Senior Independent Study Theses from 1999
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
[PPN]+[HFe(CO4]- as a Reagent for the Selective Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds, C. Christian Durbin
Department: Chemistry
Identifitication of a Sex Pheromone from the Lampshade Spider, Hypochilus thorelli Marx (Araneae, Hypochilidae), W. Andrew Haug
Department: Chemistry
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
Characterization of Diseased Tissue Within the Cornea, Chad J. Jessup
Department: Chemistry
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
Investigation of Low Endery Conformations of Lysine-7 Using Molecular Mechanics and Cluster Analysis, Kimberly Kuhls
Department: Chemistry