Chemistry and Chemical Biology ETDs
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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
THEORETICAL AND SPECTROSCOPIC INSIGHTS INTO MOLYBDENUM- AND TUNGSTEN-SULFUR BONDING, Jesse Lepluart
Excited State Processes in Radical Elaborated Platinum Donor-Acceptor Complexes, Sangita Paudel
Functional and structural analysis of the Neimann-Pick disease Type C pathway to include Caveolin-1, Anthony Michael Seat
MOLECULAR DYNAMICS INSIGHTS INTO THE STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR AND INTERACTIONS OF COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, Shenghan Song
Investigating the Structural Ensemble and Dynamic Interactions of Protein Interacting with C-Kinase 1 (PICK1) using Computational Tools, Amy E. Stevens
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SYNTHETIC OLIGOMERIC PHENYLENE ETHYNYLENE, Hugh F. Fritz Jr.
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF NOVEL DONOR-ACCEPTOR COMPLEXES, Shiyue Gao
MECHANISIM OF PLASMON-DRIVEN PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS, Hamed Kookhaee
Toward the Yeast Surface Display of Microviridin B, Jillian Leigh Stafford
Syntheses and characterization of photoactive ruthenium and iron polypyridyl complexes, Rajani Thapa Magar
Methods of Magneto-optical Spectroscopy and Analysis for Porphyrins and Polymer Thin-films, Emigdio E. Turner
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Approaches in Molecular Engineering to Optimize the Desired Properties of Photoactive Molecules, Douglas Joseph Breen
Spin Interactions in New Donor-Acceptor Complexes, Ju Chen
COMPUTATIONAL, SYNTHETIC AND SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES ON DONOR ACCEPTOR TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES, Ranjana Dangi
Investigation of iron homeostasis in colon tumorigenesis, Hyeoncheol Kim Ph.D.
Theoretical Studies of Molecule-Surface Interactions and Dynamics, Yingqi Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Studies of the rectification behavior of the PDT ligand and the active site of MsrP, Laura J. Ingersol
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF REGIOREGULAR CROSS-CONJUGATED POLY(THIENYLENE VINYLENE)S, Yousef M. Katba Bader
Pt-containing Conjugated Polymers and Small Molecules for BHJ Photovoltaic Devices, YUNJEONG KWON
A COMPENDIUM OF INORGANIC PHOTOCHEMISTRY: SYNTHETIC AND SPECTROSCOPIC DISCOVERIES, Sebastian B. Vittardi
MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS IN MEDIATING COLON CANCER AND POTENTIAL THERAPUTICS, Kunlun Yin
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Understanding the Role of Atom Trapping in the Evolution of Hydrocarbon Transformation Catalyst Morphology, Griffin Canning
SMALL MOLECULE ANALOG STUDIES OF PARAMAGNETIC DMSO REDUCTASE ENZYME FAMILY INTERMEDIATES, Khadanand KC
ATOM TRAPPING AND ITS ROLE ON THE NUCLEATION & GROWTH OF PLATINUM NANOPARTICLES, Deepak Kunwar
Charge Transfer and Plasmon-Pumped Molecular Excitation Mechanisms in Surface Enhanced Photochemistry, Tefera Entele Tesema
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
TRIPLET POPULATION DYNAMICS AND EXCITED STATE RELAXATION IN CHALCOGENOPHENE POLYMERS, Benjamin D. Datko
SELF-ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION, CHARACTERIZATIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF PLASMONIC AND EXCITONIC NANOMATERIALS, Bijesh kafle
Development of Ni-Catalyzed Alkene Dicarbofunctionalization Reactions, Shekhar KC
Design and Applications of Charge-Separated Metal-Organic Frameworks, Sheela Thapa
Nanostructuring Organic/Inorganic Multicomponent Composites for Solution Processable Solar Cells, Brad Watson
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Development of MOF@Polymer Composite Materials Through Bottom-Up Self-Assembly Techniques, Roberto C. Arbulu
DEVELOPMENT OF COPPER-CATALYZED SUZUKI-MIYAURA COUPLING USING ALKYLBORON REAGENTS AND NICKEL-CATALYZED ALKENE DICARBOFUNCTIONALIZATION REACTIONS, Prakash Basnet
Developing more specific miRNA biogenesis inhibitors to get effective regulation of miRNAs, Umesh Bhattarai
Systematic Size Control in the Synthesis of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles, Grant C. Bleier
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW USEFUL METHODS FOR ALDEHYDE SYNTHESIS AND ITS APPLICATION IN SYNTHESIS, He Huang
BIOINFORMATICS- AND PHYLOGENETICS-GUIDED APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING SEQUENCE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS OF TYPE II POLYKETIDE BIOSYNTHETIC GENE CLUSTERS, Han Bich Nguyen
DETECTION OF SALEN-TYPE TRACERS FOR SUBTERRANEAN FLUID FLOW MONITORING USING SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY, Jenny C. Sanchez
Catalytic Functionalization of Organoaluminum Reagents and Olefins by Cross-Coupling with Copper and Nickel, Bijay Shrestha
Copper-Catalyzed Direct and Tandem Couplings, and Mechanistic Studies, Surendra Thapa
REGULATING MIRNA BIOGENESIS BY SMALL MOLECULES, Hao Yan
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATION OF STRUCTURALLY DIVERSE POLY(CHALCOGENYLENE VINYLENE)S, Zhen Zhang
