This community contains the theses and dissertations of the South Dakota State University, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry offers Master of Science (MS) degrees in Chemistry, and an online Chemistry-Chemical Education specialization for high school teachers, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in either Chemistry with a specialization in 4 areas:
- Analytical Chemistry
- Chemical Education
- Environmental Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
or Biochemistry with a specialization in 2 areas:
- Biochemistry
- Biophysical Chemistry
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
ETDS from 2013
Extraction of Intermediates for the Manufacturing of Biofuel from Algae, Vara Prasad Sakampally
ETDS from 2012
Enhancement of Fc-receptor mediated phagocytosis by macrophage colony stimulating factor, Justine W. Debelius
Measuring Kinetic Performance of Monolithic and Fused-Core Columns Using Packed-Capillary Liquid-, Ultrahigh-Performance- and Supercritical Fluid Chromatography, Tunde A. Dioszegi
ETDS from 2008
Investigation of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in Water from a Prairie Pothole in Eastern South Dakota, Jessica M. Goerdt
Investigation and Characterization of Clay Mineral-Natural Organic Matter Complexes using Light Scattering Techniques, Ildiko K. McCloskey
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Effect of Echinacea Angustifolia Root Extracts and Caffeic Acid Derivatives on Cancer Cell Proliferation, Eric Huntimer
Processing and Characterization of Zein from Distillers' Dried Grains, Feng Xiang
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Natural Organic Matter : From Contaminant Interactions to Structural Aspects, Gabriela Chilom
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Differences in the Chemical Composition of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Water from a Prairie Pothole Ecosystem in Eastern South Dakota, Marla F. Williams
ETDS from 2002
Comparative Binding Studies of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds to Model and Natural Geosorbents, Melissa C. Gabbert
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Structural and Surface Investigations of Aluminas and Aluminum Containing Materials, Thomas J. Offerdahl
ETDS from 2000
Determination of the Charge Density of Fulvic Acid Using Capillary Electrophoresis, Timothy E. Grosch
ETDS from 1999
Role of Lipids in the Sorption and Binding of Nonpolar Anthropogenic Organic Compounds to Soil Organic Matter, Scott D. Kohl
Role of Lipids in the Sorption and Binding of Nonpolar Anthropogenic Organic Compounds to Soil Organic Matter, Scott D. Kohl
A Photochemical Study of Substituted 1,8-Naphthalimide Dyes, Steven J. Morfitt
ETDS from 1998
Characterization of Fulvic Acid by Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry, Teresa L. Brown
Synthesis and Characterization of New Naphthalimide and Cholic Acid-containing Complexing Agents, Daniel Calimente
Electrochemically-Controlled Magnetite Dissolution, Julia Lynne Strathen Heaton
Synthesis and Studies of Silica Bound Amide Containing Dendrimers, Sally Anne Henrie
Pyrimidine Base Catabolism by Pseudomonas Fluorescens, Manuel F. Santiago
207Pb and 93Nb Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of Piezoelectric Materials and Related Oxides, Peidong Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
The Synthesis and Chemistry of Biologically Active Aminonaphthalimides, Shao-Chieh Chang
Characterization of Dissolved Organic Carbon Isolated from the Big Sioux Aquifer, Eastern South Dakota, Karyn E. Hendrix
Organic Architecture of Humin, Kalumbu Malekani
