Chemistry

In its Honors Program the Chemistry Department awards one level of Honors to student research projects. The projects listed below have been defended successfully, and a copy of the thesis deposited in Swem Library.

Key:

Student, "Thesis" (Honors level)
Committee Chair + Other Committee Members

2023-2024

Orhan Acikgoz, "Use of Molecular Logic Gates for the Tuning of Chemosensor Dynamic Range" (Honors)
Christopher Abelt + Helen Murphy, Tyler Meldrum, Robert Hinkle
Anna Lynn Clayborn, "Self-Reporting Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles for Superoxide Generation and Detection" (Honors)
Elizabeth J. Harbron + Kristin L. Wustholz, John C. Poutsma, Sarah E. McCartney
Nicole Anna Fritsch, "Metal Antipyrine Complexes for Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction" (Honors)
William R. McNamara + Christopher J. Abelt, Tyler K. Meldrum, Erin M. Webster
Robert Kinsman Gourdie, "Non-Canonical Amino Acids for Multivalent Conjugation and Light-Mediated Protein Modulation" (Honors)
Douglas Young + Lisa Landino, William McNamara, C. Ryan Vinroot
Sophia Marie Holincheck, "Development of Low-Cost, Arduino based, Nephelometric and Back-Scatter Turbidity Sensors for Community-Led Environmental Restoration Monitoring in Rural Alaotra-Mangoro Region, Madagascar and James City County, Virginia" (Honors)
Nathanael Kidwell + John C. Poutsma, Deborah C. Bebout, Jonathan Frey
Isabelle Margalit Kogan, "Understanding and Harnessing the Blinking Behavior of Emitters for Single-Molecule Imaging" (Honors)
Kristin Wustholz + J.C. Poutsma, Andrew Tobolowsky, Christopher Abelt
Sage Marie Kregenow, "Investigation into Amine Polyynes for Antibacterial Properties" (Honors)
Douglas Young + Robert Hinkle, William McNamara, Jessica Paga
Yun Ma, "A Unified Synthetic Approach to Onychine, Eupolauridine, and 1-Azafluoranthene via A Shared 1,2,4-Triazine Precursor" (Honors)
Jonathan Scheerer + Christopher Abelt, Robert Hinkle, Hannes Schniepp
Julia Catherine Mitchell, "Process Modeling the Neuroprotective Effects of a Plant-Based Diet on Parkinson's Disease" (Honor)
Randolph Coleman + Lisa Landino, Douglas Young, Denise Damon Wade
Amelia Grace Seabury, "Investigating Organic Fluorophores for Blink-Based Multiplexing" (Honor)
Kristin Wustholz + Christopher Abelt, Elizabeth Harbron, Alan Braddock
Zannatul Shahla, "Synthesis of Pyridine Derivatives: Cycloaddition/Cycloreversion of 1,4-Oxazinone Intermediates" (Honors)
Jonathan Scheerer + Christopher Abelt, Tyler Meldrum, Jaclyn Moloney
Jungmin Shin, "Harnessing the Power of Virtual Reality for Organic Chemistry Education" (Honor)
Dana Lashley + Elizabeth J. Harbron, Jordan Walk, Oliver Kerscher
Jacob Archer Simonpietri, "Molecular Dynamics simulations of Solid-Liquid Interfaces for NMR Relaxometry" (Honor)
Tyler Meldrum + J. C. Poutsma, Nathan Kidwell, Irina Novikova
Emma Natasha Smith, "Optimizing Single-Molecule Blink-Based Multiplexing" (Honors)
Kristin Wustholz + Jonathan Scheerer, John Poutsma, David Armstrong
Georgia Cutler Westbrook, "Proton Affinities for Proline and Pipecolic-Acid Containing Dipeptides" (Honors)
J. C. Poutsma + Christopher Abelt, Kristin Wustholz,Thomas Marshall
William Churchill Wilkinson, "IMPACT OF INTERFACIAL SOLVATION ENVIRONMENTS ON NITROPHENOL PHOTOCHEMISRY" (Honor)
Nathan Kidwell + Kristin Wustholz, Randolph Coleman, Stephen Trefethen

2022-2023

Ryan Michael Anderson, "First Row Metal Complexes for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction of Artificial Photosynthesis" (Honors)
William McNamara + Nathan Kidwell, Chris Abelt, Qun Li
Naya Kartrece Burrow, "Modulation of Protein Function and Synthesis of Bioconjugates using Unnatural Amino Acids" (Honors)
Douglas Young + Elizabeth Harbron, Lisa Landino, Shantá Hinton
Cody Michael Funk, "A Combinatorial and Solution Phase Approach to the Synthesis of Polyyne Compound Libraries with Therapeutically Relevant Biological Activity." (Honors)
Robert Hinkle + Douglas Young, Dana Lashley, Reya Farber
Grayson Robert Hoy, "Development of Data Science Tools for Photovoltaic Design and Super-Resolution Imaging" (Honors)
Kristin Wustholz + Nathan Kidwell, Tyler Meldrum, Ron Smith
Delaney Aine Kirr, "Examining the Nutritional Quality of Mixotrophic Dinoflagellates Using Elemental Ratios and Total Lipid Content" (Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Amber Hardison, JC Poutsma, Nicole Millette
Ruby Walker Neisser, "Solvent-Mediated Photophysical Outcomes of Brown Carbon Chromophores" (Honors)
Nathan Kidwell + Tyler Meldrum, Kristin Wustholz, Paul Davies
Willough Sloan,"Synthesis and Biological Testing of Small-Molecule Mitochondrial Complex I Inhibitors" (Honors)
Dana Lashley + Oliver Kerscher, Robert Pike, Randolph Coleman
Hannah Joy Smith, "Introducing Additional Protein Functionality via Incorporation of Non-Canonical Amino Acids" (Honors)
Douglas Young + Chris Abelt, Lisa Landino, David Armstrong

2021-2022

Alexandra McOsker, "Synthesis and Statistical Analysis of Asymmetric Diynols for E. coli Biological Activity" (Honors)
Robert Hinkle + Doug Young, Elizabeth Harbron, Rob Carman
Benjamin Travis, "Developing Iron Complexes for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Generation" (Honors)
William McNamara + Rachel O'Brien, Heather MacDonald, Douglas Young
Daniel Costantino, "Spectroscopy and Dynamics of CO-NO: Intermolecular Interactions Drive Photochemical Outcomes" (Honors)
Nathanael Kidwell + Krisitn Wustholz, Seth Aubin
Daria Moody, "Differential Protein Expression in Bacteriophages CrimD and Larva" (Honors)
John Poutsma + Lisa Landino, Jennifer Butler
Erin Tweed, "Indoor Chemistry: The Aging of Cooking Oils Via Autoxidation" (Honors)
Rachel O'Brien + Chris Abelt, Jessica Stephens
Gwyneth Pudner, "I. Synthesis of Pyrrolodiketopiperazines from an Intact Diketopiperazine Ring II. A Non-oxidative Method for Synthesizing 1,2-diketones from Aldehyde and Organometallic Building Blocks" (Honors)
Jonathan Scheerer + Chris Abelt, Adrian Bravo
Henry Cardwell, "Gas-Phase Proton Affinities for Twenty of the Proline-Containing Dipeptides" (Honors)
John Poutsma + Nathan Kidwell, Stephen Trefethen
Monica Dibley, "Chemical Analysis of Organic Compounds in Dew Water" (Honors)
Rachel O'Brien + Bev Sher, Marc Sher
Natalie Warren, "The Role of Relative Humidity on Biomass Burning Organic Aerosol Photolysis" (Honors)
Rachel O'Brien + JC Poutsma, Johnathan Frey
Stephen Yachuw, "Copper(I) Iodide Complexes for the Detection of Aqueous Pyridine" (Honors)
Robert Pike + Deborah Bebout, Mark Greer
Titouan Duston, "Quantifying the Formation of Copper(I) Iodide Pyridine Complexes Through the Study of their Vapochromic Response" (Honors)
Robert Pike + Nathan Kidwell, Eugeniy Mikhailov
Zhaoyun Zheng, "SERS Analysis of Pretreated Red Lake Colorants in Historical Oil Paintings & Development of a SERS Spectral Analysis Program with Deep Learning" (Honors)
Kristin Wustholz + Elizabeth Harbron, William McNamara, Nicole McCormick Santiago

2020-2021

Nicole Carrillo Vallejo, "Construction of Pyridine Derivatives Using 1,4-Oxazin-2-one Precursors through Cycloaddition / Cycloreversion Tandem Sequences" (Honors)
Jonathan Scheerer + Elizabeth Harbron, Mark Forsyth
Emily Chappie, "Molecular Cluster Fragment Machine Learning Training Techniques to Predict Energetics of Brown Carbon Aerosol Clusters" (Honors)
Nathanael Kidwell + Randolph Coleman, Dana Willner, Daniel Tabor
Cameron Goff, "Multivalent Conjugation of Biologically Active Molecules Through use of Unnatural Amino Acids" (Honors)
Douglas Young + Robert Hinkle, Jennifer Bestman
David Hood, "Experimental and Computational Electronic Quenching Dynamics of Nitric Oxide by Molecular Collisional Partners" (Honors)
Nathanael Kidwell + John Poutsma, Joshua Erlich, Andrew Petit
Neal Marshall, "Alkylpyridinium Iodobismuthate Structural Determination and Analysis" (Honors)
Robert Pike + Randolph Coleman, Robery Barnet, William McNamara
William Moeller, "Proteomic Analysis of Mycobacteriophage CrimD" (Honors)
John Poutsma + Rachel O'Brien, Kurt Williamson
Allison Moyer, "Humic Acids as Sacrificial Electron Donors for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation" (Honors)
William R. McNamara + Douglas D. Young, Deborah C. Bebout, Sarah Menefee
Brianna Peterson, "Investigating Charge Transfer Complexes in Brown Carbon Aerosols" (Honors)
Nathan Kidwell + Rachel O'Brien, Kristin Wustholz, Jonathan Allen
Yihan Qin, "Synthesis and Biological Testing of Quinone-Based Natural Products" (Honors)
Dana Lashley + Robert J. Hinkle, Rachel O'Brien, Oliver Kerscher
Lemai Vo, "Photolysis of Methylglyoxal Brown Carbon" (Honors)
Rachel O'Brien + Elizabeth Harbron, Nathanael Kidwell, Linda Morse

2019-2020

Ruth Beaver, "Adaptation of a Low-Cost Hyperpolarization Technique for Use with Single-Sided NMR" (Honors)
Tyler Meldrum + Christopher Abelt, Kristin Wustholz, David Armstrong
Lydia Dolvin, "Photolytic Aging of 4-Nitrophenol: Effects of Fresh and Aged Secondary Organic Aerosol on Atmospheric Lifetimes" (Honors)
Rachel O'Brien + Nathan Kidwell, Kristin Wustholz, Mike Jabbur
Benjamin Hauk, "Conformational Changes of Lactate Dehydrogenase Isozymes" (Honors)
Lisa Landino + Doug Young, Paul Heideman
Elizabeth King, "Employing Unnatural Amino Acids to Develop Bioconjugations, Multivalent Conjugates, and Protein Modulation Strategies" (Honors)
Doug Young + Robert Hinkle, Mark Forsyth
Lauren Mazur, "Synthesis and Investigation of Asymmetric Diyne and Polyyne Compounds for Biological Activity" (Honors)
Robert Hinkle + Doug Young, Lisa Landino, Lizabeth Allison
Emily Peairs, "Using Unnatural Amino Acid Technologies to Immobilize and Regulate Proteins" (Honors)
Doug Young + Lisa Landino, Katherine Guthrie
Zach Schiffman, "Iron polypyridyl complexes for electrocatalytic proton reduction" (Honors)
William McNamara + Nathanial Kidwell, Rachel O'Brien
Gwendylan Turner, "Determination of Thermodynamic Properties of Non-Protein Amino Acids and Characterization of Multimers of Carbamazepine" (Honors)
John Poutsma + Rachel O'Brien, Robert Pike, Jonathan Frey
Jiashu Wang, "Study of the Catalytic Abilities of Methyl-Functionalized & Dimethyl-Functionalized Iron Complexes for Proton Reduction" (Honors)
William McNamara + Christopher Abelt, Rachel O'Brien, Eric Swartz
Hongmin Yu, "Chemical Transformation of Biomass Burning Organic Aerosols Due to Photolytic Aging" (Honors)
Rachel O'Brien + Kristin Wustholz, Christopher Abelt, Jon Kay

