College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Congratulations to our Spring 2014 Graduates
Congratulations to our PhD recipients for Spring 2014:
Jeffrey Arnold, advised by Professor Nguyen. Thesis: Rhodium-catalyzed Asymmetric Amination of Trichloroacetimidates with Application to Nitrogen
Alyssa Hartung, advised by Professor Wiemer. Thesis: Potential Opioid Receptor Modulators Derived from Novel Stilbenes
Tyler Long, avsied by Professor Bowden. Thesis: Synthesis of Polymers with the Potential to Release H2S: Polydicyclopentadiene Nanoporous Membranes
Tony Manuel, advised by Professor Rohde. Thesis: Dioxygen Activation with Bis(arylimino)pyridine Radical Anion Complexes of Nickel
Matt McKay, advised by Professor Nguyen. Thesis: Applications of Cationic Transition-Metal-Catalysis: The Stereoselective Synthesis of Beta-O-Aryl Glycosides
Charith Nanayakkara, advised by Professor Grassian. Thesis:Heterogeneous Chemistry and Photochemistry of Atmospherically Relevant Gases on Oxide Surfaces
Nisarga Phatak, advised by Professor Gloer. Thesis: Chemical Investigation of Fungicolous and Endophytic Fungi
Sanjeewa Ranasinghe, advised by Professor Small. Thesis: Nocturnal Hypoglycemic Alarm Based on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Jelena Stojakovic, advised by Professor MacGillivray. Thesis: Supramolecular Catalysis, Discrete Aromatic Stacks and Sequential Reactions in the Organic Solid State
Yulia Tataurova, advised by Professor Larsen. Thesis: Proton NMR Studies of Functionalized Nanoparticles in Aqueous Environments
Anna Volkert, advised by Professor Haes. Thesis: Covalently Functionalized Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Molecular Imprinted Polymer Biosensors
Congratulations as well to our Masters Degree Graduates:
Mark Jastram
Megan Butzke
Jared Downard
Clayton Peace