The Chemistry Master's program provides knowledge, skills and discovery within the chemical sciences. The program prepares candidates for professional employment in chemistry, for teaching at the community college or secondary level, and for graduate studies beyond the M.S. level in chemistry and related fields. Primary focus is on a research project that culminates in a written thesis or project report and an oral defense, supplemented with advanced course work in chemistry or related disciplines. Research is offered in a variety of fields including interdisciplinary work in organic, inorganic, physical, computational, analytical, environmental, biochemistry, and chemistry education.
This collection features theses from Master of Science students in the Department of Chemistry Graduate Program at Central Washington University.
Theses from 2024
The Surface Chemistry and Binding Interactions of Lignin with Polymer-Encapsulated Gold Nanoparticles Acting as Model Microplastics, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Akinsola
Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Lactam-fused Tetrahydropyrans as Potential Antidiabetic Agents, Ifeyinwa Stella Anosike
Investigating a Potential Protein-Protein Interaction Between Transcription Factor PAX6 and Ribosomal Protein S20 (RPS20), Modupe Oladayo
Theses from 2022
Establishing the Relative Composition of Functionalized Thiols in Mixed Ligand Gold Nanoparticles by 1H-NMR Spectroscopy, Matthias Carroll
Determining the Effects of Chemical Exposure on Hepatocyte Mitochondrial Networks and Cell Viability, Bethany Eaton
Binding Interactions Between Mixed-Monlayer Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) And the Serum Protein Albumin, Jennifer Hanigan-Diebel
Theses from 2020
Selective Synthesis of Trans-fused Lactam-Lactones by Vicinal Difunctionalization of Readily Affordable Allylic Lactams, Morgan J. Rodriguez
Selective Synthesis of Trans-fused Lactam-Lactones by Vicinal Difunctionalization of Readily Affordable Allylic Lactams, Morgan J. Rodriguez
Theses from 2019
Effect of Iron on the Oxidative Capacity of Carbonaceous Nanoparticles, Daniel Chavez
Investigating Potential Multi-Protein Complexes Involving Emx2, Nicole Enger
The Chemical Analysis and Biological Activities of the Secondary Metabolites from Dalea mollis and Dalea albiflora, Nicholas Peter Hansen
Increased Utility of pH Sensitive Indicators as High Concentration CO2 Detectors Through the Use of Polyelectrolyte Complexes as Stabilizing Media, Camden James Johnson
Modular Synthesis and Hydroalkylation of Vicinally Functionalized Ketopiperazines: A solution to the Piperazine Problem, Antonio Moreno
Effect of Carbonaceous Nanoparticles on Naturally Occurring Iron Reduction by Carboxylates, Ashleen Reddy
Theses from 2018
Cascade Annulation and Ring-Opening Reactions of Castagnoli-Cushman-Derived Allylic and Benzylic Thiomorpholinonates, Abdikani Omar Farah
Characterization of Coacervate Systems Using Redox Sensitive Dyes, Caleb Kaiser
Geographic Classification of Wines Using Their Elemental and Water Isotopic Composition; Special Emphasis on Washington State, USA, Shirley Orellana
Determination of the Oxidative Capacity of Soot Toward GSH and Characterization of Soot Physicochemical Properties, Kaylee Troth
Theses from 2017
Do Elevated Levels of Glutathione Decrease the Toxicity of Plasticizers in Mouse Liver Cells?, Khatoon Albahrani
Iron Reduction in Soot, Hector Casique
A Diversity-Oriented Synthesis Approach to Functionalized Azaheterocycles using Cyclic Alpha-Halo Eneformamides, Spencer A. Langevin
Chemoselective and Stereoselective Exploration of the Chemical Reactivity Space of Castagnoli-Cushman-Derived Allylic Lactamoyl Esters: Application to the Synthesis of Aza-Polycyclic Architectures, Brandon Joseph Mansker
Bioavailable Iron in Equatorial Pacific Ocean Aerosol Samples, Hsiang T Teng
Investigation of Host-Sensitized Luminescence of Trivalent Lanthanide Doped Yttrium Phosphate using VUV Spectroscopy, Zachary Way
Theses from 2016
Confirmation of Emx2 Protein Binding Partners, Cody Gillman
Kinetic Decay of a Polymer/Ink Complex as an O2 Indicator, Becca Hoene
Effect of Quantum Dots, Novel Biological Imaging Agents, in Liver Cells in Vitro, Utshaha Maharjan
Theses from 2015
Total Synthesis of Clavatadine A Analogs to Produce a Viable Reversible Inhibitor for Factor XIa, Christopher E. Malmberg
Spectroscopic Studies on the Interaction of Cetylpyridinium Bromide Monohydrate and Bromothymol Blue with Polymerized Silica, James Siegenthaler
Theses from 1972
Purification and Inhibition Study of Xanthine Oxidase, Porn Paul Israngkun na Ayudthaya
Glucose-6-Phosphate Hydrolysis by a Soluble Fraction from Brassica Nigre, Edwrd Pak-tung Lau
Theses from 1971
A Kinetic Analysis of the Iodination of Pyruvic Acid and Pyruvate Esters, Mohamed M. Fahmi Hegazi
Synthesis and Characterization of Some Dioxane Complexes, James Donald Satterlee
A Kinetic Study Pertaining to the Enzymatic Reduction of Pyruvate by Lactate Dehydrogenase, Ronald Floyd Tienhaara
Theses from 1970
The Enzymatic Oxidation of Aldehydes by Xanthine Oxidase, Duane Beal Gregory
Theses from 1969
Pigments and Neurogenic Secretions of Dermasterias Imbricata, Stephen Edward Davis
A Kinetic Study of the Oxidation of the 2, 3, and 4 Pyridine Aldehydes by Cobalt (III) Perchlorate in Aqueous Solution., Ronald Barry Giuntoli
Glycosidic Enzymes of the Tropaeolum Majus, Donald Richard Snowden
Theses from 1968
The Reaction of Ethylenediamine with Cobalt (II) Perchlorate and Oxygen in Dilute Aqueous Solutions, Robert J. Karmy
Preparation of Phenylsulphur Chloride Tetrafluoride, Dennis T. Sauer
Theses from 1967
Preliminary Studies on the Mechanism of the Rupe Reaction, Ann D. Anderson
Pigments of the Crinoid Florometra Serretissima, Guy Allen Howard
A Comparative Study of Inductive Influence on the Hydrolysis of Beta-Thioglucopyranosides by Beta-Thioglucosidase and Beta-Glucosidase, Robert W. Miller Jr.