Senior Independent Study Theses from 1998
The Design and Construction of a Capillary Electrophoresis Seperation System, Wesley Forbes
Department: Chemistry
Organic Compounds in Waters of Bogs and Wetlands, Jennifer Liebfried
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
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
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
Continued Search for Structural Arginines in Proteins, Bilal Zuberi
Department: Chemistry
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1997
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
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
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 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
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
Site-directed Mutagenesis of Structural Arginine-313 in Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase from Rhodospirillum rubrum, Ronald Tebbe
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
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
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
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
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
[PPN]+[HFe(CO4]- as a Reagent for the Selective Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds, C. Christian Durbin
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
Cyrstallization of a Small Heat Shock Protein, Michelle Varughese
Department: Chemistry
Frozen Puzzle: the Uptake of the Cryopreservatives Dimethyl Sulfoxide (Dmso) and Ethylene Glycol in Bovine Corneas, Dawn Walker
Department: Chemistry
The Continued Search for Structural Arginines in Proteins, Bo-Lu Zhou
Department: Chemistry
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1994
Cyrstallization and X-ray Crystallography of a Small Heat Shock Protein, Tammy Behringer
Department: Chemistry
Molecular Modeling of a Mutiple Antigen Peptide System, Nina Butler
Department: Chemistry
Conformational Analysis of Substituted Cyclobutanes, Aaron Frank
Department: Chemistry
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
Investigation Into the Uptake and Cryopreservative Properties of Ethylene Glycol and Dimethyl Sulfoxide in Bovine and Porcine Corneal Tissue, Daniel Allan Dickey
Department: Chemistry
Structural Determination of N-Allyl-N-Trichloroacylphenylsulfonamide Crystals Using X-Ray Crystallography, Andrew Eklund
Department: Chemistry
The Crystal Structure Determination of A B12 Model Compound: [CH3CH2CH2Co{(DO)(DOH)bn}im]PF6, Shannon Majors
Department: Chemistry
The Determination of the Three-Dimensional Crystal Structure of the Coenzyme B12 Model Compound: [((CH3)2CHCH2)Co(III)99DO)(DOH)bn)H2O]+PF6-, Amy Jean Reese
Department: Chemistry
Development of a Procedure for the Determination of Seven Pesticides in Water Samples Using Solid-Phase Extraction and Gas Chromatography, Johanna Salmon
Department: Chemistry
Mechanistic Study of the Oxidative Condensation of HFe(CO)4- to HFe3(CO)11-, Using Trifluoroacetic Acid as an Oxidizing Acid, Steven Reed Schriever
Department: Chemistry
Enantiomer Seperations of 1-Phenylethanol and 1-Phenylpropanol by Gas Chromatography Using a Permethylated beta-Cyclodextrin Stationary Phase, Vincent Storhaug
Department: Chemistry
Crystallization and X-ray Diffraction of a Cyclic Phenylsulfonamide Compound, Jill Wolken
Department: Chemistry
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1992
Evaluation of the TLC Separation of Liver Triglycerides, Conya Doss
Department: Chemistry
Reactivity of Group VI Transition Metal Carbonyl Hydride Dimers with In Situ prepared Organic Alkoxides, Percefoni Doufu
Department: Chemistry
Molecular Mechanics Investigation of the Steric Energies of Substituted Cyclobutanes for Conformational Analysis, Calculation of Axial-Equatorial Conformational Ratios and the Determination of Normal Modes of Vibration, Thomas Hayes
Department: Chemistry
Survey of Trace Metals in the Articular Disc of the Temporomandibular Joint Utilizing Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectroscopy, Charles S. Henry
Department: Chemistry
Investigation Into the Mechanism of Ultraviolet-Induced Damage in Bovine and Porcine Corneal Tissue, Kathleen Heppner
Department: Chemistry
The Characterization and Identification of Group A Serotype 6 Bovine Rotavirus, Using an Enzyme-limked Immunosorbernt Assay, Maithri M. K. Jayasekera
Department: Chemistry
Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform (DRIFT) Spectroscopy As a Means For Quantitatively Analyzing the Absorption of 1-Propanol and 1,2-Propanediol Into the Bovine and Procine Corneas, Andrew L. Robertson
Department: Chemistry
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1991
Organoytterbium Reagents in the Synthesis of 13^C-Labeled Carboxylic Acids. Applications to the Mechanistic Study of eta^3-Oxaallyl Rhodium Enolates in the Dimerization of Aldehydes, Amy S. Aukamp
Department: Chemistry
Cloning the Rat Liver L-Gulonolactone Oxidase Gene, Kathleen Behringer
Department: Chemistry
An Unusual Arginine in MnSOD: A Model for "Structural" Arginine Residues in Proteins, Paula Bekeny
Department: Chemistry
A Synthetic Pathway to Produce Substituted 5-Hexenones and the Catalytic Chemistry of These Compounds, Kiran B. Bhat
Department: Chemistry
Reactivity of Group VI Transition Metal Carbonyl Hydride Dimers with Organic Alkoxides, Jason Andrew Cody
Department: Chemistry
A One-Pot Synthesis and Purification of Alkylcobalt Compunds as Models of Coenzyme B12, Gary Dudley
Department: Chemistry
Conformational Analysis of 1,1,2-Tribromotrifluoroethane, 2-Chloro-1,3-difluoropropane, and 1,1,2-Tribromopentafluorocyclobutane Using Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy, Bryan Host
Department: Chemistry
The Tetracarbonylhydridoferrate(0) Anion as a Selective Organic Reducing Agent, Douglas Ketchum
Department: Chemistry
The Tetracarbonylhydridoferrate (0) Anion as a Selective Organic Reducing Agent, H. Miller
Department: Chemistry
Determination of the State and Content of Water in Bovine Corneas Upon Lasing With 2300 Neodymium YAG Laser, Rosanna Nicoletti
Department: Chemistry
Relationship Between Diseased State and the Lead and Zinc Content in Articular Tissue of the Temporomandibular Joint, James C. Papp
Department: Chemistry
Evaluation of a New Post-Column Reaction Detector For the Hplc Separation and Quantitation of Liver Triglycerides, Jeremy Martin Shaver
Department: Chemistry
Detection of Four Site-Specific Mutant Escherichia Coli Glycinamide Ribonucleotide Transformylases, Fiorella V. Simoni
Department: Chemistry
Chemical Modification of Wild-Type (Lysine-189) and Mutant (Arginine-189) Saccharomyces cerevisiae Manganese-Containing Superoxide Dismustases Using 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzenesulfonate and Phenylglyoxal, Elizabeth Anne Smith
Department: Chemistry
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1990
The Force Field AMBER (Assisted Model Building and Energy Refinement) Used as a tool to Determine the Three Dimensional Structure of a Branched Peptide., Mario Jarrin A.
Department: Chemistry
ɳ^3-Oxaallyl Rhodium Enolates as Catalysts for Aldehyde Dimerization, John Richard Ashbaugh
Department: Chemistry
The Synthesis and Reactivity of Group 6 Transition Metal Carbonyl Hydride Dimers with Organic Alkoxides, Charles Crawford
Department: Chemistry
Characterization of Conformers In Crystalline Solids Formed At High Pressures and Low Temperatures, Ernest Frank
Department: Chemistry
Introductory Study of the Desiccation Rate and Mechanism of Bovine Corneal Tissue Utilizing Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis, Matthew E. Hiestand
Department: Chemistry
Epidemiology and Pathogenesis if Persistent Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Infections, Nancy Irvine
Department: Chemistry
Determination of Mercury in Water by Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, Michelle E. Place
Department: Chemistry
Development and Evaluation of a Method for the Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in Water Samples, James W. Robertson
Department: Chemistry
Introductory Thermodynamic Study of the Cryopreservation of Corneal Tissue With Antifreeze Glycoproteins By Differential Scanning Calorimetry, L. Wayne Schultz
Department: Chemistry
Synthesis and Purification of Alkylcobalt Compounds as Models of Coenzyme B12, Mark Smith
Department: Chemistry
The Synthesis, Separation, and Structure of Polyhedral Silsesquioxanes and Their Reactions with Transition Metal Carbonyls, Daniel D. VanderLende
Department: Chemistry
An Examination of the Lead Content in the Drinking Waters on the College of Wooster Campus, the Groundwater, and Waste Waters of the City of Wooster, Andrea L. Weigel
Department: Chemistry
Analysis of Pesticide Residues in Lettuce Samples, Sean K. Wilson
Department: Chemistry
The Tetracarbonylhydridoferrate(0) Anion as a Selective Organic Reducing Agent: Effects of Cation on Reductive Properties, Julie S. Woosley
Department: Chemistry