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1. INVESTIGATING ZNSE MN2+ DOPED NANOCRYSTALS FOR USE IN PHOTOCATALYSIS

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Author:
Watson, Kelsey
Title:
INVESTIGATING ZNSE MN2+ DOPED NANOCRYSTALS FOR USE IN PHOTOCATALYSIS
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Mn:ZnSe
doped
nanocrystal
photocatalysis
green energy
File:
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Committee Members:
Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Robert Hickey, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Asbury, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

3. Stability of Gold-25 Nanoclusters during Ligand Exchange from Aliphatic to Aromatic Thiolates

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Author:
Di Marco, Rebecca
Title:
Stability of Gold-25 Nanoclusters during Ligand Exchange from Aliphatic to Aromatic Thiolates
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (MS)
Keywords:
Gold-25
Stability
Ligand Exchage
Aromatic Thiolates
Chain-Length
File:
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Committee Members:
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Committee Member

4. Surface properties of small metal particles

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Author:
Mawby, Lillian Mackenzie
Title:
Surface properties of small metal particles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
surfaces
nanoparticles
metal powders
NMR
gold
aluminum
silane
ligands
ssNMR
File:
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Committee Members:
Robert Hickey, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kenneth Knappenberger, Major Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Benjamin Lear, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bellamarie Ludwig, Co-Chair of Committee

5. Approaches to the Total Syntheses of Tronocarpine and Dippinine B

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Author:
Taylor, Steven Charles
Title:
Approaches to the Total Syntheses of Tronocarpine and Dippinine B
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
organic synthesis
indole alkaloids
tronocarpine
dippinine B
File:
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Committee Members:
Raymond Funk, Major Field Member
Steven Weinreb, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Przemyslaw Maslak, Major Field Member
Federico Harte, Outside Unit & Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

6. Understanding vibrational spectroscopy in complex environments through first principles modeling

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Author:
Becca, Jeffrey
Title:
Understanding vibrational spectroscopy in complex environments through first principles modeling
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Vibrational spectroscopy
SERS
Raman
Plasmonics
File:
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Committee Members:
Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Gerald Knizia, Major Field Member
Lasse Jensen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jorge Sofo, Outside Unit & Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

7. EMERGING BEHAVIORS FROM PARTICLES AT LIQUID INTERFACES

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Author:
Cheon, Seong Ik
Title:
EMERGING BEHAVIORS FROM PARTICLES AT LIQUID INTERFACES
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Pickering emulsions
Active emulsions
Oil-oil Emulsions
Particle adsorption at interface
File:
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Committee Members:
Robert Hickey, Outside Unit & Field Member
Christine Keating, Major Field Member
Miriam Freedman, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

8. Developing Nucleic Acid-Based Biosensor Platforms

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Author:
Vezeau, Grace
Title:
Developing Nucleic Acid-Based Biosensor Platforms
Graduate Program:
Agricultural and Biological Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
synthetic biology
biosensors
RNA
riboswitch
CRISPR-Cas9
cell-free expression systems
biophysics
nucleic acid secondary structure
File:
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Committee Members:
Jeffrey Catchmark, Major Field Member
Howard Salis, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Outside Unit Member
Paul Heinemann, Program Head/Chair
Andrew Zydney, Outside Field Member

9. Exposomics Based Methodologies for the Identification and Correlation of Organic Contaminants Contributing to Disease in Smallmouth Bass Populations

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Author:
Teehan, Paige
Title:
Exposomics Based Methodologies for the Identification and Correlation of Organic Contaminants Contributing to Disease in Smallmouth Bass Populations
Graduate Program:
Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology (PHD)
Keywords:
exposomics
multidimensional gas chromatography
liquid chromatography
mass spectrometry
smallmouth bass
File:
Download PDTeehan_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip Bevilacqua, Major Field Member
Wendy Hanna-Rose, Program Head/Chair
Andrew Patterson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
William Burgos, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ross Hardison, Major Field Member
Frank Dorman, Special Member & Co-Dissertation Advisor

