-Induced Dissociation in Glycoproteomic Analysis , Venkata Kolli

New Methods for Synthesis of Organic Peroxides and Application of Peroxide Electrophiles to Synthesis of Functionalized Ethers , Shiva Kumar Kyasa

Chromatographic Analysis of Drug-Protein Interactions During Diabetes and Characterization of Human Serum Albumin Through Multidimensional Mass Spectrometry , Ryan E. Matsuda

THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCAFFOLDS OF GRAPHENE, CARBON NANOTUBES AND TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES FOR APPLICATIONS IN ELECTRONICS, SENSORS AND ENERGY STORAGE , Gilbert N. Mbah

TOWARD THE MEASUREMENT OF BIODISTRIBUTION OF 18 F-LABELED INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS WITH POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) , Katelyenn S. McCauley

Investigations into the Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogen-Host Interactions: Construction of a Dual Plasmid System for Incorporation of Unnatural Amino Acids into Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 , Scotty D. Raber

Applications of High Performance Affinity Chromatography with High Capacity Stationary Phases Made by Entrapment , John A. Vargas Badilla

Uses of Diaryliodonium Salts and Methods for their Synthesis , Jordan M. Veness

The intersection of nuclear magnetic resonance and quantum chemistry , Yali Wang

Chemometric and Bioinformatic Analyses of Cellular Biochemistry , Bradley Worley

Analysis of Free Solute Fractions and Solute-Protein Interactions Using Ultrafast Affinity Extraction and Affinity Microcolumns , Xiwei Zheng

The 8-Silyloxyquinoline Scaffold as a Versatile Platform for the Sensitive Detection of Aqueous Fluoride , Xinqi Zhou

Nanostructured Cerium Oxide Based Catalysts: Synthesis, Physical Properties, and Catalytic Performance , Yunyun Zhou

Hydrolytically Stable Analogues of Sugar Phosphates and a Miniaturized in Situ Enzymatic Screen , Xiang Fei

Development and Application of Combined Quantum Mechanical and Molecular Mechanical Methods , Rui Lai

Syntheses of Aminyl Diradicals and Nitroxide Tetra- and Octaradicals , Arnon Olankitwanit

Analysis of Drug Interactions with Lipoproteins by High Performance Affinity Chromatography , Matthew R. Sobansky

Studies in Asymmetric Synthesis: Supramolecular Catalysis, C-H Activation, and D-Cycloserine Synthesis , Nathan C. Thacker

Application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Based Metabolomics to Study the Central Metabolism of Staphylococci , Bo Zhang

IMPLEMENTATION AND APPLICATION OF THE MMFF94 FORCE FIELD , Hongbo Zhu

The Electrochemical Analysis of Bovine Bone Derived Supercapacitors, Organic Peroxide Explosives, and Conducting Polymer Nanojunctions , Paul Goodman

The Development and Applications of NMR Metabolomics Analysis of Bacterial Metabolomes , Steven M. Halouska

Utilizing NMR Spectroscopy and Molecular Docking as Tools for the Structural Determination and Functional Annotation of Proteins , Jaime Stark

A. Catalysis of CO-PROX by Water-Soluble Rhodium Fluorinated Porphyrins B. Studies toward Fluorination of Electron Rich Aromatics by Nucleophilic Fluoride , Shri Harsha Uppaluri

Regulation of Secondary Metabolism in Lysobacter enzymogenes : Studies of Intercellular and Intracellular Signaling , Stephen J. Wright

DIRECTED CATALYTIC ASYMMETRIC HYDROBORATION OF 1,1-DISUBSTITUTED ALKENES , Mohammad Odeh Bani Khaled

I. Synthesis of β-Sitosterol and Phytosterol Esters; II. New Methodology for Singlet Oxygen Generation from 1,1-Dihydroperoxides , Jiliang Hang

Experimental and Theoretical Studies in Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance , Monica N. Kinde

Experimental and Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance , John D. Persons

RHODIUM-CATALYZED HYDROBORATION OF 1,1-DISUBSTITUTED ALKENES , Scott A. Pettibone

INVESTIGATIONS OF INTER- AND INTRAMOLECULAR C-O BOND FORMING REACTIONS OF PEROXIDE ELECTROPHILES , Benjamin W. Puffer

The Use of Rhenium (VII) Oxide as a Catalyst for the Substution of Hemiacetals , Michael W. Richardson

Characterization of Novel Macrocyclic Polyether Modified Pseudostationary Phases for use in Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography and Development of a Chemiluminescence Presumptive Assay for Peroxide-based Explosives , Raychelle Burks

Preparation and Characterization of Biomimetic Hydroxyapatite-Resorbable Polymer Composites for Hard Tissue Repair , Kristopher R. Hiebner

High Yield Synthesis of Positron Emission Tomography Ligands for Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Imaging , Saraanne E. Hitchcock

Optimization and Implementation of Entrapment: A Novel Immobilization Technique for High-performance Affinity Chromatography , Abby J. Jackson

Fabrication and Catalytic Property of Cerium Oxide Nanomaterials , Keren Jiang

Affinity Chromatography in Environmental Analysis and Drug-Protein Interaction Studies , Efthimia Papastavros

Development and Optimization of Organic Based Monoliths for Use in Affinity Chromatography , Erika L. Pfaunmiller

I. An Improved Procedure for Alkene Ozonolysis. II. Exploring a New Structural Paradigm for Peroxide Antimalarials. , Charles Edward Schiaffo

QUANTUM MECHANICAL AND MOLECULAR MECHANICAL STUDY OF SOLVENT EFFECTS , Dejun Si

Resorbable Polymer-Hydroxyapatite Composites for Bone Trauma Treatment: Synthesis and Properties , Troy E. Wiegand

PURIFICATION OF LYSINE DECARBOXYLASE: A MODEL SYSTEM FOR PLP ENZYME INHIBITOR DEVELOPMENT AND STUDY , Leah C. Zohner

Characterization of Glycation Sites on Human Serum Albumin using Mass Spectrometry , Omar S. Barnaby

HIGH TEMPERATURE RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS IN DEVICE FABRICATION , Joseph R. Brewer

Classification, Synthesis and Characterization of Pyridyl Porphyrin Frameworks , Lucas D. DeVries

Ultrasonic Activation of Triacetone Triperoxide , LaTravia R. Dobson

Characteristics and Stability of Oxide Films on Plutonium Surfaces , Harry Guillermo García Flores

Controlling Reductive Elimination From Novel I(III) Salts Using a SECURE Method , Joseph W. Graskemper

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Optimization of a Sers-Based Vertical Flow Immunoassay Utilizing a Plasmonic Syringe Filter for Rapid Biomarker Detection and Quantification , Anthony Abeiku Amissah

O-Alkylated Carbinolamides: Mechanistic Imperatives for a Motif Lacking Labile Protons , Thomas Christopher Arndt

Rapid, Direct Screening of Priority Metal Contaminants in Environmental Systems with Reactive 3 D-Printed Cone Spray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry ( 3 D- Pcsi-Ms ) , Jonathan Nzubechi Chilaka

Utilizing B-n, B-o, and B-f Interactions toward Novel ( 5+2 ) Cycloadditions , Seth Ian Corrie

Redefining the Scope of the Curtius Reaction via a Dehomologation of Carboxylic Acids Bearing an Alpha Leaving Group. Determining the Stereoelectronic Limitations of the Crimmins Anti-selective Asymmetric Glycolate Aldol Addition Reaction. , Joy Odeh

Site-Specific Conjugation of Antibodies with Peptides Mediated by Microbial Transglutaminase ( Mtg ) for Adsorption to Gold Nanoparticles , Kwame Osei

Amide Assisted Dearomative Intramolecular Oxidopyrylium Based ( 5+2 ) Cycloaddition Reactions , IFEANYICHUKWU EMMANUEL PROMISE

Insights Derived in Silico on the Nature of the Halogen · · · Halogen Bond at Ordered Surface Interfaces , Jarrod George Sage

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Temporal and Spatial Profiling of Priority Soil Pollutants Using Filter Cone Spray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry ( Fcsi-ms ) , Rosemary Addo

The Development of an Effective Synthetic Pathway to the Hiv Protease Inhibitor Darunavir and Its Structural Derivatives for Sar Studies via an Asymmetric Glycolate Aldol Addition Reaction Approach , Emmanuel Ayim

Nitrogen Tethers as a Route to Net Intermolecular Silylox Ypyrone-Based Oxidopyrylium-Alkene [ 5 + 2 ] Cycloadditions , Andy M. Barnes

Investigation of Intramolecular Oxidopyrylium-Based [ 5 +2 ] Cycloadditions , Kwabena Darko

Dearomative | Amide | N-o Tethered Oxidopyrylium [ 5 + 2 ] Cycloaddition Reactions , Marymoud Erzuah

Tunable Sns-imine Ligated Complexes of Copper and Nickel: Apllication in Photocatalytic Water Remediation , Temitayo Oluwayinka FALOLA

Acyl Derivatives of Α-hydroxyhippuric Acid: Comparison of a Charged Substrate vs a Neutral Substrate for the Aqueous Kinetics , Elise Kerkemeyer

Electron Affinity Equilibrium Studies of Synthesized N 1-and N 2-Phenyl-1,2,3-Triazole Isomers through Potassium Metal Reduction , Joe Santarelli

Characterizing the Editing Modes of Duplicated Leucyl-Trna Synthetases in the Archaea Sulfolobus Islandicus , Evan T. Strandquist

An ( R )-4-Phenyl-1,3-oxazolidine-2-Thione Mediated Approach to 2, 3-Disubstituted Oxetanes and the Key Hydroxyethyl Isostere of the Hiv Protease Inhibitor Darunavir. Preparation of Non-evans Syn Glycolate Aldol Addition Products. a New Direction for the Curtius Rearrangement in the Dehomologation of Alpha-alkoxycarboxylic Acids , Jordan Michael Witte

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Establishing the Non-canonical Nature of a Leucyl-Trna Synthetase Paralog in Sulfolobus Islandicus , Jonathan Blair Brewster

Sers-Based Rapid Vertical Flow Immunoassay for Enhanced Point of Care Diagnostics , Eunice Ama Ebbah

Synthesis of Highly Conjugated Porphyrinoid Systems , Melissa Mathius

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Synthesis of Oxyquinoliziniporphyrins and Pyridoquinoliziniporphyrins , Emma Cramer

Effects of Crosslinking Density in the Formation of Gold-Polymer Composite Particles and Their Catalytic Applications , Franklin Obinna Egemole

Investigation and Application of Oxidopyrylium-Based [ 5 +2 ] Cycloadditions and the Development of Novel Synthetic Strategies , Jake Grabowski

Improving Sers Detection of Illicit Drugs Using a Plasmonic Substrate Modified with Self-Assembled Monolayers , John Harms

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Efforts towards the Formal Synthesis of the Akaji Human T-cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 ( Htlv-1 ) Protease Inhibitor via an Asymmetric Glycolate Aldol Addition Route , Marian Aba Addo

Investigating the Reversibility of Protein Adsorption on Gold Nanoparticles and the Role of Free Thiol , Awosiji Olatunde Awotunde

First Report of a Potential Mycosporine-like Amino Acid Extracted from Agave: Implications for New Sunscreen Additives , McKenzie Nicole Biswell

Rapid Vertical Flow Assay on Aunp Plasmonic Paper for Sers-Based Point of Need Diagnostics , Richard Frimpong

Optically Active Gold-Based Composite Particles for Sensing and Catalytic Applications , Jemima Asi Lartey

Oxadiazinones as Chiral Auxiliaries: Chiral Templates for Asymmetric Conjugate Addition in the Synthesis of ( R )-( + )-Tolterodine , Fatima Olayemi Obe

Adsorption Behavior of Chemically / Charged Modified Antibodies on Gold Nanoparticles , Samuel Okyem

