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3. SYNTHESIS OF MAGNETITE-DERIVED ZERO VALENT NANOIRON AND TARGETING OF ZERO VALENT IRON FOR APPLICATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

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Author:
Fowler, Daniel
Title:
SYNTHESIS OF MAGNETITE-DERIVED ZERO VALENT NANOIRON AND TARGETING OF ZERO VALENT IRON FOR APPLICATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
environmental remediation
nanoiron
iron targeting
File:
Download HonorsThesis_Fowler.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Tom Mallouk, Thesis Supervisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Thesis Supervisor
Przemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Faculty Reader

4. A BIOMIMETIC APPROACH TO IMPROVE ELECTRON TRANSFER IN THE OXIDATION HALF CELL OF A PHOTOLYTIC WATER-SPLITTING SYSTEM

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Author:
Lentz, Deanna Renee
Title:
A BIOMIMETIC APPROACH TO IMPROVE ELECTRON TRANSFER IN THE OXIDATION HALF CELL OF A PHOTOLYTIC WATER-SPLITTING SYSTEM
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
water splitting
dye sensitzer
File:
Download Lentz_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Thomas E Mallouk, Thesis Supervisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Thesis Supervisor
Pshemak Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Faculty Reader

6. IRREVERSIBLE INACTIVATION OF PORCINE PEPSIN BY ϒ-IRRADIATION IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION

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Author:
Trinh, Eric Quang Dao
Title:
IRREVERSIBLE INACTIVATION OF PORCINE PEPSIN BY ϒ-IRRADIATION IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
pepsin
radiation
activity
ovalbumin
sds-page
agglomeration
scission
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bratoljub Milosavljevic, Thesis Supervisor
Bratoljub Milosavljevic, Thesis Supervisor
Karl Todd Mueller, Thesis Honors Advisor
John B Asbury, Faculty Reader

8. Nitrogen Nucleophiles in Intramolecular Michael Reactions of Nitrosoalkenes

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Tony Lingguang
Title:
Nitrogen Nucleophiles in Intramolecular Michael Reactions of Nitrosoalkenes
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
nitrogen
nucleophiles
michael reaction
nitrosoalkene
vinylnitroso
File:
Download wang_honors_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Steven M Weinreb, Thesis Supervisor
Steven M Weinreb, Thesis Supervisor
Przemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
Katherine Mary Masters, Faculty Reader

9. SYNTHESIS AND CHEMICAL CONVERSION OF METAL AND BINARY INTERMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES

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Open Access
Author:
Straesser, Matthew Dwight
Title:
SYNTHESIS AND CHEMICAL CONVERSION OF METAL AND BINARY INTERMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
chemical oxidation
solution-mediated synthesis
nanoparticles
File:
Download MDS_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor
Scott Trent Feldman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Faculty Reader

10. Nitroxide Mediated "Living" Polymerization of Acrylates and Alkenes

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Open Access
Author:
Chiarulli, Paul Eugene
Title:
Nitroxide Mediated "Living" Polymerization of Acrylates and Alkenes
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
polymer
free radical polymerization
living polymerization
nitroxide
alkoxyamine
acrylates
alkenes
File:
Download Thesisabsolutefinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ayusman Sen, Thesis Supervisor
Ayusman Sen, Thesis Supervisor
Scott Trent Feldman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Alan James Benesi, Faculty Reader

12. POROUS PLATINUM NANOSTRUCTURES VIA ETCHING OF INTERMETALLIC PLATINUM LEAD

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Author:
Bisbey, Ryan Patrick
Title:
POROUS PLATINUM NANOSTRUCTURES VIA ETCHING OF INTERMETALLIC PLATINUM LEAD
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
porous platinum
nanostructures
catalysis
platinum lead
File:
Download Thesis_Full_merged.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor
Przemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Faculty Reader

13. INVESTIGATION OF THE STATE OF WATER ADJACENT TO SOLID SURFACES USING DEUTERIUM NMR SPECTROSCOPY

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Open Access
Author:
Slipak, Sasha H
Title:
INVESTIGATION OF THE STATE OF WATER ADJACENT TO SOLID SURFACES USING DEUTERIUM NMR SPECTROSCOPY
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Solid-state
Starch
Cellulose
NMR
Deuterium
D2O
Tetrahedral
C2
High symmetry
File:
Download SHS5026_Thesis_Final_2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Alan James Benesi, Thesis Supervisor
Alan James Benesi, Thesis Supervisor
Przemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Bernhard Anderson, Faculty Reader

15. Synthesis and Characterization of Polymerization-Powered Motor Systems

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Open Access
Author:
McFadden, Timothy Ryan
Title:
Synthesis and Characterization of Polymerization-Powered Motor Systems
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Nanomotors
Grubbs catalyst
ring-opening metathesis polymerization
enhanced diffusion
Janus particles
File:
Download TRM_FINAL_THESIS_3.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ayusman Sen, Thesis Supervisor
Ayusman Sen, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Faculty Reader
Barbara Jane Garrison, Faculty Reader

17. Synthesis of Carbon-supported Zero-valent Nanoiron from Nanoporous Silica Templates for Environmental Remediation

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Open Access
Author:
Seibel, Elizabeth Marie
Title:
Synthesis of Carbon-supported Zero-valent Nanoiron from Nanoporous Silica Templates for Environmental Remediation
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
carbon supported nanoiron
zerovalent nanoiron
environmental remediation
targeting
File:
Download Seibel_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Thomas E Mallouk, Thesis Supervisor
Przemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Faculty Reader

18. Metal Organic Framework Formation from Flexible, Heterochelating Ligands and HPLC Characterization of Self-Assembling Multimetallic Duplexes

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Open Access
Author:
Kapelewski, Matthew Thomas
Title:
Metal Organic Framework Formation from Flexible, Heterochelating Ligands and HPLC Characterization of Self-Assembling Multimetallic Duplexes
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
chemistry
inorganic
HPLC
metal organic frameworks
File:
Download Kapelewski_Matthew_iDNAMetalOrganicFrameworks.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Thesis Supervisor
Przemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Faculty Reader

23. Synthesis and Transport Studies of a Delivery Mechanism for Oxidative In-situ Remediation of Groundwater

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Open Access
Author:
Laughner, Josh Lee
Title:
Synthesis and Transport Studies of a Delivery Mechanism for Oxidative In-situ Remediation of Groundwater
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
environmental chemistry
DNAPL
chlorinated organic
vadose zone
File:
Download Laughner_Joshua_-_Chem_Thesis_Final_4-08-2013.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Thomas E Mallouk, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor
Miriam Arak Freedman, Faculty Reader

24. Analysis of the Eberly College of Science Learning Assistants Program in the Context of National Science Education Reform

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Open Access
Author:
Pillion, Marley
Title:
Analysis of the Eberly College of Science Learning Assistants Program in the Context of National Science Education Reform
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Chemical Education
Science Education
File:
Download Marley_Pillion_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scott T Phillips, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jacqueline Bortiatynski, Thesis Supervisor

28. Study of Variation in Reactive Surface Sites and Alteration Layer Properties of Nuclear Waste Glass Using Solid-State NMR

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Author:
Banks, Daniel Paul
Title:
Study of Variation in Reactive Surface Sites and Alteration Layer Properties of Nuclear Waste Glass Using Solid-State NMR
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
NMR
nuclear
waste
glass
solid
state
chemistry
corrosion
magnetic
resonance
surface
File:
Download Dan_Banks_Honors_Thesis_Chemistry_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Karl Todd Mueller, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor

29. Investigating Properties and Characteristics of G-quadruplex Structure, Folding, and Fluorescence

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Open Access
Author:
Sherlock, Madeline Elizabeth
Title:
Investigating Properties and Characteristics of G-quadruplex Structure, Folding, and Fluorescence
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Nucleic Acids
RNA folding
G-Quadruplexes
Folding Cooperativity
Intrinsic fluorescence
File:
Download Thesis_MES_2014.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott A Showalter, Faculty Reader

30. Conversion of Thin Film Germanium to Germanium Telluride and Probing the Catalytic Properties of Nanoparticle Gold/iron-oxide Heterodimers

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Author:
Schrenk, Michael G
Title:
Conversion of Thin Film Germanium to Germanium Telluride and Probing the Catalytic Properties of Nanoparticle Gold/iron-oxide Heterodimers
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
thin film
germanium
germanium telluride
gold
iron-oxide
oxidation
catalyst
nanoparticle
heterodimer
File:
Download Schrenk_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor

35. Synthesis of a Chiral Phosphacycle to Catalyze Deoxygenative Condensation of α-Keto Esters and Carboxylic Acids via P(III)/P(V) Redox Cycling

