Undergraduate Student Work
This collection contains works written by undergraduate students in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Northern Iowa. All student works require department, unit, or individual faculty review.
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Submissions from 2020
Measuring meaningful learning in a chemistry laboratory, Kylie Engstrom Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Fluorescent Speleothem in Wind Cave and their Synthetic Analogues - Video, Teresa Feldman and Joshua Sebree
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 Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The effects of intercalating molecules on the polymer properties of DNA, Joseph Tibbs Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Events from 2019
Development and Evaluation of a Hybrid ADI/SWH Model Pre-Laboratory Curriculum, Tabitha Alitz and Dawn Del Carlo
Revisited: Calculating the Polarity of an Extremely Polar Organic compound, Alyssa Bauer, Lane Ver Mulm, and John Bumpus
The Spectroscopy of Coffee Roasting, Kailey Casper and Joshua Sebree
Infrared Analysis of Anaerobic Photochemical Aerosols, Mildrède Debello, Joshua Sebree, and Kailey Casper
Synthesis and characterization of Cp2Ru2(dppm)2(CH3)2, Nina Jocic Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Mobility determination of polyanions using Capillary Electrophoresis, Jill Miller and Justin Peters
Synthesis and coupling schemes of naphthalimide compounds with target drugs, Kaitlyn Parrott Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Supercoiled DNA Looping by Lac Repressor Protein Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Hannah Peterson, Taylor Harris, Tim Kidd, and Justin Peters
Silyation of carbon-hydrogen bonds using diruthenium catalysts, Joshua Wesley Prybil Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Derivatization of Core molecule for therapeutic purposes, Andrea Reutzel and Jeffrey Elbert
Exploring the Antimicrobial Activity of Endophytes Isolated From Native North American Prairie Plants, Bridget Shoemaker, Kirk Manfredi, and Michael Walter
Silylation Using a Zinc Catalyst, Rodney Wallace, Victoria Williams, and Robert Martin Chin
The Silylation of Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds Using Zn(OTf)2 Catalyst, Alexandra Warren and Robert Martin Chin
How Blue was My Crystal: Synthesis of Copper(II) Oxalate Coordination Polymers, Paul White, Arkady Ellern, and Colin Weeks
Lego Mindstorms as Alternative Scientific Instrumentation, Emma Yarrow and Joshua Sebree
Submissions from 2018
Analysis of vibrational modes of chemically modified tone wood, Madison Flesch Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Investigating Reactive Diruthenium Intermediates for C-H Bond Silylation Reactions, Nina Jocic Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
New insights into the "manna from heaven" hypothesis, Clare Laubenthal Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Synthesis and Coupling Schemes of Naphthalimide Compounds with Target Drugs, Kaitlyn Parrott Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Detection and determination of food residues in Native American pottery, Katherine A. Plotzke Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Silylation of Pyridine and Pyridine Derivatives using Diruthenium Catalysts, Josh Prybil Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Intercalating transition metals in tantalum disulfide nanostructures, Madeline Christine Roach Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Rates and patterns of evolution in a duplicated genome in the family Catostomidae, Megann Michelle Schmidt Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Prebiotic potential of aerosols, Emma Rae Shipley Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2017
Formation of Titan aerosol from CO and CH4, Tate Christensen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
New Insights into the “Manna from Heaven” Hypothesis, Clare Laubenthal Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Stable Isotope Chemistry in Titan Haze Aerosol, Allison Wold Open Access Poster Presentation
Submissions from 2016
Magnetic properties of polymeric framework materials with cobalt, Cassara Higgins Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2015
The benefits of legalizing marijuana and products containing tetrahydrocannabinol, Pat Chizek Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Measuring the stability of iso-1-cytochrome c variants using heme spectra, Sarah Elizabeth Eikenberry Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Impact of cost barrier on high school chemistry laboratory teaching practices, Robin Livermore Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2014
The investigation into the conditions of tantalum disulfide nanotube growth, Lauren Holmes Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Investigating the expression of AHNAK2 and CTHRC1 in pancreatic cancer cell lines, Logan Patrick Poole Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Comparison of life experiences of men and women in the sciences, Tori Nicole Quist Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2013
Generating new Type II protein models using cytochrome c, Lindsey M. Ludwig Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2010
Synthesis and characterization of a [Ru(bpy)2(NCS)2] derivative for use as a dye-sensitizer in nanocrystalline solar cells, Joel Thomas Kirner Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2008
Formulation of an ultra-violet curable, soy-based, organic pigment screen printing ink, Jenna L. Cherry Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2003
The redox potential of DDT: An environmental perspective, Anne Lewis, Christopher Cramer, and John Bumpus Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1997
Diary of a backpacker rockstar: A UNI student's guide to traveling Western Europe, Jason James Joseph Sloan Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1992
New reaction conditions for the synthesis of Wieland-Miescher ketone, Jonathan J. Bates Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