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO STUDYING AND ENGINEERING BACTERIAL TYPE II POLYKETIDE CORE STRUCTURE BIOSYNTHESIS, Xuechen Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Enediyne Derived Conjugated Polymers, Keda Hu
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND SPECTROSCOPY OF DONOR-ACCEPTOR CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEXES, DOMINIC K. KERSI
FORMATION OF HIGHLY FUNCTIONALIZED INDOLE THROUGH CARBON-CARBON BOND CLEAVAGE, Ryan A. S. Pike
CONSTRUCTION OF SYNTHETIC SIGNAL PATHWAYS IN MAMMALIAN CELLS VIA INDUCED PROTEIN PROXIMITY, Guihua Zeng
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF AN EXPANDED STREPTOMYCES GENETIC CODE, Jingxuan He
Development of In Vivo Systems for Detecting and Studying Ribosome Inhibition by Small Molecules, Shijie Huang
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND EXCITON DYNAMICS IN ORGANIC CONJUGATED POLYMERS, Alan Thomas
ENGINEERING SMALL MOLECULE BASED DIMERIZATION TO INDUCE TRANSLATION AND PROVIDE OPTOGENETIC CONTROL, Catherine Wright
MOLECULAR TETRAPODS FOR OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS, Jianzhong Yang
DEVELOPMENT OF OLIGO(p-PHENYLENE EHYNYLENE)(OPE) APPLICATIONS AGAINST CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL THREATS, Suhyun Yoon
DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANOCATALYTIC REACTIONS FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF COMPLEX MOLECULES, Chenguang Yu
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
STUDY OF NOVEL SYNTHETIC METHODOLOGIES FOR INDOLYL DERIVATIVES AND BETA-FLUOROENALS, Xiaobei Chen
Spectroscopic and Computational Studies of Molybdenum Enzymes and Models, Chao Dong
Theory, Multiscale Simulations, and Experiments on Mesoscale Multifunctional Systems, Lance Edward Edens
Electrochemical Investigation of Homogenous Species at an Electrode Interface, Christopher Larsen III
DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION OF BIVALENT INHIBITORS OF TREHALOSE-6-PHOSPHATE PHOSPHATASE, Chunliang LIU
The Electronic Structure of the Pyranopterin Dithiolene Cofactor and Radical Reporters of Excited State Interactions, Benjamin William Stein
Mining Public Databases for Discovery of Structure and Function within the Hotdog-fold Thioesterase and HAD Phosphatase Enzyme Families, Sarah Toews Keating
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Criteria for Evolution of Successful Proteins: Fold Fitness and Domain Dynamics Explored, Tyrel Bryan
Development of Novel Small Molecules for Imaging and Drug Release, Yanting Cao
Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemical Evaluation of Novel, Highly Active Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media, Danae Jacquelyne Davis
Spectroscopic Studies of Conjugated Polymer Nanostructures and Polymer/Acceptor Blends, Jian Gao
Theoretical Studies of Transition Metal Catalysis, Ryan Johnson
Spectroscopic Studies of Conformation and Packing in Polythiophenes, Edwards Niles
Simulations of Chemical Catalysis, Gregory K. Smith
determining the function of hotdog-fold thioesterases, Yajun Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Spectroscopic and Computational Electronic Structure Studies of Donor-Acceptor Systems, Diana Habel-Rodriguez
Development of Novel Reaction-based Fluorescent Probes, Weimin xuan
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Function assignment within the haloacid dehalogenase superfamily, hua huang
Structure to function : case studies of hotdog-fold superfamily thioesterases from Escherichia coli., John A. Latham
Evolution of structure and function among hotdog-fold thioesterases and HAD family phosphatases, Wang Min
A proposed palladium-catalyzed cycle for the epoxidation of alkenes, Marie Vernell Parkes
Development of novel organocatalytic cascade reactions and application in organic systheses, Xixi Song
Alkynal involved organocatalytic reactions, Xinshuai Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Mechanistic studies on xanthine oxidoreductase enzymes, Abebe Berhane
Structural characterization of metal binding in metallo-b-lactamases using x-ray absorption spectroscopy, Robert Breece
Antibacterial activity of conjugated electrolytes, Thomas S. Corbitt
Divergence of thioesterase function : human BFIT2, Escherichia coli EntH, and YDII, CHEN DANQI
Probing morphology-dependent aggregation and photocurrent generation in polymer/fullerene photovoltaic devices, Yongqian Gao
Investigations into late transition metal pincer complexes as possible direct partial oxidation catalysts, Raymond B. Lansing Jr
Quantitative structure-property relationships for predicting chlorine demand and disinfection byproducts formation in drinking water, Gebhard Luilo
Studies on Group 10 Pincer Carbene Metal Complexes, Agnes Mrutu
Spectroscopic and electronic structure studies of bis-metallodithiolenes, Regina Mtei
Spectroscopic and electronic structure studies of metalloenzyme active sites, Joseph Sempombe
Human mitochondrial hotdog-fold thioesterase : hTHEM4 and hTHEM5, Hong Zhao
Studies of a cyanine-based biosensor and light-induced antibacterial activities of oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s, Zhijun Zhou
