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Note: Titles are listed alphabetically by program, then by student's last name.

FIRST NAME: Melony
LAST NAME: Stambaugh
ADVISOR: Martha W. Rees, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Anthropology: M.A.
TITLE: Six Degrees of UC: Social Networks in the Non-Profit Sector of Cincinnati, Ohio

FIRST NAME: Morgan
LAST NAME: Cobb
ADVISOR: Diane E. Mankin, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Art History: M.A.
TITLE: Fairy Tale and Fantasy in the French Court of Louis XIV

FIRST NAME: Emily
LAST NAME: Galbraith
ADVISOR: George W. Uetz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biological Sciences: M.S.
TITLE: Investigation of Decision-Making and Transitivity of Preferences in Female Choice of Schizocosa Ocreata (Hentz)

FIRST NAME: Gwendolyn
LAST NAME: Welsh
ADVISOR: Jodi Shann, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biological Sciences: M.S.
TITLE: Degradation of Deca-BDE by Sewage Consortium Bacteria

FIRST NAME: Shira
LAST NAME: Gordon
ADVISOR: George W. Uetz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biological Sciences: Ph.D.
TITLE: Behavioral Compensation for Environmental Constraints on Seismic Communication in Wolf Spiders

FIRST NAME: Brian
LAST NAME: Moskalik
ADVISOR: George W. Uetz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biological Sciences: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Effects of Hunger on Female Mate Choice and Male Courtship Behavior in the Wolf Spider Schizocosa ocreata (Hentz)

FIRST NAME: Nadine
LAST NAME: Stecher
ADVISOR: Elke K. Buschbeck, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biological Sciences: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Ultrastructure of the Retinas in the Larval Eyes of the Sunburst Diving Beetle Indicates Polarization Sensitivity

FIRST NAME: Daniel
LAST NAME: Boguszewski
ADVISOR: Jason T. Shearn, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Effect of Anterior Translation on Total Knee Force in a Porcine Model

FIRST NAME: Varun
LAST NAME: Krishnamurthy
ADVISOR: Daria Narmoneva, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Elastin Haploinsufficiency is Associated with Altered Interstitial Cell Phenotype and Progressive Aortopathy

FIRST NAME: Swathi
LAST NAME: Balaji
ADVISOR: Daria A. Narmoneva, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Angiogenic Nanoscaffold Enhances Neovascularization and Wound Healing in db/db Mouse Model with Type II Diabetes

FIRST NAME: Nathaniel
LAST NAME: Dyment
ADVISOR: David L. Butler, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Inducing Tendon Degeneration Using Prostaglandin-E2: In Vitro Release from Poly(lactic-co-glycolide) Films

FIRST NAME: Jennifer
LAST NAME: Hurley
ADVISOR: Daria A. Narmoneva, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Fibroblasts Alter the Extracellular Mechanical Environment and Promote In Vitro Angiogenesis

FIRST NAME: Kirsten
LAST NAME: Kinneberg
ADVISOR: Jason T. Shearn, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Growth Factor Stimulation of MSC-Collagen Constructs to Improve Construct Linear Stiffness

FIRST NAME: Jonathan
LAST NAME: Kopechek
ADVISOR: Christy K. Holland, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Ultrasound-Mediated Release of Hydrophilic and Lipophilic Agents from Echogenic Liposomes

FIRST NAME: Tae Jin
LAST NAME: Lee
ADVISOR: Peixuan Guo, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: DNA-dependent ATPase Activity of gp16 of Bacterial Virus phi29 and Its Interaction with the DNA Packaging Motor

FIRST NAME: Marie
LAST NAME: Mooney
ADVISOR: Jeffery D. Johnson, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Simulating Dopamine Dynamics in the Dorsal Striatum during Conditioned Avoidance

FIRST NAME: Abdul
LAST NAME: Sheikh
ADVISOR: Daria A. Narmoneva, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Microwave Field Enhances Capillary-Like Network Assembly by Microvascular Endothelial Cells

FIRST NAME: Yi
LAST NAME: Shu
ADVISOR: Peixuan Guo, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Phi29 Motor pRNA as a Vehicle to Deliver siRNA to Specific Cancer or Viral Infected Cells Using RNA Nanotechnology

FIRST NAME: Feng
LAST NAME: Xiao
ADVISOR: Peixuan Guo, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Biomedical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Design of Artificial pRNA Active in Gearing and Driving the DNA Packaging Motor of Bacterial Virus phi29

FIRST NAME: Diana
LAST NAME: Hechavarria
ADVISOR: Charles Matthews, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Business Administration: Ph.D.
TITLE: Cultural Norms and Business Start-Ups: The Impact of National Values on Opportunity and Necessity Entrepreneurs

FIRST NAME: Claudia
LAST NAME: Rosales
ADVISOR: Michael J. Fry, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Business Administration: Ph.D.
TITLE: Transfreight Reduces Costs and Balances Workload at Georgetown Crossdock

FIRST NAME: Yann
LAST NAME: Ferrand
ADVISOR: Michael J. Magazine, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Business: Ph.D.
TITLE: Emergency Disruptions and Patient Overflow: A Simulation Study

FIRST NAME: Timmy
LAST NAME: Mani
ADVISOR: Wallace S. Ip, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Cell & Molecular Biology: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Role of Phosphoinositide Binding in Merlin Function

FIRST NAME: Traci
LAST NAME: Tuttle
ADVISOR: Nira Ben-Jonathan, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Cell and Molecular Biology: Ph.D.
TITLE: Interactions between Prolactin and Estrogens in Breast Cancer

FIRST NAME: Stephen
LAST NAME: Sims
ADVISOR: Anna Gudmundsdottir, PhD
PROGRAM: Chemistry, PhD
TITLE: Designing New Photoprotecting Groups

FIRST NAME: Praveen
LAST NAME: Bachawala
ADVISOR: James Mack III, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Exploring the Electronic Nature of Corannulene

FIRST NAME: Qilin
LAST NAME: Chan
ADVISOR: Joseph A. Caruso, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Investigation of Selenium Metabolites in Kale Utilizing HPLC-ICP-MS

FIRST NAME: Sayandev
LAST NAME: Chatterjee
ADVISOR: William B. Connick, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Adventures with Two-Electron Reagents: Towards Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and Oxidation of Water

FIRST NAME: Dennis
LAST NAME: Fulmer
ADVISOR: James Mack III, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Utilization of High-Speed Ball Milling for Sovent and Copper Free Sonogashira Reactions

FIRST NAME: Giovanna
LAST NAME: Grandinetti
ADVISOR: Theresa M. Reineke, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Effect of Scavengers of Reactive Oxygen Species on the Gene Delivery and Cytotoxicity of Cationic Polymers

FIRST NAME: Shalyajit
LAST NAME: Jadhav
ADVISOR: Suri S. Iyer, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Synthesis and Characterization of Ferromagnetic Core-Shell Nanoparticles and Their Application to Pathogen Detection

FIRST NAME: Derek
LAST NAME: Jones
ADVISOR: James Mack III, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Development and Synthesis of Corannulene-Based Organic Materials

FIRST NAME: Renee
LAST NAME: Kepler
ADVISOR: Joseph A. Caruso, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: An Experimental Comparison of Micro-Flow Nebulizers for ICPMS

FIRST NAME: Karina
LAST NAME: Kizjakina
ADVISOR: Theresa M. Reineke, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Effects of Amine Number in Carbohydrate/Oligoamine Click Polymers for Nucleic Acid Delivery

FIRST NAME: Ashish
LAST NAME: Kulkarni
ADVISOR: Suri S. Iyer, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Differentiation of Shiga 1 and Shiga 2 Toxins Using Synthetic Glycoconjugates

FIRST NAME: Dan
LAST NAME: Lewallen
ADVISOR: Suri S. Lyer, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Synthetic Glycoconjugates for the Differentiation and Detection of Influenza Virus

FIRST NAME: Qian
LAST NAME: Li
ADVISOR: Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Photolysing Crystalline Arylazide Produces Trans-Zao Dimers in High Stereoselective Yield

FIRST NAME: Kumudu
LAST NAME: Madduma-Liyanage
ADVISOR: William B. Connick, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Designing Multi-Electron Transfer Platinum Complexes

FIRST NAME: Sujit
LAST NAME: Mahajan
ADVISOR: Suri S. Iyer, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Analysis of Binding Between Synthetic Glycoconjugates and Shiga Toxins

FIRST NAME: Mohamed
LAST NAME: Marei
ADVISOR: Pearl Tsang, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Towards Domain by Domain Investigations of Human Lysyl Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetase Binding to Cognate tRNA

FIRST NAME: Patrick
LAST NAME: McLendon
ADVISOR: Theresa M. Reineke, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Towards Identifying the Cellular Entry Mechanisms of Poly(glycoamidoamine) DNA Delivery Vehicles

FIRST NAME: Ronnie
LAST NAME: Muvirimi
ADVISOR: William B. Connick, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Electron-Transfer Chemistry of Two-Electron Platinum Reagents with Modified Pincer Ligands

FIRST NAME: Sridhar
LAST NAME: Rajam
ADVISOR: Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Photoinduced Cis-Trans Isomerism: Towards Designing Better Photoreversible Molecular Switches

FIRST NAME: Ranaweera Arachchilage Ajantha
LAST NAME: Ranaweera
ADVISOR: Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Towards Making High Spin Dinitrene Units

FIRST NAME: David
LAST NAME: Rogers
ADVISOR: Thomas Beck, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Absolute Solvation Free Energies from Quasi-Chemical Theory

FIRST NAME: Jagadis
LAST NAME: Sankaranarayanan
ADVISOR: Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Towards Design of Better Photo-Crosslinkers: A Computational Study

FIRST NAME: William
LAST NAME: Shearouse
ADVISOR: James Mack III, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: A One-Step, One-Pot Gewald Reaction for Alkyl-Aryl Ketones via Mechanochemistry

FIRST NAME: Vikas
LAST NAME: Shingade
ADVISOR: William B. Connick, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Novel Pincer Ligands for Designing Two Electrons Pt (II) Reagents

FIRST NAME: Antons
LAST NAME: Sizovs
ADVISOR: Theresa M. Reineke, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Monodisperse Polymers for Gene Delivery: Efforts towards the Development of a Technique

FIRST NAME: Vijay
LAST NAME: Taori
ADVISOR: Theresa M. Reineke, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Synthesis of Higher Molecular Weight Poly(galactaramidoamine) Gene Delivery Vectors

FIRST NAME: Stephen
LAST NAME: Taylor
ADVISOR: William B. Connick, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Vapochromic Response of Simple Pt(II) Salts

FIRST NAME: Heather
LAST NAME: Trenary
ADVISOR: Joseph A. Caruso, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Analysis of Selenium Containing Protein Extracts in Saccharomyces Bayanus via HPLC-ICP-MS

FIRST NAME: Daniel
LAST NAME: Waddell
ADVISOR: James Mack III, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: A Green Chemistry Approach to Acid/Base Chemistry and the Tishchenko Reaction

FIRST NAME: Xiaoyang
LAST NAME: Wang
ADVISOR: David B. Smithrud, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Creation and Investigation of Redox Switchable Host-Rotaxanes

FIRST NAME: Yaofang
LAST NAME: Zhang
ADVISOR: Joseph A. Caruso, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Removal of Inorganic Phosphate via Chemical Precipitation for Determining Contamination from Chemical Warfare Agents

FIRST NAME: Daoli
LAST NAME: Zhao
ADVISOR: Willam B. Connick, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Synthesis and Characterization of the Pincer Ligands for Two-Electron Transfer Reactions

FIRST NAME: Jing
LAST NAME: Zhu
ADVISOR: David B. Smithrud, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Chemistry: Ph.D.
TITLE: Host-Rotaxanes Derivatized with Benzyl-18-Crown-6 Act as Highly Selective Metal Binding Agents

FIRST NAME: Tony
LAST NAME: Geara
ADVISOR: O. Salem, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Civil and Environmental Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Comprehensive Pavement Marking Study for the City of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

FIRST NAME: Nancy
LAST NAME: Dendramis
ADVISOR: Mark T. Bowers, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Civil Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Drained Shear Strength of the Claryville

FIRST NAME: Joseph
LAST NAME: Danyluk
ADVISOR: Carla Chifos, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Community Planning: M.C.P.
TITLE: Wastewater Treatment Systems: An Assessment of Sustainability

FIRST NAME: Geoffrey
LAST NAME: Milz
ADVISOR: Carla Chifos, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Community Planning: M.C.P.
TITLE: Beyond Ad-Hoc: An Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Emergency Planning and Response

FIRST NAME: Amr
LAST NAME: Ahmadain
ADVISOR: Kenneth P. Roenker, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Computer Science and Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Physics, Simulation, and Design of a Double-Gate Silicon Spin MOSFET

FIRST NAME: Aravind
LAST NAME: Ranganathan
ADVISOR: Kenneth Berman, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Computer Science and Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Maximizing Lifetime and Load Balancing Resources in a Wireless Sensor Network Using Dynamic Network Structures

FIRST NAME: Dustin
LAST NAME: Faulkner
ADVISOR: Albert L. Watson, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Counselor Education: Ed.D.
TITLE: The Effects of Public Perception on the Sexual Offender Population

FIRST NAME: Andrea
LAST NAME: Burrows
ADVISOR: Anant R. Kukreti, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Curriculum & Instruction: Ed.D.
TITLE: The Fellows of Project STEP: Science and Technology Enhancement Program

FIRST NAME: Catherine
LAST NAME: Lane
ADVISOR: Shelly L. Harkness, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Curriculum & Instruction: Ed.D.
TITLE: Reality Television = Real Mathematics

FIRST NAME: James
LAST NAME: Stallworth
ADVISOR: Helen Meyer, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Curriculum & Instruction: Ed.D.
TITLE: If I could, I would: Teachers' Perceptions on Implementing an Integrated Curriculum

FIRST NAME: Shuyan
LAST NAME: Sun
ADVISOR: Wei Pan, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Educational Studies: M.A.
TITLE: A Comprehensive Review of Effect Size Reporting and Interpreting Practices in Academic Journals in Education and Psychology

FIRST NAME: Lori
LAST NAME: Diehl
ADVISOR: Rhonda D. Brown, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Educational Studies: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Role of Long-Term Memory in Math and Reading Abilities

FIRST NAME: Derrick
LAST NAME: Jenkins
ADVISOR: Marvin J. Berlowitz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Educational Studies: Ph.D.
TITLE: Hip Hop Activism and Education:  The Historical Efforts of Hip Hop Congress to Preserve Hip Hop Culture through Activism and Education

FIRST NAME: Blanche
LAST NAME: Kabengele
ADVISOR: Marvin J. Berlowitz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Educational Studies: Ph.D.
TITLE: Modes of Multicultural Education

FIRST NAME: Michael
LAST NAME: Moyer
ADVISOR: Rhonda D. Brown, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Educational Studies: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Effectiveness of a Human Patient Simulator in Medicine: A Comparison Study in a Course Curriculum

FIRST NAME: Mark
LAST NAME: Mussman
ADVISOR: Marvin J. Berlowitz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Educational Studies: Ph.D.
TITLE: Consumerism in the Classroom: An Investigation into the Effect of Advertising on Student Trust

FIRST NAME: Nicole
LAST NAME: Smith
ADVISOR: Lanthan D. Camblin, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Educational Studies: Ph.D.
TITLE: Redefining Leadership: An Evolutionary Process Examination of Black Women Serving as Presidents in Institutions of Higher Ed

FIRST NAME: Angan
LAST NAME: Das
ADVISOR: Ranga Vemuri, PhD
PROGRAM: Electrical and Computer Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: ATLAS: An Adaptively Formed Hierarchical Cell Library Based Analog Synthesis Framework

FIRST NAME: Almitra
LAST NAME: Pradhan
ADVISOR: Ranga Vemuri, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Electrical and Computer Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Accurate and Efficient Analog Synthesis Tools Based on Behavioral Model Construction

FIRST NAME: Nikhil
LAST NAME: Bhandari
ADVISOR: Marc M. Cahay, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Electrical Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Improved Efficiency of Organic Light Emitting Diodes Using Hole Confining Layer

FIRST NAME: Andrew
LAST NAME: Sampson
ADVISOR: Ian Papautsky, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Electrical Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Interdigitated Array Microelectrode Capacitive Sensor for Detection of Paraffinophilic Mycobacteria

FIRST NAME: Yun
LAST NAME: Shuai
ADVISOR: Ian Papautsky, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Electrical Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: A High-Sensitivity Fluorescence Detection System for Lab-on-a-Chip

FIRST NAME: Anoosha
LAST NAME: Prathapani
ADVISOR: Dharma P. Agrawal, D.Sc.
PROGRAM: Electrical Engineering: MS
TITLE: Intelligent Honeypot Agents for Black Hole Detection in Wireless Mesh Networks

FIRST NAME: Suresh Kumar
LAST NAME: Alla
ADVISOR: Fred R. Beyette Jr., Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Electrical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Development of a Noninvasive Diagnostic System for Bilirubin Quantification Utilizing the Principle of Blanching

FIRST NAME: Ali Asgar
LAST NAME: Bhagat
ADVISOR: Ian Papautsky, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Electrical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Evaluation of Passive Planar Microfluidic Devices for Mixing of Particle Flows

FIRST NAME: Preetha
LAST NAME: Jothimuthu
ADVISOR: Ian Papautsky, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Electrical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: New Lab-on-a-Chip Sensor for Worksite Assessment of Individual Manganese Exposure

FIRST NAME: Refet
LAST NAME: Atgin
ADVISOR: James G. Uber, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Environmental Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Modeling Effectiveness of Chlorination and Vulnerability in Drinking Water Distribution Systems

FIRST NAME: Daniel
LAST NAME: Hoffman
ADVISOR: Steven G. Buchberger, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Environmental Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Predicting and Preventing Hydraulic Blow-Outs During High Velocity Jet Cleaning of Sanitary Sewer Lines

FIRST NAME: Kavitha Rani
LAST NAME: Nagarajan
ADVISOR: George A. Sorial, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Environmental Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Dispersant Effectiveness on Oil Spills - Emperical Correlations

FIRST NAME: Shirish
LAST NAME: Agarwal
ADVISOR: Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Environmental Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Structure Activity Relationships of Select PCB congeners and their Dechlorination Pathways with Pd/Mg Bimetallic Systems

FIRST NAME: Ashraf
LAST NAME: Aly Hassan
ADVISOR: George A. Sorial, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Environmental Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Hydrophobic VOCs in Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Treatment: Bacteria or Fungi?

FIRST NAME: Ming
LAST NAME: Chai
ADVISOR: Mingming Lu, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Environmental Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Study of Methyl Stearate (Biodiesel) Pyrolysis in a Flow Reactor

FIRST NAME: Ahmed
LAST NAME: Hosni
ADVISOR: Paul L. Bishop, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Environmental Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Disinfection of Efficacy of Chlorine and Chlorine Dioxide as Disinfectants of B. Globigii as a Surrogate for B. Anthracis

FIRST NAME: Woo Hyoung
LAST NAME: Lee
ADVISOR: Paul L. Bishop, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Environmental Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: MEMS Microelectrode Sensor for In Situ Monitoring of Phosphate in the Environmental Analysis

FIRST NAME: Ting
LAST NAME: Lu
ADVISOR: Daniel B. Oerther, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Environmental Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Active Bacterial Diversity as a Biomarker of Soil Health

FIRST NAME: Rangesh
LAST NAME: Srinivasan
ADVISOR: George A. Sorial, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Environmental Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Elimination of Persistent Odorous Compounds from Drinking Water

FIRST NAME: Jiefei
LAST NAME: Yu
ADVISOR: Margaret J. Kupferle, Ph.D., P.E.
PROGRAM: Environmental Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Two-Stage Sequential Electrochemical Treatment of Nitrate

FIRST NAME: Elizabeth
LAST NAME: Mack
ADVISOR: Kim N. Dietrich, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Environmental Health (Biostatistics): M.S.
TITLE: Treatment of Pediatric Catheter-Associated Venous Thromboses: A Decision Analysis

FIRST NAME: Gregory
LAST NAME: Motz
ADVISOR: Michael T. Borchers, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Environmental Health (Toxicology): Ph.D.
TITLE: Cigarette Smoke Exposure Causes Clonal Expansions of Lung CD8+ T-Cells

FIRST NAME: Mahendranath
LAST NAME: Arambewela
ADVISOR: Margaret J. Kupferle, Ph.D., P.E.
PROGRAM: Environmental Science: M.S.
TITLE: Pipe Material and Surfactant Impact on Drinking Water Distribution System Biofilm Quantitation Methods

FIRST NAME: Anthony
LAST NAME: Jasper
ADVISOR: George A. Sorial, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Environmental Science: M.S.
TITLE: Impact of Nanoparticles on the Removal of Organic Pollutants by Activated Carbon Absorption

FIRST NAME: Maria
LAST NAME: Antoniou
ADVISOR: Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Environmental Science: Ph.D.
TITLE: Treating the New Generation of Drinking Water Contaminants, the Cyanotoxins, with TiO2 Photocatalysis: Degradation Pathways

FIRST NAME: Brian
LAST NAME: Strike
ADVISOR: Nancy S. Warren, M.S.
PROGRAM: Genetic Counseling: M.S.
TITLE: Comprehensive Genetic Testing Can Identify a Genetic Cause of Deafness in 24% of Non-DFNB-1 Sensorineural Hearing Loss Cases

FIRST NAME: Brian
LAST NAME: Strike
ADVISOR: Nancy S. Warren, M.S.
PROGRAM: Genetic Counseling: M.S.
TITLE: Isolated Mid-Frequency Hearing Loss in Three Unrelated Patients Suggests a Functional Connection Between OTOF and MYO7A

FIRST NAME: Ezgi
LAST NAME: Akpinar
ADVISOR: Nicholas P. Dunning, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Geography: Ph.D.
TITLE: A Tale of Two Cities: Aguadas and the Fates of San Bartolo and Xultun

FIRST NAME: Nissa
LAST NAME: Fink
ADVISOR: Roger M. Selya, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Geography: Ph.D.
TITLE: Changing Cairo: A Preliminary Examination of the Changing Urban Landscape in the Middle East

FIRST NAME: Susan
LAST NAME: Jakubowski
ADVISOR: Colleen McTague, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Geography: Ph.D.
TITLE: Redeveloping Downtown Cincinnati: A Place-Based Analysis

FIRST NAME: Sarawuth
LAST NAME: Naramngam
ADVISOR: Susanna Tong, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Geography: Ph.D.
TITLE: Modeling the Impacts of Agricultural Management Practices on Water Quality in the Little Miami River Basin

