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501. Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Reveals Dynamic and Structural Characterization of Zea Mays Primary Cell Walls

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Open Access
Author:
Nagle, Brittney Nicole
Title:
Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Reveals Dynamic and Structural Characterization of Zea Mays Primary Cell Walls
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
solid-state NMR
maize
cell walls
primary cell walls
Zea mays
File:
Download Dissertation_BNN.pdf
Committee Members:
Benjamin James Lear, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Member
Daniel J Cosgrove, Outside Member

502. HIGH PRESSURE CONFINED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF ELECTRONIC METALATTICES AND SEMICONDUCTORS IN EXTREME GEOMETRIES

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Open Access
Author:
Cheng, Hiu Yan
Title:
HIGH PRESSURE CONFINED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF ELECTRONIC METALATTICES AND SEMICONDUCTORS IN EXTREME GEOMETRIES
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
High Pressure
Chemical Vapor Deposition
Nanomaterials
Silicon
Germanium
Metalattices
File:
Download Thesis_HiuYanCheng_Final_HPcCVD_Metalattices_C.pdf
Committee Members:
John V Badding, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John V Badding, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Member

503. THE DESIGN OF EFFICIENT CO2 REDUCTION ELECTROCATALYSTS AND ELECTROLYSIS CELL

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Yuguang C
Title:
THE DESIGN OF EFFICIENT CO2 REDUCTION ELECTROCATALYSTS AND ELECTROLYSIS CELL
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
CO2 reduction reaction
electrochemistry
heterogeneous catalysis
electrolyzer
bipolar membrane
products crossover
File:
Download Dissertation_Chris_Li.pdf
Committee Members:
Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John V Badding, Committee Member
Mauricio Terrones Maldonado, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Outside Member

506. INVESTIGATING RNA FOLDING AND ADAPTATION IN CELLULAR CONDITIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Leamy, Kathleen Alyce
Title:
INVESTIGATING RNA FOLDING AND ADAPTATION IN CELLULAR CONDITIONS
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
RNA Folding
RNA Adaptation
RNA Thermodynamics
Cotranscriptional Foling
File:
Download Leamy_PhD_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip C Bevilacqua, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Alfred Cotruvo Jr., Committee Member
Xin Zhang, Committee Member
Amie Kathleen Boal, Outside Member

507. LIQUID-BASED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION SYNTHESIS OF GRAPHENE WITH VARIATIONS ON THE DOPANTS AND THE NUMBER OF LAYERS

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Open Access
Author:
Zhu, Haoyue
Title:
LIQUID-BASED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION SYNTHESIS OF GRAPHENE WITH VARIATIONS ON THE DOPANTS AND THE NUMBER OF LAYERS
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
graphene
solar cell
raman
GERS
surface enhanced raman
sensing
sensor
heterostructure
heterolayer
CVD
chemical vapor deposition
doping
dopant
File:
Download Haoyue_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mauricio Terrones Maldonado, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Harry R Allcock, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Outside Member

508. Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction and the Hydrolysis of Ammonia Borane

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Open Access
Author:
Mondschein, Jared Scott
Title:
Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction and the Hydrolysis of Ammonia Borane
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Electrocatalysis
Ammonia Borane
Water Splitting
Hydrogen
File:
Download Mondschein_Jared_PhDThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Outside Member

510. MECHANOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF CARBON AND CARBON NITRIDE NANOTHREAD SINGLE CRYSTALS

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Xiang
Title:
MECHANOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF CARBON AND CARBON NITRIDE NANOTHREAD SINGLE CRYSTALS
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
High pressure
Solid state
Nanocarbon
Single crystal
File:
Download Dissertation_Xiang_Li_07032018.pdf
Committee Members:
John V Badding, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John V Badding, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vincent Henry Crespi, Committee Member
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Mauricio Terrones Maldonado, Outside Member

511. ENHANCING ANALYTICAL METHODS TOWARDS THE GEOCHEMICAL AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL FINGERPRINTING OF SHALE GAS SYSTEMS

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Open Access
Author:
Piotrowski, Paulina Karolina
Title:
ENHANCING ANALYTICAL METHODS TOWARDS THE GEOCHEMICAL AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL FINGERPRINTING OF SHALE GAS SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Analytical Chemistry
Hydraulic Fracturing
GCxGC
File:
Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Franklin Lewis Dorman Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Squire J Booker, Committee Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Outside Member

512. PROBING STRUCTURE, MECHANISM, AND CONTROL OF OUTCOME IN METALLOENZYMES BY ADVANCED EPR AND X-RAY SPECTROSCOPIES

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Open Access
Author:
Martinie, Ryan J
Title:
PROBING STRUCTURE, MECHANISM, AND CONTROL OF OUTCOME IN METALLOENZYMES BY ADVANCED EPR AND X-RAY SPECTROSCOPIES
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
metalloenzymes
iron
epr spectroscopy
x-ray spectroscopy
File:
Download MartinieRJ_Thesis_merged_3.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph M Bollinger Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carsten Krebs, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Squire J Booker, Committee Member
Alexey Silakov, Committee Member
Benjamin D Allen, Outside Member

513. PROBING RNA STRUCTURAL CHANGES GENOME-WIDE IN THREE IN VIVO SYSTEMS

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Open Access
Author:
Ritchey, Laura Elizabeth
Title:
PROBING RNA STRUCTURAL CHANGES GENOME-WIDE IN THREE IN VIVO SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
RNA structure
Structure-seq
StructureFold
DMS
File:
Download Ritchey_LE_2018.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip C Bevilacqua, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Patrick O'Brien Jr., Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Sarah Mary Assmann, Outside Member
Paul Lee Babitzke, Outside Member

514. ACCESSING GROUP 6 TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE NANOSTRUCTURES WITH COLLOIDAL SYNTHESIS: FROM DITELLURIDES TO ALLOYS AND HETEROSTRUCTURES

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Open Access
Author:
Sun, Yifan
Title:
ACCESSING GROUP 6 TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE NANOSTRUCTURES WITH COLLOIDAL SYNTHESIS: FROM DITELLURIDES TO ALLOYS AND HETEROSTRUCTURES
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
transition metal dichalcogenide
colloidal synthesis
File:
Download 090418_Yifan_Sun.pdf
Committee Members:
Mauricio Terrones, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mauricio Terrones, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Shengxi Huang, Outside Member
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

515. Thermodynamic Accuracy and Transferability of Coarse Grained Models and Applications to Petrochemical Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Dunn, Nicholas Jeremiah
Title:
Thermodynamic Accuracy and Transferability of Coarse Grained Models and Applications to Petrochemical Systems
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
coarse grained modeling
asphaltenes
bocs
molecular dynamics
File:
Download Nicholas_Dunn_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
William George Noid, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William George Noid, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vincent Henry Crespi, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Kristen Ann Fichthorn, Outside Member

516. Engineering Crystal Structure, Elemental Composition, and Interfaces in Inorganic Nanomaterials via Ion Exchange

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Open Access
Author:
Fenton, Julie Lynn
Title:
Engineering Crystal Structure, Elemental Composition, and Interfaces in Inorganic Nanomaterials via Ion Exchange
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
nanomaterials
ion exchange
synthesis
colloidal nanoparticles
metastable crystal structures
inorganic materials
File:
Download JL_Fenton_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Outside Member

517. Thermodynamic Characterization of the Interaction of the Transcription Factor Pdx1 and its Regulatory Partner SPOP

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Open Access
Author:
Diaz, Krystal
Title:
Thermodynamic Characterization of the Interaction of the Transcription Factor Pdx1 and its Regulatory Partner SPOP
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
pdx1
spop
protein-protein interaction
biophysics
fluorescence
isothermal titration calorimetry
intrinsically disordered proteins
File:
Download kdiaz_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Scott A Showalter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Amie Kathleen Boal, Committee Member

518. Magnetic and Metallic Metalattices: A Transferrable Nanocasting by Confined Supercritical Fluid Chemical Deposition

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Open Access
Author:
Liu, Yunzhi
Title:
Magnetic and Metallic Metalattices: A Transferrable Nanocasting by Confined Supercritical Fluid Chemical Deposition
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
3D artificial lattices
inverse opal
supercritical fluid chemical deposition
chemical fluid deposition
spin-engineered meta-materials
plasmonic meta-materials
metalattices
nanocasting
File:
Download Y.Liu_PhD_Thesis_Final_Version.pdf
Committee Members:
John V Badding, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John V Badding, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Member

519. Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Cell for Water Splitting

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Open Access
Author:
Xu, Pengtao
Title:
Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Cell for Water Splitting
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells
water splitting
intensity modulated photovoltage spectroscopy
artificial photosynthesis
File:
Download Pengtao_Xu_thesis_v5.pdf
Committee Members:
Thomas E. Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E. Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond E. Schaak, Committee Member
Benjamin J. Lear, Committee Member
Noel C. Giebink, Outside Member

520. DETECTION OF METAL IONS AT BIOLOGICAL INTERFACES USING NOVEL BIOSENSOR STRATEGIES

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Open Access
Author:
Baxter, Alexis Juliette
Title:
DETECTION OF METAL IONS AT BIOLOGICAL INTERFACES USING NOVEL BIOSENSOR STRATEGIES
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
microfluidics
fluorescence assay
lipid bilayers
metallomembranes
Phosphatidylserine
sphingosine-1-phosphate
Phosphatidylethanolamine
File:
Download ABaxter_thesis_.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul S Cremer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alexey Silakov, Committee Member
Amie Kathleen Boal, Committee Member
Esther Winter Gomez, Outside Member

521. Mechanistic Analysis of the Radical SAM Methylases RlmN and Cfr

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Open Access
Author:
Bauerle, Matthew Richard
Title:
Mechanistic Analysis of the Radical SAM Methylases RlmN and Cfr
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Radical SAM enzyme
Mechanistic Enzymology
X-ray Crystallography
RlmN and Cfr
Mass Spectrometry
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy
Enzyme Kinetics
Rapid Chemical Quench
pH-rate profile
Deuterium Exchange
Directed Evolution
Methylation
Thiyl Radical
Cysteine
Iron-Sulfur Cluster
S-adenosylmethionine
5'-deoxyadenosine
S-adenosylhomocysteine
Radical SAM methylase
File:
Download Bauerle_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Squire J. Booker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Squire J. Booker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Amie K. Boal, Committee Member
Dr. J. Martin Bollinger, Committee Member
Dr. William Hancock, Outside Member
Dr. Carsten Krebs, Committee Member

523. DESIGN STABLE SOLID-ELECTROLYTE INTERPHASE FOR ANODES IN RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERIES

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Open Access
Author:
Gao, Yue
Title:
DESIGN STABLE SOLID-ELECTROLYTE INTERPHASE FOR ANODES IN RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERIES
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Rechargeable batteries
Electrochemical interface
Solid-electrolyte interphase
File:
Download Dissertation_Yue_Gao.pdf
Committee Members:
Donghai Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Outside Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

525. Applications of Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for Non-destructive Analysis of Plant Cell Walls and Engineered Soil Surrogates

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Open Access
Author:
Werner, Mark Andrew
Title:
Applications of Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for Non-destructive Analysis of Plant Cell Walls and Engineered Soil Surrogates
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
plant cell walls
cellulose
Engineered soil surrogates
hemicellulose
pectin
pesticides
probe molecules
cross polarization
INADEQUATE
File:
Download Thesis_final_3.pdf
Committee Members:
Benjamin James Lear, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
David D Boehr, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

526. Modeling and predicting co-translational protein folding with chemical kinetic and molecular dynamic simulations

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Open Access
Author:
Nissley, Daniel
Title:
Modeling and predicting co-translational protein folding with chemical kinetic and molecular dynamic simulations
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
co-translational folding
protein synthesis
protein folding
synonymous codon
non-equilibrium
File:
Download Nissley_Dan_PhD_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward P. O'Brien, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Patrick O'Brien Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Member
William George Noid, Committee Member
Reka Z Albert, Outside Member

527. Polymer-Based Experimental Model Systems for Intracellular Organization

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Open Access
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

528. PROBING INTERFACIAL WATER STRUCTURE NEXT TO LIPID MEMBRANES USING VIBRATIONAL SUM FREQUENCY SPECTROSCOPY

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Open Access
Author:
Pullanchery Sankara Narayanan, Saranya
Title:
PROBING INTERFACIAL WATER STRUCTURE NEXT TO LIPID MEMBRANES USING VIBRATIONAL SUM FREQUENCY SPECTROSCOPY
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Vibrational Sum Frequency Spectroscopy
Interfacial Water Structure
Phospholipid monolayers
Ion-Lipid Interactions
File:
Download Saranya_Pullanchery_Dissertation_2018_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul S. Cremer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul S Cremer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Outside Member

529. Sensing and Characterizing Interactions with Lipid Membranes

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Open Access
Author:
Sun, Simou
Title:
Sensing and Characterizing Interactions with Lipid Membranes
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Lipid Membrane
Biosensor
Physical Chemistry
File:
Download Simou_Sun_Final_Dissertation_2019.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul S Cremer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul S Cremer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Member
John H Golbeck, Committee Member
Craig Eugene Cameron, Outside Member

530. SYNTHESIS AND METAL-INSULATOR TRANSITION PROPERTIES OF VANADIUM DIOXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Xuefei
Title:
SYNTHESIS AND METAL-INSULATOR TRANSITION PROPERTIES OF VANADIUM DIOXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
metal oxides
metal-insulator transition
vanadium dioxide
nanostructures
hybrid particles
interfaces
File:
Download Xuefei_Li_dissertation_xul125_20190109.pdf
Committee Members:
Raymond E. Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond E. Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine D. Keating, Committee Member
Thomas E. Mallouk, Committee Member
Zhiwen Liu, Outside Member

532. NMR, X-RAY, AND INFRARED CHARACTERIZATION OF DYNAMICS AND STRUCTURE IN IONIC LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS

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Open Access
Author:
Uitvlugt, Caleb
Title:
NMR, X-RAY, AND INFRARED CHARACTERIZATION OF DYNAMICS AND STRUCTURE IN IONIC LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
NMR
IR
XRD
Ionic Liquids
Dynamics
Structure
File:
Download NMR_X-ray_and_Infrared_Characterization_of_Dynamics_and_Structure_in_Ionic_Liquids_and_Solids.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark Maroncelli, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Alexey Silakov, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

533. MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS OF IONIC LIQUIDS AND IONIC LIQUID - CONVENTIONAL SOLVENT MIXTURES

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Open Access
Author:
Conway, Brian
Title:
MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS OF IONIC LIQUIDS AND IONIC LIQUID - CONVENTIONAL SOLVENT MIXTURES
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
molecular dynamics
ionic liquids
classical simulation
spectroscopy
chemistry
physical chemistry
mixtures
ions
diffusion
rotation
solvation dynamics
File:
Download final_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark Maroncelli, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
William Noid, Committee Member
Janna Maranas, Outside Member

534. Analysis of Spin Probe Viability for Protein Structure Investigation Using Advanced Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Techniques

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Open Access
Author:
Ebersol, Lauren
Title:
Analysis of Spin Probe Viability for Protein Structure Investigation Using Advanced Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Techniques
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
EPR
site-directed spin labeling
unnatural amino acids
MTSSL
DEER
protein structure
File:
Download masters_thesis_LAE.pdf
Committee Members:
Alexey Silakov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carsten Krebs, Committee Member

537. Kinetic Modeling of the Ensemble of Pathways Present in Conformational Dynamics

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Open Access
Author:
Wolfe, David K
Title:
Kinetic Modeling of the Ensemble of Pathways Present in Conformational Dynamics
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Chemical Physics
Markov State Models
Chain-of-States
First Passage Time
Kramers Theory
File:
Download Wolfe_MSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward Patrick O'Brien, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
William George Noid, Committee Member

538. Rate enhancement of chemical reactions using nanoscale heating generated by the photothermal effect of gold nanoparticles

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Open Access
Author:
Van Burns, Emma Nicholson
Title:
Rate enhancement of chemical reactions using nanoscale heating generated by the photothermal effect of gold nanoparticles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
photothermal heating
polyurethane
kinetics
gold nanoparticles
localized surface plasmon resonance
plasmonic heating
photothermal effect
File:
Download YourName-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Benjamin James Lear, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
Noel Christopher Giebink, Outside Member

539. LOW-DOSE HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF CARBON NANOTHREADS SYNTHESIZED FROM BENZENE DERIVATIVES

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Open Access
Author:
Juhl, Stephen
Title:
LOW-DOSE HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF CARBON NANOTHREADS SYNTHESIZED FROM BENZENE DERIVATIVES
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Electron Microscopy
TEM
Carbon
Nanothreads
Diamondoid
Low Dose
Nanomaterials
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
John V Badding, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John V Badding, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vincent Henry Crespi, Committee Member
Mauricio Terrones, Committee Member
Nasim Alem, Outside Member

541. Bioinspired mineralizing microenvironments based on liquid-liquid phase coexistance

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Open Access
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:
Download Gulley_Morgan_L_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Christine Dolan Keating, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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:
Download MS_Thesis_Penn_State_Kriti_Seth_3.pdf
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

543. STRUCTURE-CORRELATED OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF MONOLAYER-PROTECTED METAL CLUSTERS STUDIED THROUGH MAGNETO-OPTICAL AND TIME-RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPIES

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Open Access
Author:
Herbert, Patrick John
Title:
STRUCTURE-CORRELATED OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF MONOLAYER-PROTECTED METAL CLUSTERS STUDIED THROUGH MAGNETO-OPTICAL AND TIME-RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPIES
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Magneto-Optical Spectroscopy
Nanomaterials
Clusters
File:
Download ThesisPJH_PostDefense.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth L. Knappenberger Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth L. Knappenberger Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Member

545. UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURAL INFLUENCES IN GOLD MONOLAYERED-PROTECTED CLUSTERS USING MAGNETO-OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRONIC SPECTROSCOPY

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Open Access
Author:
Mitra, Utsab
Title:
UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURAL INFLUENCES IN GOLD MONOLAYERED-PROTECTED CLUSTERS USING MAGNETO-OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRONIC SPECTROSCOPY
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Nanoclusters
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Two-dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy
Magneto-Optical Spectroscopy
Superatoms
Gold Clusters
Zeeman Effect
File:
Download Master_Thesis_Updated_07242019_3.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member

547. The Impact of Phospholipid Bilayer Interactions on Lipid Diffuison

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Open Access
Author:
Henderson, Codey
Title:
The Impact of Phospholipid Bilayer Interactions on Lipid Diffuison
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Supported Lipid Bilayers
Lipid Diffusion
Lipid Diffusion Model
Bilayer-Support Interactions
Dye Aggregation
Single Particle Tracking
FRAP
File:
Download The_Impact_of_Phospholipid_Bilayer_Interactions_on_Lipid_Diffuison.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul S Cremer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul S Cremer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Patrick O'Brien, Jr., Committee Member
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Esther Gomez, Outside Member

548. Controlling selectivity of platinum deposition on partially exchanged Cu2-xS-CdS nanoparticles

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Open Access
Author:
Ackerman, Jonathan
Title:
Controlling selectivity of platinum deposition on partially exchanged Cu2-xS-CdS nanoparticles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
nanoparticle
Chalcogenide
Cation exchange
partial cation exchange
Seeded growth
File:
Download Ackerman__Jonathan_Master_s_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

549. Investigation of the Optoelectronic Properties of Formamidinium Lead Bromide Perovskites Using Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy

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Open Access
Author:
Swartzfager, John
Title:
Investigation of the Optoelectronic Properties of Formamidinium Lead Bromide Perovskites Using Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Time-resolved spectroscopy
Formamidinium lead bromide
Lead halide perovskites
Time-resolved infrared spectroscopy
Optoelectronic
Photovoltaics
Fano resonance
Transient absorption
Polaron
Electron-phonon coupling
Excited state dynamics
Charge carriers
File:
Download John_Swartzfager_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
John B Asbury, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Noel Christopher Giebink, Committee Member

550. Applicability of standard kinetic parameters for describing a photothermally driven reaction

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Open Access
Author:
Widstrom, Andrea Lyn
Title:
Applicability of standard kinetic parameters for describing a photothermally driven reaction
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Diels-Alder
photothermal
gold nanoparticle
solvent
kinetic
viscosity
retro Diels-Alder
dipole
activation
thermodynamic
Arrhenius
File:
Download Widstrom_Andrea_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Benjamin James Lear, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
John B Asbury, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

551. A Dual Potential Approach for Modeling Structure and Energetics with Coarse-Grained Models

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Open Access
Author:
Lebold, Kathryn
Title:
A Dual Potential Approach for Modeling Structure and Energetics with Coarse-Grained Models
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
coarse-graining
dual-potential
transferability
representability
thermodynamics
File:
Download Lebold-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Will Noid, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Will Noid, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Outside Member

