Honors Projects

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Miniature of Structural and methodological factors influencing the sorption of alkylpyridiniums to aluminosilicates
Structural and methodological factors influencing the sorption of alkylpyridiniums to aluminosilicates
2023

Miniature of The Influence of Polymers on the Solubility of Flufenamic Acid and Mefenamic Acid Cocrystals
The Influence of Polymers on the Solubility of Flufenamic Acid and Mefenamic Acid Cocrystals
2024

The French Official Mistress: Fashioning Female Political Power in the Ancien Régime
This thesis focuses on the French official mistress as a position of unofficial female political power under the French monarchy from the 16th to the 18th century. Centering on three case studies – Diane de Poitiers, Madame de Maintenon, and Madame de Pompadour – this thesis argues that the role of the official mistress extended beyond sexual companion to advisor, negotiator, diplomat, artistic patron, and cultural trendsetter. By taking a deep look at the epistolary and artistic record of these three official mistresses from across France’s modern history, the extent of their autonomy and political maneuvering becomes clear in the tactics they used to project and solidify their power. Diane de Poitiers, Madame de Maintenon, and Madame de Pompadour all existed in unique contexts of the French court and constructed their own methods of fulfilling the role of the official mistress, revealing both changes in the monarchy and their impacts upon it. Notably, the ways in which they projected identity through self-fashioning resulted in a reflection of this image back onto the monarch, expanding the extent of their impact on the monarchy. In striving to understand the political reality of women in France under Salic law and today, the position of maîtresse-en-titre is a crucial framework to recognize the significance of female power structures at court and in the monarchy, and the degree to which women were able to shape these structures themselves.
2024

Miniature of Examining the Effect of Aromatic Substituents in Peptoid Catalysts of Stereoselective Trifluoromethylation
Examining the Effect of Aromatic Substituents in Peptoid Catalysts of Stereoselective Trifluoromethylation
2024

Miniature of The Evangelical Ethic and the Spirit of Conspiracy
The Evangelical Ethic and the Spirit of Conspiracy
2023

Una Comprensione Computazionale della Psiche Emotiva e Ordine nelle Ballate del Decameron: Stilometria e Elaborazione del Linguaggio Naturale
The present thesis, written in Italian, explores the emotional psyche and narrative order embedded within the ballads of the Decameron, a renowned literary masterpiece by Giovanni Boccaccio. Leveraging the advancements in stylometry and natural language processing techniques, this research aims to convince medieval Italian literature scholars to produce more on scholarship of the ballads and uncover the intricate patterns of human emotions and narrative organization in the ballads. The study begins by establishing a comprehensive corpus of ballads from the Decameron, utilizing digital libraries and text repositories. Subsequently, using stylometric analysis, the research examines the linguistic and stylistic features that distinguish the brigata’s ballads, focusing on elements such as vocabulary, syntax, and rhyme scheme. These analyses enable the identification of authorial patterns, shedding light on the emotional expressions and narrative techniques employed by Boccaccio. A natural language processing model was used to predict authorship of the ballads using each of the brigata’s novelle as training data. The findings of this research contribute to a deeper understanding of the emotional and narrative purpose of the Decameron's ballads. Results of stylometric analysis allowed for new characterization of Panfilo’s ballad as sad and revealed how similarity in the emotional psyches of the brigata transcends gender. These novel perspectives allowed for unique literary analysis of the ballads. Accurate prediction of ballad authorship demonstrates that ballads fit into the narrative structure of the Decameron and restore order in each of the ten days.
2023

Miniature of Design, Fabrication, and Evaluation of Surface Acoustic Wave Resonators on ST-X Quartz
Design, Fabrication, and Evaluation of Surface Acoustic Wave Resonators on ST-X Quartz
2023

Miniature of Development of a Schiff base Synthetic Platform for 8-phenyliminonaphthol Photoacids
Development of a Schiff base Synthetic Platform for 8-phenyliminonaphthol Photoacids
2023

Synthesis of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Coinage Metals and Their Application in the Activation of Hydrogen
The main cause of the ongoing global climate crisis is the emission of greenhouse gases, and current climate reports emphasize the need to transition to low-emission renewable energy sources. Urgently needed are methods for storing renewable energy, such as synthetic fuels like hydrogen (H2) gas; however, a challenge to the widespread implementation of hydrogen fuel is its low volumetric energy density. This thesis describes an effort to synthesize a catalyst that takes advantage of hard-soft acid-base (HSAB) mismatches to activate H2 and facilitate its reaction with CO2 to form hydrocarbon fuels, thereby providing a sustainable means of storing renewable energy in high-density carbon-neutral fuels. The catalyst design features an exceptionally bulky N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand known as IPr** (3-Bis[2,6-bis[bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)methyl]-4-methylphenyl]-1H-imidazol-3-ium chloride), a coinage metal acting as a soft acid, and a hard base such as an alkoxide ion. Herein is reported a modified synthetic route of IPr**, along with its metalation with silver, and preliminary results of the addition of an alkoxide base. The ligand and its complex with silver are structurally characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Further work is needed to complete the characterization of IPr**-supported HSAB mismatch complexes and investigate their potential to activate H2.
2024

Miniature of From Homer to the Roman Empire: The Reception of Music in Antiquity
From Homer to the Roman Empire: The Reception of Music in Antiquity
2023