Undergraduate Honors Theses in Chemistry and Biochemistry
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Non-Covalent Ineteractions of Trimethylamine N-Oxide (TMAO) and Urea in Water, John Prather
Pro-Aromatic Dye Components for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Thienothiophene and Indolizine, George A. Puneky
A Raman Spectroscopic and Computational Study of the Effects of Halogen Bonding on Pyrimidine Containing Systems, Peyton Lindsey Reves
Using Technology to Engage Students in the STEM Field, April Elizabeth Steen
A Computational Comparison of the Hydrophobic Pocket of Neural and Epithelial Cadherins for the Purpose of Identifying a Selective Inhibitor, Ross E. Straughan
Effects of Synthetic Blood Plasma on Calcium Dependent Dimerization of NCAD12, Brent Treadway
Towards the Synthesis of a Swallowtailed Perylene Monoimide, Wyatt S. Whicker
Properties of a Fluorescent Deoxycytidine Analog in i-Motif Dna, Sara E. Wingate
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Identification of a Phytotoxic Fungus and an Investigation into the Isolation of its Phytotoxic Constituents, William E. Briscoe
Non-Covalent Interactions, Dative Bonding, and Electron Affinities: A Multi-Method Computational Study of Boron Tetrahalides, Lance R. Ezell
An Investigation Into Polyiodination of Activated Benzene Derivatives with Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions, Dakota Gilbert
On Harmonic Vibrational Frequency Convergence to the Complete Basis Set Limit in Water Dimers and Hydrogen Fluoride Dimers, Amanda Hardwick
Anchoring the Potential Energy Surfaces of Homogenous and Heterogenous Dimers of Formaldehyde and Thiofomaldehyde, Christina M. Holy
Domain-Specific Probes for Calcium Binding to Neural Cadherin, Charles Ryan Humphries
Synthesis and Characterization of a New Bimetallic Catalyst, GJL-46, and Its Use in the Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Phenylacetylene, Gabriel J. LaBonia
The Origins of an Everyday Behavior: Why do People Share Meals?, David Lee
Raman Spectroscopic and Computational Analysis of the Effects of Noncovalent Interactions on DMSO, Ashton T. Nicholson
Investigation into the Synthesis of Dodecahydro-3a,9a-diazaperylene, Andrew Palmer
Synthesis of an Unsymmetrical CCC-NHC Pincer Ligand Precursor, Brian Spurlock
Energy Drinks And Caffeine: The Science Behind The Billion- Dollar Industry, Eric Villarreal
Mercury in Fish in North Mississippi Reservoirs: Statistical Analysis and Risk Assessment, Stacy Wolff
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Is Cutinase The Smallest Possible Alpha/Beta Hydrolase? Insights Into Structure And Function Using Deletion Mutants, Mary Elizabeth Barrack
A Raman Spectroscopic Study of the Effects of Hydrogen Bonding on 1,2,3-Triazole, Anna Craig
Effects of Micro-Solvation on Room Temperature Ionic Liquids, Joseph Wellington Golden
Polycationic Perylenebisimides for G-Quadruplex Binding, Andrew Jacob Matrick
Spectroscopic Study of Charge Transfer Induced Blue Shifting of Pyrimidine/Water Mixtures on Silver Substrate, Annie Katherine McClellan
pH Dependent Proteolysis of Neural Cadherin, Candice Ashton Walters
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Angiotensin II: A Potential Link Between Inflammation and Hypertension in SLE, Khush Singh Aujla
The Effect of Calcium Concentration and pH Levels on the Proteolysis of the Two-Domain Neural-Cadherin Construct, Matthew Lafayette Dove
The Role of Cortisol in Modern Society: Linking Psychosocial Stress and Health, Logan Dwayne Fair
Your Body is a Temple: Type-2 Diabetes in Mississippi and the Potential Role of the Black Church in Diabetes Education and Intervention, Jonathon Troy Jackson
Elucidation of B-N and B-P Stretching Vibrations Using Raman Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure Calculations, Dana Nicole Reinemann
The Effects of the Histidine-Alanine-Valine Peptide on the Dimerization of Neural Cadherin, Ariel Jeanette Rodgers
The Effects of the Histidine-Alanine-Valine Peptide on the Dimerization of Neural Cadherin, Ariel Rogers
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Design and Construction of a Reflectron Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer for Multiphoton Ionization and Vibrational Spectroscopic Studies of Mass-Selected Clusters, Matthew Dodd McDowell
A Comparison and Cooperative Utilization of Møller–Plesset perturbation theory and B3LYP Density Functional Theory on Weakly Bound Structures, Joshua Ryan Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Development of a Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectrometer for Lead-Free Gunshot Residue Analysis, Ryan Alexander Gregg
The Effects of Neighboring Bases on PdC in Single-Stranded and Double-Stranded DNA, Elizabeth Kelty Jones
Replacement of the Cro Repressor in a Negative Feedback Circuit with a Slow Dimerizing Variant, Lauren Michelle Rowe
Developing the Techniques for Raman, Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS), and Fluorescence Spectroscopies of Organic Molecules in Isolation, Jonathan Wolfe
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Neural Cadherin: A Study of Domain 1., Elaine Ann Clark
Creation of a Topoisomerase I-EFGP Cell Line Using Recent Knock-in Technology, James Wayne Delancey
The Osmolytic Effect and Its Action on Topoisomerase-I, Matthew Paul Dukes
Upgrade of a Raman Spectrometer with Modern Computer Control and Data Acquisition for Studies of Hydrogen Bonding in Pyrimidine, Austin Howard
An Exploration of Factors Increasing Male Involvement in Couples' HIV Testing in Malawi, Mary Margaret Peterson
Dissection of NCAD12: Distinctive Characteristics of Domains 1 and 2, Brittany Nicole Rogers
Testing A Model: Ca2+ Induced Exposure of Tryptophan in Neural-Cadherins, Chinelo Udemgba
Calcium Binding Affinity Properties of Neural Cadherin Domains 1 and 2, Thomas Thayer Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Antinociceptive Action of Mitragynine and its Synthetic Analogs in Mice, La Donna Evette Franklin
The Expression and Characterization of Full-Length PRCP in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells, Mubina Aziz Isani
Characterization of the Lipopolysaccharide Binding Site on the Plasma Protein High Molecular Weight Kininogen, Ryan Cory Perkins
The Magnitude of Repression by Cro Protein in the Presence of Lambda Operator Variants, Shabnam Sarker
Optimization Studies of the Important Drug Lead Kahalalide F which Acts on a Novel Cancer Target RPS25, Kully Lynn Woodruff
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Influence of Carrageenan-Induced Nociception on Separation-Induced Distress Vocalizations and Hyperthermia in Domestic Fowl Chicks, Erin Kathleen Johnson
Dynamics of Transcriptional Repression by λ Cro Repressor In Vivo, Dustin Land Markle
Stability Studies of Domain 2 of Neural Cadherin, John Kyle Mccool
Cruciform Extrusion in Methylation-State Variants of pBR322 Plasmid, Lucas Morgan McElwain
Targeted Gene Expression as a Means of Killing Specific Glial Cells in Drosophila Embryos, Ryan Anthony Yates
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Studies of Pyrene Fluorescence in Pressed Zeolite Discs, Keith Perry Russell
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Size Exclusion Chromatography: Estimation of Protein Shape, Gregg Oyemachi Anazia
Correlates of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in African-American Adolescents, TaSheitha Vontre Butler
A Study of the Effects of the 2004 Tsunami on Coral Reefs and Fisheries of the Indian Ocean, Joseph Lane Campbell
Synthesis and Characterization of Nickel(II) Coordination Complexes with Hydrotrispyrazolylborato and Dithiobenzoato Ligands, Brian Matthew Enggano
Engineering Genetic Networks to Measure Real Time Repression by λ Cro in vivo, Zachary Louis LeBlanc
Spectroscopic Studies of Site 3 Mutants of Calmodulin, Shakirat Omolara Oyetunji
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
The Effects of a Distractor on Reaction Time Tasks in Rats: Mode vs. Distribution Skew, Karen Melissa Damico
Molecular Entrapments in the Nanosized Cavities of Polar-Solvated Zeolites X and Y”, Reagan Levidiotis
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Ischemia Pre-conditioning and the Effects of Nitric Oxide Synthase, Jessica Jean Holt
The Effects of Autologous Platelet Gel on the Tensile Strength of Incisional Wounds, Thomas Matthew Jones