Solid-state 113Cd Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Investigation of the Nature of Cation Binding Sites on Clay Minerals, David J. Sullivan
Solid-State 113Cd Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Investigation of the Nature of Cation Binding Sites on Clay Minerals, David J. Sullivan
ETDS from 1996
Chemical Ionization Pyrolysis Mass Spectrometry of Humic Materials, Lynn E. Anderson
A Study of the Reductive Coupling of E-3-Benzylidenecamphor, Sungjo Choi
Halogenated Products From Caldariomyces Fumago, Tong Fu
Anthropogenic Organic Compound Interactions with Humic Materials, Thomas F. Guetzloff
Determination of Selected Sulfonylurea Herbicides in Soils and Plants by Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry, Qingping Liu
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Interactions Among Silicon, Copper, Zinc, Iron and Ascorbic Acid in the Rat, Xiujuan Jia
Alternate Processing Technology for Soy Protein Isolates, Ke Liu
Flow Cytometric Examinations of Mouse Germ Cell Chromatin, Linda Jean Sarkar
An Evaluation of 3-endo-arlymethylisoborneols as Chiral Auxiliaries for Asymmetric Synthesis, Byung-Ick Seo
ETDS from 1993
Surface and Interfacial Investigations With Alumina/Aluminum Nitride Materials, Gilberto Piedra Marin
Reevaluation of the Molecular Weight of Fulvic Acid, Frank John Novotny
Purification and Characterization of a Fungal Xylanase From Aureobasidium Pullulans ATCC 42023, Ramakrishnan Madabushi Vadi
Lysine Enhancement of Corn Distillers Grains by Treatment With Fungal Mutants, Chengbin Wu
ETDS from 1992
Synthesis and Characterization of Barium Titanate Ceramic Powders, Sang-Sub Han
Catabolism of Pyrimidine Bases by Pseudomonas Stutzeri, Guorong Xu
ETDS from 1991
Selenium and Vitamin E in Human Breast Milk in South Dakota, Asim I. Elamahboub
Selenium Detoxification by Methylation, Basel Said Hassoun
Effect of Lipids on the Sorption of Atrazine by Soil, Katherine R. Howard
Polar Substituent Effects in 1,3-Diene Photocyclization Reactions. Regioselective Photocyclization of Cyano-1,3-Butadiene, Huijuan Wang
ETDS from 1990
The Low Temperature Homolytic Dissociation of Acyl (Aroyl) Phosphates, Wenkui Lan
Evaluation of Ion-Exchange Columns Used for HPLC Analysis of Selected Acid Herbicides, Tsentao Liu
Atomic Absorption in the Study of the Thermal Properties of Compounds, Abul Bashar Sattar
Characterization of Soil Humic Acids Extracted by Tributyl Phosphate, Zhongliang Xie
Nutritional and Biochemical Analyses of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Strain AP-3 Germination, Guorong Xu
ETDS from 1989
Crystal and Molecular Structures of Divalent Metal Complexes with cis, cis-1,3,5-Cyclohexanetriol and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Diamagnetic Metal Complexes in Solution, Christine Seagren Boever
Reductive Catabolism of Pyrimidine Bases by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Seunghee Kim
ETDS from 1988
Aroyl Phosphates : Evidence for the High Reactivity of Acyl Phosphates, Abdihakim O. Ahmed
Development of an Analytical Method for the Trace Determination of Mycophenolic Acid by High Performance Liquid Chromatography Following Extraction of the Compound from Feedstuffs, Tesfamichael Zeccarias Kahsai
Analysis of the Herbicides Chlorsulfuron, Sulfometuron Methyl and Metsulfuron Methyl in Soil and Water, Fei-Wen Mao
Aroyl phosphates : The Mechanism of Isomerization, Sandra Xiu Yan Ning
Availability of Elemental Selenium to Plants, Shu-Chen Tseng
ETDS from 1987
Phosphoramidates : Metal Ion Catalyzed Ligand Exchange, Paula R. Andenas
Abscisic Acid and Tissue Desiccation Alters Ribonuclease I Activity in Winter Barley without Cold Acclimation, James Valentine Anderson
In Vivo and In Vitro Effects of Hydralazine on Cellular Growth, Differentiation and Chromatin Structure, Allen John Fasbender
Studies of the Prevention of Silica Urolithiasis, Dong-Hao Lu
The Determination of Phosphorus in Fertilizers by Molecular Emission Spectroscopy, Miliand P. Sant
The Metal Promoted Hydration of di-2-pyridyl Ketone and the Crystal and Molecular Structures of bis-2,2',N,N'-Bipyridyl Ketone-Hydrate Chromium(III) Chloride and Ruthenium(III) Chloride, Shaun Owen Sommerer
ETDS from 1986
Characterization of the Selenium Compounds in Rat Bile, James Terrence Baumberger
Enzyme Effect and Pesticide Use History in the Degradation of Pesticides, Duane D. Flemmer
Selenoamino Acids in Wheat and High-selenium Yeast, Jinq lih Lee. Lee
Quantitation and Identification of Free Sugars from Vascular Plants by Gas-liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry, Darnell A. Nehlich
Reactions of Trans-trichlorooxobis(triphenylphosphine)Rhenium(V), Sujit Kumar Swar
Free Sugars in Plant Tissues as Determined by Peracetylated Aldononitrile and Ketooxime Derivatives, Stacy L. Unruh
ETDS from 1985
The Effect of Various Proteins and Amino Acids on Salenium Toxicity to Rats Fed Corn-based or Wheat-based Diets, Ailene Annette Herr
ETDS from 1984
Chemistry of Phosphate Esters : Stereochemical Evidence for a Dissociative Mechanism, Mohammed Hashmat Ali
Selenium and Arsenic Interaction in the Rat, Cecile Younan Andraos
Pesticide-pesticide Interaction in Organophosphorus Insecticide Degradation, Peter E. Cheng
Stereochemistry of Reactive Intermediates in Organophosphorous Chemistry, Alagappan Thenappan
Flameless Atomic Absorption Study of Cobalt and Nickel in Black and White Display Screen Glass, Hui-chieh Wang
ETDS from 1983
The Phosphacylium Ion: Evidence for its Existence as an Intermediate in Reactions of Organophosphates, Thomas D. Matus
Environmental Factors Influencing the Degradation of Carbofuran, Douglas E. Raynie
ETDS from 1982
The Determination of Lead by Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrocsopy : A Study of the Molecular Interferences, Ahmed Elsayed Abdelfattah
Blood Ethoprop Retention and Interaction, Ebenezer Bonsu Asafu-Adjaye
Use of Ion-pairing for High Performance Liquid Chromatography of Alkaloids and Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, Hsiao-Kuang Chiu
Trace Determination of Tellurium in Biological Samples by Flameless Atomic Absorption Following Extraction of the Sym-diphenylthiourea-tellurium Complex, Deborah A. Pravecek
ETDS from 1981
A Study of the Chemistry of Pendimethalin in Soils, Solvents and Plant, Md Abdul Mabud
Preparation and Spectral Properties of Substituted Heterocyclobutan-3-Ones, Peter Nickias
The Synthesis of 6, 18-Diphenyl-4,5,7,8-Dibenzo-6, 18-Diphospha-2, 10-Dithia [1,11] Orthocyclophane-6, 18-Dioxide, Patrick L. Oltmanns
Solubility Curves of Nitrogen-Sulfur Liquid Fertilizer Systems, Dallas D. Parker
Infrared Study of Adsorbed Trans-Stilbene and Azobenzene, Chien Shih
ETDS from 1980
Applications of X-Ray Single Crystal Diffraction to Structure Determination, Bih- Lian Huang
ETDS from 1979
Enhancement of Flameless Atomic Absorption Determination of Tellurium in Botanical Materials by Means of Solvent Extraction, Jeffrey D. Jung
Rhodium Complex Catalyzed Alcohol Carbonylation Reactions, Joseph Leo Nothnagel
ETDS from 1978
Nucleophilic Substitution at Phosphorus in Six-Membered Ring Phosphate Esters, Mike Bauman
Specificity of Antisera Against Hordeum Vulgare Ribonuclease and Serological Quantitation of the Enzyme in Tissue Extracts, Steven Bryan Hawthorne
Molybdenum(V) Solutions in Hydrobromic Acid, Edwin Charles Perley