This page collects the digitized full text Masters Theses of the Department of Chemistry at Eastern Illinois University.

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Theses from 2023

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Investigation of CH4 Adsorption and Activation on Modified Metalloporphyrin Graphene Sheets, Brianna Haase

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Development of a Chemical Biology Approach to Uncover the Influence of Sequence Variations on CES1 Activity in Live Cells, Samuel James Knebel

Theses from 2022

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Pd-based Photocatalysts for Heck C-C Cross-Coupling Reactions, Suha Ali Alshehri

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Applying Intensity-based Methods to Disentangle Microwave Spectra of Complex Mixtures: Analysis of Weakly Bound Clusters of 1,1-Difluoroethylene/CO2, Hannah Fino

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A Study of π – π Stacking Interactions in Rhenium Carbonyl Complexes Based on Backbone Functionalized Bis(pyrazolyl)methane Ligands, Balamani Guduru

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Interfacial Electrochemistry in Metallic Film Fabrication, Eric S. Tuala

Theses from 2021

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Metal Complexes of Bis(pyrazolyl)methane-Based Ditopic Ligands, Pubudu Nuwan Perera Hapuarachchige

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Xylan-Derived Carbon Nutrient Acquisition by Caulobacter crescentus, Rhoda Ekuama Inkoom

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Synthesis and Characterization of a Two Station Starburst Pseudorotaxane, Janaka Prasad Kaviraj Kavikarage

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Synthesis, Characterization and Photophysical Properties of Ytterbium Complexes of Functionalized Porphyrins and Porpholactone, Beibei Liu

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A Novel Palladium BODIPY Photocatalyst for Sonogashira Carbon-Carbon Cross-Coupling, Prahadeesh Nagaretnam

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Development of Fluorescence Microscopy Approaches to Study Subcellular Protein Transport and Enzymatic Activity, Anchal Singh

Theses from 2020

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Synthesis and Characterization of Starburst Pseudorotaxanes and Their Metallic Derivatives, Shalini D. Kadinappulige

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Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Chemical Tools to Study Peroxisomal Import, Jhalak N. Timilsena

Theses from 2019

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Solvation Properites of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Using Chirped-Pulse Fourier-Transform Microwave Spectra of Carbon Dioxide / 1, 1-Difluoroethene (DFE) Mixtures, Tulana Ariyaratne Subasinghe Arachchige

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Synthesis Toward a Molecular Container Based on P-Tert-Butylcalix[4]Arene with Gate Features, Balasooriya Appuhamilage Dinesh Madushan Balasooriya

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Xylan Metabolism by Caulobacter crescentus, Viet Bui

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Synthesis, Characterization and Mechanistic Studies of Biomimetic Dinuclear Copper(II) Complexes, Millaniyage Nuwanthaka Prasad Jayaweera

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Studying Carbon Dioxide Solvent Properties by Microwave Spectroscopic Investigations of Vinyl Fluoride/Carbon Dioxide Clusters and Developing New Approaches to Decode Rotational Spectra, Prashansa Kannangara

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Developing a Basket-Shaped Host Molecule Based on P-Tert-Butylcalix[4]arene Featuring Urea Groups for Encapsulating Volatile Guest Molecules, Lokugama Widanelage Vidula Priyadarshana

Theses from 2018

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Pd-based Photocatalysts for Sonogashira C-C Cross-Coupling Reactions, Komadhie Charuka Dissanayake

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Synthesis and Characterization of Biomimetic Dinuclear and Tetranuclear Copper Complexes, Syed Rahmath Ullah Joy

Theses from 2017

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Functionalized BODIPY Dyes for Near-Infrared Emission of Lanthanide Complexes, Rukshani Wickrama Arachchi

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Red Emissive BODIPY Dyes as Sensitizers for Near-Infrared Emission of Lanthanide Complexes & Structural & Spectroscopic Studies of Quinoline-Functionalized BODIPY Dyes, Adedayo Ayodeji Kukoyi

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Synthesis and Characterization of Cu(II)-Cu(I) Mixed Valence Complexes, Hansani T. Lekam Wasam Liyanage

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Behavior of Different Sizes of Strontium Titanate Substrates in Electrochemical Modifications, Shuxin Luo

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BODIPY-based Red Sensitizers for Near-infrared Emission of Lanthanide Complexes, Priyangika Prasadini Senevirathne

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Molecular Recognition Profiles of Molecular Cocrystals, Ian C. Tinsley

Theses from 2016

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Structures and Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Tensors of 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1-Chloro-2-Fluoroethane and 2,3-Dichloropropene Studied Using Microwave Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry, Asela Sampath Dikkumbura

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Functionalized BODIPY Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Mahmoud A. Elkhalifa

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Synthesis and Characterization of Dicopper(II) Complexes with Biological Relevance, Ashley E. Hall

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Theoretical Investigations of Difluorobenzene Interacting with Ne and Infrared Analysis of 1,1-Dichloroethylene from Synchrotron Data, Seri P. Kamari

Theses from 2015

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A Simpler Route to Building Photochromic Cinnamaldehyde Semicarbazones, Byron R. Ebbert

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Novel BODIPY Dyes for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells, Hafsah Klfout

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Morphological and Surface Chemistry Characteristics of Silica Nanoparticle Based Cryogels from Specific Processing Parameters, Ben Walusiak

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Investigation of β-Cyclodextrin's Ability in Differentiating Chiral Guest Molecules and Synthesis of 1,6-diphenyl-2,4-hexadiene-1,6-dione, Guang Yang

Theses from 2014

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Theoretical and Spectroscopic Analysis of CH...π Interactions of Fluorinated Aromatic Systems, Anuradha Gayathri Akmeemana

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Computational and Experimental Studies of Non-Covalent Interactions: Characterization of CH...π Interactions and Structure of 1,1-Difluoroethylene...Carbon Dioxide, Ashley M. Anderton

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Functions of MitoNEET: What the Protein-Protein Interactions Reveal, Fran Hirschfelder

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Role of Feedstock and Process Conditions on Biomass Gasification for Synthesis Gas Production, Mayoorey Murugathasan

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Synthesis and Characterization of Molecular Components for the Preparation of Poly-Rotaxanes, Austin P. Welti

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Investigations Towards Synthesis of Cinnamaldehyde Semicarbazone Derivatives and Their Photochromicity by Modifying the Ring, the Linker, and the Semicarbazone, Xiao Xiao

Theses from 2013

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Chemical Transformations of Arylsulfonamide Molecular Crystals, Rajan Giri

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The Effect of Electrochemical Modification on the Surface Topography and Chemical Make-up of Strontium Titanate, Kelly J. Harmon

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The Effects of Chemical Treatment and Light Exposure on PAH Concentrations in Biochar, Fathima Nadheesha Muhammed Khalid

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Crystal Structures of Metal Sulfonates, Jon Lyle Obrecht

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From Half-Rotaxanes to Poly-Rotaxane Architectures, Heather Renee Schoonover

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Determination of Structural Stabilities of Metal-Free Porphyrin Cytochrome c, Zinc Cytochrome c, and Cobalt Cytochrome c, Usha K. Tottempudi

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Studies of the Structural Boundaries of Solid-State Photodimerization Reactions via Isocoumarins and Heteromeric Assemblies, Mihiri S. Weerasinghe

Theses from 2012

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Exploring Phenyl Embrace Interactions in Trityloxy and Tritylamino Aromatic Compounds, Premnath Basa

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Dibenzimidazolium Salts and Their Interactions with 1,5-dinaphtho-38-crown-10, David B. Bernthal

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Electrochemical Characterization of Thin-Film Perovskite-Type La1-XSrxMnO3 Electrodes Obtained by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD), Keerthi Chandra

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Ruthenium polypyridyl complexes that utilize azo-dyes to enhance absorption of visible photons, Akram Hazeen

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Utilization of phosphorus ylides towards the synthesis of extended cinnamaldehydes and stellettins, John M. Saathoff

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Simultaneous Electrochemical Determination Of Tryptamine And Barbituric Acid, Luxshani Thangarajah

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Internal motion in weakly bound halomethane complexes, Amelia J. Thomas

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Educational technology: Podcasts, vodcasts, and blogs in the science classroom, Danielle N. Thompson

Theses from 2011

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Method Developments To Analyze Caffeine And Acesulfame-K Concentrations In Natural Waters In And Around Charleston, Il, Usa, Laleen Bodhipaksha

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The affect of surface hydrophobicity on wind erosion probed by atomic force microscopy, Bradley Eric Frost

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The effect of surface hydrophobicity on wind erosion probed by atomic force microscopy, Bradley Eric Frost

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Synthesis of molecular containers based on modifications of resorcin(4)arene and calix(4)arene, Anupama Makineni

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Catalytic activity of titania and titania-containing nanomaterials: And, Spatial distribution of silica surface groups using a tethered amine catalyst, Ramkumar Samala

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Structural And Photochemical Behavior Of Phenyl And Dihydrophenyl Sulfonamidecinnamic Acids, Sergey Zinovchik

Theses from 2010

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Degradation Of Organic Matter In Water In The Presence Of Catalyst And Uv Radiation, Bimali Bandaranayake

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Ditopic Dithiophosphonates And Their Related Rotaxanes, Robert Ray Baum Jr.

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Nanoporous High Surface Area Silicas With Chelating Groups For Heavy Metal Ion Adsorption From Aqueous Solution, Kothalawalage Nuwan Kothalawala

Theses from 2009

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Cloning, Overexpression, Purification And Characterization Of Gcp Ii Homologous Metalloprotein From Caulobacter Crescentus, Dilani Nilushika Gigiriwala Gamage

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Stability of heme proteins: Cytochrome c and horseradish peroxidase, Mini Gupta

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Electrochemical And Spectroscopic Characterization Of A Polypyridyl Ru(Ii) Complex Containing A Fused Alloxazine, Waynie Wilson Olaprath

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Molecular Structures And Pulsed Discharge Emission Studies Of Volatile Organic Compound Derivatives, Ashley Osthoff

Theses from 2008

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Synthetic Studies Towards The Stellettins, Tung Yin Lin

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Fourier-Transform Microwave Spectroscopy Of Cyclopropylmethylgermane And Van Der Waals Complexes Of Fluorinated Methanes, Michal M. Serafin

Theses from 2007

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Supramolecular Usefulness Of Hexamethylenetetramine, Philias Daka

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Physicochemical properties of individual and mixed oxides of SiO2, Al203, TiO2‚ and photocatalytic behaviour of organosilane modified ST samples, Kalyani Gude

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Metal-substituted cytochrome c: Manganese (II) incorporation kinetics and structural stability studies of native iron cytochrome c, porphyrin cytochrome c, zinc cytochrome c and manganese cytochrome c, Vineela Gundala

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Studies Directed Toward The Diastereocontrolled Synthesis Of Heritol, Prashanth K. Padakanti

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Zinc(Ii) Incorporation Into Porphyrin Cytochrome C As A Function Of Temperature, Urea Concentration And Zinc(Ii) Acetate Concentration And The Urea And Guanidine Hydrochloride Induced Unfolding Of Porphyrin Cytochrome C, Sireesha Potula

Theses from 2006

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Spectroscopic investigation of metal-substitution of cytochrome c, Deepthi Kandi

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The study of carbon acylation of highly delocalized enolates using catalytic DMAP on 3-phenyl benzofuranone derivatives, Xiguang Zhao

Theses from 2005

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Nonaqueous platination for synthesis of platinated 7 alpha-substituted estradiol, Sarah A. Mazzella

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The application of 31P and 1H NMR spectroscopy to the study of freeze tolerance and freeze avoidance in biological systems, Nicholas C. Wright

Theses from 2004

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Physiology And Biochemistry Of Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum, A Fungal Plant Pathogen, Erastus Gatebe

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Electron Transfer In Phosphido-Bridged Complexes, Pradeep N. Perera

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Iron-promoted remediation of Atrazine: Solution and amended sandy column studies, Donghua Zeng

Theses from 2003

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The Synthesis of 2-(1-Indenyl)-phenol: A Potential Ligand For Metallocene Polymerization Catalysts; and, ω-Iodoalkyl(methyl) Malonate Esters: Synthesis and Application in Bioconjugate Chemistry, Sara E. Bendler

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DMAP as a Catalyst for Carbon Acylation: Elucidation of Mechanistic Pathway, Including Spectral Characterization of the Putative Reactive Intermediate, Jagadish K. Boppisetti

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Phosphido-Bridged Complexes Linked by Unsaturated Phosphines, Yong Liu

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Synthesis and Characterization of a Polypyridyl Ru(II)-Alloxazine Complex for Adsorption on TiO2-coated ITO Electrodes, Manisha A. Patel

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Chlorobenzenes and Chloronitrobenzenes Interaction with Iron (O), Manuel Alejandro Serratos

Theses from 2001

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The Reactivity of Boron and Aluminum Compounds with Silica Gel Surfaces, Jeannine M. Christensen

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Linkage Isomers of Tungsten Carbonyl Complexes of Ph₂PCH₂PPhCH₂PPh₂, Chaminda P. Gamage

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A Ring-Closing Strategy for the Synthesis of β,γ-Unsaturated δ-Lactones, Erbing Hua

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The Synthesis of 2-Indenylphenols: Potential Ligands For Transition Metals, Yoon Jae Kim

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Computational Studies of Constant Bond Dissociation Enthalpy Ratios and Novel Structures for [H3, B, C, F]+, Le Li

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Pentacarbonyl Derivatives of Polydentate Phosphines, Yi Zang

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Computational Studies of Regularities in Bond Dissociation Enthalpies and Interactions of Acetylthiocholine with Solvent Molecules, Wencui Zheng

Theses from 2000

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Validation of the Thermochemical Cycle Used in Computing Absolute Gas Phase Acidities and a Molecular-Orbital Study of Protonated Ammonia-Water Cluster Ions, Jeremiah Aeschleman

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Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies of Isomerization of (CO)5W[η1-PPh2CH2P(p-tol)2] and (CO)5W[η1-P(p-tol)2CH2PPh2], Deliang Chen

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Degradation of Trazine Compounds via Metallic Iron Under Acidic Conditions, Tracy Dombek

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Investigations into the Synthesis and Transformations of an Epoxy β-Lactone, John Farrell