1. Chemical Game Theory and Cooperation in Experimental Prisoner’s Dilemma Games Open Access Author: Cook, Laura Ellen Title: Chemical Game Theory and Cooperation in Experimental Prisoner’s Dilemma Games Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: game theoryprisoner's dilemmacooperationchemical game theorychemical engineeringgibbsian gamesentropic choiceschemical physics File: Download Cook_Laura_CooperationCGT_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Darrell Velegol, Thesis SupervisorAli Borhan, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Chemical Game Theory: Entropy in Strategic Decision-Making Open Access Author: Morrissey, Natalie Mae Title: Chemical Game Theory: Entropy in Strategic Decision-Making Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Decision ReactionsGame TheoryStrategic DecisionsPrisoner's DilemmaPre-Bias File: Download Morrissey_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Darrell Velegol, Thesis SupervisorDr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. The Effects of Extracellular Matrix Rigidity on TGFβ-Induced Histone Modifications and α-SMA Expression in Mammary Epithelial Cells Open Access Author: Annamraju, Apoorva K Title: The Effects of Extracellular Matrix Rigidity on TGFβ-Induced Histone Modifications and α-SMA Expression in Mammary Epithelial Cells Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: epithelialmesenchymalhydrogelhistoneα-SMATGFβYoung's modulusrheologycavitation rheology File: Download FINAL_THESIS_PDF.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. CUSTOM ANGSTROM-SCALE SEPARATIONS WITH HIGHLY PERMEABLE BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANES Open Access Author: Prabhakar, Jeevan Title: CUSTOM ANGSTROM-SCALE SEPARATIONS WITH HIGHLY PERMEABLE BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANES Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: OmpFMembranesBiomimeticDesalinationSeparationsPoreDesignerMutantFiltrationGeneticAquaporinTEMAngstromE. coliPurificationProteoliposome File: Download Thesis_Jeevan_Prabhakar.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Manish Kumar, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. CHARACTERIZATION OF CHAIN ALIGNMENT AT BURIED INTERFACES USING VARIABLE-ANGLE SPECTROSCOPIC MUELLER MATRIX ELLIPSOMETRY Open Access Author: Smith, Bryan Henry Title: CHARACTERIZATION OF CHAIN ALIGNMENT AT BURIED INTERFACES USING VARIABLE-ANGLE SPECTROSCOPIC MUELLER MATRIX ELLIPSOMETRY Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: PolymersEllipsometryOFETBuried InterfaceOptical Characterization File: Download Bryan_Henry_Smith_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. THE EFFECT OF MATRIX RIGIDITY ON HISTONE MODIFICATIONS DURING EPITHELIAL TO MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION Open Access Author: Blanchard, Paul Legendre Title: THE EFFECT OF MATRIX RIGIDITY ON HISTONE MODIFICATIONS DURING EPITHELIAL TO MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Epithelial to Mesenchymal TransitionExtracellular Matrix StiffnessHistone MethylationTGF-BetaJMJD2A File: Download Blanchard_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Electron Transfer Through Photosystem I Membrane Proteins With Block Copolymer Interfaces Open Access Author: Conte, Emelia E Title: Electron Transfer Through Photosystem I Membrane Proteins With Block Copolymer Interfaces Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Block Co-polymerPhotosystem IConjugated OligoelectrolyteDSSN+Organic PhotovoltaicPhotovoltaic File: Download Emelia_Conte-Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Manish Kumar, Thesis SupervisorScott Thomas Milner, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Representing the Agenda-Setting Process with Chemical Game Theory Open Access Author: Srinivasan, Sneha Title: Representing the Agenda-Setting Process with Chemical Game Theory Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: agenda-settingChemical Game TheoryTragedy of the Commons File: Download Srinivasan_Sneha_AgendaSetting.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Darrell Velegol, Thesis SupervisorDr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Colloidal silica synthesis and evaporative assembly of Binary nanocrystal films Open Access Author: Noel, Grace Helen Title: Colloidal silica synthesis and evaporative assembly of Binary nanocrystal films Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: silicananoparticlescolloidal crystalsself-assembly File: Download Noel_SHC_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Thomas E Mallouk, Thesis SupervisorAli Borhan, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. Diverse Local Structures in Simulated Amorphous SiO2 Open Access Author: Dormier, Adam Matthew Title: Diverse Local Structures in Simulated Amorphous SiO2 Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: silicaglassessimulationcomputationalmolecular dynamicslocal structureSiO2 File: Download Dormier_Adam.