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  • Determination of fluorochemicals in waste-dominated aqueous systems

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    Huset, Carin A.
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    While fluorochemicals have been detected all over the world and in wastewater treatment plants, the effect of wastewater effluent on the receiving waters has not been evaluated. In the first study, the mass flow of fluorochemicals emanating from wastewater treatment plants along the Glatt River in Switzerland was evaluated. The...
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    would like to thank my graduate committee, Drs. William Baird, Douglas Barofsky, Jennifer Field

  • From electrophoresis to dielectrophoresis: designing, fabricating, and evaluating an electroformed ratchet type microfluidic dielectrophoresis device

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    Gonzalez, Carlos F.
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    Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is a separation method in which a non-uniform electric field is used to induce a dipole moment in a suspended particle. If the polarization of the particle is greater than that of the suspending medium, the particle will move towards the region of higher field strength (positive DEP);...
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    the Clausius-Mossotti factor (Re[K(ω)]). From these calculations, magnetite and polystyrene spheres

  • Trans-Pacific and regional atmospheric transport of anthropogenic semivolatile organic compounds in the western U.S.

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    Primbs, Toby
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    The atmospheric transport of anthropogenic semivolatile organic compounds (SOCs) from Asian sources to the Western U.S. was investigated. In addition, the SOC extraction method was optimized. Hansen solubility parameter plots were used to aid in the pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) solvent selection of air sampling media in order to minimize...
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    Westall, Jennifer Field, and William Baird) for their investment of time and support over the years to

  • Studying fusion reactions for effect of PCN on heavy nucleus formation and for nuclear structure effects

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    Naik, Radhika
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    The fusion reaction ²⁰⁸Pb (⁵⁰Ti, xn) ²⁵⁸⁻x Rf (x = 1-3) was studied to determine PCN (probability that the mononucleus system evolves to form a compound nucleus inside the fission saddle point) and to establish the value of Wsur (survival probability) for the given reaction experimentally. The fission excitation function...
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    Dombsky, Peter Machule, Dave Ottewell, David Cross, Kate Gagnon, and William. J. Mills, the cyclotron

  • Gas-phase fragmentation chemistry of protonated peptide ions

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    Bythell, Benjamin James
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    The fragmentation characteristics of protonated peptides have been investigated using tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) under various fragmentation regimes and detailed density functional theory (DFT) reaction pathway calculations. The DFT calculations predict novel salt-bridge stabilized transition structures as well as consecutive reactions occurring in proton-bound dimers for some of the ions...
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    , R, lysine, K, or histidine, H) are present in the protonated peptide, then several of the possible

  • High quantum-yield phosphors via quantum splitting and upconversion

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    Jeong, Joayoung
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    The Gd3+ ion has been used to induce quantum splitting in luminescent materials by using cross-relaxation energy transfer (CRET). In Nd:LiGdF4, quantum splitting results from a two-step CRET between Gd3+ and Nd3+, first involving a transition 6G→6I on Gd3+ and an excitation within the 4f3 configuration of Nd3+ followed by...
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    , Michael M. Lerner, William W. Warren, Jr., and John E. Baham for their encouragement in helping me to

  • A Diels-Alder approach to biaryl synthesis

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    Ashburn, Bradley O.
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    An expedient approach to the synthesis of a wide range of highly programmable biaryl templates has been accomplished. Utilizing the Diels-Alder [4+2] cycloaddition, a wide range of tri- and tetra-ortho-substituted biaryls have been synthesized in only three to four steps from commercially available materials. We have successfully synthesized entire classes...
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    . Paul R. Blakemore, Prof. Kerry L. McPhail, and Prof. William W. Warren for their guidance. I want to

  • Synthesis of novel ambifunctional atropisomeric 2,2',6,6'-tetrasubstituted biphenyls and investigation of their properties and organocatalytic activity

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    Sephton, Mark Alan
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    Ambifunctional axially chiral 2,2',6,6'-tetrasubstituted biphenyls containing nucleophilic (or basic) functional groups juxtaposed with hydrogen-bond donors were synthesized and their properties studied. Applications for the prepared biaryls as potential organocatalysts for enantioselective carbon-carbon bond forming reactions were examined. Processes investigated included: aldol, Michael, nitroaldol (Henry), and Baylis-Hillman reactions. The novel amidoamine...
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    would also like to thank Dr. William Martin, Keith Schwartz, Johanna Perkins, Dr. Miroslav Terinek

  • Atropisomeric 8,8'-biquinolyl derivatives : synthesis, properties and applications

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    Milicevic, Selena D.
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    7,7'-Dihydroxy-8,8'-biquinolyl (azaBINOL) was prepared from 7-hydroxyquinoline via N,N-dimethyl O-quinol-7-yl carbamate by directed ortho-metallation followed by FeCl₃-mediated oxidative coupling of the 8-lithioquinoline intermediate. Saponification of the resulting dicarbamate provided crystalline (±)-azaBINOL in 56% overall yield. 6,6'-Bis(dimethylaminocarbonyl)-7,7'-dihydroxy-8,8´-biquinolyl was prepared from the same dicarbamate by a double anionic-Fries rearrangement in 43% yield. 7,7'-Bis(diethylamino-carbonyloxy)-6,6'-diiodo-8,8´-biquinolyl...
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    H2O were measured (over 316-366 K) and activation parameters determined as ΔH‡ = 34.0 kcal mol–1 and

  • Direct patterning of solution deposited metal oxides

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    Stowers, Jason K.
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    Patterning of metal oxides typically involves a multi step process, involving depositing a resist, patterning that resist with some form of lithography, etching the oxide through the resist, and finally removing. This process can be simplified if the resist is removed and replaced with a metal oxide that can be...
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