Dissertations from 2009

Part A: Nanoscale semiconductors through electrodeposition. Part B: Mechanistic studies of the copper-catalyzed reactions, Nestor Luis Chevere-Trinidad

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Engineering the nanoparticle surface for protein recognition and applications, Mrinmoy De

Cylindrically confined diblock copolymers, Priyanka Dobriyal

Directed assembly: Host-guest chemistry, nanowires, and polymeric templates, Brian J Jordan

Structure of MfdN and its influence on the stability and activity of the MFD protein, Michael N Murphy

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Molecular designs toward improving organic photovoltaics, Arpornrat Nantalaksakul

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Electronic spectroscopy and dissociation dynamics of gas-phase transition metal containing cations and dications, Kanchana Manori Perera

Self-assembled polymer nanostructures: Design, syntheses and applications, Elamprakash N Savariar

Dissertations from 2008

Organic radicals as potential magnetic materials and bioprobes, Safo Aboaku

Interface of protein-nanoparticle hybrid structures and self assembly of nanoparticles, Halil Bayraktar

Trace element analysis and speciation of selenium, arsenic and gold in biological materials, Elena N Dodova

Studies of initiation and elongation in T7 RNA polymerase, Metewo Selase Enuameh

Detection of chemical explosives with zinc (salicylaldimine) complexes: Mechanism and applications, Meaghan E Germain

Metal specificity in nickel responsive transcriptional regulators, Sharon Virginia LaMont Leitch

Improvement to sample introduction in plasma spectrochemistry with biological and environmental applications and potential for arsenic speciation in waters by anodic stripping voltammetry, Maura Mahar

A tale of two turns: Active and passive roles in folding of a beta-clam protein, Anna Marie Cruz Marcelino

Theoretical study of gas-surface reaction dynamics: Hydrogen reaction with chlorine adsorbed on gold(111) dissociative chemisorption of methane on nickel(111), Joseph G Quattrucci

Dissertations from 2007

Determination of arsenic species in environmental samples, Khalid H Al-Assaf

Development of chromatographic and mass spectrometric tools to study metal-interacting molecules in environmental and biological systems, Kwasi Antwi

Protein interactions and kinase regulation in template-assembled complexes of chemotaxis receptor fragments, Abdalin E Asinas

Amphiphilic dendrimers and homopolymers: Self-assembling systems by controlling the structure at the molecular level, Subhadeep Basu

Post-introduction evolution in invasive Bromus tectorum, Elizabeth Bone

Photofragment studies of carbon-oxygen and carbon-hydrogen bond activation by transition metal cations, Murat Citir

Synthesis of phenols with potential biological activities and crystallography and magnetism of nitroxides, Zeynep Delen

Characterizing protein conformation and dynamics using hydrogen-deuterium exchange electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, Joshua K Hoerner

Effects of polyelectrolyte charge distribution and chain stiffness on polyelectrolyte-protein complex formation and coacervation, Ayse Basak Kayitmazer

Determination and identification of disinfection byproducts from the oxidation of model natural organic compounds, Hans H Mentzen

Investigations of cluster-mediated adaptive signaling by proteins of the chemotaxis pathways using template directed assembly, David J Montefusco

Molecular recognition induced small molecule and polymer self-assembly, Hiroshi Nakade

Simultaneous determination of arsenic selenium and antimony species in biological and environmental materials by atomic spectrometry, Fumin Pan

Organic luminophores in molecular and polymeric materials, Hemali P Rathnayake

Copper(I)-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions and their applications, Pranorm Saejueng

Synthesis, characterization and luminance properties of conjugated phenyleneethynylene systems, Nibedita Sanyal

Synthesis of gold nanoparticles for biomacromolecular recognition, Joseph M Simard

Comprehending structural properties of dendrimers using new synthetic strategies, Kulandaivelu S Sivanandan

Self-assembly of nanoparticles by molecular recognition, Sudhanshu Srivastava

Conjugated organic molecules as models for potential sensors, Jitapa Sumranjit

From an initially transcribing to a processively elongating T7 RNA polymerase: Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) tests of structural models, Rosemary Sanchez Turingan

Characterization of structural changes and large-scale protein dynamics and their influence on metal ion binding by human serum transferrin by ESI MS, Mingxuan Zhang

Dissertations from 2006

Developments in the analytical chemistry of arsenic to support teaching and learning through research in environmental topics, Richmond Jerry Ampiah-Bonney

Design and synthesis of hybrid organic-inorganic molecules for magnetic materials, Martha M Baskett

Using metal catalyzed oxidation reactions and mass spectrometry as a reliable method for determining metal binding-sites in proteins, Juma D Bridgewater

Part 1. Nickel superoxide dismutase. Part 2. Computational studies of metallothiolate complexes, Peter A Bryngelson

A tale of sulfur and selenium metabolites: From dioxygenases with sulfur-containing substrates to the analysis of selenium by gas chromatography with atomic emission detection, Sergio C Chai

Mechanism of the transition process from initiation to elongation in T7 RNA polymerase, Peng Gong

Selenium speciation in environmental and clinical samples, Princess C Hernandez

Synthesis of surface functionalized nanoparticles for biorecognition, and controlled interactions with proteins, Rui Hong

Phase separation kinetics of polyelectrolyte solutions, Sonoko Kanai

Characterization of the protein matrix of cod otoliths, Matthew B Miller

Determination of hydride-forming elements by atomic spectrometry, Yustina Rodriguez Toledo

Nanoparticle-directed biomolecular recognition, Ayush Verma

Directed self-assembly of polymeric nanocomposite materials, Hao Xu

Dissertations from 1995

The synthesis and characterization of cyclopentadienylsilver and cyclopentadienylcopper complexes, Linda Lettko

Dissertations from 1993

Microscale radiosynthesis of cis-diammine(1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylato)-platinum(II)(193m), and pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate-lead(II)(212): Radiobiological effects in mammalian cells, Michael Thomas Azure

Dissertations from 1989

An interface study of zirconium(IV) coupling for the adhesion of polymeric coatings on glass and aluminum, Bing Wang

Dissertations from 1981

APPLICATIONS OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF TRACE ORGANICS VIA FUNCTIONAL GROUPS, KENNETH JOSEPH LONGMOORE

Dissertations from 1980

USE OF POLYMER SUPPORTED FUNCTIONAL GROUPS FOR THE SELECTIVE CONCENTRATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, ROBERT JOSEPH KOSTYLA