552. INVESTIGATION OF EXCITONIC PROPERTIES AND HOT-CARRIER COOLING IN LEAD SULFIDE QUANTUM DOTS

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Open Access
Author:
Kennehan, Eric Ronald
Title:
INVESTIGATION OF EXCITONIC PROPERTIES AND HOT-CARRIER COOLING IN LEAD SULFIDE QUANTUM DOTS
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Spectroscopy
Transient Absorption
Quantum Dots
Lead Sulfide
Perylene Diimide
Phonon
electron-phonon
PbS
Flash photolysis
electro-optical
exciton
File:
Download Kennehan_Eric_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
John B Asbury, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

553. Oligomeric Ruthenium Light Absorbers and Nanostructured Lenses for Improved Harvesting of Solar Energy

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Open Access
Author:
Gray, Christopher
Title:
Oligomeric Ruthenium Light Absorbers and Nanostructured Lenses for Improved Harvesting of Solar Energy
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
photoelectrochemical cells
water-splitting
solar energy
solar fuels
nanomaterials
oligomer
ruthenium polypyridal
File:
Download Gray__Chris_-_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Thomas Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

554. ELECTRON DYNAMICS IN NANOSCALE METALS: FROM ATOMICALLY PRECISE CLUSTERS TO PLASMONIC NANOMATERIALS

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Open Access
Author:
Zheng, Hongjun
Title:
ELECTRON DYNAMICS IN NANOSCALE METALS: FROM ATOMICALLY PRECISE CLUSTERS TO PLASMONIC NANOMATERIALS
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
transient absorption spectroscopy
2DES
monolayer protected clusters
MPCs
gold nanorod
carrier dynamics
spatially resolved spectroscopy
File:
Download Dissertation_of_Hongjun_Zheng_Final_Version.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Xin Zhang, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
Mauricio Terrones, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

555. Influence of biological small molecules on the twister ribozyme and development of methodologies to study and discover small ribozymes

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Open Access
Author:
Messina, Kyle
Title:
Influence of biological small molecules on the twister ribozyme and development of methodologies to study and discover small ribozymes
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
RNA
Twister Ribozyme
Kinetics
Small Molecule
Cryo-EM
Bioinformatics
File:
Download Messina_KJ_2019_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip C Bevilacqua, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carsten Krebs, Committee Member
David D Boehr, Committee Member
Craig Eugene Cameron, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

556. Enzyme Dynamics

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Open Access
Author:
Zhao, Xi
Title:
Enzyme Dynamics
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Enzyme Diffusion
Enzyme Chemotaxis
Cascade Reaction
Enzyme Assembly
Aggregation
Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
Microfluidics
Active Matter
Nanoscale Motility
File:
Download thesis__Xi_Zhao_final_formatting.pdf
Committee Members:
Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Igor S Aronson, Committee Member
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

557. Class Ic Ribonucleotide Reductases: Expansion of the Subclass and Insight into the Multi-Step Inter-Subunit Radical Translocation Mechanism

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Open Access
Author:
Livada, Jovan
Title:
Class Ic Ribonucleotide Reductases: Expansion of the Subclass and Insight into the Multi-Step Inter-Subunit Radical Translocation Mechanism
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
EPR
ribonucleotide reductase
DFT
Bioinorganic
File:
Download Livada_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph M Bollinger, Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph M Bollinger, Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Squire J Booker, Committee Member
Alexey Silakov, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Rowland_Andrew_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
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

559. Single Nanostructure Nonliear Behavior of Plasmonic Metal Nanoparticles Studied Using Ultrafast Correlated Light and Electron Microscopy

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Open Access
Author:
Zhao, Tian
Title:
Single Nanostructure Nonliear Behavior of Plasmonic Metal Nanoparticles Studied Using Ultrafast Correlated Light and Electron Microscopy
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Nanostructure
Plasmonic
3D imaging
electronic dynamic
Ultrafast Microscopy
Super-resolution
File:
Download Dissertation_Tian_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Member
Dr. Tae-Hee Lee, Committee Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

560. Conformational and Colloidal Stability of Macromolecules in Aqueous Salt Solutions

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Open Access
Author:
Rogers, Bradley Allen
Title:
Conformational and Colloidal Stability of Macromolecules in Aqueous Salt Solutions
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Ion-Specific Effects
Interfacial Water Structure
Protein-Protein Interactions
Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation
Hydrophobicity
Thermoresponsive Polymers
Temperature Gradient Microfluidics
File:
Download Dissertation_Rogers_v11.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul S Cremer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul S Cremer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

561. Structure-Property Relationships in Functional Layered Metal Oxides and Metal Oxide Nanosheets

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Open Access
Author:
Uppuluri, Ritesh
Title:
Structure-Property Relationships in Functional Layered Metal Oxides and Metal Oxide Nanosheets
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Layered oxides
Perovskite
Nanosheets
File:
Download Uppuluri_Dissertation-FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

562. Microscale collective behavior: Catalytic micropumps and reversible colloidal assembly

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Open Access
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:
Download Dissertation-Altemose-final.pdfDownload Video_2-1.mp4Download Video_2-2.aviDownload Video_2-3.mp4Download Video_2-4.mp4Download Video_3-1.aviDownload Video_3-2.aviDownload Video_3-3.aviDownload Video_3-4.aviDownload Video_3-5.aviDownload Video_4-1.aviDownload Video_4-2.aviDownload Video_4-3.avi
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

563. Insight into mechanisms of allosteric regulation and cooperativity from yeast chorismate mutase

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Open Access
Author:
Gorman, Scott
Title:
Insight into mechanisms of allosteric regulation and cooperativity from yeast chorismate mutase
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Enzyme
Allostery
Dynamics
NMR
ITC
Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Protein
Biophysics
Chorismate Mutase
ScCM
File:
Download Thesis_SDG_v2.pdf
Committee Members:
David D Boehr, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
David D Boehr, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Amie Kathleen Boal, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

564. Interaction-Driven Transport of Molecules and Colloids in Microfluidic Devices

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Open Access
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:
Download Matthew_Collins_Dissertation.pdf
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

565. Biochemical Characterization of Phylogenetically Diverse Homologs of the Antibiotic Resistance Protein Cfr and Related Genome Neighbors

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Open Access
Author:
Gumkowski, James
Title:
Biochemical Characterization of Phylogenetically Diverse Homologs of the Antibiotic Resistance Protein Cfr and Related Genome Neighbors
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Antibiotic resistance
Cfr
KTR
File:
Download JDG_Dissertation_March2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Amie Kathleen Boal, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amie Kathleen Boal, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Squire J Booker, Committee Member
Carsten Krebs, Committee Member
Ken Keiler, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

566. Diversifying Interaction Types in Multi-Compartment Models for Intracellular Organization

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Open Access
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:
Download Final_Thesis_GMountain_March_27_final.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
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Thesis_March_10_Final-_fixed__.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
Peter J Butler, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

568. Directed Energy Effects on Chemical Transformations Relevant to Polymerizations

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Open Access
Author:
Wiencek, Richard
Title:
Directed Energy Effects on Chemical Transformations Relevant to Polymerizations
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Polymerization
Microwave Reactions
Heating Profile
Curing
File:
Download MS_Wiencek_final_finall.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Committee Member
Lauren Dell Zarzar, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Program Head/Chair

569. Interpreting High-Resolution Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Images

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Open Access
Author:
Liu, Pengchong
Title:
Interpreting High-Resolution Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Images
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Gap Plasmonics
Raman Polarizability Density
Frozen Density Embedding
Atomistic Electrodynamics
Near Field
File:
Download PengchongLiu-PSUThesis-submission.pdf
Committee Members:
Lasse Jensen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lasse Jensen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William George Noid, Committee Member
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Adri C.T. van Duin, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

570. Synthesis and Design of Zinc Selenide and Multi-Material Optical Fibers for High Power Mid-Infrared Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Hendrickson, Alexander
Title:
Synthesis and Design of Zinc Selenide and Multi-Material Optical Fibers for High Power Mid-Infrared Applications
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Zinc Selenide
Optical Fiber
High Pressure
Chemical Vapor Deposition
Chemical Vapor Transport
Laser Annealing
Bragg Fiber
Annealing
Laser
Mid-Infrared
Fiber Laser
File:
Download 2020_Dissertation_Hendrickson_Alex.pdf
Committee Members:
John B Asbury, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

571. Thermodynamic Modeling of Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography Separations: Applications in Method Development and Analyte Identification

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Open Access
Author:
Jaramillo, Roman
Title:
Thermodynamic Modeling of Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography Separations: Applications in Method Development and Analyte Identification
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
GCxGC
thermodynamic indices
retention indices
method development
gas chromatography
analytical chemistry
File:
Download Jaramillo__Roman._Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Frank Dorman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Frank Dorman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Edward Patrick O'Brien, Jr., Committee Member
Andrew David Patterson, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Maroncelli, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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

573. Mixed Osmolyte Effects in Solution and Air/Water Interface

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Open Access
Author:
Bian, Yujia
Title:
Mixed Osmolyte Effects in Solution and Air/Water Interface
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
osmolyte
surface tension
simple toy model
protein folding
File:
Download Master_s_thesis_Yujia_final.pdf
Committee Members:
William George Noid, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Xin Zhang, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

574. Development of Integration Techniques for Semiempirical Quantum Chemistry Methods and Density Functional Theory

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Open Access
Author:
Peels, Mieke
Title:
Development of Integration Techniques for Semiempirical Quantum Chemistry Methods and Density Functional Theory
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
quantum chemistry
theoretical chemistry
density functional theory
File:
Download Mieke_Peels_Dissertation_-_Final_Submission.pdf
Committee Members:
Gerald Knizia, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gerald Knizia, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

575. Single-Chain Photocatalytic Nanoparticles: Toward a New Class of Polymeric Nanoreactors

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Open Access
Author:
Piane, Jacob
Title:
Single-Chain Photocatalytic Nanoparticles: Toward a New Class of Polymeric Nanoreactors
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
single-chain polymer nanoparticles
homogeneous catalysis
nanoreactor
photoredox catalysis
catalyst design
File:
Download Piane_Masters_Thesis-final.pdf
Committee Members:
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Christian W. Pester, Committee Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Robert Rioux, Committee Member

