Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Photoluminescent Studies of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Small Molecule Sensing, Julia T. Dematteo
Photophysical Behavior of Ruthenium-Based Complexes: A Study of Ligand Variation and Encapsulation in Metal-Organic Frameworks, Delaney S. Sellers
From the Tropics to the Poles: Chemical Investigation of Marine Invertebrates through Elucidation and Synthesis, Benjamin Reed Smith
Exploring Enacted Active Learning Practices in Postsecondary Chemistry Lecture and Laboratory Courses, Kendall M. Zammit
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Investigating Factors Influencing Organic Chemistry Learners' Explanation Sophistication and Representational Competence, Caroline J. Crowder
The Synthesis of a Photo-Affinity Probe Library for the Fatty Acid Amide Proteome and the Endocannabinoid System Within, Robert E. Feeney III
Development and Photophysical Characterization of Bioinspired Materials, Qaisar Maqbool
Introductory Chemistry Student Success: Investigating Study Strategies and Evaluating an Informative Utility Value Intervention, Pallavi Nayyar
Development of S(VI) and S(IV) Chemistry: from Asymmetric Synthesis to Covalent Reactive Groups, Chuan Shan
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Development of Novel Analytical Methods for the Investigation of Mammalian Tissues and Cells, Grace A. Binder
The Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Membranolide and Efforts Towards the Oxeatamides, Sean Bradley
Identification and Characterization of Intrinsically Disordered Protein Regions, Guy Wayne Dayhoff II
γ -AAPeptides Targeting Amyloid-β Pathway and Neural Repair for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment, Ning Shen
Effects of Diminazene Aceturate on Drosophila melanogaster: A Lipidomic Analysis, Gabriela Suarez
Acoustic Energy for use in Mass Spectrometry, Ashton N. Taylor
The discovery of first RET PROTAC with in vivo activity, Yafeng Wang
Flexible Docking Method Development for Computer-Aided Drug Design, Luke C. Warrensford
Introductory Chemistry Student Success: Evaluating Peer-Led Team Learning and Describing Sense of Belonging, Jessica D. Young
Explorations on Non-Covalent Interactions: From Supramolecules to Drug-Like Molecules, Zhanpeng Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Utilizing Binding-Based Proteomic Profiling and Mass Spectrometry Imaging as Innovative Tools for Lipid Research, Suzeeta Bhandari
aPKCs role in Neuroblastoma cell signaling cascades and Implications of aPKCs inhibitors as potential therapeutics, Sloan Breedy
Protein Folding Kinetics Analysis Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Dhanya Dhananjayan
In Silico and In Vitro Drug Discovery Strategies and the Chemical Investigation of Endophytic Fungi, Sarah Grace Dietrick
Affordances and Limitations of Molecular Representations in General and Organic Chemistry, Ayesha Farheen
Institutional and Individual Approaches to Change in Undergraduate STEM Education: Two Framework Analyses, Stephanie B. Feola
Applications in Opioid Analysis with FAIMS Through Control of Vapor Phase Solvent Modifiers, Nathan Grimes
Development and application of γ-AA peptide on enzyme mimetic and biomolecular agents, Meng Gu
Effect of dual inhibition of atypical PKC signaling and PI3K/Akt signaling on cell viability and apoptosis in clear cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC)., Khandker M. Khalid
Synthesis, Characterization, and Separation of Loaded Liposomes for Drug Delivery, Sandra Khalife
Methods for Analytical and Biophysical Analysis for Investigation of Stimulator of Interferon Genes in Drug Discovery, William Emmett Brian Lawless
Synthesis of Tools for the Investigation and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Grant Lawrence
Supramolecular Architectures Generated by Self-assembly of Guanosine and Isoguanosine Derivatives, Mengjia Liu
Syntheses, Photophysics, & Application of Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Frameworks, Zachary L. Magnuson
Integration of Algae and Biomass Processes to Synthesize Renewable Bioproducts for the Circular Economy, Jessica Martin
Considerations for curricular reform in undergraduate chemistry: Cooperative adoption factors, modeling social influence, and focusing on specific populations, Jacob D. McAlpin
Chemical Analysis of Metabolites from Mangrove Endophytic Fungus, Sefat E Munjerin
Synthesis of Small Molecule Modulators of Non-Traditional Drug Targets, Jamie Nunziata
Conformational Dynamics and Free Energy Studies of DNA and Other Biomolecules, Paul B. Orndorff
Synthesis of Constrained N-Heterocyclic Peptidomimetics and Development of Strain-Release Reagents, Kyle P. Pedretty
Employing the Use of Molecular Dynamics to Explore Protein Stability and Optimize Free Energy Protocols, Taylor A. Rodman
Synthetic Studies of Potential New Ketogenic Molecules, Mohammad Nazmus Sakib
