1. Investigation of the Effect of Mechanical Strain on the Orientation of Cellulose Microfibrils in the Primary Cell Wall Open Access Author: Sau, Moujhuri Title: Investigation of the Effect of Mechanical Strain on the Orientation of Cellulose Microfibrils in the Primary Cell Wall Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: CellulosePrimary Cell WallSFGSfum Frequency GenerationCellulose Microfibril File: Download Sau_FINAL_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Seong Han Kim, Thesis SupervisorAndrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Rheology of Native Cellulose in Ionic Liquids Open Access Author: Jain, Preet K Title: Rheology of Native Cellulose in Ionic Liquids Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: RheologyCelluloseShear-thinningIonic LiquidsPolymer SolutionsGreen solventsSolvent qualityAssociating polymersChain dynamicsGlass-transition temperaturesTime-temperature Superposition File: Download Jain_Preet_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ralph H Colby, Thesis SupervisorAndrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Analysis of the Structural Role of Key Cell Wall Components in Arabidopsis thaliana via SAXS and GIWAXS Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Martin, Benjamin Title: Analysis of the Structural Role of Key Cell Wall Components in Arabidopsis thaliana via SAXS and GIWAXS Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: SAXSGIWAXSArabidopsis thalianaCell WallPectinCelluloseXyloglucanGrowth MediaMethyl Esterification File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Esther Gomez, Thesis SupervisorMichael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor