Theses/Dissertations from 2024
CYSTEINE ARYLATION VIA UNCONVENTIONAL NUCLEOPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTION, Gregory Bassett
DIAGNOSTICS DEVELOPMENT FOR AND STUDY OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS SUBJECT TO SHOCK LOADING, Robert Ichiyama
INVESTIGATION OF ELECTROLYTES FOR SILICON-CONTAINING ANODES AND ON HIGH VOLTAGE CATHODES IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, Leah Rynearson
DEVELOPMENT OF NANOPORE SENSORS; SURFACE MODIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERIZATION, Brian Sperry Sheetz
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
PHOTOCHEMICAL AND PHOTOPHYSICAL DYNAMICS OF THE AQUEOUS FERRATE(VI) ION, Cali Antolini
ADVANCING NANOPORE CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBOHYDRATES WITH CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS AND MACHINE-LEARNING, James Thomas Hagan
INVESTIGATING THE MECHANISM AND EXPANDING THE REACTIVITY OF CU(I)-CATALYZED [2+2] PHOTOCYCLOADDITION REACTIONS OF OLEFINS, Gethmini Kasunka Jayasekara
SIGNATURE OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS UNDER PYROLYSIS AND AMBIENT CONDITIONS, Athina Kominia
DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD, NANOEMULSION-INTEGRATED SINGLE-ENTITY ELECTROCHEMISTRY, Hiranya Malshani Madawala
STRATEGIES TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS WITH POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, Justin Pantano
PESTICIDES, POLYMERS, AND POLLUTION: USE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY TO COMBAT THREATS TO POLLINATOR HEALTH, Kassie Picard
NANOSCALE ELECTROCHEMISTRY AT LIQUID/LIQUID INTERFACE FOR BIOMEDICAL AND ENERGY APPLICATIONS, Surendra R. Puri
X-ray absorption spectroscopy as a technique to study environmentally sustainable materials, Melissa Ann Smith
MAKING AND BREAKING ESTERS: METHODS AND APPLICATIONS IN POLYMERS, LACTONES, AND PESTICIDES, Thomas James Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Energetic Materials: Synthesis to Detonation, Taylor Sandoval Busby
CHEMICALLY TUNED SERS SENSORS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR MARINE SENSING, Robert Chevalier
AN EXPLORATION IN DETECTION OF SMALL OXYGEN CONTAINING ANALYTES USING PHTHALOCYANINE DYES AND PIEZOCATALYTIC THIN, Benjamin B. Cromwell
INVESTIGATION OF THE STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF XANTHENE DYES FOR ANALYTE DETECTION AND THIN FILM SENSOR DEVELOPMENT, Mara A. Dubnicka
Synthesis and application of novel trisresorcinarenes and investigation of new photochemical processes of chromophores, Carson Lawrence Hasselbrink
DEVELOPING A NOVEL SMALL-SCALE TEST TO PREDICT LARGE-SCALE EXPLOSIVITY, Justin C. Hunter
INVESTIGATION OF LI-ION BATTERY ELECTROLYTE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE AND LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS, Chamithri Jayawardana
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HOMEMADE EXPLOSIVES, Lindsay R. McLennan
INVESTIGATION OF NOVEL LOW TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, Undugodage Nuwanthi Dilhari Rodrigo
THE SYNTHETIC DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE SUPRAMOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES FOR THE PURPOSES OF DRUG DELIVERY AND BIOSENSING, Lauren Elizabeth Seveney
A STUDY OF STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS IN TRANSITION METAL ION-PVDF THIN FILMS/COMPOSITES AND APPLICATIONS, Lasanthi Sumathirathne
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
AN IN VITRO INVESTIGATION OF THE STABILITY AND PERMEABILITY OF PHYTOCANNABINOIDS FOR SKINCARE FORMULATIONS, Toyosi Akanji
SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL POLYMER MATERIALS VIA ORGANOCATALYTIC RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION (ROP) OF CYCLIC LACTONES, Urala Liyanage Don Inush Kalana
FRAGMENTATION RESILIENCE ENERGY MASS SPECTROMETRY – NOVEL METHOD FOR STRUCTURAL ELUCIDATION AND COMPOUND DIFFERENTIATION, Alexander Yevdokimov
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
THE INFLUENCE OF POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE INTERFACES ON THE FLUORESCENCE OF RHODAMINE 6G THIN FILMS, Navid Chapman
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL (THIO)UREA ORGANOCATALYSTS FOR RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF CYCLIC LACTONES, Nayanthara Dharmaratne
