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Author:

Peterman, Lauren

Title:

Wavelength-Orthogonal Photopolymerizations for Mixed Polymer Surfaces

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer
RAFT
polymer brush
surface-initiated
responsive material
surface modification
light-mediated polymerization

File:

Download Peterman_-_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Christian W. Pester, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Perdue, Brandon

Title:

Effects of Electronegative Substituents on the Redox Properties of Iron-Salen Derivative Catalysts

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

electrocatalysis
density functional theory

File:

Download Brandon_Perdue_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rys, Ethan

Title:

First Principles Kinetic Modeling and Reactor Simulations for the Efficient Utilization of Stranded Methane Resources

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

platinum
DFT
computational chemistry
VASP
non-oxidative methane coupling
catalysis

File:

Download Rys_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Konstantinos Alexopoulos, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ritchie, David

Title:

Development of Complementary Deconstructed Viral Vectors to Protect Crops from Environmental Stressors

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Deconstructed Viral Vector
Genetic Engineering
Viral Complementation
Gene Silencing
Nanoparticle Delivery

File:

Download Thesis_Final_RITCHIE.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Miller, Joshua

Title:

Electrocatalytic properties of an iron organometallic complex and its role in the reduction of nitroaromatic compounds

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

electrocatalysis
density functional theory
nitroaromatic compounds
iron organometallic complex

File:

Download Miller_Joshua_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael John Janik, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Borhan, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Buckingham, Emily

Title:

Synthesis of Bottlebrush Polymers with Conjugated Backbones and Nonconjugated Sidechains for Improved Solubility

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Bottlebrush polymer
Conjugated backbone
Nonconjugated sidechain

File:

Download Buckingham_SHC_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Borhan, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Dompier, Jared

Title:

Stability of balancing competing demands: A network flow analysis with process control

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Competing demand
Process Control
Network Flow
Fluid Flow

File:

Download thesis_FINAL_Dompier.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Darrell Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
Themis Matsoukas, Faculty Reader

Author:

Wolford, Adam

Title:

Optimization of Eosin Y Polymer Brush Functionalized Glass Surfaces in Heterogeneous Photoredox Catalysis

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Eosin Y
Photocatalyst
Heterogeneous Reaction
Polymer Brush

File:

Download Wolford_Adam_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Christian W. Pester, Thesis Supervisor
Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Thomas, Wyatt

Title:

Hydrogenated and Sulfonated Triblock Copolymer for Clean Water

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene
Water Uptake
Ion Exchange Capacity
Hydrogenation
Sulfonation
crosslinking
clean water
desalination
NMR characterization
Film Casting

File:

Download Hydrogenated_and_Sulfonated_Triblock_Copolymer_for_Clean_Water.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Hee Jeung Oh, Thesis Supervisor
Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor