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2003-04 Bachelors Degrees
2003-04 Masters Degrees
2003-04 Ph.D.  Degrees
2002-03 Bachelors Degrees
2002-03 Masters Degrees
2002-03 Ph.D.  Degrees
   
2001-02 Bachelors Degrees
2001-02 Masters Degrees
2001-02 Ph.D.  Degrees

   

2003-04 GRADUATES



2003 - 2004
Bachelor of Science Degree In Chemistry


Melissa Babcook
Veronica Burns -
magna cum laude
Dennis Cieply - magna cum laude
Michael Francis
Todd Grillot
Craig Jarrett - summa cum laude
Deepen Kothari - cum laude

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Erin Kosch
Michael Lacey
Edward Seikel
- magna cum laude
Tasa Siebert - summa cum laude
Elizabeth Suchocki - summa cum laude
Justin Zollars



2003 - 2004
Master of Science Degree In Chemistry


Nitin Aggarwal (Dec. 2004) - The Specificity and Binding Affinity of Steroid Hormone Receptors and the Influence of HMG-1 Coactivator, Adviser: Dr. William Scovell.

Deepak Dash
(Dec. 2004) - Isolation of Estrogen Receptor DNA Binding Comain (ERDBD) and Analysis of Interactions in Modelss of ER and GR with Various Response Elements, Adviser: Dr. William Scovell.

Karunananda Bombuwala - Modification of Anticancer Compounds, Adviser: Dr. Vladimir Popik

Saad El-Marzouk - The Interaction of Estrogen Receptor Alpha with the Estrogen Response Element: The Effect of DNA Spacer Size and HMGB-1 on the Binding Affinity and Specificity, Adviser: Dr. William Scovell.

Nikolai Fomine - Organic Chromophores Immobiles in Sol-Gel Glass, Adviser:  Dr. Deanne Snavely.

Bachar Hassan
(Dec. 2004) - Spectroscopic and Thermodynamic Studies of Tecto RNA-Assembly, Adviser: Dr. Neocles Leontis.

Mahesha Herath  - Photothermal Dissipation of Gold Nanoparticles Probed by a Molecular Thermometer, Adviser:  Dr. Michael A. J. Rodgers

Karine Henault - non-thesis degree program.

Ali Mokdad - Structural Alignment of Ribosomal RNA, Adviser:  
Dr. Neocles Leontis

Lorena Nasalean - RNA Tetonics - Studies of One-Dimensional Supramolecular Arrays, Adviser:  Dr. Neocles Leontis

Erika Schuefler - Characterization and Formation of a Stable E2F-1 Complex on DNA and Its Interaction with other Protein Factors, Adviser:  Dr. William Scovell

Jason Stengel - Flash Vacuum Pyrolysis:  Mechanistic and Synthetic Studies, Adviser:  Dr. Tom Kinstle

Jesse Stombaugh (Dec. 2004) - Developing Isostericity-Matrices: A Tool for RNA Structural Alignment, Adviser: Dr. Neocles Leontis.

Julia Vinogradova - The Investigation of Ultraviolet Photochemistry of 3-Phenyl-2-Propynal in Different Solvents, Adviser:  Dr. D. C. Neckers.

Guosheng Wang - non-thesis degree program.

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2003 - 2004
Doctor of Philosophy Degree In Photochemical Sciences

 

Dmitry Aldakov (Dec. 2004) - Amplified Anion Sensing by Conducting Polymers, Adviser: Dr. Pavel Anzenbacher.

Aneta Bogdanova-Iossifova
Structural Control of the Reactivity of α-Diozodiesters:  Formation ofα-Carbonylcarbenes vs. Wolff Rearrangement, Adviser:  Dr. Vladimir Popik

Leah Shao Boyer
Preparation and Characterization of II-VI Compound Semiconductor Thin-Films, Adviser:  Dr. Bruno Ullrich

Hua Gu

Vibrational Overtone Initiated Polymerization of Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate and Acrylonitrile, Vibrational Overtone Initiated Copolymerization of Styrene/Trimethylolpropane Propoxylate Triacrylate, Adviser:  Dr. Deanne Snavely

Tissa Gunaratne
Excited State Dynamics of Tetrapyrrole Macrocyles:  The Dependence on Structural and Electronic Factors, Adviser:  Dr. Michael A. J. Rodgers

Charles R. Luman
Nanoscale Inorganic Materials for Advanced Photonic Applications,
Adviser:  Dr. Phil Castellano

Irina Pomestchenko
Organometallic Materials for Optoelectric Applications, Adviser:  Dr. Phil Castellano

Bipin Shah
Photophysical and Photochemical Mechanisms and Photopolymerization Initiation Activities of Tert-Butyl Aroylperbenzoates, Adviser:  Dr. D. C. Neckers

Nadejda Vintonenko
Protein-Protein Interactions of Prochlorothrix sp. Plastocyanin with Its Redox Partners Photosystem I and Cytochrome ƒ, Adviser:  Dr. George Bullerjahn

Dmitri Voronine (Dec. 2004) - Fractal Control of Ultrafast Dynamics of Chromophore Aggregatess for Light-Harvesting Applications, Adviser: Dr. Michael A. J. Rodgers.

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2002-03 GRADUATES


2002-2003
Bachelor of Science Degree In Chemistry


Habibullah Ahmad - summa cum laude
Meko Arroyo
Miyah Bayless

Jason Bihn
Meghan Carless
- cum laude
Brett Digman
Kyle Draheim
- magna cum laude
Joseph Greene 

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David Horner
Matthew Kaufmann
- cum laude
Yesenia Martinez
Uju Ofoma
James Poulimenos 

Steven Roberts - summa cum laude
James Zubricky




2002-2003
Master of Science Degree In Chemistry


 
Huaizhi Kang - Synthesis and Photophysical Characterization of Unusual Ruthenium(II) Polynuclear Complexes,
Adviser: Dr. Phil Castellano.

Kapila Navaratne - The Effect of High Mobility Group Protein-1 on the Sequence Specific Binding of Oct-1 Protein,
Adviser:  Dr. William Scovell.

Kolin C. Newsome - non-thesis degree program.

Oluwaponmile Oloyede - non-thesis degree program.

Damon Reed - Synthesis of Analogs of (-) Epigallocatechingallate, Adviser:  Dr. Thomas Kinstle.

Ruslan R. Tagiev - non-thesis degree program.

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2002-2003
Doctor of Philosophy Degree In Photochemical Sciences

 
Hewa M. Anula - Photo-Induced Reactions Between Cationic Porphyrins and Plastocyanin, Adviser: Dr. Michael A. J. Rodgers.

Anna Fedorova - Study of Electron Transfer Pathway Effects Within a Designed Metalloprotein, Adviser: Dr. Michael Y. Ogawa.

Timofey G. Gerasimov - Vibrational OvertoneSpetroscopy of Several Mono-Polyacrylates, Azo-Initiators and Polysiloxanes, Vibrationally Initiated Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate and Methyl Methacrylate-Polysiloxane Mixtures, Adviser: Dr. Deanne Snavely.

Bilal Kaafarani - Synthesis, Photocyclization, Stacking, Solvatomchromic Properties, and Liquid Crystalline Behavior of Y-enynes, Adviser:  Dr. D. C. Neckers.

Elena Y. Komarova - Influence of Microencapsulation on Stability and Reactivityof 2,4,6-Triphenylpyrylium Gallate as Cationic Photoinitiator, Adviser: Dr. D. C. Neckers.

Robin C. Lasey - Photophysics and Photochemistry of Synthetic Metallopeptides, Adviser: Dr. Michael Y. Ogawa.

Alexei Merzlikine - Application of Time-Resolved Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy to Studies of the Photochemistry of Alkyl Phenylglyoxylates, Adviser:  Dr. D. C. Neckers

Evgueni Myshkin - Analysis of Protein-Protein Interactions Between Prochlorothrix Sp. Plastocyanin and Photosystem I,
Adviser: Dr. George Bullerjahn.

Daniel S. Tyson - Light-Harvesting, Excited State Lifetime Extension and Optical Switching in Metal-Organic Chromophores,
Adviser: Dr. Phil Castellano.

Fei Wang - Platinum(II) Bis(diketonate) Complexes as Photocatalysts for Organic Reactions and Mechanistic Study,
Adviser:  Dr. D. C. Neckers

Guosheng Wang - Photophysical Investigation of Aminoalkyl Siloxy Phthalocyanines: Intramolecular Exciplex Formation,
Adviser:  Dr. Michael A. J. Rodgers. 

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2001-02 GRADUATES


2001-2002
Bachelor of Science Degree In Chemistry


Kristina Csaszar - summa cum laude
Reid Dailey -magna cum laude
David Errett
Matthew Headley - magna cum laude
Jason Kidwell
Nicholas Kin - cum laude
Nicholas Orr
Erika Pershing   

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Dustin Purtee
Eloise Raby
Bradley Rabquer
Eric Rader - cum laude
Elijah Rittenhouse
Rochelle Scott
Brian Yard - cum laude
 

 

2001-2002
Master of Science Degree In Chemistry

 
Michael Ronellenfitsch, non-thesis degree program

Sergei Shikov, Reactions of Glycosaminoglycans with Human Plasma Caogulation Proteins,Adviser:  Dr. Arthur Brecher.

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2001-2002
Doctor of Philosophy Degree In Photochemical Sciences

 
Haiyan Gu, Synthesis, Mechanism Study and Application of Diaryliodonium Salts as Cationic Photoinitiators,
Adviser:  Dr. D. C. Neckers.

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