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Author:

Rhoden, Zachary

Title:

Surface Chemistry Characterization and Control of the Electronic Structure of Gold Nanosystems

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Magnetic spectroscopy
Gold nanoparticles
Nanoparticles
Electronic structure
Ligands
Surface chemistry
Thermogravimetric analysis

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Committee Members:

Benjamin Lear, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
James Adair, Outside Unit & Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Alexey Silakov, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Katzbaer, Rowan

Title:

Rational Discovery of Inorganic Material Properties

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Catalysis
Inorganic
Chemistry

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Committee Members:

Kenneth Knappenberger, Major Field Member
Zhiqiang Mao, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Asbury, Major Field Member
Ismaila Dabo, Outside Unit & Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kanyak, Jenna

Title:

Topochemical Construction of Catalytic Active Sites with Atomic-Level Control

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (MS)

Keywords:

catalysis
synthesis
nanoparticles
CO2 reduction
cation exchange
topochemistry

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Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Zhiqiang Mao, Committee Member

Author:

Graff, Erica

Title:

The Study of Protein and Polymer Phase Separation Kinetics and Thermodynamics Using Temperature Gradient Microfluidics

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

phase separation
monoclonal antibodies
temperature gradient microfluidics
apparent activation energies

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Committee Members:

Paul Cremer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Major Field Member
Alexey Silakov, Major Field Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Unit & Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Jeffries, William Ray

Title:

Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy as a Probe for Femtosecond Relaxation Dynamics of Metal Colloids

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Nonlinear Spectroscopy
Dynamics
Gold
Metals
Clusters
Plasmons
Polarization
Ultrafast

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Committee Members:

Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Kenneth Knappenberger, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joshua Robinson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Reynolds, Christopher

Title:

Copper (II) Interactions with Phosphatidylserine in Membranes: Biophysical Insights, Binding Mechanisms, and Physiological Consequences

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

biophysical chemistry
transition metal ions
membranes
copper (II)
oxidative damage
supported lipid bilayer
microfluidic systems
binding
phosphatidylserine
lipids
stepwise
constants
stoichiometry
densities
concentrations
Gouy-Chapman theory
ionic strength
surface charge density
chelation
complexes
buffer molecules
physiological implications
HeLa cells
plasma membrane
necrotic cell death
hydrogen peroxide
harmful effects
mechanistic explanation
future experiments.
hrmful effects
Phospholipid membranes
oxidation
copper
membrane oxidation
membrane binding model
bivalent binding
Debye-Hukel Theory
Electrostatic screening
electric double layer
Necrotic cell death
copper induced cell death
Alzheimer's disease
Neurodegeneration
microfluidic devices
high-throughput microfluidics

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Committee Members:

Paul Cremer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
William Hancock, Outside Unit & Field Member
Alexey Silakov, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gerthoffer, Margaret

Title:

Design and Synthesis of Monomers toward Sequence-Controlled Polymers

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Nanothreads
Ar/ArF Co-Crystals
ROMP
phenylene(arylene)vinylenes
cyclophanes
polymers

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Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Elacqua, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Robert Hickey, Outside Field Member
Vincent Crespi, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Cintron Rodriguez, Nicohl

Title:

Investigation of the Optoelectronic Properties and Surface Chemistry of Cesium Lead Bromide using Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (MS)

Keywords:

Cesium Lead Bromide
Lead Halide Perovskites
TRIR
Surface Chemistry
Polarons

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Committee Members:

John B Asbury, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Alexey Silakov, Committee Member
Robert John Hickey, III, Committee Member

Author:

Burtis, Zelie Marie

Title:

Access to Ortho-Xylylenes and Their Novel Interception By Nucleophiles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (MS)

Keywords:

ortho-xylylenes
chemistry
organic chemistry
cyclizations
alkene
nucleophilic addition
diels-alder

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Committee Members:

Ramesh Giri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Kuo, Committee Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member

Author:

Chesley, Lucas

Title:

Palladium-Catalyzed Nonclassical Dicarbofunctionalization of Skipped Dienes

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (MS)

Keywords:

Organic chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
Organic Synthesis
Palladium
Catalysis
Dicarbofunctionalization
Alkene
Nonconjugated
Dienes
Skipped Dienes

File:

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Committee Members:

Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Ramesh Giri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Nacsa, Committee Member
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Committee Member
Emily E Weinert, Committee Member