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Senior Independent Study Theses from 1999

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Use of Attenuated Total Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy in the Analysis of Polymeric Degredation, Brenten D. Robson
Department: Chemistry

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The Isolation and Characterization of Fire Ant Antifeedants from Florida Betony, Andrew Schaeffer
Department: Chemistry

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Investigation of Catalytic Hydrogenation and Isomerization Using [(COD)Ru(CH2Cl2)2(PPh3)2][BF4]2, Jill Schieda
Department: Chemistry

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An Ab Initio Investigation into the Puckering of Cyclobutanes, C. Elliot Strimbu
Department: Chemistry

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Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Active Site Residues of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction, Michael Thomenius
Department: Chemistry

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Expression, Purification and Crystallization of a Small Heat Shock Protein from Maize, Douglas Weiser
Department: Chemistry

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Extraction and Quantification Methods for Malodorous Compounds in Swine Feces, Melinda C. Wiles
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1998

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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

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Synthesis of Dialkylanthracene Compounds as Precursors to Potential Discotic Liquid Crystals, David J. Barnett
Department: Chemistry

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Reduction and Condensation of E-Allyl-2-Nitrobenzylideneacetoacetate Using [PPN][HFe(CO)4, Benjamin P. Bayer
Department: Chemistry

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Synthesis of Highly-Functionalized Quinoline Derivatives Using Hydridotetracarbonylferrate (0) Monoanion as a Highly Selective Reducing Agent, Melissa Cerny
Department: Chemistry

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Clarification of Rate Constants of N-Heterocyclic Ligands in Pentacyanoferrtae (2) Complexes, Matthew Clapham
Department: Chemistry

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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

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Tracking the Fates of Pentane Extractable Compounds Through the Wooster Sewage Treatment Plant, Michael Dean
Department: Chemistry

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The Attempted Synthesis of cis-Tetraamminebis(pyridine)cobalt(3) Salt, Meghan Marie Flaherty
Department: Chemistry

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The Design and Construction of a Capillary Electrophoresis Seperation System, Wesley Forbes
Department: Chemistry

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Synthesis Of Hexaalkoxyanthracenes For Use As Disctoic Liquid Crystals, Tasneem F. Islam
Department: Chemistry

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Organic Compounds in Waters of Bogs and Wetlands, Jennifer Liebfried
Department: Chemistry

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The Expression of Lactoferrin in Pichia pastoris Yeast, Booker T. Lucas III
Department: Chemistry

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The Synthesis of Two Novel Aromatic Nitro Vinylidene Compounds and a Study of Their E and Z Isomerization, Heather McConeghy
Department: Chemistry

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Storage of Water Samples Containing Atrazine, Julie Morrison
Department: Chemistry

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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

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The Synthesis and Characterization of 2- and 4- nitro benzylidene Derivatives, Bryan Ronald
Department: Chemistry

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Calcium Ion Binding to O-Phospho-L-Serine in Relation to the Phospholipid-Metal Ion-Protein Ternary Complex, Heather Rowell
Department: Chemistry

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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

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The Structural Determination of a Mutant Uteroglobin Protein Using Molecular Replacement and Simulated Annealing Techniques, Douglass Sillars
Department: Chemistry

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An Examination of Water Quality: Wooster Tap Water and Various Bottled Waters, Valerie Taylor
Department: Chemistry

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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

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Continued Search for Structural Arginines in Proteins, Bilal Zuberi
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1997

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The Attempted Synthesis of Reticuloendothelial System Avoidance Molecules for Use in Drug Delivery, Paul Robert Amato
Department: Chemistry

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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

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Analysis of Phenolic Cigarette Smoke Contaminants Absorbed By Soft Contact Lenses Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography, David Michael Carrig
Department: Chemistry

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Protein-Membrane Interactions: The Design and Solution Phase Synthesis of the Peptide Component of the Ternary Complex, Aaron Chokan
Department: Chemistry

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Mechanisms of Transport and Clearance of Immunoglobulin G and Lactoferrin in the Newborn Calf, Luminita Ioana Gherman
Department: Chemistry

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Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Determine the Health of Human Corneal Tissue, Jeremy J. Harris
Department: Chemistry