Aqueous Kinetics of Α-hydroxyhippuric Acid Derivatives Bearing Electron-Withdrawing Groups as a Function of Ph and Buffer Catalysts , Mohamad Imad Rafie

The Development of a New Entry Point into Enantiomerically Enriched Sulfinyl Derivatives , Jessica Shaw

Development and Characterization of Robust Methods for Field Investigations with Portable Mass Spectrometry , Ashley Rose Stelmack

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Potential for on-Site, Prosecutorial Evidence from Drug Residues Collected on Plasmonic Paper: a Pilot Study for Sers-Psi-ms , Daniel S. Burr

In Situ Encapsulation of Gold Nanoparticles into Stimuli-responsive Polymer Particles for Catalytic Applications , Pascal Nnaemeka Eyimegwu

Modified Ambient Mass Spectrometric Methods for Field Screening and Confirmation of Forensic Evidence , William Lee Fatigante

Synthesis and Metalation of Internally Alkylated Porphyrinoids , Alissa Nicole Latham

Syntheses, Characterization, and Preliminary Evaluation of Potential Ruthenium Anticancer Complexes Containing Schiff Base Ligands , Stephen Mensah

Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Glioma Cells in Vitro with Implications for Treating Chronic Pain: Development of a Model System , David C. Platt

Development of 31 P Nmr Assay for the Kinetic Evaluation of Recombinant Choline Kinase from Leishmania Infantum , Jacob A. Walker

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Alkyne Combustion: Experimental and Computational Studies of Formyl Radical Production , Matthew Charles Drummer

Optimization of Ambient Ionization Methodologies for Field Investigations Utilizing Portable Mass Spectrometric Instrumentation , Shahnaz Mukta

Synthesis and Characterization of a Series of Vanadium ( Iv ) Complexes with the Kläui Ligand , Xiao Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

The Biochemical Assessment of Two Secreted Acid Phosphatases from Leishmania Tarentolae, Their Response to Electric Fields, Glycosidase Incubation, and / or Vanadium , Benjamin M. Dorsey

Formation, Characterization, and Optimization of Antibody-Gold Nanoparticle Conjugates , Seth L. Filbrun

Fermenting Solutions to New World Problems: Bioremediation of Blue Agave and Cocoa Pod Wastes , Daniel Hart

Efforts towards the Synthesis of an Htlv-1 Protease Inhibitor: Synthesis, Spectroscopic Analysis, and Computational Study of Asymmetric Aldol Products Derived from N3-( P-Methoxyphenoxy ) Acetyloxazolidine- 2-Thione , Craig Steven Haynes

Synthesis and Characterization of Mixed Donor Ligands and Their Corresponding Metal Complexes , Timothy Michael Erasmus Jugovic

Kinetic Characterization of Listeria Monocytogenes 2-C- Methyl-D-erythritol 4-Phosphate Cytidylyltransferase ( Cms ) Enzymes Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography ( Hplc ) , Mark Oblazny

Development of New Routes for the Synthesis of Carbaporphyrins and Carbachlorins , Navneet Sahota

Synthesis, Characterization, and Growth Inhibition of Vanadium Complexes with Leishmania Tarentolae , Craig Alexander Wallace

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Synthesis and Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon ( Pah )-Porphyrin Hybrids , Ruixiao Gao

Inhibitory Effects of Unique Sulfonamides on Leishmania Tarentolae and Potential Pathway of Inhibition , Jade M. Katinas

Solid State Synthesis and Characterization of the Rare Earth-Free Anti-perovskites Sr2.5-Xba0.5 Al1-Xp Xo4 F ( 0 ≤ X ≤ 0.15 ), Sr3al1-Xy Xo 4 F ( 0 ≤ X ≤ 1 ), and Sr2.5-x/2ba0.5 Al1-Xhfxo4 F ( 0 ≤ X ≤ 0.1 ) as Potential Phosphor Materials , Sean Thomas Keil

Analytical Validation of a Portable Mass Spectrometer System for High Throughput Forensic Screening , Zachary Earl Lawton

A Comparative Study of Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates via One Electron Reduction , Mark Alan Servos

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Synthesis and Characterization of Neo-Confused Porphyrins and Related Systems , Arwa Salem Almejbel

Transition Metal-Olefin Bonding Interactions: a Density Functional Theory Study [ M ( Co ) X ( Æ? 2-C 2 H 3-C 6 H 4-Y) ] , Michael John Berninger

Characterization of Cytidylyltransferase Enzyme Activity through High Performance Liquid Chromatography , James Brault

Synthesis and Characterization of Naphthocarbaporphyrins and Related Systems , Eric Grabowski

Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivty of Novel Supraoctahedral Hexarhenium Clusters and Use of Silver N-heterocyclic Carbene Transfer Reagents , Daniel N. Huh

An Approach to an Agave Problem: the Bioremediation of Agricultural Waste by Yeast Fermentations , Joshua Michael Jarodsky

Utilization of Antibody-Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles, Dynamic Light Scattering and Sers in Influenza Virus Detection , Yen Hoang Lai

Investigation of Oxidopyrylium-Alkene [ 5 +2 ] Cycloaddition Conjugate Addition Cascades and Extension to Chiral Auxiliary-Based Variants , Chunyin Marshall Law

Validation and Application of Ambient-Sampling, Portable Ms Systems for Forensic Analysis , Adam Edward O'Leary

Synthesis and Characterization of Rare-Earth Free Doped Sr3 Mo4 F ( m= Al, Ga ) Anti-perovskite Compounds with Application to Led Lighting , Calvin Dakota Quilty

Functional Expression and Characterization of a Truncated Candida Antarctica Lipase B in Yeast , Samantha Robinson

Kinetic and Mechanistic Effects of Substituents on the Aldehyde Portion of N- ( Hydroxybenzyl ) Benzamides , Kurt Scott Tyminski

Computational Investigations Of Oxygen-Containing Donor-Acceptor Complexes Involving Sulfur Dioxide Or Sulfur Trioxide , George A. Van Den Driessche

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Synthesis of Novel Adj-Dicarbaporphyrinoid Systems and Theoretical Investigations into Porphyrinoid Aromaticity and Stability , Deyaa AbuSalim

