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| Name | Degree | Advisor | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayala-López, Mr. Wilfredo | Ph.D. | Low | Folate-Receptor Mediated Targeting Of Diagnostics And Therapeutics To Activated Macrophages In Inflammation | 2008-2009 |
| Anderson, Mr. Jason P. | Ph.D. | Bodner | Learning The Language Of Organic Chemistry: How Do Students Develop Reaction Mechanism Problem-Solving Skills? | 2008-2009 |
| Begue, Mr. Nathan J. | Ph.D. | Simpson | Polarization Analysis In Nonlinear Optics And Multiphoton Microscopy | 2008-2009 |
| Biswas, Mr. Debanjan | Ph.D. | Ramachandran | Preparation And Reactions Of Stable Aldimine-Borane Complexes. Synthesis Of GABA Analogs, β -Lactams, And Aminoboronic Esters. Electrophysiological Screening Of GABA Analogs. | 2008-2009 |
| Cavender, Ms. Aubrey | Ph.D. | Shepson | Chemistry That Affects Regional And Global Tropospheric Ozone Concentrations | 2008-2009 |
| Chen, Mr. Nongtao | Ph.D. | Cheng | Chemical Imaging Of Nanocarriers In Live Cells And Live Animals | 2008-2009 |
| Chen, Mr. Yi | Ph.D. | Mao | DNA Nanomachines And DNA-Directed Assembly Of Nanostructures | 2008-2009 |
| Cheng, Mr. Gang | Ph.D. | Wei | Chemistry Of 4-Deoxypentenosides And Their Application Toward The Synthesis Of L-Sugars | 2008-2009 |
| Corbin, Mr. Rex A. | Ph.D. | Abu-Omar | Niobium And Tantalum (V) Complexes Supported With Aryloxide Ancillary Ligation: Synthesis; Structure; 2-Vinylpyridine Insertion Reactions. Oxorhenium (V) Oxazoline Complexes: Reactivity, Mechanism, And Application Towards Catalytic Hydrolysis And Alcoholysis Of Organic Silanes | 2008-2009 |
| Daly, Ms. Shanna R. | Ph.D. | Bodner | Design Across Disciplines | 2008-2009 |
| Du, Mr. Shiyu | Ph.D. | Francisco | Free Radical-Molecule Complexes And Their Reaction Mechanisms | 2008-2009 |
| Duan, Mr. Penggao | Ph.D. | Kenttämaa | Structural Elucidation Of Organic Molecules And Analysis Of Petroleum Fractions Via Ion-Molecule Reactions In A Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (Ft-Icr) Mass Spectrometer | 2008-2009 |
| Emory, Mr. Joshua F. | Ph.D. | McLuckey | Gas-Phase Ion/Ion Reactions In 3D Ion Trap And 2D Linear Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers: Reagent And Method Development For Analysis Of Biological Macromolecules | 2008-2009 |
| Erickson, Mr. David E. | Ph.D. | McLuckey | Instrumentation And Method Development For The Interrogation Of Biomolecules And Ion/Ion Chemistry | 2008-2009 |
| Fautch, Ms. Jessica M. | Ph.D. | Wilker | Oxovanadium Compounds And Reactions With Alkylating Agent Toxins | 2008-2009 |
| Fiddler, Mr. Marc N. | Ph.D. | Shepson | Analysis Of Synthetic Hydrocarbon And Biogenic Aerosol Polymers With Mass Spectrometry | 2008-2009 |
| Fu, Mr. Minkung | Ph.D. | Kenttämaa | Novel Mass Spectrometric Methods For The Characterization Of Pharmaceutical Compounds, And For The Investigation Of Biradical-Induced Damage On Protein Components | 2008-2009 |
| Gaddis, Mr. Brandon D. | Ph.D. | Chmielewski | Inhibitors Of Anthrax Pathogenesis | 2008-2009 |
| Gemene, Mr. Kebede L. | Ph.D. | Bakker | Pulsed Chronopotentiometric Flash Titration At Polymeric Membrane Ion-Selective Electrodes – A Novel Method For Clinical And Environmental Analyses | 2008-2009 |
| Gqamana, Mr. Putuma P. | Ph.D. | Kenttämaa | Exploration Of Laser-Induced Acoustic Desorption And Chemical Ionization Towards The Analysis Of Underivatized Polyisobutylenes With Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry | 2008-2009 |
