Alumni - Senior / Honors undergraduates
Megan Carhart (2018-2020)
Thesis: Nanotechnology-enabled paper-based biosensors for ethanol detection
Honors thesis : 2020 (graduate student coordinator: Fatima Mustafa)
co-author: 1 publication
Jeremy Secora (2018-2019)
Thesis: Cerium based MOF as a tool for phospahate sequestration
Senior thesis : 2019 (graduate student coordinator: Mohamed Hassan)
co-author: 1 publication
Jessica Cunningham - Salas (2013-2016)
Thesis: Development and applications of a nanoceria-based bioanalytical assay
Senior thesis : 2016 (graduate student coordinator: Erica Sharpe 2013-2014, and Gonca Bulbul 2014-2016)
co-author: 1 publication
Ryan Rauhut (2015-2016)
Thesis: Application of thin-layer chromatography and cerium oxide nanoparticles for the identification
and quantification of food antioxidants
Honors thesis : 2016 (graduate student coordinator: Gonca Bulbul)
co-author: 1 publication
Thalia Frasco Jones (2012-2014)
Thesis: Detection and quantification of food antioxidants using a colorimetric paper sensor coated in metal
oxide nanoparticles
Honors thesis : 2014 (graduate student coordinator: Erica Sharpe)
Anastasia Scangas (2009-2011)
Thesis: Development of an electrochemical sensor for the detection of antioxidants
Senior thesis : 2011
Michael Ball (2009-2011)
Thesis: Development of a colorimetric paper based sensor for the detection of phenolic estrogens
Senior thesis : 2011
co-author: 1 publication
Zachary Marchese (2009-2011)
Thesis: A cytochrome c based biosensor for the detection of free radicals
Senior thesis : 2011
co-author: 1 publication
Megan Himmler Touchette (2009-2010)
Thesis: Biosensor for monitoring the production of fuel ethanol from cellulosic biomass
Senior thesis : 2010 (graduate student coordinator: Cristina Ispas)
Brian Frederick (2006-2008)
Thesis: Microencapsulation of xylose isomerase and Saccharomyces Cerevisiae for the efficient production
of ethanol from D-xylose
Honors thesis : 2008
John Warner (2005-2008)
Thesis: Chitosan biopolymer as a multifunctional biosensor material
Senior thesis : 2008 (graduate student coordinator: John Njagi)