Chemistry Theses and Dissertations

 

This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Chemistry, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Exploring the Reactivity of Metal-Ligand Cooperative Complexes with Dioxazolones, Terminal Alkynes, and 2-Ethynylbenzyl Alcohol, megan A. Hoffer Miss

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Luminescent Group 11 Metal (I) Chalcogen Clusters with a Conjugated Diphosphine Ligand, Kai Yu Jeffrey Li

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Water Decontamination via Electrodialysis, Baian Almusned

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Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Nucleotide Prodrugs Against SARS-CoV-2, Mohammed Attaelmanan

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Design Strategies for Boron Difluoride Formazanate Dyes with Near-Infrared Optical Properties, Francis L. Buguis

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Characterization of Deposited Copper Oxide Films on Copper Substrates, Millicent Castillo

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Investigating Novel Luminescent Materials Towards Applications in Light Emitting Electrochemical Cells, Kenneth Chu

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Oligo [poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate] gels with photo-sensitive pendent groups, Andrew Chung

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Synchrotron Study of Phase Transition and Heterostructures in Metal Oxide Semiconductors, Bingyu Dong

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Development of Advanced Halide-Based Solid-State Electrolytes and Cathode Materials for All-Solid-State Batteries, Jiamin Fu

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Optimizing and Evaluating Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles as a Matrix for Matrix-Assited Laser/ Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Small Molecule Detection in Rodent Brain Tissue, Juan Pablo Galindo

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Synthetic Polymers for Cartilage Uptake and Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels, Jue Gong

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Protein Stability in Solution and in the Gas Phase., Yousef Haidar

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Structural Control of Metallothionein Metallation and Oxidation, Natalie C. Korkola

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Synthesis of Ni(II) Complexes for Allylic C(sp3)-H Bond Activation for Aerobic Oxidation Catalysis, Shagana Kukendran

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Hydrophosphorylation of Imines: Synthetic Methodology for the Synthesis of Small Molecules and Materials., Jan-Willem Lamberink

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Use of Electrochemical Techniques and Statistical Analysis to Investigate The Pitting Probability of Copper, Sina Matin

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Application of Phosphadiazonium Cations in Nitrogen-based Heterocycle Chemistry, Shaun K. Milkovich

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The Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide on the Corrosion Dynamics of Carbon Steel, Kwang Soak Gabriel O'Donnell

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Hydrogen Bond Activation of Donor Acceptor Cyclopropanes, Matthew H.J. Pamenter

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The Synthesis and Characterization Studies of Modified Nucleobase in PNA and DNA, Gyeongsu Park

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The Effect of Solution Parameters on the Interfacial Chemical Dynamics of Early-Stage Corrosion, Brianna K. Rector

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Synthesis and modification of cyclic peptide nanotubes as imaging agents, FATIMA AMANDA SANTILLAN ESPINOZA

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Investigating the structure of Metal-Organic Frameworks and the behaviors of adsorbed guest molecules in MOFs via Solid-state NMR Spectroscopy, Yihao Shen

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Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Amines using Metal Ligand Cooperative Catalysts, Amrit Singh

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Metal Release of CoCrMo Alloy in Protein-Rich Solutions – Effect of Irradiation, Sliding and Manufacturing Process, Zheng Wei

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Indigo and Hemiindigo-Based Photoswitchable Hydrogen Bond Arrays, Paul Winiarz

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Metalation and Structural Properties of Human Metallothionein-3, Amelia T. Yuan

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Developing Carbon Quantum Dots as a Luminescent Material and Revisiting ECL and LED Absolute Measurement Methods, Jonathan Ralph Adsetts

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Investigating the Mechanism of Protein and Peptide Electrospray Ionization, Elnaz Aliyari

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Characterization of 1D and 2D Materials with Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, María Olivia Avilés

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Synthesis and Characterization of Photoluminescent Boron Difluoride Hydrazone (BODIHY) Dyes, Daniela Cappello

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Mechanistic Elucidation of M-PR2NRʹ2 Catalysts for Hydrofunctionalization and Cross Coupling Reactions, Devon E. Chapple

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3,4-Annulated Indoles via Tandem Cyclopropane Ring-Opening/Conia-ene and Michael Addition/Conia-ene Reactions, Shane R. Cochrane

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Expanding the Scope of Clickable Azide-Functionalized Nanoclusters to include Au144, Johanna A. de Jong

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Exploring the Optical and Redox Properties of π-Conjugated Boron Difluoride Formazanate Dyes, Jasveer S. Dhindsa

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Near-IR Laser Ablation of Simulated Radiologically Contaminated Oxides on Carbon Steel Feeder Pipes, Thao Viet Do

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Synthesis and Characterization of Phosphorus Containing Polymers for the Purpose of Polymer Derived Ceramics, Kelly C. Duggan

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A Survey of Stapling Methods to Increase the Affinity, Activity and Stability of Ghrelin Analogues, Juan Esteban

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Tuning the properties of MoS₂ flakes with gold nanoparticles and Rhodamine dye, Pooneh Farhat

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The Synthesis, Lewis Acidity and Catalytic Activity of Bis(catecholato)germanes, Andrew T. Henry

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The Coordination Chemistry and Reactivity of Pd Phosphine 1-Azaallyl Complexes, Kyle M. Jackman

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Computational Modelling of Interfacial Properties of Droplets, Victor Kwan

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Electrochemical Deposition of Calcium Phosphate-Based Coatings onto Porous Ti using Organic Phosphorus Sources, Clement Lee

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Identifying and Quantifying Environmental Contaminants in Various Matrices using Mass Spectrometry, Cameron Littlejohn

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Investigating the Influence of Synthetic Environments on the Electronic Structure and Luminescence of Cr-doped Zinc Gallate, Xincheng Li

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Solid State NMR Spectroscopic Characterization of Metal Organic Frameworks, Vinicius Martins

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Small Molecule Activation and Catalysis by Low Valent Group 14 Compounds, Sarah Louise McOnie

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Luminescent Group 11 Metal Chalcogen Clusters with Bidentate Phosphine Ligands, Mansha Nayyar

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Conformational Dynamics and Aggregation of Thermally Stressed Proteins Studied by Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry, Nastaran Nosrat Tajoddin

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Insight into the Stereochemistry and Mechanism of σ-Addition to Disilenes, Zahra M. Sharif

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Synthesis and Surface Modification of Azide Decorated Silver Nanoclusters, Alexander H. Stöckli

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Plasmonically-Active Nanomaterials for Enhanced Second-Harmonic Generation and Chemical Reactions, Denis AB Therien

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Natural Product Discovery and Mycotoxin Analysis of Agricultural Endophytes and Pathogens, Jacob P. Walsh

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Design and Surface Modification of Noble Metal-based Nanocatalysts, Xuchun Wang

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Analyzing Enhanced Electrochemiluminescence of Novel Materials, Liuqing Yang

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Humid Air Corrosion of Carbon Steel and Stainless Steels under Gamma Radiation: The Role of Solution Volume and Radiolysis Products, Masoud Zakeri

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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The Effects of Solution pH, Temperature and Redox Environment on Corrosion and Oxide Formation on Inconel X-750, Mohsen Bahrami

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Galvanic Corrosion of Carbon Steel Coupled to Copper in Used Nuclear Fuel Containers, Lindsay J. Braithwaite

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A computational study on a globular protein and an intrinsically disordered protein, Cecilia Chavez Garcia

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Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Small Molecules and Neurotransmitters in Rodent Brains Assisted with Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Method Development and Applications in Neurobiology, Chaochao Chen

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The Development of Fluorine-18 Imaging Agents Targeting the GHSR, Marina D. Childs

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Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Nina M. Culum

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Analysis and Differentiation of Uniform and Localized Corrosion of Cu, Roshan J. Daljeet

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X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, and Optical Luminescence Studies of Undoped and P-doped ZnO Nano/Microparticles, Zhi Liang Dong

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Self-Immolative Dendritic Hydrogels, Karanpreet Gill

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Effects of Gamma-Radiation on the Evolution of Copper Corrosion Dynamics in Deep Geological Repository Solution Environments, Lindsay J. Grandy

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Nanoorthogonal Surface Modifications of Gold Nanoparticles and Nanoclusters through Strain-Promoted Cycloaddition Chemistry, Praveen N. Gunawardene

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Investigating the Corrosion Behaviour of Ni-based alloys in Industrially Relevant Environments, Jeffrey D. Henderson

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Metal Ligand Cooperative Complexes for Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Amines, Matthew D. Hoffman

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Synthesis And Characterization of Re(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes of 1,8-Naphthalimide, Priyanka Jagadeesa Prabhu

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Non-Linear Effects of Solution Parameters and Gamma Radiation on Nickel Oxidation Dynamics, Razieh Karimihaghighi

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Cationic Boron Formazanate Complexes, Benjamin D. Katzman

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High-Pressure Studies of Flexible Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Performance for CO2 Adsorption using Infrared Spectroscopy, Boqing Li

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Synchrotron X-ray characterizations of black phosphorus: preparation, doping and applications in energy storage, Minsi Li

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Staudinger Reactions on Azide Functionalized Au25 Nanoclusters as a Route to Linked Frameworks, Sung Kyun Lim

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Structural Tuning and Spectroscopic Characterizations of Polysulfide as Battery Materials, Daiqiang Liu

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Investigating the Behavior of Adsorbed CO2 in Metal-Organic Frameworks via 13C Solid-state NMR Spectroscopy, Yingxian Li

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Copper Corrosion Dynamics under Deep Geologic Repository Conditions, Masoumeh Naghizadeh

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The Synthesis and Application of Polyglyoxylamides, Quinton EA Sirianni

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Synthesis of Stable Organic Radical Homo- and Co-Polymers and Their Applications in Solid-State Devices, Michael Anghel

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Iron(II) Metal-Ligand Cooperative Catalysts for Endo-Selective Intramolecular Hydrofunctionalization, Benjamin Bridge

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Electronic and local structures of Pt-based bimetallic alloy and core-shell systems, Jiatang Chen

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Development of a Route to Functional Polymers via Click Chemistry, Kyle Classen

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Analysis of Secondary Metabolites Biosynthesized by Pathogenic and Symbiotic Fungi using High-Resolution Tandem LC-MS and Spectral Molecular Networking, Natasha DesRochers

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Theoretical Investigation of Pressure-Induced Structural Transformations of Ethylenediamine Bisborane, Rongfeng Guan

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The Electrochemical and Corrosion Study of Copper for Nuclear Waste Containers under Deep Geological Disposal Conditions, Mengnan Guo

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Ganglioside Detection from Formalin Fixed Human Brain Tissue Utilizing MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Aaron Harris

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The Incorporation of Phosphorus into Polymer Networks for Drug Encapsulation and Release, Tristan D. Harrison

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Self-immolative Polymers as a Degradable and Triggerable Class of Surfactants, Siamak Keshtpour

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Coordination and Reactivity of a Structurally Responsive Phosphine-1-Azallyl Ligand, Meagan Kindervater

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The Rearrangement and Nucleophilic addition of Donor-Acceptor Cyclobutane: Novel Methodologies to Access δ-Lactones and Ring-Opened Products, Donghyun Koo

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Chemical Reactions at Metal Surfaces: Functionalization Strategies and Spectroscopic Characterization, Sydney Legge

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Galvanic Corrosion of Carbon Steel-Stainless Steel Welds, Mi Li

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Mechanistic Insights into Analyte Charge Enhancement using Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Leanne Martin

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Plasmon-Enabled Physical and Chemical Transformations of Nanomaterials, Danielle McRae

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Gamma-Radiolysis Kinetics and Its Role in the Overall Dynamics of Materials Degradation, Ryan P. Morco

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N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligated Group 11 Trimethylsilylchalcogenolates: Building Blocks for Heterometallic Chalcogenide Molecules, Dickron Richard Nahhas

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Hemithioindigo-based Photoswitchable Self- Complementary Hydrogen Bond Arrays, Suendues Noori

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Cyclization of peptide structures by creating metal foldamers using 99m-Tc/Re(CO)3, Dhvani D. Oza