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