Bisphosphonate and Vanadium-Bisphosphonate Compounds as New Directions in the Treatment of Leishmaniasis , Amy Christensen

Synthesis of Benziporphyrin Analogs and Carbaporphyrinoid Systems , Stacy Fosu

Acyl Succiimides and Acyl Phthalimides as Tools for Organic Synthesis. Asymmetric Synthesis of an Htlv-1 Protease Inhibitor. , Cassie Ann Goodman

Examination of Quasienantiomers of Oxadiazinanones Which Fail To Fractionally Crystallize , Patricia Ann Higgins

Development and Application of Sers Based Immunoassay Using a Gold Plated Membrane for Use in Flow-through Immunoassay , Michelle Ashely Penn

Studies of Rhenium Based Clusters Containing Nitriles and Heterocyclic Ligands , YiXin Ren

Fundamental Investigations of Pyranone Activation to Oxidopyrylium Intermediates and Corresponding [ 5 +2 ] Cycloaddition Processes , Justin Adam Simanis

Synthesis, Characterization and Oxidative Catalytic Activity of Vanadium ( Iv ) Complexes with Bridging Phosph ( on / in ) Ate, and Terminal Η 5-Cyclopentadienyltris ( Di ( Ethyl / Methyl ) Phosphito-κ1 P ) Cobaltate ( Iii ) Ligands , Michael Lloyd Tarlton

Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Hexarhenium Selenide Cluster Complexes Containing Carbon-Coordinating Ligands , Wade Bruce Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Α-Hydroxyhippuric Acid Derivatives: Ph-dependent Aqueous Kinetics and Buffer Catalysis. , Kati Feken

Application of Ambient Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Emerging Organic and Inorganic Environmental Contaminants , Jamie Nizzia

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Become an expert in your field, and find molecular solutions to big-picture questions. Chemistry graduate students collaborate with world-class researchers, work in highly sophisticated labs, and build the skills needed to pursue stimulating work in both research and industry. Among many other things, our faculty members and graduate students are working to advance knowledge in the areas of cleaner energy, medicine, and harnessing the possibilities of nanochemistry. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a campus with graduate students more engaged than those at the University of Calgary. As you work on your own research, your imagination will be fed by the department’s extensive research presentations and talks featuring world-class experts.

Completing this program

• Core Courses: Students participate in two research seminars focusing on studies of the literature or current research.
• Thesis: Students will be required to submit and defend an original research thesis.
• Additional Courses: Topics may include electrochemical fundamentals, organometallic, organic, or inorganic chemistry, toxicology and others.

Director of Research, Educator, Government Regulatory Scientist, Industrial Process Chemist, Medical Researcher, Research Scientist, Scientific Advocate (Business, Law, Government Policy), Team/Project Leader.

A master’s degree in chemistry will give you the pre-requisite for a PhD.

Students are required to prepare a thesis and successfully defend in an open oral defense.

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Two years full time; four years maximum

A supervisor is required; potential supervisors must be listed when applying to the program

See the Graduate Calendar for information on  fees and fee regulations,  and for information on  awards and financial assistance .

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Gabriel Ménard

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A minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree.

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A four year bachelor degree, or equivalent from a recognized institution.

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An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in one of the following ways:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL ibt)  score of 97 with no section less than 20 (Internet-based).
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The School of Chemistry at St Andrews has a long history of research achievement stretching back to 1811. Research activity and strength spans most of the key areas and interfaces in the chemical sciences. Graduates have access to state-of-the-art facilities within Chemistry and in the associated interdisciplinary research centres.

For more information please visit the School of Chemistry home page.

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Master’s thesis

The Master’s thesis, worth 30 credit points, is part of the Master’s examination in both  Chemistry  and  Molecular Science .

Students should be able to independently investigate a subject-related problem by applying scientific research methods within a six-month time frame.

To avoid unnecessarily extending the study period, students are advised to decide on a topic for their Master’s thesis  in the four weeks following completion of all oral examinations.

Before starting work on their thesis, students are required to submit a registration form to the Student Service Center (SSC).

When submitting their thesis, students are required to provide three identical copies, printed and bound, as well as en electronic version on a USB stick or similar storage device to the Examinations Office ( Prüfungsamt ). If the thesis is not handed in by the deadline, it will unfortunately be considered rejected and given a mark of 5,0 or “insufficient.”

It may take up to six months to fully process your Master’s thesis.

Tentative Time frame for the Evaluation of the Master’s Thesis

Students must submit their Master’s thesis by the deadline to Mrs. Schmitt in the Examinations Office ( Prüfungsamt ).

The Examinations Office will notify your thesis supervisor of the date of submission. The thesis will then be evaluated by your supervisor and another examiner.

The Master’s thesis should be evaluated within one month.

If your thesis is not graded within one month, the student has the option of either checking directly with their supervisor or contacting Dr. Ruyter at the Student Service Center (SSC).

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The title page must include the title and student’s name, and the second page must include a signed declaration of independent authorship. Please refer to this sample template .

For more detailed information on the legal implications of submitting your Master’s thesis, please see the examination regulations ( Prüfungsordnungen )

If you need help writing a paper, report, or an application, please seek out support from the  Writing Centrer .

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Master's Thesis

The study program concludes with a master’s thesis. By writing and defending their master’s thesis, students prove that they are able to work independently on a problem or question of one of the subfields in chemistry of materials using scientific methods, and within a given time frame.

For details of the examination regulations please see §17 ( English pdf, 168 kb  · de / Deutsch pdf, 111 kb  · de )

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Non-Thesis Master's Degree Program (1 YEAR)

The non-thesis Master’s (M.S.) degree program is designed for students who want an advanced degree but are not necessarily ready for or interested in the Ph.D. program. The M.S. degree provides a path to industrial jobs, professional schools, teaching careers, Ph.D. programs, and can be used as part of a multidisciplinary career portfolio. Noting that chemists often work astride multiple disciplines in their research and careers, our students may take relevant graduate coursework across the Schools of Arts & Sciences, Engineering & Applied Sciences, Education, and the Basic Science Departments of Medicine. This flexibility allows for efficient optimization of learning tailored to the student’s chosen research, career path, and goals. Students in the M.S. program are responsible for paying their own tuition, fees, and health insurance premiums (for more information, see the Tuition and Fees section below).

