Senior Theses, 2002-2006
Recent senior theses are listed here by title, student name, faculty advisor. A complete listing of thesis titles is available via the on-line catalog of the Reed College library.
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2006
1. Calculating Depolarization Ratios for Resonance Raman Scattering by Octahedral Molecules, Nicole Adelstein (Gerrity)
2. Charting the Miniscule: Exploratory Synthesis and Characterization of Manganese Doping in ZnO Quantum Dots, Susan Beaver (O'Donnell)
3. Investigation of the Kinetic Parameter of the Calf Spleen Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase-Hypoxanthine Complex, Jordan Devereaux (McClard)
4. Conformational Dynamics of the Bacillus Subtilis manganese Metalloregulatory Protein MntR, Mark DeWitt (Glasfeld)
5. Design and Synthesis of a TAML (TetraAmidoMacrocyclicLigand) with Dual Electron-Withdrawing Substituents, Jessica Hacker (Shusterman)
6. Thin-Film Polymeric Metalloporphyrin Membranes as Possible Colorimetric Sensors, David Ham (O'Donnell)
7. Synthesis of New Alkali Niobates in Molten Salt Fluxes, Jennifer Hubbs (Geselbracht)
8. Aerogels, Ambigels, and Xerogels of Vanadium Pentoxide, Helina Joshi (Geselbracht)
9. Structure and Purpose of Activating Residues in MntR from Bacillus subtilis, Joseph Kliegman (Glasfeld)
10. Octahedral tilting in layered perovskites: using neutron diffraction and Raman spectroscopy to probe distortions in anionic framework, Joshua Kurzman (Geselbracht)
11. Pink Meets Green Oxidation Chemistry: Progress towards the Synthesis of Tetra-Amido Macrocyclic Ligands for Hydrogen Peroxide Activation, Kellie Linn (Shusterman)
12. One Fellow's Contribution to the Resonance Raman Excitation Profile of Chromium Hexacarbonyl, Brian Moore (Gerrity)
13. Effects of T89D and Q96E Amino Acid Substitutions on QacR Protein-Drug Binding, Stacy O'Neill (Glasfeld)
14. The Synthesis of the ABC Isoingenane Ring Skeleton, Julia Robinson (McDougal)
15. A Synthetic Investigation of Compounds with Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds, Conrad Shultz (McDougal)
16. Jarosite KFe3(SO4)2(OH)6, Fayalite (Fe,Mg)2SIO4, and Mars, Oh My!: An Exploratory Study of Unusual Weathering Reactions, Jeremy Waen (Dunne)
17. Studies of T4 Lysozyme Structure by Site-Directed Fluorescence Labeling, Joy Wattawa (Glasfeld)
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2005
1. Towards Synthesis of a Model Eremantholide, Kathryn Bray (McDougal)
2. Identification and Purification of Fur and IdeR from the Thermoacidophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus, Cosmo Buffalo (Glasfeld)
3. An Overview of Macrocyclic Ligand Complexes and Attempted Synthesis of an Optically Active Tetraamido Macrocyclic Ligand, Christopher Feige (Shusterman)
4. Structural Studies on the Metal Binding Site of MntR, Sarah Griner (Glasfeld)
5. Forming the Strained In-Out ABC Ingenane Ring System Using RCM, Jamie Harvey (McDougal)
6. The Thermodynamics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Orotate Phosphoribosyltransferase Substrate Binding, Edward Holets (McClard)
7. Investigating the Doublet at 1300 Wavenumbers: A Resonance Raman Whodunit, Justin Jasper (Gerrity)
8. A Synthesis of Substituted Hydroazulenes via Selective Transannular Aldol Reactions, Casey Jones (McDougal)
9. Synthesis of a Protected Furanoheliangolide Ring Skeleton, Benjamin Kohn (McDougal)
10. Purification and Binding Properties of the Manganese Transport Regulator, MntR, D8M/E99C Double Mutant from B. subtilis, Zachary Pegram (Glasfeld)
11. Manganese Selectivity and L-Arabinose Isomerase, Katherine Richards (Glasfeld)
12. Pressure Studies on the Multiphoton Dissociation of Chromium Hexacarbonyl, Claire Trageser (Gerrity)
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2004
1. A Bronze of a Different Colour: Synthesis of Reduced Strontium Niobates in Molten Chloride Fluxes, Julia Chamberlain (Geselbracht)
2. Analysis of HIV Nucleocapsid Protein Assembly Function, Tenzin Choesang (Glasfeld)
3. Pick A-site: Synthesis and Structural Characterization of RbCa2-xSrxNb3O10 Solid Solutions Made by Solid State and Molten Salt Methods, Miranda Diaz (Geselbracht)
4. An Examination of DNA Binding Ability in MntR Mutants, Elham Karamooz (Glasfeld)
5. Purification and Characterization of SsmR, an Archaeal DtxR Homologue, Katrina Mitchel (Glasfeld)
6. Progress towards the Strained In-Out ABC Ingenane Ring System, Jessica Pikul (McDougal)
7. Tungsten Hexacarbonyl and Resonance Raman Spectroscopy, Elizabeth Scheibel (Gerrity)
8. Towards the Synthesis of a Transition State Analogue for Fumarylacetoacetate Hydrolase, Allison Stelling (McClard)
9. The DNA and Metal Ion Specificity of ScaR, the Streptococcal Cell Adhesion Protein Regulator of S. gordonii, Katherine Stoll (Glasfeld)
10. Progress toward an Efficient Synthesis of 9- and 11- Membered Rings, Jean Summerton (McDougal)
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2003
1. Inhibitor-Resistant Fumarylacetoacetate Hydrolase (FAH) by Mutagenesis of the FAH Active Site, Justin Ashworth (McClard)
2. The Phenomenological Synthesis of a Conundrum of Layered Perovskites and Niobium Clusters, Samantha Bates (Geselbracht)
3. Wolfranium Hexacarbonyl: Beginnings of an REP of the First d-d Transition, Brooke Carlson (Gerrity)
4. The Chelator That Could: The Biological and Chemical Synthesis of the Chelator Nicotianamine as Explored in the Root Nodules of Glycine max, Nicole Collins (Dalton, McDougal)
5. My Evil Twin: A Novel Attempt at Asymmetric Synthesis via a Meso Intermediate, Andrea Drenguis (McDougal)
6. Electronic Properties of Ternary Titanates, Ann Erickson (Geselbracht)
7. Tight Binding of Orotidine 5'-Monophosphate and Negative Cooperativity in Orotate Phosphoribosyltransferase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Brian Hoefler (McClard)
8. Solvent-Free Synthesis of an Alpha Amino Acid Derivative, Peter Jordan (Shusterman)
9. Electrochemical Behavior of Early Transition Metals in Non-Haloaluminate Room Temperature Ionic Liquids, Stefan Minasian (Geselbracht)
10. Progress Towards the Synthesis of the Furanoheliangolide Ring Skeleton, Vanessa Rada (McDougal)
11. The Comparative Yield Strengths of Copper Thin Films as Measured by Nanoidentation and Microtensile Testing, Joaquin Ramsey (Dunne)
12. Kinetics of the Multiphoton Dissociation of Chromium Hexacarbonyl, Rachael Relph (Gerrity)
13. Things Fall Apart: Using Curve-fits to Understand the MPD Mechanism of Chromium Hexacarbonyl, Kristina Wilson (Gerrity)
14. The N-terminal Structural Forms of Histone H4 in Saccharomyces cerevisiac, Jonathan Young (Smith)
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2002
1. Progress toward an Efficient Synthesis of the Germacrane Ring Skeleton, Cheyenne Brindle (McDougal)
2. In Search of ScaR: Attempts to Isolate and Purify and Characterize Metal Activated Transcriptional Regulator, Hattie Brown (Glasfeld)
3. An Investigation of Binding of Orotidine 5' Monophosphate to Orotate Phosphoribosyltransferase from Baker's Yeast by Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Louis Calhoun (McClard)
4. Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships for LSD Derivatives at the 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A Receptors, Mike Campbell (Shusterman)
5. Several Dissolving Metal Reductions of the 2-Aminobiphenyl Nucleus and Related Derivatives, Matthew Dowling (McDougal)
6. Agonizing the Cannabinoid Receptor: Expression, Purification, and Structural Characterization of the Human CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor Extracellular N-Terminal Region, Collin Dyer (Glasfeld)
7. Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places: Attempted Isolation of an Intermediate Sodium Titanate, Thomas Ford (Geselbracht)
8. A Preliminary Investigation into the Reductive Cleavage of the Thiazoline Moiety of Bacitracin A1, Cedar Johnson-Fowler (McDougal)
9. Isolation and Purification of a DtxR Homologue from Sulfolobus solfataricus, Sarah Kliegman (Glasfeld)
10. Hunting the Wily reduced Layered Perovskite: A Hunter's Memoir, Kristina Lestik (Geselbracht)
11. Synthesis and Structural Properties of Niobium Oxides Made in Molten Salt Fluxes, Martin Mulvihill (Geselbracht)
12. Identifying the d-d Transition in Chromium Hexacarbonyl Using Resonance Raman Spectroscopy, Sterling Paramore (Gerrity)
13. The Attempted Synthesis of a Novel Ribozyme to Catalyze a Small Molecule Reaction, Lee Pollack (Glasfeld)
14. The Solid-Phase Total Synthesis of a Bacitracin A Derivative, Alison Wellman (McDougal)
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