1. Instrumentation for Spatially Resolved Measurements of Optical Emission from Fluorescent Materials Open Access Author: Miller, Amy E Title: Instrumentation for Spatially Resolved Measurements of Optical Emission from Fluorescent Materials Area of Honors: Engineering Science Keywords: alq3fluorescenceangular emissionnon-planar substrates File: Download Miller_Amy_Thesis2012.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Thesis SupervisorClifford Jesse Lissenden III, Thesis Honors AdvisorJudith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
2. Preliminary Study into Visualization Modalities of von Willebrand Proteolysis in Response to Applied Shear Open Access Author: Scanlon, Matthew P Title: Preliminary Study into Visualization Modalities of von Willebrand Proteolysis in Response to Applied Shear Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: von Willebrand FactorvWFproteolysisventricular assist devicecardiovascular diseasevisualizationfluorescence File: Download Scanlon_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors AdvisorSteven Deutsch, Faculty Reader
3. Development Of Optimization Procedure For The Expression Of The Membrane Protein Aquaporin In Rhodobacter Sphaeroides Open Access Author: Escotet Espinoza, Manuel Sebastian Title: Development Of Optimization Procedure For The Expression Of The Membrane Protein Aquaporin In Rhodobacter Sphaeroides Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Aquaporinmembrane proteinfluorescencegenetic engineeringscreeningwestern blot File: Download Escotet_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Manish Kumar, Faculty Reader
4. Comparing Novel Techniques for Measuring the Bending Modulus of Lipid Bilayer Membranes in Erythrocytes Open Access Author: Frazzette, Nicholas James Title: Comparing Novel Techniques for Measuring the Bending Modulus of Lipid Bilayer Membranes in Erythrocytes Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: mechanobiologybending modulusmechanotransductionlipid bilayersmembrane bendingerythrocytesTCSPCfluorescence File: Download Frazzette_SHC_Thesis_v4.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Peter J Butler, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorHerbert Herling Lipowsky, Faculty Reader
5. Investigation of cell wall uptake, trafficking, and organization in Arabidopsis thaliana using a metabolically incorporated click reporter Open Access Author: Price, Emma Caroline Title: Investigation of cell wall uptake, trafficking, and organization in Arabidopsis thaliana using a metabolically incorporated click reporter Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: arabidopsis thalianapectinclick chemistryCuAACSPAACfluorescencemicroscopyplant cell wallfucose alkyne File: Download Price_ThesisFinal.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Charles T Anderson, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Effects of Sodium Citrate on Almond Proteins for Almond-Based Beverage Products Open Access Author: Bodinger, Leah Title: Effects of Sodium Citrate on Almond Proteins for Almond-Based Beverage Products Area of Honors: Food Science Keywords: plant-basedviscosityfluorescenceprotein structurequaternary structureabsorbancetryptophan residuesamandinalmond proteinalmond milk File: Download Final_Thesis_LRDB.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Federico Miguel Harte, Thesis SupervisorFederico Miguel Harte, Thesis Honors AdvisorChris Sigler, Faculty Reader
7. Realization of porous SiO2 nanoparticles for analyte sensing in the brain Open Access Author: Ascani Orsini, Alessandro Title: Realization of porous SiO2 nanoparticles for analyte sensing in the brain Area of Honors: Engineering Science Keywords: nanotechnologyoptical probesfluorescencespreading depressionepilepsysilicananoparticles File: Download AscaniOrsini-Thesis-FinalSchreyer.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bruce Gluckman, Thesis SupervisorBruce Gluckman, Thesis Honors AdvisorMark William Horn, Faculty ReaderJames Hansell Adair, Thesis Supervisor
8. Effects of Reactants’ Solvation Shell Compositions on Pyrene Fluorescence Quenching by Iodide Anion Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Chettle, Brian Title: Effects of Reactants’ Solvation Shell Compositions on Pyrene Fluorescence Quenching by Iodide Anion Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: Physical Chemistrysolvationphotophysicsphotochemistrylaser photolysisspectroscopyfluorescencepyreneiodideheavy atom effect File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Bratoljub Milosavljevic, Thesis SupervisorAndrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor