This collection includes theses and dissertations from the Department of Chemistry, in the College of Arts & Sciences. It is not exhaustive since most paper theses and dissertations have not been digitized. Generally, paper copies of theses and dissertations published prior to 2014 can be accessed in the University of Louisville Libraries. If you would like to add your thesis or dissertation to this collection, please fill out the Electronic Theses & Dissertations form.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Utilizing metal ligand cooperativity to activate small molecules., Christine Burgan
Ligand-stabilized SnO2 as a high-performance and scalable electron transport material for inverted perovskite solar cells., Sashil Chapagain
An investigation into the structural features that control factor xiii stability and substrate specificity., Rameesa Darul Amne Syed Mohammed
Sustainable methodologies for synthesis of small organic molecules using micellar catalysis., Deborah Sam Ogulu
Synthesis, electrical conductivity, electrocatalytic activity for water splitting, and pseudocapacitive properties of perovskite oxide derivatives., Kinithi Meththa Kumari Wickramaratne
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Fbg αC 389 – 402 modulates Factor XIII crosslinking in the fibrinogen αC region., Francis Dean Orlina Ablan
Perovskite oxide derivatives for enhanced electrochemical water splitting and pseudocapacitor applications., Md. Sofiul Alom
Scalable solution processing of NiOx nanoparticles., Peter James Armstrong
The self-consistent field energy landscape and its application to describing electron correlation., Xinju (Spancer) Dong
Mechanism and kinetics of photocatalytic partial oxidation of methane on single site MOx reaction centers., Clint Evrard
Structural, magnetic, electrical, pseudocapacitive, and electrocatalytic properties of bilayered ruddlesden-popper oxides., Chandana Kananke-Gamage
Development of nonorthogonal wavefunction theories and application to multistate reaction processes., Emily Kempfer
Electrodeposition studies of gold nanoparticles and alginate hydrogel films., Harikrishnan Nambiathan Nambiar
Computational investigations of bond breaking processes using DFT and TD-DFT approaches., Saurav Parmar
BioCaRGOS: Capture and release gels for optimized storage of biologics., Chinmay Shashank Potnis
New methodologies for sustainable organic synthesis in water., Sudripet Sharma
Development and applications of novel and practical fluorination reagents., Yuhao Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Surface-functionalized chemiresistive films that exploit h-bonding, cation-pi, and metal-halide interactions., Prasadanie Karunarathna Adhihetty
Alkylthiocarbamate metal complexes with antiproliferation activity., Kritika Bajaj
Spectroscopic measurements of meibum compositional, structural, and functional relationships to elucidate the role of meibum in dry eye., Anthony Chigozie Ewurum
Structural, charge transport, gas sensing, magnetic, pseudocapacitive, and electrocatalytic properties of perovskite oxides., Surendra Bahadur Karki
Effects of monovalent and divalent ions in factor xiii activation and crosslinking., Richard Laporca Lumata
Development and novel applications of halogenating agents., Sagar Ravso Mudshinge
Sustainable nanocatalysis in water for C–C and C–N Cross-Couplings., Tharique Ahammed Ansari Nalakath
Alpha, beta-unsaturated aldehydes: the underrepresented markers of disease., Saurin Sutaria
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity of functionalized metal Bis(thiosemicarbazones)., Caleb Aaron Calvary
Micellar nanocatalysis for efficient reactions., Uyen T Duong
Synthesis, crystal structure and ionic conductivity of ruddlesden-popper oxide materials: effects of ionic radii and defects on lithium-ionic conductivity., Selorm Joy Fanah
Theoretical investigation of the Co-C bond activation in methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin-dependent systems: mechanistic insights., Arghya Pratim Ghosh
Micelles and lipid nanoparticles: catalysis and biomedical application., Faisal Ibrahim
Photophysics of substituted [1,4]Benzodioxino[3,2-b]Oxanthrene (BDO) Chromophores and their macromolecules: a spectroscopy and density functional theory study., Abdelqader M. Jamhawi
Investigations of elastin recoil on molecular and macroscopic levels., Nour Mohammad Jamhawi
Electrochemical characterization of surface-immobilized metal nanostructures: stability, atomic level doping, catalysis, and sensing applications., Badri Prasad Mainali
Recent studies on the synthesis of medicinal molecules., Paige Monsen
Computational investigations of the photochemical properties of B12-dependent systems: from solution to enzymes., Megan Toda Mackintosh
Mass spectrometry based metabolomics and Lipidomics., Fang Yuan
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Investigating the disorder and compaction of designed Minielastin using nuclear magnetic resonance., Ma Faye Charmagne Aquino Carvajal
Design, synthesis and application of Janus gold nanoprisms for directed self-assembly., Md. Emtias Chowdhury
The utilization of metal-ligand cooperativity for electrocatalytic reduction and catalytic hydration., Steven Cronin
Photoelectrical and photoelectrochemical characterization of the materials used in dye-sensitized and perovskite solar cells., Pom Lal Kharel
Computational modeling of photolysis and catalysis reactions in vitamin b12-dependent enzymes., Abdullah Al Mamun
Functional nanomaterials by combining aminooxy chemistry and iodine activation at momolayer protected clusters., Tirtha Raj Sibakoti
(Pseudo)phase tuning in the service of synthesis: technologies for sustainable catalysis., Justin Douglas Smith
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide for the production of green fuels and chemicals., Jacob M. Strain
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Aerobic photolysis MeCbl: structure and electronic properties of Cbl-O-O-CH3 intermediate., Aida Bazarganpour
Oxygen deficient perovskites: effect of structure on electrical conductivity, magnetism and electrocatalytic activity., Ram Krishna Hona
An electrochemical instrument for the analysis of heavy metals in water via anodic stripping coulometry for applications in remote sensing., Kelsey Lynn Kaht
Stability and reactivity analysis of single metal and bimetallic nanostructures by anodic stripping voltammetry., Dhruba Kumar Pattadar
Laser spectroscopy investigations of jet-cooled metal-containing free radicals., Anam Chandra Paul
GC×GC-MS and parallel 2DLC-MS based untargeted metabolomics., Md Aminul Islam Prodhan
Laser spectroscopic investigations of organic alkoxy and peroxy radicals., Md Asmaul Reza
Synthetic methods and biological applications of nitrogen heterocycles to compounds of biological interest., Jarrid Ronnebaum
Electrochemical determination of surface area-to-volume ratio for metal nanoparticle analysis., Jay Narayan Sharma
Laser spectroscopy investigations on molecular and free radicals dynamics., Hamzeh Telfah
Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of metal complexes with cancer selective anti-proliferative effects and hydrogen evolution catalytic properties., Nicholas Vishnosky
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Coagulation Factor XIIIA: biochemical properties underlying physiological function., Boris Anokhin
Biophysical exploration of conformational environments in zymogen prothrombin and blood coagulant thrombin., Ramya Billur
Investigating the unique reactivity of novel HX (X=Cl, Br) reagents with alkenes and alkynes., Rene E. Ebule
Computational modeling of electronically excited states in cobalamin-dependent reactions., Brady D. Garabato
Long-range electrostatic interactions in gold catalysis and fluorinating reagent development., Zhichao Lu
The regional distribution and molecular interactions of phospholipids and glucose in mammalian vitreous humors., Abigail Nicole Schnepf
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Water-soluble Pd and Pd-alloy nanoparticles as catalysts in biphasic solvent., Shekhar Bhama
Magnetic field-induced intramolecular cyclization as a trigger for nanoparticle-based delivery systems., Sara Katherine Biladeau
Mechanism investigation of pseudouridine synthases TruB and RluA with RNA containing 5-fluorouridine and 4-thiouridine., Uyen T. Duong
Homogeneous ligand-centered hydrogen evolution and hydrogen oxidation : exploiting redox non-innocence to drive catalysis., Andrew Z. Haddad
Evaluating ligand assisted activation of small molecules through proton reduction and alcohol oxidation., Rahul Jain
Controlled electrochemical synthesis of single one-dimensional metal nanochains across microgap electrodes., Amareshwari Konutham
Development of recyclable gold nanoparticles for routine benchtop catalysis in organic transformations., Shengzong Liang
Characterizing reactive glutamines in fibrinogen and elucidating factor XIII substrate specificity., Kelly Njine Mouapi
Chemoselective reagents for derivatization of trace--level volatile carbonyl compounds using a microreactor approach., Mumiye A. Ogunwale
Transient absorption studies of CdSe nanocluster passivated with phenyldithiocarbamate ligands., Yizhou Xie
Heterogenization of complexes with redox active ligands for hydrogen evolution reaction., Wuyu Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Chemoselective reactions and their applications in metabolite isolation and analysis., Sadakatali Shokatali Gori
Development and applications of novel HF-based fluorination reagents : DMPU-HF., Otome Elisha Okoromoba
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
A study of the catalytic and chemical properties of palladium and palladium-silver monolayer protected clusters., Luther Benjamin Hutcherson
Sulfur-oxidation enhances nitrile hydration in bioinspired ruthenium complexes : catalytic, kinetic, and DFT investigations., Davinder Kumar
Application of surface chemistry at the interface of mesoporous TiO2 films for stable and high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells., Tulashi Luitel
The unique electrochemical reactivity of small metal nanoparticles., Rafael A. Masitas
Phosphinimine zinc complexes and neutral phosphinimines for ring opening polymerization of lactides., Rajesh Thapa
Analysis of anacardic acid on the surface of Pelargonium × hortorum using matrix assisted laser desorptoin ionization mass spectrometry imaging., Bryan Edward Wessel 1989-
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Triggered release of small molecules from solid supports using heat or an applied magnetic field., Ralph Jacob Knipp
Mechanistic insights and functionalization of alkynes in homogeneous gold catalysis., Manish Kumar
Expanding the frontier of gold-catalyzed cyclizations and rational ligand design., Deepika Malhotra
Aminooxy reagents in nanomedicine and bioanalysis., Stephanie Mattingly
Ligand centered reactivity of metal stabilized thiyl radicals in solution, solid and gaseous phase., Rajat Rajat
Biomarker discovery of liver diseases using mass spectrometry-based metabolomics., Xue Shi
Mechanistic investigations of pseudouridine synthases : a surprising glycal intermediate lies on the reaction pathway., Govardhan reddy Veerareddygari
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Theoretical investigations of photophysics and spectroscopic properties in B12 cofactors., Karina Kornobis
Computational modelling of chemical reactions catalyzed by cobalamin (B12)-dependent enzymes : mechanistic insights., Neeraj Kumar
Aminooxy reagents for synthesis and analysis : expanding the role of oximation., Sebastien Laulhe
Spectral investigation of the conformation of primary and secondary micelles of sodium cholate and the impact of pH and salt concentration., Sarah Elizabeth Milliner
Hydrogen (H2) sensing and catalysis with organic-stabilized Pd and Pd alloy nanoparticles., Monica Moreno
Pyruvate carboxylase is upregulated in NSCLC to support proliferation and anabolism., Katherine Sellers
Development of phosphinimine-sulfonate ligands for late metal catalysis., Suisheng Shang 1966-
