Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Non-Destructive Nylon Microplastics Analysis Using Room-Temperature Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Noah M. Froelich
Insights Into Nitric Oxide Reactivity With Iron-containing Enzymes, Christopher P. Martin
Hierarchical Heterogeneous Catalysts for Hydrogenation Reactions, Azina Rahmani
Tailoring the Internal Architectures of Hollow Nanoparticles for Enhanced Plasmonic Properties, Shikuan Shao
Engineered Metallic Nanoparticles as Colorimetric Labels for Sensitive Lateral Flow Assay, Zhiyuan Wei
Validating Machine and Human Decision-Making in Forensic Fire Debris Analysis, Frances A. Whitehead
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Rapid Fabrication of Nanoparticles on Carbonaceous Nanofibers, Alex Burnstine-Townley
Analysis of Multi-Drug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Using Split Deoxyribozymes, Abryana Fergus
Developing Platinum-Group Metal (PGM) Nanostructures as Peroxidase Mimics for Biosensing Applications, Weiwei Gao
Surface Engineering of Nanoparticles for Efficient Polymerization Inhibition, Catalysis, and Plasmonic Sensing, Pooria Golvari
Error Rate Determination of Latent Print Chemistry via 1D and 2D Gas Chromatography, Jessica Kindell
Chemical Approach to Tire Mark Analysis, John Lucchi
Following Faculty Engaging in Collaborative Action Research to Approach Curricular Change in Undergraduate Biochemistry, Christopher Nix
Instrumental Approaches for High Resolution Photoluminescence Spectroscopy and its Applications to Environmental Analysis, Anthony Santana
Design Principles for Catalyst Probe Reaction Systems, Lorianne Shultz-Johnson
Supporting the Needs of Graduate Teaching Assistants in Active Learning Chemistry Environments, AJ Sona
Oxidative Dissolution of Tc(IV) Phases by High Valent Manganese Species: Redox Mediated Mobilization of a Risk Driving Radionuclide, Jordan Stanberry
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Harnessing the Power of the Nitro Group in Natural Product Synthesis, Katelyn Bobek
Development of a Computational Application to Aid with Chemometric and Forensic Analysis of Fire Debris Samples, Michelle Corbally
Reticular Design and Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks with Targeted Emergent Properties, David Fairchild
Spectrally-Based Color Calibration of Microscopes for Birefringence Analysis, Olivia Feild
Tuning the Fluid Wetting Dynamics on Gold Microstructures and Conductivity of Polyaniline Using Photoactive Compounds, Ali Haghighat Mesbahi
Complex DNA Mixture Deconvolution by Single Cell Genomics: Direct Physical Cell Subsampling and High Sensitivity DNA Typing, Kaitlin Huffman
Genomic Analysis of Pollen Grains for Forensic Applications, Luz Kelley
Analysis and Characterization of Smokeless Powders and Smokeless Powder Residues, Emily Lennert
From DNA Logic Gates to DNA Nanorobots, Tatiana Molden
Characterization of a Malachite Green DNA Aptamer and Development of Malachite Green DNA Aptamer Sensor, Martin O'Steen
Polymer Derived Ceramic for Lithium-ion Storage, and Electrospun Polyelectrolyte Fiber for Heavy Metal Ions Removal, Zeyang Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Inositol Phosphates and Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents: Understanding Contaminants in Complex Environmental Systems, Anthony Altomare
Polymer-based and Functionalized 3D Microelectrode Array (MEA) Biosensors, Nilab Azim
Analysis of Sexual Lubricants as a Form of Trace Evidence for Sexual Assault Cases, Brooke Baumgarten
Developing GTA Instructional Skills: How does a Mixed Reality Teaching Simulator Impact GTA Instruction?, Ashley Geraets
Identification and Detection of Cosmetics Transferred during Close Personal Attacks, Kandyss Najjar
Highly Reproducible Electrochemical Sensors towards Wearable Applications and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Mohammad Rostampour Kakroudi
A Multi-Functional Surface, Sub-Surface, and Systemic Therapeutic Alternative To Copper For Crop Protection, Stephen Smith
Classification of Ground-Truth Fire Debris Samples Using Neural Networks, Nicholas Thurn
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Chemometric Analysis of Multidimensional Fluorescence Data Recorded from Benzo[a]pyrene Metabolites in Shpol'skii Like Matrixes, Mohammadreza Chehelamirani
Total Synthesis of Natural Products from Oxidative Dearomatization, Nameer Ezzat
Magnesium Based Materials for Crop Protection and Reduction of Copper Usage in the Agricultural Field, Ziyang Huang
A Nested PCR Strategy for Recovering Highly Discriminatory Y-STR DNA Profiles from Trace Male DNA Samples, Anna Kimball
Effects of High-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Microbial Ecology and Community Structure, Charles Lewis
The Effects of Dissolved Oxygen on Phosphorus Cycling in Benthic Freshwater Systems, Kathleen McCormac-Miller
A Solid-Solution Approach to Multivariate Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Interactions with Light, Wesley Newsome
Quantum Biology? From DNA Point Mutations to Fibril Formation in Alzheimer Disease, Eduardo Romero Camacho
Sorption of U(VI) onto Manganese Oxides in the Presence of Siderophore Desferrioxamine-B, Morgan Snyder
Composition, Encapsulation, and Dimensionality: A Study of the Photophysics Brought on by Synthetic Changes in Perovskite Materials, Andrew Towers
Tuning Dynamics, Sterics, and Ion Conductivities in Reticular Materials, Demetrius Vazquez-Molina
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Chemometric Applications in Fire Debris Analysis: Likelihood Ratios from Naive Bayes and Frequency of Component and Pyrolysis Product Occurrence, Anuradha Akmeemana
The Evaluation of Classifier Performance on the Forensic Analysis of Fire Debris and the Expansion of the Substrate Database, Alyssa Allen
Chemistry and Structure of Ru/SiO2 and Ru/Al2O3 Interfaces, Sameer Ezzat
Coated Quantum Dots: Engineering of Surface Chemistry for Biomedical and Agricultural Applications, Tyler Maxwell
Magnesium-based Treatment for the Degradation of Octachlorodibenzofuran and Trinitrotoluene, Amal Mogharbel
Thermo- and Zero-Valent Iron-Activated Persulfate Oxidation of 3,5,6-Trichloro-2-pyridinol in an Aquatic System, Roaa Mogharbel
Metastable-State Photoacids: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications, Parth Patel
Synthetic Design and Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in Molecular and Extended System, Gavin Pour
A Complete Approach to Predict Biodistribution of Nanomaterials Within Animal Species from In-vitro Data, Edward Price
Improved System for Fabrication and Characterization of Nanophotonic Devices by Multi-photon Lithography, Rashi Sharma
The Schrödinger Equation with Coulomb Potential Admits no Exact Solutions, Ilia Toli
Detection of Mercury Through Surface Plasmon Resonance of Immobilized Gold Nanorods, Khang Trieu
Methodological Improvements in the mRNA Profiling Assays for Incorporation into DNA Casework Workflows, Paris Volk
Novel Fuel-producing Fungi and Methodologies for Increasing Fuel Production, Yuemin Wang Kovaleff
Engineering Noble-metal Nanostructures for Biosensing Applications, Haihang Ye
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
In situ Treatment Systems for Remediation of Polychlorinated Biphenyl-contaminated Building Materials, Adibah Almutairi
Development and Characterization of Solid-Contact Paper-Based and Micro Ion-Selective Electrodes for Environmental Analysis, Stephanie Armas
Quantitative Line Assignment in Optical Emission Spectroscopy, Jessica Chappell
Integration of Fundamental Research and CER: The Role of Authenticity in Developing Views on the Nature of Teaching, Learning, and Doing Science, Julie Donnelly
Nanoscale Characterization and Mechanism of Electroless Deposition of Silver Metal, Christopher Grabill
Split Aptameric Turn-On Fluorescence Sensor for Detection of Sequence Specific Nucleic Acid at Ambient Temperature, Nanami Kikuchi
Catalyst Design and Mechanism Study with Computational Method for Small Molecule Activation, Muqiong Liu
Design, Synthesis, Stability, and Photocatalytic Studies of Sustainable Metal-Organic Frameworks, Matthew Logan
Polyelectrolyte Complexes Based on Poly(acrylic acid): Mechanics and Applications, Xiaoyan Lu
Qualitative and Quantitative Elemental Composition Analysis of the Surrounding Pollen Coating via ICP-MS, Brandy Voyer
Light Scattering Property of Gold Nanoparticles with Applications to Biomolecule Detection and Analysis, Tianyu Zheng
Optical Properties of Single Nanoparticles and Two-dimensional Arrays of Plasmonic Nanostructures, Yadong Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Optimizing Laboratory Pyrolysis Methods to Compliment Real World Fire Debris, Richard Coulson
Detection of Inorganic Phosphate in Environmental Water Samples using a Terbium and Gold Nanoparticle-based FRET Chemosensor, Madeleine Johnson
Monitoring Crystal Structure Refinements Using Solid-State NMR Chemical Shift Tensors, Keyton Kalakewich
Two-Component Covalent Inhibitors (TCCI) of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Reverse Transcriptase (HIV-RT), Carlos Ledezma
Measuring and Modeling NMR and Emission Spectra to Gain New Insight into Challenging Organic Compounds, Jacob Powell
A Deoxyribozyme Sensor and Isothermal Amplification for Human Sex Determination, Alexandra Smith
Mechanochemical Synthesis of Fuels from Sustainable Sources Utilizing Solid Catalysts, Jacob Todd