Honors Theses from 2009

The Effects of Exogenous Insulin and Exercise on Glucose and Lactate Metabolism in the Brown Anole, Anolis sagrei, Kristen Marie Hitchcox

Mechanisms of Cytotoxicity of Diepoxybutane, Epichlorohydrin and 1-(Chloroethenyl)oxirane, Rebecca D. Kamins

Honors Theses from 2008

Effects of the anticancer agent Cloretazine on human apurinic endonuclease-1 activity, Jennifer L. Bushee

Investigating the Effects of Mifepristone (RU486) in the Behavioral, Hormonal and Central Responses to Acute Stress, Aynara Chávez Muńoz

The Selective Synthesis of Oxacalix[6]arenes and the Exploration of Azacalix[n]arenes, W. Christian Crannell

Photochemical Generation and Intramolecular Chemistry of β-Alkoxycarbenes, Kimberly Graves

Reactions of Atomic Carbon with Acid Chlorides, Daniel B. Herrick

Temperature and magnetic field dependence of the electronic excitations in the nickel chain compound NINO, Lucas LaViolet

Diepoxybutane and epibromohydrin bend DNA towards the major groove, Erin McGowan

Pressure Perturbation Calorimetry and Guest-Host Chemistry ofNDMG and N-MAP with p-Sulfonatocalix[6]arene, Cassandra Newel

Using azahetercyclic electrophiles to synthesize novel Bicyclooxacalixarenes and Oxacalix[2]N-hexylnaphthalimide[2]naphthyridines, Doug Rooke

Inhibition of cellular thioredoxin reductase by the anticancer prodrug cloretazine, Tyler R. Schleicher

Honors Theses from 2007

Towards the Synthesis of Biomimetic Tungsten Complexes, Eric Paul Bergh

Biogeochemical model for the eutrophication of East Pond, Maine, Bernadette Bibber

Concomitant polymorphism in 1,2-bis(9-anthryl)acetylene, Rebecca Goldstein

Salmoninae Commensal Bacteria Show a Positive Correlation Between Antibiotic Resistance and Mercury Resistance Profiles, E. McClure

Quantitative PCR reveals preferential nuclear DNA alkylation by epichlorohydrin in the chicken genome, Adam Newman

Intramolecular Chemistry of ß-acetoxyethylidene and Photochemical Generation of Vinylidenes, Jennifer M. Nguyen

Detailed Mechanistic and Optimization of the Photochemical Production Method of Superoxide, Ta-Chung Ong

Honors Theses from 2006

Investigating the mechanisms of a novel ribosomal RNA degradation system, Daniel Fowler

Characterization of the Wheat Grain PKABA1-Interacting Protein TaWD40, Natalie Wayne

Synthesis of 2-oxo-16-(3', 4'-methylenedioxyphenyl)-trans-15-hexadecene, Adelajda Zorba

Honors Theses from 2005

The Synthesis of Biomimetic Tungsten and Molybdenum Complexes, John Sterling Cole III

Guest-host chemistry of p-sulfonatocalix[6]arene and nizatidine, Galia Debelouchina

Synthesis and characterization of di- and tri-oxacalix[4]arenes, Michael Feldman

Towards the production of a mutant stylar ribonuclease that inhibits the self-incompatibility response, Yan Kung

Predicting guest-host binding with nizatidine and small salts, Jonathan Lees

Analytical tools for studying phosphorus and nitrogen lake nutrient dynamics and their application to the field, Ivan Mihajlov

Synthetic approaches to rigid "rod-and-panel" macrocycles, Timothy Newhouse

Investigation of Iron (III) desferrioxamine B oxalate ligand exchange by UV-vis spectroscopy: the next step in developing a quantitative analytical method for measuring bioavailable iron in marine ecosystems, Ken L. Pitter

Photochemical generation of 2-methoxy-2methylpropylidene and its rearrangement pathways, Stanislav Presolski

The Synthesis and Characterization of Bicyclooxacalixarenes, Kevin J. Selby

An Analysis of the Effect of Carbon Dioxide on the Decay Rates of Superoxide, Michael Jay Walsh

Honors Theses from 2004

Mapping of Diepoxybutane Damage in the Cytochrome b Domain of Mitochondrial DNA and the β-globin Domain of Nuclear Chicken DNA Using Quantitative PCR, Justin Juskewitch

Reaction of epichlorohydrin and epibromohydrin with synthetic DNA oligomers, Keith Romano

Honors Theses from 2003

Double stranded DNA-binding studies of potential Rhodium(ll) antitumor complexes, Amity Elizabeth Burr

Quantitative Analysis of Diepoxybutane Damage within the Chicken β-globin Domain, André M. Pilon

Application of the Chan-Evans diaryl ether synthesis to the formation of Bis(bibenzyls), Eric Rosenthal

Flanking Sequences Modulate Diepoxide Cross-linking Efficiencies at the 5'-GNC sSte, Gregory A. Sawyer

Synthesis of Montiporynes A and B, Traci Jenelle Speed

Honors Theses from 2002

Synthesis and DNA binding of CIS and TRANS-RuCl2 (DMSO)4, Thomas Curran

Investigations of Intramolecular Copper (I)-arene Interactions using a NS2-macrocyclic Ligand with Different Pendant Aryl Arms, Paul J. Lee

Photochemical generation and chemistry of α-Acetoxycarbene, Jonathan Mann

Purification of the HMG1 protein and investigation of its interactions with diepoxide cross-linked DNA, Gayle Pageau

Effect of 6-Thioguanine and Methyl-6-Thioguanine on stability of DNA duplexes, Mabaera Rodwell

The Photochemical Generation and Intramolecular Chemistry of β-Acetoxycarbene, Martin John Schnermann

Honors Theses from 2001

Exploratory chemistry in route to aromatic natural products, Nicholas P. Bizier

Quantification of nanomolar superoxide in aqueous solution : flow injection analysis using the chemiluminescent reagent MCLA., Nathan Boland

Metal ion stabilization of G-tetrads containing 6-thioguanosine, Julia Drees

Photochemical generation and intramolecular chemistry of 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropylidene, Robin Farlow

Photochemical degradation of 2,4-D and atrazine in well-defined media, D. Asher Ghertner

Isolation and characterization of chromium- and cobalt-binding peptides, Michael J. Jose

Study of the effects of CO2(g) on the Fe(II)-luminol chemiluminescence system: application to ultra-trace analysis of Fe(II), Sara Beth Lovitz

Role of organic peroxides in ocean waters and measuring hydrogen peroxide in ocean waters using chemiluminescent flow-injection analysis method, Christopher Morgan

Probing the capabilities of copper complexes with nitrogen and sulfur containing macrocyclic ligands as aziridination catalysts, Jonathan Natkin

Structural analysis of 6-thioguanine in duplex DNA by NMR spectroscopy, Heather Olson

Synthetic approach to hexaoxa[6]peristylanes. A novel DDQ-induced oxidative rearrangement, Douglas Arthur Otte

Flanking Sequence Effects on DNA Interstrand Cross-linking Preferences of Diepoxides, Subhashini Srivatsan

Structural Analysis of a DNA Duplex Containing 6-Thiodeoxyguanosine by N NMR Spectroscopy and EPR Spectroscopy, Baskut O. Tuncak

Honors Theses from 2000

Determination of the wavelength dependence on the metal catalyzed degradation of the herbicide atrazine, Timothy Bertram

A Computational Approach to Determining Stability Constants for Transition Metal Ion Complexes, Jason St. Clair

DNA interstrand cross-linking by a diepoxide mycotoxin, Jacob Conklin

Interactions of Ti(IV) and Sn(IV) Organometallic Complexes with Double-stranded DNA, Katherine MacDonald Davies

H2O2/iron/UV catalyzed degradation of the herbicide 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, Chaz Langelier

Determination of nizatidine-guest complexation constants and computer aided molecular design, Carolyn J. Mordas

A Catechol Approach to Natural Product Synthesis, Michelle E. Weber

Cisplatin Interstrand Cross-linking of Defined Sequence Nucleosomal DNA, Erin Elizabeth Wilkes

Honors Theses from 1998

Approaches to the synthesis of two substituted aromatic natural products, Shana Bondi

Molecular Design and Association Constants of Nizatidine-Guest Complexes, Elizabeth Corbeil

Approaches and Methodologies for the Synthesis of Aromatic Natural Products, Christina A. Goudreau

Alternatives to nitroprusside, William T. Hiscock

DNA Bending Induced by Diepoxybutane, Elisabeth Aimee Pimentel

New approches to oxepane systems, Kenneth P. Raiche

Methods of pentacene and related organic molecules for semiconductor applications, Emily Reith

Honors Theses from 1997

Signal transduction pathways in Volvox Carteri, Heide Girardin

Predicting Gibb's free energy changes for chemical processes: interaction of cations with poly-y-glutamate, Stephanie Mann

Calcium metabolismn in Volvox Carteri, Bridget Anne Neville

Characterization and purification of a novel calcium binding protein in the nematocysts of Metridium senile, Joshua Oeltjen

Computational studies of hydroboration: remote functional groups and ring size effects, Sarah Liberty Olbrich

Suspended particulate matter and sediment of Penobscot Estuary, Craig M. Pochini

Honors Theses from 1996

Methods and methodologies for organic synthesis, Frank Favaloro

Remote marine aerosol in the Gulf of Maine: an SEM study, Eric S. Gordon

Computational study of the reactivity differences of two carbonyl dianions, Sylvia Haller

Determination of wavelength dependent quantum yields for iron (III) photoreduction in well defined chloride media, J. Catherine Kneece

Alternatives to nitroprusside as hypotensive agents, Timothy Casey McCullough

Studies directed toward the total synthesis and analoging of a natural product iron chelator, Kevin Peter Rice

Application of a CCD-Based Raman Spectroscopy System, Wilfredo Rodriguez Alvarez

A Computational and Experimental Investigation of the Pinacol Coupling and Rearrangement Reactions, Ryan Sullivan

Elemental Analysis of Individual Particles from the Penobscot Bay Estuary, Matthew D. Weaver

Honors Theses from 1995

Exploration of heteroatom effects on reactive and structural properties of bicyclic systems, John A. Charlton

DNA interstrand crosslinking efficiencies, sequence preferences, and organic syntheses of diepoxide metabolites in fixation, Sara Charnecki

Pinacol coupling of cycloalkanones, Andrew E. Greenberg

Determination of Hydroxyl Radical Production Rates in Natural Waters Using the Fluorometric Reagent p-Hydroxyphenylacetic Acid, Jason D. Hosmer

Photoreduction of iron in natural waters, Matt Metz

Synthetic pathways towards natural products development of a general oxepane methodology, Evelyn Olivares

Electronic and Steric Factors Affecting Reactivity at a Heteroatom, Joshua Michael Smith

Syntheses of Cross-Linking Agents, Molecular Modeling of Oligonucleotides and Polypeptide-Ion Complexes, Michael J. Yunes

Honors Theses from 1994

Investigations of Iron Cycling in Aquatic Systems, Heather A. Lounsbury

Studies in pinacol rearrangement and coupling, Gregory T. Lynch

Purification and analysis of protein synthetic initiation factors from Volvox Carteri, Kathie L. Pooler