Theses from 2024
Comparative Study on Different Fmoc Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis Protocols Towards Reduced Solvent Consumption and Improved Efficiency, Alexander M. Babel
The Kinetic Modulation of α - Synuclein Fibrillation and Toxicity by 4-Phenylbutyric Acid, Kristos Awuah Baffour
Assessing Interatomic Potentials for Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Soybean Oil Pyrolysis, Tanner Garrett Rust
Determining Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid Adsorption on Nanoparticles Using Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry, Iqra Shakoor
Development of Functional Plasmonic Nanoceria for the Ultrasensitive Detection of Ebola Glycoprotein, Carissa A. Sutton
Inorganic Chemical Reasoning Skills: An Exploratory Study into Understanding Students’ Choices and Thought Processes, Hannah P. Thompson
Theses from 2023
The Future of Alternative Energy? Simulating Methyl Stearate Pyrolysis via Molecular Dynamic Processes, Sarah J. Adeoye
Structural Engineering of Thermostable Fluorescent Proteins TGP-E and YTP-E and Crystal Structure of TGP-E, Matthew Ryan Anderson
Renewable Fuels: Molecular Dynamics Investigations Into Pyrolysis of Methyl Linoleate, Elson Osakpolor Eguaosa
Stress Memory of Wheat After One-Generation Exposure to Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS), Olamide Rachael Ogundele
Impact of Sample Conditions on DNA Phosphodiester Backbone BI/BII Conformational Equilibrium Dynamics, Autumn C. Pilarski
Computational Comparison of Platinum, Base Metals, and Binary Intermetallic Compounds’ Efficiency in Hydrogenation Catalysis, Lauren M. Sayler
Engineering and Characterizing Proteins: A Dual Study on Canine p53 Protein and Cyan Thermal Protein, Dhruv B. Sitapara
Theses from 2022
Synthesis and Characterization of Antimony Cyanoximates for Microbiological Studies, Seth Adu Amankrah
Characterization of Nanoparticles Using Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Jabez D. Campbell
Development of PEG-b-PLA Based Micelles for Neutralization of a Toxic Peptide, Giselle Campos
Metabolomics Reveal Size-Dependent Impacts of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles on Grains of Barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.), Naum Jepkemei Kirwa
The Synthesis and Characterization of Pb(II) Cyanoximates, Patricia McDaniel
Synthesis and Characterization of Chitosan Derivatives Intended for Gene Delivery Applications, Alex M. McMullen
Optimizing the Fluorescent Quantum Yield of Carbon Dots, Megan B. Prado
Theses from 2021
Expression, Purification and Characterization of the Human Cytochrome P450 Enzyme 4x1 (CYP4X1) Using Substrate Binding Affinity, Metabolic Assays and Protein Crystallization, Olusegun Adeolu Idowu
Investigation of the Interface Reactions of Ion Selective Electrode Membranes Using Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Analyses of Erbium(III) Tetraphenylporphyrin, Alexis Rae Miller
Stimuli Responsive Dye-Containing PEG-PLA Block Copolymer Micelles and Computationally Assisted Design of a Stapled Peptide Bundle, Tyler L. Odom
Physiological, Biochemical, and Metabolic Responses of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum) Exposed To Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS), Polycarp Chidiebere Ofoegbu
Characterization of Lamellar Liquid Crystal Emulsifiers in Topical Creams Containing a Novel Solvent, Melinda Joanna Sutton
Expression and Purification of Cytochrome 2U1 and Canine 1A2 and Metabolism of Caffeine by Cytochrome 1A2, Brenda M. Wekesa
Theses from 2020
Toward Development of a Paper-Based Microanalytical Device for Heavy Metal Ion Detection by Enzyme Inhibition, Adjoa Otubea Adams
Improving Biodiesel Through Pyrolysis: Direct Dynamics Investigations into Thermal Decomposition of Methyl Linoleate, Michael Bakker
Determining Particle Size of Polymeric Micelles in Thermothickening Aqueous Solutions, Jessica Diane Bruer
Doping Effects on Transition-Metal Silicides: Crystal Structures and Physical Properties of Aluminium Doped Rhenium Silicide, Victoria DeCocq
Computational Elucidation of the "Coloring Problem" in Rhenium Aluminum Silicon Compounds, Alec George Neeson
Application of Carbon Nanoparticles as DNA Detection Probe and Fluorescent Ink, Luckio Frank Owuocha
Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Studies of Novel Organoantimony(V) Cyanoximates, Kevin Anthony Pinks
In Silico Investigation for the Conversion of Methyl Oleate to Gasoline, Arkanil Roy
Determining a Method for Expressing and Purifying Cytochrome P450 4V2: A Protein Involved in Bietti's Crystalline Dystrophy, Cody Lane Turner
Theses from 2019
Quality of Wheat Grains (Triticum aestivum) Generationally Exposed to Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles (nCeO2), Oluwasegun Michael Abolade
Effects of the Dihydrouracil Lesion on DNA Using 1H/31P 1D and 2D Solution NMR, Benjamin M. Boyd
Synthesis and Characterization of Gd-Doped InP/ZnS Quantum Dots for Use in Multimodal Imaging Probes, Molly Erin Duszynski
Synthesis, Stabilization, and Modification of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Biological Applications, Allison Kimberly Freese
Theses from 2018
Learning Chemistry in English: Challenges Faced by Non-Native English Speakers, Arwa A. Alshehri
Synthesis and Characterization of Block Copolymers for Shear Force Responsive Materials and Sugar Conjugated Fluorescent Probes, Jacob Ryan Blankenship
Computational Study of Lawesson’s Reagent Mediated Fluorenone Dimerization Forming 9,9’-Bifluorenylidene, Andrew Jourdan Eckelmann
NMR Spectroscopic Properties of Nucleotides, and a New Method of Numeric Calculation of Raman Intensities for Organic Molecules, William R. Ehrhardt
Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Transition Metal Octaethylporphyrin and Tetraphenylporphyrin/Tri-n-Propylamine System, Jamie Lee Gray
Development of Rapid, Homogeneous Assay for Investigating Isopeptide Bond Formation Using Fluorescence Polarization/Depolarization Measurements, Samuel Patricc Kasson
Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Ammonium/Phosphonium Chitosan Derivatives for Investigative DNA Interactions, Quinton Kirk Wyatt
Theses from 2017
Characterization of a Thermoresponsive Water-Soluble Polymer: Block-Copoly [Ethylene Glycol/Graft-Co (Vinyl Alcohol/Vinyl Caprolactam)], Adebola Margaret Adeleni
Chlorate Formation In On-Site Hypochlorite Generation Facilities: Effects Of Temperature, pH, And Storage Times, Lukas Simon Kriem
Functionalization of Indium-Based Quantum Dots for Use as a Non-Viral Gene Therapy Vector, Nicholas A. Mundt
Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Ligand and Its Silver(I) and Palladium(II) Complexes: An Incidental Discovery of Halogen Bonding in Three Structures of Iodoimidazoles, Chideraa Iheanyi Nwachukwu
Geochemical Fractionation, Speciation, and Bioavailability of Heavy Metals in Stream Sediments in Aurora, MO, Miles Pearson
Ab Initio Methyl Linoleate Bond Dissociation Energies: First Principles Fishing for Wise Crack Products, Zachary Ryan Wilson
Theses from 2016
Increasing Solubility Of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients In Topical Creams Using Soluplus®, Roni Balzam
Student Identification Of Problem Topics In General Chemistry, Michelle Denyse Hilda Herridge
The Synthesis And Characterization Of Ni(II) And Cu(II) Cyanoximates, Adedamola Abraham Opalade
Modeling The 3-Dimensional Structure Of D(Cgcgaattcgcg) And Its 8-Oxo-Da5 Adduct With 1H Nmr Noesy Refinements, Christopher Miles Reynolds
Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence Of Luminophores And Enhancement With Melatonin, Sarah Michelle Roughton
Theses from 2015
Synthesis and Functionalization of Fluorescent Quantum Dot Bioconjugates for Cellular Imaging of Directed Gene Therapy, Jason Matthew Davis
Socioscientific Issues: Development of Socioscientific Inquiry about Climate Change in a Non-Science Majors Chemistry Course, Helena Patricia De la Hoz De la Hoz
Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Dendrimers, Xiaozheng none Dou
Evaluation of Halogen Bonding For Crystal Engineering, Lisa Michelle Kirchner
Fabrication, Characterization, and Application of Carbon Nanoparticles for the Detection of Heavy Metal Ions in Aqueous Media, Aaron Michael Simpson
Theses from 2014
Investigating Endocytic Trafficking of 5-HT1B Receptors at Different Agonist Concentration Using Quantum Dots, Bernice Apusiyinne Agana
1H Nmr Examination of DNA Structure Containing 3, N4-Etheno-2'-Deoxycytidine, Chunling Cao
Pegylated Dendrons: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications, Wesley Aaron Dowler
Novel Studies of Holmium (III) and Ytterbium (III) Tetraphenylporphyrin-Based Ion Selective Electrodes, Johnathon H. Hoskins
Novel Aqueous Phase Fabrication and Characterization of Gold Coated Cobalt Nanoparticles, Geoffrey Nyauma Manani
Quantum Chemical Investigation of the Mechanism for the Lawesson's Reagent Mediated Synthesis of Bifluorenylidenes from Fluorenones, Michael David Nothnagel
Synthesis of Self-Complementary Molecular Dimers For the Evaluation of Halogen Bonding in Crystal Engineering, Shalisa M. Oburn
Deuterium Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analysis of Dynamics of DNA Containing 1,N6-Ethenoadenine, Aaron Daniel Proctor
Anion Selective Polymeric Membrane Electrodes Based on Lanthanide Metallophorphyrins, Jennifer Ann Schott
Theses from 2013
Fabrication, Characterization and Biomedical Applications of Micro and Bionanoconjugates, Vishala Aaryasomayajula
Synthesis and Characterization of the First Non-Chelating Bis-Cyanoximes and Their Metal Complexes, Scott Michael Curtis
Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum Complexes with Oximes-Based Ligands, Michael Christopher Hilton
Effects of Exchange Resin Loading on Electrochromic Tungsten Oxide Particles Synthesized via a Sol Gel Process, Brett Huntley
Development of Carboxylate Anion Selective Polymeric Electrodes Based on Erbium (III) Porphyrins, Eric Tague
Theses from 2012
Investigations Into Erbium (III) Metalloporphyrins as Ionophores in Ion-Selective Electrodes, Erin Marie Dierker
Transport Properties of Alumina Nanoporous Membranes Modified with Varying Length Alkyl Chain Silane Groups, Derek Alan Gillis
Deuterium Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of DNA Containing Single Base Lesions, Melissa Nicole Hayes
1H NMR examination of DNA structure containing uracil and abasic site lesions, Stephen Kramer
The Synthesis and Characterization of Pegylated Dendrimers, Jacob Michael Robison
Geochemical Modeling of the Lamotte Formation for Carbon Sequestration in Missouri, Nelson Kipngetich Rono
Ionic Liquid Adsorbate Enhanced Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Ruthenium Compounds in Water, Jared Franklin Roop
Affinity for Carboxylate Anions by Erbium(III)-Metalloporphyrins Used as Ionophores in Ion-Selective Electrodes, Garrett Smith
Size-Dependent Synthesis, Characterization and Biomedical Applications of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles, Ryan Theodore Spidle
Effect of Nucleobase Complexation on Gold Nanoparticle Formation, Regina Abla Tudzi
Synthesis of New Tridentate and Tetradentate Ligands to Complex Silver(I), Lauren R. Verheyen
Theses from 2011
Effects of Ionic Liquids on the Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Tris (2, 2'-Bipyridyl) Ruthenium (II) Chloride, Manjeera Malempati
1H NMR Examination of DNA Structure Containing 1, N6-Ethenodeoxyadenosine, Brianna Medrano
Analysis of DNA Dynamics Using Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance with Magic Angle Spinning, Sarah Elizabeth Nichols
Modulation of Enzyme Activity by DNA: a Kinetic Investigation of Enzyme Tyrosinase, Sarah Phillips
Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Luminophores and Ionic Liquids, Megan Jean Schnuriger
Theses from 2010
Cation-Induced: [Pi]-Stacking of Dipyridyl Ligand, Varsin F. Amin
Substituent and Conjugation Effects on the Homo-Lumo Bandgaps of 9-Fluorenones, 9-Fluorenylidenes, and Related Derivatives, Galen L. Eakins
Further Investigations of Silver(I) Cyanoximates, Jeffrey Richard Morton
Nucleic Acid Staining Reagents as Efficient Indicators of Aptamer-Target Interactions, Kwabena Amofa Nketia Sarpong
Synthesis, Modification, Characterization and Bioanalytical Applications of Aptamer-Gold Nanoconjugates, Tiffany Leah Severs
Theses from 2009
Synthesis of Ligands for 1H Nmr Study of Host-Guest Complexation, Nathan Lael Brennan