The information contained on this website is for informational purposes only. The Undergraduate Record and Graduate Record represent the official repository for academic program requirements. These publications may be found at  www.virginia.edu/registrar/catalog/grad.html  .

Graduation Requirements

Students pursuing the M.S. degree must complete a total of 30 credits. Six of these credits must be research (three credits per semester are permitted). Thus, while a thesis is not required for the M.S. degree, the program offers the opportunity for substantial research experience. The remaining 24 credits are comprised of graduate courses, with opportunities to take graduate-level professional development courses. Successful completion of the M.S. degree requires a B cumulative average (3.0 GPA), and the minimum passing grade in any graduate course is B -  (B minus). Specific coursework selection varies with student interest and goals.

Graduate courses outside of Chemistry can be taken with approval from the Director of Graduate Studies. Depending on career interests, students may be allowed to substitute one or two graduate courses per semester from disciplines other than Chemistry (e.g., Biology, Pharmacology, Physics, Materials Science Engineering, Education, Computer Science, etc.).

Students wishing to use their M.S. degree as a stepping-stone to a Ph.D. degree may want to transfer their M.S. degree course credits to a Ph.D. program. This can certainly be done in its entirety after successful admission to the UVA Ph.D. program, but it is important to emphasize that sometimes only limited graduate coursework can be transferred between different universities. 

Additional English Language and Culture Curriculum for International Students

International M.S. degree students whose first language is not English will take an intensive 6-week summer English for Academic Purposes ( EAP program ), provided by UVA's Center for American English Language and Culture ( CAELC ) , to expand their academic English reading, writing, and speaking skills. . The Chemistry Department covers EAP tuition and fees, but students are responsible for their own living expenses and having their own health insurance plan at the time of arrival.

International M.S. students can also participate in free English language and culture courses, also provided by CAELC, during the fall and spring semesters at no additional cost. This instruction is designed to help smooth the student’s entry into American life and to rapidly build their academic English speaking and writing skills to help optimize their graduate experience.

Tuition and Fees

Students in Chemistry’s MS program are self-funded and responsible for paying their own living expenses, tuition, fees, and health insurance plan (by purchasing a UVA student health plan or demonstrating that they have another plan with the same standard of coverage). The tuition and fees include access to university facilities, such as fitness centers, and sporting events. Click on the following link to find the current cost of tuition, fees, and health insurance for in-state and out-of-state master’s level students: the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Tuition and Health Premiums .

Applicants who are U.S. citizens may complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) to determine whether they are eligible for federal aid in the form of work-study and loans. For more information, please visit the UVA’s Financial Aid Basics: Graduate Students .

Qualifications for Admission

Applications for admission to the UVA Chemistry M.S. program are reviewed by the Department Graduate Admissions Committee, which is composed of department faculty. Admission decisions are based on the review of the applicant’s undergraduate transcript, personal statement describing experiences and interests, letters of recommendation, and in some instances, TOEFL scores.

Given the integrated CAELC services available, the Chemistry M.S. degree program can consider international applicants with outstanding scientific and educational credentials but with TOEFL scores below the Graduate School's minimum score provided that the applicant is committed to working with CAELC to improve their English proficiency.

In addition to students who have completed a bachelor’s degree in chemistry or biochemistry, the Chemistry Department also accepts students with training in biology, chemical engineering, physics, and other disciplines, who may not have completed study in all of these core areas, but who have completed a rigorous program in an allied discipline and have sufficiently strong training in chemistry.

How to Apply 

Students are admitted to the MS program for the fall term of each year. Applications are accepted between October 1 to December 15. Prospective applicants interested in applying after  December 15  should first email the Department ( [email protected] ) to see if positions are available before applying.

Applications and all supporting documents must be submitted through the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences' (GSAS) online application portal . Technical questions related to the application system should be addressed to the Graduate Admissions Office, by email ( [email protected] ) or phone (434-243-0209).The deadline for MS applications is December 15 .

The following materials must accompany the application in order for it to be considered complete.

• Statement of purpose
• ​Transcripts (unofficial transcripts may be submitted for the application; students who accept an offer of admission must then have official transcripts sent directly from their previous university directly to the Graduate Admissions Office)
• 2 confidential letters of recommendation (for current UVA undergraduates, at least one letter should be written by a faculty member in the UVA Chemistry Department); letter writers will upload their letters directly to the admissions portal.
• An application fee of $85 (the fee is automatically waived for current UVA undergraduates; external applicants who believe they qualify for a fee waiver should review the our fee waiver policy below)

Additional Materials for International Applicants

• Unless they have completed a 4-year undergraduate degree in the U.S. or at an international program whose instruction is entirely in English, international students whose first language is not English must submit self-reported TOEFL/IELTS scores (if they accept an offer of admission, students must have the testing agency send official scores directly to the Graduate Office of Admissions).
• ​International students are strongly encouraged to submit GRE Chemistry (or a related subject) test scores.

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If you are a us citizen or permanent resident seeking an application fee waiver, you should first submit a fee waiver application to  uva’s office of graduate and postdoctoral affairs - diversity programs . applicants may qualify based on a variety of criteria:.

• participation in specified organizations and training programs
• graduation from a Minority Serving Institution (MSI)
• current or former membership in the United States Armed Forces
• financial hardship 

Click  here  for detailed information on eligibility requirements and directions for submitting fee waiver applications.

If your application is denied, you may email the decision to the Chemistry’s Department's Graduate Coordinator ( [email protected] ) and ask for further consideration.

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Dissertation defense traditions: Keller group

What are your group’s dissertation defense traditions?

Keller group, sarah l. keller, duane and barbara laviolette endowed professor of chemistry:.