10. AggFluor: Chemical Modulation of Fluorescent Protein Chromophores Enables Visualization of the Multi-Step Protein Aggregation Process in Live Cells

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Author:
Wolstenholme, Charles
Title:
AggFluor: Chemical Modulation of Fluorescent Protein Chromophores Enables Visualization of the Multi-Step Protein Aggregation Process in Live Cells
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Fluorophores
GFP
Biochemistry
Organic Chemistry
Protein Misfolding
Neurodegenerative Disease
File:
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Committee Members:
Xin Zhang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ying Gu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Scott Showalter, Major Field Member
Tae-Hee Lee, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

11. Mechanistic Investigations of the Mononuclear Nonheme-iron Enzymes, EFE and HppE

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Author:
Copeland, Rachelle
Title:
Mechanistic Investigations of the Mononuclear Nonheme-iron Enzymes, EFE and HppE
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
metalloenzymes
enzyme mechanism
ethylene
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Committee Members:
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Xin Zhang, Major Field Member
Carsten Krebs, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Squire Booker, Major Field Member
Ming Tien, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joseph Bollinger, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

13. Reconsidering the czcD (NiCo) riboswitch as iron (II) riboswitch

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Author:
Xu, Jiansong
Title:
Reconsidering the czcD (NiCo) riboswitch as iron (II) riboswitch
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Irving-William series
metalloregulation
RNA
iron
metal selectivity
riboswitch
metal sensor
czcD riboswitch
NiCo riboswitch
metal overload
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Committee Members:
Xin Zhang, Major Field Member
Joseph Cotruvo, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Emily Weinert, Outside Unit & Field Member

14. Towards a Better Understanding of the Influence of Noncovalent Interactions on RNA Catalysis and the Properties of RNA Moieties

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Author:
Veenis, Andrew
Title:
Towards a Better Understanding of the Influence of Noncovalent Interactions on RNA Catalysis and the Properties of RNA Moieties
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
RNA
Ribozyme
pKa
Cheminformatics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Dynamics
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Committee Members:
Lasse Jensen, Major Field Member
Song Tan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joseph Cotruvo, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

15. Nonadditive Effects of Cosolvent Mixtures on Protein Stability in Aqueous Solutions

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Author:
Bui, Pho
Title:
Nonadditive Effects of Cosolvent Mixtures on Protein Stability in Aqueous Solutions
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
nonadditivity
ion specific effects
ion-pairing
cosolvent
protein stability
complex solutions
vibrational spectroscopy
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Committee Members:
Paul Cremer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
William Noid, Major Field Member
Tae-Hee Lee, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Seong Kim, Outside Unit & Field Member

16. Investigating Specific Cation Interactions with Anionic Surfactant Monolayers at the Air/Water Interface Using Nonlinear Spectroscopy and Thermodynamics

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Author:
Judd, Kenneth Duane
Title:
Investigating Specific Cation Interactions with Anionic Surfactant Monolayers at the Air/Water Interface Using Nonlinear Spectroscopy and Thermodynamics
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
ion pairing
ion specific effects
monolayers
spectroscopy
nonlinear optics
vibrational spectroscopy
thermodynamics
surfactants
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Committee Members:
Paul Cremer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Seong Kim, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mark Maroncelli, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

17. Reconstituting the 3D Breast Cancer Microenvironment for Chemo and Immunotherapy

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Author:
Dey, Madhuri
Title:
Reconstituting the 3D Breast Cancer Microenvironment for Chemo and Immunotherapy
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Breast cancer
3D tumor models
Chemotherapy
Immunotherapy
MAIT-MR1
3D bioprinting
Perfusion
Tumor Angiogenesis
Cancer Invasion
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Committee Members:
Paul Cremer, Major Field Member
James Connor, Outside Unit & Field Member
Christine Keating, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Ibrahim Ozbolat, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

18. Aqueous Phase Separation within Water-in-Oil Emulsions as Cellular Models

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Author:
Crowe, Charles
Title:
Aqueous Phase Separation within Water-in-Oil Emulsions as Cellular Models
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
liquid-liquid phase separation
phase separation
microfluidics
neutral polymer phase separation
emulsion
water-in-oil
coacervation
bioinspired
artificial cell
microscopy
droplet
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Committee Members:
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Paul Cremer, Major Field Member
Peter Butler, Outside Unit & Field Member
Scott Showalter, Major Field Member
Christine Keating, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

