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  • Quantification of Lithium via Redox Titration and pH Titration – A Method Comparison

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    Hebert, Joseph J.
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    Lithium serves an unparalleled role for high energy-density storage applications and is vital for the continued advancement of the world economy. However, global supply is heavily reliant on lithium deposits situated in select locations, creating unpredictability in the price and concerns for the sustained production of the resource. Additionally, future...
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    :_____________________________________________________ Michael Lerner Lithium serves an unparalleled role for high energy-density storage

  • The role of molecular architecture in the hydration properties of brewers’ spent grain

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    Yang, Jasmin S.
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    An emerging strategy to reducing food waste is converting food processing byproducts to nutritious and inexpensive food ingredients. A relevant food processing waste stream is brewers’ spent grain (BSG), the primary byproduct of beer production. BSG is a promising candidate as a food ingredient because of its high protein and...
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    :_____________________________________________________ Michael H. Penner An emerging strategy to reducing food waste is converting food

  • Synthesis and Solution Behavior of Tetravalent Metal Clusters with Ammonium Counterions

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    Brown, Jessica C.
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    Global interest in reducing carbon emissions by use of alternative energy sources makes nuclear energy production and the impacts of the nuclear energy cycle relevant. Studying the aqueous speciation of tetravalent metals commonly used for nuclear energy (uranium, thorium, plutonium) can inform us of general metal properties and their behavior...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Michael Lerner, Committee Member, representing Department of Chemistry

  • Bioactivity Screening and Gene Activation Strategies in Fungi

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    Coddington, Nathan C.
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    Natural products from plants, bacteria, and fungi play an important role in society. Over the last 35 years, natural products and their derivatives have inspired over 60% of all FDA approved small-molecule drugs, and are among the top prescribed therapeutics.1-2 Fleming’s discovery of the fungal antibiotic penicillin started the “Golden...
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    characterization of the known bioactive natural products verticillin D, pullularin E, and chloro-pullularin E.6-7

  • Studies Toward the Synthesis of Natural Product Scaffolds

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    Lusk, Jason S.
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    Part 1: A Diels-Alder Approach to the Synthesis of Novel Analogues of the Natural Product Siamenol Due to the prevalence of biaryl motifs in natural product synthesis, the Carter research group has been exploring the utility of a Diels-Alder approach to biaryl synthesis. The Diels-Alder approach involves a [4+2] cycloaddition...
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    such reactions as aldol, Mannich and Michael reactions in a highly enantioselective fashion. The

  • Aging and oxidative damage to mitochondrial membrane proteins

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    Tong, Tony T.
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    Mitochondria provide energy for biological cells to function, but this process is also a source of oxygen radicals that are capable of damaging nearby proteins. Mitochondrial protein damage can eventually lead to cell death, especially in the case of heart cells, where mitochondria are present in the highest concentrations. As...
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    ’-aminooxymethylcarbonylhydrazino D-biotin 23 16. The chemical structure of HNE-ARP adducted to thioredoxin at His-6 24 17. Amino

  • Aiding Plants and Humans by Targeting Virulence Strategies: Investigation of key protein residues involved in toxoflavin production

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    Justen, Savannah F.
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    Toxoflavin, a toxic secondary metabolite produced by a variety of bacteria, has been implicated as a causative agent in food poisoning and a virulence factor in phytopathogenic bacteria. This toxin is produced by the tox operon in Burkholderia glumae, in which the encoded protein, ToxD, was previously characterized as essential...
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    successful. I’d also like to acknowledge Michael Fenwick and Steve Ealick, whose hard work in crystallization

  • Evaluation of Bacterial F1FO-ATPase Inhibitors for Synergistic Effects

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    Heppe, Kenan G.
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    F1FO-ATP synthase targeting antimicrobials apoptolidin 1 (A1), (+)-erythromefloquine, and oligomycin were tested in vitro for synergistic minimum inhibitory concentrations against Staphylococcus aureus. Synergy was strictly defined as inhibition by at most 25% the MIC of each participating drug. Ampicillin, with an MIC of 0.8 ug/mL, served as a negative control....
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    best childhood friend, Michael Christ, for awakening an understanding that anything can be achieved

  • Toad Populations Decreasing in South Korea

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    Chung, Yun Soo
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    Massive die-offs of Bufo bufo gargarizans were observed in May 2008 in Mangwal Gee, Korea. To find out the causes for this disaster several different elements were examined: pH, total nitrogen, dissolved oxygen (DO), and dissolved heavy metal, suspension, introduced species, habitat change, disease, temperature changes, and precipitation and humidity....
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    . Leslie, Long E., Saylor S. Loralei, and Soul E. Michael

  • “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes” : An Analysis of Selected Music in Disney Princess Films

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    Downey, Gillian M.
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    The Disney Princesses are some of the most beloved and well-recognized characters in animation across the globe. Most of these characters sing throughout their movie. This essay analyzes what I refer to as the “I Want” song of several Disney Princesses. It is divided into three sections, one for each...
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    The first Princess from Disney’s so-called “Eisner Era” (Davis), when Michael Eisner headed up The