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 2014
Comparison of life experiences of men and women in the sciences, Tori Nicole Quist Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2013
Sequencing a DNA polymerase alpha gene in Thermomyces lanuginosus, Sonia Tien-Yang Han Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Expressed sequence tag for DNA polymerase alpha in embryonic chicken brain, Rebecca Krewer Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Generating new Type II protein models using cytochrome c, Lindsey M. Ludwig Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Search for catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase α in Thermomyces lanuginosus, Chelsea Elyse Meier 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 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 Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of a DI-T-Butyl Dicyclopentadienyl Ligand, Regina Rose Reinig Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2010
Ornithine Decarboxylase (ODC) Regulation by MTOR: New Insights From TSC1 Knockout Cells, Alyssa Mae Cates 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 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 Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Disclosure of At-Risk Status for Huntington's Disease: Is There a "Right Time?", Krysten Ann Shipley Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2009
Preliminary Development of Quantitative Immunoassays for Mitochondrial Proteins, Adriann Hovey 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)
Research Mentors' Perspectives on Scientist-Teacher Partnerships, Andrea Van Waardhuizen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2005
Synthesis and Characterization of Membrane Anchored Peptides, Eugenia Christine Tsamis Open Access Honors Program Thesis
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