Funding and other support for the digitization of Union College Chemistry Department theses from 1924-2007 provided by Betsy and John Nickles (Class of 1960) in memory of James Emmons Anderson (Class of 1960).
Anderson (1938-2016) graduated from Union with a B.S. in Chemistry, earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University, and worked at the Ford Motor Company's Research Laboratory for 37 years. He authored many scientific articles and holds numerous U.S. patents.
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Large Amplitude Motion in a Series of Aromatic Heterocycles, Lukas Baker
Fabrication and Characterization of TEOS-based Silica Aerogels for Window Applications, Margeaux Capron
Diisopinocampheylborane Trifluoromethanesulfonate-Mediated Aldol Reactions Using an Aldehyde and an Amide, Camille Parker
Investigating the Interactions of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances with Human Serum Albumin Using an Equilibrium Dialysis Method, Sabrina Rufrano
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Microstructural Characterization of Catalytic Copper- and Chromium-Containing Alumina Aerogels, Chris Avanessian
The Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Schiff Base Transition Metal Complexes, Isabella Demyan
Influence of Ligand Backbone and Solvent on Product Distribution of Cu(II) Salts with Imine Based Ligands, Jason Marmorstein and Laurie Tyler Dr.
Determination of the Calcium-Dependent Activation Mechanism for Metacaspase 1 from the Fungus Schizophyllum commune, Charlotte Mineo
Synthesis of Potential Small-Molecule Inhibitors for S. Commune Metacaspase, Makayla Mori and Joanne D. Kehlbeck
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Investigation of structural changes in mixed-metal catalytic aerogels at elevated temperatures, Thomas Andre
Synthesis of Alkyl Aryl Ethers Using a Halogen Exchange Coupled to an Ullmann Etherification, Antonio Campedelli
gama-Lactams and the Reformatsky Reaction: New Tricks for Old Chemistry, Dylan Dupont
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Investigation of ceria-nickel containing aerogels for catalytic converter applications, Xiao Peng Li
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Union College's UAIR Network: A Study of the Patterns, Trends, and Sources of Particulate Matter Across Campus, Sarah Connolly
Photolysis and Cellular Toxicity of the Organic Ultraviolet Filter Chemical Octyl Dimethyl Para-Aminobenzoic Acid (OD-PABA) and its Photoproducts, Jessica N. Maung
Synthesis and Characterization of Organically Modified Hectorites for Sequestration of PFAAs from Contaminated Drinking Water, Alexandra Pagano
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Incorporation and Characterization of Optical Oxygen Sensors in Silica Aerogel Monoliths, Nathaniel Patrick Hawthorne
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Kinetic Modeling of Catalytic Aerogels, Yi Cao
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Effect of Derivatized Pyridine-Based Ligands on the Biological Reactivity of Copper(II), Courtney Elwell
3D Flowerlike Micro/nanocomposite Ceria to Remove Arsenic and Chromium in Drinking Water, Taera Kim
Morphology and Electronic Characterization of Polyaniline: A Synthetic Metal for Photovoltaics, Jared Mondshein
Mechanical Routes to Biocontinuous Conductive Polymer Networks for Solar Cell Applications, Erin Waterman
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Morphosynthesis and Characterization of Alumina-Based Aerogels for Automotive Catalysis, Stephen Juhl
Prediction of Metal Charge-Dependent Amide Hydrogen Exchange Rates for the Proteins Rubredoxin and Azurin, Stephen Scoglio
Biological Interactions of Cu(II) Thiazole Complexes: A Structure Function Study, Ramsey Steiner
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Investigating Crack Propagation of PEDOT:PSS in an Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Solar Device, Kyle C. Abrahamson
Alumina-based aerogels by rapid supercritical extraction for use in green automotive catalysis, Nicholas J. Dunn
Fabrication and Analysis of TEOS- and MTES-based Aerogels Prepared via Rapid Supercritical Extraction, Suzanne K. Estok
Progress towards an Aza-Michael Addition to Ketones, Bowman Potter
Bifunctional ligand exchange on the surface of CdSe nanoparticles, Clancy C. Slack
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
New methods for preparing and testing libraries of Pyrrolidine-triazole organocatalysts, Valerie L. Angell
A novel fluorescence model for studying the binding of medium- to long-chain per uoroalkyl acids to human serum albumin, Paul C. Hebert
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Luminescent probes of hydrophobic silica aerogels, Christopher J. Backlund
Investigating para-hydrogen induced polarization in hydrogenation reactions, Daniel C. Bailey
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
The synthesis and evaluation of a more highly conjugated molecular transporter, Aaron M. Almeida
Preparation of C2 symmetric transition metal complexes as potential chiral catalysts, Lauren Jean Carlson
Spectroscopic analysis of oxygen sensing aerogels, John Robert Ferrarone
Synthesis and structural characterization of isotopically labeled asymmetric metal complexes : through metal coupling of NMR active nuclei, Jenna Lynn Welby
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
α-Arylation of cyclopentanone : palladium-catalyzed coupling of enamines and aryliodides & n-acyloxazines as novel bicyclic Weinreb amides, Kristina M. Gehring
Synthesis and characterization of novel 1-substituted meta-terphenyls for platinum complexes, Sarah Marie Sparks
The synthesis and characterization of a metal complex containing chemically non-equivalent axial cyanide ligands, Derek D. Waymand
