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THESES BASED ON WORK AT SSRL

1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006  

2007

  1. P. N. Brown, "Structural and Functional Studies of the Bacterial Flagellar Switch Complex Proteins", University of Utah, 2007; Advisor: D. Blair
  2. M. C. Corbett, "Investigation of the Structure and Biosynthesis of the Nitrogenase Molybdenum-iron Protein Metalloclusters", Stanford University, 2007; Advisors: K. O. Hodgson and B. Hedman
  3. H. J. Coyne, III, "Metalloproteins Involved in the Assembly of Cytochrome c Oxidase: In vitro and in vivo Consequences of Metal Binding and Oligomerization", University of Utah, 2007; Advisor: D. Winge
  4. T. Cuk, "Investigation of the High-Tc Phase Diagram Using Optical Spectroscopies and High Pressure", Stanford University, 2007; Advisor: Z.-X. Shen
  5. E. Damian Risberg, "Structure and Bonding of Sulfur-containing Molecular Species and Complexes; Theoretical and Experimental X-ray Absorption, Vibrational Spectroscopic and Crystallographic Studies", Stockholm University, 2007; Advisor: M. Sandström
  6. A. Dey, "Nature of Iron-Sulfur Bonds in Electron Transfer and Catalytic Active Sites: Contribution to Reactivity and the Role of Hydrogen Bonding", Stanford University, 2007; Advisor: E. I. Solomon
  7. B. M. Hall, "Functional Evolution of the Cro Protein Family of Transcription Factors", University of Arizona, 2007; Advisor: M. H. Cordes
  8. A. Hanson, "Iron Metabolism in the Drosophila Mutants Fumble and Mavolio", M.Sc.thesis, University of Saskatchewan, 2007; Advisor: H. Nichol
  9. A. M. Krishnakumar, "Structural Studies of Enzymes Involved in Propylene and Acetone Metabolism in Xanthobacter autotrophicus",Montana State University, 2007; Advisor: J. W. Peters
  10. M. L. Lopez, "Evaluation of the Effect of EDTA and Plant Growth Promoters on Lead Uptake, Translocation, and Oxidative Stress Response in Medicago sativa", University of Texas at El Paso, 2007; Advisor: J. L. Gardea-Torresdey
  11. L. J. Murray, "Dioxygen Activation and Substrate Hydroxylation by the Hydroxylase Component of Toluene/O-Xylene Monooxygenase from Pseudomonas Sporium OX1", Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007; Advisor: S. J. Lippard
  12. S. Nemana, "Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of Silicon Dioxide-supported Tantalum Clusters", University of California, Davis, 2007; Advisor: B. C. Gates
  13. N. Ozguven, "Interdiffusion Studies in Silicon-Germanium Heterostructures and Selective Oxidation for Fabricating Ge-on-insulator", Stanford University, 2007; Advisor: P. C. McIntyre
  14. M. Polizzotto, "Coupled Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Processes Controlling Arsenic in Aquifers of Southeast Asia", Stanford University, 2007; Advisor: S. Fendorf
  15. R. Sarangi, "X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic and Theoretical Studies on Copper Containing Proteins: Investigation of Structure/Function Correlations", Stanford University, 2007; Advisor: E. I. Solomon
  16. W. F. Schlotter, "Lensless Fourier Transform Holography with Soft X-rays", Stanford University, 2007; Advisor: J. Stöhr
  17. A. Siani, "Synthesis of Supported Nanoparticles for Catalytic Applications", University of South Carolina, 2007; Advisor: M. D. Amiridis
  18. J. P. Strachan, "Time-resolved X-ray Imaging of Magnetic Nanostructures Driven by Spin-Transfer Torque", Stanford University, 2007; Advisor: J. Stöhr
  19. M. A. Vance, "Spectroscopic Studies of Structural and Functional Binuclear Copper Model Complexes of Coupled Binuclear Copper Proteins", Stanford University, 2007; Advisor: E. I. Solomon
  20. J. Yoon, "Spectroscopic and Theoretical Studies of Oxygen Intermediates and Catalytic O* Reduction in the Multicopper Oxidases", Stanford University, 2007; Advisor: E. I. Solomon

2006

  1. A. M. Amoia, "Barrel Rigidity, Heme Distortion, Ligand Protection, and Nitric Oxide Interactions with Heme in Nitrophorin 4", University of Arizona, 2006; Advisor: W. R. Montfort
  2. D. A. Calarese, "Structural Studies of HIV-1 Neutralizing Antibody 2G12", The Scripps Research Institute, 2006; Advisor: I. Wilson
  3. M. Castruita, "Iron Storage Proteins in the Marine Environment", Princeton University, 2006; Advisor: F. M. M. Morel
  4. G. Cibin, "The XANES Spectroscopy as Innovative Methodology for the Characterization of Very Low Concentration Particulates: Environmental and Geodynamic Implications as Obtained from Ice Cores of Alpine and Antarctic Glaciers", Roma Tre University, 2006; Advisor: A. Marcelli
  5. E. W. Debler, "Structural Studies of Antibody Catalysis: Proton Transfer and Stilbene Photochemistry", The Scripps Research Institute, 2006; Advisor: I. A. Wilson
  6. E. W. Deguns, "An XAS Investigation of the Structure of Silica-supported Titanium, Vanadium and Gallium Complexes", University of California, Santa Barbara, 2006; Advisor: S. L. Scott
  7. J. Dong, "Metal Ions: A Probe of Amyloid Fibril Formation", Emory University, 2006; Advisor: D. G. Lynn
  8. A. B. Doust, "The Photophysics and Quantum Mechanics of Cryptophyte Photosynthesis", University of Toronto, 2006; Advisor: G. Scholes
  9. T. R. Foss, "Quaternary Structure, Dissociation Pathway, and Natural Amyloidogenesis Inhibitors of the Amyloidogenic Protein Transthyretin", The Scripps Research Institute, 2006; Advisor: J. Kelly
  10. J. P. Friedman, "Crystallographic and Kinetic Studies of Bacterial Heme Oxygenases", University of California, Irvine, 2006; Advisor: T. Poulos
  11. S. E. Fritz Vos, "Structure and Transport in Organic Semiconductor Thin Films", University of Minnesota, 2006; Advisor: C. D. Frisbie
  12. L. Gan, "Conformational and Covalent Control of Bacteriophage HK97 Capsid Expansion", The Scripps Research Institute, 2006; Advisor: J. E. Johnson
  13. M. A. Ginder-Vogel, "Defining Abiotic and Biotic Pathways of Metal Redox Transformation in Natural Sediments", Stanford University, 2006; Advisor: S. Fendorf
  14. S. E. Harton, "Investigation of Polymer Phase Behavior at Heterogeneous Polymer-Polymer Interfaces Using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry", North Carolina State University, 2006; Advisors: H. Ade and P. E. Russell
  15. L. Q. Hatcher, "Ligand and Environmental Influences on the Formation, Dynamic Behavior, and Reactivity of Dicopper-Dioxygen Adducts", Johns Hopkins University, 2006; Advisor: K. D. Karlin
  16. S. E. Kaiser, "Structural Basis of FFAT Motif-mediated ER Targeting", Stanford University, 2006; Advisor: A. T. Brunger
  17. R. Kelekar, "Study of Potentially Half-metallic Cobalt-Chromium-Iron-Aluminum Heusler Alloys", Stanford University, 2006; Advisor: B. C. Clemens
  18. B. O. Leung, "Complexes of Mercury, Cadmium and Silver with Cysteine", M.Sc.thesis, University of Calgary, 2006; Advisor: F. Jalilehvand
  19. D. Lundberg, "The Coordination Chemistry of Solvated Metal Ions in DMPU - A Study of a Space-demanding Solvent", Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2006; Advisor: M. Sandström
  20. C. A. Mosley, "Global Views of Human Genetic Variation: Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms' (SNPs) Effects and Their Random Nature", University of California, San Diego, 2006; Advisors: N. J. Schork and D. T. O'Connor
  21. I. Mulyani, "In vitro Biological Activities and Chemistry Chromium(III) Dietary Supplements", University of Sydney, 2006; Advisors: P. A. Lay and A. Levina
  22. L. Ni, "Structural and Functional Studies of Caspases and Sialyltransferase", University of California, Davis, 2006; Advisor: A. J. Fisher
  23. E. Rodríguez, "Gold Bioabsorption and Reduction by Chilopsis linearis (Desert Willow): An Alternative for in-situ Gold Extraction", University of Texas El Paso, 2006; Advisor: J. L. Gardea-Torresdey
  24. M. Sawalha, "Phytofiltration Potential of Saltbush (Atriplex canescens) to Clean up Heavy Metal Contaminated Waters", University of Texas at El Paso, 2006; Advisor: J. L. Gardea-Torresdey
  25. E. J. Schofield, "Formation and Characterisation of Nanoporous Materials", Imperial College of London, 2006; Advisor: M. Ryan
  26. A. J. Slowey, "Speciation and Transport of Mercury from Mine Tailings to Model Sulfidogenic Sediments", Stanford University, 2006; Advisor: G. E. Brown, Jr.
  27. H. Yagi, "Photoemission Study of the High-Temperature Superconductor YBa2Cu3Oy", University of Tokyo, 2006; Advisor: A. Fujimori
  28. S.-I. Yoon, "Structural and Biophysical Analysis of IL-10 Receptor Interactions with Cellular and Epstein-Barr Virus IL-10", University of Alabama, Birmingham, 2006; Advisor: M. R. Walter