One year, on a lark, I made a cake that illustrated a graduate student’s research project and used it as a visual aid during my introduction of their dissertation defense. Somehow, the next couple of students’ projects also lent themselves to cakes. (Our lab’s main research focus is on lipid vesicles and cell membranes, which tend to be round. See the stylized montage of microscopy images, above right.) Pretty soon, grad students in my lab began saying, “We are all wondering what your upcoming thesis cake will be!” The pressure was on!

Summary of experiments at the Marine Biology Laboratory at Woods Hole in a project led by Chantelle Leveille ‘22 . The cake represents a yeast cell that is undergoing changes in temperature (top), is budding (middle), or has fluorescently labeled mitochondria (bottom). See C.L. Leveille et al., 2021, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA.

Zack Cohen ’23 : The cake is a close-up of a membrane made of fatty acids, which have one carbon chain each, so are represented as lollipops. See Z.R. Cohen et al., 2023, ACS Earth Space Chem.

Jonathan Litz ’15 : The cake captures the shape and color of a lipid vesicle ruptured on a solid, dark support (and imaged with a Texas red label). See J.P. Litz et al., 2016, Biophys. J.

Matt Blosser ’14 : The top image shows a control sample of a phase-separated membrane with a domain of the bright (“liquid-ordered”) phase surrounded by a dark (“liquid-disordered”) phase. The bottom image is a cut-away view of a test sample of a phase-separated membrane in which the membrane has been sheared to offset the domains. See M.C. Blosser et al., 2015, Biophys. J.

Glennis Rayermann ’18 : The cake looks like a phase-separated membrane of a yeast vacuole in which contrast is provided by a membrane protein fusion (Vph1-GFP) that emits green light. See S.P. Rayermann et al., 2017, Biophys. J.

Heidi Weakly ’24 : Some proteins (represented by puffed rice cereal) bind to one domain of a phase-separated lipid bilayer (the cookie vs. the surrounding brownie) via molecular tethers (the frosting). See H.M.J. Weakly et al., 2024, Biophys. J.

Caitlin Cornell ’20 : This big round cake has high contrast only at the perimeter because it represents a lipid vesicle imaged by cryo-electron tomography. The technique requires that big vesicles be broken up into smaller (cupcake-sized) vesicles. See C.E. Cornell et al., 2020, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA.

See also  Dissertation defense traditions: Vaughan, Cossairt, and Khalil groups

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About the MS in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Program

This program is part of the  Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health (ERC)  which is sponsored by the  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) .

The MSOEH is accredited by the Applied and Natural Sciences Accreditation Commission (ANSAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET). It is designed to prepare students to pass the Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) examination given by the Board for Global EHS Credentialing

The MSOEH is flexible and can be customized to meet a variety of professional and career goals. Students may enroll in a full-time program or the part-time/online program . Both options confer the same degree and students must meet the same academic requirements.  

This degree program is administratively managed through the Whiting School of Engineering. The full-time option is managed through Whiting/Homewood and the part-time option through Whiting’s Engineering for Professionals. All courses are offered through the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Limited funding is available to support full-time students.

Full-time program (MSOEH)

• June 1 application deadline for a fall start
• 1.5 years to complete 

Part-time program (MSOEH) 

• Hybrid/online
• Must be completed within 5 years 
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Certificate in Environmental and Occupational Health 

Our certificate is open to degree-seeking students and working professionals. 

• Available to degree and non-degree students 
• 18 credit hours 
• Time to completion is dependent on course selections and offering times 
• Tuition is charged at BSPH per credit rate for part-time students.  

MS in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Program Highlights

Funding available.

Limited funding is available for full-time, U.S. students

ABET-Accredited

Join a well-established program with experienced educators and researchers

Hands-on Experience

Apply what you learn in a final project and essay

Part-Time Available

Flexible degree is great for working professionals who want to advance their skills and career

Graduate Spotlights

MSOEH graduates go on to rewarding careers in occupational and environmental hygiene. 

Pearl Lee, MS '19

"This master's program has allowed me to meet full-time professionals in the same field who are equally devoted to learning and being the best in their field."

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Caleb Ginorio, MS '21

"The long-term professional relationships I formed with classmates and faculty members at JHU continue to be essential to my career."

What Can You Do With a Graduate Degree in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene?

Possible careers include industrial hygienist, environmental risk assessor, occupational health specialist, emergency preparedness coordinator, environmental policy analyst, and environmental/occupational health or safety manager. Current job titles and employers of some recent graduates are listed below.

• Industrial Hygienist, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Health, Safety & Environment Advisor, Oceaneering, Hanover, MD 
• Health and Safety Site Lead, JUUL Labs, North Carolina
• Occupational Health and Safety Specialist R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Towson, MD
• EHS Engineer, Northrop Grumman, San Diego, CA 
• Corporate and Occupational Health Specialist, Arkema, Pottstown, PA 
• Industrial Hygiene Consultant, Safex, Westerville, OH 

Curriculum for the MS in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

A master's degree in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene gives students the analytical and technical skills needed to identify and address environmental and/or occupational hazards in the workplace and surrounding community. The course of study includes risk analysis and management, environmental sampling techniques, air pollution, program management, toxicology, epidemiology, biostatistics, and occupational health.

Degree Requirements

• Academic ethics course
• 76-credit core curriculum
• Internship/independent professional project, master’s essay, and oral presentation: The student is expected to assume independent responsibility for a project, the content of which should be based on an occupational or environmental health problem that is pertinent to the educational goals of the student and approved by their adviser.

Admissions Requirements

The GRE is required for this program; it is one of the ABET-mandated minimum requirements for admitted students. The MCAT is acceptable but not preferred. A waiver may be requested if the applicant has:

• A graduate degree (master’s or doctoral degree) OR
• Successfully completed the Certificate in Environmental and Occupational Health  and earned at least a ‘B’ in all courses taken for the Certificate.

Prior education must include:

• Successful completion of college-level courses in biology, chemistry, calculus, and physics AND
• An undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university

If prior education does not include the prerequisites above, you must complete them before you can be admitted to the program. Courses completed at a local community college are acceptable. 

Tuition and Funding

MSOEH students are eligible for a limited number of partial-tuition awards from The NIOSH Education and Research Center . Awardeeds are selected by a faculty committee based on prior academic achievements and professional potential. Award decisions are made during the admissions process and communicated to students in their letters of acceptance.  These tuition awards are not available to international students.

Teaching Assistants

Several departmental courses require teaching assistants. Full-time students selected as teaching assistants get experience in teaching and receive compensation for their efforts. Open positions are communicated by email before the start of each term.

Which degree is right for you?

The department has a number of degrees to suit your educational and professional goals, background, and experience.

QUIZ: WHICH DEGREE IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

DURATION:  9 months full-time, onsite/online; 2 years, part-time (onsite/online)

BEST FOR:  Applicants who wish to pursue a PhD or a career in the intersection of environmental and public health

BOTTOM LINE:  One-year program culminates in a short essay

GOOD TO KNOW:  Academic degree focusing on a specific area of public health, typically science-oriented

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DURATION : 2 years, full-time, onsite

BEST FOR:  Applicants interested in hands-on experiences leading to research careers; good for students considering PhD programs

BOTTOM LINE:  The first year involves classes, while the second year involves full-time research with faculty (based on a proposal from year one), culminating in a thesis

GOOD TO KNOW:  Students get hands-on experience and conduct their own research

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DURATION:  9 months (onsite) followed by a 7- to 12-month internship

BEST FOR:  Those seeking a career in the field of human health and environmental risk assessment

BOTTOM LINE:  Focused on fundamental concepts and testing approaches used in classic risk assessment processes

GOOD TO KNOW:  Only program of its kind in the U.S. Students completing the program can also earn the Certificate in Risk Sciences and Public Policy .

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DURATION:  1.5 years full-time (onsite)

BEST FOR:  Applicants with prior coursework in basic sciences who want a career in occupational health

BOTTOM LINE:  Designed to prepare students to pass the Certified Industrial Hygienist Examination

GOOD TO KNOW:  Complete an internship between years one and two to get work experience in industrial hygiene. This program is administered by the Whiting School of Engineering , but all classes are offered through the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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DURATION:  up to 5 years part-time (hybrid)

BEST FOR:  Professionals currently working in the field who want to advance their career in occupational health

GOOD TO KNOW:  Flexible format; complete independent project at your place of employment. This program is administered by the Whiting School of Engineering’s Engineering for Professionals program, but all classes are offered through the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Questions about the program? We're happy to help. [email protected]

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Pushing the scale of genetic engineering.

Application of synthetic biology to address humanity's greatest challenges in manufacturing, environment, health and agriculture.

Genetic engineering is undergoing a revolution, where next-generation technologies for DNA and host manipulation are enabling larger and more ambitious projects in biotechnology. Automated DNA synthesis has advanced to where it is routine to order sequences >100,000bp where every base is user-specified, the turnaround time is several weeks, and the cost is rapidly declining. Recently, this facilitated the synthesis of a complete 1 Mbp genome of a bacterium and its transfer into a new host, resulting in a living cell. However, while whole genomes can be constructed, the ability to design such systems is lagging. The focus of my lab is to develop new experimental and theoretical methods to push the scale of genetic engineering, with the ultimate objective of genome design. This will impact the engineering of biology for a broad range of applications, including agriculture, materials, chemicals, and medicine.

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Prof. Voigt obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics at the California Institute of Technology. He continued his postdoctoral research in Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His academic career commenced as an Assistant and Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of California-San Francisco. Chris Voigt joined the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT as Associate Professor in 2011.

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Meet the Class of 2027: Ziyi Kang ’27

Ziyi Kang ’27 is from Tianjin, China, and completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Cambridge. For the past two years, he lived in Tokyo working on his master’s degree. He comes to Minnesota Law with an interest in jurisprudence and will likely specialize in criminal law, focusing on the legitimacy and purpose of punishment from the Middle Ages to the present day. He feels he will thrive at the Law School due to its innovative education methods as well as interdisciplinary studies through other University programs, and looks forward to communicating and exchanging ideas with his peers while making friends. “Everybody has a unique background, such an exchange process can help me to broaden my view and further my understanding of different cultures and perspectives.”

We’d love to learn a little bit about you. Can you share a bit about yourself?

I come from Tianjin, China. I completed my undergraduate in 2021 at University of Cambridge, and then went to Tokyo studying some branches of pure mathematics, including arithmetic geometry and algebraic number theory. Both my parents are bank employees and I am the first person in my family to attend law school. In my spare time, I like reading, traveling,  and watching anime.

What did you do before you came to the University of Minnesota Law School?

I conducted some research on algebraic number theory in Tokyo during the last two years. My master’s thesis is on Galois module structure, a subject interpreting Galois representations by the study of relative module structures of the rings of integers. My thesis mainly concentrates on the existence problem of relative integral basis, and demonstrates that if the number fields are abelian and satisfy some more conditions, then this existence is equivalent to the splitting of the extension, in a certain sense.

We’re so glad you’re here. Can you tell us why you chose Minnesota Law?

Minnesota Law is a prestigious institute for legal education, and I believe that I can benefit a lot from its innovative education methods, from its strong faculty staffed by law experts like Prof. Brian Bix, and from academic communications with students and instructors of other faculties and disciplines of the University of Minnesota.

What are you looking forward to the most about starting law school?

I look forward the most to communicating and exchanging ideas with my peer students, and making friends with them. Since everybody has a unique academic background, such an exchange process can doubtless help me to broaden my view, acquire new knowledge and further my understanding of different cultures and perspectives.

Minnesota Law strives to embody a culture of equity, inclusiveness, and belonging in the classroom and our community. In your opinion, what are some of the most important aspects of creating a culture where all students feel like they belong?

