Distinguished Thesis Awards

Recipients in the Natural and Computational Sciences

2017-2018

Emily Lynn Richardson, Biology
"Carry-over Effects in Complex Life Cycles: Linking Larval Food Supply with Juvenile Recruitment Success in Sea Stars"

2016-17

Caitlin Marine McCaig, Biology
“Discovery and characterization of novel sperm development patterns in the nematode Rhabditis sp. SB 347"

2015-16

Gerardo Ayala, Chemistry
“Synthesis, Structure and Optical Memory Properties of Copper (I)
Thiocyanate Networks with Aromatic Amines, Diimines and Alkyl Sulfides”

2014-15

Jessica Lampkowski, Chemistry
“Development of a Solid-Supported Glaser-Hay Reaction and Utilization in Conjunction with Unnatural Amino Acids"

2013-14

William Lawrence Czaplyski, Chemistry
“Synthesis and Fluorescence Studies of pH-Responsive Rhodamine B Derivatives”

2009-10

Sara Katherine Kampfe, Chemistry
“Processing and Conversion of Algae to Bioethanol”

2007-08

Alexander Rahn Gunderson, Biology
“Interactions between Feather-degrading Bacteria and Feather Coloration”

2005-06

Caitlin Rebecca Kight, Biology
“Effects of Human Disturbance on the Breeding Success of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis)”