576. Discovery of Materials for Renewable Energy Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Holder, Cameron
Title:
Discovery of Materials for Renewable Energy Applications
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Energy
Nanomaterials
Characterization
Electrocatalysis
File:
Download HolderCameron_FinalDissertation_20201220.pdf
Committee Members:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Robert Rioux, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

577. The Application of Soft Chemical Reactions to Inorganic Layered Materials and the Characterization of the Thermodynamics using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry

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Open Access
Author:
Rosas, Alyssa
Title:
The Application of Soft Chemical Reactions to Inorganic Layered Materials and the Characterization of the Thermodynamics using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
soft chemistry
inorganic layered materials
two-dimensional materials
layered
materials
isothermal titration calorimetry
titanate
niobate
mxene
File:
Download Rosas_Dissertation_2021_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Member
Mauricio Terrones, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

578. Functionalization of two dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides

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Open Access
Author:
Liu, He
Title:
Functionalization of two dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
chemical functionalization
single atom synthesis
2D materials
coordination chemical functionalization
File:
Download thesis_He_Liu-V9.pdf
Committee Members:
Mauricio Terrones, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mauricio Terrones, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Committee Member
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

579. DYE-DOPED CALCIUM PHOSPHOSILICATE NANOPARTICLES FOR EARLY DETECTION OF HUMAN CANCERS

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Restricted
Author:
Tang, Xiaomeng
Title:
DYE-DOPED CALCIUM PHOSPHOSILICATE NANOPARTICLES FOR EARLY DETECTION OF HUMAN CANCERS
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Calcium phosphosilicate
Cancer diagnosis
Bioimaging
Bioconjugation
Targeted delivery
File:

No files available due to restrictions.

Committee Members:
James Hansell Adair, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Member

580. HIGH PRESSURE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF CRYSTALLINE DOPED ZNSE OPTICAL FIBERS

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Restricted
Author:
Coco, Michael G
Title:
HIGH PRESSURE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF CRYSTALLINE DOPED ZNSE OPTICAL FIBERS
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
FeZnSe
mid-infrared
optical fiber laser
CrZnSe
high pressure
chemical vapor deposition
ZnSSe
File:

No files available due to restrictions.

Committee Members:
John V. Badding, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John V. Badding, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E. Mallouk, Committee Member
Miriam A. Freedman, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Member

581. MOLECULAR-SCALE CONTROL OVER REACTION RATE AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF PHOTOTHERMALLY CURED SILICONE

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Restricted
Author:
Fortenbaugh, Robert
Title:
MOLECULAR-SCALE CONTROL OVER REACTION RATE AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF PHOTOTHERMALLY CURED SILICONE
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Photothermal
photothermal effect
nanoparticles
silicone
photothermal heat
PDMS
polymer
3D printing
paints and coatings
thermoset polymer
File:

No files available due to restrictions.

Committee Members:
Benjamin James Lear, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Member

582. The Soft Chemistry of MoAlB

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Open Access
Author:
Alameda, Lucas Thomas
Title:
The Soft Chemistry of MoAlB
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
MoAlB
MBenes
Solid-State Synthesis
Soft Chemistry
Topochemical
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Mesoporosity
Metal Borides
Two-Dimensional Materials
Heterostructures
File:
Download Lucas_Alameda_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Committee Member
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

583. Water-Mediated Interactions In Aqueous Salt Solutions

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Open Access
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:
Download Drexler_Chad_Water_Mediated_Interactions_in_Aqueous_Salt_Solutions_Dissertation_in_Chemistry_Final.pdf
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

584. Modeling the Mechanisms and Magnitudes of Cotranslationally-Generated Mechanical Forces and their Effects on Translation

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Open Access
Author:
Leininger, Sarah Elizabeth
Title:
Modeling the Mechanisms and Magnitudes of Cotranslationally-Generated Mechanical Forces and their Effects on Translation
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Protein translation
cotranslational protein folding
mechanical force
allosteric feedback
File:
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Committee Members:
Edward Patrick O'Brien, Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Patrick O'Brien, Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Member
William George Noid, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

585. Super-resolution Optical Lithography with DNA

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Shi Ho
Title:
Super-resolution Optical Lithography with DNA
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Super-resolution optical mircoscopy
DNA hairpin kinetics
Fluorescence resonance energy transfer
Nanoparticles
Nucleic acid structure
Fluorophores
File:
Download SHK_Final_Thesis_1.7_.pdf
Committee Members:
Tae-Hee Lee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tae-Hee Lee, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Xin Zhang, Committee Member
Seong Han Kim, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

586. Fluorogenic Quantification of Proteome Stress

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Author:
Fares, Matthew
Title:
Fluorogenic Quantification of Proteome Stress
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Fluorogenic
Proteome Stress
Protien
Protein folding
Protein misfolding
Fluorescence
File:
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Committee Members:
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Joseph M Bollinger, Jr., Committee Member
Richard W Ordway, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Miriam Arak Freedman, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

587. Investigations of single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

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Open Access
Author:
Lafemina, Nikki Hunter
Title:
Investigations of single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes
ionomers
diffusion
NMR
lithium diffusion
batteries
conductivity
File:
Download LaFemina_Dissertation_2015.pdf
Committee Members:
Karl Todd Mueller, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David D Boehr, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Professor Michael A Hickner, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Joseph_Dawson_Thesis_Paper_Format_Changes.pdf
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

589. Investigating the Electronic and Structural Properties of Halide Perovskite Semiconductors via Time-Resolved Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy

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Open Access
Author:
Munson, Kyle Thomas
Title:
Investigating the Electronic and Structural Properties of Halide Perovskite Semiconductors via Time-Resolved Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
halide perovskites
polarons
time-resolved spectroscopy
charge carrier recombination
ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy
infrared spectroscopy
inorganic semiconductors
transient absorption spectroscopy
dynamic disorder
File:
Download Munson_Kyle_PSU_Chemistry_Thesis_2020_Final_no_blank_pages.pdf
Committee Members:
John B Asbury, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Noel Christopher Giebink, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

590. Ice Nucleation of Metal Oxides as Model Systems of Atmospheric Aerosol Particles

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Open Access
Author:
Chong, Esther
Title:
Ice Nucleation of Metal Oxides as Model Systems of Atmospheric Aerosol Particles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
aerosol
ice nucleation
immersion freezing
atmospheric chemistry
mineral dust
File:
Download Final_Dissertation_Esther_Chong.pdf
Committee Members:
Miriam Arak Freedman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Jerry Y Harrington, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

591. Insights on Phase Transitions in Submicron Aerosol Particles

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Open Access
Author:
Kucinski, Theresa M
Title:
Insights on Phase Transitions in Submicron Aerosol Particles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
liquid-liquid phase separation
atmospheric chemistry
aerosol particles
LLPS
submicron particles
File:
Download tmk-thesis-5-29-2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Miriam Arak Freedman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lauren Dell Zarzar, Committee Member
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
William Henry Brune, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

592. Characterization and Implementation of Analytical Methods for Dioxin Analysis: Implications and Improvements for Future Analyses and Methodologies

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Open Access
Author:
Stultz, Conner
Title:
Characterization and Implementation of Analytical Methods for Dioxin Analysis: Implications and Improvements for Future Analyses and Methodologies
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Analytical Chemistry
Gas Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Dioxin Analysis
Environmental Analysis
Chemistry
Separations
Chromatography
File:
Download ConnerStultz_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Frank Dorman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Committee Member
Andrew David Patterson, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Frank Dorman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C Bevilacqua, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

593. Light-Powered Fluid Micropumps for Assembly and Sensing

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Open Access
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:
Download Tansi_Dissertation_Light-Based_Fluid_Micropumps.pdfDownload Supporting_Video_3-1.mp4Download Supporting_Video_4-1.mp4Download Supporting_Video_4-2.mp4Download Supporting_Video_4-3.mp4Download Supporting_Video_5-1.mp4
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

594. Structural Basis for Metallocofactor Assembly in Class Id Ribonucleotide Reductases

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Open Access
Author:
Rose, Hannah
Title:
Structural Basis for Metallocofactor Assembly in Class Id Ribonucleotide Reductases
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
ribonucleotide reductase
metalloenzyme
structural biology
crystallography
File:
Download Rose_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Amie Kathleen Boal, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amie Kathleen Boal, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Alfred Cotruvo, Jr., Committee Member
Carsten Krebs, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Outside Member
Joseph M Bollinger, Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph M Bollinger, Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

595. Understanding Competing Reaction Pathways in Nanoparticle Cation Exchange Processes Using the Tyndall Effect

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Open Access
Author:
Di Domizio, Gabriella
Title:
Understanding Competing Reaction Pathways in Nanoparticle Cation Exchange Processes Using the Tyndall Effect
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Tyndall effect
Cation Exchange
Structure-Selective
Nanoparticle
Manganese Sulfide
MnS
Digenite
File:
Download Master_s_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lauren Dell Zarzar, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

597. Toward understanding collective behaviors in chemically autonomous active matter systems

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Open Access
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

598. Investigating the Impact of Sugar Phosphate on Liquid-liquid Phase Separation

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Open Access
Author:
Xiao, Weide
Title:
Investigating the Impact of Sugar Phosphate on Liquid-liquid Phase Separation
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Liquid-liquid phase separation
RNA binding protein
sugar phosphates
File:
Download Master_Thesis-Weide_Xiao.pdf
Committee Members:
Xin Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tae-Hee Lee, Committee Member
Amie Kathleen Boal, Committee Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

599. Applications in Supramolecular Chemistry: Polymer-based Anion Recognition and Polymorph Modification

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Open Access
Author:
Geibel, Tanner
Title:
Applications in Supramolecular Chemistry: Polymer-based Anion Recognition and Polymorph Modification
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
supramolecular chemistry
anion sensor
polymers
synthesis
macrocycle
host-guest chemistry
hydrogen bonding
NMR spectroscopy
UV/vis spectroscopy
fluorescence spectroscopy
calix[4]pyrrole
BODIPY
cellulose
polymorphs
File:
Download Tanner_Geibel_Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Robert John Hickey, III, Committee Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

600. Mechanistic insights into transformation and growth of chalcogenide and noble metal nanoparticles

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Open Access
Author:
Jharimune, Suprita
Title:
Mechanistic insights into transformation and growth of chalcogenide and noble metal nanoparticles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Noble metal nanoparticles
Chalcogenide nanoparticles
Thermodynamics
Shape-controlled synthesis
Nanoparticle growth and transformation
Silver Nanoparticles
Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots
Isothermal titration calorimetry
File:
Download Dissertation_Suprita__Jharimune_2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Rioux, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Rioux, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair