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Author:

Dameron, Arrelaine Allen

Title:

Controlling Molecular Assemblies

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

self-assembled monolayers
molecular patterning
microdisplacement printing
microcontact printing
dip-pen nanolithography
scanning tunneling microscopy
atomic force microscopy
molecular electronics
adamantanethiol

File:

Download AAD_phdthesis_013006.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul S Weiss, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Albert Welford Castleman Jr., Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Committee Member

Author:

Bressler, Amanda Jean

Title:

ASSESSING GENE, ENVIRONMENT, AND GENE × ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS ON ANXIETY-RELATED AND LEARNING BEHAVIORS IN MOUSE MODELS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

learning
brain-derived neurotrophic factor
serotonin transporter
anxiety
mouse model
stress

File:

Download AJBressler_PhDDissertation_28Nov2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Anne Milasincic Andrews, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Milasincic Andrews, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Ewing, Committee Member
Byron C Jones, Committee Member
David John Vandenbergh, Committee Member

Author:

Szakal, Andrea

Title:

THE HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS (HDV) RIBOZYME AS A MODEL FOR RNA CATALYSIS AND FOLDING

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

RNA folding
RNA catalysis

File:

Download Szakal_Doctoral_ThesisMaster_041508.pdf

Committee Members:

Sharon Hammes Schiffer, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Craig Eugene Cameron, Committee Member
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Davey, Angel Marie

Title:

Molecular dynamics imaging of mast cell membrane nanostructure in immunoreceptor signaling

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

fluorescence lifetime
fluorescence anisotropy
IgE receptor
lipid domains
mast cells

File:

Download Angel_Davey_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Erin Elizabeth Sheets, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Erin Elizabeth Sheets, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ahmed A Heikal, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Tae Hee Lee, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Committee Member

Author:

McGraw, Adam Philip

Title:

Protein-RNA interactions involved in regulation of the tryptophan biosynthesis operon (trpEDCFBA) in Bacillus subtilis

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

protein-RNA interactions
mRNA stability
TRAP
RNA structure

File:

Download AM_thesis_FINAL-2-101008.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Lee Babitzke, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Charles Keiler, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member

Author:

Hydutsky, Bianca Will

Title:

THE DESIGN AND TRANSPORT OF ZEROVALENT IRON PARTICLES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Environmental emediation
zerovalent iron
iron nanoparticles
transport
dehalogenation
TCE
nanopartical surface modification
PAA

File:

Download Bianca_Hydutsky_Total_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member
Susan Louise Brantley, Committee Member

Author:

Lubner, Carolyn E

Title:

Direct Solar Hydrogen Production From Photosynthetic Nanoconstructs

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

molecular wire
hydrogenase
Photosystem I
solar energy
hydrogen

File:

Download Lubner_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

John H Golbeck, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John H Golbeck, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Member

Author:

Lu, Caiyan

Title:

Fundamental Studies of Molecular Depth Profiling with ToF-SIMS and Cluster Ions

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

ToF-SIMS
molecular depth profiling
cluster ions

File:

Download ThesisMaster.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas Winograd, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Winograd, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barbara Jane Garrison, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Fleming, David Andrew

Title:

Functional Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Application

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

nanoparticles
colloid

File:

Download DFlemingThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Committee Member

Author:

Eves, Daniel Jacob

Title:

Investigations of Phopholipid Membrane Properties Using An Artificial Cell Model for Exocytosis and Membrane Disruption

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

phospholipids
electrochemistry
fluorescence
liposomes
exocytosis

File:

Download Daniel_Eves_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Ewing, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Erin Elizabeth Sheets, Committee Member
Ryan S Clement, Committee Member

Author:

Omiatek, Donna M.

Title:

Electrochemical Cytometry: A Novel Technique to Quantitatively Probe Individual Neurosecretory and Artificial Vesicles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

electrochemical cytometry
exocytosis
neurotransmitter
vesicle
electrochemistry
microfluidics
capillary electrophoresis

File:

Download dmo_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Ewing, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Ewing, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Scott T Phillips, Committee Member
Michael L Heien, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Committee Member

Author:

Mao, Dan

Title:

MOLECULAR DEPTH PROFILING AND WEDGE-CRATER BEVELING WITH TOF-SIMS AND CLUSTER ION BEAMS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Depth Profiling
Cluster Ion Beams
TOF-SIMS

File:

Download Dan_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas Winograd, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Winograd, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Tae Hee Lee, Committee Member
John H Golbeck, Committee Member

Author:

Dawood, Farah

Title:

Template Directed Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Metal Oxides and Chalcogenides

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

chalcogenides
oxides
nanoparticles
semiconductors

File:

Download Dawood_dissertation_04_05_10_NEW.pdf

Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Sridhar Komarneni, Committee Member

Author:

Calkins, Jacob Andrew

Title:

FUNCTIONALIZED BIOINSPIRED MICROSTRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBER PORES FOR APPLICATIONS IN CHEMICAL VAPOR SENSING

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Light Scattering
Microstructured Optical Fibers
SERS
Waveguide Raman
Self-assembled Monolayers

File:

Download Calkins_dissertation_final_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

John V Badding, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John V Badding, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Bernhard Anderson, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member

Author:

Sioss, James

Title:

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials for Biosensing Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

nanowires
silica coating
optical properties
biosensors

File:

Download 7-23-07.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Mary Beth Williams, Committee Member
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Member

Author:

Keighron, Jacqueline D

Title:

NANOPARTICLE BIOCONJUGATES AS “BOTTOM-UP” ASSEMBLIES OF ARTIFICAL MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

multienzyme complex
specific activity
bioconjugate

File:

Download keighronfinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Committee Member

Author:

Cederquist, Kristin Baine

Title:

Hairpin Nucleic Acid Probes for Metal Nanowire-Based Surface Studies and Biosensing.

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

surface characterization
spectroscopy
nanotechnology
fluorescence
bioconjugate synthesis
biochemical interactions
bioassays
multiplexed sensing

File:

Download kbcederquist_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member

Author:

Avery, Kendra Nicole

Title:

UTILIZATION OF SPECIFIC AND NON-SPECIFIC PEPTIDE INTERACTIONS WITH INORGANIC NANOMATERIALS ON THE SURFACE OF BACTERIOPHAGE M13: METHODOLOGIES TOWARDS PHAGE SUPPORTED BI-FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

phage display
biomineralization
multi-functional materials
biotemplated materials
magnetically recoverable catalyst

File:

Download Dissertation_in_template_111909.pdf

Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Michael Thomas Green, Committee Member
John H Golbeck, Committee Member

Author:

Vats, Kanika

Title:

Assembly and characterization of complex biomimetic membranes

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

protein-lipid interactions
micropatterning
biomimetic membranes

File:

Download Kanika_vats_thesis_2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Erin Elizabeth Sheets, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Erin Elizabeth Sheets, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Tae Hee Lee, Committee Member
Dr, Ahmed A Heikal, Committee Member

Author:

Heinicke, Laurie Ann

Title:

Regulation of the protein kinase PKR by higher-order RNA secondary and tertiary structures

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

innate immune response
kinase
RNA
PKR

File:

Download Heinicke_04_26_10_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip C. Bevilacqua, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Andrey S Krasilnikov, Committee Member

Author:

Sombers, Leslie A.

Title:

THE DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF ‘PRESYNAPTIC’ MECHANISMS MODULATING EXOCYTOTIC NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE EVENTS FROM SINGLE PC12 CELLS USING AMPEROMETRY AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Fusion pore
exocytosis
amperometry
transmission electron microscopy
PC12 cells
vesicle volume
foot

File:

Download sombers.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Ewing, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anne M Andrews, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Richard W Ordway, Committee Member

Author:

Dillenback, Lisa

Title:

SELF-ASSEMBLY AND CONTROLLED ASSEMBLY OF NANOPARTICLES

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

metal nanowire
nanowire assembly
nanoparticle assembly
DNA-directed assembly
self-assembly

File:

Download DillenbackThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Member

Author:

Dominak, Lisa M

Title:

ENCAPSULATION EFFICIENCY AND DYNAMIC MICROCOMPARTMENTATION WITHIN GIANT LIPID VESICLES

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

protein microcompartmentation
synthetic cells
macromolecular crowding
encapsulation efficiency
lipid vesicles
biomimetic chemistry

File:

Download LDominak_PhD_2009_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Anne M Andrews, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Committee Member

Author:

Zheng, Leiliang

Title:

Langmuir-Blodgett Films as Models for TOF-SIMS Investigation of Biological Systems

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Langmuir-Blodgett
Model
TOF-SIMS

File:

Download thesis_final_submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas Winograd, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barbara Jane Garrison, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Ahmed A Heikal, Committee Member

Author:

Mullen, Melissa Ann

Title:

Arabidopsis thaliana under stress: Functional implications of G-quadruplex and non-coding RNA structure

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

RNA
Arabidopsis
G-quadruplex
drought stress

File:

Download Mullen_Thesis_071511.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip C. Bevilacqua, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sarah Mary Assmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
David D Boehr, Committee Member
Paul Lee Babitzke, Committee Member

Author:

Makos, Monique Adrianne

Title:

In Vivo Electrochemical Measurements in Drosophila melanogaster

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

electrochemistry
microelectrode
cyclic voltammetry
pH electrode
Drosophila

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Ewing, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Ewing, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Richard W Ordway, Committee Member
Michael L Heien, Committee Member

Author:

Anderson, Mary Elizabeth

Title:

Chemically Advanced Nanolithography

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

nanolithography
self-assembled monolayers
molecular rulers
chemical patterning
photolithography

File:

Download Chemically_Advanced_Nanolithography_11-13-06mea.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul S Weiss, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark William Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Committee Member

Author:

Ibele, Michael Edward

Title:

Catalytic Micromotors and Micropumps and their Collective Behavior

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

colloids
nanoparticles
silver chloride
oscillating reaction
nanomotors

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Jeffrey M Catchmark, Committee Member

Author:

Kurczy, Michael Edward

Title:

DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF METHODS FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY IMAGING OF LIPIDS ACROSS BIOLOGICAL SURFACES

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Analytical Chemistry
SIMS Imaging

File:

Download Kurczy_Thesis_Aug_2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Ewing, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Ewing, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nicholas Winograd, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Michael L Heien, Committee Member
Kyung An Han, Committee Member

Author:

Koback, Meghan Jo

Title:

Giant Lipid Vesicles Encapsulating A Synthetic Cytoplasm As A Model System To Investigate Cellular Fission and Differentiation

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

ATPS
Aqueous phase separation
Aqueous Two-Phase System
Polyethylene glycol
Dextran
Giant Vesicles (GVs)
lipid bilayer
vesicles
liposomes

File:

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Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barbara Jane Garrison, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nicholas Winograd, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Special Member

Author:

Long, Michael Scott

Title:

Dynamic and Asymmetric Protein Microcompartmentation in Aqueous Two-Phase Vesicles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

microcompartmentation
aqueous two-phase system
giant vesicle

File:

Download ScottThesis101005.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Ewing, Committee Member
Erin Elizabeth Sheets, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Moonhee

Title:

Beyond Molecular Assemblies and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

scanning tunneling microscopy
self-assembled monolayers
SAMs
photon scanning tunneling microscopy
evanescent wave coupling
anthracene
photodimerization
regioselective photoreaction
adamantanethiol
2-adamantanethiol
2AD
displacement
Hydrogen bonding interaction
amide containing alkanethiol
3-mercapto-N-nonylpropionamide
1ATC9

File:

Download Thesis_MHK_0711_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul S Weiss, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott T Phillips, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul S Weiss, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Anne M Andrews, Committee Member

Author:

Kyoung, Minjoung

Title:

Molecular dynamics of biomembrane as probed by multifaceted biophotonics

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

membrane
spectroscopy
microscopy
TIR
HOT
FCS
cell
lipid

File:

Download Dissertation_MK.pdf

Committee Members:

Erin Elizabeth Sheets, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Tae Hee Lee, Committee Member
Ahmed A Heikal, Committee Member

Author:

Henderson, Nathaniel Lee

Title:

Low-Temperature Synthesis of Transition/Post-Transition Metal Intermetallics and Rare Earth Oxide Perovskites

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

intermetallics
perovskites
second harmonic generation
europium titanate
low-temperature
solid state
solution synthesis

File:

Download Henderson_-_Dissertation_-_Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member

Author:

Abrams, Neal Mathew

Title:

EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT IN DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS THROUGH LIGHT MANIPULATION

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

dye sensitized solar cell
Gratzel cell
photonic crystal
solar cell

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karl Todd Mueller, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Vincent Henry Crespi, Committee Member

Author:

Piehowski, Paul David

Title:

Investigating Lipid Heterogeneity in Single Cells Using Secondary Ion Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Cholesterol
ToF-SIMS
Single Cell Analysis
Imaging Mass Spectrometry
Cell Membrane

File:

Download Thesis_print_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Ewing, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Ewing, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nicholas Winograd, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Carlo G Pantano, Committee Member
Michael Heien, Committee Member

Author:

Molden, Rosalynn Conniff

Title:

Enhancing RNA catalysis through compartmentalization

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

model cell
aqueous two-phase systems
hammerhead ribozyme kinetics
RNA
cellular compartmentalization

File:

Download ThesisETD.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stoermer, Rebecca Louise

Title:

BARCODED METAL NANOWIRES FOR MULTIPLEXED DNA HYBRIDIZATION ASSAYS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

barcoded metal nanowires
DNA
multiplexed
beacons
glass
silver
fluorophores
nanowires
metal
fluorescence
tags

File:

Download thesis-Allchapters_this_one_newer_.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Paul S Weiss, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member

Author:

Brunker, Sarah Elizabeth

Title:

SURFACE IMMOBILIZED DNA FOR USE IN BIOSENSING

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

surfaces
encoded nanoparticles
polymerase chain reaction
ligase chain reaction
nucleic acids
biosensing
amplification
soft lithography
microcontact printing
general chemistry lab

File:

Download brunkerfinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member

Author:

Dean, Stacey Lynne

Title:

Functionalization and Characterization of Nanostructured Materials for Sensing Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

surface chemistry
proteins
nucleic acids
colloid
nanoparticles
SERS
FETs
nanowires
sol-gel
silica

File:

Download StaceyDean_PhDdissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Carlo G Pantano, Committee Member

Author:

Nanayakkara, Sanjni Ushika

Title:

Precise and Directed Assembly and Chemistry at the Atomic Scale

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

scanning tunneling microscopy
single electron tunneling
substrate-mediated interactions
Coulomb blockade
scanning tunneling spectroscopy
catalysis

File:

Download SUN_Thesis_2006.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul S Weiss, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Henry C Foley, Committee Member
Roy F Willis, Committee Member

Author:

Morrow, Thomas J

Title:

Programmed Assembly of Biofunctionalized Nanowires for Biosensing Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Assembly
Nanowires
Dielectrophoresis
Photolithography
DNA

File:

Download Tom_Morrow_Final_Submitted_Thesis_etd.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Member
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Member

Author:

Kline, Timothy R

Title:

The Design and Control of Catalytic Motors

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

heterogeneous catalysis
colloids. nanotechnology
interface
autonomous
microfluidics
pumping
fluids

File:

Download Thesis_TimothyKline_Phd_2006.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Jeffrey M Catchmark, Committee Member

Author:

Morgan, Thomas Theodore

Title:

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BIORESORBABLE CALCIUM PHOSPHOSILICATE NANOCOMPOSITE PARTICLES FOR FLUORESCENCE IMAGING AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Fluorescence
Nanoparticle
Calcium Phosphosilicate
Bioimaging
Dispersion

File:

Download Morgan_Thesis_Final_Edited.pdf

Committee Members:

James Hansell Adair, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tom Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Hansell Adair, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Committee Member

Author:

Cao, Yanyan

Title:

SYNTHESIS AND INTEGRATION OF CONJUGATED POLYMER NANOSTRUCTURES FOR SENSING AND OTHER APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

charge transport
conducting polymer
nanopartical integration
sensor
nanowires

File:

Download Yanyan_Cao_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Member

Author:

Sines, Ian Thomas

Title:

Chemical synthesis and modification of target phases of chalcogenide nanomaterials

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nanoparticles
Conversion chemistry
Chalcogenides
Non-equilibrium phases
Superconductors
Single crystals

File:

Download Sines_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Sridhar Komarneni, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member

Author:

Stephens, Jason Robert

Title:

Measuring and Controlling the Transport of Magnetic Nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Magnetic Nanoparticles
Separation
Transport
Linked Assembly

File:

Download Thesis_Edits.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Kyle Jeffrey Magnuson Bishop, Committee Member

Author:

Smith, Benjamin David

Title:

The Self- and Directed Assembly of Nanowires

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nanowires
Nanotubes
Gold
Silica
Self-Assembly
Sedimentation
van der Waals
Aspect Ratio
Density
Electrostatics
Particle

File:

Download Smith_Benjamin_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Mary Beth Williams, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Kristen Ann Fichthorn, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Wei

Title:

Understanding the propulsion and assembly of autonomous nano- and micromotors powered by chemical gradients and ultrasound

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nanomotors
Numerical simulation
Energy efficiency
Ultrasound
Particle interactions
Self-assembly

File:

Download Wei_Wang_thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Jun Huang, Committee Member

Author:

Cheunkar, Sarawut

Title:

Molecular Self-Assembly For Biological Investigations and Nanoscale Lithography

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

self-assembled monolayers
g-protein coupled receptors
alkanethiols
lithography
and microcontact insertion printing

File:

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Committee Members:

Paul S Weiss, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne M Andrews, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John B Asbury, Committee Member
David John Vandenbergh, Special Member

Author:

Essinger-hileman, Elizabeth Ruth

Title:

Specific and Non-specific Interaction of M13 Bacteriophage Proteins with Inorganic Nanomaterials

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

inorganic nanomaterials
M13 bacteriophage
specific peptides
material specificity
nanoparticles
specific peptides

File:

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Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
John H Golbeck, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Buck, Matthew Robert

Title:

Strategies for the Total Synthesis of Inorganic Nanostructures

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

materials
synthesis
nanoscience
hybrid
nanoparticles
colloids

File:

Download Buck_Dissertation_FINAL_5_30_13.pdf

Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Konarske, Alison Marie

Title:

Adaptations of Electrical Field Flow Fractionation For Use With Nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

ElFFF
Field Flow Fractionation
Nanoparticles
separation

File:

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Committee Members:

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cacace, David Neal

Title:

Biomimetic Mineralization of Calcium Carbonate in Aqueous Biphasic Systems

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Aqueous two-phase systems
calcium carbonate
intermediate chelation
mineralization vesicles

File:

Download DNC_THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member

Author:

Strulson, Christopher A

Title:

toward understanding RNA structure, folding, and function in cells

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

RNA
ribozyme
molecular crowding
macromolecular crowding
catalysis
compartmentalization
folding cooperativity

File:

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Committee Members:

Philip C. Bevilacqua, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Squire J Booker, Committee Member
Tae Hee Lee, Committee Member
Kenneth Charles Keiler, Committee Member

Author:

Liddell, Kristi Lynn

Title:

Surface functionalization of oxides for biosensing applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

dielectric
surface functionalization
FET
surface regeneration

File:

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Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Member
Jun Zhu, Special Member

Author:

Davis, Bradley William

Title:

Characterization of Intracellular Organization within Aqueous Biphasic Systems Serving as Cellular Mimics

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

aqueous phase separation
partitioning
sequential enzymes
coacervate
macromolecular crowding

File:

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Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Committee Member

Author:

Yeung, Kimy

Title:

Stimuli-responsive Reagents for the Detection of Glycosidases

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

stimuli-responsive reagents
glycosidases
diagnostic assays
depolymerizable polymers
point-of-care diagnostics

File:

Download KimyYeung_Thesis_Final_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander Thomas Radosevich, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Edward G Dudley, Committee Member

Author:

Wei, Sijie

Title:

Nucleosome structure and dynamics studied with single-molecule methods

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

nucleosome breathing
CENP-A
dinucleosome
single molecule FRET
MLE
FCS
SUMO
Sumolyation

File:

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Committee Members:

Tae Hee Lee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Song Tan, Committee Member

Author:

Quarles, Kaycee Andrea

Title:

The Impact of Primary MicroRNA Structure on Recognition by the Microprocessor Complex in MicroRNA Maturation

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

RNA structure
Microprocessor
microRNA
protein binding
DGCR8
EMSA

File:

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Committee Members:

Scott A Showalter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Katsuhiko Murakami, Committee Member

Author:

Kirby, David Joseph

Title:

Assembly of Nanowire Arrays: Exploring Interparticle Interactions, Particle Orientation, and Mixed Particle Arrays

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

van der Waals
electrostatics
sedimentation
gold
nanotube
silica
vertical array
horizontal array
microwells

File:

Download Kirby_Dissertation_2015_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member

Author:

Dewey, Daniel Carroll

Title:

Kinetic Stabilization of Interfaces in Biologically Inspired Phase Systems

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

ATPS
aqueous biphasic systems
biomimetic
bioreactor
vesicle
emuslion

File:

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Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Prof Peter Butler, Committee Member

Author:

Lewis, Gregory Gerald

Title:

Plastics and diagnostic assays with selective and sensitive macroscopic responses

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

diagnostics
assay
point-of-care
analytical
polymers
depolymerization
additive manufacturing

File:

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Committee Members:

Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

Author:

Aumiller, William Michael

Title:

Understanding Intracellular Organization Using Aqueous Phase Model Systems

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

aqueous phase separation
macromolecular crowding
phosphorylation
coacervate
sequential enzymes
compartmentalization

File:

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Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carsten Krebs, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Antonios Armaou, Committee Member

Author:

Bastidas, Monique

Title:

Structural and functional characterization of the transcription factor Pdx1 and its interactions with DNA and proteins

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

protein binding
NMR
biophysical
homeodomain

File:

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Committee Members:

Scott A Showalter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
David Scott Gilmour, Committee Member

Author:

Popczun, Eric John

Title:

Nanostructured Earth-abundant Materials as Catalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nanoscience
Metal phosphide
Hydrogen evolution
Nanoparticles
Electrochemistry
Electrocatalysis
Earth-abundant
Catalysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member

Author:

Shen, Kan

Title:

Molecular Depth Profiling and Chemical Imaging with Cluster ToF-SIMS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

ToF-SIMS
molecular depth profiling
chemical imaging

File:

Download Kan_Shen_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas Winograd, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Winograd, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barbara Jane Garrison, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Yingwei Mao, Committee Member

Author:

Haas, Kaitlin Mary

Title:

Driving thermally-activated chemical reactions with molecular-scale control using the photothermal effect of gold nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

gold nanoparticles
photothermal effect
plasmon

File:

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Committee Members:

Benjamin James Lear, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Noel Christopher Giebink, Special Member

Author:

Gorka, Michael J

Title:

Electron Extraction from the A1a and A1b sites of Photosystem I

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Photosystem I
Dihydrogen
Quinone

File:

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Committee Members:

John H Golbeck, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John H Golbeck, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
David D Boehr, Committee Member
Donald Ashley Bryant, Committee Member
Wayne Roger Curtis, Special Member

Author:

Hull, Chelsea Michelle

Title:

Mechanistic Investigation Of Activation Of The Innate Immune Sensor Pkr By Various Levels And Types Of Rna Structure

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

PKR
RNA
bacterial RNA
riboswitch
ribozyme
innate immunity

File:

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Committee Members:

Philip C. Bevilacqua, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Craig Eugene Cameron, Committee Member

Author:

Wiltrout, Alex Michael

Title:

Nanostructured Transition Metal Sulfide Catalysts for Electrochemical Water Splitting

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nanoscience
Metal sulfide
Water splitting
Electrocatalysis
Hydrogen evolution
Oxygen evolution

File:

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Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sendecki, Anne M

Title:

Phospholipid Head Groups and Interactions with Transition Metal Ions

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Supported Lipid Bilayers
Phosphatidylethanolamine
Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching
Transition metal ion binding
Lipid domains
Small molecule chemotaxis
Phosphatidylserine

File:

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Committee Members:

Paul S Cremer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul S Cremer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Alexey Silakov, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Outside Member

Author:

Frankel, Erica Ann

Title:

Towards Investigation of RNA Catalysis and Compartmentalization

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

RNA
Catalysis
Compartmentalization
Cooperativity
Origins of Life

File:

Download Frankel_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip C. Bevilacqua, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Amie Kathleen Boal, Committee Member
James Kasting, Outside Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Losey, Delanie Jean

Title:

The Effects of Aerosol Acidity on the Morphology and Ice Nucleation of Aerosol Particles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

aerosol particles
ice nucleation
atmospheric chemistry
liquid-liquid phase separation

File:

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Committee Members:

Miriam Arak Freedman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Jose Dolores Fuentes, Outside Member

Author:

Donahue, Philip P

Title:

Alternating Current Electric Field Driven Reconfigurable Random Lasing

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Random Laser
Lasing
Assembly
Dielectrophoresis
Nanoparticle
Microparticle
Photonics

File:

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Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member

Author:

Bischof, Jesse Lee

Title:

High Pressure Enabled Synthesis of Ultrahigh Aspect Ratio Materials for Superconductive and Optoelectronic Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

1D Superconductivity
Superconducting nanowires
Ultralong nanowires
High pressure materials
Pressure assisted melt filling
gallium-indium eutectic
High pressure chemical vapor deposition

File:

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Committee Members:

John V Badding, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John V Badding, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Moses HW Chan, Outside Member

Author:

Valdez, Lyanne

Title:

DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS OF ENZYME-POWERED DEVICES

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Enzymes
Micropumps
Nanomotors
Fluid Motion

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Outside Member

Author:

Marianelli, Allyson

Title:

Polymer-Based Experimental Model Systems for Intracellular Organization

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

liquid liquid phase separation
macromolecular crowding
coacervation
giant vesicle
protocell
microfluidics

File:

Download Thesis_vFinal_112930.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Scott Eugene Lindner, Outside Member

Author:

Gulley, Morgan

Title:

Bioinspired mineralizing microenvironments based on liquid-liquid phase coexistance

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Liquid-liquid phase separation
Biomineralization
ATPS
Artificial Mineralizing Vesicle
A3PS

File:

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Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Committee Member

Author:

Seth, Kriti

Title:

RUTHENIUM BASED HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS FOR THE HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTION IN HIGHLY ACIDIC ELECTROLYTES

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Electrocatalysis
Water-Splitting
phosphides
intermetallics

File:

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Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Member

Author:

Rowland, Andrew

Title:

BIO-INSPIRED LIPOSOME-STABILIZED MULTI-PHASE ALL-AQUEOUS EMULSIONS FOR DIRECTED MINERAL SYNTHESIS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

artificial mineralizing vescile
amorphous calcium carbonate
bioinspired
liquid-liquid phase separation
coacervate
aqueous two phase separation
stabilized emulsion

File:

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Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Altemose, Alicia

Title:

Microscale collective behavior: Catalytic micropumps and reversible colloidal assembly

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Active matter
Collective behavior
Catalytic micropumps
Colloidal motors
Oscillatory dynamics
Schooling

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Member
Scott A Showalter, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Collins, Matthew D

Title:

Interaction-Driven Transport of Molecules and Colloids in Microfluidic Devices

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Microfluidics
Transport
Nanomotors
Colloids
Macromolecules
Volume Exclusion
Acoustic

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Mountain, Gregory

Title:

Diversifying Interaction Types in Multi-Compartment Models for Intracellular Organization

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Liquid-Liquid phase separation
phase separation
coacervate
complex coacervate
membraneless organelle
cellular condensate
phase
granule
liquid phase
polyelectrolyte
ITC
isothermal titration calorimetry
fluorescent labeling

File:

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Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Scott Eugene Lindner, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Pir Cakmak, Fatma

Title:

UNDERSTANDING THE TRANSITION FROM NON-LIVING TO LIVING: CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTOCELL SYSTEMS BASED ON AQUEOUS PHASE COEXISTENCE

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

phase separation
coacervate
protocell
artificial cell models

File:

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Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Murrell, Kyra

Title:

An examination of analytical methods towards the complete analysis of contaminants of emerging concern in wastewater and wastewater impacted surface water, soils, and crops.

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Contaminants of Emerging Concern
Wastewater Analysis
Comprehensive Two Dimensional Gas Chromatography
Microplastics
Living Filter
Groundwater
Crop Uptake
Benzotriazole Corrosion Inhibitors

File:

Download KMurrell_Dissertation_Final_July12_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Frank Dorman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
John Earl Watson, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Frank Dorman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Miriam Arak Freedman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Drexler, Chad

Title:

Water-Mediated Interactions In Aqueous Salt Solutions

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Electrolytes
Local Electric Fields
Ion Hydration
Ion Pairing
Proton Transfer
Hofmeister

File:

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Committee Members:

Paul S Cremer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul S Cremer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Dawson, Joseph

Title:

Water Uptake, Morphology, and Composition Measurements of Secondary Organic and Anthropogenic Aerosol Particles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Aerosols
Atmospheric Chemistry
Environment
Hygroscopicity
Spectroscopy

File:

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Committee Members:

Miriam Arak Freedman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Donghyun Rim, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Tansi, Benjamin

Title:

Light-Powered Fluid Micropumps for Assembly and Sensing

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nanoscience
Active Matter
Colloids
Photochemistry
Sensing
Self-Assembly

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Li, Zehua

Title:

Nonlinear Chiroptical Responses from Plasmonic Nanostructures

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nonlinear optics
Plasmonic
Nanostructures
Chirality

File:

Download Master_s_thesis_Zehua_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Jewell, Erik

Title:

Toward understanding collective behaviors in chemically autonomous active matter systems

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

micromotors
nanomotors
micropumps
chemistry

File:

Download 2021.06.29.Jewell.MS.Thesis.Resubmit2.pdf

Committee Members:

Tom Mallouk, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Famularo, Nicole

Title:

Particle Fabrication and Assembly Strategies for Optical Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Particle Assembly
Electric Fields
3D Printing
Directed Self Assembly
Electrodeposition
Nanofabrication
Metamaterials
Optical Metamaterials
Segmented
Dielectrophoresis
Chirality
Metamaterial absorber
Particle Fabrication
Perfect absorber
Additive manufacturing
Nanoscribe
Partially Etched Nanowires

File:

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Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Douglas Henry Werner, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair