Submissions from 2012
Sediment Fingerprinting of Lake Macatawa using PIXE and SEM/EDS, Kyle Alexander and Lauren Zandstra
Historical Trace Metal Profile of Lake Michigan Sediment, Dan Anderson, Bailey Bensley, and Dave Nowicki
Carbon-carbon Bond Activation: A Kinetic Study of Varying Substrates with Rhodium Catalysis, Casey E. Baxter
Tailoring and Characterizing Surface Properties, Christopher Beaudoin, Alexandra Benson, and Megan Elinski
Synthesis, Characterization, and Directed Assembly of Nanoparticles, Alexandra Benson, Christopher Beaudoin, and Meagan Elinski
Palladium-Catalyzed β-Carbon Elimination of Fluorinated Triarylmethanols, James Bour and Jacob Green
Extending the Range of Sequence Recognition of the Hx DNA Binding Unit, Michael Bowerman and Andrew Mepham
Preparation of Ferrocene-Based Redox Mediators for Use in Glucose Sensors, Andrew Cook, Zachary Beswick, and Kyle Brubaker
Extending the AMBER Force Field to Describe Fluorescent Probes, Andrew Cook, Arcelia Ortega, Alyssa Stevenson, Derek Summers, Alyssa Cassabaum, Christine Gobrogge, Bryan Leland, David Paul, and Amy Speelman
Real Time Analysis of Protein xCT in System xc-, Cassondra Cramer, Anne Georges, and NaTasha Schiller
Characterization of Tris(5-amino-1,10-phenanthroline) Iron II/III, Rebecca Danforth
Free-Jet Vibration-Rotation Spectroscopy of Unstable Species, Howard Dobbs
Exploring the Cytoxicity of Silica Coated Water-Soluble CdSe Nanocrystals, Elly Earlywine and Emily Ross
Investigation of Regioselectivity in the Nickel-Mediated Decarbonylative Cross-Coupling of Imides with Organozinc Reagents, Thomas Endean
Novel Pyrrole-derivatized Diamino Polyamides and Their Impact on DNA Sequence Recognition, Matthew Gregory
Ab-Protein Sandwich Arrays to Monitor Levels of Dkk1 in Cancer Patients, David Grossens, Tessa Grabinski, and Jacqueline Peacock
Oxidative Stress Causes Modifications and Decreased Function of System xc-, Matt Hartwell and Jenna Sutton
Biological and Chemical Study of Apios (Groundnut), Austin Homkes, Holly Vander Stel, Jeffrey Corajod, and Jim Tufts
Reproductive Success of Nestbox-Using Birds is Influenced by the Type of Pole the Nestbox is Mounted On, Kayli Horne
“Development of a Low-Background Radiodating Facility at Hope College”, Nicholas Hubley and Kelly Petrasky
Reinventing Wonder: An Interdisciplinary Study on the Beauty in the Small and Ordinary, Annalise Klein
CRB, a Resveratrol Analog, Reduces Cell Injury Caused by Surgery Mimicking Deep Brain Stimulation, Abigail Lindberg, Sara Gallemore, and Zachary DrBruine
Mechanistic Investigations of Alkene Carboacylation via C-C Bond Activation in Quinolinyl Ketones, J. Patrick Lutz and Colin Rathbun
Analysis of Phosphates in Macatawa Watershed Sediment, Adam Maley
Quantitative Analysis of Various Metalloprotein Compositional Stoichiometries with Simultaneous PIXE and NRA, Andrew McCubbin
ThiopheneSubstituted Porphyrins as Redox Mediators for Electrochemical Biosensors, Brian Mulhern and Jesse Alvarado
Next Generation Perimidinespirohexadienone Derivatives, Benjamin Pollock
Tetracycline and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solutions: Implications for Pharmaceutical Transport in Natural Waters, Nicholas Powers
Investigation of Drug-Nanoparticle Interactions by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, Lydia Rau
Transforming the Vibrational Hamiltonian of a Polyatomic Molecule Using Van Vleck Perturbation Theory , Andreana Rosnik
Biochemical and Biological Properties of Fluorescent Polyamides, Mia Savagian and Amanda Ferguson
Development of a Nickel-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Cross-Coupling Reaction of Cyclic Imides, Jessica Simmons
Modifying Gene Expression to Expose Plasmodium falciparum to Immune System Attack, Robert Sjoholm
A New Imidazole-derivatized Diamino Polyamide Design: Synthesis and DNA Binding, Thomas Smeltzer and Alexander Porte
Activation of System xc Trafficking via an Aktdependent Signal Transduction Pathway, Daniel Smith, NaTasha Schiller, and Mary Bradley
Hx, A New DNA Sequence Recognition Moiety: Design, Synthesis, and DNA Binding Investigations, Jeffrey Sweers
Design, synthesis and cytotoxicity of novel 3-arylidenones derived from alicyclic ketones, Samuel Tzou
Preparing for Harvesting Radioisotopes from FRIB, Nicholas Wozniak
Thermoelectric Material Synthesis and Characterization, Jonathan Yarranton
Carbon-carbon Single Bond Activation of Quinolinyl Ketones: The Varying Effects of Substitutions, John Zona
Submissions from 2011
Purification and Analysis of Contaminated Water Using Slow Sand Filtration and Metal Ions, Joseph Brandonisio
Novel analogs of curcumins: Development of a method to screen for cytotoxicity against murine cancer cells, Olivia Brockway, Samuel Tzou, and Megan Lee
Luminescence Studies of Feldspar Minerals and Implications for Forensic Geology, Sarah Brokus, Danielle Silletti, J. Mark Lunderberg, and Joshua Borycz
Modeling Fluorescently Tagged DNA and RNA Oligonucleotides for Direct Comparison to FRET Experiments, Alyssa A. Cassabaum, Andrew E. Cook, Christine A. Gobrogge, Alyssa M. Stevenson, Amy L. Speelman, Arcelia S. Ortega, David A. Paul, and Bryan A. Leland
Investigating Biopolymer Function and Probe Dynamics Using Fluorescence Techniques, Alyssa Cassabaum, Andrew Cook, Christine Gobrogge, Alyssa Stevenson, Arcelia Ortega, Christian Calyore, Jacquelyn Lewis, David Paul, Amy Speelman, and Condrad Tobert
Monoubiquitylation of Histone H2B in Giardia Lamblia, John Donkersloot and Brenna Lamphear
Monoubiquitylation of Histone H2B and Gene Regulation in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Rachel Doud
Testing the Predicted Enhancement in DNA Sequence Specificity and Binding Affinity of Formamido-pentaamides over their Formamido-triamide Counterparts, Matt Gregory and Mia Savagian
Chemically Modified Electrodes: Determining Thin Film Thickness, XiSen Hou and Olajide Banks
Free-Jet Vibration-Rotation Spectroscopy of Unstable Species, Kent Kammermeier and Howard Dobbs
Introducing Inquiry-Based Computational Science and Modeling to High School Students and Teachers, Cortney J. Kimmel and Catherine L. Ellis
Rate Performance of Three Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Carbon Based Electrodes in Aqueous K3Fe(CN)6, Bruce Kraay and Ana Ortega
Mechanistic Studies of C-C Bond Activation in Quinolinyl Ketones, Patrick Lutz
Quantification of Aldehydes in Water and Blood by SPME/GC/HRMS as a Method of Detection of Aldehyde Exposure and Disease, Grace Osborne
Exploring New Routes toward Carbonyl-substituted Perimidinespirohexadienone Photochromes as Potential "Photochromic Photooxidants", Luke Peterson and Kathryn Lindberg
Oxazinoquinolinespirohexadienones – Attempting to Create N,O-bridged Analogs of Quinazolinespirohexadienone Photochromes as Potential, Benjamin Pollock
Rhodium-Catalyzed Carboacylation with Quinolinyl Ketones: Evidence for Rate-Limiting C-C Bond Activation, Colin Rathbun
Cathodoluminescent Signatures of Neutron Irradiation, Danielle Silletti, Sarah Brokus, Elly Earlywine, and Joshua Borycz
Nickel-Mediated Decarbonylative Cross-Coupling of Cyclic Imides with Diorganozinc Reagents, Jessica Simmons and Valerie Winton
Acetyl Analogs of the Anticancer Agent Combretastatin A4: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation, Robert Sjoholm, Megan Lee, Lauren Lee, Raymond Strobel, Olivia Brockway, and Alexis Nickols
New GC/MS and Potentiostat and their Application to Photochrome Research, Kyndra Sluiter
A Mechanistic Inquiry into Rhodium-Catalyzed C-C Single Bond Activation in Quinolinyl Ketones, Susan Stevenson
The Stereoselective Addition of a Gilman Reagent to an α,ß-Unsaturated Ester, David Todd and Thomas Endean
Determining DNA Binding Selectivity and Affinity of the Tetra-amide Phenyl Imidazole Pyrrole Imidazole, Samuel Tzou and Olivia Brockway
VACM-1 Restricted, Angelica Willis, Steven Lewis, Alyssa Johnson, and James Resau