19. Surface Chemistry of Transition Metal Nanoparticles

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Author:
Tanygin, Vivian Sergei
Title:
Surface Chemistry of Transition Metal Nanoparticles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
nanoparticles
xps
epr
chalcogen
noble metal
nanomaterials
inorganic
electronic properties
esr
morphology
surface chemistry
nmr
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Committee Members:
Benjamin Lear, Chair & Major Field Represnt
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member & Major Field Represnt
Raymond Schaak, Committee Member & Major Field Represnt
John Golbeck, Committee Member & Related Areas Repres
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Dissertation Advisor

20. Morphology Dependent Optical Properties of Mixed Organic/Inorganic Aerosol Particles

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Author:
Di Monte, Kristin
Title:
Morphology Dependent Optical Properties of Mixed Organic/Inorganic Aerosol Particles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (MS)
Keywords:
Aerosol Particles
Aerosol
Optical Growth Factor
fRH
Hygroscopicity
Hygroscopicity Parameter
Water Soluble Organic Compounds
Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy
CRDS
Multicomponent
Inorganic Salt
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Committee Members:
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Miriam Arak Freedman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Committee Member
Eugene Edmund Clothiaux, Committee Member

21. Polymer grafting of unsaturated polymers to provide new material properties: A new avenue for polymer upcycling

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Author:
Torres, Vincent
Title:
Polymer grafting of unsaturated polymers to provide new material properties: A new avenue for polymer upcycling
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Polymer upcycling
Grafted polymers
Polymer chemistry
Tensile properties
Nanostructure
Allylic radical
Post-polymerization functionalization
File:
Download VTorres_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Hickey, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Enrique Gomez, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Boehr, Co-Chair of Committee
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Julie Fenton, Major Field Member

22. Using Single-Ion Conductors as Dielectrics in Organic Transistors

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Author:
Sheffield, Sarah
Title:
Using Single-Ion Conductors as Dielectrics in Organic Transistors
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Organic Semiconductor
Organic Single Crystals
Single-Ion Conductors
Polymer Dielectric
Organic Transistor
Polymer Thin Films
Vibrational Spectroscopy
Rubrene
Nafion
Ionomers
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Committee Members:
Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Enrique Gomez, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Elizabeth Elacqua, Major Field Member
Michael Hickner, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Larry Cheng, Outside Unit & Field Member

23. An Exploration of Potential Energy Surfaces with an Application in N-Heterocyclic Carbenes on Metal Nanoparticles

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Author:
Santos, Alyssa
Title:
An Exploration of Potential Energy Surfaces with an Application in N-Heterocyclic Carbenes on Metal Nanoparticles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Potential Energy Surface
Geometry Optimization
Density Functional Theory
N-heterocyclic Carbenes
Metal Nanoparticles
Sigma Donation
Pi Backbonding
Graduate Education
File:
Download Alyssa_Santos_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Gerald Knizia, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lasse Jensen, Major Field Member
Susan Sinnott, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Outside Unit & Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

24. A Fluorescence-Based Investigation into the Mechanisms of Biomimetic-Membrane Component Translocation

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Author:
Liu, Chang
Title:
A Fluorescence-Based Investigation into the Mechanisms of Biomimetic-Membrane Component Translocation
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
chemotaxis
lipid flip-flop
membrane component translocation
microfluidics
lipid bilayer
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Committee Members:
Paul Cremer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
William Hancock, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tae-Hee Lee, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

25. Understanding how the Local Environment Influences the Optoelectronic Properties of Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence

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Author:
Swartzfager, John
Title:
Understanding how the Local Environment Influences the Optoelectronic Properties of Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence
Photoluminescence Spectroscopy
Time-Resolved Spectroscopy
Organic Optoelectronics
Organic Light Emitting Diodes
Molecular Conformation
File:
Download John_Swartzfager_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Mark Maroncelli, Major Field Member
Noel Giebink, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Asbury, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

26. Predictive and Thermodynamically Transferable Coarse-Grained Models

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Author:
Szukalo, Ryan
Title:
Predictive and Thermodynamically Transferable Coarse-Grained Models
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
coarse-graining
transferability
representability
local density
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Committee Members:
William Noid, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lasse Jensen, Major Field Member
Susan Sinnott, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Asbury, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

27. Development of genetically encoded fluorescent sensors for cellular manganese(II)

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Author:
Park, Jennifer
Title:
Development of genetically encoded fluorescent sensors for cellular manganese(II)
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
genetically encoded FRET-based sensors
probing cellular manganese homeostasis
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Committee Members:
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Joseph Cotruvo, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amie Boal, Major Field Member
Emily Weinert, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mark Hedglin, Major Field Member

28. Studies of RNA structure and function in prebiotically inspired peptide-rich droplets and extant in vitro conditions

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Author:
Meyer, Mc Cauley
Title:
Studies of RNA structure and function in prebiotically inspired peptide-rich droplets and extant in vitro conditions
Graduate Program:
Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology (PHD)
Keywords:
RNA Structure
DMS-MaP
Ribozymes
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Committee Members:
Christopher House, Outside Unit Member
Christine Keating, Outside Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Squire Booker, Major Field Member
Joseph Bollinger, Major Field Member
Wendy Hanna-Rose, Program Head/Chair

29. Interesting Interface Interactions: The Synthesis of Metal Metalattices and the Binding of Ions to Lipid Membranes

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Author:
Glaid, Andrew
Title:
Interesting Interface Interactions: The Synthesis of Metal Metalattices and the Binding of Ions to Lipid Membranes
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Metalattice
Supercritical Fluid Deposition
Supported Lipid Bilayer
Ion Binding
Microfluidic Assay
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Committee Members:
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kenneth Knappenberger, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Paul Cremer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

30. Biochemical and structural factors governing metal selectivity in lanthanide-binding proteins

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Author:
Featherston, Emily
Title:
Biochemical and structural factors governing metal selectivity in lanthanide-binding proteins
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Lanthanide
Rare earth element
Protein
Protein structure
Luminescence
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Committee Members:
Scott Showalter, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Scott Lindner, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joseph Cotruvo, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amie Boal, Major Field Member

31. Thermodynamic Corrections to RNA Folding Models in Cells

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Author:
Sieg, Jacob
Title:
Thermodynamic Corrections to RNA Folding Models in Cells
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
RNA
metabolites
Magnesium
Thermodynamics
Nearest neighbor model
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Committee Members:
Andrew Patterson, Outside Field Member
Paul Babitzke, Outside Unit & Field Member
Scott Showalter, Major Field Member
Edward O'Brien, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

32. Photochemical C–H Heteroarylation of Unfunctionalized Aromatic N–Heterocycles

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Author:
Beck-Horton, Cordelia
Title:
Photochemical C–H Heteroarylation of Unfunctionalized Aromatic N–Heterocycles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (MS)
Keywords:
Photochemistry
C-H functionalization
Heterobiaryl
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Committee Members:
Eric Nacsa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Jonathan Kuo, Committee Member

33. Functionalization-Induced Phase Transitions Driven By Lewis Acid-Base Adduct Formation In Polymer-Solvent Mixtures

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Author:
Hilaire, Tylene
Title:
Functionalization-Induced Phase Transitions Driven By Lewis Acid-Base Adduct Formation In Polymer-Solvent Mixtures
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (MS)
Keywords:
Lewis acid
Lewis base
Phase behavior
Dynamic bonding
Polymer
Polymer-solvent
Responsive polymers
File:
Download Tylene_Hilaire_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Robert John Hickey, III, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Ramesh Giri, Committee Member
Christian W. Pester, Committee Member