| Greene, Ms. Jamila R. | Ph.D. | Francisco | Photodissociation Studies Of Brominated Neutral And Ion Species Using Ion Velocity Imaging | 2008-2009 |
| Griggs, Ms. Amy M. | Ph.D. | Hrycyna | Probing The Functional Oligomerization State Of The Isoprenylcysteine Carboxylmethyltransferase, Ste 14p, From Saccharomyces Cerevisiae | 2008-2009 |
| Han, Ms. Hongling | Ph.D. | McLuckey | Biomolecule Analysis Through Gas Phase Ion/Ion Reactions And Dissociation In Linear Ion Trap Instruments | 2008-2009 |
| Haque, Mr. Farzin | Ph.D. | Hovis | Conformational Dynamics Of Wild Type And Mutant α-Synuclein On Membrane Surfaces | 2008-2009 |
| He, Mr. Yu | Ph.D. | Mao | Programmed DNA Self-Assembly And The Applications | 2008-2009 |
| Henry, Mr. Ian D. | Ph.D. | Raftery | Applications And Advancements Of Microcoil And LC-NMR Techniques For Improved Sensitivity And Throughput | 2008-2009 |
| Hodges, Ms. Heather B. | Ph.D. | Hrycyna | Investigation Of Substrate And Inhibitor Specificities Of The Human Isoprenylcysteine Carboxyl Methyltransferase (HICMT) For The Development Of Putative Anti-Cancer Agents | 2008-2009 |
| Holland, Mr. David | Ph.D. | Thompson | The Development Of A Membrane-Based Biosensor For ICMT: Membrane Synthesis, Properties & Methods Of Detection | 2008-2009 |
| Hudon, Ms. Sarah E. | Ph.D. | Hrycyna | Characterization And Inhibition Of The CAAX Processing Prelamin A Protease ZMPSTE24 | 2008-2009 |
| Hutchinson, Ms. Kelly M. | Ph.D. | Bodner | Teachers’ Incorporation Of Nanoscale Science And Engineering Lessons Into The Classroom And Factors That Influence This Incorporation | 2008-2009 |
| Jacobson, Mr. Kyle W. | Ph.D. | Simpson | Electrodynamic Cavitation With Nanoscale Control | 2008-2009 |
| Jankiewicz, Mr. Bartłomiej J. | Ph.D. | Kenttämaa | Gas-Phase Studies On The Reactivity Of Charged, Aromatic σ,σ,σ-Triradicals By Using Distonic Ion Approach And Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FT-IDR) Mass Spectrometry | 2008-2009 |
| Janowiak, Ms. Bonnie Schafman | Ph.D. | Wenthold | Flowing Afterglow Study: The Effect Of Nitrogen Oxidation On The Energetics And Dynamics Of Diradical Forming Dissociation Reactions | 2008-2009 |
| Kang, Mr. Soo Sung | Ph.D. | Lipton | A Photolabile Backbone Amide Linker For The Solid-Phase Synthesis Of Cyclic Peptides. Cysteine-Free Native Chemical Ligation. Synthesis And Biological Evaluation Of A Library Of Resveratrol Analogues | 2008-2009 |
| Kim, Ms. Jin-Hee | Ph.D. | Regnier | Oxidative Stress Studies In Yeast With A Frataxin Mutant | 2008-2009 |
| Kim, Ms. Youngsoon | Ph.D. | Fuchs | Synthetic Studies Toward Apoptolidin And Its Analogues | 2008-2009 |
| Ko, Ms. Seung Hyeon | Ph.D. | Mao | Self-Assembly Of Nucleic Acids And Their Biomedical Applications | 2008-2009 |
| Kodippili, Ms. Gayani C. | Ph.D. | Low | Band 3 Diffusion On Healthy And Diseased Red Blood Cells And Implications For RBC Membrane Structure | 2008-2009 |
| Lamberson, Ms. Emily R. M. | Ph.D. | Hovis | The Use Of Ions To Control The Charge And Phase Behavior Of Phospholipid Membranes | 2008-2009 |
| Lee, Ms. Amanda Q. | Ph.D. | Abu-Omar | Structural And Mechanistic Characterization Of Heme And Non-Heme Iron Metalloenzymes | 2008-2009 |
| LeGreve, Ms. Tracy A. | Ph.D. | Zwier | Conformation-Specific Spectroscopy And Dynamics Of Biological Neurotransmitters | 2008-2009 |
