2017
Synthesis of heteroaromatic ruthenium dyes for use as electron reservoirs in dye-sensitized solar cells, Andrew David Basner
Effects of Sodium Chloride on Anthracene Photolysis Kinetics in Aqueous-Organic Solutions, Kyle Blaha
DIRECTED EVOLUTION FOR THE DESIGN OF NEW CATALYSTS, Tiffany Dunston
Synthesis and Characterization of First Row Transition Metal Polyphosphates, Tiffany Jo Greenfield
Synthesis of substituted tetrahydropyrans using metal-catalyzed coupling reaction, Amanda Lieu
Investigating The Effects Of Environmental Solutes On The Reaction Environment In Ice And At Ice Surfaces, Philip Malley
Enzymology and inhibition of ghrelin acylation by ghrelin O-acyltransferase, Kayleigh McGovern-Gooch
NEW CARBON-CARBON BOND-FORMING REACTIONS OF ENDOCYCLIC AND EXOCYCLIC ENOL ETHERS, Michael Richard Robinson
Studies towards the synthesis of (-)-centrolobine via the carbonyl ene reaction of exocyclic enol ethers, Brianna Shores
Vitamin B12 Bioconjugates In Pharmaceutical Design, Jayme Leigh Workinger
2016
Exendin 4 Conjugation and Sequence Modification to Treat Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity, Ronald Bonaccorso Bonaccorso
The Design of Allosterically Regulated Protein Catalysts, Elizabeth Anne Caselle
Plasma Volume Hematocrit (PVH): “Big Data” Applied to Physiology Enabled by a New Algorithm, Paul Washington Dent
Development of multicomponent coupled-cluster theory and its application to nanoclusters and molecular systems, Benjamin Harrison Ellis
PROTEIN PRENYLATION BY GERANYLGERANYLTRANSFERASE TYPE I (GGTASE-I): UNDERSTANDING THE SUBSTRATE RECOGNITION AND ACTIVITY REGULATION OF A MULTISPECIFIC ENZYME, Soumyashree Ashok Gangopadhyay
Laboratory Investigations Into the Fate of Aromatic Pollutants in Natural Waters, Jarod Nathaniel Grossman
CONVENIENT ETHERIFICATION USING TRICHLOROACETIMIDATES AND SYNTHESIS OF AMINOSTEROID SHIP INHIBITORS, Kyle Timothy Howard
DNA-Mediated Nanoparticle Clustering: Exploring the Role of Size Ratio and DNA Hybridization Energy, Alisha Janae Lewis
The Multi-Substrate Binding Specificity of Saposin B, Yan Nie
Elucidating the Electronic Origins of Intermolecular Forces in Crystalline Solids, Michael Thomas Ruggiero
A Modular Approach to Highly Functionalized Indole Derivatives and Syntheses of Tryptamine-based SHIP Inhibitors, Jigisha Shah
Trichloroacetimidates as Alkylating Reagents in C-N Bond Formation and Synthesis of Aminosteroid and Quinoline Inhibitors of Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing Inositol Phosphatase (SHIP), Daniel Ryan Wallach
Deprotection and Reductive Amination Methodology of N-Boc-3-amino-4-halopyridines, Christopher Alexander Wilhelmsen
Structural Variations Involving s-block Metal Pyrazolates, Joshua Woods
2015
Development of Improved Methodologies Toward the Formation of C-C and C-N Bonds, Ijaz Ahmed
Coordination Chemistry in Biology and Medicine, Christopher Chu
Nanoparticle Biofunctionalization for Self-Assembly and Energy Transfer Applications, Kaitlin Jeanne Coopersmith
IDENTIFICATION OF SUBSTRATE CHEMICAL GROUPS IMPORTANT FOR GHRELIN O-ACYLTRANSFERASE ACTIVITY, Joseph Edgar Darling
Quantitative Investigation of Factors Impacting Protein Farnesylation Within the Cell, Susan Clare Flynn
Investigation of Electrostatic Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles Mediated by Giant Polyoxomolybdate Clusters, Jonathan Gooch
Synthetic, Structural, and Mechanistic Investigations of Vitamin B12 Conjugates of the Anorectic Peptide PYY3-36, Kelly Elizabeth Henry
The Effect of High Terperature on Mating: Developmental Buffering of S. cerevisiae to the Environment, Sarah Hosie
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Transformations for the Synthesis of Conjugated Dienes, Lauren Kaminsky
Design and Fabrication of Multicomponent Heterostructured Nanoparticles, Patrick Lutz
Investigating the unique occurrence of polytypism and the role of available shell precursors in the growth of giant shell quantum dots, Somak Majumder
Optimizing Acyclic Identification of Aptamers, Caitlin M. Miller
The Self-Assembly of Peptides to Create Catalysts, Caroline Marie Rufo
Investigation of Core/Shell Nanoparticle Surface Functionalization and Applications, Kayla Ryan
Discovering the Biological Activities of Maltose Derivatives for Controlling Bacterial Multicellular Behaviors, GAURI SHIRISH SHETYE
Synthesis towards Polyhedral and Rigid Organic Non-Linear Optic Materials, Casey R. Simons
Controlling Microbial Multicellular Behaviors With Saccharide Derivatives, NISCHAL SINGH
Designing Core/Alloy Nanoparticles by Manipulation of Interfacial Oxidation and Atomic Diffusion, Rahiem Davon Slaton
Electrostatic Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles Mediated by Polyoxomolybdates, Shannon M. Walter
Ruthenium Hydride Catalyzed Silylvinylation of Alkynes, Robert J. Wilson
2014
Modeling H-Bonded Uncharged (arginine-tyrosine), or "BU(RY)", dyads in activated states of G-protein coupled receptors, ANDREW TOYI BANYIKWA