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The Conformational Study of 4-Substituted Cyclopentene Using Infrared and Ab Initio Calculations, Eric Haschke
Department: Chemistry

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The Synthesis of Starting Materials and Their Reduction to Give Quinoline Derivatives Using the Selective Reducing Agent Hydridotetracarbonylferrate(0) Monoanion, Brian Hodous
Department: Chemistry

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The Infrared Spectroscopic Study of 1,1,2-Tribromopentafluorocyclobutane, Lara Keefer
Department: Chemistry

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The Effect of Cimetidine on the Absorption of Immunoglobulin G in the Neonatal Calf, Rachel E. Kosa
Department: Chemistry

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The Kinetic Characterization of the R319K Mutant of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase, Bjorn Lake
Department: Chemistry

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The Attempted Synthesis of the cis-Tetraamminebis (pyridine) cobalt (3) Cation, Christopher Ley
Department: Chemistry

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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

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Kinetic Studies of the C282S Mutant of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase: Evidence for a Ping Pong Bi Bi Mechanism, Katherine MacGregor
Department: Chemistry

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The Examination of Erythromycin In Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Media, Sara Mark
Department: Chemistry

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Examination of Erythromycin in Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Media, Sara L. Mark
Department: Chemistry

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Characterization of Water Content in Corneal Tissue Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Michael Paul Martinelli
Department: Chemistry

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Development of a Chromatographic System to Detect a Ternary Complex Composed of a Peptide, Phospholipid Model, and Metal Ion, Sara Mickelson
Department: Chemistry

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The Determination of Equilibrium Constants for the Formation of Substituted Pentacyanoferrate (2) Complexes, Jennie Nichols
Department: Chemistry

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Calculation of the Vibrational Frequencies of Five Cyclopentane Derivatives, Shannon O'kane
Department: Chemistry

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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

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Investigation Into the Compositional Changes of the Cornea After Radial Keratotomy Surgery, Kerry J. Riley
Department: Chemistry

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The Expression and Purification of Arginine 254 Mutants of Human Carbonic Anhydrase 2, Amy Schmitt
Department: Chemistry

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Site-directed Mutagenesis of Structural Arginine-313 in Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase from Rhodospirillum rubrum, Ronald Tebbe
Department: Chemistry

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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

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Attempted Site-Directed Mutagenesis of the Calmodulin Gene from Paramecium tetraurelia, Philip Verhoef
Department: Chemistry

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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

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Crystallization of a Small Heat Shock Protein from Maize, Amy Beilstein
Department: Chemistry

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The cis-trans Isomerization of Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds using HFe(CO)4-, Rebecca J. Bryant
Department: Chemistry

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Synthesis and Characterization of 2-(2-Nitrobenzyl) Acetoacetic Acid Ethyl Ester, Meredith L. Graham
Department: Chemistry

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The Analysis of Area Ground and Drinking Water for the Presence of Atrazine, Jennifer Dawne Kostelnik
Department: Chemistry

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High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Identification of Cigarette Smoke Constituents Absorbed By Soft Contact Lenses, Steven Robert Levanduski
Department: Chemistry

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The Sequencing of Three Creatine Kinase Mutants: R292K, R320K, and R341Q, Laura McBride
Department: Chemistry

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Interpretation of the Raman and Infraed Spectra of Cyclobutanes Using ab initio Calculations, Dana Moore
Department: Chemistry

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Cell Mediated Immune Response to Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Scherezade N. Pocha
Department: Chemistry

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Comparison of Urinary, Fecal, and Blood Copper Concentrations in Copper-Dosed Holstein and Jersey Cows, Tiffin Ross
Department: Chemistry

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The Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Characterizing the Health of Corneal Tissue, Matthew Schaeffer
Department: Chemistry

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The Determination of RAPD Markers linked to Virulence in Phytophthora sojae using Bulked Segregant Analysis, Mary Thomas
Department: Chemistry

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Determination of Rate Constants of Substitution of N-heterocyclic ligands in Pentacyanoferrate (2) Complexes., Stephan Turnbull
Department: Chemistry

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Crystallization of Arginine Mutant R341Q of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase, Michele Wing
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1995

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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

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Investigation Into the Effects of Ultraviolet Laser Keratectomy in Bovine Corneal Tissue and Radial Keratotomy Comparison, Todd Michael Bescak
Department: Chemistry

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Characterization of a Polyterephthalaldehyde With 1H NMR and Mass Spectroscopy, Melissa Booth
Department: Chemistry

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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

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The Identification of the Pheromone Emmitted by the Raspberry Crown Borer (Penniseteia marginata), Brent R. Brown
Department: Chemistry

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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

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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

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A Unique Ruthenium-Catalyzed Elimination of 2-Chloro-2-Methyl-3-Phenylpropanoic Acid, N-Methyl, N-Tosylamide, Bradley P. Dixon
Department: Chemistry

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[PPN]+[HFe(CO4]- as a Reagent for the Selective Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds, C. Christian Durbin
Department: Chemistry

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Identifitication of a Sex Pheromone from the Lampshade Spider, Hypochilus thorelli Marx (Araneae, Hypochilidae), W. Andrew Haug
Department: Chemistry

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The Kinetics of the Outer Sphere Electron Transfer Reaction Between Pentacyano (4,4'-bipyridine) ferrate (2) with Pentaamine (4-phenylpyridine) cobalt (3) and Pentaamine (pyridine) cobalt (3), M. Hicsasmaz
Department: Chemistry

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Characterization of Diseased Tissue Within the Cornea, Chad J. Jessup
Department: Chemistry

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The Determination of Air Pollutants in Wooster's Industrial Park with Infrared Spectroscopy and The Comparison of Theoretical and Experimental Vibrational Frequencies Using the Computational Program Spartan 3.0., Paul Kletzly
Department: Chemistry

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Investigation of Low Endery Conformations of Lysine-7 Using Molecular Mechanics and Cluster Analysis, Kimberly Kuhls
Department: Chemistry

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Determination of Atrazine in Runoff Water Using Solid-Phase Extraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Benjamin P. Labovitz
Department: Chemistry

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An Investigation of the Rhodium (1) Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Ketones, Jeffery J. Olearczyk
Department: Chemistry

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Cyrstallization of a Small Heat Shock Protein, Michelle Varughese
Department: Chemistry

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Frozen Puzzle: the Uptake of the Cryopreservatives Dimethyl Sulfoxide (Dmso) and Ethylene Glycol in Bovine Corneas, Dawn Walker
Department: Chemistry

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Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Arginine 254 in Human Carbonic Anhydrase 2 as Part of a Continuing Investigation of a Structural Role for Arginine, Luke A. Zannoni
Department: Chemistry

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The Continued Search for Structural Arginines in Proteins, Bo-Lu Zhou
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1994

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Cyrstallization and X-ray Crystallography of a Small Heat Shock Protein, Tammy Behringer
Department: Chemistry

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An Investigation of the Mechanism of the Rhodium(I) Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Ketones, John Alan Broadwater
Department: Chemistry

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Molecular Modeling of a Mutiple Antigen Peptide System, Nina Butler
Department: Chemistry

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The In Vitro Binding and Uptake of Antibody-Targeted Liposomes by the Human Ovarian Carcinoma Cell Line OVCAR-3, Terry Ann Cook
Department: Chemistry

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Conformational Analysis of Substituted Cyclobutanes, Aaron Frank
Department: Chemistry

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Ruthenium Catalyzed Cyclization Reactions: Structural Studies on a Series of N-(2-Phenylallyl)-N-Alkyldichloroacetyl-4-Methyl-Phensylsulfonamides, Annette L. Suing
Department: Chemistry

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Detection of Pesticides in Run-off Water Using Solid-Phase Extraction and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, Keri Ann Tallman
Department: Chemistry

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The Identification of the Pheromone Emitted by the Raspberry Crown Borer (Pennisetia marginata), John T. Tomlinson
Department: Chemistry

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Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in Water by Purge and Trap Gas Chromatography, Joseph W. Waggoner
Department: Chemistry

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The Conformationf of the Cyclobutane Ring in Cis, Trans, Cis-1, 2, 3, 4-Tetracyanocyclobutane as Studied by Infrared Spectroscopy, Heather Weimer
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1993

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A Chemical Modification Study of the Human Erthyropoietin Binding Protein, Elizabeth A. Albright
Department: Chemistry