The synthesis and characterization of a metal complex containing chemically non-equivalent axial cyanide ligands, Derek D. Wayman
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Inclusion of customized quantum dots into laponite based nanocomposites, Jennifer Rae Eliseo
The effects of water on the physical properties of silica aerogels, Shira G. Mandel
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Identification of a putative caspase protein in S.Commune, Emma Ester Bendaña Flores
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
The use of fluorescence to investigate the factors leading to complex formation between naphthalenes and ß-cyclodextrins, Jamie M. Iannacone
Solution structure refinement comparing reference model NOE volumes, Maura Mahar
Sol-gel-platform optical sensors for oxygen gas : sensor development and investigation of probe partitioning in sol-gel matrices, Desiree L. Plata
Investigation of indicators in aerogels and xerogels, Rebecca L. Wolfe
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
The optimization of sol-gels as sensing arrays and the testing of sol-gel precursors through the use of fluorescence measurements of eosin-y, Rachel M. Bukowski
The optimization of sol-gels as sensing arrays and the testing of sol-gel precursors through the use of fluorescence measurements of eosin-y, Rachel M. Bukowski
A stereoselective multi-component synthesis of alpha-oxy-beta-substituted-beta-amino esters, Avrum L. Joffe
Weinreb amides : novel titanium enolate reagents, Andrew J. Leyhane
Inclusion chemistry of neutral nonlinear optical dyes within organically modified silicates, Ian Saratovsky
The use of substituted cyclodextrins in capillary electrophoresis for the separation and identification of methorphan enantiomers, Colleen Strait
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Self-assembled aggregates of neutral nonlinear optical dyes in smectite clay films, Mark Kostuk
Separation of chiral controlled substances using capillary electrophoresis, Tania Magoon
Structural and functional analysis of mutant MATal homeodomains by multidimensional nmr spectroscopy, David F. Ott
Interactions between oxazine dyes and sodium dodecyl sulfate studied by molecular spectroscopy, Michael R. Webb
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Diastereoselection in titanium enolate addition to aldmines, Julia Leigh Barkin
Stereoselection in the preparation of alpha-OXY-beta-amino esters : revealing the mechanism, Richard James Fox
Forensic applications of capillary electrophoresis, Jennifer A. Jakubowski
Fluorescence studies of tris (2,2'-bipyridine) ruthenium (II) in thin clay films, Samuel James Salamone
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
The binding of fluorophores to beta-cyclodextrin derivatives, Kellie J. Forrestall
The dynamic interactions of actin stress fibers and microtubutes, Daniel Jason Kelmanovich
The polymerization of aniline on transition-metal cation exchanged hectorite films, Charity McManaman
The characterization of methylene-blue-doped sol gels and the development of a fluorenscence-based fiber-optic sensor for sulfite, Tara K. Morcone
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Dinetic and mechanistic investigations of photocatalysis : photoreactions of Cr(CO)6 with alkenes, Aaron E. Dietrich
Studies directed toward the enantioselective addition of reformatsky reagents to aldimines, Lamyaa Hassib
Studies directed toward the enantioselective addition of reformatsky reagents to aldimines, Lamyaa Hassib
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
A computational study of the inclusion processes of cyclodextrins and cyclodextrin polymers, James A. Best
The crystallation of estrogen-binding protein from Candida albicans, Chia-En Chen
Design, synthesis, and characterization of short salt and non-salt bridged peptides, Clark K.N. Choi
Molecular recognition of blunt-ended DNA, Michael D. Farwell
Methylene blue doped sol-gels preparation and application as fiber-optic fluorescence sensors, Dawn M. Landry
A binding investigation of fluorescence\probes and cyclodextrin derivatives, Sara L. McIntosh
Comparison of outgassing and surface reactivity of graphic substrates, Philip Ross Tavernier
Kinetics and mechanism of chromium hexacarbonyl photochemistry using flash by photolysis, Marina Zaydman
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Inclusion Processes of Cyclodextrins and their Polymers: A Molecular Modeling Study, Stacey L. Fellows
Synthesis and Characterization of β-Cyclodextrin Polymers, Jodie L. Iannacone
Flash photochemical kinetics of chromium carbonyls, Jason David Katz
Design and application of a compact, multipurpose, laser-based spectrometer, Andrew M. Leach
Determination of conditions for oye in which there is no ion present in the active site, Melissa J. Morris
Flow injection analysis with a laser-based detector for on-line determination of sulfide, glucose, and ethanol, Manisha Tinani
Introduction of the gas chromatograph into the introductory chemistry laboratory, Jonathan Calvert Wedvik
The crystallization of estrogen-binding protein, Jeffrey R. Weinstein
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Fluorescence Studies of Cyclodextrin Polymers: A Study of the Binding of Various Fluorescence Probes to Cyclodextrin Polymers, Karen Ann Colwell
Influence of Salt Bridge Formation on Helix Stability, Angelo Carmine Nicoletta
Applications of a Diode-laser-based Detector to On-line Determinations Involving Methylene Blue, Michelle Ann Spaziani
Studies Toward a Chiral, Charge Separated, Water Soluble Cyclophane, Danuta Trzebinska-Yager
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Synthesis of a Hybrid Baldwin Peptide: A Study in the Factors That Influence Helix Formation, Jay Steven Berger
The Charge of the Zinc Ion in ATCase and its Effect on Tertiary Structure, Michelle L. Dietrich