Honors Program Theses
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Submissions from 2026
Applying Theoretical Models to Experiments of Curved DNA, Skylar Redford, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Synthesis and Reactivity of Diruthenium-Based Complexes with Polyhydride Ligands, Isabella Steffensmeier, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2025
Spectroscopic Analysis of Caves: The Influence of Organic Overburden on Karst Speleothems, Jacqueline Heggen, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Art of Accessing Science, Kyle Mark Trunnell, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2024
Characterization of Zebra Calcite to Better Understand Wind Cave National Park as an Extraterrestrial Analog, Jenna Heinen, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Gene Looping in Brewer’s Yeast: Exploring the Role of DNA Mechanics in Three-dimensional Genome Structure, Thalia Torres Guzman, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2023
Investigation into a Potential DNA Polymerase of Thermomyces lanuginosus, Kameron J. Kruger, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Bioactive Secondary Metabolites in Cave Dwelling Fungi, Jade Nuehring, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Investigation of Unexpected Purple Substance Extracted from Newsprint Paper, Raquel Wilhelm, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Identification of a DNA Polymerase Alpha Gene Sequence in Thermomyces lanuginosus Fungus, Nathan Williams, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2022
Chromatography-mass spectroscopy analysis of Native American pottery for maple syrup residues, Alexis Wirtz, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2021
Identification of fungi and their secondary metabolites from Wind Cave, Kyle Biscoglia, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Creating synthetic analogs of fluorescent speleothems in Wind Cave as an astrobiological model cave, Teresa Feldman, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Examining the effects of netropsin on the mobility of DNA A-tracts using capillary electrophoresis, Jillian Miller, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Quantitative analysis of DNA polymerase alpha gene expression during various stages in chicken embryonic development, Carter Howard Stochl, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Optimizing DNA extraction from microorganisms living in Wind Cave, Allison Warming, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2020
Measuring meaningful learning in a chemistry laboratory, Kylie Engstrom, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Analysis of gene expression in early-stage pancreatic cancer and investigation of 1,2,3,4,6-Penta-O-galloyl-β-D-glucopyranoside as a therapeutic, Zachary R. Heinzman, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The effects of intercalating molecules on the polymer properties of DNA, Joseph Tibbs, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2019
Synthesis and characterization of Cp2Ru2(dppm)2(CH3)2, Nina Jocic, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Synthesis and coupling schemes of naphthalimide compounds with target drugs, Kaitlyn Parrott, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Silyation of carbon-hydrogen bonds using diruthenium catalysts, Joshua Wesley Prybil, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Submissions from 2018
Analysis of vibrational modes of chemically modified tone wood, Madison Flesch, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
New insights into the "manna from heaven" hypothesis, Clare Laubenthal, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Detection and determination of food residues in Native American pottery, Katherine A. Plotzke, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Intercalating transition metals in tantalum disulfide nanostructures, Madeline Christine Roach, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Rates and patterns of evolution in a duplicated genome in the family Catostomidae, Megann Michelle Schmidt, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Prebiotic potential of aerosols, Emma Rae Shipley, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2017
Formation of Titan aerosol from CO and CH4, Tate Christensen, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2016
Magnetic properties of polymeric framework materials with cobalt, Cassara Higgins, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2015
The benefits of legalizing marijuana and products containing tetrahydrocannabinol, Pat Chizek, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Measuring the stability of iso-1-cytochrome c variants using heme spectra, Sarah Elizabeth Eikenberry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Impact of cost barrier on high school chemistry laboratory teaching practices, Robin Livermore, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2014
The investigation into the conditions of tantalum disulfide nanotube growth, Lauren Holmes, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Investigating the expression of AHNAK2 and CTHRC1 in pancreatic cancer cell lines, Logan Patrick Poole, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Comparison of life experiences of men and women in the sciences, Tori Nicole Quist, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2013
Sequencing a DNA polymerase alpha gene in Thermomyces lanuginosus, Sonia Tien-Yang Han, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Expressed sequence tag for DNA polymerase alpha in embryonic chicken brain, Rebecca Krewer, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Generating new Type II protein models using cytochrome c, Lindsey M. Ludwig, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Search for catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase α in Thermomyces lanuginosus, Chelsea Elyse Meier, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2012
Determining the Virulence of Corn Pathogen Fusarium verticillioides Utilizing Deletion Mutants Lacking Genes FV_00027 or FV_NPS6, Abigail Zieman, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2011
A Different Kind of Garden: Seeding the Growth of TaS2 Nanostructures with 3d Transition Metals, Kayla Rose Boyle, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of a DI-T-Butyl Dicyclopentadienyl Ligand, Regina Rose Reinig, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2010
Ornithine Decarboxylase (ODC) Regulation by mTOR: New Insights From TSC1 Knockout Cells, Alyssa Mae Cates, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Synthesis and characterization of a [Ru(bpy)2(NCS)2] derivative for use as a dye-sensitizer in nanocrystalline solar cells, Joel Thomas Kirner, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Structure Elucidation of a Glycosylated Benzyl Ester of Salicylic Acid from the North American Prairie Plant Oligoneuron rigidum, Sarah Katherine Miesner, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Disclosure of At-Risk Status for Huntington's Disease: Is There a "Right Time?", Krysten Ann Shipley, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2009
Preliminary Development of Quantitative Immunoassays for Mitochondrial Proteins, Adriann Hovey, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2008
Formulation of an ultra-violet curable, soy-based, organic pigment screen printing ink, Jenna L. Cherry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Research Mentors' Perspectives on Scientist-Teacher Partnerships, Andrea Van Waardhuizen, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2005
Synthesis and Characterization of Membrane Anchored Peptides, Eugenia Christine Tsamis, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
