Theses are the culmination of honor students independent research under the guidance of faculty members and are representative of Union College's commitment to giving students the tools necessary for life-long learning.
Theses/Dissertations from 1961
Experiments in general chemistry, John Howard Adams
The detection of pesticide residues in water supplies, David Lee Barry
Synthesis and Analyses of KAu(CN)4, Henry K. Lutz
Synthesis of Hemimellitine, James Jacob Nigriny
Preparation of 1, 2, 3-Trimethylbenzene, John Horace Peeling
Phase Diagram of the Solid-Liquid System 1-Methylnaphthalene--2-Methylnaphthalene, Michael Allan Schroeder
Polarographic investigation of an unusual contaminant in trichlorobiphenyl, Henry Michael Stahr
Determination of Pesticide Residues in Water, Jerry Lee Thurston
Theses/Dissertations from 1960
Further studies on zirconia gels, James Emmons Anderson
Potentiometric titrations of metal ions with EDTA, Donald Theodore Carlson
The determination of the cross-sectional area of a stearic acid molecule, Michael Stacey Dryer
Investigations for a Rapid Qualitative Method for the Detection of Organic Herbicides, Robert Albert Jung
Liquid-Vapor Equilibria in the System: Isopropyl Alcohol-Dibromomethane, John Henry Nickles
The Alkylation of Phenol, William Raymond Stine
Voltammetry with a mercury pool cathode, David Peter Stricos
Determination of arsenic in fish by neutron activation analysis, William Walter Ullmann
Theses/Dissertations from 1959
Studies of Reductions of Unsaturated Compounds with Lithium Aluminum Hydride, Robert William Barito
Paper Chromatography of the Dicarboxylic Acids and the Polyhydric Alcohols, Albert Esposito
Microscopic radial lines in gels, Robert Peter Frosch
The photogalvanic effect, George Henry Hofmann
Light Scattering by Silicic Acid Gel-Forming Mixtures, Bruce Monroe Manzer
A Study of Aluminum Phosphates using Infrared Spectroscopy, Michael Miller
A Study of the Volume Change during the Setting of Silicic Acid Gel, Richard Joseph Miller
Theses/Dissertations from 1958
A study of methyl ethyl ketone and butanol-2 by gas-liquid partition chromatography, Ronald John Dubois
The effect of pH on the setting of silicic acid gels, Ella Rose Kunes
Dielectric constant-temperature relationship in some chlorinated phenyl ethers, Raymond Stuart Martin
Investigation in the Use of Infrared Absorption Spectrophotometry, Richard Henry Murcott
Preparation of some substituted tryptamines, Robert Lockwood Perry
Corrosion behavior of zircaloy, Alan Blair Riedinger
Theses/Dissertations from 1957
Gas chromatography, Ladislav Henry Berka
A New Electronic Coulometer for Electroanalytical Chemistry, Jack Donald Merry
Alkylation of Phenol, Donald Harry Paskovich
Controlled Cathode Electrodeposition, Walter Adolf Stock
Synthesis of β-Methylene Piperidine and Reactions of its Derivatives, Robert Peter Yunick
Theses/Dissertations from 1956
The study of kojic acid as a chelating agent for cadium analysis, Norman Elliot Conger
Various regular and irregular precipitate structures in gelatin gels, Martin Stanley Ferguson
A new apparatus for paper electrophoresis, Robert John Hodges
An Attempt to Improve Certain Physical and Chemical Properties of Concrete through the use of Various Organic Polymers, Robert Lehrer
Addition of Tricholorsilane to isocyanate Radical, Robert Hugh Maliner
A Study of Applications of the Heat of Reaction to Analytical Determinations, David Lawrence Thurber
Theses/Dissertations from 1955
Thermal and Arc Resistance of Polyester Resin Glass Reinforced Laminates, Frederick B. Budnik
The Hofmann degradation of Oxamide and Urea, Carmen Michael Cusano
Electrodeposition and cathode potential, Roland Francis Dapo
Radially banded precipitates in gels, Robert Patrick De Sieno
A study of the effect of additives on Portland cement, Sidney Gray Dunbar
Preparation of Several Lactams and Correlation of Their Structure With Their Infrared Spectra, Kenneth Curtiss Heckeler
Preparation, purification and cis-trans isomerization of 2-butene-1, 4-diol, Roman Stephan Slysh
Alkylation of Phenol, Raymond Joseph Thimineur
Theses/Dissertations from 1954
Electrodeposition and cathode potential, Kenneth Frederick Greenough
A study of sodium methyl siliconate in gel formation, Alvah Cullings Koert
A semi-micro spectrophotometric method of copper analysis, Edgar Miller Layton
Coloration of Alkali Halide Crystals, Gerald Kirwin Ryan
Properties of Cement Acid Gels, Charles Ansel Suter
Properties of Cement Acid Gels, Charles Ansel Suter
Reactions in the Synthesis of Indazole, Richard Velmer Webb
The Catalytic Vapor Phase Butylation of Phenol, Nathan Lewis Zutty
Theses/Dissertations from 1953
The catalytic vapor phase alklation of phenol, Robert Andrew Clendinning
Ultraviolet Spectrophotometric Determination of Metals with Thiocarbanilide, John Jeremiah Gritmon
Szilard-Chalmers reactions, Anita Camilli Mewherter
The Catalytic Power of Portland Cement Gels, Constantine Aloysius Neugebauer
A Study of the Oxidation Stability of Lubricating Oils, Frank Albert Pepe
A Study of the Thallium Dithizone Complex Using Radioactive Tracer Techniques, Ferdinand J. Schuette
Reactions in the Synthesis of Indazole, John Earl Sigsby Jr.
Studies on "Ludox" Silica Sol, Edward Francis Weyand
A Study of Gel Formation with Sodium Methyl Siliconate, Alan Robert Winterberger
Theses/Dissertations from 1952
Investigation into the synthesis of Indazole, Max Peter Dreyfuss
Determination of the dipole moment of Indole, Robert George Dreyfuss
Electrodeposition with graded cathode potential, William Mairs Earnest
Thallium dithizonate, Bruno Jaselskis
A study of the reaction of Portland cement with certain acids, Robert Alfred Laudise
A Study of the Setting of Alkaline Silicic Acid Gels, Allen Mutimer Palmer
The effects of pH and salts on the viscosity of gelatin sol (the Hofmeister series), Frank Z. Pollara
A Study of the Mechanism of the Reaction between Styrene and Tung Oil, Edwin Charles Shuttleworth Jr.
The Inhibition of the Thermal Polymerization of Styrene, William Russell Stoll
The preparation, properties and reactions of B-diethylaminoethoxy-methylsilanes, Edward G. Tajkowski
Theses/Dissertations from 1951
Studies on some reactions of Portland cement, Edward Shannon Clark
A study of the mechanism of the reaction between styrene and tung oil, Rowan Joseph Coyle
The Ultraviolet Absorption of Some Nitrogen Heterocycles, Benzotriazole, Benzimidazole, Indazole, Indole, John Edward Fagel Jr.
Electrodeposition apparatus employing a controlled cathode potential, Carl Arthur Hirt
The Reliquefaction of Zirconia Gels, Hubert Joseph Keily
Inhibition of the Thermal Polymerization of Styrene, Herman Ernst Opitz
Catalytic Vapor Phase Ethylation of Phenol, George Wendell Putman
Investigations into the synthesis of Indazole, Albin Joseph Rzeszotarski
A study of the structures of some compounds of the symmetrical triazine series by means of their ultraviolet spectra, Robert William Schaefer
The Effect of Electrolytes on The Viscosity of Protein Solutions, Thomas Anthony White
Theses/Dissertations from 1950
The effect of added substances on the volume change of cement, Owen Eugene Brown
Inhibition of the thermal polymerization of styrene, Lester Allan Cohen
The correlation of the ultraviolet absorption spectra of benzotriazole with its molecular structure, John Edward Fagel Jr.
Test results for a new toximetric method for evaluating wood preservatives; toxicity of vacuum rectified fractions of coal-tar creosote, Clayton Edward Hathaway
A Modified Agar Test Method for Wood Preservatives, Robert Earl Hayes
A modified agar test method for wood preservatives, Robert Earl Hayes
Artificial weathering of creosote with water and oxygen, Kenneth Curtis Heckler
Study of the Hofmann reaction between sodium hypochlorite and succinamide. Preparation of isopropylidene bis-phenylen oxydiacetic acid. Preparation of polyamides, Frederick E. Heinemann
Iodine Monochloride Investigations, Julian Richard Mayer
Preparation of 2, 4-Dichloro-α-Chlorostyrene, Walter A. Neumann
Methylation of Phenol, Robert Lockwood Perry
Collodial Behavior of "Ludox" Silica Sol, Ralph Herbert Petrucci
Colorimetric Analysis of Thallium, Arthur Dodd Snyder Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 1949
Methylchlorosilanes, Donald Edward Campbell
The preparation and attempted polymerization of beta-chlorostyrenes, Curtis Usher Coleman