34. The Use of Light-Mediated Hydrogen Atom Transfer to Modify Poly(styrene), Poly(methylmethacrylate), and Squalane

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Author:
Knappenberger, Daniel
Title:
The Use of Light-Mediated Hydrogen Atom Transfer to Modify Poly(styrene), Poly(methylmethacrylate), and Squalane
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (MS)
Keywords:
Hydrogen atom transfer
polymer degradation
polymer oxidation
polymer functionalization
polystyrene
polymethylmethacrylate
squalane
polypropylene
tetrabutylammonium decatungstate
ferric chloride
FeCl3
TBADT
File:
Download DAK_Thesis4.5.pdf
Committee Members:
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Robert John Hickey, III, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Nacsa, Committee Member

35. Development of Alkene Dialkylation Reactions of Vinylarenes

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Author:
Lux, Daniel
Title:
Development of Alkene Dialkylation Reactions of Vinylarenes
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
alkenes
alkene dicarbofunctionalization
transition-metal catalysis
method development
organic synthesis
File:
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Committee Members:
Robert Rioux, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ramesh Giri, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Jonathan Kuo, Major Field Member

36. The structure and dynamics of the nucleosome at a single molecule level

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Author:
Huynh, Mai
Title:
The structure and dynamics of the nucleosome at a single molecule level
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
transcription
nucleosome
histone post-translational modifications
histone acetylation
histone methylation
histone ubiquitylation
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_MH_v4.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark Hedglin, Major Field Member
Lu Bai, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tae-Hee Lee, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Ruobo Zhou, Major Field Member

37. Tunable and Responsive Systems: From Direct Laser Writing to Active Emulsions

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Author:
Castonguay, Alexander
Title:
Tunable and Responsive Systems: From Direct Laser Writing to Active Emulsions
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
direct laser writing
active matter
laser synthesis
gas sensing
active emulsions
emulsions
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Committee Members:
Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Outside Unit & Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

38. Development of an e-ReaxFF Potential for Silver Metal

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Author:
Evangelisti, Benjamin
Title:
Development of an e-ReaxFF Potential for Silver Metal
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
e-Reaxff
ReaxFF
Reactive Force Field
Empirical Force Field
Silver Metal
Molecular Dynamics
Polyvinylidene Fluoride
PVDF
File:
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Committee Members:
William Noid, Co-Chair of Committee
Gerald Knizia, Major Field Member
Lasse Jensen, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Kristen Fichthorn, Outside Unit & Field Member
Adri van Duin, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

39. Advances in Measurements of the Properties of Aerosol Particles: Acidity, Phase State, and Surface Interactions

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Author:
Tackman, Emma
Title:
Advances in Measurements of the Properties of Aerosol Particles: Acidity, Phase State, and Surface Interactions
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
aerosol
microscopy
nanoparticle
acidity
transmission electron microscopy
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Committee Members:
Jose Fuentes, Outside Unit & Field Member
Miriam Freedman, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

40. A SINGLE-STEP LASER DIRECT WRITING METHOD FOR CATALYSIS APPLICATION

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Author:
Mc Gee, Shannon
Title:
A SINGLE-STEP LASER DIRECT WRITING METHOD FOR CATALYSIS APPLICATION
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
laser direct writing
water electrolysis
catalysis
oxygen evolution reaction
hydrogen evolution reaction
transition metal materials
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Committee Members:
Mauricio Terrones, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Asbury, Major Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

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

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Author:
Rhoden, Zachary
Title:
Surface Chemistry Characterization and Control of the Electronic Structure of Gold Nanosystems
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Magnetic spectroscopy
Gold nanoparticles
Nanoparticles
Electronic structure
Ligands
Surface chemistry
Thermogravimetric analysis
File:
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Committee Members:
Benjamin Lear, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
James Adair, Outside Unit & Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Alexey Silakov, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

42. Rational Discovery of Inorganic Material Properties

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Author:
Katzbaer, Rowan
Title:
Rational Discovery of Inorganic Material Properties
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Catalysis
Inorganic
Chemistry
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Committee Members:
Kenneth Knappenberger, Major Field Member
Zhiqiang Mao, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Asbury, Major Field Member
Ismaila Dabo, Outside Unit & Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