| Li, Mr. Sen | Ph.D. | Kenttämaa | Gas-Phase Ion-Molecule Reactions In Mass Spectrometric Studies Of Phenyl Radical-Induced Damage On Peptides And In The Characterization Of Functional Groups In Unknown Compounds | 2008-2009 |
| Liu, Mr. Runhui | Ph.D. | Wei | Glucosamine Sulfoforms: Solid-Phase Synthesis, Mass Spectrometry Analysis And Biological Profiling | 2008-2009 |
| Loaiza, Mr. Aristobulo | Ph.D. | Abu-Omar | Stability And Folding Dynamics Of Phenylalanine Hydroxylase From Chromobacterium Violaceum | 2008-2009 |
| Lockwood, Ms. Amanda L. | Ph.D. | Shepson | The Fate Of Atmospheric Organic Nitrates | 2008-2009 |
| McGuire Jr., Mr. Robert | Ph.D. | McMillin | The Study And Application Of Exciplex Quenching In Platinum(II) Polypyridine And Copper Porphyrin Systems | 2008-2009 |
| Meng, Mr. Shihong | Ph.D. | Szleifer | Molecular Theory Of Liquid Crystal Thin Films | 2008-2009 |
| Mollat du Jourdin, Mr. Xavier | Ph.D. | Fuchs | Total Synthesis Of In Silico Designed (+)-Discodermolide Analogs Via Vinyl Sulfone Chemistry | 2008-2009 |
| Nefliu, Ms. Marcela | Ph.D. | Cooks | Fundamentals And Applications Of DESI-MS And Investigations On The Formation And Chiral Amplification Of The Serine Octamer | 2008-2009 |
| Pandey, Mr. Anjan P. | Ph.D. | Hovis | Clustering Of α-Synuclein And Tubule Formation On Supported Lipid Bilayers | 2008-2009 |
| Pillsbury, Mr. Nathan R. | Ph.D. | Zwier | Conformation-Specific Spectroscopy And Dynamics Of Flexible Bichromophores And Combustion-Related Molecules | 2008-2009 |
| Pires, Mr. Marcos M. | Ph.D. | Chmielewski | Development Of Polyvalent Inhibitors Of P-Glycoprotein And Metal-Triggered Self-Assembly Of Collagen Peptides | 2008-2009 |
| Reyes Gil, Ms. Karla R. | Ph.D. | Raftery | Development Of Anion-Doped Metal Oxides For Solar-To-Hydrogen Conversion | 2008-2009 |
| Russell, Mr. Cianán B. | Ph.D. | Weaver | Development And Evaluation Of A Research-Based Undergraduate Laboratory Curriculum | 2008-2009 |
| Seo, Mr. Seung Kee | Ph.D. | Wei | The Chemistry Of Unsaturated Pyranosides And L-(–)-Sucrose | 2008-2009 |
| Slavin, Mr. John | Ph.D. | Ivanisevic | On Biomolecules And Semiconductors: Analytical Studies Of Interface Dynamics | 2008-2009 |
| Smith, Mr. Scott A. | Ph.D. | Cooks | Developments Of Multiplexed And Miniature Two-Dimensional Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers | 2008-2009 |
| Song, Mr. Qingyu | Ph.D. | Cooks | Development Of Mass Spectrometers Using Rectilinear Ion Trap Analyzers | 2008-2009 |
| Steinmiller, Ms. Ellen M. P. | Ph.D. | Choi | Studies On Electrochemically Constructed Zinc Oxide And Zinc Oxide-Based Composite Electrodes With Controlled Nanoscale Structures For Use In Solar Energy Conversion | 2008-2009 |
| Tackett, Mr. Philip J. | Ph.D. | Shepson | Investigation Of The Multiple Roles Of Tropospheric Halogen Chemistry During Arctic Ozone Depletion Events | 2008-2009 |
| Wang, Mr. Guangwei | Ph.D. | Negishi | Study Towards Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling And Zirconium-Catalyzed Carboalumination And Their Application To Natural Products Synthesis, Such As Mycolactones A And B, 2′-O-Methylmyxalamides D | 2008-2009 |
| Wang, Mr. Hefeng | Ph.D. | Kais | Quantum Simulation And A Study Of Entanglement And Its Application In Quantum Teleportation | 2008-2009 |
| Xi, Mr. Bin | Ph.D. | Ren | Extended Diruthenium σ-Alkynyl Complexes And Attenuation Of Electronic Coupling | 2008-2009 |
| Xi, Mr. Kai | Ph.D. | Ghosh | Total Synthesis Of Platensimycin And Platencin And Design And Synthesis Of SARS Coronavirus Chymotrypsin-Like Protease Inhibitors | 2008-2009 |