MAKING ENERGETIC MATERIALS SAFER, Michelle D. Gonsalves
METHODS IN THE DETECTION OF ALIPHATIC ALCOHOLS AND ANABOLIC STEROIDS IN β‑CYCLODEXTRIN SOLUTIONS, Anna Zocchi Haynes
INVESTIGATION OF ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVES AND LITHIUM METAL ANODES FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES, Satu Kristiina Heiskanen
DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANOCATALYSTS FOR RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION (ROP) OF LACTONES, Rukshika Shalani Hewawasam
FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATIONS OF NANOEMULSIONS FOR ULTRASENSITIVE ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS, Shashika Gunathilaka Sabaragamuwe Jayasundarakorale
APPLICATIONS TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE OR DESTROY ENERGETICS AND CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS, Victoria Stubbs
CHARACTERIZATION OF ZN2+-DOPED POLY(VINYLIDENE DIFLUORIDE) FILMS BY X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY, Angela Thach
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
IDENTIFICATION OF 15 PHTHALATE ESTERS IN COMMERCIAL CHEESE POWDER VIA CYCLODEXTRIN-PROMOTED FLUORESCENCE DETECTION, Benjamin B. Cromwell
DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF MOLECULAR PROBES FOR MEDICAL AND ENVIRONMETAL APPLICATIONS, Payagala Udawattage Ashvin Iresh Fernando
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL MATERIALS FOR THE DETECTION AND REMOVAL OF TOXICANTS, Daniel R. Jones
THE EFFECT OF ADDITIVES AND SURFACE MODIFYING AGENTS ON THE SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERFACE IN LITHIUM ION BATTERIES, Dilni Kaveendi Chandrasiri Koggala Wellalage
DETECTION OF IONS AND SMALL MOLECULE TOXICANTS IN AQUEOUS MEDIA USING NEW COLORIMETRIC AND FLUORIMETRIC METHODS, Teresa Louise Mako
INVESTIGATION OF IRON MEDIATED MOLECULAR TRANSFORMATIONS AND SYNTHESIS OF 2-AMINO-α-CARBOLINE AND ITS ANALOGUES RELEVANT FOR DNA ADDUCT FORMATION, Anita Adjoa Oppong
THE CHARACTERIZATION OF XANTHENE DYES ON A GLASS SUBSTRATE FROM DIFFERENT COATING TECHNIQUES, Elsa Ortega
ORGANOCATALYTIC RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF CYCLIC LACTONES: DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CATALYSTS GUIDED BY MECHANISM, Jinal U. Pothupitiya
EXAMINATION OF NON-IDEAL EXPLOSIVES, Ryan Charles Rettinger
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Profiling and Modification of Silicon Nitride Based Planar Substrates and Nanopores, Nuwan Dhananjaya Bandara
H-Bonding Catalyst Systems for the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters and Carbonates, Timothy J. Bannin
DEVELOPMENT OF CARBONATE ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM METAL ELECTRODES, Zachary Lee Brown
Metabolism and Gas Phase Reactions of Peroxide Explosives Using Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Kevin Colizza
Organocatalytic Pathway to the Creation of Polymeric Materials with Some Mechanistic Investigations, Partha Datta
CYCLODEXTRIN-PROMOTED DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR BIOLOGICAL MATRICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS, Dana J. DiScenza
THE DEVELOPMENT AND MECHANISTIC STUDY OF DUAL H-BONDING ORGANIC CATALYSTS FOR THE ROP OF CYCLIC ESTERS, Kurt Fastnacht
Investigation of Failure and Gassing in Advanced Lithium Ion Battery Systems with Electrolyte Optimization as a Solution, Jennifer Hoffmann
Nanostructured Interfaces for Single Molecule Sensing and Molecular Fingerprinting, Buddini I. Karawdeniya
Fundamental Investigations in Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization: A Trek to New Catalysts, Oleg Kazakov
The Employment of Electrolyte Additives to Overcome the Limitations of Li-ION Batteries, Mickdy S. Milien
Detection and Discrimination of Natural and Synthetic Polysaccharides in a Solid-State Nanopore, Jonathan Nichols
INCREASED CYCLING PERFORMANCE OF LI-ION BATTERIES BY PHOSPHORIC ACID MODIFIED LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 CATHODES IN THE PRESENCE OF LITHIUM BIS(OXALATO)BORATE, Maheeka Yapa Abeywardana
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The Influence of Interfacial Effects by PVDF on the Fluorescent Properties of Rhodamine 6G, Mona Abdulmuti Alhasani
Improvised Explosives: X-Ray Detection & Euthectics of Erythritol Tetranitrate, Austin Collins Brown
Development of Rhodamine 6G Thin Filmn as a Fluorescent Sensor for Explosive Vapor Detection, Mingyu Chapman
Derivatized Cyclodextrins and Their Modified Synthetic Architectures for Sensing and Catalysis, Sauradip Chaudhuri
A Comparison of SERS and MEF of Rhodamine 6G on a Gold Substrate, Elizabeth Kohr
Interactions of Polymers and Energetic Materials, Rebecca M. Levine
An Investigation into the Influence of Interfacial Effects in a Three Layer Solid Phase Sensing Platform, Matthew J. Mullen
Tools to Fight the Terrorist Threat, Matthew Michael Porter
Toxicant Isomers Characteized Using Fluorescence Emission of Coumarin Attached to Beta-Cyclodextrin, Benjamin R. Smith
Understanding the Formation and Evolution of Lithium-Ion Battery Solid Electrolyte Interphase, Bharathy Subramanian Parimalam
Molecular-Level Design of Nanoscale Environments for Enhanced Single-Molecule Sensing, Julie Christine Whelan
Investigation of Novel Electrolyte Additives in Lithium Ion Batteries at Elevated Temperatures, Bo Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Spectroscopic Measurements of Ionic Association in Common Lithium Salts and Carbonate Electrolytes, Navid Chapman
Exploration of Additives for Improving Performance of High Voltage LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4/Graphite Cells (Applied), Yingnan Dong
The Synthesis of Rotaxane Probes for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Scott MacGill Karas
Intermolecular Interactions of Energetic Materials, Devon S. Swanson
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Synthesis & HyperCEST Testing of CTV Derivatives: A Bowl Shaped Compound That Encapsulates Xenon, Joseph D. Brown
THERMAL STABILITY AND SENSITIVITY OF ENERGETIC FORMULATIONS, Maria A. Donnelly
Performance Analysis of Separators and Electrolyte and Effects on Solid Electrolyte Interface, Michael L. Lazar
REGIOSELECTIVE CARBON-NITROGEN BOND FORMATION VIA OXIDATIVE TRANSITION METAL CATALYSIS, Louis Marchetti
DESIGN, SYNTHESIS OF A NEW CLASS OF DISSYMMETRIC MACROCYCLES FOR CARCINOGENIC BENZO[a]PYRENE DETECTION, Bhasker Radaram
Cyclodexrtrins as Hosts for the Array-Based Detection of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Complex Media, Nicole Cook Serio
Iron-Catalyzed Arylation of Heterocycles and Transition-Metal Free C-N Bond Formation, John Joseph Sirois
Flourescence-Based Detection of Pesticides via Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles, William Talbert
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
APPLICATION OF POLYMER SYSTEMS TO THE DETECTION AND RETENTION OF EXPLOSIVES, Jonathan N. Canino
CARBON-NITROGEN BOND FORMATION VIA TANDEM CARBON-HYDROGEN (C-H) AND NITROGEN-HYDROGEN (N-H) BOND FUNCTIONALIZATION, Abhishek A. Kantak
PC BASED ELECTROLYTES WITH LIDFOB AS AN ALTERNATIVE SALT FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, Brandon M. Knight
ANODE SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERPHASE (SEI) OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY CHARACTERIZED BY MICROSCOPY AND SPECTROSCOPY, Mengyun Nie
I. FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CRYTPOHANE CAGES FOR XENON MRI II. VANADIUM CATALYZED OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF SP3 C – H BONDS TO HETEROARENES, Marissa Simone
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Flame Retardant Incorporation into Lithium-Ion Batteries, Ronald P. Dunn
Tuning Intermolecular Interactions to Enhance Solid-State Nanopore Force Spectroscopy, Elaine Foun
Synthesis Characterization and Applications of Colloidal Supported Metal Nanoparticles, Kalyani Gude
CHEMICAL REACTIONS OF EXPLOSIVE MOLECULES FOR DETECTION APPLICATIONS, Christopher A. Latendresse
Study of Glycation and Advanced Glycation on a Humanized Monoclonal Antibody, Hong Liu
An In Vitro Study on the Non-Enzymatic Glycation of Melamine and Serum Albumin by Reducing Sugars, Weixi Liu
Developing a Method for Enhanced Explosive Detection by Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and Metal Enhanced Fluorescence (MEF), Meredith A. Matoian
THE FORMATION OF BIARYL BONDS VIA CROSS-DEHYDROGENATIVE COUPLING, Ashley L. Porter
SIZE EFFECT INVESTIGATION OF PALLADIUM NANOPARTICLES SUPPORTED INTO SILICA COLLOIDS AS THE CATALYST FOR SUZUKI CROSS COUPLING REACTION, Marsha Sintara
Factors Influence the Safety of Unconventional Explosives, F. Lucus Steinkamp
TRANSFER OF RESIDUES IN FINGERPRINTS, Morgan A. Turano