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2024 Ph.D. and M.S. Defenses

October 23
Wednesday
1:00 PM
CHEM 11B
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Directed Evolution Identification of Herbicide-Resistant Soybean HPPD Variants
Yihui Yuan, Chemistry and Biochemistry
October 16
Wednesday
1:00 PM
ESB 120
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Schiff-Base Complexes of Cerium, Thorium, and Uranium
Dylan Tharp Eralie, Chemistry and Biochemistry
October 11
Friday
11:00 AM
ESB1 rm 120
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Synthesis and Characterization of Acyclic Schiff Bases and Redox Active Chelation of Actinides
John Ducilon, Chemistry and Biochemistry
July 18
Thursday
9:00 AM
CHEM 101
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Solution Studies of Self-Assembling Pnictogen Cages
Olivia Villanueva, Chemistry and Biochemistry
June 25
Tuesday
1:00 PM
ESB2: 102
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Probing the Role of Interactions in the Physical Properties and Rotational Dynamics of 1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium Methyl Phosphonate in the Neat Liquid and Its Mixtures with 1-Methylimidazole
Sophia Sagala, Chemistry and Biochemistry
June 24
Monday
2:00 PM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Glow Discharge Coded Aperture Optical Emission Spectroscopy and Elemental Mapping: Ultra high-throughput and enhanced detection limits for nanostructured material
Harsshit Agrawaal, Chemistry and Biochemistry
June 24
Monday
12:00 PM
CHEM 234
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Palladium Catalyzed Distal C-H Functionalization of Carbazole
Mazen Elsaid, Chemistry and Biochemistry
June 24
Monday
10:00 AM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Electrochemical Studies of Ionomer Membranes and Hydrogen Storage Materials
Jiahe Xu, Chemistry and Biochemistry
June 20
Thursday
12:00 PM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Development of "On-the-fly" Crystal for automatic PES construction, and investigation of dihydrogen-hydride exchange in transition metal polyhydrides
Mahdi Aarabi, Chemistry and Biochemistry
May 28
Tuesday
1:00 PM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
An antibacterial non-ribosomal peptide and antitumor Phytosterols/Withanolides metabolites: in silico and in vitro studiesCancer
Jayendra Chunduru, Chemistry and Biochemistry
March 28
Thursday
2:00 PM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Sensitive Quantification and Identification Analysis of Proteins and Glycoproteins Derived from Biological Samples by LC-MS/MS
Mojgan Atashi, Chemistry and Biochemistry
March 25
Monday
3:00 PM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Genetic manipulation for cotton improvement towards heterosis maintenance and herbicide resistance
Hongjia Qian, Chemistry and Biochemistry
March 25
Monday
10:00 AM
CHEM 234
Ph.D. DEFENSE
The Study of New Chirality and Its Asymmetric Catalytic Control
Yao Tang, Chemistry and Biochemistry
March 22
Friday
9:00 AM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Method Development for Characterization and Quantification of Glycomics, Proteomics, and Glycoproteomics by LC-MS/MS
Peilin Jiang, Chemistry and Biochemistry
March 18
Monday
8:00 AM
CHEM 305
Ph.D. DEFENSE
Carbon Dots as Analytical Imaging Labels: Optimization of Spectroscopic Properties
Mychele Jorns, Chemistry and Biochemistry
March 13
Wednesday
2:00 PM
CHEM 102
M.S. DEFENSE
Understanding the Catalytic Selectivity and Activity of Unspecific Peroxygenases using Multiscale Simulations
Abel Egbemhenghe, Chemistry and Biochemistry