Dissertations from 2024
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ZnO NANOCRYSTALS: ALIOVALENT DOPING TO SURFACE MODIFICATION, Enes Buz, Chemistry
High Resolution Mass Spectrometry as a Platform for the Analysis of Polyoxometalates, their Solution Phase Dynamics, and their Biological Interactions., Daniel T. Favre, Chemistry
Multi-scale Simulations of Dynamic Protein Structures and Interactions, Yumeng Zhang, Chemistry
Dissertations from 2023
Expanding the Repertoire of Conjugated Monomers Amenable to Reactive Vapor Deposition, David Bilger, Chemistry
ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS OF INTRINSICALLY DISORDERED PROTEIN FOLDING AND DYNAMICS, Xiping Gong, Chemistry
Scanning Probe and Spectroscopic Investigations Of Polarization-Driven Electronic Interactions at the Inorganic/Organic Interface of 2D Materials, Nicholas Hight-Huf, Chemistry
FABRIC-INTEGRATED SENSORS AND BIOELECTRODES FOR WEARABLE HEALTH MONITORING: DESGIN, DEVELOPMENT, & APPLICATION, S. Zohreh Homayounfar, Chemistry
Polymer-Based Bioorthogonal Nanocatalysts for Bacterial Biofilm Treatment, Rui Huang, Chemistry
CHEMICAL MODIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF CELLS TOWARDS USE AS DELIVERY TOOLS, Bishnu Prasad Joshi, Chemistry
REACTIVE CHEMISTRIES FOR PROTEIN LABELING, DEGRADATION, AND STIMULI RESPONSIVE DELIVERY, Myrat Kurbanov, Chemistry
Determining Bond Strengths and Dissociation Dynamics of Diatomic Metal-Containing Ions by Photofragment Imaging, Schuyler P. Lockwood, Chemistry
POLYMER-BASED NANOTHERAPEUTICS TO COMBAT DIFFICULT-TO-TREAT BACTERIAL INFECTIONS, Jessa Marie V. Makabenta, Chemistry
MECHANISM-DRIVEN APPROACHES AND NOVEL CONSTRUCTS FOR HIGH PURITY RNA SYNTHESIS, Kithmie MalagodaPathiranage, Chemistry
Understanding Protein Structure-Function Relationships Using Simulations and Machine Learning, Erik B. Nordquist, Chemistry
DEVELOPMENT OF GENETICALLY ENCODABLE FLUOROGENIC RNA SENSORS FOR SMALL MOLECULE DETECTION IN LIVE CELLS, Zhining Sun, Chemistry
Applying Density Functional Theory Simulations to Study the Charge Balancing and Structure Directing Roles of Fluoride in Zeolite Synthesis, Tongkun Wang, Chemistry
DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMOLECULE NANOPARTICLE CONJUGATE FOR TARGETED DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTICS, Peidong Wu, Chemistry
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANIONIC NANOGEL SYSTEM FOR TARGETING DELIVERY OF THYROMIMETICS TO LIVER IN THE TREATMENT OF NONALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS (NASH) DISEASE, Ruiling Wu, Chemistry
TRANSITION METAL CATALYST (TMC)-EMBEDDED BIOORTHOGONAL NANOZYMES FOR ANTICANCER THERAPEUTICS, Xianzhi Zhang, Chemistry
Dissertations from 2022
THE THERMOELECTRIC, THERMORESISTIVE, AND HYGRORESISTIVE PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF VAPOR PRINTED PEDOT-CL, Linden K. Allison, Chemistry
ELUCIDATING THE INTERACTIONS OF K48-LINKED UBIQUITIN CHAINS WITH UCH37/UCHL5, Sandor Babik, Chemistry
Formation of Doped Semiconductor Nanocrystals from Doped Molecular Clusters, Jillian E. Denhardt, Chemistry
Biomedical Applications of Protein Films and Polymeric Nanomaterials, Sanjana Gopalakrishnan, Chemistry
TAILORING INTERFACES AND COMPOSITION FOR STABLE AND EFFICIENT PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS, Hamza Javaid, Chemistry
QUANTITATIVE IMAGING OF TENSILE FORCES AT CELL-CELL JUNCTION WITH DNA-BASED PROBES, Puspam Keshri, Chemistry
TRACKING AND MODULATING CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS IN CELL CULTURE MODELS, Sujeewa Sampath Lellupitiyage Don, Chemistry
Investigation of kinase conformational dynamics and analytes detection with protein nanopore, FANJUN LI, Chemistry
Intracellular Delivery of Therapeutic Biomolecules through Versatile Polymer Nanotechnology, David C. Luther, Chemistry
Manipulating the Properties of Light-Responsive Active Lipid Bilayer Membranes: Measuring Mechanics and Probing Mechanisms, Arash Manafirad, Chemistry
Molecular Vibrations and Shape-Selectivity: A Computational Model of Biofuel Precursors in Zeolites, Babgen Manookian, Chemistry
DECIPHERING PROTEIN HIGHER-ORDER STRUCTURE AND INTERACTIONS VIA DIETHYLPYROCARBONATE LABELING-MASS SPECTROMETRY, Xiao Pan, Chemistry
Vapor Deposition Strategies for Tuning Surface and Interface Chemistry for Optoelectronics and Biosensors, Kwang-Won Park, Chemistry
Elucidating the Function of Ions in Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaics, Emily C. Smith, Chemistry
Investigating Structures and Functions of Apoptotic Caspases, Ishankumar V. Soni, Chemistry
MULTI-COLORED FLUOROGENIC RNA SENSORS FOR THE QUANTIFICATION AND MULTIPLEXED IMAGING OF SMALL-MOLECULE LEVELS IN LIVING CELLS, Rigumula Wu, Chemistry
STUDIES OF HETEROGENEOUS MACROMOLECULES USING NOVEL ESI MASS SPECTROMETRY BASED APPROACHES, Yang Yang, Chemistry
Dissertations from 2021
Manipulating the Aliovalent Magnetic Dopants in Ti(IV)-based Oxide Nanocrystals, Muhammad Abdullah, Chemistry
INVESTIGATIVE MECHANISMS TO EXPLOIT CASPASE-INDUCED APOPTOSIS USING POLYMERIC NANOGELS, Francesca Edith Anson, Chemistry
Amyloidogenesis of β-2-microglobulin Studied by Mass Spectrometry and Covalent Labeling, Blaise G. Arden, Chemistry
LIPID-DNA CONJUGATE AS A NOVEL TOOL FOR CELL MEMBRANE MODIFICATION AND ANALYSIS, Yousef Bagheri Zarringhabaei, Chemistry
Computational approaches for the multimodal imaging of nanomaterials and their biochemical effects, Laura J. Castellanos, Chemistry
NOVEL APPROACHES TOWARDS IMPROVED PURITY IN HIGH YIELD TRANSCRIPTION REACTIONS, Elvan Cavac, Chemistry
Elucidating the Molecular Mechanism of the Proteasome-Associated Deubiquitinase UCH37/UCHL5, Jiale Du, Chemistry
Behavioral Modulation of Supramolecular Assemblies via Covalent and Non-Covalent Interfacial Transformations, Ann Fernandez, Chemistry
A FUNDAMENTAL STUDY OF CO-ENGINEERING PROTEIN- NANOPARTICLE FOR INTRACELLULAR PROTEIN DELIVERY, Yi-Wei Lee, Chemistry
POLYMER-BASED STRATEGIES FOR THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY TO BACTERIAL BIOFILMS, Cheng-Hsuan Li, Chemistry
New Chemical Tools for the Design of Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Assemblies and Functional Polymers, Hongxu Liu, Chemistry
DESIGN OF RESPOSIVE OLIGOMERIC AND POLYMERIC INTERFACES FOR SENSING AND CONTROLLED RELEASE APPLICATIONS, . Manisha, Chemistry
PRIMARY KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECT FOR SUBSTRATE HYDROXYLATION AND IRON BINDING REGULATION IN FACTOR INHIBITING HIF-1, Michael A. Mingroni, Chemistry
Design, Synthesis and Self-assembly of Stimuli-responsive Amphiphiles for Antibacterial Applications, Thameez Mohammed Koyasseril Yehiya, Chemistry
Development of Nanopore-Based Analytical Tools for Single-Molecule Analysis of Biological Molecules, Bach Pham, Chemistry
Design and Formulation of Antibody-Conjugated Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of Drugs and Biologics, Khushboo Singh, Chemistry
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS BY HYDROGEN DEUTERIUM EXCHANGE AND COVALENT LABELING MASS SPECTROMETRY, Catherine Yvonne Tremblay, Chemistry
UNDERSTANDING THE GATING OF BIG POTASSIUM CHANNELS USING ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS, Mahdieh Yazdani, Chemistry
GENETICALLY ENCODED RNA DEVICES FOR ADVANCED LIVE CELL IMAGING, Qikun Yu, Chemistry
Dissertations from 2020
Study of the Role of Biologically-Relevant, Labile Nickel Pools in the Maturation of Nickel-Dependent Enzymes, Priyanka Basak, Chemistry
Engineered proteins as tools to understand ubiquitin signaling, Lin Hui Chang, Chemistry
Engineered Nanoparticles for Site-Specific Bioorthogonal Catalysis: Imaging and Therapy, Riddha Das, Chemistry
Utilizing Mass Spectrometry to Study Ubiquitination and Degradation, Kirandeep Kaur Deol, Chemistry
Engineering Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Nanoassemblies: Rational Designs for Intracellular Delivery of Biologics, Kingshuk Dutta, Chemistry
STIMULI RESPONSIVE NANOMATERIALS FOR CRISPR-CAS9 DELIVERY, Wardah Ejaz, Chemistry
Powering Advances in Next-Generation Photovoltaics through Materials Synthesis and Characterization, Christie L.C. Ellis, Chemistry
MODULATING NANOPARTICLE-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS THROUGH COVALENT OR NONCOVALENT APPROACH FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, Jingjing Gao, Chemistry
CHEMICAL MANIPULATION OF MACROPHAGES: NANOMATERIAL AND MOLECULAR APPROACHES, Joseph Hardie, Chemistry
Non-cationic Polymeric Materials for Therapeutic Delivery Applications, Ziwen Jiang, Chemistry
DEPOLYMERIZABLE AND DISSIPATIVE CHEMICAL SYSTEMS: ROLE IN MATERIAL SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATIONS, Vikash Kumar, Chemistry
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS USING COVALENT LABELING – MASS SPECTROMETRY, Patanachai Limpikirati, Chemistry
EVALUATION AND SMALL MOLECULE MODULATION OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS IN CELLULAR MODELS OF CANCER, Hui-Hsien Lin, Chemistry
Molecular Designs of Novel Responsive Assemblies for Therapeutic Delivery Applications, Bin Liu, Chemistry
Covalent Labeling-Mass Spectrometry for Characterizing Protein-Ligand Complexes, TIANYING LIU, Chemistry
Engineering Nanomaterials for Immune Modulation of Macrophages and Cancer Therapy, Yuanchang Liu, Chemistry
TOOLS FOR FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISTIC STUDIES: RESOLVING PROTEIN DYNAMICS BY NANOPORE TWEEZER AND QUANTITATING MOLECULAR TRAFFICKING BY DROPLET-INTERFACE BILAYER TECHNOLOGIES, XIN LI, Chemistry
NOVEL MASS SPECTROMETRY BASED STRATEGIES TO STUDY HEPARIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS, Chendi Niu, Chemistry
Investigating the Accumulation, Sub-Organ Distribution, And Biochemical Effects of Nanomaterials Using Mass Spectrometry, Kristen Nicole Sikora, Chemistry
CHARACTERIZATION OF BIODISTRIBUTION OF TRANSFERRIN AND RECEPTOR BINDING MECHANISM BY MASS SPECTROMETRY, Hanwei Zhao, Chemistry
Dissertations from 2019
PRECIPITATION AND COACERVATION IN POLYELECTROLYTE-COLLOID SYSTEMS, Fatih Comert, Chemistry
RNA-SEQ AND MECHANISTIC ENZYMOLOGY CONFIRM RNA SELF-TEMPLATED EXTENSION BY T7 RNA POLYMERASE AND SUGGEST NOVEL APPROACHES TOWARDS IMPROVED IN VITRO RNA SYNTHESIS, Yasaman Gholamalipour, Chemistry
ENGINEERING NANOMATERIALS FOR IMAGING AND THERAPY OF BACTERIA AND BIOFILM-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS, Akash Gupta, Chemistry
Modulating Dopant-Defect Interactions in Transition Metal Doped Colloidal Strontium Titanate Nanocrystals, William Harrigan, Chemistry
Design, Synthesis and Study of Functional Amphiphilic Polymers and Their Applications, Huan He, Chemistry
Active Site Design and Exploitation of Allosteric Sites in Proteases, Maureen Hill, Chemistry
Ni Site Structure and Function in Biological Sensing and Enzyme Activity, Hsin-Ting Huang, Chemistry
AZOBENZENE-BASED POLYMERS FOR ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND PHOTO-THERMAL BATTERIES, Seung Pyo Jeong, Chemistry
Synthesis of Magnetic Ion Doped II-VI Benzenechalcogenolate Molecular Clusters, Fumitoshi Kato, Chemistry
AMPHIPHILIC ASSEMBLIES WITH RESPONSIVE CHARACTERISTICS AT SURFACES AND INTERFACES, Piyachai Khomein, Chemistry
HYBRIDIZED POLYMERIC NANO-ASSEMBLIES: KEY INSIGHTS INTO ADDRESSING MDR INFECTIONS, Ryan Landis, Chemistry
Multiscale Simulations of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Xiaorong Liu, Chemistry
Probing Apoptotic Caspase Allostery and Exosite Interactions for Alternative Regulation, Derek J. MacPherson, Chemistry
FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY AND MICROSCOPY STUDIES OF CHROMOPHORE COUPLING IN ISOLATED SMALL MOLECULE NANOSTRUCTURES, Sarah R. Marques, Chemistry
Enhanced Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Peptides and Proteins Using Polymeric Reverse Micelles, Mahalia Adelina Corazon Paningbatan Serrano, Chemistry
Design and Self-Assembly of Responsive Scaffolds for Food and Sensing Applications, Uma Sridhar, Chemistry
SIMULATING HYDROGEN BONDED CLUSTERS AND ZEOLITE CLUSTERS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONS, Qinfang Sun, Chemistry
DEVELOPMENT OF FUNCTIONAL BIOMATERIALS USING PROTEIN BUILDING BLOCKS, Li-Sheng Wang, Chemistry
Supramolecular Nanoassemblies for the Separation and Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Peptides and Modified Proteins, Meizhe Wang, Chemistry
Building the Outer Membrane Protein G (OmpG) Nanopore Library: From the Discrimination of Biotin-Binding Proteins in Serum to Resolving Human Carbonic Anhydrase From Human Red Blood Cells, Bib Yang, Chemistry
PROTEIN DETECTION AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY USING SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES AND SMALL MOLECULES, Bo Zhao, Chemistry
Dissertations from 2018
SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF GAS-PHASE METAL CATION COMPLEXES WITH ALKANES AND AMMONIA, Muhammad Affawn Ashraf, Chemistry
LIGHT-HARVESTING AND LIGHT-RESPONSIVE MATERIALS FOR OPTOELECTRONIC AND BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, youngju bae, Chemistry
Surface Functionalization of Fabrics and Threads for Smart Textiles, Morgan Baima, Chemistry
Impact of Chemical Doping on the Thermoelectric Charge Transport of Organic Semiconductors, Connor J. Boyle, Chemistry