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
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Characterization of Deposited Copper Oxide Films on Copper Substrates, Millicent Castillo
Oligo [poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate] gels with photo-sensitive pendent groups, Andrew Chung
Synthesis of Ni(II) Complexes for Allylic C(sp3)-H Bond Activation for Aerobic Oxidation Catalysis, Shagana Kukendran
Use of Electrochemical Techniques and Statistical Analysis to Investigate The Pitting Probability of Copper, Sina Matin
The Synthesis and Characterization Studies of Modified Nucleobase in PNA and DNA, Gyeongsu Park
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Developing Carbon Quantum Dots as a Luminescent Material and Revisiting ECL and LED Absolute Measurement Methods, Jonathan Ralph Adsetts
Investigating the Mechanism of Protein and Peptide Electrospray Ionization, Elnaz Aliyari
Characterization of 1D and 2D Materials with Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, María Olivia Avilés
Synthesis and Characterization of Photoluminescent Boron Difluoride Hydrazone (BODIHY) Dyes, Daniela Cappello
Mechanistic Elucidation of M-PR2NRʹ2 Catalysts for Hydrofunctionalization and Cross Coupling Reactions, Devon E. Chapple
3,4-Annulated Indoles via Tandem Cyclopropane Ring-Opening/Conia-ene and Michael Addition/Conia-ene Reactions, Shane R. Cochrane
Expanding the Scope of Clickable Azide-Functionalized Nanoclusters to include Au144, Johanna A. de Jong
Exploring the Optical and Redox Properties of π-Conjugated Boron Difluoride Formazanate Dyes, Jasveer S. Dhindsa
Near-IR Laser Ablation of Simulated Radiologically Contaminated Oxides on Carbon Steel Feeder Pipes, Thao Viet Do
Synthesis and Characterization of Phosphorus Containing Polymers for the Purpose of Polymer Derived Ceramics, Kelly C. Duggan
A Survey of Stapling Methods to Increase the Affinity, Activity and Stability of Ghrelin Analogues, Juan Esteban
Tuning the properties of MoS₂ flakes with gold nanoparticles and Rhodamine dye, Pooneh Farhat
The Synthesis, Lewis Acidity and Catalytic Activity of Bis(catecholato)germanes, Andrew T. Henry
The Coordination Chemistry and Reactivity of Pd Phosphine 1-Azaallyl Complexes, Kyle M. Jackman
Computational Modelling of Interfacial Properties of Droplets, Victor Kwan
Electrochemical Deposition of Calcium Phosphate-Based Coatings onto Porous Ti using Organic Phosphorus Sources, Clement Lee
Identifying and Quantifying Environmental Contaminants in Various Matrices using Mass Spectrometry, Cameron Littlejohn
Solid State NMR Spectroscopic Characterization of Metal Organic Frameworks, Vinicius Martins
Small Molecule Activation and Catalysis by Low Valent Group 14 Compounds, Sarah Louise McOnie
Luminescent Group 11 Metal Chalcogen Clusters with Bidentate Phosphine Ligands, Mansha Nayyar
Conformational Dynamics and Aggregation of Thermally Stressed Proteins Studied by Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry, Nastaran Nosrat Tajoddin
Insight into the Stereochemistry and Mechanism of σ-Addition to Disilenes, Zahra M. Sharif
Synthesis and Surface Modification of Azide Decorated Silver Nanoclusters, Alexander H. Stöckli
Plasmonically-Active Nanomaterials for Enhanced Second-Harmonic Generation and Chemical Reactions, Denis AB Therien
Natural Product Discovery and Mycotoxin Analysis of Agricultural Endophytes and Pathogens, Jacob P. Walsh
Design and Surface Modification of Noble Metal-based Nanocatalysts, Xuchun Wang
Analyzing Enhanced Electrochemiluminescence of Novel Materials, Liuqing Yang
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
The Effects of Solution pH, Temperature and Redox Environment on Corrosion and Oxide Formation on Inconel X-750, Mohsen Bahrami
Galvanic Corrosion of Carbon Steel Coupled to Copper in Used Nuclear Fuel Containers, Lindsay J. Braithwaite
A computational study on a globular protein and an intrinsically disordered protein, Cecilia Chavez Garcia
The Development of Fluorine-18 Imaging Agents Targeting the GHSR, Marina D. Childs
Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Nina M. Culum
Analysis and Differentiation of Uniform and Localized Corrosion of Cu, Roshan J. Daljeet
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, and Optical Luminescence Studies of Undoped and P-doped ZnO Nano/Microparticles, Zhi Liang Dong
Self-Immolative Dendritic Hydrogels, Karanpreet Gill
Effects of Gamma-Radiation on the Evolution of Copper Corrosion Dynamics in Deep Geological Repository Solution Environments, Lindsay J. Grandy
Nanoorthogonal Surface Modifications of Gold Nanoparticles and Nanoclusters through Strain-Promoted Cycloaddition Chemistry, Praveen N. Gunawardene
Investigating the Corrosion Behaviour of Ni-based alloys in Industrially Relevant Environments, Jeffrey D. Henderson
Metal Ligand Cooperative Complexes for Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Amines, Matthew D. Hoffman
Synthesis And Characterization of Re(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes of 1,8-Naphthalimide, Priyanka Jagadeesa Prabhu
Non-Linear Effects of Solution Parameters and Gamma Radiation on Nickel Oxidation Dynamics, Razieh Karimihaghighi
Cationic Boron Formazanate Complexes, Benjamin D. Katzman
Staudinger Reactions on Azide Functionalized Au25 Nanoclusters as a Route to Linked Frameworks, Sung Kyun Lim
Structural Tuning and Spectroscopic Characterizations of Polysulfide as Battery Materials, Daiqiang Liu
Investigating the Behavior of Adsorbed CO2 in Metal-Organic Frameworks via 13C Solid-state NMR Spectroscopy, Yingxian Li
Copper Corrosion Dynamics under Deep Geologic Repository Conditions, Masoumeh Naghizadeh
The Synthesis and Application of Polyglyoxylamides, Quinton EA Sirianni
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Synthesis of Stable Organic Radical Homo- and Co-Polymers and Their Applications in Solid-State Devices, Michael Anghel
Iron(II) Metal-Ligand Cooperative Catalysts for Endo-Selective Intramolecular Hydrofunctionalization, Benjamin Bridge
Electronic and local structures of Pt-based bimetallic alloy and core-shell systems, Jiatang Chen
Development of a Route to Functional Polymers via Click Chemistry, Kyle Classen
Analysis of Secondary Metabolites Biosynthesized by Pathogenic and Symbiotic Fungi using High-Resolution Tandem LC-MS and Spectral Molecular Networking, Natasha DesRochers
Theoretical Investigation of Pressure-Induced Structural Transformations of Ethylenediamine Bisborane, Rongfeng Guan
Ganglioside Detection from Formalin Fixed Human Brain Tissue Utilizing MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Aaron Harris
The Incorporation of Phosphorus into Polymer Networks for Drug Encapsulation and Release, Tristan D. Harrison
Self-immolative Polymers as a Degradable and Triggerable Class of Surfactants, Siamak Keshtpour
Coordination and Reactivity of a Structurally Responsive Phosphine-1-Azallyl Ligand, Meagan Kindervater
Chemical Reactions at Metal Surfaces: Functionalization Strategies and Spectroscopic Characterization, Sydney Legge
Galvanic Corrosion of Carbon Steel-Stainless Steel Welds, Mi Li
Mechanistic Insights into Analyte Charge Enhancement using Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Leanne Martin
Plasmon-Enabled Physical and Chemical Transformations of Nanomaterials, Danielle McRae
Gamma-Radiolysis Kinetics and Its Role in the Overall Dynamics of Materials Degradation, Ryan P. Morco
N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligated Group 11 Trimethylsilylchalcogenolates: Building Blocks for Heterometallic Chalcogenide Molecules, Dickron Richard Nahhas
Hemithioindigo-based Photoswitchable Self- Complementary Hydrogen Bond Arrays, Suendues Noori
Cyclization of peptide structures by creating metal foldamers using 99m-Tc/Re(CO)3, Dhvani D. Oza
Development of Multi-Functional Molecular Systems for Applications on Nanomaterial Surfaces, Jun Hyeong Park
Fabricating Cu2ZnSnS4, Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 and CuIn(S,Se)2 light-absorbing thin films for low-cost solar devices., Vaishnavi Raja
Analysis of Oxidatively Damaged Proteins by Mass Spectrometry, Vincent Saullo
Nonlinear Dynamics of Carbon Steel Corrosion under Gamma Radiation, Youn Gyeong Shin
One-Pot Synthesis of Bicyclic Piperidines from Donor Acceptor Cyclopropanes, David G. Stephens
The Influence of Radiolytically Produced Nitric Acid on the Corrosion Resistance of Copper-Coated Used Nuclear Fuel Containers, Joseph P. Turnbull
Electrochemiluminescence of a Di-Boron Complex, Perovskite and Carbon Quantum Dots, Jonathan M. Wong
Hybrid density functionals with proper exact exchange, Liyuan Ye
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Protein Conformations in the Gas Phase Probed by Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Maryam Bakhtiari
Methodologies for Metal Functionalization of Phosphorus Based Photopolymer Networks, Vanessa Béland
The Reactivity of Ditetrelenes Towards Organophosphorus Oxides, Maissa Belcina
Corrosion Studies on Lightweight Automotive Alloys: The Effect of Microstructure and Fundamental Mechanisms, Wilfred J. Binns
Progress Toward Durable Icephobic Materials, Matthew J. Coady
Vertical Ionization Energies from the Average Local Electron Energy Function, Amer Marwan El-Samman
Shape-Controlled Nanoparticles as Effective Catalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells, Ali Feizabadi
Electrochemical Investigation into the External Failure Modes of Oil and Gas Pipelines, Maxwell Goldman
Saponin Penetration and Interactions with Membranes, Sarai Guerrero
Synthesis and Characterization of Peptide Nucleic Acids Incorporating Modified Nucleobases, Ali Heidari
Functionalization of Indoles and Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes and their Application Towards the Total Synthesis of Tronocarpine and Dippinine B, Lauren C. Irwin