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Scott Thomas Milner, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. PURIFICATION OF VARIOUS OMPF MUTANTS FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANES Open Access Author: Becker, Matthew Louis Title: PURIFICATION OF VARIOUS OMPF MUTANTS FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANES Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: OmpFBiomimeticMembranesBiomimetic membranesFiltration File: Download THESIS_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Manish Kumar, Thesis SupervisorAli Borhan, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. DEVELOPMENT AND COMPARISON OF POTENTIAL HIV-TRANSMISSION PREVENTION PROTEINS NATIVE TO FRESHWATER CYANOBACTERIA Open Access Author: Jones, Ryan Joseph Title: DEVELOPMENT AND COMPARISON OF POTENTIAL HIV-TRANSMISSION PREVENTION PROTEINS NATIVE TO FRESHWATER CYANOBACTERIA Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: HIVcyanobacteriacyanovirinmicrovirincyanobacteria transformationMicrocystis aeruginosaanti-retroviralmicrobicidemolecular cloningInteinSolubility tagFusion cloningCyanobacteria PCR File: Download RJ_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis SupervisorScott Thomas Milner, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. Quick optmaven: an efficient computational framework for the de novo design of fully human monoclonal antibodies Open Access Author: Allan, Matthew Frederick Title: Quick optmaven: an efficient computational framework for the de novo design of fully human monoclonal antibodies Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: monoclonal antibodymAbmAbsprotein designantibody designprotein engineeringantibody engineeringantibody developmentimmunologycomputational biologybioinformaticsIPROOptMAVEnOptCDRpharmaceuticalsbiologics File: Download Allan_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Costas D Maranas, Thesis SupervisorAndrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. An Exploration of Nitrogen Adsorption and Subsequent Reduction on Nickel-Hydroxide Catalysts Using Density Functional Theory 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: DFTCatalysisNickelAmmoniaNitrogenReactionsEnergyElectrochemistry File: Download Nicholas_Egan_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis SupervisorDr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. EFFECT OF SURFACTANT CONCENTRATION ON ALUMINA NANOPARTICLE-NICKEL-IRON COMPOSITES Open Access Author: Reinert, Owen Tanner Title: EFFECT OF SURFACTANT CONCENTRATION ON ALUMINA NANOPARTICLE-NICKEL-IRON COMPOSITES Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: nanoparticleelectrodepositionEISelectrochemical frequency modulationelectochemical impedance spectroscopyEFMsurfactantdispersionironnickelaluminalinear polarization resistancescanning electron microscopyenergy dispersive X-ray spectroscopygalvanodynamic scanningpassivationcatalystscorrosionalloyssurfactant concentrationEEC-1659653REUNSF File: Download Thesis_Final_Document.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Manish Kumar, Thesis SupervisorAndrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. Computational Design and Experimental Validation of RNA-Based Biosensors for the Detection of Biomarker Proteins Open Access Author: Gadila, Lipika Reddy Title: Computational Design and Experimental Validation of RNA-Based Biosensors for the Detection of Biomarker Proteins Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: AptamerRiboswitch CalculatorRiboswitchBiosensor File: Download Gadila_Lipika_CompDesignThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Howard M Salis, Thesis SupervisorDr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Effect of Sucrose Particle Size, Sucrose Content, and Water Content on Melt Resistant Chocolate Made via a Sugar Network Open Access Author: Rosenberger, Claire Margaret Title: Effect of Sucrose Particle Size, Sucrose Content, and Water Content on Melt Resistant Chocolate Made via a Sugar Network Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Melt Resistant ChocolateHeat Resistant ChocolateSugar NetworkSucroseChocolateWater in ChocolateSugar Skeleton File: Download THESIS_FINAL_edits.pdf Thesis Supervisors: John Neil Coupland, Thesis SupervisorDr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. FLUX-DEPENDENT TRANSMISSION OF RNA THROUGH ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES Open Access Author: Berman, Scott W Title: FLUX-DEPENDENT TRANSMISSION OF RNA THROUGH ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: ultrafiltrationRNAmembranetransmissionRNA ultrafiltrationBiomaxDuraporeconcentration polarization File: Download Berman_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew Zydney, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
19. HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION OF PHYTOCYANIN-LIKE ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEIN FROM DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA AS A POTENTIAL TREATMENT TO PROMOTE SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS Open Access Author: Shouse, Eva Mei Title: HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION OF PHYTOCYANIN-LIKE ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEIN FROM DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA AS A POTENTIAL TREATMENT TO PROMOTE SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: endophyteendosymbiontPLAphytocyanin-like arabinogalactanDioscorea rotundataYamsomatic embryogenesis16s File: Download Shouse_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis SupervisorDr. Lorraine C Santy, Faculty ReaderDr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor
20. Improving extraction, purification and characterization of membrane proteins Open Access Author: Oh, Hyeonji Title: Improving extraction, purification and characterization of membrane proteins Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: membrane proteinpurificationcharacterizationlight-driven ion pump File: Download Honors_thesis_HJO_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Manish Kumar, Thesis SupervisorDr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor