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2007 Fall & Spring Terms
Bachelor of Science Degree In Chemistry


David M. Bechtel
William E. Farmer
Thomas J. Fisher
Richard T. Hausman - cum laude
Ryan A. Hershey - summa cum laude
Matthew K. Garver


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Justin R. Greenwood
Adam J. Keller
Sami B. Mejri
Rebecca A. Shackow

Sherell G. Turner



2007
Master of Science Degree In Chemistry


Sudath Dahanayaka (May 2007)
Probing the Binding of Estrogen and Glucocorticoid Receptors on Classsical and Non-classical Response Elements and the Influence of HMGB-1,
Adviser:  Dr. William Scovell

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2007
Doctor of Philosophy Degree In Photochemical Sciences


Maria Baranova (August 2007)
Electron Transfer Interactions Associated with Plastocyanin from the Cyanobacterium Prochlorothrix Hollandica, Adviser: Dr. George Bullerjahn.

Solen Kinayyigit
(August 2007)
Platinuum (II) Charge Transfer Chromophores: Electrochemistry, Photophysics, and Vapochromic Sensing Applications, Adviser: F. N. Castellano.

Victor Montes
(May 2007)
Synthesis and Electro-Optical Properties of Novel Materials for Application in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes, Adviser: Dr. Pavel Anzenbcher

Mikhail Tsurkan (August 2007)
Design and Development of Metal-Peptide Nanoscaled Materials, Adviser: Dr. Michael Ogawa

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2006
Bachelor of Science Degree In Chemistry


Park W. Bateson - summa cum laude
John W. Beagle - cum laude
Amanda E. Dugan - cum laude
Laurie D. Harrison
Jacinta O. Odafe


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Sophia Nnenna Ononye - magna cum laude
Sarah S. Rasche
Sara Katherine Rutschilling - cum laude
Jason A. Seabold - magna cum laude
Robert Michael Wilson - summa cum laude



2006
Master of Science Degree In Chemistry


Dina Atoyan (August 2006)
Characterization of Zinc Telluride Thin Films on Glass Prepared by Low-Temperature Pulsed-Laser Deposition, Adviser: Dr. Bruno Ullrich and Dr. Michael A. J. Rodgers.

Ekaterina Nikolaeva (August 2006)
Synthesis and Characterization of New Tetra-alkylkyl Borate Initiators for Novel Polymerization Applications, Adviser: Dr. Douglas C. Neckers.

Victoria Piunova (August 2006)
Photopolymerizable "Roundup," Synthesis, Herbicidal Activity and Coating Formulation, Adviser: Dr. Douglas C. Neckers.

Udaya Rodrigo (December 2006)
Ultrafast Studie of Solvated Electrons in Liquid Media, Adviser: Dr. Michael A. J. Rodgers

Yaw Sarpong (December 2006)
The Binding of Esterogen, Progesterone and Glucocorticoid Receptors to Their Recognition Sites in a Nucleosome and the Effect of HMGB1 on the Binding Affinity,
Adviser: Dr. William Scovell

Andrey Zamyatin
(May 2006)
Photophysical Investigation of Nickel Tetrapyrrole Macrocycles,
Adviser: Dr. Michael A. J. Rodgers.

James Zubricky (August 2006)
Physical Models of Biochemically Important Molecules Using Rapid Prototyping Techniques, Adviser: Dr. Neocleos Leontis

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2006
Doctor of Philosophy Degree In Photochemical Sciences


Jing Hong (August 2006)
Design, Characterization and Electron Transfer Properties of Synthetic Metallopeptides, Adviser: Dr. Michael Y. Ogawa

Radiy Islangulov (December 2006)
Low Power Photoluminescence and Photochemical Upconversion, Adviser: Dr. Felix N. Castellano

Grigori Karpov
(May 2006)
Activation of Enediynes by Photochemical Ring Contraction: Design, Synthesis and Reactivity of Cyclic Enediynes, Adviser: Dr. Vladimir Popik.

Anton Kulikov (August 2006)
Design and Development of Photocleavable Liposomes, Adviser: Dr. Vladimir Popik.

Andrey Moiseev
(May 2006)
Synthesis and Photochemistry of 3,5-Dialkyl-3,5-Dihydro-3,5-Diphenyl-4H-Pyrazol-4-Ones, Adviser: Dr. D. C. Neckers.

Alexandra Soldatova (December 2006)
Photophysical Properties of Metallonaphthalocyanines: Experimental and Theoretical Investigations, Adviser: Dr. Michael A. J. Rodgers

Nurtay Urdabayev (August 2006)
Development of Photoreactive Organic Compounds with Large Two-Photon Absorption Cross Sections, Adviser: Dr. Vladimir Popik.


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2005
Bachelor of Science Degree In Chemistry


Andrea Angottsumma cum laude
Christina E. Bickley
Jody Canapp
Dustin Pattersonmagna cum laude

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Douglas Malkin
Nicholas J. Schmunk
Carolyn M. Zimmerman



2005
Master of Science Degree In Chemistry


Sergey Arutyunyan (December 2005)
Design of Multifunctional Molecules for Treatment of Acne: Synthesis of Skin Soluable Benzophenone Peroxyesters, Adviser: Dr. D. C. Neckers.

Koushik Banerjee
(August 2005)
Design and Synthesis of Longer Wavelength Absorbing Photoinitiators Based on Natural Products, Adviser: Dr. D. C. Neckers.

Ramesh Ghattamaneni
(August 2005)
Comparison of Estrogen Receptor Alpha and Beta Binding to Non-Conventional Estrogen Response Elements, Adviser: Dr. William Scovell.

Sunil Hamal (August 2005)
Photiocleavable Peroxydicarbonates: Synthesis, Photochemistry and Photopolymerization, Adviser: Dr. D. C. Neckers.

Olga Katkova (December 2005)
Photochemical Isomerizatiion and Stereoselective Thermal Cycloaddition Reactions of Conjugated Nitrones, Adviser: Dr. Thomas Kinstle.

Marina Mirzoyan (August 2005)
Interacting RNA Motifs, Adviser: Dr. Neocles Leontis..

Amie Roland Moon (August 2005)
Influence of Acetaldehyde, Gllycosaminoglycans, and Protamine Sulfate on the Activity of Coagulation Enzyme F IXa, Adviser: Dr. Arthur Brecher.

Maria Sokolova (August 2005)
Synthesis of 4-Carbomethoxybicyclo[2.1.0]Pentane-1-Methanol and Its Derivatives,
Adviser: Dr. Thomas Kinstle.

Tamara Trouts (August 2005)
Photochemical Modulation of Luminescence in Metal-Organic Chromophores,
Adviser: Dr. F. N. Castellano.

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2005
Doctor of Philosophy Degree In Photochemical Sciences

Artur Erlacher (August 2005)
Pulsed-Laser Deposition and Characterization of Hetero-Paired Thin-Film Gallium Arsenide, Adviser: Dr. Bruno Ullrich.

Nikolai Fomine (August 2005)
Aspects of Nonlinear Optical Response of Selected Prophyrinss in Microstructured Thin Films and Emulsions, Adviser: Dr. Deanne Snavely.

Tatiana Golovkova (August 2005)
Synthesis and Properties of Fluorescent Photochromic Compounds Based on Dithienylethene-Containing BODIPY Dyes, Adviser: Dr. D. C. Neckers.

Priya Hewavitharanage (August 2005)
Synthesis, Photochemistry and Applications of Photoactive Perfluorophenyl Borate Salts, Adviser: Dr. D. C. Neckers.

Olesya Kharenko (December 2005)
De novo Design of Rubredoxin-like Electron Transfer Proteins
Adviser: Dr. Michael Y. Ogawa.

Denis Kozlov (August 2005)
Design and Characterization of Ru(II) Complexes for Addvanced Photonic Applications, Adviser: Dr. F. N. Castellano.

Liu Liu (May 2005)
Gated Electron-Transfer as a Probe of the Configurational Dynamics of Peptide-Protein Complexes, Adviser: Dr. Michael Y. Ogawa.

Albert Okhrimenko (December 2005)
Ultrafast Excited State Relaxation Dynamics of Electron Deficient Porphyrins: Conformational and Electron Factors, Adviser: Dr. Michael A. J. Rodgers.

Andrei A. Poloukhtine (May 2005)
Design Synthesis and Photochemistry of Cyclopropenone Containing Enediyne Precursors, Adviser: Dr. Vladimir Popik.

Dmitry Polyansky (December 2005)
Novel Radical Peroxyester Photoinitiators: Decomposition Mechanisms and Potential Applications, Adviser: Dr. D. C. Neckers.

Pavel Tsitovitch (August 2005)
Photoinduced Electron-Transfer in De novo Designed α-Helical and Coiled-Coil Metalloproteins, Adviser: Dr. Michael Y. Ogawa.

Brigitte Wex (December 2005)
Photochemical, Photophysical and Electronic Properties of Fused Ring Systems with Alternating Benzene and Thiophene Units, Adviser: Dr. D. C. Neckers

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