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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

Author:

Gerthoffer, Margaret

Title:

Design and Synthesis of Monomers toward Sequence-Controlled Polymers

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

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

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Committee Members:

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

Author:

Katzbaer, Julia

Title:

Development of Alkene Difunctionalization As A Versatile Method For Polymerization

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Polymerization
Difunctionalization
Ni-catalyzed

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Committee Members:

Ramesh Giri, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Elizabeth Elacqua, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Eric Nacsa, Major Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Enrique Gomez, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Matta, Megan

Title:

Enhancements of the Synthesis and Fabrication of Anion Exchange Membranes

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Ion exchange membranes
Anion exchange membranes
AEM
IEM
Ionic Polymers
Fabrication of Anion Exchange Membrane
Fabrication of AEM
Ziegler-Natta Polymerization
AEM for ROMP
Quaternary Ammonium polymer

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Committee Members:

Ramesh Giri, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Elacqua, Major Field Member
Michael Hickner, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Enrique Gomez, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Ginder, Nathaniel

Title:

Enhancing the rates of chemical reactions through the photothermal heating of nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

photothermal
nanoparticle
gold nanoparticle
carbon black
AuNP
heat
polyurethane
urethane
polycaprolactone
laser
light to heat
light
extreme temperature
kinetics
dynamics
reaction kinetics
rate enhancement

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Committee Members:

Benjamin Lear, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Elizabeth Elacqua, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Outside Unit & Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wentworth, Ciera

Title:

Investigation into the Partitioning and Behavior of Complex Fluids

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Active droplets
solubilization
chemotaxis
emulsions
micelle
hydrophobic hydration
Raman MCR

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Committee Members:

Robert Hickey, Outside Unit & Field Member
Christine Keating, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Koehler, Stephen

Title:

Rational Design and Synthesis of Sequence Defined Donor-Acceptor Poly(arylenevinylene)s as Singlet Fission Materials

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Conjugated Polymers
Singlet Fission
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization
Density Functional Theory
Molecular Switches

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Committee Members:

Enrique Gomez, Outside Unit & Field Member
Elizabeth Elacqua, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Asbury, Major Field Member
Michael Hickner, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Huss, Steven

Title:

Chemical Reactivity Under Confinement: High-Pressure Synthesis of Carbon Nanothreads and Polymer-Based Catalysts

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Nanothreads
Polymers
Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles
Photoredox
Catalysis
Electron Transfer
Energy Transfer
High-Pressure

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Committee Members:

Ramesh Giri, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Elacqua, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Enrique Gomez, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Mc Cormick, Connor

Title:

Discovery and Design of Heterostructured and Solid Solutioned Nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Nanoparticles
High Entropy
Sulfide
Phosphide
heterostructure
Cation exchange

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Committee Members:

Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Christine Keating, Major Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Ismaila Dabo, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Unruh, Angus

Title:

Directed Motion of Metallic Active Colloids: Design and Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

colloids
nanoscience
micromotors
active matter

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Committee Members:

Igor Aronson, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ayusman Sen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair