This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. It also includes theses and dissertations from the Biochemistry and Biophysics Program. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
REPAIR AND EFFECTS OF THE 8-OXOG LESION IN DNA, James Joseph Covino
The Structure Function Relationship of Silica Polyamine Composites, Mark Anthony Hughes
A small RNA regulates RpoS in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, Meghan Catherine Lybecker
CHARACTERIZATION OF LONG PATHLENGTH CAPILLARY WAVEGUIDES FOR EVANESCENT FLUORESCENCE APPLICATIONS, Eric Paprocki
SUCCESSION OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONSIDERATIONS, Jeffrey Scott Piotrowski
The Characterization of Cationic Pseudostationary Phases for Electrokinetic Chromatography, Vincent Patrick Schnee
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Synthesis of novel 6-nitroquipazine analogs for imaging the serotonin transporter by positron emission tomography, David B. Bolstad
Comparative analysis of serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor pharmacophore constructs for ligand designs, Erin S. Bolstad
Production and applications of scalemic nonactate, Jennifer M. Dinges
Damage recognition and repair of oxidized guanine lesions induced by chromium exposure, M. Katie Hailer
Differences of DNA-Transcription Factor Interactions Following Chromium Exposure, Kathryn Louise Mintz
Synthesis of conformationally-restricted glutamate analogs via novel ring -forming strategies, Jason E. Mullins
The Search For Volatile Biogenic Emissions In Geothermal Areas, Ryan M. Murray
Synthesis and characterization of novel silica polyamine composites and their application to the reclamation of hazardous mining wastewater and tailings, Daniel J. Nielsen
The relationship between microbial communities processes and mine waste contamination in upper Clark Fork River alluvial soils, Philip Wharton Ramsey
A sensor for in situ spectrophotometric measurements of seawater pH, Matthew Paul Seidel
Oxidation of DNA at guanine by chromium: Products and mechanisms, Peter Grayson Slade
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
A tracer monitored titration for seawater total alkalinity, Todd R. Martz
Gallium and arsenic/selenium recoveries from aqueous systems using silica based chelating composites, Paul J. Miranda
Investigations into the occurrence and causes of diel changes in the chemistry of streams, Stephen R. Parker
Computational and spectroscopic investigations of radical anions of triosmium benzoheterocycle complexes, Dalia Rokhsana
Synthesis of novel N-aryl asparagine analogues as inhibitors of glutamine transport by the neutral amino acid transporter SN1, Christopher Andrew Timko
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Development of the formal reasoning abilities of college students in a general chemistry guided-inquiry laboratory, Kereen Monteyne
Novel water-soluble triosmium heterocyclic clusters as selective markers for biomacromolecules, Fabrizio Spada
A simple methodology for the production of three -dimensional models: Serotonin transporter as an example, Paul A. Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
I. Equilibrium unfolding studies of cytochrome C. II. The role of helix 1 aspartates in the stability and conversion of prion protein, Jonathan O'Connor Speare
Part One. Synthesis of iso-polydiacetylenic precursor. Part Two. The study of asymmetric addition of dimethyl thiophosphite to imines, Troy Mason Voelker
Poly(alkylene D-aldaramides) and their corresponding esters: Synthesis and conformational studies, Jinsong Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Synthesis and reactivity of electron deficient benzoheterocycle triosmium complexes, Md. Joynal Abedin
Nonactin biosynthesis : studies toward the synthesis of stable isotope labeled potential precursors, Melanie Bengtson
Spectroscopic measurements of trace gas emissions from globally significant biomass fires, Isaac T. Bertschi
Synthesis of conformationally constrained glutamate analogues and their preliminary evaluation as glutamate transport inhibitors, Travis Taylor Denton
Development of a copper selective silica-polyamine composite, Robert J. Fischer
Modeling the impact of the direct emission of oxygenated organic species on biomass combustion smoke plume photochemistry, Sherri A. Mason
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Distributed in situ gas measurements for the analysis and modeling of biogeochemical changes in the Clark Fork River, Jason Charles Reynolds
Isomalathion and related compounds as active site probes of acetylcholinesterase, Todd T. Talley
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Development of an autonomous in situ instrument for stable and precise freshwater pH measurements, Jeffrey J. Carr
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Kinetics of formation of di-D-fructose dianhydrides from thermal treatments of inulin, Ted Joseph Christian
Evaluation of spectrophotometric pH methods for freshwater measurements, Craig M. French
Performance evaluation for heavy metal ion removal using silica-polyamine composite materials made with different silica gels and polyamines, Dana L. Hagers
I. Synthesis bioconjugation electronic and spectral properties of phenanthroline analogs. II. Phenanthroline cleavage of RNA, Gregory W. Muth
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Use of thermal desorption/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (TD/GC/MS) honey bees and artificial neural networks (ANN) in assessing ecosystem contamination, Ghassan Hamki Alnasser
Dynamics of hydrogen + methane, Edgar E. Arcia
A novel methodology for functionalizing heterocycles using electron-deficient bonding to triosmium clusters, Brian R. Bergman
Cobalt sorption studies on a bacterium and a natural organic material and On-line beehives: Counter design and software, Bruce E. King
Mechanistic and structural studies of bond making and bond breaking processes on triosmium clusters, Douglas S. Kolwaite
Phytostabilization of mine tailings piles utilizing biopolymer and industrial byproducts, Timothy L. Looper
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Understanding anomalously large isotope effects dealing with hydrogen transfer reactions in transition metal chemistry, Kirk Robert Hash
A novel mechanism for the iodate-catalyzed decomposition of hydrogen peroxide: An enigma 79 years old, Nancy Jane Lyons
Multiple glass electrode and signal averaging approach to making long-term calibration-free potentiometric seawater pH measurements, Jay C. Seiter
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls in honey bees, Ted J. Christian
A quantitative investigation of emissions from smoldering combustion of biomass: Oxygen-containing species and halocarbons, Lisa Marie McKenzie
Investigation of carbene/allene pathways, David J. Squire
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Assessing the cosolvent effects of ethylene glycol, aqueous ammonia, and acetone on the sorption and mobility of tetrachloroethylene in soil, Lisa Selina Ivanich
Using three-dimensional fluorescence and artificial neural networks to match diesel-contaminated ground water with possible sources, Joseph Felix Sinski
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Influence of inorganic salts on the pyrolysis of wood, Guangcheng Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Oligo- and polysaccharides formed during the thermolysis of sucrose, Merilyn Manley-Harris
A study of the adsorption of binary solutions onto solid heterogeneous surfaces, Dan J. Mitchell
New approaches to olefin functionalization mediated via phosphorus, Yinsheng Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Structural studies of the Escherichia coli ribosome using fluorescence spectroscopy and nonradiative energy transfer, Jeffrey Michael Marmaro
Thermal synthesis and pyrolysis of polysaccharides, Glenn Roy Ponder
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Modification of oligodeoxyribonucleotides and application to the study of ribosomal RNA, Thomas Charles Gluick
Probing the exit site of the Escherichia coli ribosome using short complementary DNA oligomers, John Stephen Lodmell
Convection diffusion and reaction pattern formation in a two-dimensional reactor, Christopher Kevin McKinnon
Limited proteolysis of reverse transcriptase from human immunodeficiency virus and separation of polypeptide fragments containing RNase H activity, Jeffrey Donovan Whitmer
The mechanisms of sulfur-based chemical oscillators, Yi-Xue Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Influence of metal ions on wood pyrolysis and chemical characterization of pyrolysis tar, Hangxia Qiu
Alterations in the accessibility of domain IV of 16SrRNA in active 30S subunits of the Escherichia coli ribosome and interactions with the initiation complex, Jennifer Walsh Weller
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Studies towards constrained cycloheptatrienylidene and/or cycloheptatetraene, Annalivia Harris
Electrically-perturbed Belousov-Zhabotinskii oscillator, Girish Kshirsagar
Biochemical adaptations in the prairie dog during long-term food and water deprivation, Jeffrey R. Stephens
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Kinetic study of the oxidation of arsenite by birnessite, Thomas H. Hayes
Chemistry of 56-(910-anthraceno)-1246-cycloheptatetraene, Timothy J. McCarthy
Investigation of the allyl stabilization energy of the cyclopentenyl radical, Gerald Olbu
Probing the alpha-sarcin region of Escherichia coli 23S ribosomal RNA with short complementary DNA oligomers, Gary A. White
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Pressure effects of optically transparent gases on molecular Rydberg transitions, Judith L. Adolph
PROBING ESCHERICHIA COLI RIBOSOMAL RNA IN SITU WITH COMPLEMENTARY-DNA OLIGONUCLEOTIDES: SUBUNIT ASSOCIATION SITES, William E. Tapprich
PROBING POSSIBLE TRNA BINDING SITES ON THE ESCHERICHIA COLI RIBOSOME, Anchalee Tassanakajohn
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Purification and characterization of alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex from Dictyostelium discoideum, Leslie Lynn Heckert
Hydrodynamic studies of ribosomal proteins L18 and L25 from Escherichia coli, Jeffrey Charles Marx
Chemistry of 2-triptycenylmethylene, David C. Pang
CONSTRAINED CYCLOHEPTATRIENYLIDENES AND CYCLOHEPTATETRAENES, Supanna Tivakornpannarai
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
PERIODIC AND APERIODIC ENTRAINMENTS IN ELECTRICALLY COUPLED CHEMICAL OSCILLATORS (BELOUSOV-ZHABOTINSKII POINCARE CHAOS), Michael F. Crowley
THE CHEMISTRY OF 2468-CYCLONONATETRAENYLIDENE, Mohamad Zaman Kassaee
Cnicin concentrations in spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) and associated soils, Laura Janeen Locken
Catalysis of carbon dioxide gasification of cellulose char studied by electron paramagnectic [i.e. paramagnetic] resonance, Marcus Obeng
Sonochemistry of aryldiazomethanes, Pravit Santiwattana
Probing a possible tRNA binding site on 23S rRNA of the 50S ribosomal subunit, Anchalee Tassanakajohn
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Study of the organic hydrocarbons constituents in the atmosphere of Missoula, Montana, Jon L. Beihoffer