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1. SURFACE MODIFICATION OF REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANES (RO) TO ELIMINATE FOULING, CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION, AND REDUCE ATRAZINE IN WATER

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Author:
Sharma, Siddharth A
Title:
SURFACE MODIFICATION OF REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANES (RO) TO ELIMINATE FOULING, CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION, AND REDUCE ATRAZINE IN WATER
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Reverse Osmosis
Membranes
Separations
Water Purification
Desalination
File:
Download final_thesis_schreyer__4.8.19_-merged.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Harry R Allcock, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Borhan, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. ENGINEERING AND ANALYSIS OF BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANES USING THE HIGHLY PERMEABLE OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN, OMPF

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Author:
Carson, Drew Vincent
Title:
ENGINEERING AND ANALYSIS OF BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANES USING THE HIGHLY PERMEABLE OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN, OMPF
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
biomimetic membranes
membrane filtration
filtration
membrane engineering
protein purification
OmpF
block copolymer
membrane
nanosheets
File:
Download Drew_Carson.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Manish Kumar, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. Investigation of the Effect of Mechanical Strain on the Orientation of Cellulose Microfibrils in the Primary Cell Wall

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Author:
Sau, Moujhuri
Title:
Investigation of the Effect of Mechanical Strain on the Orientation of Cellulose Microfibrils in the Primary Cell Wall
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Cellulose
Primary Cell Wall
SFG
Sfum Frequency Generation
Cellulose Microfibril
File:
Download Sau_FINAL_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Seong Han Kim, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor

8. Catalyzed Degradation of Hydrogen Peroxide: A Review of Water Treatment Membrane Fouling, Concentration Polarization, and Proposed Solutions

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Author:
Sommer, Christopher
Title:
Catalyzed Degradation of Hydrogen Peroxide: A Review of Water Treatment Membrane Fouling, Concentration Polarization, and Proposed Solutions
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Water Treatment
Membranes
Fouling
Concentration Polarization
Catalase
Nanoparticles
File:
Download Chris_Sommer_s_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Manish Kumar, Thesis Supervisor
Scott Thomas Milner, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. Computational Study of of Flow Structures Within Microfluidic Channels with Trapezoidal Cross-Section

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Author:
Pradipta, Gregorius Rangga
Title:
Computational Study of of Flow Structures Within Microfluidic Channels with Trapezoidal Cross-Section
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Computational
Fluid Dynamics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Microfluidics
trapezoidal channel
navier-stokes
numerical simulation
asymptotic
shear stress
equilibrium position
particle focusing
particle trajectory
File:
Download grp5107-Pradipta__Gregorius-Honors_Thesis_Finalv3.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ali Borhan, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor

10. 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

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

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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

15. SYNTHESIS OF CONJUGATED POLYMERS VIA RANDOM COPOLYMERIZATION TO INVESTIGATE THERMAL PROPERTIES

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Author:
Gill, Michael
Title:
SYNTHESIS OF CONJUGATED POLYMERS VIA RANDOM COPOLYMERIZATION TO INVESTIGATE THERMAL PROPERTIES
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
conjugated polymers
organic-photovoltaics
PPTBT
PPT6BT
PFTBT
PFT6BT
copolymers
crystallinity
liquid-crystalline
differential scanning calorimetry
synthesis
Suzuki polycondensation
File:
Download Gill_SHC_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Scott Thomas Milner, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. Polymerization-Induced Nanostructural Transitions in Diblock Copolymer Monomer Blends

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Author:
Zofchak, Everett
Title:
Polymerization-Induced Nanostructural Transitions in Diblock Copolymer Monomer Blends
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
self-assembly
diblock copolymers
polymers
SAXS
nanotechnology
File:
Download Everett_Zofchak_SHC_Thesis_Final_041019.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert John Hickey, III, Thesis Supervisor
Scott Thomas Milner, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Manish Kumar, Faculty Reader

18. A study of solvation energy using molecular dynamics and density functional theory

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Author:
Cai, Yusheng
Title:
A study of solvation energy using molecular dynamics and density functional theory
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Molecular Dynamics
Density Functional Theory
Solvation energy
Thermodynamic integration
Gromacs
proton
water
File:
Download Senior_Thesis_4_8_2019.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scott Thomas Milner, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor

19. TEMPORARY IMMERSION BIOREACTORS: DEVELOPMENTS TOWARDS YAM PROPAGATION AND AFRICAN FOOD SECURITY

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Author:
Trauger, Marena Allison
Title:
TEMPORARY IMMERSION BIOREACTORS: DEVELOPMENTS TOWARDS YAM PROPAGATION AND AFRICAN FOOD SECURITY
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
bioreactors
plant propagation
mass transfer
temporary immersion bioreactors
plants
File:
Download Trauger_Marena_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stephanie Butler Velegol, Faculty Reader

20. Rheology of Native Cellulose in Ionic Liquids

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Open Access
Author:
Jain, Preet K
Title:
Rheology of Native Cellulose in Ionic Liquids
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Rheology
Cellulose
Shear-thinning
Ionic Liquids
Polymer Solutions
Green solvents
Solvent quality
Associating polymers
Chain dynamics
Glass-transition temperatures
Time-temperature Superposition
File:
Download Jain_Preet_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ralph H Colby, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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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

24. Analysis of Asymmetric Rock-Paper-Scissors Solutions Using Chemical Game Theory

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Author:
Smoluk, Adam
Title:
Analysis of Asymmetric Rock-Paper-Scissors Solutions Using Chemical Game Theory
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
CGT
Chemical Game Theory
game theory
rock paper scissors
rock-paper-scissors
Nash Equilibrium
contested decision
gibbs free energy
human behavior
File:
Download Adam_Smoluk_-_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Themis Matsoukas, Faculty Reader

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

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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