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Author:

Mullen, Gregory

Title:

A Density Functional Theory Study of Alkane-Alkoxide Hydride Transfer in Zeolites

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

zeolites
hydride transfer
dft

File:

Download Thesis-final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bisbee, Windsor Kenneth

Title:

Exploration of Polymer Entanglement

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

primitive path
tube
simulation
polymer melt
isoconfigurational ensemble

File:

Download WBisbee_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Scott Thomas Milner, Thesis Supervisor
Scott Thomas Milner, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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

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

Author:

Michaelis, Charles Allen

Title:

Creating Polloids - A Symthesis of Colloidal Polymer Chains

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

colloid
polymer
chains
assemblies

File:

Download michaelis_charles_creatingpolloids.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Darrell Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Faculty Reader
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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

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

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