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2022 Ph.D. and M.S. Defenses

October 28
Friday
8:00 AM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Biologically active natural products from Synadenium grantii Hook F. and Withania obtusifolia
Qingya Zou, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University
October 26
Wednesday
11:15 AM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
The Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Nanoparticles Using the Sol-Gel Epoxide-Addition Method with the Aid of Amide Structural Directing Agents in Tuning Morphological Features
Vanessa R. Charles, Chemistry and Biochemistry
October 25
Tuesday
2:30 PM
Zoom
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Solid-State NMR methods and techniques to characterize large membrane protein complexes
Reza Amani, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University
June 24
Friday
2:00 PM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy Elemental Mapping: Elucidation of the Underlying Mechanisms and Development Toward Nanoparticle Characterization
Kevin Finch, Chemistry and Biochemistry
June 24
Friday
10:00 AM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Identifying and Confirming Potential Glycome, Glycoproteome, and Proteome Novel Biomarkers by LC-MS/MS
Mona Goli, Chemistry and Biochemistry
June 24
Friday
10:00 AM
CHEM 234
M.S. DEFENSE
Investigations into the Structure of Rad50, a subunit of the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1/Xrs2 complex, with an emphasis on stably closed complex
Henry A. Garcia, Chemistry and Biochemistry
June 23
Thursday
2:00 PM
CHEM 101
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Structural and dynamics studies of the Mre11-Rad50 DNA damage response complex
Mahtab Beikzadeh, Chemistry and Biochemistry
June 14
Tuesday
1:00 PM
CHEM 234
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Mechanistic and Preparative Studies of Electrochemical Deoxygenation and Debromination
Chitranjan Srivastav, Chemistry and Biochemistry
June 13
Monday
2:00 PM
CHEM 234
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Theoretical Study of Functionalized Carbon-Based Materials and Chemical Dynamics SimulationsTheoretical Study of Functionalized Carbon-Based Materials and Chemical Dynamics Simulations
Bhumika Jayee, Chemistry and Biochemistry
June 13
Monday
9:00 AM
CHEM 234
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Design of Pharmaceutical Co-crystals and Materials for Selective Removal of Contaminants
Daniel Loya, Chemistry and Biochemistry
June 8
Wednesday
10:00 AM
CHEM 234
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Thermal Expansion in Organic Solids and Impact of Pedal Motion and Crystal Packing
Xiaodan Ding, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University
March 31
Thursday
2:00 PM
ESB II - 102
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Solid-State NMR methods and techniques to characterize large membrane protein complexes
Reza Amani, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University
March 29
Tuesday
2:00 PM
Zoom
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Sensitive Identification and Quantification of Glycans and Proteins Derived from Biological Samples by LC-MS/MS
Aiying Yu, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University
March 28
Monday
10:30 AM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Sensitive Analysis of Glycans and Glycoproteins: Quantitative Glycomics and Glycoproteomics by LC-MS/MS
Jieqiang Zhong, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University
March 28
Monday
9:00 AM
ESB II - 102A
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Design of Pharmaceutical Co-crystals and Materials for Selective Removal of Contaminants
Daniel Loya, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University
March 25
Friday
1:00 PM
CHEM 101
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Asymmetric Synthesis in Methodology, GAP chemistry, and Multilayer Folding Chirality.
Hossein Rouh, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University
March 25
Wednesday
11:00 AM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Methods and Systems Enabling Efficient Identification and Separation of Isomeric Glycans and Glycopeptides from Biological Samples
Sakshi Gautam, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University
March 21
Monday
2:30 PM
CHEM 234
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Microdevices Modifications and The Applications in Biomarker Detection and Liquid Biopsy Analysis
Xiao Li, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University
March 7
Monday
11:00 AM
CHEM 11B
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Synthesis of Pharmaceutical Co-crystals and Functionalized Polymers for Micropollutant Remediation
Qixuan Zheng, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University
February 16
Wednesday
2:30 PM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Synthesis and Characterization of Dye-Doped Nanoparticles for use in Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy
Shelby Thompson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University