Chemistry Senior Theses
Every Carthage student is required to submit a senior thesis or capstone project to demonstrate their mastery of their chosen area of study. Here is a look at recent projects Carthage chemistry students have created for this requirement:
- Radical Fluorination of an Ibuprofen Derivative
- Synthesis of Amido Amine Antimicrobial Surfactants
- Activation of Carbon sp 3 -Hydrogen Bonds through Catalytic Generation of Chlorine Radicals
- Metal Organic Frameworks for Ethylene separation from Hydrocarbon Mixtures
- Detection of TNT Utilizing an Automated Digital Microfluidic System and Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
- Preventing Dopant Diffusion in Organic Semiconductors
- Efficacy of Polyam-Cu 2+ as a Direct Air Capture Sorbent
- VCP and EVS Systems as a Solution to the Shrinkage Stress Problem of Dental Restoration Composites
- Development of an Enzyme Based Detection Method for Potato Virus Y
- The Selectivity of Zinc Catalyzes Reactions in the Pancreas
- The Detection of Cadmium and Cobalt in Cosmetics
- Contaminants Found in Drinking Water After Wildfires
- Using Nanoparticles to Understand Stem Cell Function
- Development of Gold Nanoparticle Silica Nanopeapod Structures into Viable pH Sensors
- The Addition of Oleylamine Ligands Promote Ordering of Self-Assembled Gold Nanoparticles
- A Proof of Principle towards Micellar-Catalyzed Continuous Flow Reactions
- The Radical Bromination of Ibuprofen Using Photochemistry
- NMR Investigation of Micelle Formation by Penylalanine-Containing Surfactants
- NMR Spectroscopy of Bio-Based Surfactants
- Synthesized Psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT Succinate Salt, Used in Clinical Application for Treating PTSD
- Synthesis of C20BAS-Diol
- Melamine Treatment of UiO-66 Metal Organic Framework for Increased Heavy Metal Ion Uptake
- Investigation of the Physical Properties of tridecyl-L-Aspartic Acid
- Synthesis of Optically Pure, alpha-Methyl Non-Natural Amino Acids Towards the Creation of Peptide Drugs
- Development and Optimization of a Cyclic Peptide for Inhibition of the Hypoxia Induced Pathway of Cancer Cells
- Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study of Drug-Binding to the V122I Transthyretin Variant
- Enhanced Analytical Method for Detecting Formaldehyde via Gas Chromatography
- Evaluation of Ligand-Mediated Iron Dissolution Rates from Dust in Seawater
- Revolutionizing Cosmetic Formulations with BioBased Emollients for Cleaner Formulations
- Characterization of Micelles Formed by the Biosurfactant Undecyl-L,L-Phenylalanine Phenylalainate with Tetraalkylammonium Counterions
- NMR Analysis of Micelle Formation by a Glutamic Acid Based Bio-Surfactant