43. Topochemical Construction of Catalytic Active Sites with Atomic-Level Control

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Author:
Kanyak, Jenna
Title:
Topochemical Construction of Catalytic Active Sites with Atomic-Level Control
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (MS)
Keywords:
catalysis
synthesis
nanoparticles
CO2 reduction
cation exchange
topochemistry
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Committee Members:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Zhiqiang Mao, Committee Member

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

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Author:
Graff, Erica
Title:
The Study of Protein and Polymer Phase Separation Kinetics and Thermodynamics Using Temperature Gradient Microfluidics
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
phase separation
monoclonal antibodies
temperature gradient microfluidics
apparent activation energies
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Committee Members:
Paul Cremer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Major Field Member
Alexey Silakov, Major Field Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Unit & Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

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

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Author:
Jeffries, William Ray
Title:
Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy as a Probe for Femtosecond Relaxation Dynamics of Metal Colloids
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Nonlinear Spectroscopy
Dynamics
Gold
Metals
Clusters
Plasmons
Polarization
Ultrafast
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Committee Members:
Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Kenneth Knappenberger, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joshua Robinson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

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

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Author:
Reynolds, Christopher
Title:
Copper (II) Interactions with Phosphatidylserine in Membranes: Biophysical Insights, Binding Mechanisms, and Physiological Consequences
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
biophysical chemistry
transition metal ions
membranes
copper (II)
oxidative damage
supported lipid bilayer
microfluidic systems
binding
phosphatidylserine
lipids
stepwise
constants
stoichiometry
densities
concentrations
Gouy-Chapman theory
ionic strength
surface charge density
chelation
complexes
buffer molecules
physiological implications
HeLa cells
plasma membrane
necrotic cell death
hydrogen peroxide
harmful effects
mechanistic explanation
future experiments.
hrmful effects
Phospholipid membranes
oxidation
copper
membrane oxidation
membrane binding model
bivalent binding
Debye-Hukel Theory
Electrostatic screening
electric double layer
Necrotic cell death
copper induced cell death
Alzheimer's disease
Neurodegeneration
microfluidic devices
high-throughput microfluidics
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Committee Members:
Paul Cremer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
William Hancock, Outside Unit & Field Member
Alexey Silakov, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

47. Design and Synthesis of Monomers toward Sequence-Controlled Polymers

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Author:
Gerthoffer, Margaret
Title:
Design and Synthesis of Monomers toward Sequence-Controlled Polymers
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Nanothreads
Ar/ArF Co-Crystals
ROMP
phenylene(arylene)vinylenes
cyclophanes
polymers
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Committee Members:
Robert Rioux, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Elacqua, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Robert Hickey, Outside Field Member
Vincent Crespi, Outside Unit Member

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

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Author:
Cintron Rodriguez, Nicohl
Title:
Investigation of the Optoelectronic Properties and Surface Chemistry of Cesium Lead Bromide using Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (MS)
Keywords:
Cesium Lead Bromide
Lead Halide Perovskites
TRIR
Surface Chemistry
Polarons
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Committee Members:
John B Asbury, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Alexey Silakov, Committee Member
Robert John Hickey, III, Committee Member

49. Access to Ortho-Xylylenes and Their Novel Interception By Nucleophiles

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Author:
Burtis, Zelie Marie
Title:
Access to Ortho-Xylylenes and Their Novel Interception By Nucleophiles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (MS)
Keywords:
ortho-xylylenes
chemistry
organic chemistry
cyclizations
alkene
nucleophilic addition
diels-alder
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Committee Members:
Ramesh Giri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Kuo, Committee Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member

50. Palladium-Catalyzed Nonclassical Dicarbofunctionalization of Skipped Dienes

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Author:
Chesley, Lucas
Title:
Palladium-Catalyzed Nonclassical Dicarbofunctionalization of Skipped Dienes
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (MS)
Keywords:
Organic chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
Organic Synthesis
Palladium
Catalysis
Dicarbofunctionalization
Alkene
Nonconjugated
Dienes
Skipped Dienes
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Committee Members:
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Ramesh Giri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Nacsa, Committee Member
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Committee Member
Emily E Weinert, Committee Member