2018-19

Madeline Brass, "Spatial Encoding with Single-sided NMR" (Honors)
Tyler Meldrum + John C. Poutsma, Chris Abelt, Jonathan Frey
Carolyn Farling, "Optimizing Silver Nanoparticles for Pigment Identification in Art"
Kristen Wustholz + Christy Porter, Nicole Santiago
Zhenyu Han, "1,4-Benzoquinone and 1,4-Naphthoquinone Natural Products: C-H Functionalization and Enzymatic Activity"
Dana Lashley + Randolph Coleman, Robert Hinkle, Mainak Patel
William Lake, "Electrocatalysis for Proton and Oxygen Reduction Reactions"
William McNamara + John C. Poutsma, Nathanael Kidwell, Maniak Patel
Danielle Long, "Determinations of Proton Affinities of Methylated Cysteine and Serine Homologs" (Honors)
John Poutsma + Tyler Meldrum, Robert Pike, Joshua Erlich
Pauline Lynch, "Exploring the Blinking Dynamics of Eosin Y Photosensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Photocatalysis Using Single-Molecule Spectroscopy"
Kristen Wustholz + James Kaste, Nathanael Kidwell
Indira Stevens, "Iron Complexes for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation" (Honors)
William McNamara + Kristin Wustholz, Nathanael Kidwell, Judith Hand
Christopher Travis, "Development and Optimization of Bioconjugations to Probe and Modulate Protein Function"
Douglas Young + Lisa Landino, Robert Hinkle, Margaret Saha
Anna Tsutsui, "Characterizing Flame-resistant Polymers using Single-sided NMR"
Tyler Meldrum + Nathan Kidwell, Robert Pike, Carey Bagdassarian
Xiye Wang, "Construction of Bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane Scaffolds via Intermolecular Diels-Alder: Synthesis of (±)-Brevianamide B and Progress Toward (+)-Serantrypinone"
Jonathan Scheerer + Elizabeth Harbron, Jordan Walk, Mark Forsyth
Hall Zhang, "Atomic Force Microscopy Measurements of Interfacial Forces Between Boron Nitride and Polymers for Development of an Optimum Nano-Composite"
David Kranbuehl + Rex Kincaid, Drew LaMar

2017-18

Lydia Boike, "An Analysis of Oxidative Damage to Lactate Dehydrogenase in Context of Neurodegeneration and Catechol-based Phenolic Antioxidant Chemistry" (Honors)
Lisa Landino + Christopher Abelt, Daniel Cristol, Douglas Young
Annatram Do, "Gas-Phase Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange and Fragmentation Studies of Tetrapeptides Containing Lysine and Its Homologs" (Honors)
John C. Poutsma + Rachel O'Brien, Tyler Meldrum, Mark Forsyth
Theresa Gozzo, "Towards a Greater Understanding of Post-Translational Modification of Transcription Factor, ArsR, in Helicobacter pylori via Bottom-Up Proteomics: Methods Development for Electrospray and Nanospray Approaches" (Honors)
John C. Poutsma + Mark Forsyth, Christopher Abelt, Rachel O'Brien
William Kim, "Characterizing the Ductile-Brittle Transition of Polyamide-11/Purification and Characterization of Boron Nitride Nanotubes" (Honors)
David Kranbuehl + Christopher Abelt, Tyler Meldrum, Hannes Schniepp
Tyler Larson, "Photo-Controlled Release of Zinc Ions in Aqueous Solution with Simultaneous Fluorescence Detection" (Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Christopher Abelt, Nathanael Kidwell, Alexander Angelov
Zachary Nimmo, "Employing Unnatural Amino Acids Towards Therapeutic Bioconjugates" (Honors)
Douglas Young + Lisa Landino, Margaret Saha, William McNamara
Changen Pan, "Imaging the Dynamics of CH2BrI Photodissociation in the Near Ultraviolet Region" (Honors)
Nathan Kidwell + Kristin Wustholz, John C. Poutsma
Daniel Speer, "Accessing Light-Sensitive Polycyclic Aromatics through an Alkynyl-Prins Cyclization" (Honors)
Robert Hinkle + Jonathan Scheerer, Christopher Abelt, Anne Rasmussen
Amelia Wheaton, "Alkyl Arylinium Iodocuprate Clusters: Structural and Spectroscopic Diversity" (Honors)
Robert Pike + Deborah Bebout, William McNamara, Marc Sher

2016-17

Jessica Armstrong, "Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Generation by Cobalt Complexes" (Honors)
William McNamara + Brennan Harris, Deborah Bebout, Elizabeth Harbron
Aaron Bayles, "Photocontrol of pH via Doped Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles" (Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Robert Hinkle, William McNamara, Jonathan Arries
Lindsay Chatkewitz, "Investigating Biological Properties Utilizing Synthetic Methods" (Honors)
Douglas Young + Lisa Landino, Kristin Wustholz, Lizabeth Allison
Tao Chen, "Does 5-propionyl-1-dimethylaminonnapthalene Fluoresce through a TICT State?" (Honors)
Christopher Abelt + Douglas Young, William McNamara, Mainak Patel
Ryan DiRisio, "Advancements in the Photocatalysis of Iron Complexes and the Electrocatalysis of Cobalt Complexes for Hydrogen Generation" (Honors)
William McNamara + Kristin Wustholz, John Poutsma, Timothy Davis
Mary Duff, "Metabolism and Oxidative Stress: Understanding the Role of Reactive Cysteines in Pyruvate Kinase" (Honors)
Lisa Landino + Christopher Abelt, Matthias Leu, Douglas Young
Joseph Handy, "Structural Comparison of Copper(II) Thiocyanate Pyridine Complexes" (Honors)
Robert Pike + Deborah Bebout, David Grandis, William McNamara
Christina Howard, "Utilization of Unnatural Amino Acids in Novel Bioconjugates and Probing Applications" (Honors)
Douglas Young + Lisa Landino, John Poutsma, Oliver Kerscher
Elizabeth Kelley, "Total Synthesis of Barettin: Model Study of Specialized Aldol Condensation to Directly Access Diketopiperazine Targets" (Honors)
Jonathan Scheerer + Elizabeth Harbron, Robert Hinkle, Jonathan Allen
Sang Hoon Kim, "Improving Water Barrier Properties of Epoxy Coatings with Addition of Graphene Oxide" (Honors)
David Kranbuehl + Hannes Schniepp, Christopher Abelt, Dana Lashley
Teri Liu, "An Iron Amino Polypyridyl Catalyst for Transfer Hydrogenation and Hydrogen Generation Reactions" (Honors)
William McNamara + Robert Hinkle, Nathanael Kidwell, Christine Niehaus
Saloni Patolia, "Fluorescently-Labeled Glutathiones to Quantify Cysteine Reactivity" (Honors)
Lisa Landino + Elizabeth Harbron, Randolph Coleman, Lizabeth Allison
Francis Pham, "Optogenetic Investigations of the PreBötzinger Complex: Support for the Dbx1 Core Hypothesis" (Honors)
Christopher Del Negro + Randolph Coleman, Dana Lashley, Douglas Young
Mikhaila Ritz, "Characterization of Mixed N,S Donor Ligand and Group 12 Metal Complexes with X-Ray Crystallography, ESI-MS, and NMR" (Honors)
Deborah Bebout + Sarah Day, William McNamara, Robert Pike
Sarah Stratton, "Tuning the pKa of Fluorescent Rhodamine pH Probes via Substituent Effects" (Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Robert Hinkle, John Poutsma, John Conlee
Diya Uthappa, "Development of Novel Chemical Strategies to Modulate Biological Function" (Honors)
Xinzi Zhang, "Visible Light Fluorescence Switching in Dye-Doped Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles" (Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Jonathan Scheerer, Kristin Wustholz, Gregory Hancock
Julia Zuercher, "Connecting Energy Metabolism and Neurodegeneration: Pyruvate Kinase and Oxidative Stress" (Honors)
Lisa Landino + Douglas Young, Mark Forsyth, Randolph Coleman

2015-16

Isaac Alty, "Hydrogen-Bonding Control of Solvatochromism and Non-Radiative Decay in the Fluorescence of 3-Aminofluoren-9-one Derivatives" (Honors)
Christopher Abelt + Jonathan Scheerer, Kristin Wustholz, Vassiliki Panoussi
Mark Broderick, "Oligomers and Polymers of Copper(I) With Dicyanobenzene and Cyanopyridine Ligands" (Honors)
Robert Pike + Gary Rice, Deborah Bebout, Marc Sher
Josiah Hammack, "Synthesis and Characterization of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks for Applications in Extraterrestrial Radiation Shielding" (Honors)
Robert Orwoll + Richard Kiefer, Christopher Abelt, Michael Kelley
Carolyn Hartley, "Iron Complexes for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation" (Honors)
William McNamara + Francie Cate-Arries, Christopher Abelt, Kristin Wustholz
Zachariah Hasan, "Fragmentation Studies of Lysine and Lysine Analog Containing Tetrapeptides" (Honors)
John Poutsma + Randolph Coleman, Douglas Young, Joel Levine
Taylor Jacobs, "Investigation of Unnatural Amino Acids as a Means to Modulate Protein Function" (Honors)
Douglas Young + Robert Hinkle, William McNamara, Margaret Saha
Anton Lachowicz, "An Experimental and Theoretical Study of Proton Affinity in Proline-Containing Dipeptides: Exploring the “Proline Effect” (Honors)
John Poutsma + Tyler Meldrum, Christopher Abelt, David Armstrong
Frances Morin, "Studies of the Development of Intermolecular Networks During the Curing of Coatings Using Single-sided Nuclear Magnetic Resonance" (Honors)
Tyler Meldrum + Kristin Wustholz, John Poutsma, Michael Kelley
Matthew Nelli, "Total Synthesis of Peramine, a Defensive Alkaloid Produced by Endophytic Fungi of Cool Season Grasses Possessing Anti-Insect Properties" (Honors)
Jonathan Scheerer + Robert Hinkle, Lisa Landino, Joshua Puzey
Marshall Padilla, "Utilizing Synthetic Tools to Address Biological Issues" (Honors)
Douglas Young + Lisa Landino, Robert Hinkle, Lizabeth Allison
Jacob Robins, "Construction of Bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane Alkaloids via Intermolecular [4+2] Cycloadditions" (Honors)
Jonathan Scheerer + Robert Hinkle, John Poutsma, Diane Shakes
Hannah Smith, "Peptide Fragmentation Studies on Doubly Charged Proline and Pipecolic Acid Containing Pentapeptides and Methods Development for an HPLC/MS Instrument for Proteomics Experiments" (Honors)
John Poutsma + Kristin Wustholz, Lisa Landino, Mainak Patel
Patrick Smith, "The Effect of Ethanol, Methanol, and Water on the Hydrolytic Degradation of Polyamide-11" (Honors)
David Kranbuehl + Chrisopher Abelt, Kristin Wustholz, Hannes Schniepp
Christina Stephens, "Creating A Computational Model of Prion Disease in the Human Neocortex" (Honors)
Randolph Coleman + Shanta Hinton, Lisa Landino, Margaret Saha
Jenna Tan, "Probing Single-Molecule Photophysics of Rhodamines on TiO2" (Honors)
Kristin Wustholz + William McNamara, Elizabeth Harbron, Drew LaMar
Jill Williamson, "Domino Reactions Involving Merged Cycloaddition and Cycloreversion Processes Affording Pyridine Products" (Honors)
Jonathan Scheerer + Christopher Abelt, Elizabeth Harbron, Oliver Kerscher

2014-15

Christian Chamberlayne, "Initiation of Photochemical Reactions via FRET from Fluorescent Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles" (Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Tyler Meldrum, Robert Orwoll and Chad Vance
Patrick Crossland, "First-‐Row Transition Metal Coordination Compounds for the Electrocatalytic Generation of Hydrogen from Organic and Aqueous Solutions" (Honors)
William McNamara + Robert Pike, Carey Bagdassarian and Kurt Williamson
Jacob Daniels, "Novel Methodologies to Study Protein S-glutathiolation Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy" (Honors)
Lisa Landino + Gary Rice, Christopher Abelt and Pamela Hunt
John Gray, "Diffusion-Based Biomolecular Sensing Using Low-Field NMR" (Honors)
Tyler Meldrum + Gary Rice, Douglas Young and Shanta Hinton
Natalie Hudson-Smith, "The Effect of Functionalized Versus Unmodified Graphene Oxide on Polyimide Nanocomposite Properties" (Honors)
David E. Kranbuehl + John Poutsma, Robert Orwoll and Michael Leruth
Hae Seong Kim, "Incorporation of Graphene Oxide into Polyacrylic Films for Enhancement of Performance Properties" (Honors)
David E. Kranbuehl + Hannes Schniepp, Robert Pike and Randolph Coleman
Taylor Lain, "Thiols in Glycolysis: Effects of Cysteine Modification on Pyruvate Kinase Activity" (Honors)
Lisa Landino + Douglas Young, John Poutsma and Mark Forsyth
Maren Leibowitz, "Studies Directed Toward the Synthesis of Aristopyridinone A" (Honors)
Jonathan Scheerer + Robert Hinkle, Elizabeth Harbron and Harmony Dalgleish
Kathryn Mayer, "Electro- and Photocatalytic Generation of Hydrogen by Iron Polypyridyl Complexes" (Honors)
William R. McNamara + Gary Rice, Robert Hinkle and Randolph Chambers
Johnathan Maza, "Development of Novel Chemical Techniques to Address Biological Questions" (Honors)
Douglas Young + Lisa Landino, William McNamara and Mark Forsyth
Benjamin Raliski, "Development of a Site-Selective Protein Immobilization Methodology Using Unnatural Amino Acids" (Honors)
Douglas Young + Kristin Wustholz, Lisa Landino and Matthew Wawersik
Jarrell Raper, "High Performance Co-Polyimide Synthesis for Cosmic Radiation Shielding" (Honors)
Robert Orwoll + Robert Hinkle, Richard Kiefer and Robert Scholnick
Grace Taumoefolau, "Synthesis and Characterization of pH-Sensitive Rhodamine 6G Spirolactam Structures" (Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Deborah Bebout, Robert Hinkle and Gexin Yu
Jordan Villa, "Unnatural Amino Acids in Proteins for Development of Novel Biochemical Tools" (Honors)
Douglas Young + Deborah Bebout, Elizabeth Harbron and Diane Shakes
Catherine Wise, "The Electro- and Photocatalytic Activity of a Ni-NNSS Schiff-Base Complex for Hydrogen Generation" (Honors)
William R. McNamara + Robert Pike, Kristin Wustholz and Leslie Waters
Congqi Yang, "Cu(I) Networks with Polycyanoaromatic Ligands" (Honors)
Robert Pike + William McNamara, Robert Hinkle and David Armstrong

2013-14

Gannon Connor, "An Iron Polypyridyl Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Generation in Aqueous Solutions" (Honors)
William R. McNamara + James P. Barber, Robert D. Pike, Kristin Wustholz
Christopher Farley, "Synthesis of a Novel Unnatural Amino Acid for Protein Incorporation and Click Mediated Conjugation" (Honors)
Douglas Young + Christopher Abelt, Robert Hinkle, Matthew Wawersik
Geoffrey Geberth, "Increasing the Hydrogen Content of Aromatic Polyimides for Radiation Shielding" (Honors)
Robert Orwoll + Paul Bhasin, Richard Kiefer, Kristin Wustholz
Christopher Komatsu, "Evaluation of the Tensile, Water Diffusion, and Water Hydrolysis Properties of Graphene Oxide/Polyamide-11 Composites and Their Synthesis" (Honors)
David Kranbuehl + Christopher J. Abelt, David W. Thompson, Daniel J. Doherty
Jaclyn McKenna, "Bioconjugation and Photo-Activation of Small Molecules and Unnatural Amino Acids" (Honors)
Douglas Young + John Poutsma, Michael Deschenes
Kelsey Miller, "Studies Directed Toward the Synthesis of Asymmetric Loline Alkaloids" (Honors)
Jonathan Scheerer + Robert Hinkle, Elizabeth Harbron, Jonathan Swaddle
Alana Ogata, "Modeling Dispersive Electron-Transfer Dynamics in Single Dye Molecules on TiO₂" (Honors)
Kristin Wustholz + Elizabeth Harbron, Tyler Meldrum, Tanujit Dey
Carolina Ramirez, "Synthesis and Characterization of Cadmium(II) Complexes with Biologically Inspired Multidentate Ligands" (Honors )
Deborah Bebout + Robert Pike, John Poutsma, Shanta Hinton, William McNamara
Anne Rhudy, "Organic Acid Absorption Characteristics of Unplasticized Polyamide-11" (Honors)
David Kranbuehl + Gary Rice, Julie Agnew
Matthew Dongen, "Cobalt Salen Complexes for Catalytic Hydrogen Production" (Honors)
William R. McNamara + Robert D. Pike, Kristin L. Wustholz, Scott B. Ickes
Natalie Wong, "Photophysics of Single Rhodamine Dye Molecules on TiO₂ Substrates" (Honors)
Kristin Wustholz + Christopher Abelt, William McNamara, Matthew Wawersik

2012-13

Jacquelyn Blake-Hedges, "Synthesis and Characterization of Silica-Coated Nanoparticles for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells" (Honors)
Kristin Wustholz + John Poutsma, Kurt Williamson
Charles Blevins, "Characterization of Polyamide-12; Hydrolysis Kinetics Comparison, and the Study of Crude-Oil Pipeline Applications" (Honors)
David Kranbuehl + Deborah Bebout, Michael Pacella
Taylor Broome, "A Mathematical Model of Renal Cell Carcinoma" (Honors)
Randolph Coleman + Christopher Abelt, Mark Forsyth
Alex Chinn, "Methodology Towards the Construction of Bicyclo [2.2.2] diazaoctane Cores and ItsApplication Towards the Total Synthesis of Brevianamide B" (Honors)
Jonathan Scheerer + Robert Hinkle, Kurt Williamson
Gregory Ginsburg, "Characterization of Polyamide-11 Hydrolysis in Acidic Conditions" (Honors)
David Kranbuehl + John Poutsma, Jeremy Pope
David Hill, "Design and Synthesis of Novel Hydrogen-Rich Polyimides for Radiation Shielding" (Honors)
Robert Orwoll + Christopher Abelt, Richard Kiefer, Catherine Koebel
John Lovette, "Effects of Coal Transportation on Heavy Metal Contamination in Wetland Environments Along the Virginia Peninsula" (Honors)
Gary Rice + James Kaste, Randolph Chambers
Shannon McCullough, "Copper(I) Bromide and Copper(I) Iodide Complexes of Aliphatic Diamine adn Tetramine Ligands" (Honors)
Robert Pike + Christopher Abelt, William McNamara, Margaret Saha
Charlotte Platner, "Mass Spectrometry-based Proteomics Experiments and Peptide Fragmentation Studies of Lysine and its Homologues" (Honors)
John Poutsma + Randolph Coleman, Mark Forsyth
Charles Wang, "Development of Copper(I) Iodide Detection Systems for Volatile Organic Compounds" (Honors)
Robert Pike + Deborah Bebout, Kurt Williamson

2011-12

Elizabeth Childress, "Fluorescence Sensing of Mercury by Dye-Doped Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles" (Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + John C. Poutsma, Mark Forsyth
Lars Dunaway, "Fabrication and Evaluation of Copper(I) Iodide Sensor Substrates" (Honors)
Robert Pike + Gunter Luepke, John C. Poutsma
Amy Green, "Synthesis of 1-(6-(dimethylamino)naphthalen-2-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropan-1-one as a Fluorescent Probe of Solvent Acidity in HSA" (Honors)
Christopher Abelt + John C. Poutsma, Jianjun Tian
Hannah Naughton, "Potential of PRODAN Derivatives as Chemosensors of the Microacidity of Cyclodextrin Host-guest Complexes" (Honors)
Christopher Abelt + Kristin Wustholz, Helen Murphy
Zachariah Nealy, "Are Twisted Derivatives of PRODAN More Effective than Planar Derivatives as Detectors of Solvent Acidity in Micellar Solutions?" (Honors)
Christopher Abelt + Lisa Landino, Jianjun Tian
Rita Straus, "Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange of Lysine Homologs and Construction of a Nanospray Ionization Source" (Honors)
John C. Poutsma + Gary Rice, Mark Forsyth

2010-11

Stephen Ammann, "Bismuth Reagents in Organic Chemistry: Structural and Mechanistic Studies" (Honors)
Robert Hinkle + Elizabeth Harbron, Tun-jen Cheng
Joseph Christesen, "Mechanical Properties of Solvent Cast Graphene-Polymer Nanocomposites" (Honors)
David Kranbuehl + Hannes Schniepp, Robert Orwoll
Hillary Clark, "Hypothiocyanous Acid Oxidation of Tubulin Cysteines Inhibits Microtubule Polymerization" (Honors)
Lisa Landino + Lizabeth Allison, Gary Rice
Matthew Dembo, "Investigationof Copper(I) Cyanide for Use as a Luminescent Sensor Device" (Honors)
Robert Pike + Gary Rice, John Poutsma, John Griffin
Ashley Hoover, "Evaluation of Mico-Preconcentrators and Solid Phase Microextraction Fibers for MEMS-based Gas Chromatography Systems" (Honors)
Gary Rice + John Poutsma, Irina Novikova
Robert Lambert, "Convenient, Bismuth Mediated, One-pot, Two Component Synthesis of 2, 6-Disubstituted-3,4-Dihydropyrans" (Honors)
Robert Hinkle + Lisa Landino, Julie Galambush
Clare LeGuyander, "Rhodamine Derivatized Dyes and Detection of Mercury" (Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Christopher Abelt, Catherine Levesque
Nicholas Lopez, "Synthesis of 1-(5-methylhexyl)-2,3,8,9-tetrahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-e]indol-6(7H)-one" (Honors)
Christopher Abelt + Lisa Landino, Christine Westberg
Kyle Overdeep, "Absorption of Various Small Organic Acid-water and Alcohol-water Solutions into Polyamide-11" (Honors)
David Thompson + David Kranbuehl, Kim Whitley
Courtney Roberts, "Kinetic Studies of Rhodamine Spirolactam Ring-Opening" (Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Robert Hinkle, Christopher Ball
Ellen Hutchins, "The Production of Novel Poly (arylene ethers) for Use as Radiation Shielding in Outer Space" (Honors)
Robert Orwoll + Richard Kiefer, Yanfang Tang
Pei Wang, "Characterization of Novel d10 Metal Ion Complexes of Multidentate Ligands by X-ray Crystallography and 1H NMR Spectroscopy" (Honors)
Deborah Bebout + John C. Poutsma, Nicole Santiago
Vincent Yannello, "Gas-Phase Thermochemistry of Non-Protein Amino Acids by the Extended Kinetic Method" (Honors)
John Poutsma + Christopher Abelt, Rex Kincaid

2009-10

Douglas Challener, "Investigations of the Fragmentation Spectra of Heptapeptides Containing Lysine and its Non-Protein Amino Acid Homologs" (High Honors)
John Poutsma + Lisa Landino, Gary Rice, Paul Tian
Christina Davis, "Photomodulation of Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles via Photochromic Dye Doping" (Highest Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Carey Bagdassarian, Robert Hinkle, Pamela Hunt
Tara Hagedorn,"The Detection of Methionine Sulfoxide in Tubulin and Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase" (High Honors)
Lisa Landino + Robert Hinkle, Gary Rice, Margaret Saha
Rebecca Mikulas-Allred, "Substituent Effects on pH-Responsiveness of Rhodamine Spiramide Dyes" (High Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Robert Orwoll, Lisa Landino, Mark Hinders
Kathryn Peth, "The Synthesis and Subsequent Flourescence Studies of Spirooxazine-Funtionalized Poly(phenylene vinylene) Using the Gilch Polymerization Technique" (High Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Christopher Albelt, John Poutsma, Robert Horvath
Tyler Stukenbroeker, "Formation of Highly Electrically Conductive Surface-Silvered Polyimide Films Under Exceptionally Mild Conditions" (High Honors)
David Thompson + Christopher Abelt, Gary Rice, Clay Clemens
Thomas Wallin, "Preparation and Study of a Rare Ternary Insulating Magnet" (High Honors)
Gary Defotis + Robert Orwoll, Lukaszew, Starnes
Anna Wirth, "Methods to Study Tubulin S-glutathionylation" (Hightest Honors)
Lisa Landino + Christopher Abelt, Carey Bagdassarian, Margaret Saha

2008-09

Norah Bate, "Monomer and Polymide Production for Radiation Shielding Purposes in Manned Space Exploration" (High Honors)
Robert Orwell + Chris Abelt, J. C. Poutsma, Randall Drake
Matthew Bernier, "Investigations of the Fragmentation Spectra of Peptides Containing Lysine and its Non-Protein Amino Acid Homologs" (High Honors)
John Poutsma + Chris Abelt, Gary Rice, Irina Novikova
Hannah Cohen, "A Computational Investigation of FTY720P-Mediated Neuroprotection in Multiple Sclerosis" (Highest Honors)
Randolph Coleman + Lisa Landino, Debbie Bebout, Patty Zwollo
Elise Dennis, "Non-Covalent Interactions of Amino Acids and their methyl esters with Nucleotides in the Gas Phase" (Honors)
John Poutsma + Chris Abelt, Gary Rice, Leah Glenn
Jacob Kuperstock, "Synthesis and Luminescent Behavior of Peperazinium Chlorocuprates (I)" and "Copper (I) Iodide and Bromide Complexes of Aliphatic Diamine Ligands" (Highest Honors)
Robert Pike + Chris Abelt, Carey Bagdassarian, Patty Zwollo
Amanda Ley, "Structure and Luminescence of Copper (I) Cyanide Networks Incorporating Monoamine, Diamine, and Monoimine Ligands" (Highest Honors)
Robert Pike + J.C. Poutsma, Debbie Bebout, Christine Porter
Sarah Milam, "Spontaneous Amide Bond Formation of Amino Acids in Aqueous Solutions" (Highest Honors)
David Kranbuehl + Chris Abelt, Carey Bagdassarian, Kim Whitley
Najiba Murad, "Characterization of High Coordination Number Mercury Complexes With Biologically Relevant Thiolaters by ESI-MS and X-Ray Crystalography" (High Honors)
Deborah Bebout + Robert Pike, J.C. Poutsma, Lisa Landino, Tamara Sonn
Brooklynd Saar, "Modular Synthesis of Photoresponsive Polymers using Click Chemistry" (Highest Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Gary Rice, Chris Abelt, Michele King
Lee Speight, "Bismuth (III) Salt Catalyzerd Cyclic Ether Syntheses" (High Honors)
Robert Hinkle + Lisa Landino, David Thompson, Matt Wawersik

2007-08

Jefferson Bates, "Molecular Hydrogen: A Theoretical Investigation into the One Electron Densities of the First Three States" (Honors)
Steve Knudson + Christopher Abelt, J.C. Poutsma, Josh Erlich
Justin Connell, "Effect of Interstitial Impurities on the Residual Resistivity of Niobium Thin Films" (High Honors)
Ronald Outlaw + Gary Rice, Randy Coleman, JC Poutsma, Mike Kelley
Nicholas Economou, "Modulated Fluorescence in Films of Spiropyran-Functionalized PPV derivatives" (High Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + J.C. Poutsma, Christopher Abelt, James Frusetta
Colin Fuller, "Stress and MS: A Computational Model of Multiple Sclerosis and Cellular Stress" (High Honors)
Randolph Coleman + Gary Rice, Deborah Bebout, Brian Hulse
Alexandra Gade, "Attempted Synthesis of 7-methoxy-3,4-dihydrophenanthren-1-(2H)-one" (High Honors)
Chris Abelt + David Thompson, Robert Hinkle, Joshua Burk
Emily Harbert, "Poly(arylene ether) Synthesis and Incorporation of Gadolinium Compounds for Improvement of Radiation Shielding for Use in Outer Space" (High Honors)
Robert Orwoll + Richard Kiefer, Elizabeth Harbron, Barbara Bauer
Lauren Katkish, "Toward Biologically Active 2,6-Disubstituted Dihydropyran Ring Systems Using an Environmentally Benign Bismuth Catalyst and Mukaiyama Aldol Reaction" (High Honors)
Robert Hinkle + Lisa Landino, Christopher Abelt, Rene Cabral-Daniels
Jacob Kuperstock, "Synthesis and luminescent behavior of piperazinium chlorocuprates(I) and copper(I) iodide and bromide complexes of aliphatic diamine ligands" (Honors)
Robert Pike (Spring 2008 - Spring 2009)
Mary Raulfs, "Investigations of the Mechanisms of the 'Proline Effect'" (High Honors)
J.C. Poutsma + Christopher Abelt, Robert Pike, Anne Rasmussen (defended December 2007)
Aakarsh Saxena, "Synthesis and Characterization of Copper(I) Halide and Nitrate Complexes of Heterocyclic Thioureas" (High Honors)
Robert Pike + Christopher Abelt, Randolph Coleman, Jack Martin
Jordan Thomas Walk, "Spontaneous Amide Bond Formation of Amines, Carboxylic Acids, and Amino Acids in Aquaeous Solution" (High Honors)
David Kranbuehl + Christopher Abelt, David Thompson, Patricia Toney
Ian Kilby Webb, "Gas-Phase Acidities and Proton Affinities of Amino Acid Analogs from the Extended Kinetic Method" (High Honors)
J.C. Poutsma + Robert Pike, Lisa Landino, Marc Sher

2006-07

Timothy Brown, "Diastereoselective Bi(III)-mediated tandem cyclization-addition reactions leading to 2,6 disubstituted tetrahydropyrans" (High Honors)
Robert Hinkle + Michael Mehler, Elizabeth Harbron, Chris Abelt
Emily Dugan, "Synthesis and Characterization of Copper(I) Halide and Nitrate Complexes of Heterocyclic Thioureas" (High Honors)
Robert Pike + Deborah Bebout, Christopher Abelt, Christine Mowery
Megan Fikse, (Honors)
Maria Happel, "Collision Energy Range Effects on Thermochemical Properties Derived from the Kinetic Method" (Highest Honors)
JC Poutsma + Gary Rice, Christopher Abelt, Mark Forsyth
Corey Messerschmidt, "Effects of Structure on the Glass Transition Temperature of Aromatic Polymides" (High Honors)
Robert Orwoll + Elizabeth Harbron, Christopher Abelt, Mark Forsyth
Tyler Owens, "A study of the lower dimensional mixed magnet Mn[subscript 1-x]Ni[subscript x]Clb2s¨Hb2sO across the complete composition range" (High Honors)
Gary DeFotis
Tristan Tronic, "Synthesis and Luminescent Behavior of Copper(I) Cyanide Networks with Diimine and Polyamine Ligands" (High Honors)
Robert Pike + David Thompson, Elizabeth Harbron, Sarah Day
Stacy Tse, "Exploring the Photoswitching Capabilities of Azobenzene - Poly-(p-phenylene vinylene) Derivatives in Film" (High Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Gary Rice, JC Poutsma, Xiaobin Jian
Alexander Zestos, "Effects of Copper-Based Montmorillonite Clay Additives on the Fire Retardance and Smoke Suppression of Poly(vinyl chloride)" (Honors)
WH Starnes + Robert Pike, Gary Rice, Frederick H. Smith

2005-06

Christopher Brown, "A Theoretical Approach to Understanding the Evolution of Species Persistence in Ecosystems" (High Honors)
Carey Bagdassarian + Lisa Landino, David Thompson, Misty McPhee
Eleanor Browne, "The Kinetics of Amide Bond Hydrolysis" (Highest Honors)
David Kranbuehl + Chris Abelt, Robert Hinkle, Marc Sher
Steven Calder, "Determination of Semiclassical Wave Function for a Single-Electron Diatomic Molecule" (High Honors)
Stephen Knudson + Robert Orwoll, Gary Rice, Chris Carone
Bradley Carra, "The characterization of Zn(II), Cd(II), and Hg(II) complexes with biologically relevant ligands by x-ray diffraction and nuclear magnetic resonance" (Highest Honors)
Deborah Bebout + Lisa Landino, Elizabeth Harbron, Paul Heideman
Steven Lewis, "Modulated Flurorescence in Films of Azobenzene-Fuctionalized PPV Derivatives" (Highest Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Robert Orwoll, David Thompson, Julie Galambush
Christopher O'Neill, "Development and Analysis of Polymers for Use in Radiation Shielding in Manned Deep Space Flight" (Highest Honors)
Robert Orwoll + Richard Kiefer, Carey Bagdassarian, Jack Kossler, Steve Blatting
Sara Orski, "A Study of the Synergistic Effects of Additives and Nanocomposites on the Fire Retardance and Smoke Suppression of Poly(vinyl chloride)" (High Honors)
William Starnes + Robert Pike, Debbie Bebout, Leisa Meyer
Melissa Sprachman, "Bismuth Catalyzed Mukiayama Aldol Reactions" (Highest Honors)
Robert Hinkle + Chris Abelt, Robert Pike, Rowan Lockwood
Austin Wiles, "Copper(I) and Copper(II) Complexes of Melamine and Copper(I) Chloride Carbonyl Polymers" (High Honors)
Robert Pike + Randy Coleman, Chris Abelt, Julie Galambush
Justin Williams, "Determination of Methylmercury in Fish using Microwave Digestion with Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry" (High Honors)
Gary Rice + Lisa Landino, Randy Coleman, Lisa Szykman

2004-05

Emily Carper, "Experimental and computational investigations of the proton affinities of Pin1 related substrates" (Honors)
J.C. Poutsma + Rob Hinkle, Randy Coleman, Mark Forsyth
Daniel Chan, "Study of Fe[subscript 1-x]Ni[subscript x]Clb2s¨2Hb2sO and preparation of deuterated materials" (Honors)
Gary Defotis + Steve Knudson, Bill Starnes, Jan Chaloupka
Sara Costa, "Determination of methylmercury in fish tissue by derivatization" (Honors)
Gary Rice + Steve Knudson, Chris Abelt, Alex Prokhorov
Megan Dellinger, "Synthesis of molecular and network complexes of copper(I), nickel(0), and nickel(II) with phosphite and phospine ligands" (Honors)
Robert Pike + DSteven Berry, J.C. Poutsma, Julie Galambush
Jennifer Dertinger, "Coordination of heavy metals to biologically relevant ligands" (Honors)
Deborah Bebout + Steven Berry, J.C. Poutsma, Katherine Preston
Ethan Greenblatt, "Kinetics of amide bond hydrolysis in polyamide polymers and small molecules" (Honors)
David Kranbuehl + Robert Orwoll, Chris Abelt, Mark Forsyth
Matthew Hassink
Rob Hinkle + Chris Abelt, Lisa Landino, Stewart Ware
Courtney Hastings, "Investigation of aromatic stacking interactions through an azobenzene photoswitch" (Honors)
Elizabeth Harbron + Rob Hinkle, Chris Abelt, Keith Griffioen
Hillary Huttenhower, "Development of select polyimides and poly(arylene ether)s for use in outer space radiation shielding" (Honors)
Robert Orwoll + Bill Starnes, Lisa Landino, Julie Galambush
Palak Oza, "The photochemistry of thiobenzoates" (Honors)
Chris Abelt + Robert Orwoll, David Thompson, Tamara Sonn
Jennifer Roskowski, "Experimental and theoretical determinations of the proton affinity of [alpha, omega]-alkanediols" (Honors)
J.C. Poutsma + Elizabeth Harbron, Chris Abelt, Chuck Bailey
Megan Schulz, "Synthesis and characterization of new aromati" (Honors)
Robert Orwoll + Richard Kiefer, Emile Lester, Brian Jensen
Emily Wischow, "Experimental and theoretical determinations of gas-phase acidities of [alpha]-amino acids and their non-protein amino acid analogs" (Honors)
J.C. Poutsma + Robert Orwoll, Chris Abelt, Clay Clemens