Chemistry Senior Theses

Britney BaezImpact of Stereocontrolled Polynorbornene Synthesis on Degradation RateProfessor S.D. Brucks
Claire BoegeInvestigations Into the EƯects of E/Z Stereochemistry on the Chemical Degradation of
Poly(2,3-Dihydrofuran)
Professor S.D. Brucks
Kasey K. ChungOptimizing a Safer, Large-Scale TCFH-Mediated Synthesis of a
Medicinally Relevant Amide
Professor D. Vosburg
Thomas “Jack” ForbordScalable PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cell Production by Blade Coating PbS-I,Cl from Stable Inks Professor H. Van Ryswyk
Tanner GasteazoroDevelopment of Chiral at-Metal Titanium(IV) ComplexesProfessor A.R. Johnson
Anna Grace RogersCharacterization of Intrinsic Fluorescence in Physically Cross-Linked Peptide Amphiphile Hydrogels Professor W. Fowler
Leonardo C. RomeroInvestigating the Impact of Stereochemistry on Antimicrobial
Polymer Activity via Polynorbornene Imides With Pendent Quaternary Ammonium Groups
Professor S.D. Brucks
Leif ShomaliMeasurement of ZIF-62 Decomposition Rates in
Response to Mole Fraction and Temperature
Professor C. Healy
Oriole W. SongModeling the reactivity of irregular terpenes: Volatile organic compound emissions from the coastal sage scrubProfessor S.C. Kavassalis
Griffin StevensElectrochemical Studies of Transition Metal Compounds for the Reduction of TetrachloroethyleneProfessors H. Van Ryswyk and
K. Van Heuvelen
Ashley Tan Using a dCas9 Bdf3 Complex to Investigate the Effects of Bdf3 on
the Expression of Insect Stage Surface Proteins in African
Trypanosome Parasitess
Professor D. Schulz
Chemistry Senior Theses – 2025