| Xu, Mr. Xiaoming | Ph.D. | Ghosh | Enantioselective Total Synthesis Of Peloruside A And Spongidepsin | 2008-2009 |
| Xu, Ms. Jun | Ph.D. | Skrynnikov | New Methods And Experiments In Protein NMR | 2008-2009 |
| Xu, Ms. Yida | Ph.D. | Bakker | Current Controlled Polymeric Ion Sensors For Bioanalysis | 2008-2009 |
| Yurkovich, Mr. Michael J. | Ph.D. | Kenttämaa | Gas-Phase Studies Of Distonic meta-Benzyne And CN ortho-Benzyne Analogues In A Fourier-Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FT-ICR) Mass Spectrometer And In A Flowing-Afterglow Guided Ion Beam (FA-GIB) Apparatus | 2008-2009 |
| Boyd, Mr. Darryl A. | M.S. | Hrycyna | Determination Of The Binding Site Of S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine On The Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Isoprenylcysteine Carboxylmethyltransferase Ste 14p | 2008-2009 |
| Bruck, Ms. Laura B. | M.S. | Towns | Faculty Perspectives Of The Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory: Goals, Limitations, And Assessments | 2008-2009 |
| Cloud, Mr. Joshua L. | M.S. | Wilker | A New Generation Of Marine Antifouling Coatings | 2008-2009 |
| Cram, Mr. Kevin D. | M.S. | Hrycyna | Biochemical Characterization Of Caax Processing Enzymes From S. Cerevisiae: Investigating The Mechanism Of Proteolysis For The Integral Membrane Zinc Metalloprotease Ste24p And The Location Of S-Adenosy-L-Methionine Binding For The Isoprenylcysteine Carboxyl Methyltransferase Ste14p | 2008-2009 |
| Dugas, Ms. Aliah C. | M.S. | Cooks | Hyperthermal Cesium Ion Initiated Reactions On A Copper Foil Surface | 2008-2009 |
| Gagare, Mr. Pravin | M.S. | Ramachandran | Ammonia Borane-Hydrogen Cycle: Synthesis, Dehydrogenation And Regeneration | 2008-2009 |
| Goodwin, Mr. Michael P. | M.S. | Cooks | Development Of Mass Spectrometric Methods For Catalytic Studies | 2008-2009 |
| Grunert, Ms. Megan L. | M.S. | Bodner | Understanding Women’s Self-Efficacy Beliefs And Career Choices In Chemistry | 2008-2009 |
| Micklos, Ms. Amy L. | M.S. | Bodner | An Investication Of How Chemistry Teachers Plan Lessons | 2008-2009 |
| O'Neil, Ms. Nicole E. | M.S. | Chmielewski | Probing Hydrophobicity Of Cationic Amphiphilic Polyproline Helices Through Side-Chain Variations | 2008-2009 |
| Pates, Mr. George O. | M.S. | Kenttämaa | Studies On The Reactivity And Selectivity Of Charged Phenyl Radicals Toward Amino Acids In A Fourier-Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FT-ICR) Mass Spectrometer | 2008-2009 |
| Permaul, Ms. Michelle | M.S. | Das | X-Ray Structure Of The Catalytic Domain Of UCH-L5, A Proteasome- Associated Deubiquitinase | 2008-2009 |
| Tessman, Ms. Jocelyn | M.S. | Bodner | Students’ Conceptions Of Nanoscience Phenomena: The Beginning Of A Nanoscience Concept Inventory | 2008-2009 |
| Weller, Ms. Jessica K. | M.S. | Nakhleh | Undergraduate Students’ Beliefs About The Nature Of Matter | 2008-2009 |
| Wischow, Ms. Emily D. | M.S. | Bodner | Development And Analysis Of Lesson Plans For Nanoscience, Engineering, And Technology | 2008-2009 |
| Wyche, Ms. Melanie D. | M.S. | Ben-Amotz | Raman Detection Of Solute Induced Perturbations Of Solvent Shell Molecules | 2008-2009 |
| Yem, Ms Sonoeun | M.S. | Kenttämaa | A Comparative Study Of The Reactivity Of Didehydropyridiniums Toward Cyclohexane And Decalin In The Gas-Phase By Using Fourier-Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry | 2008-2009 |


