1. Analyzing Ionic Liquids as a Catalyst for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Feedstocks Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Ricketts, Branden Title: Analyzing Ionic Liquids as a Catalyst for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Feedstocks Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: BiofuelHydrothermal liquefactionionic liquidsustainabilityliquid fuelcelluloseligninsoy proteinenergy File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Phillip E Savage, Thesis SupervisorThemis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Specialty Plastics Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Villacis, Bianca Title: Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Specialty Plastics Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: PLASTICPOLYMERSHTL File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Phillip E Savage, Thesis SupervisorScott Thomas Milner, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Method Development For Polyethylene Terephthalate Pyrolysis With Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Tickerhoof, Cameron Title: Method Development For Polyethylene Terephthalate Pyrolysis With Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Plastic wasteGCxGCMicropyrolysisMethod developmentPET File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Thesis SupervisorThemis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. The Role of Matrix Stiffness in Regulating SUN2 and P-Lamin A/C During TGFβ1-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Chen, Davon Title: The Role of Matrix Stiffness in Regulating SUN2 and P-Lamin A/C During TGFβ1-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: SUN2Matrix StiffnessP-Lamin A/CCell ContractilityTGFβ1Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionY27632 ROCK Inhibitor File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Michael John Janik, Thesis SupervisorEsther Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. 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
6. Investigation of Industrial Waste Metals as Potential Catalysts for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Synthetic and Bio-Polymers Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Kollar, Abbey Title: Investigation of Industrial Waste Metals as Potential Catalysts for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Synthetic and Bio-Polymers Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Hydrothermal LiquefactionWaste-to-EnergyCatalysis File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Phillip E Savage, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Understanding the Role of BRCA1 in Breast Cancer Progression: Evaluating the Effect of Tissue Viscoelasticity on BRCA1 Localization and Foci Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Adetayo, Olutomilola Title: Understanding the Role of BRCA1 in Breast Cancer Progression: Evaluating the Effect of Tissue Viscoelasticity on BRCA1 Localization and Foci Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: BRCA1breast cancersynthetic lethalityBRCA1 localizationBRCA1 focinuclear areanuclear intensitychromatin remodellingchromatin organizationtissue viscoelasticitychemotherapyselective cancer therapyetoposideBRCA1 and etoposideextracellular matrixhydrogelsviscoelastic hydrogelsDNA damageDNA repair mechanisms File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Esther Gomez, Thesis SupervisorMichael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Kinetic Analysis of Flame Retardant Additive Effects During Polypropylene Pyrolysis Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Caputo, Gianna Title: Kinetic Analysis of Flame Retardant Additive Effects During Polypropylene Pyrolysis Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: PyrolysisFlame RetardantsPlastic AdditivesTGAPolypropyleneKinetic Analysis File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Thesis SupervisorMichael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Investigating the Effects of Tissue Stiffness on Cancer Cell Dormancy Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Pirog, Angelica Title: Investigating the Effects of Tissue Stiffness on Cancer Cell Dormancy Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: matrix stiffnessproliferationapoptosisKi67caspase-3breast cancerdormancyhydrogelYoung's Modulus File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Esther Gomez, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. Understanding Design Principles in Weakly Charged Polyacrylic Acid-Based Polymer Membranes at Varying External pH Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Szymanski, Jack Title: Understanding Design Principles in Weakly Charged Polyacrylic Acid-Based Polymer Membranes at Varying External pH Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Ion TransportWater TransportPolymersWater UptakeMembranesSustainabilitySeparationDecarbonizationEnergyEnvironmentHealth File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Hee Jeung Oh, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor