Senior Independent Study Theses from 1999
Subcloning of the Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase Gene into a Phagemid Vector and Preparation of the R235K and R235A Mutants by the Kunkel Method, Ryan M. Almeida
Department: Chemistry
A Computational Investigation of Hydrogen Bonding in the Formic Acid Dimer, Nicole Brinkmann
Department: Chemistry
Synthesis and Characterization of Cyclohexyl Phosphoserine Compunds as Phospholipid Analogs of the Phospholipid-Metal Ion Binding Site, Jacob Carmany
Department: Chemistry
The Investigation of the Nitrate Concentration in Surface Waters in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Carrie Coutts
Department: Chemistry
Olefin Hydrogenation Using a Cationic Ruthenium Catalyst, Jennifer Ferguson
Department: Chemistry
Expression, Purification, and Kinetic Analysis of The N285D and N285A Mutants of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase, Elikem R. K. Gbeddy
Department: Chemistry
An Analytical Comparison of Municipal Tap Water and Various Bottled Waters, Andrew Hamilton
Department: Chemistry
An Examination of the Capabilities of Spartan and MacSpartan and the Interpretation of the High Pressure Spectrum of trans- 1,3-Bromochlorocyclobutane and the Low Temperature Spectrum of trans-1,3-Dibromocyclobutane Using ab initio Calculations, Farhan Hashim
Department: Chemistry
The Binding to Tooth Enamel of Phospholipid Vesicles Containing Entrapped Oral Medication, Jason Holton
Department: Chemistry
The Development of Sol-Gel Based pH Sensing Films and Accompanying Program to Optimize pH Indicator Selection, Ian A. Keith
Department: Chemistry
Nitrate-Nitrogen Concentrations in Surface Water of Selected Areas in Wayne County, Ohio, Laura Markley
Department: Chemistry
The Effects of Local Population and Brook Height on the Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentrations in Addams Brook(NY) During the Course of the Summer Vacation Season, Sarah Mengers
Department: Chemistry
Examination and Detection of Drug Samples Using Microscopic Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Krystal Louise Mohn
Department: Chemistry
The Identification of Aldehydes as Their 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazone Derivatives by High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Using Personal Aldehyde Monitors and Air Cartridge Tubes as Sampling Techniques., Bradley Pierce
Department: Chemistry
Use of Attenuated Total Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy in the Analysis of Polymeric Degredation, Brenten D. Robson
Department: Chemistry
The Isolation and Characterization of Fire Ant Antifeedants from Florida Betony, Andrew Schaeffer
Department: Chemistry
Investigation of Catalytic Hydrogenation and Isomerization Using [(COD)Ru(CH2Cl2)2(PPh3)2][BF4]2, Jill Schieda
Department: Chemistry
An Ab Initio Investigation into the Puckering of Cyclobutanes, C. Elliot Strimbu
Department: Chemistry
Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Active Site Residues of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction, Michael Thomenius
Department: Chemistry
Expression, Purification and Crystallization of a Small Heat Shock Protein from Maize, Douglas Weiser
Department: Chemistry
Extraction and Quantification Methods for Malodorous Compounds in Swine Feces, Melinda C. Wiles
Department: Chemistry
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1998
Synthesis of Cis-1,2-Cyclohexyl Phosphatidylserine as a Small Molecule Analog Component of the Phospholipid-Metal Ion-Protein Ternary Complex, Sharon Austin
Department: Chemistry
Kinetic Analysis of the C282S Mutant of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase, Shannon M. Baker
Department: Chemistry
Synthesis of Dialkylanthracene Compounds as Precursors to Potential Discotic Liquid Crystals, David J. Barnett
Department: Chemistry
Reduction and Condensation of E-Allyl-2-Nitrobenzylideneacetoacetate Using [PPN][HFe(CO)4, Benjamin P. Bayer
Department: Chemistry
Synthesis of Highly-Functionalized Quinoline Derivatives Using Hydridotetracarbonylferrate (0) Monoanion as a Highly Selective Reducing Agent, Melissa Cerny
Department: Chemistry
Clarification of Rate Constants of N-Heterocyclic Ligands in Pentacyanoferrtae (2) Complexes, Matthew Clapham
Department: Chemistry
Comparison of Deoxynivalenol Concentration with Head Bligh Severity and Percent Diseased Kernals Using Competitive Direct Enzyme Linked Immunosorbant Assay and Gas Chromaotgraphy Methods, Jamie W. Collins
Department: Chemistry
Tracking the Fates of Pentane Extractable Compounds Through the Wooster Sewage Treatment Plant, Michael Dean
Department: Chemistry
The Expression and Purification of R254K and R254A Mutants of Human Carbonic Anhydrase 2, Jamie M. DiFabrizio
Department: Chemistry
The Attempted Synthesis of cis-Tetraamminebis(pyridine)cobalt(3) Salt, Meghan Marie Flaherty
Department: Chemistry
The Design and Construction of a Capillary Electrophoresis Seperation System, Wesley Forbes
Department: Chemistry
Analysis of Four Manufacturers' Versions of Propranolol Hydrochloride Tablets, Jessica R. Gore
Department: Chemistry
Synthesis Of Hexaalkoxyanthracenes For Use As Disctoic Liquid Crystals, Tasneem F. Islam
Department: Chemistry
Site-directed Mutagenesis of Arginine-95 of Recombinant Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase Using the Recombinant Circle Polymerase Chain Reaction, Elizabeth A. Kersteen
Department: Chemistry
Organic Compounds in Waters of Bogs and Wetlands, Jennifer Liebfried
Department: Chemistry
The Expression of Lactoferrin in Pichia pastoris Yeast, Booker T. Lucas III
Department: Chemistry
The Synthesis of Two Novel Aromatic Nitro Vinylidene Compounds and a Study of Their E and Z Isomerization, Heather McConeghy
Department: Chemistry
Storage of Water Samples Containing Atrazine, Julie Morrison
Department: Chemistry
The Use of Autoradiography to Identify a 32P-Labeled Phosphoenzyme Intermediate in the Reaction Catalyzed by the C282S Mutant of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase, Susan E. Norfolk
Department: Chemistry
An Examination of Corneal Water Content as a Function of Age and Breed in Dogs as Determined by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Terah Robbin
Department: Chemistry
The Attempted Expression of the R95Y, R129Q, R134K and N285A Mutants of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase, Michael C. Rohan
Department: Chemistry
The Synthesis and Characterization of 2- and 4- nitro benzylidene Derivatives, Bryan Ronald
Department: Chemistry
Calcium Ion Binding to O-Phospho-L-Serine in Relation to the Phospholipid-Metal Ion-Protein Ternary Complex, Heather Rowell
Department: Chemistry
The Design and Solution Phase Synthesis of a Sequence of Annexin 5 for Study of Protein-Membrane Interactions in the Ternary Complex, Colleen Ryan
Department: Chemistry
The Structural Determination of a Mutant Uteroglobin Protein Using Molecular Replacement and Simulated Annealing Techniques, Douglass Sillars
Department: Chemistry
An Examination of Water Quality: Wooster Tap Water and Various Bottled Waters, Valerie Taylor
Department: Chemistry
Development of a Competitive Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay to Quatitate Cytokine mRNA Levels in Gnotobiotic Pigs Infected with Human Rotavirus, Wendy Marie Vaerewyck
Department: Chemistry
Continued Search for Structural Arginines in Proteins, Bilal Zuberi
Department: Chemistry
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1997
The Attempted Synthesis of Reticuloendothelial System Avoidance Molecules for Use in Drug Delivery, Paul Robert Amato
Department: Chemistry
Arginine Mutants of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase: Sequence Conformation of R292K, R320K, and R341Q and the Subcloning of R130K, R132K, R135Q, R151Y, and R215Q, Joanna Bohl
Department: Chemistry
Identification of a Sex Pheromone from the Female Lampshade Spider Hypochilus thorelii Marx (Araneae, Hypochilidae), Karen L. Buchmueller
Department: Chemistry
Analysis of Phenolic Cigarette Smoke Contaminants Absorbed By Soft Contact Lenses Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography, David Michael Carrig
Department: Chemistry
Protein-Membrane Interactions: The Design and Solution Phase Synthesis of the Peptide Component of the Ternary Complex, Aaron Chokan
Department: Chemistry
Mechanisms of Transport and Clearance of Immunoglobulin G and Lactoferrin in the Newborn Calf, Luminita Ioana Gherman
Department: Chemistry
Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Determine the Health of Human Corneal Tissue, Jeremy J. Harris
Department: Chemistry
The Conformational Study of 4-Substituted Cyclopentene Using Infrared and Ab Initio Calculations, Eric Haschke
Department: Chemistry
The Synthesis of Starting Materials and Their Reduction to Give Quinoline Derivatives Using the Selective Reducing Agent Hydridotetracarbonylferrate(0) Monoanion, Brian Hodous
Department: Chemistry
The Infrared Spectroscopic Study of 1,1,2-Tribromopentafluorocyclobutane, Lara Keefer
Department: Chemistry
The Effect of Cimetidine on the Absorption of Immunoglobulin G in the Neonatal Calf, Rachel E. Kosa
Department: Chemistry
The Kinetic Characterization of the R319K Mutant of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase, Bjorn Lake
Department: Chemistry
The Attempted Synthesis of the cis-Tetraamminebis (pyridine) cobalt (3) Cation, Christopher Ley
Department: Chemistry
The Correlation Betwenn the Individual Evaporation Rates and the Strength of Attractancy of a Five component Rose Chafer, Macrodactylus subspinosus (F.), Attractant, Eric A. Lingenfelter
Department: Chemistry
Kinetic Studies of the C282S Mutant of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase: Evidence for a Ping Pong Bi Bi Mechanism, Katherine MacGregor
Department: Chemistry
The Examination of Erythromycin In Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Media, Sara Mark
Department: Chemistry
Examination of Erythromycin in Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Media, Sara L. Mark
Department: Chemistry
Characterization of Water Content in Corneal Tissue Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Michael Paul Martinelli
Department: Chemistry
Development of a Chromatographic System to Detect a Ternary Complex Composed of a Peptide, Phospholipid Model, and Metal Ion, Sara Mickelson
Department: Chemistry
The Determination of Equilibrium Constants for the Formation of Substituted Pentacyanoferrate (2) Complexes, Jennie Nichols
Department: Chemistry
Calculation of the Vibrational Frequencies of Five Cyclopentane Derivatives, Shannon O'kane
Department: Chemistry
Conventions, Controversy, and the Environment: a Study of Newspaper Articles Mentioning Environmental Issues Pertaining to the 1988 and 1992 Presidential Campaigns, Robin Oswald
Department: English; Chemistry
Investigation Into the Compositional Changes of the Cornea After Radial Keratotomy Surgery, Kerry J. Riley
Department: Chemistry
The Expression and Purification of Arginine 254 Mutants of Human Carbonic Anhydrase 2, Amy Schmitt
Department: Chemistry
A Natural Chemical Control for Two-Spotted Spider Mites in Greenhouse Roses, Daniel W. Severs
Department: Chemistry
Site-directed Mutagenesis of Structural Arginine-313 in Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase from Rhodospirillum rubrum, Ronald Tebbe
Department: Chemistry
Biomonitoring of Dreissena polymorpha (Zebra Mussels) from Lake Erie for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Organochlorine Pesticides in Soft Tissues and Shell Material, Carolyn Elizabeth Toth
Department: Chemistry
Attempted Site-Directed Mutagenesis of the Calmodulin Gene from Paramecium tetraurelia, Philip Verhoef
Department: Chemistry
Synthesis and Characterization of Cyclohexyl Phosphoserine Compunds as Small Molecule Analog Components of the Phospholipid-Metal Ion-Protein Ternary Complex, Marna Whisler
Department: Chemistry
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1996
Crystallization of a Small Heat Shock Protein from Maize, Amy Beilstein
Department: Chemistry
The cis-trans Isomerization of Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds using HFe(CO)4-, Rebecca J. Bryant
Department: Chemistry
Synthesis and Characterization of 2-(2-Nitrobenzyl) Acetoacetic Acid Ethyl Ester, Meredith L. Graham
Department: Chemistry
The Analysis of Area Ground and Drinking Water for the Presence of Atrazine, Jennifer Dawne Kostelnik
Department: Chemistry
The Isolation and Characterization of Multifunctional Compounds Extracted from the Leaves and Stems of Lagascea helianthifolia, Robert S. Leonard
Department: Chemistry
High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Identification of Cigarette Smoke Constituents Absorbed By Soft Contact Lenses, Steven Robert Levanduski
Department: Chemistry
The Sequencing of Three Creatine Kinase Mutants: R292K, R320K, and R341Q, Laura McBride
Department: Chemistry
Interpretation of the Raman and Infraed Spectra of Cyclobutanes Using ab initio Calculations, Dana Moore
Department: Chemistry
Cell Mediated Immune Response to Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Scherezade N. Pocha
Department: Chemistry
Comparison of Urinary, Fecal, and Blood Copper Concentrations in Copper-Dosed Holstein and Jersey Cows, Tiffin Ross
Department: Chemistry
The Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Characterizing the Health of Corneal Tissue, Matthew Schaeffer
Department: Chemistry
The Determination of RAPD Markers linked to Virulence in Phytophthora sojae using Bulked Segregant Analysis, Mary Thomas
Department: Chemistry
Determination of Rate Constants of Substitution of N-heterocyclic ligands in Pentacyanoferrate (2) Complexes., Stephan Turnbull
Department: Chemistry
Crystallization of Arginine Mutant R341Q of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase, Michele Wing
Department: Chemistry
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1995
The Development of Analytical Procedures for Metals in Urine of Cows Treated with Meso-2,3-Dimercapto Succinic Acid (DMSA), Scott Bryan Bentley
Department: Chemistry
Investigation Into the Effects of Ultraviolet Laser Keratectomy in Bovine Corneal Tissue and Radial Keratotomy Comparison, Todd Michael Bescak
Department: Chemistry
Characterization of a Polyterephthalaldehyde With 1H NMR and Mass Spectroscopy, Melissa Booth
Department: Chemistry
A Kinetic and Mechanistic Study of the Oxidative "Double-" Condensation of HFe(CO)4^- to the Corresponding Trimer HFe3(CO)11^- Using Various Reducible and Nonreducible Oxidizing Acids, David A. Bower
Department: Chemistry
The Identification of the Pheromone Emmitted by the Raspberry Crown Borer (Penniseteia marginata), Brent R. Brown
Department: Chemistry
The Use of Antibody Targeted Liposomes to Deliver 5-Fluorouracil to Human Ovarin Cancer Cell Line OVCAR-3 a Means of Improving the Efficacy of the Drug, Megan Cooper
Department: Chemistry
A Kinetic and Mechanistic Study of the Oxidative "Double-" Condensation of HFe(CO)4 to the Corresponding Trimer HFe3(CO)11 Using Various Reducible and Nonreducible Oxidizing Acids, Bower A. David
Department: Chemistry
A Unique Ruthenium-Catalyzed Elimination of 2-Chloro-2-Methyl-3-Phenylpropanoic Acid, N-Methyl, N-Tosylamide, Bradley P. Dixon
Department: Chemistry