Lily Green, B.S. in Chemistry (Senior Thesis), 2020, "Synthesis of Nano Featured Cobalt Particles for Artificial Photosynthesis and Catalytic Hydrogen Production"
Kehley Davies, Ph.D. in Chemistry (Analytical), 2019, "Photocatalysis of Methanol in a Carbon Dioxide Environment to Value-Added Chemicals by Nanostructured Metal"
Colleen Ahern, B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering (Honors), 2019, "Synthesis of Cobalt-Decorated Gold Nanoparticles Coated with Silicon for Improved Artificial Photosynthesis"
Ahmed Jawhari, Ph.D. in Chemistry (Analytical), 2019, "Production of Hydrogen Gas from Water under Mild Hydrothermal Condition using Cobalt"
Mahesh Jayamanna , Ph.D. in Chemistry (Analytical), 2017, "Hydrocarbon Production from CO2 and Water with Sunlight on Zero Valent Iron Nanoparticles"
Ryan Hannagan, B.S. in Chemistry, (Senior Thesis), 2016, "Development of an Electrochemical Probe for In Situ Detection of Toxic Metals in Water and Sediment”
Dipak Goyal, Ph.D. (Biochemistry) 2014, “Investigation of Phosphatidic Acid as a Curvature Forming Lipid”
Dawn Hengl, BS in Chemistry, (Senior Thesis) 2014, "Hydrocarbons from Artifical Photosynthesis"
Bingqi Zhu, Ph.D. in Chemistry (Analytical), 2013, “Fluorescence Techniques and Data Treatment Methods Relating the Interaction Between Uranyl Ion and Fulvic Acid and Their Environmental Application”
Mathew Mullen, B.S. in Chemistry (Senior Thesis), UMass Lowell, 2012, "The Inestigation of an Artificial Photosynthesis Process Through Measurement of Molecular Oxygen."
Rahul Manmode, Ph.D. in Chemistry (Analytical), 2011, “Discovery of Two Potential Biomarkers in Blood of the Marine Mussel to Monitor Metal Pollution in U.S. Coastal Waters”
Isso Bayala, Ph.D. BioMedical Engineering & Biotechnology 2008, "alpha-Tocopherol Extraction of Tocopherolquinone from Industrial Oil Waste and Its Regeneration Back to Vitamin E”
Sindhura Mogulla, M.S. in Chemistry (Analytical), 2011, “Determination of a-Tocopherol Quinone in Sunflower and Soybean Oil Deodorizer Distillates by Reversed-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography and its Reduction Back to a-Tocopherol (Vitamin E)”
Timothy Martin, BS in Chemistry,(Senior Thesis) 2011, "Development of Nickel and Vanadium Analysis as a Possible Tracer Technique for Petroleum Hydrocarbons"
Deuk Hwang, BS in Chemistry,(Senior Thesis), 2011, "Recovery of Petroleum Hydrocarbons from Tar Sand Using an
Ionic Liquid"
Bao
Nguyen, BS in Chemistry, (Senior Thesis), 2010, "Analysis of Mercury as a Tracer in Raw Petroleum Materials by Long-Path UV"
Ben Salley, BS in Chemistry,
2010, Senior Thesis, "Fluorescence Studies of Metal Complexation by Natural
Organic Materials"
Dan Derochers, BS in Chemistry, (Senior Thesis), 2010 "Electrochemical Measurement of Cationic Polymers"
Matthew Woodcock,
Ph.D. in Chemistry (Analytical), 2008, "Partitioning of Metals in Blood
Plasma from the Blue Mussel, Mytilus edulis."
Julie Nobrega, BS in Chemistry (Senior Thesis),
2007, "Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) and GC Analysis of Atropine in Urine."
Leanna Conway, B.S. in Chemistry (Senior Thesis), 2006, "Use of Field
Portable X-Ray Fluorescence in Remediation Studies of
Lead Contaminated Soil."
Patrick McEnaney, B.S. in Chemistry (Senior Thesis), 2006, "Liquid
Chromatography/Atomic Emission Measurements of Metal Binding Proteins From
Bivalve Blood."
Norman Lee,
Ph.D. in Chemistry (Analytical), 2005, "An Investigation of Binding
Between Metal and Soil Fulvic Acid by Aluminum-27 and Proton
Pre-Saturation Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry."
Qi Zhang,
Ph.D. in Chemistry (Analytical), 2005, "Analysis and Oxidation/Reduction Studies of alpha-Tocopherol."
Raja Manjeeth
Avanadula,
M.S. in Chemistry (Analytical), 2004, "Measurement of Free Metal Ion in Equilibrium with Humic-Metal Complexes Using
an NMR Solvent Suppression Technique."
Julie Nobrega, Summer Opportunity in Science, 2003, "Isolation and Analysis of Humic Materials."
Jennifer Spinelli St. Hilaire, B.S. in Chemistry (Senior Thesis), 2003, "Proton Water-Suppression NMR studies on Copper
and EDTA."
Elizabeth
Newman, Summer Opportunity in Science, 2002, "Protein Isolation and Protein Characterization
Analysis from Bivalve Blood."
Margaret Larrousse, Ph.D. in Chemistry (Analytical), 2002, "A
novel technique using presaturation water suppression to measure unbound
copper(II) ion in solution of fulvic acid and EDTA and the use of NMR
relaxation measurements and fluorescence quencying to investigate the
effect of Calcium on Copper-Fulvic Acid complexation."
Cheryl L. Coolidge, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Environmental Studies
Option, 1999, "Binding of Organic Nitrogen Compounds to Soil Fulvic Acid
as Measured by Molecular Fluorescence Spectroscopy."
Chi-Ying Hsieh, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Environmental Studies Option,
1998, "Development of Analytical Protocols Designed to Effectively and
Efficiently Monitor and Assess Toxic Chemical Pollutants and Toxicity in
Watersheds."
G. Christopher Butler, Ph.D. in Chemistry (Analytical), 1998,
"Investigations of metal-humic complexation using ion-pair reversed-phase
HPLC coupled with fluorescence quenching titrations."
Matthew M. Staffier, Ph.D. in Chemistry (Analytical), 1997, "Bioconcentration
of eight metals by the mussel Mytilus edulis in Boston Harbor."
Xiaojun Liu, Ph.D. in Chemistry (Analytical), 1997,
"Characterization of fulvic acids using HPLC with FT-IR spectroscopy and
MALDI mass spectrometry."
Femi A. Obateru, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Environmental Studies Option,
1997, "Microwave acid digestion for trace metal analysis: Atmospheric
aerosols, gram quantities of animal tissue and monitoring of digestion
progress by fiber optic fluorimetry."
Michael D. Hays, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Environmental Studies Option,
1996, "Data treatments relating metal ion and organic contaminant binding
to soil fulvic acid as measured by fluorescence spectroscopy."
Hsienching Hsieh, M.S. in Chemistry (Analytical), 1996, "Cadmium
Uptake and Depuration in the Mussel Mytilus edulis: A Nonlinear
Toxicokinetic Model Approach."
Chih-Ping Shia, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Environmental Studies Option,
1995, "Determining Aluminum-Fulvic Acid Complexation in Acidic Waters by
Fluorescence Enhancement."
Linda Sulkowski, M.S. in Chemistry, 1995, "Development and
Validation of an Analytical Method for Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons
by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography."
John W. Duggan, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Environmental Studies Option,
1994, "Enhanced Recovery of Gasoline Hydrocarbons by Soil Flushing with
Solutions of Dissolved Organic Matter and Nonionic Surfactants"
Xiaojun Liu, M.S. in Chemistry (Analytical), 1993, "Ion pair
reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography studies of fulvic
acid complexation with Al(III) and Cu(II)."
Chun-Yi Shen, M.S. in Chemistry, 1992, "Determination of Selected
Pesticides in Natural Waters with Solid Phase Extraction Followed by High
Performance Liquid Chromatography."
Karin R. Di Chiara, B.S. in Chemistry (Senior Thesis), 1992,
"Square Wave Voltammetry Trace Analysis for Lead, Copper, Cadmium and
Zinc.
Robert Guenard, B.S. in Chemistry (Senior Thesis), 1992, "Evaluation of Iridium and
Indium as Activable Tracers for Monitoring of Sewage Effluent in the
Marine Environment."
Sheila Feltman, B.S. in Chemistry (Senior Thesis), 1991, "Automated Preconcentration of Natural Water Samples Using Chelation Ion
Chromatography for Analysis of Trace Metals."
Lisa S. Ventry, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Northeastern University, 1989,
"Copper(II) Complexation with Humic Materials: A Fluorescence Quenching
and HPLC-UV-Fluorescence-DCP Study."
Katherine T. Rielly, B.S. in Chemistry (Senior Thesis), Simmons College, 1985, "Synthesis of Chelating Agents Immobilized on Glass"
Holly Ellen Pevzner, B.S. in Chemistry (Senior Thesis), Simmons
College, 1984, "Fluorescence Quenching Studies of Iron (II) and Iron (III)
Complexation to Real and Model Humic Materials."
Kathleen Cox, B.S. in Chemistry (Senior Thesis), Simmons College, 1984, "Isolation and Purification of an Anti-Bacterial Agent found in Pniscus Asellus."
