2018
Synthesis and Characterization of PDI Metallo-enzyme Mimics, Kristopher Aguayo and Wyatt Parks
Titania Stabilized Cuprous Oxide Photocatalyst for the reduction of Carbon Dioxide, Sasha Alden
Mitigating compounding losses in luminescent solar concentrators., Douglas Baumgardner and Amy Morren
The Role of Ethylene in Regulation of Pectin Modifying Enzymes and in Pectin Remodeling within Petunia axillaris Pistils, Nicholas Blair and Bryce Pettit Estell
The Synthesis of Optically Pure Cananodine, Kendelyn Bone
Lewis Acids in the Secondary Coordination Sphere for Kinetic Enhancement Toward Reduction of Nitrite, Kyle T. Burns
Oxide-Supported Metal Phosphides as New Photocatalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation, Liam Carmody
Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis, Manipulation, and Characterization, Sullivan Cohen-Pope
Investigating Upper-Division Students' Scientific Modeling Practices in the Context of Molecular Vibrations., Cassidy Crickmore
New Reactions of Ring Strained Allyl Silanes, Elizabeth J. (Elizabeth Jane) Cummins
Single Determinant Excited State Methods: MOM, IMOM, ΔSCF, DIIS, Megan Deshaye
Computational Design of Double Perovskites for Photovoltaic Applications, Haley Doran
Degradable Conductive Polymers for Biomedical Applications, Randy Grant and Jeremy Talusig
Monodisperse oligomeric hemoglobin for use in critical care, Dedeepya Gudipati and Leah Huey
Exploiting the Reactivity of Sortase Homologs for Generating Isopeptide Bonds, Natasha Hessami
Exploration of Peptide-Thiophene Hybrids as Self-Assembling Conductive Hydrogels, Ellie I. James
Reliable synthesis of block copolymer templated bimetallic nanoparticles, Liam Knight
Crystallization of pC2, Lilly Konek
Shape-Engineered Semiconducting Organic Single-Crystals, Matt Littleton and Sebastian Ceaser
pH-Responsive Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrates, Joelle Lo and Collin Mallinak
Redox-Inactive Lewis-Acids in the Secondary Coordination Sphere for Nitrite Reduction, Walker Marks and Jade Porubek
Synthesis and Evaluation of Sortase A Inhibitors, Stephanie Maxwell
Band gap and edge engineering of perovskite niobate and tantalate photocatalysts, Geoffrey McClarin
Iodine Mediated Rearrangement of Diphenyldiallyl Silane, Chris Myers and Paul Spaltenstein
Increased Thermal Properties of Benzoxazine Polymers Cured with End-group Tosylated Polymers, Ayesha Nadeem
Selective Modification of Silk-Film Surfaces, Evan Patamia
Purification and crystallization of I-SSC1, Eve Pavkov and Micah Nakao
Purification of a C1-C2 Domain Fusion Protein From Blood Coagulation Factor VIII., Shaun Peters
Synthesis of end group functionalized PMMA ligands for QD based LSCs, Megan Plummer and Kayla Koch
Homogenous Catalysts for the Conversion of Epoxides to Alcohols, Alena Rainsberry
Driving Sortase-Mediated Ligations Using Metal-Coordinating Peptides, Sierra Reed
Copper-free Sonogashira Reaction to Modify the Tyrosine Residues on Silk Proteins, Racine Santen
A Chemoenzymatic Approach to the Synthesis of Hemoglobin Oligomers, Johann Sigurjonsson
Relating strain, distortion, and electronic properties in perovskite materials, Sydney Sipes-Hayse
Developing methodology for segmental isotopic labeling of large disordered polypeptides, Derrick Smith and Erin Rosenkranz
Preparation of Heterocycles by Gold Catalyzed Cyclizations of Propargyl Ethers and Sulfides, Evangeline Starchman
Development of Regio- and Diastereoselective Samarium (II) Iodide Mediated Allylic Benzoate Reductions, Trevor Stockdale
Investigation of the evolution of bacterial sortase and PDZ domain selectivity determinants, Sarah Struyvenberg and Nick Pederson
Characterizing screening methods for solar thermal fuel properties of norbornadiene, Rebecca Szabo
Synthesis and Characterization of Gold Nanowires in Organic Media, Maggie Wang
Cultivating an Inclusive Culture in STEM: Understanding the Role of Scientists in Shaping Diverse and Inclusive Communities, Tian Qing Yen
Isomerization Reaction Coordinate Study of Solar Thermal Fuel Systems Using Density Functional Theory (DFT), Kelly Yokuda
2017
The Development of a stable cuprous oxide nanocatalyst for photoelectrochemical proton reduction, Sasha Alden
Towards the Substrate-bound Structure of Streptococcus pneumoniae Sortase A, Orion Banks
Photoelectrocatalytic Water Oxidation Using a PV-LSC Combination, Douglas Baumgardner
Lipid Binding Studies of Blood Coagulation Factor VIII C1 and C2 Domains, Rachel Blazevic
Lipid Binding Studies of Blood Coagulation Factor VIII C1 and C2 Domains, Rachel L. Blazevic
Enhancing Sortase mediated transpeptidation reaction conversion via metal-peptide complexation, David Brzovic
Characterization of Novel Mimivirus Proteins, Giulia Corbet and Selina Somani
Studying Crystal Growth Kinetics via Monte Carlo Simulation, Jonathan Cornet
Using a Ranking Task coupled with Think-Aloud Interviews to Characterize Upper-Division Students' Use of Scientific Models and Model Components in Quantum Chemistry, Cassidy Crickmore
Structural Screening of Photoactive Covalent Organic Frameworks, Jack D'Amelio
Probing the Secondary Coordination Sphere of Zn(II) and Fe(II) Pyridinediimine (PDI) Complexes, Mayra Delgado
Synthetic Studies on Guaipyridine Alkaloids: Rupestines B-D, G, L and M., Samantha Grosslight and Hope Spargo
Clustering of Epigenetic Methylation and Oxidative Damage: Effects on Duplex DNA Solution Structure, Thermodynamic Stability and Local Dynamics, David R. Gruber
Carbohydrate analysis of marine microalgae, Isocrysis sp., Galen Herz
Exploiting the reactivity of sortase homologs for generating isopeptide bonds, Natasha Hessami and Nathan Markus
Broadening the Scope of Sortase-Mediated Ligations using Natural Sortase Homologs, Nicholas Horvath
Assessing the Quality of Models Upper-division Chemistry Students Develop and Apply in the Context of the Hydrogen Atom, Joshua Kirsch
Visualization of an Ineffective T-State Stabilizing Mutation in Circularly Permuted Hemoglobin, Joshua Kirsch
Effects of Arabidopsis thaliana Villin-4 mutations on root hair physiology, morphology and function, Maya Klem and Emily Bossard
A Computational Investigation of BODIPY Excited State Properties and Photosensitization of Molecular Oxygen, Keenan Komoto
Ethylene-induced Pectin Depolymerization for Pollen Tube Growth in Petunia axillaris Pistols, James Kussy
Computational Identification of Novel Antiferroelectric Perovskite Materials, Geoffrey McClarin
Structural and Functional Characterization of the F-actin Binding Headpiece Domain of Plant Villin 4, Heather Miears
Improved Efficiency of Thin Film Organic Photovoltaics via Optical Device Coupling, Thomas Morrissey
Modeling, Design and Fabrication of Biocompatible Silk-Based Electronics and Actuators, Nicholas Ostrovsky-Snider
Block Copolymer Templated Bimetallic Pt-M Nanoparticle Systems for Fuel Cell Catalysis, Diane Perez
A Theoretical and Experimental Study into the Kinetics of Solution Phase Thin Film Deposition, Cyrus Schaaf
Keep Calm and Learn O-Chem, Hope Spargo
Analyzing Enzyme Activity in Petunia Pistil Plant Cell Walls During Early Stage Fertilization, Nicolas Terentjev and Luke Damstedt
Probing the catalytic properties of Ni-based bimetallic phosphides for deep hydrodesulfurization, Peter J. Topalian
Intermolecular interactions that lead to the activation and inhibition of ribosome-dependent GTPases, Amanda J. Weis
"Computational understanding and tuning of exotic distortions in perovskite materials", Joshua Welsh
Structural Characterization of Factor VIII C2 Domain Activated Platelet Membrane Binding, Serena W. Wo
Gold Catalyzed Cyclization Reactions, Jon Scott Wrigley and Evangeline Starchman
Synthesis of Pt-Cu Bimetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts for Direct-Methanol Fuel Cells, Kelly Yokuda
2016
Preparation of a soluble factor VIII C1 domain for functional and structural studies, Erin Aldag
Toward an Oxygen Carrying Therapeutic Based on a Single-Chain Hemoglobin Framework, Amanda Alexander
Controlling nanoscale organization of thiophene-based conducting polymers with self-assembling peptides, Taylor Blatz
Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering and Fluorescence Based Optical Probes, Daniel Botamanenko and Alexander Atwood
Fabrication and utilization of luminescent solar concentrators for future energy resources, David Brewster and Jared Chang
Enhancing Sortase Mediated Ligation Through Nickel-Peptide Complexation, David Brzovic
Rare and Unusual Square Planar Copper(I) Complexes, Pui Man Cheung
The Deoxygenation and Hydrogenation Properties of Noble Metal-Based Bimetallic Phosphide Catalysts, Paul M. Cochran
Computational Screening of Crystalline Surfaces for Interface Stability, Adam Elder
Gold Catalyzed Lactonization of Epoxide Esters, Carlos Enciso Lopez
Pectin methyl esterase activity on ethylene exposed pistils, Brian Foerster and Christopher Jones
Toward Accurate and Efficient Computational Screening of the Electronic Structure and Band Gaps of Semiconductors, Linda Grabill
Intramolecular Reductive Heck Approach to Guaipyridine Alkaloids, Samantha Grosslight and Hope Spargo
Ribosomal Protein L7/L12 is Essential for the Binding of Elongation Factor-G (EF-G) to the 70S Bacterial Ribosome, Bassam Haddad
Mapping Interactions Between the Type-VI Secretion System Effector tAE1 and Its Putative Substrates Using NMR Spectroscopy, Robert C. (Robert Corey) Henderson
Comprehensive Solution Structure Analysis of DNA Duplexes Containing Chemical Base Alterations, Joanna Hoppins
Evaluating Nucleophile and Substrate Specificities of Sortase A Homologs for Orthogonal Reactivity, Nicholas Horvath and Jesse Prelesnik