In the classroom, frequent exchange of opinions and giving everybody proper opportunity to express their thoughts is surely very important. That being said, the equity of expression cannot be attained simply by making everybody say something in sequence. True respect derives from understanding, so it would be better that the discussions be made more pointed. For example, if some topic in discussion happens to bear some relationship with formal logic and mathematics, I will feel justified to expound a bit more than just fitting an average amount of time. On another occasion, when the topic is about chemistry, with which I am not familiar, I would take the part mainly of a listener, asking questions at points where I need explanations. The same principle is probably equally applicable in teaching in general, and it would be ideal if the instructor could educate differently according to different particularities of students, just as Confucius had practiced.

Are you interested in practicing in a certain area of the law? Which one and why?

Criminal law. Indeed, I am interested in jurisprudence, and it is perhaps in criminal law that the philosophical issues in the subject of law present themselves the most acutely, and discussions on such problems as legitimacy of punishment by death and the major purpose of punishment continue from the middle ages right to this day. In the study of criminal law, I expect to concern myself with those questions, and in the meantime encounter and analyze various aspects of human nature from past cases and practice.

Do you have a hobby or special interests? And/or what do you like to do during your free time?

I like to read novels and histories. I am particularly interested in the history, listed in chronological order, of the Han dynasty, Roman empire, Japan in the middle ages and modern Europe from Charles V to Napoleon. My favorite poet is Du Fu. I also spend some time practicing Chinese calligraphy.

Who inspires you and why?

I was tempted to say Emile Zola at the first sight of the question, but I decided to answer with Yi-han Lin instead, an author probably less well-known in the west. Lin, when she was around 16 years old, suffered persistent sexual abuse from her cram school teacher, an experience which made her tormented by lifelong trauma and mental disease until she committed suicide in 2017, and became the basis of her single published novel, Fang Siqi’s Love Paradise. Lin’s influence on me is twofold. It was upon reading her novel that I consolidated my will to pursue a career promoting social justice, and her sublime appreciation of works of literature, embodied in her book reviews posted in blogs, became invaluable guides for me in my own course of reading.

What’s the most recent book or podcast you’ve read or listened to?

The book I have just finished reading is a novel titled The Woman in the Dunes, written by Japanese author Kobo Abe in 1962. The novel, incorporating in its plot symbolism, existentialism and other modern literature elements, implicitly posed the following acute question: Is our life in essence no more than a rebellion against restraints forced by the outside world? In the reading of the novel, I could not help noticing its multifaceted influence on another more realistic masterpiece in Japanese literature, A Personal Matter.

Finally, what or who, in your opinion, makes a good lawyer?

There are many traits a good lawyer should be possessed of, including diligence, insight, eloquence, excellent communication ability, absolute familiarity with statutes and precedents, etc. It is difficult to choose a most crucial one from them, and if forced to do so, I would propose the respect for objective truth. I had also once thought of ‘a clear and correct sense of justice’ in its stead, but upon further consideration, this demand seems not only ill-founded, as whether there exists a universally correct sense of justice is open to study, but also problematic, as such a sense, if assumed too strongly, may readily be linked with prepossession.

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CS students are building award-winning tech startups

8/26/2024 Bruce Adams

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Illinois CS students anchored three startup tech companies that walked away with awards at the Cozad New Venture Challenge 2024 Finals Event in Chicago this past April.

Written by Bruce Adams

Three teams anchored by CS students walked away with awards at the Cozad New Venture Challenge 2024 Finals Event at Portal Innovations in Chicago on April 17. Pathlit , with CS undergraduates Mark Zhang and Emma Chen, won the Grand Prize and $50,000 in investment; ClimeCast , led by CS + Linguistics undergraduate Raj Amalakanti, won the third-place award of $25,000, and Provenance Security, led by CS graduate student Akul Goyal, won a $10,000 Finalist Prize. Pathlit helps enterprises and individuals quickly build their own GenAI-powered use cases, saving them the time and expense of building in-house GenAI teams.

Pathlit CTO Mark Zhang says, “I learned a lot from some of the courses that we had,” pointing to CS 425 distributed systems, advanced distributed systems, and CS 423 operating systems classes. “Those courses helped me understand how to build scalable software and think about the properties of software. And that helps us get up to speed after building the prototype and the actual product.”

Akul Goyal founded Cozad finalist Provenance Security while a Secure & Transparent Systems Laboratory team member headed by CS professor  Adam Bates . The startup is developing a next-generation endpoint detection and response tool tailored for small and medium businesses. “Our breakthrough moment came,” he says, “when the system we created outperformed existing market solutions and demonstrated the ability to scale to thousands of machines. Before that, much of the research in our area had yet to make the leap from academic exploration to commercial viability. After we received those results, Adam and I decided it was time to build a business around our idea.” Goyal adds that “Professor Gang Wang was instrumental in helping us refine our ideas and develop a concept that made sense to everyone. His guidance was invaluable in bridging the gap between academic theory and practical application.”

Kenny Zho, spending the summer in Massachusetts, remarks, "We used CIF (the Campus Instructional Facility) and Grainger Library a whole bunch during the year. Having places to work was helpful. And you don't notice it until it's gone.”

Goyal says, “I encourage anyone interested in entrepreneurship, whether you're an undergraduate or graduate student, to take one or two courses in Technology Entrepreneurship. These courses offer valuable learning opportunities and the chance to meet other like-minded students on campus. Don't hesitate to put yourself out there—you might be surprised by how many U of I students work on unique projects.” He credits Marissa Siero at the Grainger College of Engineering Technology Entrepreneur Center with being “instrumental in the early stages of our journey.”

For graduate student Goyal, “Creating a startup takes work, especially as a PhD student, where you must manage doctoral research alongside entrepreneurial efforts. Fortunately, much of the groundwork for my PhD overlaps with my startup, allowing for a smoother transition between the different aspects of my life. However, it is crucial to establish boundaries, as academic and entrepreneurial demands can sometimes conflict with each other.”

He adds that Provenance Security is “looking for students we can work well with. Currently, we are seeking students interested in machine learning, distributed systems, design, and creating a functional product. Much of our work requires students willing to wear multiple hats and transition between different parts of the business. More importantly, we are looking for curious students who thrive working in a fast-paced environment. If this describes you, please reach out to me!”

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This story was published August 26, 2024.