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3. The effects of microenvironmental stiffness on expression of tropomyosin in TGFβ-induced mammary epithelial cells

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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 transition
Tropomyosin
microenvironmental stifness
TGFβ
File:
Download Ashar_Parth_EffectsofMicroenvironmental.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

4. Determining potential dependent activation barriers for elementary electrocatalytic reactions using density functional theory

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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 Barriers
Electrocatalysis
Density Functional Theory
Butler-Volmer Kinetics
File:
Download Thesis_-_Michael_Regula.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

5. The Influence of Mechanical Signal on the Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Human Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells

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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:
endothelial
mesenchymal
transition
transforming growth factor beta
pulmonary fibrosis
pulmonary hypertension
File:
Download Kaitlyn_Johnson_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. Mechanistic Analysis of the Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene Over NiZn Surface

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Open Access
Author:
Held, Jacob T
Title:
Mechanistic Analysis of the Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene Over NiZn Surface
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
DFT
catalysis
NiZn
Hydrogenation
ethylene
polyethylene
acetylene
File:
Download Held_Jacob_SelectiveHydrogenationofAcetylene.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Faculty Reader

8. Novel Temporary Immersion Bioreactor Allows the Manipulation of Headspace Composition to Improve Plant Tissue Propagation

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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 Propagation
Somatic embryogenesis
Organogenesis
Aseptic design
Bioreactor
File:
Download Thesis_Matthew_Curtis_ChE.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. Durability of superhydrophobic coatings produced via radio frequency plasma with a tetramethylsilane precursor

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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 Engineering
Surface science
superhydrophobic
contact angle
File:
Download Superhydrophobic_Surfaces_HonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Seong Han Kim, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

10. Analysis of Inner and Outer Sphere Hydrophobicity Effects in Heterogeneous Catalysis Using Solution Thermodynamics

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Open Access
Author:
Foscaldi, Leah Meredith
Title:
Analysis of Inner and Outer Sphere Hydrophobicity Effects in Heterogeneous Catalysis Using Solution Thermodynamics
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Heterogeneous catalysis
sulfonic acid
hydrophobicity
File:
Download Foscaldi_Leah_analysisofinnerandoutersphere.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

11. An Exploration of the Ultrafiltration Behavior of Highly Concentrated Monoclonal Antibody Solutions

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Open Access
Author:
Nitopi, Stephanie Anne
Title:
An Exploration of the Ultrafiltration Behavior of Highly Concentrated Monoclonal Antibody Solutions
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
membrane; ultrafiltration; bioprocessing; bioseparations; recomb
File:
Download NITOPI_STEPHANIE_-_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. Preparation, Synthesis, and Physical and Catalytic Analysis of Nizno Catalysts for Selective Acetylene Hydrogenation

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Open Access
Author:
Sim, Richard Sueyong
Title:
Preparation, Synthesis, and Physical and Catalytic Analysis of Nizno Catalysts for Selective Acetylene Hydrogenation
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
acetylene
ethylene
catalyst
organo
synthesis
selective
hydrogenation
chemical
engineering
conversion
File:
Download Richard_Sim_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

13. Application Of Two Different Fungal Species For Biological Pretreatment In An Integrated Lignocellulosic Biofuels Paradigm

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Open Access
Author:
Maher, Taylor Jacob
Title:
Application Of Two Different Fungal Species For Biological Pretreatment In An Integrated Lignocellulosic Biofuels Paradigm
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Biofuels
Lignocellulose
Fungus
Pretreatment
Chemical Engineering
File:
Download Taylor_Maher_Thesis_-_Finale.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Faculty Reader

15. Determining the Electrocatalytic Oxidation Mechanism of 1,2-propanediol Using Density Functional Theory

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Open Access
Author:
Brady, Brian Matthew
Title:
Determining the Electrocatalytic Oxidation Mechanism of 1,2-propanediol Using Density Functional Theory
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Density Functional Theory
catalysis
electrocatalysis
biomass
reaction mechanism
File:
Download Brian_Brady_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
Themis Matsoukas, Faculty Reader

16. Density Functional Theory analysis of clustering of ammonium, phosphonium, and phosphazenium cations with fluoride and hydroxide anions

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Open Access
Author:
Labarge, Nicole Alyse
Title:
Density Functional Theory analysis of clustering of ammonium, phosphonium, and phosphazenium cations with fluoride and hydroxide anions
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Anion Exchange Membrane
fuel cell
battery ammonium
phosphonium
phosphazenium
File:
Download LaBarge_Nicole_AEMionclustering.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. Quantum Characterization of Polymers of Interest for Application as Organic Photovoltaics

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Open Access
Author:
Elledge, Grant Lord
Title:
Quantum Characterization of Polymers of Interest for Application as Organic Photovoltaics
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
P3HT
PBTTT
PFOTBT
PCBM
OPV
organic
photovoltaic
OPV
solar
torsion
torsional angle
torsional energy profile
File:
Download Elledge_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

19. The Process Design and Economic Analysis of a Farm-scale System for Producing Ethanol and Hydrocarbon (botryococcene) Fuels from a Lignocellulosic Substrate

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Open Access
Author:
Hillery, Patrick Jefferson
Title:
The Process Design and Economic Analysis of a Farm-scale System for Producing Ethanol and Hydrocarbon (botryococcene) Fuels from a Lignocellulosic Substrate
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Biofuels
Fermentation
Bioprocessing
Lignocellulose
Botryococcene
File:
Download Patrick_Hillery_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Faculty Reader

20. Density Functional Theory Study of Carbon Dioxide Electrochemical Reduction on the Fe (100) Surface

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Open Access
Author:
Bernstein, Nicole J
Title:
Density Functional Theory Study of Carbon Dioxide Electrochemical Reduction on the Fe (100) Surface
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
electrochemistry
catalysis
electroreduction
carbon dioxide
File:
Download Bernstein_Nicole_DensityFunctionalTheoryStudyofCarbonDioxideElectrochemicalReductionontheFe_100_Surface.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
Ali Borhan, Faculty Reader

23. Mechanism Determination for the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of 1,2-propanediol Over Gold and Platinum

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Julie Ann
Title:
Mechanism Determination for the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of 1,2-propanediol Over Gold and Platinum
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
catalysis
1
2-propandiol
electrocatalytic oxidation
File:
Download Miller_Julie_MechanimDeterminationOfOxidationof12Propanediol.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor

24. The structural effect of water vapor on thermal poling of soda lime glass

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Open Access
Author:
Schneider, Erik James
Title:
The structural effect of water vapor on thermal poling of soda lime glass
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Thermal Poling
Soda Lime Glass
Water Vapor Environment
Surface Effects
IR
SR-IR
ATR-IR
Poling Mechanisms
File:
Download Schneider_Erik_STRUCTURAL_EFFECT_OF_ENVIRONMENT_ON_THERMAL_POLING_SODA_LIME_GLASS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Seong Han Kim, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

25. Altruistic to Vengeful Perspectives in Gibbsian Game Theory

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Open Access
Author:
Connolly, John P
Title:
Altruistic to Vengeful Perspectives in Gibbsian Game Theory
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Gibbs
Nash
Game Theory
Gibbsian Games
Entropic Choices
Perspective
Altruism
Vengeance
Self-Interest
Selfish
File:
Download 1-ALTRUSTIC_TO_VENGEFUL_PERSPECTIVES_IN_GIBBSIAN_GAME_THEORY_Connolly.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Faculty Reader

27. Effect of Molecular Weight on the Glass Transition Temperature of Conjugated Polymers

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Open Access
Author:
Caggiano, Nicholas Joseph
Title:
Effect of Molecular Weight on the Glass Transition Temperature of Conjugated Polymers
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Conjugated polymers
Glass transition
OPV
PFTBT
PCDTBT
Rheology
GPC
Polymer
Suzuki
File:
Download CaggianoThesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Faculty Reader

28. Simulating Reversible Aggregations of Colloidal Particles

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Open Access
Author:
Johnson, Alan Okan
Title:
Simulating Reversible Aggregations of Colloidal Particles
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
colloids
colloidal particles
reversible
aggregations
cluster
Mathematica
graph theory
File:
Download Alan_O._Johnson_-_Schreyer_Honors_College_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Faculty Reader

29. Trends in single transition metal atom/oxide support interactions from density functional theory

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Open Access
Author:
O'Connor, Nolan J
Title:
Trends in single transition metal atom/oxide support interactions from density functional theory
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
DFT
Metal Oxide
Single atom catalyst
catalysis
File:
Download Thesis_final_O_Connor.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Faculty Reader

30. Using Brønsted-Evans-Polanyi relations to predict electrode potential-dependent activation energies

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Open Access
Author:
Nidzyn, Robert Michael
Title:
Using Brønsted-Evans-Polanyi relations to predict electrode potential-dependent activation energies
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Computational Catalysis
Bronsted-Evans-Polanyi
Potential-Dependent Activation Energies
File:
Download RMNIDZYN_THESIS_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
Themis Matsoukas, Faculty Reader

32. ANALYZING OSMOTIC PRESSURE GRADIENTS’ EFFECT ON OMPF CHANNEL’S PERMEABILITY WITH STOPPED-FLOW LIGHT SCATTERING METHODS

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Open Access
Author:
French, Lucas Andrew
Title:
ANALYZING OSMOTIC PRESSURE GRADIENTS’ EFFECT ON OMPF CHANNEL’S PERMEABILITY WITH STOPPED-FLOW LIGHT SCATTERING METHODS
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
OmpF
Osmotic Pressure
File:
Download Thesis_Revised_Final_Draft_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Manish Kumar, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

34. Examining Endothelial Cell Contractility During Tumor Cell-Induced Barrier Disruption

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Open Access
Author:
Khouri, Joelle Najla
Title:
Examining Endothelial Cell Contractility During Tumor Cell-Induced Barrier Disruption
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
endothelial cells
melanoma
contractility
focal adhesions
actin
cytoskeleton
traction force
File:
Download Schreyer_Honors_Thesis_-_Joelle_Khouri.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

36. An Exploration of Nitrogen Adsorption and Subsequent Reduction on Nickel-Hydroxide Catalysts Using Density Functional Theory

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Open Access
Author:
Egan, Nicholas Joseph
Title:
An Exploration of Nitrogen Adsorption and Subsequent Reduction on Nickel-Hydroxide Catalysts Using Density Functional Theory
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
DFT
Catalysis
Nickel
Ammonia
Nitrogen
Reactions
Energy
Electrochemistry
File:
Download Nicholas_Egan_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor

39. PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF INVERTED ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS

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Open Access
Author:
Farbo, James Michael
Title:
PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF INVERTED ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
organic photovoltaic
solar energy
renewable energy
bulk heterojunction
bilayer heterojunction
ordered heterojunction
P3HT
PFTBT
PCBM
File:
Download James_Farbo_Thesis_v412.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

41. A Study of Charge Mobilities in Annealed Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) Thin Film Transistors and Optimization of Zone Annealing

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Open Access
Author:
Thomas, Seth
Title:
A Study of Charge Mobilities in Annealed Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) Thin Film Transistors and Optimization of Zone Annealing
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
P3HT
polymers
zone annealing
zone
annealing
transistor
transistors
TFT
OFET
File:
Download Thomas_Seth_P3HTZoneAnneal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

43. Investigating the Surface Chemistry of Hydrogenation Reactions on Supported Metal Catalysts

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Open Access
Author:
Ingalls, Megan
Title:
Investigating the Surface Chemistry of Hydrogenation Reactions on Supported Metal Catalysts
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Self-Assembled Monolayer
Single Atom Catalyst
Hydrogenation
Catalysis
DFT
File:
Download INGALLS_MEGAN_AN_EXPERIMENTAL_AND_COMPUTATIONAL_STUDY_OF_HYDROGENATION.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Faculty Reader
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

45. Factors affecting hollow fiber membrane virus filter performance due to protein fouling.

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Open Access
Author:
Catrambone, Adam
Title:
Factors affecting hollow fiber membrane virus filter performance due to protein fouling.
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
viral clearance
IgG
immunoglobulin G
BSA
bovine serum albumin
hollow fiber membrane
Planova
BioEX
Planova BioEX
Planova 20N
fouling
antibody
File:
Download Catrambone_Adam_HollowFiberMembrane.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

46. Self-Healing Properties of Soda-Lime Silicate Glass Under Thermal Treatment

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Open Access
Author:
Ngo, Tran Ha
Title:
Self-Healing Properties of Soda-Lime Silicate Glass Under Thermal Treatment
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Glass Science
Soda-Lime Silicate
Glass Surface
Thermal Healing
Vickers Indentation
Glass Transition Temperature
Annealing
File:
Download schreyerthesis-triscango.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Seong Han Kim, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor