1. Mechanistic and Synthetic Approaches to Nanoparticle Growth and Assembly Open Access Author: Bevilacqua, Sarah C Title: Mechanistic and Synthetic Approaches to Nanoparticle Growth and Assembly Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: transition metal nitrideshybrid materialsnanoparticlesself-assemblyspatially selective nanoparticle synthesis File: Download Bevilacqua_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis SupervisorRaymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors AdvisorBenjamin James Lear, Faculty Reader
2. Thermomechanical Analysis of Phase Transitions in a Binary Mixture of Ethylene Glycol and Water Open Access Author: Puthenpurayil, Joseph Kurian Title: Thermomechanical Analysis of Phase Transitions in a Binary Mixture of Ethylene Glycol and Water Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: Ethylene GlycolViscosityThermomechanical AnalysisTMAWaterGlass TransitionPhase Diagram File: Download Puthenpurayil_Joseph_Thermomechanical_Analysis_of_Phase_Transitions_in_a_Binary_Mixture_of_Ethylene_Glycol_and_Water.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bratoljub Milosavljevic, Thesis SupervisorPshemak Maslak, Thesis Honors AdvisorMark Maroncelli, Faculty Reader
3. Investigation and Structural Analysis of Innate Immune Sensor PKR Activation by the Clostridia Bolteae Twister Ribozyme Open Access Author: Anmangandla, Ananya Title: Investigation and Structural Analysis of Innate Immune Sensor PKR Activation by the Clostridia Bolteae Twister Ribozyme Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: RNARibozymePKRProtein Kinase RInnate ImmunityBiochemistryChemistryFunctional RNAsTwister Ribozyme File: Download AAnmangandla_UGThesis2017__1_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Philip C. Bevilacqua, Thesis SupervisorRaymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Elucidation of the Biosynthesis of the Indolic Acid Moiety of the Antibiotic Nosiheptide Open Access Author: Badding, Edward Daisuke Title: Elucidation of the Biosynthesis of the Indolic Acid Moiety of the Antibiotic Nosiheptide Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: Natural ProductsThiopeptidesCrystal StructureAntibiotics File: Download Thesis_Final_b__1_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Squire J Booker, Thesis SupervisorPrzemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. TOWARDS THE INVESTIGATION OF THERMALLY STIMULATED MULTIPLE TURNOVER IN THE HAMMERHEAD RIBOZYME Open Access Author: Shelton, Kimberly Kathleen Title: TOWARDS THE INVESTIGATION OF THERMALLY STIMULATED MULTIPLE TURNOVER IN THE HAMMERHEAD RIBOZYME Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: ribozymeRNA World Hypothesishammerhead ribozymetemperature dependencethermocycling File: Download Shelton_Thesis_Final_b.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Philip C. Bevilacqua, Thesis SupervisorRaymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors AdvisorAndrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Development of Catalysts for the Implementation of a Hydrogen Economy Open Access Author: Soucy, Taylor Louise Title: Development of Catalysts for the Implementation of a Hydrogen Economy Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: catalystsnanoparticleshydrogenenergyfuel File: Download Soucy_Honors_Thesis_Final_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis SupervisorRaymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors AdvisorKatherine Mary Masters, Thesis Supervisor
7. Proteostasis of E. coli and Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK 293T) Cells Under Heavy Metal Stress Open Access Author: Bollinger, Samuel Swails Title: Proteostasis of E. coli and Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK 293T) Cells Under Heavy Metal Stress Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: ProteinAggregationmammalian cellsheavy metal File: Download Thesis_REAL_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Xin Zhang, Thesis SupervisorPshemak Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor