Independent Study

1999 I.S. Titles

Chemistry Majors | Chemical Physics Majors | Biochemistry Majors

CHEMISTRY MAJORS

Jacob J. Carmany
Adviser: J. C. Amburgey
Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Cyclohexyl Phosphoserine Compounds as Phospholipid Analogs of the Phospholipid Metal Ion Binding Site

Carrie A. Coutts
Adviser: R. H. Bromund
Title: Investigation of the Nitrate Concentration in Surface Waters in Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Jennifer L. Ferguson
Adviser: A. G. Eklund
Title: Olefin Hydrogenation Using a Cationic Ruthenium Catalyst

Elikem R. K. Gbeddy
Adviser: C. L. Borders, Jr.
Title: Expression, Purification, and Kinetic Analysis of The N285D and N285A Mutants of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase

Jessica R. Gore
Adviser: L. W. Haynes
Title: Analysis of Four Manufacturers’ Versions of Propranolol Hydrochloride Tablets

Farhan Hashim
Advisers: D. L. Powell and J. L. Hartman, Mathematical Sciences
Title: An Examination of the Capabilities of Spartan and MacSpartan and the Interpretation of the High Pressure Spectrum oftrans-1,3-Bromochlorocyclobutane and the Low Temperature Spectrum of trans-1,3-Dibromocyclobutane Using Ab Initio Calculations

Jason D. Holton
Advisers: J. C. Amburgey and S. E. Peters, 3I, Wooster. OH
Title: The Binding to Tooth Enamel of Phospholipid Vesicles Containing Entrapped Oral Medication

Eileen Y. Imada
Advisers: V. B. Pett, L. W. Haynes and P. Havholm, English
Title: Writing About Science: When Cyanobacteria (aka Pond Scums) Produce Toxins

Ian A. Keith
Adviser: P. L. Edmiston
Title: The Development of Sol-Gel Based pH Sensing Films and Accompanying Program to Optimize pH Indicator Selection

Laura A. Markley
Adviser: R. H. Bromund
Title: Nitrate-Nitrogen Concentrations in Surface Water of Selected Areas in Wayne County, Ohio

Sarah A. Mengers
Adviser: R. H. Bromund
Title: The Effects of Local Population and Brook Height on the Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentrations in Addams Brook (NY) During the Course of the Summer Vacation Season

Krystal L. Mohn
Adviser: T. R. Williams
Title: Examination and Detection of Drug Samples Using Microscopic Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

Brenten D. Robson
Adviser: T. R. Williams
Title: The Use of Attenuated Total Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy in the Analysis of Polymeric Degradation

Jill J. Schieda
Adviser: A. G. Eklund
Title: Investigation of Catalytic Hydrogenation and Isomerization Using [(COD)Ru(CH₂Cl₂)₂(PPh₃)₂][BF₄]₂

C. Elliott Strimbu
Advisers: D. L. Powell and C. R. Hampton, Mathematical Sciences
Title: An Ab Initio Investigation into the Puckering of Cyclobutanes

Douglas C. Weiser
Adviser: V. B. Pett
Title: Expression, Purification, and Crystallization of a Small Heat Shock Protein from Maize

CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Nicole R. Brinkmann
Advisers: D. L. Powell and H. F. Schaefer, University of Georgia
Title: A Computational Investigation of Hydrogen Bonding in the Formic Acid Dimer

BIOCHEMISTRY MAJORS

Kate R. Allender
Advisers: L. W. Haynes and D. A. Modarelli, University of Akron
Title: Synthesis of Carboxylate-terminated Poly (phenylether) Dendrimers Capable of Sustained Charge Separation to Yield Photosystem Dendrimers

Ryan M. Almeida
Advisers: C. L. Borders
Title: Subcloning of the Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase Gene into a Phagemid Vector and Preparation of the R235K and R235A Mutants by the Kunkel Method

Todd Bernard
Adviser: L. W. Haynes
Title: Identification of a Sex Pheromone from the Female Lampshade Spider Hypochilus thorelli and the Female Wolf Spider Pardosa milvina

R. Andrew Hamilton
Adviser: T. R. Williams
Title: An Analytical Comparison of Municipal Tap Water and Various Bottled Waters

Bradley A. Pierce
Adviser: T. R. Williams
Title: The Identification of Aldehydes as Their 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazone Derivatives by High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Using Personal Aldehyde Monitors and Air Cartridge Tubes as Sampling Techniques

Andrew M. Schaeffer
Adviser: L. W. Haynes
Title: The Isolation and Characterization of Fire Ant Antifeedants from Florida Betony

Michael J. Thomenius
Adviser: C. L. Borders
Title: Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Active Site Residues of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction

Melinda C. Wiles
Adviser: J. C. Amburgey and L. Willett, OARDC
Title: Extraction and Quantification Methods for Malodorous Compounds in Swine Feces