Coupling Chemical and Genomic Data of Marine Sediment-Associated Bacteria for Metabolite Profiling, Stephanie P. Suarez
Enhanced Methods in Forensic Mass Spectrometry for Targeted and Untargeted Drug Analysis, Dina M. Swanson
Investigation of Challenging Transformations in Gold Catalysis, Qi Tang
Study on Versatile S(VI) Reagents towards Synthesis of S(IV) and S(VI) Functional Groups, Shun Teng
Diazirines and Oxaziridines as Nitrogen Transfer Reagents in Drug Discovery, Khalilia C. Tillett
Zinc-Mediated Reductive Acylation and Silylation of Various p-Quinone Derivatives, Katrinah I. Tirado
Developing New Strategy toward Ruthenium and Gold Redox Catalysis, Chenhuan Wang
Development of Bioactive Peptidomimetics, Lei Wang
Gold-Catalyzed Diyne-ene Cyclization: Synthesis of Hetero Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons and 1,2-Dihydropyridines, Jingwen Wei
Development of antimicrobial guanidinylate polycarbonates, Menglin Xue
Development of Antiviral Peptidomimetics, Songyi Xue
Self-Assembly of Metallo-Supramolecules Based on Terpyridine and its Derivatives, Yu Yan
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Synthesis and Antibacterial Testing of Novel Thiosulfonate Compounds, Lindsay I. Blume
Investigating a Potential STING Modulator, Jaret J. Crews
Development of Lipidated Antimicrobial Polycarbonates, Ruixuan Gao
Exploring the Structure and Activity of Metallo-Tetracyclines, Shahedul Islam
Large Area Projection Sintering of Semicrystalline Polymers and Part Analysis of the Printed Specimens, Taranjot Kaur
Interfacing Computational Techniques with Synthetic and Spectroscopic Methods for Research and Education, Nicole Annette Miller
An Investigation into the Protein Dynamics and Proton Transfer Mechanism of Class-A β-lactamase (CTX-Ms) by NMR Spectroscopy, Radwan Ebna Noor
Effects of acid hydrolyzed chitosan derivatives on MHV infection, Krishna Sharma
Metabolomic Analysis, Identification and Antimicrobial Assay of Two Mangrove Endophytes, Stephen Thompson
Advanced Analytical Method Development: from Highly-Enrolled Classroom to Data-Intensive Proteomics, Laxmi Sinduri Vuppala
Bioactivity of Suberitenones A and B, Jared G. Waters
Developing Efficient Transition Metal Catalyzed C-C & C-X Bond Construction, Chiyu Wei
Chemical Investigation and Drug Discovery Potential of Terpenoid Secondary Metabolites from Three Deep-Sea Irish Soft Corals, Joshua Thomas Welsch
Study on New Reactivity of Vinyl Gold and Its Sequential Transformations, Teng Yuan
Study on New Strategy toward Gold(I/III) Redox Catalysis, Shuyao Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Design, Synthesis and Testing of Bioactive Peptidomimetics, Sami Abdulkadir
Synthesis of Small Molecules for the Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Elena Bray
Social Constructivism in Chemistry Peer Leaders and Organic Chemistry Students, Aaron M. Clark
Synthesizing Laccol Based Polymers/Copolymers and Polyurethanes; Characterization and Their Applications, Imalka Marasinghe Arachchilage
The Photophysical Studies of Transition Metal Polyimines Encapsulated in Metal Organic Frameworks (MOF’s), Jacob M. Mayers
Light Harvesting in Photoactive Guest-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks, Christopher R. McKeithan
Using Quantitative Methods to Investigate Student Attitudes Toward Chemistry: Women of Color Deserve the Spotlight, Guizella A. Rocabado Delgadillo
Simulations of H2 Sorption in Metal-Organic Frameworks, Shanelle Suepaul
Parallel Computation of Feynman Path Integrals and Many-Body Polarization with Application to Metal-Organic Materials, Brant H. Tudor
The Development of Bioactive Peptidomimetics Based on γ-AApeptides, Minghui Wang
Investigation of Immobilized Enzymes in Confined Environment of Mesoporous Host Matrices, Xiaoliang Wang
Novel Synthetic Ketogenic Compounds, Michael Scott Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Biosynthetic Gene Clusters, Microbiomes, and Secondary Metabolites in Cold Water Marine Organisms, Nicole Elizabeth Avalon
Differential Mobility Spectrometry-Mass spectrometry (DMS-MS) for Forensic and Nuclear-Forensic applications, Ifeoluwa Ayodeji
Conversion from Metal Oxide to MOF Thin Films as a Platform of Chemical Sensing, Meng Chen
Development of Next-Generation, Fast, Accurate, Transferable, and Polarizable Force-fields for Heterogenous Material Simulations, Adam E. Hogan
Breakthroughs in Obtaining QM/MM Free Energies, Phillip S. Hudson
New Synthetic Methodology Using Base-Assisted Diazonium Salts Activation and Gold Redox Catalysis, Abiola Azeez Jimoh
Development and Application of Computational Models for Biochemical Systems, Fiona L. Kearns
Analyzing the Retention of Knowledge Among General Chemistry Students, James T. Kingsepp
A Chemical Investigation of Three Antarctic Tunicates of the Genus Synoicum, Sofia Kokkaliari
Construction of Giant 2D and 3D Metallo-Supramolecules Based on Pyrylium Salts Chemistry, Yiming Li