FIRST NAME: Andrew
LAST NAME: Swift
ADVISOR: Lin Liu, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Geography: Ph.D.
TITLE: Numerical Estimates of Six Factors Affecting Aggregation Bias on Illness Rates

FIRST NAME: Jacalyn
LAST NAME: Wittmer
ADVISOR: Arnold I. Miller, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Geology: M.S.
TITLE: Boom and Bust: The Global Diversification and Extinction of the Tentaculitoids

FIRST NAME: Sarah
LAST NAME: Kolbe
ADVISOR: Arnold I. Miller, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Geology: Ph.D.
TITLE: Morphological Variation Among Plio-Pleistocene Veneroid Bivalves: Geographic and Stratigraphic Dissection

FIRST NAME: James
LAST NAME: Zambito
ADVISOR: Carlton Brett, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Geology: Ph.D.
TITLE: Ancient Bioevents: A Method for Recognizing Abrupt and Anachronous Faunal Changes

FIRST NAME: Denise
LAST NAME: Britigan
ADVISOR: Judy Murnan, Ph.D., M.P.H.
PROGRAM: Health Education: M.S.
TITLE: Sources of Health Information among Latino Residents in Southwest Ohio

FIRST NAME: Rebecca
LAST NAME: Vidourek
ADVISOR: Keith A. King, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Health Education: Ph.D.
TITLE: Effectiveness of "Don't Laugh at Me" Bully Prevention Program on Decreasing Bullying Behaviors and Increasing School Connectedness

FIRST NAME: Hannah
LAST NAME: Chai
ADVISOR: Holly A. Johnson
PROGRAM: Literacy: Ed.D.
TITLE: Self Efficacy and Engagement of 6th Grade Writers

FIRST NAME: Hope
LAST NAME: Davis
ADVISOR: Eric J. Paulson, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Literacy: Ed.D.
TITLE: Student and Teacher Conceptualizations of Teaching and Learning in a Scripted Reading Program: A Metaphor Analysis Project

FIRST NAME: Sue
LAST NAME: Wang
ADVISOR: Paul C. Miller, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Literacy: Ed.D.
TITLE: Learning to Make Academic Oral Presentations: Language Socialization of Chinese Graduate Students

FIRST NAME: Xiang
LAST NAME: Gao
ADVISOR: Relva C. Buchanan, Sc.D.
PROGRAM: Materials Science: M.S.
TITLE: Nanocrystalline Ni/NiO Films as Electrode Materials for Electrochemical Device Uses

FIRST NAME: Scott
LAST NAME: Korfhagen
ADVISOR: F. James Boerio, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Materials Science: M.S.
TITLE: Stabilization of Scaffold-Supported, Photopolymerized Bilayer Lipid Membranes with Gramicidin-D

FIRST NAME: Sachit
LAST NAME: Chopra
ADVISOR: Gregory Beaucage, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Materials Science: Ph.D.
TITLE: Spray Flame Pyrolysis for Synthesis of Supported Gold Nano-Catalysts

FIRST NAME: Amrinder
LAST NAME: Gill
ADVISOR: Vijay K. Vasudevan, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Materials Science: Ph.D.
TITLE: Laser Shock Peening of Aero Engine Materials

FIRST NAME: Chaminda
LAST NAME: Jayasinghe
ADVISOR: Vessselin N. Shanov, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Materials Science: Ph.D.
TITLE: Super-Long Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Arrays for Spinning Yarn

FIRST NAME: Ramnath
LAST NAME: Ramachandran
ADVISOR: Gregory Beaucage, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Materials Science: Ph.D.
TITLE: Topology of Branched Polymers: Effect on Structure and Dynamic Properties

FIRST NAME: Sandeep
LAST NAME: Singh
ADVISOR: Raj N. Singh, Sc.D.
PROGRAM: Materials Science: Ph.D.
TITLE: Hermetic Glass Seals for High Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

FIRST NAME: David
LAST NAME: Freeman
ADVISOR: David A. Herron, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Mathematical Sciences: Ph.D.
TITLE: Geometric Properties of Generalized Fractal Curves

FIRST NAME: Suman
LAST NAME: Mishra
ADVISOR: Urmila Ghia, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Mechanical Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Single-Hole Film Cooling on a Turbine-Blade Leading-Edge Model

FIRST NAME: Edzel
LAST NAME: Lapira
ADVISOR: Jay Lee, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Mechanical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Watchdog Agent: Reconfigurable Prognostics Agent for the Health and Maintenance of Smart Machines

FIRST NAME: Yunus
LAST NAME: Balogun
ADVISOR: R.C. Buchanan, Sc.D.
PROGRAM: Metallurgical Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Influence of Conductive Carbon on Properties of Solution Cast SBS-Polymaniline Composite Films

FIRST NAME: Michael
LAST NAME: Flagler
ADVISOR: Alison A. Weiss, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, & Microbiology: Ph.D.
TITLE: The B-Pentamer of Shiga toxin 2 Plays an Important Role in Mediating Toxicity

FIRST NAME: Emily
LAST NAME: Bradford
ADVISOR: Gary E. Shull, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology: Ph.D.
TITLE: Graduate Students and Community Outreach: A Symbiotic Relationship through the HHMI Saturday Science Program

FIRST NAME: Jared
LAST NAME: Fischer
ADVISOR: James Stringer, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology: Ph.D.
TITLE: Visualizing Small and Large Mutagenic Events in Mouse Tissues

FIRST NAME: Colleen
LAST NAME: McGannon
ADVISOR: Alison A. Weiss, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Science and Technology Enhancement Program: Bringing Research into the High School Classroom

FIRST NAME: Olivia
LAST NAME: Schneider
ADVISOR: William E. Miller, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology: Ph.D.
TITLE: The Binding Subunit of Pertussis Toxin Regulates Chemokine Receptor Function via Crosstalk with the T-Cell Receptor

FIRST NAME: Jane
LAST NAME: Allendorfer
ADVISOR: James C. Eliassen, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Neuroscience/Medical Science Scholars Interdisciplinary: Ph.D.
TITLE: Attentional and Emotional Networks Differ in Manic Bipolars Compared to Healthy Controls

FIRST NAME: Martine
LAST NAME: Lamy
ADVISOR: James C. Eliassen, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Neuroscience/Medical Science Scholars Interdisciplinary: Ph.D.
TITLE: Alterations of Face-Responsive Visual Regions in Adolescent Bipolar Disorder During Emotional Face Processing

FIRST NAME: Brian
LAST NAME: Murphy
ADVISOR: Steve C. Danzer, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Neuroscience/Medical Science Scholars Interdisciplinary: Ph.D.
TITLE: Real-time Imaging of Dentate Granule Cells in Organotypic Hippocampal Explant Cultures Made from Thy-1-YFP Expressing Mice

FIRST NAME: Majd
LAST NAME: Hawari
ADVISOR: Henry B. Spitz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Nuclear & Radiological Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Photon Energy Spectrum Prediction of Medical Linear Accelerator Using Scatter Radiation Analysis

FIRST NAME: Josh
LAST NAME: Valentine
ADVISOR: Henry B. Spitz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Nuclear and Radiological Engineering: M.S.
TITLE: Evaluation of Dose Rate from the University of Cincinnati Sub-Critical Reactor

FIRST NAME: Ahmad
LAST NAME: Amoush
ADVISOR: Henry Spitz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Nuclear and Radiological Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Transport of Radon in Still Water

FIRST NAME: Megan
LAST NAME: Lobaugh
ADVISOR: Henry B. Spitz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Nuclear and Radiological Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: A New Anthropometric Calibration Phantom for Direct, In Vivo Measurement of 241Am Deposited in a Wound

FIRST NAME: Peter
LAST NAME: Sandwall
ADVISOR: Henry B. Spitz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Nuclear and Radiological Engineering: Ph.D.
TITLE: Radiation Dosimetry with Gel-Based Calcium Benzoate Solutions

FIRST NAME: David
LAST NAME: Simpson
ADVISOR: Kathryn A. Wikenheiser-Brokamp, M.D., Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine: Ph.D.
TITLE: Rb Dependent p16 Induction in the Lung Epithelium

FIRST NAME: Philip
LAST NAME: Cherian
ADVISOR: James J. Knittel, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Pharmaceutical Sciences: Ph.D.
TITLE: Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of 2,6-Disubstituted Isonicotinic Acid Derivatives as Potential PI3Ka Inhibitors

FIRST NAME: Laura
LAST NAME: Gerlach
ADVISOR: Daniel P. Healy, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Pharmacy Practice: Pharm.D.
TITLE: Identifying Factors to Optimize Pharmacologic Therapy in Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

FIRST NAME: Milhan
LAST NAME: Ajward
ADVISOR: Hans-Peter Wagner, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Physics: Ph.D.
TITLE: Two Photon Absorption and Nonlinear Refraction in PTCDA Films

FIRST NAME: Venkateshwar
LAST NAME: Gangilenka
ADVISOR: Hans-Peter Wagner, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Physics: Ph.D.
TITLE: Selective Excitation of Excitonic Transitions in PTCDA Crystals and Thin Films

FIRST NAME: Mohan
LAST NAME: Jayatilake
ADVISOR: Jing-Huei Lee, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Physics: Ph.D.
TITLE: Comparison of FASTMAP and B0 Field Map Shimming at 4T

FIRST NAME: Amin
LAST NAME: Kabir
ADVISOR: Hans-Peter Wagner, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Physics: Ph.D.
TITLE: Optical Coherence Imaging Using Novel Phase Coherent Photrefractive ZnSe Quantum Wells

FIRST NAME: Tharanga
LAST NAME: Kariyawasam
ADVISOR: Tai-Fu Tuan, PhD
PROGRAM: Physics: Ph.D.
TITLE: Theoretical Analysis of the Long Period Variations (~ 8 hour) of OH Meinel (6, 2) Band Intensity and the Rotational Temperature

FIRST NAME: Amir
LAST NAME: Maharjan
ADVISOR: Howard E. Jackson, Ph.D., Andrei B. Kogan, and Leigh M. Smith, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Physics: Ph.D.
TITLE: Nanowires as Lightsensors

FIRST NAME: Peter
LAST NAME: Moomaw
ADVISOR: Philip C. Argyres, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Physics: Ph.D.
TITLE: Strings and Meson Melting

FIRST NAME: Mustafa
LAST NAME: Muhammad
ADVISOR: Philippe Debray and Richard S. Newrock, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Physics: Ph.D.
TITLE: Experimental Evidence of Fermi-Luttinger Liquid State

FIRST NAME: Bogdan
LAST NAME: Popescu
ADVISOR: Margaret M. Hanson, Ph.D. and Michael D. Sokoloff, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Physics: Ph.D.
TITLE: Massclean: Search for the Missing Clusters

FIRST NAME: S.M.
LAST NAME: Rahman
ADVISOR: Philippe Debray and Richard S. Newrock, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Physics: Ph.D.
TITLE: All-Electric Semiconductor Spin Polarizer and Detector

FIRST NAME: Kazi
LAST NAME: Sayeed
ADVISOR: Alan J. Schwartz, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Physics: Ph.D.
TITLE: Measurement of the Branching Fractions for Bs -> J/psi phi and Bs -> J/psi K_short using e+e- -> Upsilon(5S) data

FIRST NAME: John
LAST NAME: Wittig
ADVISOR: Philip C. Argyres, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Physics: Ph.D.
TITLE: New Rank 1 N=2 Superconformal Field Theories

FIRST NAME: Bo Kristal
LAST NAME: Bang
ADVISOR: J. Michelle Conda, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Piano: D.M.A.
TITLE: Temperament-ing Technique: Tailoring Different Techniques According to Individual Temperaments of Intermediate Students

FIRST NAME: Erin
LAST NAME: Bennett
ADVISOR: J. Michelle Conda, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Piano: D.M.A.
TITLE: The Use of Folk Material in Bedřich Smetana's Czech Dances, Book 2

FIRST NAME: Judith
LAST NAME: Fleitas
ADVISOR: J. Michelle Conda, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Piano: D.M.A.
TITLE: A Pedagogy of Practice

FIRST NAME: Katherine
LAST NAME: Baum
ADVISOR: Peter Chiu, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Psychology: Ph.D.
TITLE: Infant Temperament and Neuropsychological Functioning in Children with New-Onset Seizures

FIRST NAME: Angela
LAST NAME: Fellner
ADVISOR: Gerald Matthews, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Psychology: Ph.D.
TITLE: Trait Emotional Intelligence, Attention, and Facial Emotion Processing

FIRST NAME: Jenessa
LAST NAME: Price
ADVISOR: Krista Lisdahl Medina, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Psychology: Ph.D.
TITLE: Ecstasy Consumption and Verbal Memory Functioning: Gender Effects

FIRST NAME: JoAnna
LAST NAME: Mitchell-Brown
ADVISOR: David P. Varady, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Regional Development Planning: Ph.D.
TITLE: Regenerating Declining First Suburbs through Housing: A Case Study of the Village of Elmwood Place, Ohio

FIRST NAME: Lisa
LAST NAME: Fisher
ADVISOR: Rhys H. Williams, Ph.D.
PROGRAM: Sociology: Ph.D.
TITLE: From “Accommodating” to “Incorporating:” Facilitating Work Process Adjustments for Workplace Flexibility

FIRST NAME: Susan
LAST NAME: Griebling
ADVISOR: Stephen M. Kroeger, B.B.E.
PROGRAM: Special Education: Ed.D.
TITLE: Examining the Relationship between Faculty and Student Researchers and the Institutional Review Board

FIRST NAME: Sally
LAST NAME: Moomaw
ADVISOR: Anne M. Bauer, Ed.D.
PROGRAM: Special Education: Ed.D.
TITLE: Mathematics Curriculum-Based Measure: The Assessment of Number Sense in Preschool Children



 
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