1. The effects of microenvironmental stiffness on expression of tropomyosin in TGFβ-induced mammary epithelial cells Open Access Author: Ashar, Parth Kamlesh Title: The effects of microenvironmental stiffness on expression of tropomyosin in TGFβ-induced mammary epithelial cells Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Epithelial-mesenchymal transitionTropomyosinmicroenvironmental stifnessTGFβ File: Download Ashar_Parth_EffectsofMicroenvironmental.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Determining potential dependent activation barriers for elementary electrocatalytic reactions using density functional theory Open Access Author: Regula, Michael John Title: Determining potential dependent activation barriers for elementary electrocatalytic reactions using density functional theory Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Potential Dependent Activation BarriersElectrocatalysisDensity Functional TheoryButler-Volmer Kinetics File: Download Thesis_-_Michael_Regula.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. The Influence of Mechanical Signal on the Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Human Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells Open Access Author: Johnson, Kaitlyn Meghan Title: The Influence of Mechanical Signal on the Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Human Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: endothelialmesenchymaltransitiontransforming growth factor betapulmonary fibrosispulmonary hypertension File: Download Kaitlyn_Johnson_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Creating Polloids - A Symthesis of Colloidal Polymer Chains Open Access Author: Michaelis, Charles Allen Title: Creating Polloids - A Symthesis of Colloidal Polymer Chains Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: colloidpolymerchainsassemblies File: Download michaelis_charles_creatingpolloids.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Darrell Velegol, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael John Janik, Faculty ReaderDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Mechanistic Analysis of the Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene Over NiZn Surface Open Access Author: Held, Jacob T Title: Mechanistic Analysis of the Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene Over NiZn Surface Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: DFTcatalysisNiZnHydrogenationethylenepolyethyleneacetylene File: Download Held_Jacob_SelectiveHydrogenationofAcetylene.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors AdvisorRobert Martin Rioux Jr., Faculty Reader
6. Novel Temporary Immersion Bioreactor Allows the Manipulation of Headspace Composition to Improve Plant Tissue Propagation Open Access Author: Curtis, Matthew Steven Title: Novel Temporary Immersion Bioreactor Allows the Manipulation of Headspace Composition to Improve Plant Tissue Propagation Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Plant PropagationSomatic embryogenesisOrganogenesisAseptic designBioreactor File: Download Thesis_Matthew_Curtis_ChE.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Durability of superhydrophobic coatings produced via radio frequency plasma with a tetramethylsilane precursor Open Access Author: Stauffer, Robert Joseph Title: Durability of superhydrophobic coatings produced via radio frequency plasma with a tetramethylsilane precursor Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Chemical EngineeringSurface sciencesuperhydrophobiccontact angle File: Download Superhydrophobic_Surfaces_HonorsThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Seong Han Kim, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor