Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Matthew Yglesias
DeRose Lab
Thursday, November 14th, 2024
12 PM in 116 Education
The title of his thesis is “Disruption of Ribosome Biogenesis and Induction of Nucleolar Stress by Platinum(II)-based Chemotherapeutics”
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Liam Twight
Boettcher Lab
Tuesday, November 12th, 2024
9am in 240D Willamette Hall and via Zoom
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of his thesis is
“Advancing understanding of oxygen evolving active sites formed by iron adsorption and surface reconstruction of transition metal (hydr)oxide electrocatalysts for high performance alkaline water electrolysis”
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Benjamin Duewell
Hansen Lab
Monday, August 19th, 2024
1:00pm in 110 Willamette Hall and via ZOOM
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of his thesis is
“Characterization of mechanisms controlling PIP5K membrane binding and activation”
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Andrew Swansiger
Prell Lab
Friday, August 16th, 2024
1:00pm in 140 Tykeson and via ZOOM
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of his thesis is “Fourier Transform Based Analysis of Mass Spectra: Disentangling Mass Heterogeneity and Polydispersity”
Up next: Andrew plans are to explore mass spectrometrist positions in biopharma and environmental sciences
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Lauren Chisholm
Harms Lab
Thursday, August 15, 2024
10 AM in 110 Willamette Hall and via Zoom
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of her thesis is “Towards an Understanding of S100A9 Activation of TLR4: Incorporating a Biochemical and Evolutionary Perspective”
Up next: Lauren will start a postdoc position at Johns Hopkins in the Spangler Lab
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Ashley Mapile
Richmond/Scatena and Brozek Labs
Thursday, August 15, 2024
2pm in 110 Willamette and via Zoom
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of her thesis is “Unique Mechanisms of Colloidal Stability Probed by Surface-Specific Vibrational Spectroscopy”
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Eoghan Gormley
Hendon Lab
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
10:00 AM in 110 Willamette Hall
and via ZOOM
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of his thesis is “Simulation of Defects in Molecular Materials using ab initio Methods”
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Robin Bumbaugh
Hendon Lab
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
2:oo PM in 110 Willamette Hall
and via ZOOM
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of her thesis is “Investigation and Evaluation of Coffee Qualities Through Electrochemical Methods”
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Nolan McNeill
Michael Haley and Darren Johnson Labs
Thursday, August 8th, 2024
12pm in 110 Willamette Hall
and via ZOOM
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of his thesis is “Substitution and Analysis of Additional Heteroatoms in 1,2λ5-Azaphosphinines”
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Doug Banning
Darren Johnson Lab
Monday, August 5th
10 AM in 110 WIL and via ZOOM
The title of his thesis is “Fresh Quantitative Approaches for High-Throughput Characterization using ChemFETs and Statistical Analysis”
Up next: Doug will be serving as Director of Operations for the Air Force Drug Testing Lab in San Antonio, Texas