Radiopharmaceuticals: the Application of Technetium-99m and Rhenium Complexes, Angela Kristin Binion
Theoretical investigation of the quantum-confined Stark effect, Christopher Jon Blanton
Characterizing Pharmaceutical Polymorphs Using Terahertz Spectroscopy, Sean Patrick Delaney
Development and Application of Explicitly Correlated Wave Function Based Methods for the Investigation of Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanomaterials, Jennifer Mary Elward
Using Temperature-Sensitive Smart Polymers to Regulate DNA-mediated Nanoassembly, Kristen Hamner
Investigating the Activity of Metal Pyrophosphate Complexes against Select Pathogenic Organisms, Amanda E. Hoffman
I. Metal-Citrate Transport in Kineococcus radiotolerans & II. The Interaction of Saposin B with Antimalarial Drugs, Brian Phillip Huta
Evaluation of Non-Covalent Interaction Models in Molecular Crystals Using Terahertz Spectroscopy, Thomas Juliano
Isolation of polyacetylene: Exploring the properties of isolated, oriented, and insulated polyacetylene utilizing inclusion crystal chemistry, Amanda F. Lashua
Synthesis and Characterization of Calcium Arylphosphonate Metal Organic Frameworks, Valerie Lopez
The synthesis, characterization, and application of carborane-cluster based macrocycles and boron nitride nanosheets in photovoltaics, Christopher Robert Petrelli
Coordination polymers of the alkaline earth metals for applications in synthesis and gas storage, Peter Josue Rosado Flores
Towards novel hydrogen storage materials based on complex main group metal hydrides, Andrew Schuchart
Metal Based Synthetic Strategies and the Examination of Structure Determining Factors in Alkaline Earth Metal Compounds, Yuriko Takahashi
2013
Investigating the Role of Quantum Dot Morphology and Microstructure in Resonance Energy Transfer, Rabeka Alam
DNA-Capped Gold Nanoparticles as Intercalative Anticancer Drug Delivery Vehicles, Colleen Marie Alexander
The Conjugation of Protein and Peptide Therapeutics to Vitamin B12 for the Oral Treatment of Diabetes, Jamie L. Bernstein
Pd-Catalyzed N-Arylation of Amides: Catalyst Development and Scope, Tara Brenner
Recombinant Expression, Purification, and Characterization of an HIV-1 Tat-Human Cyclin T1 Chimera, Collin Lesley Fischer
Studies Towards Identifying the Active Site Structure of Human Ghrelin O-Acyltransferase (HGOAT), Rosemary Loftus
The Solid State Simulation of the Structure and Vibrational Modes of Organic, Hybrid Organometallic and Inorganic Species Using the CRYSTAL09 Code., Steven Pellizzeri
Development of Pd Catalyzed Amidations & Applications to the Synthesis of Heterocycles, Adam Jason Rosenberg
Design and Synthesis of Solid State Materials Constructed from Transition Metals and Diphosphonate or Organoarsonate Ligands, Tiffany Marie Smith
2012
Synthesis and Structural Studies of Calcium and Magnesium Phosphinate and Phosphonate Compounds, Victoria Naa Kwale Bampoh
Nucleophilic Carbon-Carbon Bond-Forming Reactions of 2-Methylenetetrahydropyrans, Laura Jean Bateman
Synthesis of Novel Alkaline Earth Tosylate Complexes through Donor Studies, Adam J. Brooks
Hydrothermal Chemistry of the M(I,II)/PAHA/Anion System, Kari Ann Darling
Understanding How the Platinum Anticancer Drug Carboplatin Works: From the Bottle to the Cell, Anthony J. Di Pasqua, Jerry Goodisman, and James C. Dabrowiak
Oral Delivery of the Appetite Suppressing Neuropeptide PYY(3-36) through the Vitamin B12 Dietary Uptake Pathway, Christopher H. Fazen
Understanding how the platinum anticancer drug carboplatin works: From the bottle to the cell, Jerry Goodisman, James C. Dabrowiak, and Anthony J. Di Pasqua
The Path to an Orally Administered Protein Therapeutic for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus, Susan Clardy James
Design and Synthesis of Solid State Materials Constructed from Polyoxomolybdate Clusters, Stephanie Jones
Terahertz spectroscopy and solid-state modeling of molecular crystals, Matthew D. King
Covalent Modification that Enhances Protein Properties and Functions and Folds Random Coil into Alpha-Helix, Deepali Prashar
Mechanism of Action and Gold Nanoparticle Delivery of Pt(IV) Prodrugs of Cisplatin, Yi Shi
Pt (IV) Complexes as Prodrugs for Cisplatin, Yi Shi, Shu-An Liu, Deborah J. Kerwood, Jerry Goodisman, and James C. Dabrowiak
Investigating the Interaction between Cubilin and Holo-Intrinsic Factor in the Small Intestine, Debbie Valentin
Synthesis, Design, and Biological Evaluation of Inhibitors and Activators of Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing Inositol Phosphatase (SHIP) and Synthetic Studies of Apicularen A and Maoecrystal V, Dennis Racca Viernes
Sillica Nanoporous Materials Adsorption and Release Study, Gang Wang
Investigation of Explosives and Related Compounds Using Terahertz Spectroscopy and Solid-State Density Functional Theory, Ewelina Witko
2011
Controlling Biofouling by Surface Engineering and Molecular Inhibition, Debjyoti Bandyopadhyay
Application of high throughput sequencing in selection of RNA aptamers, Lei Chen