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Author:
Yan, Patrick Kemo
Title:
Synthesis of a Chiral Phosphacycle to Catalyze Deoxygenative Condensation of α-Keto Esters and Carboxylic Acids via P(III)/P(V) Redox Cycling
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Phosphorus
redox
File:
Download YAN_PATRICK_SYNTHESIS_OF_A_CHIRAL_PHOSPHACYCLE_TO_CATALYZE_DEOXYGENATIVE_CONDENSATION_OF_ALPHA-KETO_ESTERS_AND_CARBOXYLIC_ACIDS_VIA_PIII_PV_REDOX_CYCLING.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Alexander Thomas Radosevich, Thesis Supervisor
Przemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
Katherine Mary Masters, Faculty Reader

38. Characterizing and Optimizing the Synthesis of 'bubble' Dna-templated Silver Nanoclusters as a Fluorescent Material

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Open Access
Author:
Campbell, Ian Edward
Title:
Characterizing and Optimizing the Synthesis of 'bubble' Dna-templated Silver Nanoclusters as a Fluorescent Material
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
DNA
templated
silver
nanoclusters
fluorescent
optimize
synthesis
stability
chemical yield
File:
Download SHC_THESIS_Ian_Campbell_resub_04182016.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bruce Paul Wittmershaus, Thesis Supervisor
Alan John Jircitano, Thesis Honors Advisor
Darren Williams, Faculty Reader

39. Investigating the Folding of the Class I Type II PreQ1 Riboswitch in Cellular Conditions

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Open Access
Author:
Luteran, Emily Michelle
Title:
Investigating the Folding of the Class I Type II PreQ1 Riboswitch in Cellular Conditions
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
preQ1
riboswitch
RNA
folding
cellular conditions
File:
Download Emily_Luteran_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott A Showalter, Faculty Reader
Xin Zhang, Faculty Reader

40. Mechanistic and Synthetic Approaches to Nanoparticle Growth and Assembly

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Open Access
Author:
Bevilacqua, Sarah C
Title:
Mechanistic and Synthetic Approaches to Nanoparticle Growth and Assembly
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
transition metal nitrides
hybrid materials
nanoparticles
self-assembly
spatially selective nanoparticle synthesis
File:
Download Bevilacqua_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Faculty Reader

41. Thermomechanical Analysis of Phase Transitions in a Binary Mixture of Ethylene Glycol and Water

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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 Glycol
Viscosity
Thermomechanical Analysis
TMA
Water
Glass Transition
Phase 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 Supervisor
Pshemak Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mark Maroncelli, Faculty Reader

42. Investigation and Structural Analysis of Innate Immune Sensor PKR Activation by the Clostridia Bolteae Twister Ribozyme

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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:
RNA
Ribozyme
PKR
Protein Kinase R
Innate Immunity
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Functional RNAs
Twister Ribozyme
File:
Download AAnmangandla_UGThesis2017__1_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor

44. TOWARDS THE INVESTIGATION OF THERMALLY STIMULATED MULTIPLE TURNOVER IN THE HAMMERHEAD RIBOZYME

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Open Access
Author:
Shelton, Kimberly Kathleen
Title:
TOWARDS THE INVESTIGATION OF THERMALLY STIMULATED MULTIPLE TURNOVER IN THE HAMMERHEAD RIBOZYME
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
ribozyme
RNA World Hypothesis
hammerhead ribozyme
temperature dependence
thermocycling
File:
Download Shelton_Thesis_Final_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor

48. Constructing Genetic and Chemical Variants of Human Serum Albumin Reconstituted with Heme and Testing for Nitrite Reductase Activity

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Open Access
Author:
Alfonso Castro, Alexandra
Title:
Constructing Genetic and Chemical Variants of Human Serum Albumin Reconstituted with Heme and Testing for Nitrite Reductase Activity
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Human serum albumin
HSA
Nitrite reductase
nitrite
nitric oxide
myoglobin
hemoglobin
rate constant
binding constant
UV-vis spectroscopy
reconstitution
heme
heme b
NiR
binding site
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mary Grace Ignacio Galinato, Thesis Supervisor
Michael A Campbell, Thesis Honors Advisor

50. Direct and Post-Synthetic Modifications of Organic and Inorganic Halide Perovskites

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Open Access
Author:
Geiger, Melanie Lian
Title:
Direct and Post-Synthetic Modifications of Organic and Inorganic Halide Perovskites
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
nanosynthesis
perovskites
halide perovskites
nanoparticle
cation exchange
anion exchange
nanocube
File:
Download M_Geiger_Direct_and_Post-Synthetic_Modifications_of_Organic_and_Inorganic_Halide_Perovskites.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor