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Chemistry Dissertations

Dissertations from 2011 2011

Synthesis and binding studies of peptide mimetics, anion receptors, and kinase inhibitors, Nanditha G. Nair

Aerogels and films through free radical polymerization, Anand G. Sadekar

Development of a versatile man-portable obscurant aerosol generator: characterization of aerosols in laboratory and field environments, Robert William Schaub

Interfacial effects on dielectric properties of polymer-particle nanocomposites, Sasidhar Siddabattuni

Part-I Characterization of phorbol ester; the predominant toxic component of Jathropha curcas and development of an efficient process for the detoxification of Jathropha curcas meal Part-II quantification of 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio) butanoic acid and pantothenic acid in bovine serum and sea water matrices, Balaji Viswanathan

Investigation of occurrence, elimination and degradation of pharmaceutical and personal care products in drinking water using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, Chuan Wang

Dissertations from 2010 2010

Capillary electrophoresis of pteridines in urine and plants and quantification of pharmaceutical and personal care products in Missouri waste water, Stephen E. Gibbons

Effect of structure and plasticizer on the glass transition of adsorbed polymer, Boonta Hetayothin

Adsorption and segmental dynamics of acrylate and methacrylate polymers adsorbed on a silica surface, Piyawan Krisanangkura

HAART drugs induce oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in blood-brain barrier, Kalyan Reddy Manda

Chemical bath deposition and electrodeposition of epitaxial semiconductor materials for application in photovoltaic devices, Guojun Mu

Analysis and occurrence of disinfection by-products in fresh and salt water, Honglan Shi

The stereochemistry of selected supramolecular complexes of cucurbiturils and the effect of homogeneous equilibria and electron transfer of the guest, Arumugam Thangavel

NMR investigations of biomass-to-fuel conversions by hydrothermal processes, Wenjia Zhang

Dissertations from 2009 2009

A study of the beneficial role of thiol antioxidant supplementation in various forms of glutathione deficiency, Linu Sara Abraham

Electrodeposition of inorganic materials with tailored shapes and chiral morphologies, Elizabeth A. Kulp

F₂-isoprostanes study after exposure to selected nanoparticles by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry and investigation of nanoparticles on the cytotoxicity effect of arsenic in vitro, Xiaoqian Liu

Glass-transition behavior of hybrid poly(methyl acrylate)-silica composites, Manikantan B. Nair

Investigation of the interactions between selected nanoparticles and human lung carcinoma cells at the single cell and single particle level, Isaac Stayton

Dissertations from 2008 2008

The effect of free chlorine and monochloramine on lead in drinking water and epitaxial electrodeposition of tin sulfide, Sansanee Boonsalee

Synthesis and evaluation of vegetable (soybean) oil based epoxy resin for beverage can coating and enzymatic synthesis and characterization of tailored N&C end protected oligopeptides, Ying Gao

A tour-de-force in polymer crosslinked aerogels, Sudhir Mulik

Dissertations from 2007 2007

Lewis acid catalysis in organic synthesis, Ramesh Alleti

Part 1, Imidazolium-based ionic liquids as modulators of the critical micelle concentration of sodium dodecyl sulfate; Part 2, Synthesis and antioxidant studies of carnosine related dipeptides, Ayse Beyaz

Part I. Enantioenrichment of α-hydroxy acids through lipase catalyzed esterification; Part II. Synthesis, purification and characterization of novel molecule, sulfonium (3-hydroxy-3-carboxypropyl)-dimethyl chloride; Part III. Synthesis, purification and characterization of potential cancer chemopreventive compound,2-hydroxy-4-(methyl seleno)-butanioc acid, Shiva Garg

In vitro toxicity and oxidative stress induced by silica, cerium oxide, and zinc oxide nanoparticles in human lung epithelial cells, Weisheng Lin

Effects of combined exposure to ethanol and ionizing radiation on the antioxidant status of in vitro and in vivo models, Joshua Ogony

Synthetic methods for biologically relevant organofluorine compounds, Meher Perambuduru

Synthesis and characterization of metal reagents mediating C-X activation (X=Cl, H) of hydrocarbons, Devender Pinnapareddy

Hyphenated HPLC-MS technique for analysis of compositional monosaccharides of transgenic corn glycoprotein and characterization of degradation products of diazinon, fonofos and aldicarb in various oxidation systems, Tongwen Wang

Dissertations from 2006 2006

Interactions of nucleons: their role in understanding the sun's origin, composition, and source of energy, Cynthia Pearl Bolon

Low filler volume concentration composite dielectrics, Lynell J. Gilbert

Theoretical and experimental studies of Sb₄O₆, rhombohedral P₄O₁₀, and crystalline cubic As₄O₆: vibrational analysis, infrared, and Raman spectra, Sean James Gilliam

Synthesis of hydroxy acid capped peptides and assessment of their susceptibility to enzymatic hydrolysis, Srinivasa Reddy Gorla

Changes in the thiol status of neurodegenerative disorders and the effects of copper on the amyloid beta peptide clearance, Suneetha Mare

Segmental dynamics in poly(methyl acrylate) through the glass-transition region, Burak Metin

Role of glutamate in lead-induced toxicity: protection by N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA), a novel thiol antioxidant, Suman Penugonda

Investigation of in vitro and in vivo radioprotection by a newly-designed thiol antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA), Wei Wu

Synthesis, structural characterization and biological properties of ortho-quinone derivatives and their metal conjugates, Di Xiao

Dissertations from 2005 2005

Paramagnetic effects in electrochemistry, Amaladass Antonysamy

The identification and characterization of genomic bacterial DNA utilizing vibrational spectroscopy, Connie Marie Gryniewicz

Environmentally friendly, rare earth-based inhibitors in conversion coatings and paint for the corrosion protection of aluminum alloys, Scott A. Hayes

Part1. Relative antioxidant efficiency of synthetic and natural compounds; Part 2. Synthesis, characterization of cysteine oligopeptides and assessment of their antioxidant activity, Chunyu Li

Part 1, Autodeposition coatings for aluminum alloys ; Part 2: Synthesis of monomers and polymers from soybean oil, Manesh Nadupparambil Sekharan

Polymer dynamics in bulk, adsorbed and solution by NMR methods, Macduff O. Okuom

Synthesis and characterization of conducting polymer nanostructures and nanocomposites, Sunil K. Pillalamarri

Electrolytic and spontaneous spray deposition of organic assisted cerium conversion coatings for the corrosion protection of aluminum alloys, Alexander Albert Williams

Dissertations from 2004 2004

Corrosion inhibition of steel by polyaniline, Yasir Idlibi

Characterization and use of an acousto-optic tunable filter for hyperspectral remote sensing, Douglas Michael Papenmeier

Electronic and structural characterizations of cerium-based corrosion inhibitors, Ahmed M. Shahin

Sonogashira coupling reactions in the synthesis of near infra-red emitters and of star systems for the study of charge propagation in dendrimers, Jinhua Yang

Part I: Nano-engineering strong silica aerogels ; Part II: Redox chemistry of 4-benzoylpyridinium cations: A Hammett linear free energy perspective, Guo-Hui Zhang

Dissertations from 2003 2003

Development and evaluation of epoxidized soybean oil-based polymers, Nuanpen Juangvanich

Electrodeposition of ordered semiconductor metal oxide nanostructures and epitaxial thin films, Run Liu

Part 1. A comparison of enantioselective uptake and degradation of chiral pesticides through biotic and abiotic processes in the aquatic environment; and Part 2. Development of a soybean oil based epoxy resin system and its application in composite material fabrication and Part 3. Development of an environmentally benign process for the recovery of scrap polystyrene., Michael F. Maples

Structural and biological properties of ortho-quinones having nitrogen-sulfur fuctionalities and their metal conjugates, Zahra Afrasiabi Navan

Enzymatic synthesis and characterization of alpha-hydroxy acid and amino acid co-oligomers, Mathur Rajesh

Synthesis of selected electron donors and acceptors and study of inter/intramolecular electron transfer from ruthenium (II) complexes in solution, frozen matrix and silica aerogels as the basis for optical devices, Abdel-Monem M. Rawashdeh

Part 1, Enantioselectivity of hydroxy methionine (HMB) incorporation in short chain peptides; Part 2, Development of an enzymatic process for isolation of enantio enriched HMB on a preparative scale; Part 3, Synthesis and characterization of tailored short chain hetero peptides, Arindam Roy

Part 1, Application of supercritical fluid extraction for enantiospecific determination of chlordane residues in fish tissue ; Part 2, Prediction of retention time of long chain alcohol phenyl ethers in density programmed supercritical fluid chromatography ; Part 3, Evaluation of biogenic oil based technical fluids, Rachadaporn Seemamahannop

Chemical characterization of micron and submicron particulate matters, Hongyu Shen

Cationically modified boehmite for ink jet paper coatings, Jinzhen Shi

Thermal behavior of thin-polymer films on silica, Bing Zhang

Ultrasonic Microscopy Analysis of Corrosion -- A Nondestructive Evaluation of Paint Weathering Effects and Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoscale Water-reducible Polymer Particles, Wei Zhao

Dissertations from 2002 2002

New treatment for an old problem: lead poisoning, Nukhet Aykin-Burns

Syntheses and characterization of derivatives of 1,4,7-triazacyclononane, methyl, cholate, and of ionophores based on EDTA, NTA, and IDA, Jyoti Marutrao Dalvi

Aspects of convenient synthesis of 2,2'-biimidazole derivatives and aliphatic poly(amino-ester)s, Feng He

Dissertations from 2001 2001

The use of ultrasonic energy as a means of driving emulsion polymerizations to completion and of changing the reactivity ratio of emulsion copolymerization of MMA:BA, Mohammed A. Bahattab

Towards rapid optical switches and sensors based on doped silica sol-gel glasses, Ian A. Elder

Electrochemistry with disk millielectrodes in homogenous and inhomogeneous magnetic fields and electrochemistry with permanent magnet-electrodes, Xuerong Gao

Part I: Effect of hard segments on phase separation of polyurethanes ; Part II: Poly(isocyanurate-oxazolidone-urethanes) from epoxidized soybean oil, Wanxuan Kang

Evaluation of combustion processes for production of feedstock chemicals from ammonium sulfate and ammonium bisulfate: An assessment of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans in raw materials for cement production, Yvonne Liske

Curing chemistry of epoxidized soybean oil and its application for sturctural composite materials, Peng Peng Lu

Microwave, ultraviolet light and thermal curing of epoxide polymers, Dong Zhang

Dissertations from 2000 2000

Selective ultratrace determination of nitroaromatic vapors, Mark Gehrke

The atomic and magnetic structures of several iron-substituted rare-earth manganese germanides and stannides, Jun Han

A Mössbauer spectral study of some magnetic rare-earth iron intermetallic compounds, Dimitri Hautot

Detection of amino acids and their enantiomeric ratios in various samples, and the development of a new stationary phase for the chiral separation of amino acids, John P. Kullman

Use of cerium-based inhibitors in electrochemically deposited coatings for the corrosion protection of aluminum alloys, Eric Leon Morris

Thermal characterization of polymer thin films using modulated differential scanning calorimetry, Crystal E. Porter

The separation of intact microbes by capillary electrophoresis, Jeffrey M. Schneiderheinze

Michael addition of amines to α-ß unsaturated esters, Kiarash Alavi Shooshtari

Dissertations from 1999 1999

Electrodeposition of layered nanostructures and epitaxial metal oxide thin films, Eric W. Bohannan

Soybean oil in water-borne coatings and latex film formation study by AC Impedance, Nantana Jiratumnukul

Dynamics and adsorption of sodium alkylbenzenesulfonates on alumina, Kazuomi Nagashima

Investigation of N-acetylcysteine isomers as possible radioprotectors, Rachel Neal

Synthesis of hydrazone functionalized epoxy polymers for non-linear optical device applications, Rajendra K. Singh

Development of novel enantiomeric separation techniques and applications to real-world samples, Xiande Wang

Nicotine, oxidative stress and apoptosis, Deniz Yildiz

Phototransformation of polychlorinated aromatics in gas phase and on aerosol, Xinzhong Zhang

Application of the Michael addition in environmental compliant coatings, Zhiyi Zhang

Dissertations from 1998 1998

Cyclodextrin chiral selectors for enantioseparations in high performance liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis, Lisa Wang Chang

Separations of D-amino acids and other enantiomeric compounds using cyclodextrin and macrocyclic antibiotic chiral stationary phases in HPLC, K. Helen Ekborg-Ott

Investigation of selected d¹⁰ metal ions with two aromatic azaheterocycles: 2,2'-bi-1H-imidazole and N,N-(dimethylamino)pyridine, Colin A. Hester

Electrochemical self-assembly of copper/cuprous oxide layered nanostructures, Ling-Yuang Huang

Investigations of several new 2,2'-biimidazole derivatives and styrenic and methacrylic polymers, Geng Lin

Deuterium NMR studies of the segmental and methyl dynamics of polymethylphenylsilane and polyalphamethylstyrene, Robert D. O'Connor

Plasma deposition of beryllium carbide via magnetron sputtering, Yixiang Xie

Dissertations from 1997 1997

Syntheses, characterization, and polycondensation of new amide-amine monomers containing 2,2'-biimidazole, William M. Barnett

Electrochromic materials and systems: electrochemistry with stationary disk and ring-disk millielectrodes in magnetic fields, Muguo Chen