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
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
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
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
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
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