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 1994
NMR Studies of Short Salt Bridged Peptides, James A. Ernst
The Binding of 2-Acetylnaphthalene to Beta-Cyclodextrin Polymers Studied by Fluorescence Quenching, Jason T. Graves
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
The Selective Oxidation of Dihydrosilanes, Paul B. Gansle Jr.
Construction of a Compact, Versatile Diode Laser Spectrometer and Characterization of Dye-Surfactant Interactions, Marc Alexander Unger
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Evaluation of the PTI LS-100 Lifetime Instrument and the Binding of 2-Acetylnaphthalene to γ-Cyclodextrins and Modified β-Cyclodextrins, Timothy R. Cregan
Denaturation Studies on Aspartate Transcarbamoylase and its Catalytic Subunit, Neil B. Grodsky
Construction Of An Instrument For Doing Fast Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy, Susan R. Richter
Tyrosine Flourescence to Monitor the Denaturation of a Bacterial Protein, Kristin L. Trudeau
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
The Construction of an Apparatus to do Fast Transient IR Spectroscopy, Eugene Jerome Bernard
Stability of E. Coli Atcase and Its Catalytic Subunit Measured by Intrinsic Protein Fluorescence, Ira A. Gurland
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
The synthesis of allylic organotin compounds for the enantioselective formation of homoallylic alcohols, Jean-Claude David Abed
The use of fluorescence quenching measurements to study the cyclodextrin inclusion complexes of 2-aceotonaphthone, Elie K. Fraiji Jr
Linear free energy correlations of the effect of substituents on the cinnamaldehyde-bisulfite reaction, Susanne M. Hoff
Analysis of dolemitic limestone ore using direct current plasma spectroscopy, Edward M. Kulback
Conformational energy calculations of the pentapeptide PHE-DPHE-ASN-GLN-TYR of Tyrocidine, Douglas H. Reamer
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
The Effects of Hydrogen Bonding on the Spectral Properties of 2'-Acetonaphthone, Kristine A. LoParo
The Construction and Testing of a System for Flash Photochemical Studies of Organotransition Metal Compounds, Robin Lynn Miller
The Construction and Testing of a System for Flash Photochemical Studies of Organotransition Metal Compounds, Robin Lynn Miller
Determination of the kinetic and thermodynamic properties of bisulfite addition to 4-nitrocinnamaldehyde and 4-dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde, Lisa Renee Nicosia
C13- and H-NMR studies of the bisulfite addition products of simple carbonyl compounds, Diane A. Piasecki
Conformational energy calculations of tyrocidine, Leslie Beth Shapiro
The synthesis and characterization of two all-aliphatic sterically hindered diesters of alpha, alpha, alpha', alpha'-tetramethyladipic acid, Ronald L. Willson
A mechanistic study of the saponification of pivaloate esters, Beni Brian Wolf
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Development of an analytical method for the detection of specific cations using flow injection analysis, John G. Cummings
Interfacial adhesion of fiberglass reinforced thermoplastic composites, David Gascoyne
Synthesis of Allylic Organotin Compounds for the Preparation of Homoallylic Alcohols, Deborah R. Hermance
Conformations of DNA Oligomers, Daniel Edward Vaughn
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Making a rainbow workstation for a chemistry lab, John D. Bak
Equilibrium constant determination for bisulfite addition to aromatic aldehydes, Daniel Y. Choi
Chirality transfer in the synthesis of homoallylic alcohols, Simon Paul Drew
Spectral studies of pyrene carboxylic acids, Jeannie Haller
Determination of the kinetic and thermodynamic properties for bisulfite addition to: acetophenone, 2-chloroacetophenone and trans-cinnamaldehyde, Laurie Ann Le Tarte
Determination of the kinetic and thermodynamic properties for bisulfite addition to: acetophenone, 2-chloroacetophenone and trans-cinnamaldehyde, Laurie Ann LeTarte
The use of direct current argon plasma spectroscopy for quantitative analysis of geological samples, Stephen N. Lipsky
Synthesis of 3, 6-dimethyl-9, 10-bis (trimethylsilyl) diimine: structural modification of an electrically conductive organic solid, Cynthia A. Morphet
The synthesis of homoallylic alcohols through diasteriomeric transition states, Jeffrey Lee Osofsky
The synthesis of homoallylic alcohols through diasteriomeric transition states, Jeffrey Lee Osofsky
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
The synthesis of phenyl carbamate (from urea, phenol, and a Lewis acid), Michael W. Barrett
Luminescence probes for the measurement of oxygen, Mary Katherine Carroll
An NMR analysis of the hydrolysis of alpha-bromopropionic acid, Barbara A. Jensen
The triplet state photophysics of phenanthrene, Roberta Susnow
Saponification of several esters of pilvalic acid, Kevin Thomas Watkins
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
The Syntheses of Benzo-(2.2)-Paracyclophane, 2, 15-Dithia-(3.3)-Napthalenophane, and Hexamethylbenzene Dichloride, David Gene Barrett
Detection and Analysis of Carbonyl Compounds in Rural Cloudwater, Steven Bart Bertman
Determination of the Equilibrium Constant for the Acetaldehyde-Bisulfite Addition Compound, Mark B. Richard
A study of chemiluminescence via flash photolysis, Craig Lawrence Shalmi
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Determination of aldehydes in ambient air by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection, Carol B. Berman
Conformational Energy Calculations on Valinomycin, Rachel J. Cohen
The Magnitude of Charge Effects on the Fluorescence Quenching of Peptidyl Tryptophan by Iodide, James L. Danziger
The Development of an Optical PH Sensor Based on Fluorescence, Kimberley Ann Forbes
The Preparation of Cyclic Organic Carbonyl Compounds from ƞ5-Cyclopentadienyltetracarbonylvanadium and Substituted Acetylenes, Ronald C. Newbold
The Microstructure Determination of Poly(B-Pinene), Kevin G. Perrigno
Synthesis and Spectral Studies of Amides of 9-Anthroic Acid, Juliana Rodgers
Detection and Quantification of Atmospheric Carbonyl Compounds, Peter Gerard Schulam
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
The products of the gas phase ozonolysis of tetramethylethylene, Anthony R. DeAngelo
Fluorescence quenching of peptidyl tryptophan by external quenchers, Richard Dennin
Syntheses and fluorescence properties of sterically-hindered esters of 9-anthroic acid, Richard Leslie Dubs
Sterically hindered esters: mechanisms of saponification, Frederick F. Fenter
Determination of aldehydes and ketones in the gas phase, Clyde A. Kelly
The Apple II, Daniel M. Laby
Cationic copolymerization of styrene and beta-pinene: the effect of solvent on monomer reactivity ratios, George Yusun Paik
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
Liquid Chromatographic Studies of Polar Aromatic Compounds in Soil, Jonathan Stuart Green
Microcomputer interfacing with chemical instrumentation, Joel R. Meyer
The gas phase ozonolysis of tetramethylethylene, Catherine A. Rusik
Flash photolysis: the technique and its application, Marabeth G. Soltis
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
A Survey of Detection Methods for Ovulation and a Proposed Method for Estrogen Determination, Maria Lanni
A Spectrophotometric Study of the Rate of Formation of Violet Peroxychromate in Aqueous Solution, Stephen N. Witt
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
A Study of the Mechanism of Ribonuclease-S Using CNDO/2 Electronic Structure Calculations, Michael Arato
Conformational and Fluorescence Studies of Small Peptides Containing Tryptophan, Gary S. Bowitch
The Preparation and Kinetics of the Sterically Hindered Gold (III) Complex, [Au(1,1,4 - Me3 dien)Cl] (PF6)2, James S. Jackowski
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
Synthesis of sterically hindered disasters, Richard A. Bankowitz
Peroxidase and Senescence, Michael Jay Chaskes
Calculation of Mono-Cyclic Molecular Structures using MINDO/3, Peter Mark Felker
Study of CNDO/2 for the Prediction of Geometries of Phosphorus-Containing Molecules, Mark A. Fraser
Examination of the Acid Etching Process used in Preventative Dentistry, Robert Charles Morgan
CO2 Laser-Induced Decomposition of Freon 113, Jeffrey Joseph Rusik
Preparation and Kinetics of Chloro-1,4,7-Triethyldiethylenetriamine Gold (III), Paul Lawrence Sargent
Kinetic Study of the Chelate Ligand Unwrapping Reactions of Sterically Hindered Gold (III) Complexes, James W. Thackeray
Ozonolysis of Certain Alpha, Beta-unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds, Alan Howard Wynn
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
The preparation and kinetics of a sterically hindered gold (III) complex, Michael R. Golden
CO2 laser induced decomposition of freon 113, Richard S. Herrick
A study of the acid etch pretreatment used with the Nuva-seal" dental process, Judith Ann Komoroski
Reactions of diazoketones with neighboring carbon-to-carbon double bonds, Robert James Perry
The decomposition of azibenzil in the presence of oxygen, Nancy C. Westby
The addition of singlet oxygen to n, n-diethyl-1-propynylamine, Kenneth S. Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
The Carbon Dioxide Laser Induced Decomposition of Freon 113, Curtland Chester Brown III
The Study of Gas Decomposition Due to Laser Stimulation, James A. Burke
Hydrothermal Growth of Quartz, Samuel J. Casella
The decomposition of phenyl-benzoyl-diazamethane and its relevance to alkyne ozonolysis, Joy A . Sawyer
Synthetic approaches to specifically labeled dimethyl-dideuterionaphthalenes, Armand J. Scatena
Mechanisms of saponification of sterically hindered esters by optical activity and kinetic studies, George A. Walrath
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
The Synthesis of 2, 11-Dithiabenzo - [3.3] - Paracyclophane and an Octadeutero Derivative, Paul M. Begley
Ozone Complexes with Substituted Aromatic Compounds, David C. Eaton
A facile one step synthesis of some new 2-hydroxy-4,6-bis aryl s-triazines and related compounds, Howard Steven Grossberg
Effect of Solvent Polarity on the Singlet-Triplet Energy Gap of Methyl-2-Anthroate, William Gregg Hawkins
The synthesis and decomposition of O-substituted phenylhydroxylamines, Helen Carol Kennicott