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2. Photobioreactor Control Algorithms in LabVIEW Utilizing Algae Bag Reactors

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Open Access
Author:
Nebzydoski, Adam Joseph
Title:
Photobioreactor Control Algorithms in LabVIEW Utilizing Algae Bag Reactors
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Labview
Algae
Bioreactor
File:
Download Nebzydoski_Adam_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Patrick Carmen Cirino, Faculty Reader

3. EFFECTIVENESS AND STORABILITY OF MORINGA OLEIFERA-FUNCTIONALIZED SAND FOR WATER TREATMENT

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Open Access
Author:
Finnegan, Bridget
Title:
EFFECTIVENESS AND STORABILITY OF MORINGA OLEIFERA-FUNCTIONALIZED SAND FOR WATER TREATMENT
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Moringa oleifera
functionalized sand
water treatment
appropriate technology for developing countries
File:
Download FinneganThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor

4. Development of Agaricus Bisporus as a Platform for Heterologous Expression of Biopharmaceuticals

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Open Access
Author:
Woolston, Benjamin Michael
Title:
Development of Agaricus Bisporus as a Platform for Heterologous Expression of Biopharmaceuticals
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Pharming
Protein Transport
Biopharmaceuticals
GUS Expression System
File:
Download Ben_Woolston_-_Honors_Thesis_-_v_1.1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Charles Peter Romaine, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Zydney, Faculty Reader
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor

5. Study of the Dynamics of Glass Forming Liquids Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations

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Open Access
Author:
Sokolowski, Christopher Henry
Title:
Study of the Dynamics of Glass Forming Liquids Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
molecular dynamics
torsion
non-bonded
interactions
glass transition
strong
weak
glass
File:
Download Sokolowski_Thesis_R4.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Janna Kay Maranas, Thesis Supervisor
Janna Kay Maranas, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. Influence of Carbon Monoxide in Chemoselective Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions

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Open Access
Author:
Marple, Daniel
Title:
Influence of Carbon Monoxide in Chemoselective Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
heterogeneous catalysis
crotonaldehyde
butyraldehyde
crotyl alcohol
carbon monoxide
selectivity
activity
File:
Download Dan_Marple_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor

8. Improved Surface Coating Methods of Silane Coupling Agents on Silica Nanoparticles to Enhance Stability and Surface Coverage

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Open Access
Author:
Reilly, Daniel Timothy
Title:
Improved Surface Coating Methods of Silane Coupling Agents on Silica Nanoparticles to Enhance Stability and Surface Coverage
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Colloid Stability
Heat Transfer Fluids
Silica
Nanoparticles
File:
Download Thesis-Dan-Reilly-2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Darrell Velegol, Faculty Reader

9. SELF-PROPULSION OF SILVER/POLYSTYRENE COLLOIDAL JANUS PARTICLES BY PLASMONICALLY ENHANCED DIFFUSIOPHORESIS

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Open Access
Author:
Veskovic, Dejan
Title:
SELF-PROPULSION OF SILVER/POLYSTYRENE COLLOIDAL JANUS PARTICLES BY PLASMONICALLY ENHANCED DIFFUSIOPHORESIS
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
colloidal particles
janus
diffusiophoresis
plasmonics
File:
Download Thesis_DejanVeskovic.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. SURFACE MODIFICATION OF SILICA NANOPARTICLES USING SURFACE COUPLING AGENTS

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Open Access
Author:
AlJama, Hassan
Title:
SURFACE MODIFICATION OF SILICA NANOPARTICLES USING SURFACE COUPLING AGENTS
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Silica
nanopaticles
surface modifications
surface coupling agents
colloid
File:
Download Thesis-Hassan.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor
Darrell Velegol, Faculty Reader

13. Modeling the Synergistic Effect of Combination Therapy for Glioblastoma Multiforme

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Open Access
Author:
Browe, Matthew Alexander
Title:
Modeling the Synergistic Effect of Combination Therapy for Glioblastoma Multiforme
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
glioblastoma
combination therapy
radiation
haptotaxis
File:
Download SHCThesisFinal5.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Antonios Armaou, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Antonios Armaou, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Zydney, Faculty Reader

14. An Analysis of Protein Adsorption and Desorption from Anion Exchange Resins With Applications to Countercurrent Tangential Chromatography

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Open Access
Author:
Barth, Morgan Reilly
Title:
An Analysis of Protein Adsorption and Desorption from Anion Exchange Resins With Applications to Countercurrent Tangential Chromatography
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Chromatography
anion exchange
equilibrium
kinetics
File:
Download Morgan_Barth_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF OVEREXPRESSING AN NADP+-DEPENDENT GAPDH AND THE NAD+ SALVAGE PATHWAY ON COFACTOR AVAILABILITY FOR NADPH-DEPENDENT BIOTRANSFORMATION IN ESCHERICHIA COLI

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Open Access
Author:
Patch, Renae Christine
Title:
EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF OVEREXPRESSING AN NADP+-DEPENDENT GAPDH AND THE NAD+ SALVAGE PATHWAY ON COFACTOR AVAILABILITY FOR NADPH-DEPENDENT BIOTRANSFORMATION IN ESCHERICHIA COLI
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
biocatalysis
cofactor regeneration
File:
Download Renae_Patch_-_Undergraduate_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Patrick Carmen Cirino, Thesis Supervisor
Patrick Carmen Cirino, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor

16. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AMORPHOUS HYDROGENERATED CARBON NANOPARTICLES CREATED THROUGH PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES

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Open Access
Author:
Yelamarty, Srinath
Title:
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AMORPHOUS HYDROGENERATED CARBON NANOPARTICLES CREATED THROUGH PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
low pressure
plasma
nanoparticle
hydrocarbon
File:
Download Thesis_with_Formatting2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. A COMPUTATIONAL COMPARISON OF GENOME-SCALE METABOLIC MODELS HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR THE ADOPTION OF UNIVERSAL CONVENTIONS AND STANDARDS

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Open Access
Author:
Spagnol, Stephen Thomas
Title:
A COMPUTATIONAL COMPARISON OF GENOME-SCALE METABOLIC MODELS HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR THE ADOPTION OF UNIVERSAL CONVENTIONS AND STANDARDS
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
genome-scale metabolic model
metabolic engineering
genome
genome-scale
metabolic model
metabolic reconstruction
strain optimization
gap filling
File:
Download Stephen_Spagnol_Finalized_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis_for_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Costas D Maranas, Thesis Supervisor
Costas D Maranas, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrew Zydney, Faculty Reader

23. Spontaneous Diffusiophoretic Microflows caused by Calcium Carbonate Artificial and Geological Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Klara, Steven Scott
Title:
Spontaneous Diffusiophoretic Microflows caused by Calcium Carbonate Artificial and Geological Systems
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
calcium carbonate
diffusiophoresis
microflow
flowfield
microchannel
electric field
diffusion
ion gradient
File:
Download Steve_Klara_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
Kyle Jeffrey Magnuson Bishop, Faculty Reader

24. confirmation of adherence of moringa oleifera cationic protein to sand and storability of functionalized sand

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Open Access
Author:
Mccullough, Lauren Rae
Title:
confirmation of adherence of moringa oleifera cationic protein to sand and storability of functionalized sand
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
moringa oleifera
water treatment
File:
Download McCullough_LaurenRae_MoringaOleiferaFunctionalizedSand.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrew Zydney, Faculty Reader

25. Characterization and Scale-up of Water Treatment via Adsorbed Moringa Oleifera Protein

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Open Access
Author:
Smith, Eric Thomas
Title:
Characterization and Scale-up of Water Treatment via Adsorbed Moringa Oleifera Protein
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Moringa Oleifera
Moringa Oleifera Cationic Protein
Water Treatment
File:
Download Smith_Eric_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrew Zydney, Faculty Reader
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Supervisor

29. Theory and methods toward an understanding of flow-induced crystallization of isotactic polypropylene

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Open Access
Author:
Howard, Michael Patrick
Title:
Theory and methods toward an understanding of flow-induced crystallization of isotactic polypropylene
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
crystallization
polypropylene
nucleation
shear flow
File:
Download 1-Howard_Michael_Theory_and_Methods_for_FIC.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scott Thomas Milner, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Borhan, Thesis Honors Advisor

32. The effects of microenvironmental stiffness on expression of tropomyosin in TGFβ-induced mammary epithelial cells

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Open Access
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

33. Determining potential dependent activation barriers for elementary electrocatalytic reactions using density functional theory

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Open Access
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

34. A Continuous Bioreactor to Study the Persistence of Extracellular Biofuel Candidate Molecules in a Non-axenic Algae Culture

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Open Access
Author:
Taylor, Christine Alana
Title:
A Continuous Bioreactor to Study the Persistence of Extracellular Biofuel Candidate Molecules in a Non-axenic Algae Culture
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
weed algae
product degradation
chemostat
File:
Download Christi_Taylor_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor

35. The Influence of Mechanical Signal on the Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Human Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells

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Open Access
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

36. The Scaled-up Process Design and Economic Analysis of an Electrofuels Platform for Producing Botryococcene as an Alternative Transportation Fuel

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Open Access
Author:
Myers, John Austin
Title:
The Scaled-up Process Design and Economic Analysis of an Electrofuels Platform for Producing Botryococcene as an Alternative Transportation Fuel
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Biofuel
Alternative Fuel
Electrofuels
Process Design
Economic Analysis
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Version_John_Myers.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor

38. Mechanistic Analysis of the Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene Over NiZn Surface

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Open Access
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

40. Development Of Optimization Procedure For The Expression Of The Membrane Protein Aquaporin In Rhodobacter Sphaeroides

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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:
Aquaporin
membrane protein
fluorescence
genetic engineering
screening
western blot
File:
Download Escotet_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Manish Kumar, Faculty Reader

41. Molecular Simulation of Perylene Diimide Crystal Structure for Morphology Characterization in Organic Photovoltaics

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Open Access
Author:
Dahod, Nabeel Shabbir
Title:
Molecular Simulation of Perylene Diimide Crystal Structure for Morphology Characterization in Organic Photovoltaics
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Chemical Engineering
Organic Photovoltaics
Solar Cells
Morphology
Crystal Structure
Crystallinity
Molecular Simulation
File:
Download Dahod_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

42. Novel Temporary Immersion Bioreactor Allows the Manipulation of Headspace Composition to Improve Plant Tissue Propagation

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Open Access
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

44. Device Performance of Poly(3-hexylthiophene)/fullerene Solar Cells is Limited by Electron Transport

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Open Access
Author:
Edmondson, Bryce Isaiah
Title:
Device Performance of Poly(3-hexylthiophene)/fullerene Solar Cells is Limited by Electron Transport
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
organic photovoltaics
solar cell
solar energy
morphology
polymer
fullerene
polythiophene
chemical engineering
File:
Download Edmondson_Bryce_ThesisFA2013.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor
Darrell Velegol, Faculty Reader

47. Durability of superhydrophobic coatings produced via radio frequency plasma with a tetramethylsilane precursor

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Open Access
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

48. Analyzing the effects of secondary structure on bacterial persistence in selected E. coli genes of interest.

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Open Access
Author:
Unwalla, Burges R
Title:
Analyzing the effects of secondary structure on bacterial persistence in selected E. coli genes of interest.
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Chemical Engineering
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
E. Coli
Persistence
Biofilms
File:
Download BU_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Thomas Keith Wood, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

49. Analysis of Inner and Outer Sphere Hydrophobicity Effects in Heterogeneous Catalysis Using Solution Thermodynamics

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Open Access
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

50. An Exploration of the Ultrafiltration Behavior of Highly Concentrated Monoclonal Antibody Solutions

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Open Access
Author:
Nitopi, Stephanie Anne
Title:
An Exploration of the Ultrafiltration Behavior of Highly Concentrated Monoclonal Antibody Solutions
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
membrane; ultrafiltration; bioprocessing; bioseparations; recomb
File:
Download NITOPI_STEPHANIE_-_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor