Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University, since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.
In late Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Cobalt(III) Complexes and a Vanadium(IV) Complex with Flavonoids as Ligands, Ethan Schroeder
Thesis: Molecular Evidence for the Export of Terrigenous Organic Matter to the North Gulf of Mexico by Solid-State 13C NMR and Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry of Humic Acids, Sarah Ann Ware
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Dissertation: Investigating the Biorisk of Genetically Engineered Thermosynechococcus Elongatus BP1, Cherrelle Leah Barnes
Dissertation: Implications of Metal Coordination in Damage and Recognition of Nucleic Acids and Lipid Bilayers, Ana Dreab
Dissertation: Clostridioides Difficile Biofilm and Spore Production in Response to Antibiotics and Immune Stress, Adenrele M. Oludiran
Dissertation: Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Triazole Based Glycoconjugates and 4,6-Acetal Protected D-Glucosamine Derivatives as Low Molecular Weight Gelators, Pooja Sharma
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Dissertation: Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Carbohydrate Based Macrocycles, Photo Responsive Derivatives, and Glycoconjugates Based Low Molecular Weight Gelators, Surya Bahadur Adhikari
Dissertation: Computational and Experimental Investigation into the Determinants of Protein Structure, Folding, and Stability in the β-Grasp Superfamily, John T. Bedford II
Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of 4,6-protected Glucosamine Derivatives and Branched Glycoconjugates, Jonathan Bietsch
Dissertation: Biophysical Characterization of the Par-4 Tumor Suppressor: Evidence of Structure Outside the Coiled Coil Domain and Interactions with Platinum Chemotherapeutics, Andrea Megan Clark
Dissertation: Computational Analysis of Type 3 Iodothyronine Deiodinase: Potential Inhibitors, Substrate Binding, and Dimer Structure, Eric Scott Marsan
Dissertation: The Development of Novel Carbohydrate-Based Gelators and Their Applications as Advanced Soft Materials, Joedian Morris
Dissertation: Genetically Engineered Thermosynechococcus Elongatus BP1: Assessment of Potential Biorisks and Biofuel Production, Thu Ho Anh Nguyen-Jones
Dissertation: Evaluating the Role of the Stringent Response Mechanism in Clostridioides difficile Survival and Pathogenesis, Astha Pokhrel
Dissertation: Mechanisms of Stress Survival in Gram Positive Bacterial Pathogens, Asia Poudel
Dissertation: Improvement of Biochar Through Ozonization and Biosafety of Genetically Engineered Cyanobacteria, Oumar Sacko
Thesis: Evaluation of Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Genetically Engineered Cyanobacteria and Gram-Negative Bacteria, Andriana Chrysovalanti Zourou
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Dissertation: Synthesis, Characterization, and Kinetics Studies of New Cobalt Complexes for the Production of H2 in Acidic Media, Michael John Celestine
Dissertation: Structural Characterization of Organic Matter in Oil Shales Using Multiple Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Techniques, Wenying Chu
Dissertation: Advances in the Understanding of Sourcing and Fate of Pyrogenic Organic Matter in the Environment, Aleksandar Ivaylov Goranov
Dissertation: Synthesis, Characterization, Spectroscopic, and Mesomorphic Studies of New Schiff Base Ligands and Titanium, Cobalt, Nickel and Copper Metal Centers, Raj K. Gurung
Thesis: Network Approaches to Elucidate the Determinants of Protein Topology and Stability, Zeinab Haratipour
Dissertation: Lignin: A Likely Precursor of a Significant Fraction of Humic Substances Via Oxidative Transformations, Seyyedhadi Khatami
Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Carbohydrate Based Molecular Gelators and Macrocycles Through Cycloaddition Reactions, Dan Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Dissertation: Synthesis, Characterization, and Drug Delivery Applications of Carbohydrate Based Low Molecular Weight Gelators, Kristen Elizabeth Bashaw
Thesis: A Dual Nanostructured Approach to SERS Amenable to Large-Scale Production, Kory Brian Castro
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Glycolipids, Glycoclusters and Glycomacrocycles, Anji Chen
Dissertation: Development and Evaluation of Post-Production Oxygenation Techniques for the Augmentation of Biochar, Matthew David Huff
Thesis: Characterizing the Activity of Antimicrobial Peptides Against the Pathogenic Bacterium Clostridium Difficile in an Anaerobic Environment, Adenrele Mojeed Oludiran
Dissertation: Computational Investigation of Energetic Materials: Influence of Intramolecular and Intermolecular Interactions on Sensitivity, Ashley Lauren Shoaf
Dissertation: Study of ABC Membrane Transporters in Single Live Cells, Preeyaporn Songkiatisak
Thesis: The Effect of Soxhlet Extraction and Synthesis Temperature on Properties of Polyaniline, Samuel Watson Stahl
Dissertation: Structure of the Picornavirus Replication Platform: A Potential Drug Target for Inhibiting Virus Replication, Meghan Suzanne Warden
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Dissertation: Observations of Greenhouse Gas Isotopologues with ACE-FTS and WACCM, Eric Michael Buzan
Dissertation: Alicyclic and Aromatic Carboxylic Acids in Soil Organic Matter: An Investigation of Potential Origin and Association with Plutonium Using Advanced Analytical Techniques, Nicole DiDonato
Thesis: Characterization of 3-Ester and 3-Carbamate Derivatives of N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine and Their Use in Controlled Drug Delivery, Consuelo Garcia
Dissertation: Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Sugar-Based Low Molecular Weight Gelators, Ifeanyi Simeon Okafor
Dissertation: Lignin Contribution to the Global Carbon Pool: Investigating the Abiotic Modification of Lignin by Reactive Oxygen Species, Derek Charles Waggoner
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Thesis: Synthesis and Mechanistic Investigations of Transition Metal Complexes and Ligands for Chemotherapeutic Applications, Jimmie Lee Bullock Jr.
Dissertation: Design of Drug Nano-Carriers for Study of Multidrug Resistance in Single Live Cells, Pavan Kumar Cherukuri
Dissertation: Synthesis, Morphological Control, Dispersion Stabilization and In Situ Self-Assembly of Noble Metal Nanostructures Using Multidentate Resorcinarene Surfactants, Sangbum Han
Thesis: Discoloration of a Green Pigment in Tintoretto’s Allegorical Figure of Spring and Analysis of the Chemical Properties and Stability of Copper Resinate, Sarah Wells Conner Horn
Dissertation: Low-Temperature Artificial Maturation Studies of Type II and Type III Kerogens: Implications for Biogenic Gas Production, Albert Willy Nguena Kamga
Dissertation: Bioenergetics: Experimental Demonstration of Excess Protons and Related Features, Haitham A. Saeed
Dissertation: Possible Sources and Impacts of Biochar Water Extractable Organic Compounds on Aquatic Microorganisms, Cameron Russell Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Thesis: Synthesis, Characterisation, Electrochemical, and Spectroscopic Studies of Cobaloximes: Unique Clues of Cobalt(I) Species in Various Solvents, Michael John Celestine
Dissertation: Computational Investigation of Pernicious Compounds: Arsenic and High Energy Density Materials and Their relevant Mechanisms, Lenora Kathleen Harper
Dissertation: Artificial Maturation Studies of Polymethylenic Plant Biopolymers: Investigating the Chemical Alterations from Plant Material to Coal, Blaine Elizabeth Hartman
Dissertation: Investigation of the Potential for Algaenan to Produce Hydrocarbon Based Fuels From Algae by Hydrous Pyrolysis, Wassim Adel Obeid
Dissertation: Exploring the Effect of Climate Change on Biological Systems, Nardos Sori
Dissertation: Study of Photochemical Formation of Hydroxyl Radical in Natural Waters, Luni Sun
Dissertation: Source-Specific Molecular Signatures for Light-Absorbing Organic Aerosols, Amanda Susan Willoughby
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Dissertation: Spectroscopic Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter: Insights Into the Linkage Between Sources and Chemical Composition, Xiaoyan Cao
Dissertation: Molecular Characterization and Photochemical Transformation of Dissolved Organic Matter From Land to Ocean, Hongmei Chen
Dissertation: Density Functional Theory Modeling of It-Stacking and Electrophilic Donor-Acceptor Interactions with Application to Therapeutic Targeting of Zinc-Finger Proteins, Patricia Beall Lutz
Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Sugar Based Low Molecular Weight Gelators and the Preparation of Chiral Sulfinamides, Hari Prasad Reddy Mangunuru
Dissertation: Advances in Understanding the Molecular Composition of Dissolved Organic Matter and Its Reactivity in the Environment, Rajaa Mesfioui
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Dissertation: Novel Algorithms and Instrumentation for Vibrational Spectroscopic Methods of Analysis, Mohamed F. Abdelkader
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Dissertation: Spectroscopic Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter: Insights into Composition, Photochemical Transformation and Carbon Cycling, John Robert Helms
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Dissertation: Computational Investigation of the Bioactive Selenium Compounds Ebselen and Selenious Acid, Sonia Antony
Dissertation: Bioinformatics, Thermodynamics and Kinetics Analysis of an All Alpha Helical Protein with a Gree-Key Topology, Hai Li
Dissertation: The Nature, Origin and Preservation of Amide Organic Nitrogen in Organic Matter, Georgina Anne McKee
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Dissertation: Conformational Change and Topological Stability of Proteins, Jeffrey Andrew Tibbitt
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Dissertation: The Use of Fourier Transform (FT) Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering for Biochemical Analysis, Robert Butler Jeffers
Dissertation: Export of Terrestrial Dissolved Organic Matter Along a River to Ocean Transect of the Lower Chesapeake Bay Investigated by Advanced Analytical Techniques, Rachel Leigh Sleighter
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Thesis: Development of Single Nanoparticle Optical Assays for Imaging Single Living Cells, William John Brownlow
Thesis: Spectral Shape as an Indicator of Molecular Weight in Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter, John Robert Helms
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Thesis: Cytotoxic T Cell Response to Influenza Vaccination in Older Adults, Caroline R. Letter
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
Dissertation: Electroimmunoassay a New Competitive Protein Binding Assay Using Antibody Selective Electrodes, George Raymond Connell
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Thesis: Correlation Between Glutathione Peroxidase Activity and Selenium Concentrations in Both Plasma and Erythrocytes, Agatha Dudzai Munyanyi