2005

  1. T. E. Angelini, "Counterion Behavior in Biopolymers", University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2005; Advisor: G. C. L. Wong
  2. M. B. Austin, "Structural and Mechanistic Determinants of Biosynthetic Functional Diversity in the Type III Polyketide Synthase Superfamily", University of California, San Diego, 2005; Advisors: J. P. Noel and P. Jennings
  3. M. J. Begley, "Structural Studies of a Myotubularin Phosphatase, MTMR2: Insights into Phosphoinositide Specificity and Disease", University of California, San Diego, 2005; Advisor: J. E. Dixon
  4. V. A. Bhirud, "Supported Metal Clusters and Complexes: Characterization by Spectroscopy and Microscopy", University of California, Davis, 2005; Advisor: B. C. Gates
  5. E. K. Bomati, "Enzyme Mediated Reductive Chemistry in Plant Flavonoid and Monolignol Biosynthetic Pathways", The Salk Institute, 2005; Advisor: J. P. Noel
  6. E. L. Borths, "Structural and Biochemical Characterization of the Vitamin B12 ABC Transporter, BtuCd-F", California Institute of Technology, 2005; Advisor: D. C. Rees
  7. R. Boysen, "Development of Palladium L-edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Its Application of Chloro-Palladium Complexes", M.Sc. thesis, Montana State University, 2005; Advisor: R. K. Szilagyi
  8. M. A. Breidenbach, "A Structural Basis for Clostridial Neurotoxin Target Specificity", Stanford University, 2005; Advisor: A. T. Brunger
  9. J. G. Catalano, "Molecular Scale Studies of Uranium Speciation in Contaminated Hanford, Washington Sediments and Related Model Systems", Stanford University, 2005; Advisor: G. E. Brown, Jr.
  10. D. Cerna, Jr., "Structure and Function of Two WD (Trp-Asp) Repeat Proteins: Bub3 (Budding Uninhibited by Benzimadazole) and Sif2 (Sir4 Interacting Factor)", University of California, Davis, 2005; Advisor: D. K. Wilson
  11. J. A. Chao, "Molecular Basis of RNA-protein Recognition: Studies of Yeast L30e and FHV B2", The Scripps Research Institute, 2005; Advisor: J. R. Williamson
  12. B. R. Chapados, "Substrate Recognition and Regulation of Structure-specific Nucleases Central to DNA Replication and Repair", The Scripps Research Institute, 2005; Advisor: J. A. Tainer
  13. S. Y. Chin, "Hydrogen Production and Purification for Fuel Cell Applications", University of South Carolina, 2005; Advisor: M. D. Amiridis
  14. R. Das, "Visualizing Forces and Folds of Self-assembling RNA Molecules", Stanford University, 2005; Advisor: S. Doniach
  15. G. de la Rosa, "Application of Modern Spectroscopic Techniques to Study Heavy Metal Accumulation and Uptake Mechanisms in Tumbleweed (Salsola kali)", University of Texas, El Paso, 2005; Advisor: J. L. Gardea-Torresdey
  16. I. J. Drake, "Fundamental Investigation into the Structure and Function of Cu for Catalyzed Synthesis of Dimethyl Carbonate", University of California, Berkeley, 2005; Advisor: A. T. Bell
  17. D. C. Edwards, "Molecular Studies of Hydroxamate Siderophore Interactions with Aqueous and Solid Phase Iron", Princeton University, 2005; Advisor: S. C. B. Myneni
  18. H. B. Eitouni, "Electrochemically Controlled Self-assembly of Block Copolymer Nanostructures", University of California, Berkeley, 2005; Advisor: N. P. Balsara
  19. H. M. Evans, "Structure-Function Investigations of DNA Condensing Agents with Application to Gene Delivery", University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005; Advisor: C. R. Safinya
  20. J. C. Fierro-Gonzalez, "Supported Gold Complexes and Clusters: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Properties", University of California, Davis, 2005; Advisor: B. C. Gates
  21. Y. Fors, "Sulfur Speciation and Distribution in the Vasa's Wood", Licentiate thesis, Stockholm University, 2005; Advisor: M. Sandström
  22. C. N. Fuhrmann, "Structural Studies of alpha-lytic Protease at Sub-Angstrom Resolution Reveal Insights into the Mechanisms of Serine Protease Cataylsis and Kinetic Stability", University of California, San Francisco, 2005; Advisor: D. A. Agard
  23. D. C. Goldstone, "Structural Studies of the Electron Transport Proteins DsbD and Rv2874", University of Auckland, 2005; Advisors: P. Metcalf and E. N. Baker
  24. A. E. Hamburger, "Structural Studies of the Human Polymeric Immunoglobin Receptor", California Institute of Technology, 2005; Advisors: P. S. Kim and P. J. Bjorkman
  25. D. A. Hiller, "Mechanism of DNA Bending and Its Role in the Specificity of EcoRV Restriction Endonuclease", University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005; Advisor: J. J. Perona
  26. C. E. Isaza, "Biochemical and Structural Characterization of Novel Metalloprotein Sensors and Carboxypeptidases", The Ohio State University, 2005; Advisor: M. K. Chan
  27. M. Kelker, "Structural and Biophysical Studies of Human and Mouse TREM-1 and the Use of Multi-wavelength Anomalous Dispersion to Phase Merohedrally-Twinned Crystals", The Scripps Research Institute, 2005; Advisor: I. A. Wilson
  28. R. J. Kline, "A Fundamental Study of the Charge Transport and Morphology of Regioregular Poly(3-Hexylthiophene)", Stanford University, 2005; Advisor: M. D. McGehee
  29. D. A. Kondrashov, "Protein Control of a Ligand: Modeling Nitric Oxide Release in Nitrophorin 4", University of Arizona, 2005; Advisor: W. R. Montfort
  30. A. Kretchetov, "Reconstruction of Three-dimensional Electron Density Models from Small Angle X-ray Scattering Data for Macromolecules. A Space Averaging Approach", Stanford University, 2005; Advisor: S. Doniach
  31. H. S. Lacheen, "Synthesis and Reactivity of Single-site Catalysts Based on Exchanged Zeolites", University of California, Berkeley, 2005; Advisor: E. Iglesia
  32. A. M. Lapena, "The Kinetics and Phase Stability of Mesoscopic Systems", University of California, Los Angeles, 2005; Advisor: S. H. Tolbert
  33. H. Liang, "Self-assembly between Biomacromolecules and Lipids", University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2005; Advisor: G. G. L. Wong
  34. R. L. Lieberman, "Biophysical and Structural Characterization of Particulate Methane Monooxygenase from Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath)", Northwestern University, 2005; Advisor: A. C. Rosenzweig
  35. Z. Liu, "Surface Characterization of Semiconductor Photocathode Structures", Stanford University, 2005; Advisor: R. F. W. Pease
  36. D. L. Makino, "X-ray Crystallographic Structures of Three Self-assembling Systems", University of California, Irvine, 2005; Advisor: A. McPherson
  37. L. M. Mirica, "Characterization and Mechanistic Investigations of Model Complexes Relevant to Binuclear and Multinuclear Copper Enzymes", Stanford University, 2005; Advisor: T. D. P. Stack
  38. Y. R. Morgan, "Synthesis, Characterisation and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Copper Complexes of Indomethacin and Its Derivatives", University of Sydney, 2005; Advisor: P. A. Lay
  39. D. J. Needleman, "Microtubule Bundling and Shape Transitions: Mechanics, Interactions, and Self-assemblies", University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005; Advisor: C. R. Safinya
  40. K. B. Nilsson, "Coordination Chemistry in Liquid Ammonia and Phosphorous Donor Solvents", Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2005; Advisor: I. Persson
  41. N. L. Ohler, "Kinetics and Mechanism of Methane Selective Oxidation over Silica-supported Molybdena", University of California, Berkeley, 2005; Advisor: A. T. Bell
  42. E. R. Schreiter, "Crystallographic Studies of the Metal-Responsive Transcription Factor NikR", Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005; Advisor: C. L. Drennan
  43. S. Sen, "Nucleotide Dependent Conformational Changes in the Nitrogenase Iron Protein", Montana State University, 2005; Advisor: J. W. Peters
  44. K. M. Shen, "Angle-resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy Studies of the Mott Insulator to Superconductor Evolution in Calcium-Sodium-Copper-Chloride", Stanford University, 2005; Advisor: Z.-X. Shen
  45. K. Tanaka, "Photoemission Study of Bi-Cuprate High-Tc Superconductors in the Lightly-doped to Underdoped Regions", University of Tokyo, 2005; Advisor: A. Fujimori
  46. I. Tudosa, "Magnetization Dynamics Using Ultrashort Magnetic Field Pulses", Stanford University, 2005; Advisor: J. Stöhr
  47. K. D. Westover, "Structural Basis of Initiation and Elongation by RNA Polymerase II", Stanford University, 2005; Advisor: R. D. Kornberg
  48. R. L. Wiseman, "The Biological and Chemical Implications of Ligand Binding to the Amyloidogenic Protein Transthyretin", The Scripps Research Institute, 2005; Advisor: J. W. Kelly

2004

  1. A. Ahmad, "Molecular Mechanisms in Lipid-based Gene Delivery Systems", University of California, Santa Barbara, 2004; Advisor: C. R. Safinya
  2. J. B. Aitken, "Applications of Synchrotron Radiation to Investigate Bioinorganic Systems", University of Sydney, 2004; Advisors: P. A. Lay and R. S. Armstrong
  3. X. I. Ambroggio, "Structural and Functional Studies of JAMM Domain Proteins and Their Roles in the Ubiquitin System", California Institute of Technology, 2004; Advisors: R. J. Deshaies and D. C. Rees
  4. M. Aoyagi, "Structural Chemistry of Assembly and Activation for Nitric Oxide Synthase Isozymes", The Scripps Research Institute, 2004; Advisor: E. D. Getzoff
  5. D. B. Aubertine, "An X-ray Diffraction Study of Concentration and Strain Dependent Interdiffusion in Silcon-Germanium Thin Films", Stanford University, 2004; Advisor: P. C. McIntyre
  6. T. P. Barrows, "Effect of Electrostatics on the Stability of the Compound 1 Radical in Heme Peroxidases", University of California, Irvine, 2004; Advisor: T. L. Poulos
  7. L. Basumallick, "Spectroscopic and Theoretical Studies of Copper Containing Electron Transfer Proteins: Geometric and Electronic Structure Contributions to Reactivity", Stanford University, 2004; Advisor: E. I. Solomon
  8. F. Berkovitch, "Snapshots of Radical Enzyme Catalysis: The Crystal Structures of Biotin Synthase and Lysine 5,6 Aminomutase", Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004; Advisor: C. L. Drennan
  9. P. Chen, "Spectroscopic Definition of Electronic Structure Contributions to Oxygen and Nitrous Oxide Activation by Mononuclear, Binuclear, and Tetranuclear Copper Sites in Biology", Stanford University, 2004; Advisor: E. I. Solomon
  10. K. Datta, "Thermodynamic Characterization of DNA Binding by Type I DNA Polymerase from Thermus aquaticus and Escherichia coli", Louisiana State University, 2004; Advisor: V. J. LiCata
  11. C. S. Doyle, "Soft X-ray Spectroscopic Studies of Reactions at Mineral Surfaces and Mineral Surface Coatings", Stanford University, 2004; Advisor: G. E. Brown, Jr.
  12. M. L. Flinspach, III, "Conformational Acrobatics: The Structural Basis for Isoform-selective Inhibition of Nitric-oxide Synthases", University of California, Irvine, 2004; Advisor: T. L. Poulos
  13. J. L. Freeman, III, "Molecular Characterization of Metal Tolerance Mechanisms Thlaspi goesingense (Halacsy) with Comparison to Other Thlaspi Nickel Hyperaccumulators", Purdue University, 2004; Advisor: D. E. Salt
  14. L. Furnare, "Molecular-level Investigation into Copper Sorption Mechanisms on Clay Minerals", M.Sc. thesis, University of Idaho, Moscow, 2004; Advisor: D. G. Strawn
  15. A. M. Giannetti, "Biochemical, Biophysical, and Cellular Investigations of the Interactions of Transferrin Receptor with Transferrin and the Hereditary Hemochromatosis Protein, HFE", California Institute of Technology, 2004; Advisor: P. J. Bjorkman
  16. C. S. Hansel, "Bacterial and Geochemical Controls on the Reductive Dissolution and Secondary Mineralization of Iron (hydr)oxides", Stanford University, 2004; Advisor: S. Fendorf
  17. R. C. Hayward, "Mesostructured Inorganic Films from Self-assembled Templates: Control of Morphology from the Molecular to the Macroscopic Scale", University of California, Santa Barbara, 2004; Advisors: B. F. Chmelka and E. J. Kramer
  18. D. Jackson Rudd, "X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies of Binuclear Iron Proteins and Transition Metal Synthetic Complexes", Stanford University, 2004; Advisor: K.O. Hodgson
  19. J. M. Johnston, "Structural Genomics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis", University of Auckland, 2004; Advisor: E. N. Baker
  20. A. T. Keatinge-Clay, "Catalysis and Specificity of Aromatic Polyketide Synthases in the Early Stages of Antibiotic Synthesis", University of California, San Francisco, 2004; Advisor: R. M. Stroud
  21. B. L. Kirsch, "Understanding and Controlling Thermal and Mechanical Stability in Nanoscale Metal-Oxide Systems", University of California, Los Angeles, 2004; Advisor: S. H. Tolbert
  22. M. S. Kostelansky, "Calcium Binding in Fibrin Polymerization Revealed by Structure-Function Studies with Variant Recombinant Fibrinogens", University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2004; Advisor: S. T. Lord
  23. E. B. Lansdon, "Structural and Functional Studies of Enzymes in the Sulfate Activation Pathway", University of California, Davis, 2004; Advisor: A. J. Fisher
  24. S. Larochelle, "Structural and Magnetic Properties of a Lamellar Manganese Oxide", Stanford University, 2004; Advisor: M. Greven
  25. D.-T. T. Lesher, "Structural Analyses of Human Topoisomerase I and Escherichia coli Tral: Understanding DNA Relaxation and Conjugation", University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2004; Advisor: M. R. Redinbo
  26. A. Loya, "Mobilization, Immobilization, and Sequestration of Metals and Radionuclides in the Subsurface by Manipulation of the Aqueous Carbonate System", M.Sc. Thesis, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2004; Advisor: J. L. Gardea-Torresdey
  27. F. J. Machuca, Jr., "A Thin Film P-type Gallium Nitride Photocathode: Prospect for a High Performance Electron Emitter", Stanford University, 2004; Advisor: R. F. W. Pease
  28. E. Matzapetakis, "Use of Heavy Metal Binding de Novo Designed a-helical Peptides as Models for Understanding Metalloproteins", University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2004; Advisor: V. L. Pecoraro
  29. C. P. McClure, "X-ray Absorption and X-ray Fluorescence Studies of Metalloproteins", University of Michigan, 2004; Advisor: J. E. Penner-Hahn
  30. K. S. Midelfort, "Biophysical Characterization of High Affinity Engineered Single Chain Fv Antibody Fragments", Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004; Advisor: K. D. Wittrup
  31. R. K. Nalla, "Mechanistic Aspects of Failure of Mineralized Tissue", University of California, Berkeley, 2004; Advisor: R. O. Ritchie
  32. T. Norman, "Optical and Structural Properties of Gold Nanoparticle Aggregates and Mn2+, Cu2+, and Ag1+ Doped ZnSe Nanoparticles", University of California, Santa Cruz, 2004; Advisor: J. Zhang
  33. M. Ramstedt, "Chemical Processes at the Water-Manganite (g-MnOOH) Interface", Umeå Universitet, 2004; Advisor: P. Persson
  34. A. E. Riley, "Synthesis and Characterization of New Materials with Nanoscale Periodicity", University of California, Los Angeles, 2004; Advisor: S. H. Tolbert
  35. N. A. Rivera, "Arsenate Removal by Zero Valent Iron", M.Sc. Thesis, Arizona State University, 2004; Advisor: P. A. O'Day
  36. M. H. Sazinsky, "Structural Studies of Bacterial Multicomponent Monooxygenases: Insights into Substrate Specificity, Diiron Center Tuning and Component Interactions", Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004; Advisor: S. J. Lippard
  37. M. H. Siadati, "Open Flow Hot Isostatic Pressing Assisted Synthesis of Highly Porous Materials and Catalysts", University of Texas El Paso, 2004; Advisor: R. R. Chianelli
  38. A. Singh, "The Nucleation and Growth of Copper Nanoclusters on Silicon Surfaces from Deoxygenated Ultra Pure Water Solutions", Stanford University, 2004; Advisor: P. Pianetta
  39. C. M. Stancik, "The Impact of Polymer Architecture on Solution Properties of Single Molecules and Their Assemblies", Stanford University, 2004; Advisors: A. P. Gast and C. W. Frank
  40. Y. Takamura, "Thermal Stability of Laser Annealed Dopants in Silicon", Stanford University, 2004; Advisor: J. D. Plummer
  41. M. L. Tokarz, "Structure and Stability of Nickel-based Refractory Amorphous Metal Alloys", University of Michigan, 2004; Advisor: J. C. Bilello
  42. J. L. Tubbs, "Controlling Chromophore Structural Chemistry and Environment by Structure-based Design", The Scripps Research Institute, 2004; Advisor: E. D. Getzoff
  43. S. Udyaningsih-Freisleben, "XAS and RR Structural Analysis of Hemoglobin and EPR Spectroscopic Labelling of Red Cell Membranes Isolated from Thalassemia Patients in Jakarta, Indonesia", The University of Sydney, 2004: Advisors: P. A. Lay and R. S. Armstrong
  44. R. E. Watkins, "The Pregnane X Receptor: Structural Insights into Binding Promiscuity", University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2004; Advisor: M. R. Redinbo
  45. R. P. Watson, "Structural and Binding Studies of the Milk Whey Lipocalin, Trichosurin, from the Common Brushtail Possum, Trichosurus vulpeca", University of Auckland, 2004; Advisor: E. N. Baker
  46. T.-C. Weng, "X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studies on Redox-active Manganese", University of Michigan, 2004; Advisor: J. E. Penner-Hahn
  47. T. M. Willey, "Characterization of Functionalized Self-assembled Monolayers and Surface-attached Interlocking Molecules Using Near-Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy", University of California, Davis, 2004; Advisor: C. S. Fadley
  48. D. W. Wolan, "Structural Studies of the de Novo Purine Biosynthesis Enzyme ATIC and of the Natural Killer Cell Receptor NKG2D", The Scripps Research Institute, 2004; Advisor: I. A. Wilson
  49. T. H. Yoon, "Naturally Occurring Organic Compounds at the Mineral-Water Interface: Their Interactions with Mineral Surfaces and Impacts on Pollutant Speciation", Stanford University, 2004; Advisor: G. E. Brown, Jr.
  50. Y. Zhang, "Structural Studies and Inhibitor Design for Human GAR Tfase", The Scripps Research Institute, 2004; Advisor: I. A. Wilson


2003

  1. M. D. Argyle, "Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Alkanes on Supported Oxide Domains: Kinetics, Mechanism, and Spectroscopic Probes", University of California, Berkeley, 2003; Advisors: A. T. Bell and E. Iglesia
  2. J. W. Arndt, "Characterization and Structural Determination of Metalloenzymes: DNA Polymerase b, Carboxypeptidase, and Acetyl Coenzyme-A Decarbonylase/Synthase", Ohio State University, 2003; Advisor: M. K. Chan
  3. I. Barrette-Ng, "Structure and Design of Proteinases and Their Inhibitors", University of Alberta, 2003; Advisor: M. N. G. James
  4. S. Bencharit, "Structure and Function of Mammalian Carboxylesterases", University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003; Advisor: M. R. Redinbo
  5. M. V. Bennett, "Functional Materials through Coordination Chemistry: New Rhenium-containing Metal-Cyanide Complexes, Clusters, and Solids", University of California, Berkeley, 2003; Advisor: J. R. Long
  6. S. M. Berry, "Designing Novel Blue Copper and Purple CuA Centers in Azurin with Natural and Unnatural Amino Acids", University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003; Advisor: Y. Lu
  7. L. S. Buetow, "The Catalytic Mechanism of Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 from Escherichia coli", University of California, San Diego, 2003; Advisor: P. Ghosh
  8. L. S. Busenlehner, "Metal Specificity and Mechanism of Regulation by the Toxic Metal Ion Sensor S. Aureus pl258 CadC", Texas A&M University, 2003; Advisor: D. P. Giedroc
  9. E. P. Cama, "Structural Studies of Arginase Isozymes", University of Pennsylvania, 2003; Advisor: D. W. Christianson
  10. A. B. Carmel, "Crystal Structure of BstDEAD, a Novel DEAD-box Protein from Bacillus stearothermophilus", University of Oregon, 2003; Advisor: B. W. Matthews
  11. J.-P. Cartailler, "Structural Analysis of the Purple Membrane by X-ray Crystallography and Bioinformatics", University of California, Irvine, 2003; Advisor: H. Luecke
  12. G. Cheng, "Synthesis and Characterization of Transition-Metal Nanocrystals and Their Application in Catalysis", University of California, Davis, 2003; Advisor: T. Guo
  13. C. Contreras, "Ability of Immobilized Humin Biomass to Bind Heavy Metals under Flow Conditions: Batch and Column Interference Studies", M.Sc. Thesis, University of Texas at El Paso, 2003; Advisor: J. Gardea-Torresdey
  14. A. J. Copik, "Mechanistic Studies of Methionyl Aminopeptidases", Utah State University, 2003; Advisor: R. C. Holz
  15. M. J. Daniels, "Phase, Microstructure, and Chemistry of Aluminum Copper Iron Chromium and Aluminum Copper Iron Quasicrystalline Wear Coatings Produced via Physical Vapor Deposition", University of Michigan, 2003; Advisor: J. C. Bilello
  16. G. de la Rosa, "Use of ICP/OES and XAS to Determine Heavy Metal Binding to Humic Substances", M.Sc. Thesis, University of Texas at El Paso, 2003; Advisor: J. Gardea-Torresdey
  17. A. R. Dunn, "Sensitizer-linked Substrates as Probes of Heme Enzyme Structure and Catalysis", California Institute of Technology, 2003; Advisor: H. B. Gray
  18. B. L. French, "A Study of Adhesion of Tantalum Films at Elevated Temperatures via Advanced Synchrotron Techniques", University of Michigan, 2003; Advisor: J. C. Bilello
  19. A. B. Ghering, "Spectroscopic Determination of the Thermodynamics of Lead, Zinc, and Cobalt Interactions with GATA Proteins", Northwestern University, 2003; Advisor: H. A. Godwin
  20. W. Gu, "Study Active Sites of Ni Enzymes Using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy", University of California, Davis, 2003; Advisor: S. P. Cramer
  21. J. Guzman, "Supported Molecular Gold Complexes and Clusters: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalysis", University of California, Davis, 2003; Advisor: B. C. Gates
  22. C. Hagfeldt, "The Coordination Chemistry of Zirconium(IV) and Hafnium(IV) Ions in Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Solutions Studied by Crystallography, EXAFS, and Large Angle X-ray Scattering", M.Sc. Thesis, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2003; Advisor: P. Persson
  23. L. Häggman, "Chelating Surfactants - Analysis, Hydrogen Bonding and Structures", Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2003; Advisor: P. Persson
  24. H. Hahn, "Toward a Template for Nanometer Scale Technology for Block Copolymers", University of California, Berkeley, 2003; Advisor: N. P. Balsara
  25. M. E. Hernandez, "Four Dimensional Trace Space Measurement", Stanford University, 2003; Advisor: H. Wiedemann
  26. K. Jin, "Crystallographic Studies of Antibiotics and Nucleotides", University of Southern California, 2003; Advisor: R. Bau
  27. P. M. Jones, "X-ray Spectroscopic and Density Functional Theory Studies of Small Molecules on Zinc Oxide and Copper Oxide Surfaces: Surface Reactivity Important to the Methanol Synthesis Reaction", Stanford University, 2003; Advisor: E. I. Solomon
  28. J. Jönsson, "Phase Transformations and Surface Chemistry of Secondary Iron Minerals Formed from Acid Mine Drainage", Umeå Universitet, 2003; Advisor: P. Persson
  29. K. L. Kavanagh, "Structural Studies of Three NAD(P)H-dependent Enzymes Involved in Sugar Metabolism: Mannitol Dehydrogenase, Xylose Reductase and Lactate Dehydrogenase", University of California, Davis, 2003; Advisor: D. K Wilson
  30. M. B. Kelman, "Stress and Phase Transformations in PZT Thin Films", Stanford University, 2003; Advisor: P. C. McIntyre
  31. J. N. Kemsley, "Interactions of Non-Heme Ferrous Active Sites with Substrates: Structure/Function Correlations for Phylalanine Hydroxylase and Bleomycin", Stanford University, 2003; Advisor: E. I. Solomon
  32. F. S. Lai, "Metal Oxide-supported Cluster Catalysts Derived from Organometallic Precursors: Spectroscopic Characterization in Reactive Environments", University of California, Davis, 2003; Advisor: B. C. Gates
  33. S.-Y. Lee, "Structural Studies of Conformational Changes in Proteins upon Phosphorylation: Structures of Activated CheY, CheY-N16-FliM Complex, and AAA+ ATPase Domain of NtrC1 in Both Inactive and Active States", University of California, Berkeley, 2003; Advisor: D. E. Wemmer
  34. D. C. Lim, "Crystallographic Studies of Bacterial Proteins Involved in b-lactam Resistance", University of British Columbia, 2003; Advisor: N. Strynadka
  35. C. Lindblad, "Chelating Surfactants - Self-organization and Complex Formation", Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2003; Advisor: I. Persson
  36. M. L. Lopez, "Study of Gold Binding and Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles Obtained from Aqueous Solutions Using Hop Biomass", M.Sc. Thesis, University of Texas at El Paso, 2003; Advisor: J. Gardea-Torresdey
  37. J. G. Lyubovitsky, "Mapping the Cytochrome c Folding Landscape", California Institute of Technology, 2003; Advisor: H. B. Gray
  38. N. Mannella, "Spectroscopic and Structural Studies of Strongly Correlated Oxides", University of California, Davis, 2003; Advisor: C. S. Fadley
  39. M. T. Miller, "Structural Studies of the b-lactam Ring-forming Enzymes b-lactam Synthetase and Cabapenam Synthetase", Northwestern University, 2003; Advisor: A. C. Rosenzweig
  40. N. V. Moiseeva, "Protein Crystallographic Studies on Rubredoxin and Contortrostatin", University of Southern California, 2003; Advisor: R. Bau
  41. K. A. Morse, "Photo-oxidation of Hydrogen Passivated Silicon Surfaces", Stanford University, 2003; Advisor: P. Pianetta
  42. B. P. Nocek, "X-ray Crystallography Studies of 2-ketopropyl-CoM Oxidoreductase/Carboxylase, R-2-hydoxypropyl-CoM Dehydrogenase, and Acetone Carboxylase. Epoxypropane and Acetone Metabolism in Xanothobacter Strain Py2", Utah State University, 2003; Advisors: J. W. Peters and S. A. Ensign
  43. G. J. Ostheimer, "Proteins Required for Chloroplast Group II Intron Splicing: CRS2 and Its Associated Factors", University of Oregon, 2003; Advisor: B. W. Matthews
  44. C. J.-P. Oze, "Chromium Geochemistry of Serpentinites and Serpentine Soils", Stanford University, 2003; Advisors: D. K. Bird and S. Fendorf
  45. J. Parsons, "Spectroscopic Investigations into the Binding of Lanthanides and Actinides Elements to Alfalfa Biomass", University of Texas El at Paso, 2003; Advisor: J. Gardea-Torresdey
  46. G. L. Prosise, "Crystal Structures of Tritrichomonas foetus Inosine-5'-monophosphate Dehydrogenase: Structural Basis for the Random-in Ordered-out Kinetic Mechanism", University of California Irvine, 2003; Advisor: H. Luecke
  47. C. M. Quezada, "Histidine Phosphorylation in Bacterial Chemotaxis", California Institute of Technology, 2003; Advisor: M. Simon
  48. R. A. Root, "Arsenic and Iron Speciation and Natural Attenuation in a Tidally Influenced Shallow Aquifer: Reaction and Transport Mechanisms", M.Sc. Thesis, Arizona State University, 2003; Advisor: P. A. O'Day
  49. D. J. Schmidt, "Advanced Thin Film-based Optoelectronic/RF Mixed-signal Systems", Stanford University, 2003; Advisor: P. Pianetta
  50. E. Y. Shishova, "X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies of Non-heme Iron Proteins and Model Complexes", Stanford University, 2003; Advisors: E. I. Solomon and K. O. Hodgson
  51. H. D. Sikes, "Electron Transfer through Oligophenylenevinylenes", Stanford University, 2003; Advisor: C. E. D. Chidsey
  52. C. I. Stefan, "Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of In Situ Techniques at the Electrode/Electrolyte Interface", Case Western Reserve University, 2003; Advisor: D. A. Scherson
  53. Y. Sun, "Indium Phosphide Negative Electron Affinity Photocathodes: Surface Cleaning and Activation", Stanford University, 2003; Advisor: P. Pianetta
  54. D. A. Tobin, "XAS Investigation of Zn Metalloproteins and Enzymes", University of Michigan, 2003; Advisor: J. E. Penner-Hahn
  55. B. Wang, "Biochemical and Structural Studies of HIV-1 MA Membrane Interaction and Ubiquitin Recognition", University of Utah, 2003; Advisor: W. I. Sundquist
  56. E. C. Wasinger, "X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Investigations of Non-heme Iron Active Sites: Development of Iron K- and L-edge Multiplet Interaction Analyses as a Probe of Geometric and Electronic Structure", Stanford University, 2003; Advisors: E. I. Solomon and K. O. Hodgson
  57. D. W. Yoder, "Physical Characterization of Manganese Catalase and its Halide-Bound Forms", University of Michigan, 2003; Advisor: J. E. Penner-Hahn

2002

  1. P. Y. Akamine, "Structural Insights into Conformational Flexibility of cAMP-dependent Protein Kinase from the Unliganded and Liganded Catalytic Subunit", University of California, San Diego, 2002; Advisors: N.-H. Xuong and S. S. Taylor
  2. K. Axe, "Spectroscopic Studies of Oxalate and Malanate at the Water-Mineral Interface", Umeå Universitet, 2002; Advisor: P. Persson
  3. C. L. Barajas, "The Effect of Desferrioxamine B on Europium(III) Interactions with Gibbsite ", The Ohio State University, 2002; Advisor: S. J. Traina
  4. L. G. Beauvais, IV, "Toward Functional Coordination Solids: Synthesis of Porous Cluster- and Transition Metal-cyanide Frameworks", University of California, Berkeley, 2002; Advisor: J. R. Long
  5. P. V. Bogdanov, "Study of High-temperature Superconductors with Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy", Stanford University, 2002; Advisor: Z.-X. Shen
  6. D. L. Bond, "Chromium Reduction via Green Rusts: A Study of Characterization, Reaction Kinetics and Mechanisms", Stanford University, 2002; Advisors: S. Fendorf and P. Matson
  7. B. C. Bostick, "Characterization of Ion Sorption on Metal Sulfide Minerals Using Macroscopic and Spectroscopic Approaches", Stanford University, 2002; Advisor: S. Fendorf
  8. D. Cao, "Study of the Local Structure of Materials with Novel Properties", University of California, Santa Cruz, 2002; Advisor: F. G. Bridges
  9. A. Changela, "Structural Studies of Type IA DNA Topoisomerases in Complex with Single-stranded DNA", Northwestern University, 2002; Advisor: A. Mondragon
  10. F. Chen, "Structural Studies of Complexes of Ruthenium and Osmium with Fullerenes, Dinitrogen, and Dihydrogen", University of Sydney, 2002; Advisors: P. A. Lay and R. S. Armstrong
  11. M. Clausén, "Coordination Chemistry of Aluminium(III) and Gallium(III) Carboxylate Complexes", Umeå Universitet, 2002; Advisor: P. Persson
  12. N. J. Cosper, "Metals in Medicine and Nature: Function and Form", University of Georgia, 2002; Advisor: R. A. Scott
  13. B. A. Enderle, "Bridging the Gaps in Catalysis: Novel Metal Complexes as Zeolite Probes and Metal Cluster Precursors", University of California, Davis, 2002; Advisor: B. C. Gates
  14. K. Fujdala, "Design and Synthesis of Single-source Molecular Precursors to Homogeneous Multi-component Oxide Materials", University of California, Berkeley, 2002; Advisor: D. T. Tilley
  15. S. E. Gabelnick, "Metalloprotein Investigations Using Capillary Electrophoresis with X-ray Fluorescence Detection", University of Michigan, 2002; Advisor: J. E. Penner-Hahn
  16. E. Gomez, "The Nanoparticle Formation and Uptake of Precious Metals by Living Alfalfa Plants", M.Sc. Thesis, University of Texas at El Paso, 2002; Advisor: J. Gardea-Torresdey
  17. T. J. Green, "Structural Studies of the Nucleocapsid Protein of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus", University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2002; Advisor: M. Luo
  18. A. F. Gross, "Chemical and Energetic Control of Phase Stability in Silica/Surfactant Composite Materials", University of California, Los Angeles, 2002; Advisor: S. H. Tolbert
  19. Z. A. Hamburger, "Crystallographic Studies of Invasin, a Bacterial Adhesion Molecule from Yersinia pseudotuberculosis", California Institute of Technology, 2002; Advisor: P. Bjorkman
  20. M. A. Hanson, "Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase: Structural Determination, Molecular Adaption and Biophysical Analysis", The Scripps Research Institute, 2002; Advisor: R. C. Stevens
  21. B. Hao, "Crystal Structure Determination of Metalloproteins: Peptide Deformylase, FixL Heme Domain, Monomethylamine Methyltransferase, and Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase", Ohio State University, 2002; Advisor: M. K. Chan
  22. M. J. Henson, "Spectroscopic Investigation of the Mechanism of Dioxygen Cleavage in Coupled Binuclear and Trinuclear Copper Models of Enzyme Active Sites", Stanford University, 2002; Advisor: E. I. Solomon
  23. W.-Y. Hsieh, "Synthesis and Reactivity of the High-valent Monomeric and Dimeric Manganese Complexes", University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2002; Advisor: V. L. Pecoraro
  24. H. A. Ishii, "The Chemically-specific Structure of an Amorphous Molybdenum Germanium Alloy by Anomalous X-ray Scattering", Stanford University, 2002; Advisor: A. I. Bienenstock
  25. K. Josephson, "Analysis of Interleukin-10 and Its Interaction with Interleukin-10 Receptor-1 by X-ray Crystallography and Protein Engineering", University of Alabama Birmingham, 2002; Advisor: M. R. Walter
  26. P. Kennepohl, "Spectroscopic and Theoretical Investigations of Iron Active Sites: Electronic Structure Contributions to Electron Transfer Reactivity", Stanford University, 2002; Advisor: E. I Solomon
  27. C. S. Kim, "Mercury Speciation and Sorption Processes in Mining Environments", Stanford University, 2002; Advisor: G. E. Brown, Jr.
  28. C. W. Kim, "Structural Studies of the Anthranilate Phosphoribosyltransferase from the Enterobacterium Pectobacterium carotovorum and the Anthranilate Synthase from Serratia marcescens", University of California, San Diego, 2002; Advisor: N.-H. Xuong
  29. X. C. Kretschmer, "Metal Binding by Anabaena Flos-aquae Cells and Cell Walls", The University of Texas at El Paso, 2002; Advisor: R. Webb
  30. N. A. Larsen, "Structural Studies of Protein Therapeutics for Cocaine Addiction", The Scripps Research Institute, 2002; Advisor: I. A. Wilson
  31. B. J. Lemon, "Carbon Monoxide Binding and Inhibition of Hydrogenase I from Clostridium pasterurianum Characterized by X-ray Crystallography", Utah State University, 2002; Advisor: J. W. Peters
  32. Y. Li, "Magnetic Tunneling Junctions with Ultrathin Barriers", Stanford University, 2002; Advisor: B. M. Clemens
  33. R. W. Lucas, "X-ray and Atomic Force Microscopy Structure Studies of the Plant Viruses Brome Mosaic Virus, Tomato Aspermy Virus and Turnip Yellow Mosaic Virus", University of California, Irvine, 2002; Advisor: A. McPherson
  34. I. J. MacRae, "Structural and Functional Analysis of the Sulfate Activating Enzymes", University of California, Davis, 2002; Advisor: I. H. Segel
  35. Y. Mo, "Electrochemical and In Situ Spectroscopic Studies of Materials of Relevance to Energy Storage and Electrocatalysis", Case Western Reserve University, 2002; Advisor: D. A Scherson
  36. M. H. Nanao, "Structural and Computational Studies of the Potassium Channel T1 Domain and the Ligand Binding Domain of a Glutamate Receptor", University of California, San Diego, 2002; Advisor: S. Choe
  37. K. J. Newberry, "Zinc Ion Mediated Amino Acid Discrimination by Cysteinyl-tRNA Synthetase", University of California, Santa Barbara, 2002; Advisor: J. J. Perona
  38. H. Park, "Structural Studies of Two Heme Proteins and a UV-damaged DNA, and Polymerization Study of Canine Cardiac Calsequestrin", Washington State University, 2002; Advisor: C. Kang
  39. S. Ramanathan, "Fundamental Studies on Nano-scale Zirconia Dielectrics", Stanford University, 2002; Advisor: P. C. McIntyre
  40. K. K. Reiling, "Atomic Resolution Exploration of the Activation and Modulation of Proteases: KSHV Protease, HIV Protease and hPro-Chymase", University of California, San Francisco, 2002; Advisor: R. M. Stroud
  41. T. P. Roosild, "Studies of Prokaryotic Potassium Channel Structures and Regulatory Mechanisms", University of California, San Diego, 2002; Advisor: S. Choe
  42. R. J. Rosenfeld, "Nitric Oxide Synthase: Structural and Computational Analyses of Inhibitor Potency and Biophysical Studies of Nitrosylated NOS Intermediates", The Scripps Research Institute, 2002; Advisor: E. D. Getzoff
  43. K. L. Rossman, "Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Dbl-family Proteins", University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2002; Advisor: J. Sondek
  44. H. J. Shapiro, "Simulations of the Hydration of Folded and Unfolded Proteins, with Comparison to Small-angle X-ray Scattering Measurements", Stanford University, 2002; Advisor: S. Doniach
  45. J. Sheals, "Molecular Characterisation of Glyphosate Complexes in Aqueous Solution and at the Solution-mineral Interface", Umeå Universitet, 2002; Advisor: P. Persson
  46. L. D. Sherlin, "tRNA Discrimination by Glutaminyl-tRNA Synthetase", University of California, Santa Barbara, 2002; Advisor: J. J Perona
  47. M. P. Shores, "Synthesis and Characterization of Cyanide-bridged Materials: From Cluster-expanded Prussian Blue Analogues to Single-molecule Magnets", University of California, Berkeley, 2002; Advisor: J. R. Long
  48. P. Strop, "Characterization of the Mechanosensitive Channel of Large Conductance", California Institute of Technology, 2002; Advisors: D. C Rees, S. L. Mayo
  49. M. E. Stroupe, "Making and Using Siroheme: The X-ray Crystallographic Structures of Siroheme Synthase and Sulfite Reductase", The Scripps Research Institute, 2002; Advisor: E. D. Getzoff
  50. A. S. Templeton, "Lead and Selenium Distributions and Speciation at Biofilm/Metal Oxide Interfaces", Stanford University, 2002; Advisor: G. E. Brown, Jr.
  51. I. A. Tsyba, "Studies of Rubredoxin Mutants Thermostability by X-ray and Neutron Diffraction", University of Southern California, 2002; Advisor: R. Bau
  52. J. M. Turner, "Anitibodies and Enzymes of Therapeutic Interest", The Scripps Research Institute, 2002; Advisor: R. A. Lerner
  53. M. L. VanZile, "Studies of the Metal and DNA Binding Properties of the Zinc(II) Metallogregulatory Protein, Synechococcus PCC 7942 SmtB", Texas A&M University, 2002; Advisor: D. P. Giedroc
  54. M. A. Verdecia, "Structural Studies of Binding Specificity, Oligomerization and Dynamics of Proteins from Diverse Signaling Pathways", University of California, San Diego, 2002; Advisor: J. P. Noel
  55. P. M. Villella, "Temperature-dependent Local Atomic Structure in the Colossal Magnetoresistive Manganese Oxide Lanthanum Strontium Manganese Oxide", University of Colorado at Boulder, 2002; Advisor: D. S. Dessau
  56. W. C. Voegtli, "X-ray Crystallographic Studies of Dinuclear Metal Cluster Containing Proteins", Northwestern University, 2002; Advisor: A. C. Rosenzweig
  57. W. Wiyatno, "Characterization of a Polypropylene Elastomer. Chain Microstructure Heterogeneity, Morphology and Deformation Behavior", Stanford University, 2002; Advisors: G. G. Fuller and R. M. Waymouth
  58. J. K. Yano, "A Tale of Two Thermophiles: Determination and Comparative Analysis of Two Thermophile P450 Structures", University of California, Irvine, 2002; Advisor: T. L. Poulos
  59. A. P. Yeh, "Crystallographic Studies of Iron Proteins", California Institute of Technology, 2002; Advisor: D. C. Rees
  60. T. Yoshida, "Angle-Resolved Photoemission Study of the High-Tc Superconductor La2-xSrxCuO4", University of Tokyo, 2007; Advisor: A. Fujimori
  61. C. Zubieta, "Structural Studies of Plant O-methyltransferase Families", University of California, San Diego, 2002; Advisor: J. P. Noel

2001

  1. A. M. Argo, "Influence of Supports, Cluster Structure, and Cluster Composition on Hydrogenation Reactions Catalyzed by Oxide-supported Metal Clusters", University of California, Davis, 2001; Advisor: B. C. Gates
  2. N. P. Armitage, "Doping the Copper-Oxygen Planes with Electrons: The View with Photoemission", Stanford University, 2001; Advisor: Z.-X. Shen
  3. C. D. Baertsch, "Tungsten and Niobium Oxide Nanostructures as Solid Acid and Redox Catalysts", University of California, Berkeley, 2001; Advisor: E. Iglesia
  4. K. A. Baker, "Structural Studies of Paramyxovirus Fusion Proteins and the Interaction of CD4 with MHC Class II", Northwestern University, 2001; Advisor: T. Jardetzky
  5. J. S. Baldwin, "Investigating the Oxygen Activation Mechanism of Escherichia coli Ribonucleotide Reductase R2 Subunit", Pennsylvania State University, 2001; Advisor: J. M. Bollinger, Jr.
  6. B. W. Barnes, "The Border Basket: ICP-MS Analysis of Sixty-two Elements in the Diet in the El Paso-Juarez Border Region (Texas, Mexico)", University of Texas at El Paso, 2001; Advisor: N. Pingitore
  7. R. Bencheikh-Latmani, "Uranyl-Pseudomonas fluorescens Interactions: Implications for Uranyl Mobility in the Subsurface", Stanford University, 2001; Advisor: J. O. Leckie
  8. L. R. Benedetti, "Molecular Systems at High Pressures and Temperatures: Solar System Astronomy in a Physics Laboratory", University of California, Berkeley, 2001; Advisor: R. Jeanloz
  9. J. D. Beynon, "Crystallization and Structural Studies of Cyanobacterial Phytochrome, TcmG and ATP Sulfurylase", University of California, Davis, 2001; Advisor: A. J. Fisher
  10. B. L. Boyce, "Understanding Impact-induced Fatigue Failure", University of California, Berkeley, 2001; Advisor: R. O. Ritchie
  11. W. A. Breyer, "Structural Studies of the Processive Enzyme, Exonuclease I, from Escherichia coli", University of Oregon, 2001; Advisor: B. W. Matthews
  12. J.-y. Choe, "X-ray Crystallographic Studies of the Metal Binding Sites on Recombinant Porcine Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase", Iowa State University, 2001; Advisor: R. B. Honzatko
  13. Y.-D. Chuang, "Angle-resolved Photoemission Studies on High-temperature Superconducting Cuprates and Colossal Magnetoresistive Oxides", University of Colorado at Boulder, 2001; Advisor: D. S. Dessau
  14. D. S. Daniels, "Structural Studies of the Human DNA Repair Protein O6-Alkylguanine-DNA Alkyltransferase", The Scripps Research Institute, 2001; Advisor: J. A. Tainer
  15. M. Davis, "Spectroscopic and Theoretical Investigations of the Intradiol and Extradiol Dioxygenases: Methodology and Structure/Function Correlations", Stanford University, 2001; Advisor: E. I. Solomon
  16. W. P. dela Cruz, "Structural and Biochemical Analysis of Baculovirus P35, a General Substrate Inhibitor of Death Caspases", University of California, Davis, 2001; Advisor: A. J. Fisher
  17. M. J. Eddins, "Structural Studies of a Caspase/P35 Complex, and Implications in Apoptosis", University of California, Davis, 2001; Advisor: A. J. Fisher
  18. K. V. Farrell, "The Effects of Temperature on Aggregate Local Structure in a Zinc-Neutralized Carboxylate Ionomer and the Study of Polymer Hydtration of Sodium-Neutralized Carboxylate Ionomers", Master's Thesis, University of Oklahoma, 2001; Advisor: B. P. Grady
  19. D. Feng, "Electronic Structure of the Bismuth Family of High Temperature Superconductors", Stanford University, 2001; Advisor: Z.-X. Shen
  20. C. A. Garcia, "Purification and Structure Determination of Cytochrome P450picK", M.Sc. Thesis, University of California Irvine, 2001; Advisor: J. Cupp-Vickery
  21. S. D. George, "Investigation of the Electronic and Geometric Structure of Copper-Containing Metalloproteins Using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy: Applications to CuA, Blue Copper, and Multicopper Oxidases", Stanford University, 2001; Advisors: K. O. Hodgson, and E. I. Solomon
  22. A. D. Gromko, "The Electronic Structure of High Temperature Superconductors Revealed: The Fermi Surface and Magnetically Mediated Pairing", University of Colorado at Boulder, 2001; Advisor: D. S. Dessau
  23. E. J. Haas, "Crystallographic Analysis of Wild-type and Mutant Rubiscos from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii", University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2001; Advisor: J. J. Stezowski
  24. P. W. Haebel, "Structural Studies of the Disulfide Bond Isomerisation Pathway", University of Auckland, 2001; Advisors: P. Metcalf and E. N. Baker
  25. Md-Z. Hasan, "Charge Dynamics in Low Dimensional Prototype Correlated Systems: A View with High-Energy X-rays", Stanford University, 2001; Advisor: Z.-X. Shen
  26. A. S. Hearn, "Product Inhibition in Human Manganese Superoxide Dismutase", University of Florida, 2001; Advisor: D. N. Silverman
  27. S. R. Herron, "A Structural and Kinetic Understanding of the Enzymatic Mechanism of the Pectate Lyases", University of California, Irvine, 2001; Advisor: F. Jurnak
  28. L. J. Hiller, "Superconducting Tunnel Junctions for X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy", University of California, Davis, 2001; Advisor: S. P. Cramer
  29. J. M. Holton, "Elves: Accelerating Crystallography", University of California, Berkeley, 2001; Advisor: T. C. Alber
  30. D. J. Hosfield, "Structural Studies of Two Archetypicaln DNA Repair Enzymes and Their DNA Complexes", The Scripps Research Institute, 2001; Advisor: J. A. Tainer
  31. K. Hotta, "Investigation of the Role of Pre-organized Binding Pockets in Protein Catalysis", The Scripps Research Institute, 2001; Advisor: I. A. Wilson
  32. B. R. Huber, "Resistance to Thyroid Hormone Mutations Alter Hormone Association in and Disrupt Loop One through Increased Structural Mobility", University of California, San Francisco, 2001; Advisor: R. J. Fletterick
  33. C. V. Iancu, "Conformational Variability in Adenylosuccinate Synthetase as Revealed by Crystal Structures of Mouse-Muscle and Escherichia coli Enzymes", Iowa State University, 2001; Advisor: R. B. Honzatko
  34. C. E. Immoos, "Generation and Study of Intermediates in Hemeprotein Catalysis", University of California, Irvine, 2001; Advisor: P. J. Farmer
  35. K. Jacobs, "Solid-Solid Transformation Kinetics in Cadmium Selenide Nanocrystals", University of California, Berkeley, 2001; Advisor: A. Paul. Alivisatos
  36. S. Jaron, "Spectroscopic Studies of Peptidylglycine a-hydroxylating Monooxygenase: Toward a Mechanism of Superoxide", Oregon Graduate Institute, 2001; Advisor: N. J. Blackburn
  37. G. Khanna, "Structural and Magnetic Characterization of Longitudinal Recording", Stanford University, 2001; Advisor: B. M. Clemens
  38. N. Kresge, "Sex at the Molecular Level: The Crystal Structures of Abalone Fertilization Proteins", The Scripps Research Institute, 2001; Advisor: C. D. Stout
  39. A. J. Lin, "Optimization of Non-viral Cationic Lipid DNA Carriers in Gene Delivery", University of California, Santa Barbara, 2001; Advisor: C. R. Safinya
  40. C. Lind, "Negative Thermal Expansion Materials Related to Cubic Zirconium Tungstate", Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001; Advisor: A. P. Wilkinson
  41. Y. Liu, "Molecular Mechanism of Sulfated Carbohydrate Recognition: Structural and Biochemical Studies of the Cysteine-rich Domain of Mannose Receptor", California Institute of Technology, 2001; Advisor: P. Bjorkman
  42. J. C. Lougheed, "Structural Analysis of Melanoma Inhibitory Activity Protein", University of California, Berkeley, 2001; Advisors: T. M. Handel and D. Wemmer
  43. C. P. Macol, "Investigating the Homotropic and Heterotropic Mechanism of Escherichia coli Aspartate Transcarbamoylase", Boston College, 2001; Advisor: E. R. Kantrowitz
  44. V. Mahadevan, "Binuclear Copper-Dioxygen Complexes: Characterization, Reactivity and Mechanistic Studies", Stanford University, 2001; Advisor: T. D. P. Stack
  45. W. L. Martin, "Protein-protein Recognition: The Neonatal Fc Receptor and Immunoglobulin", California Institute of Technology, 2001; Advisor: P. Bjorkman
  46. M. A. A. Mathews, "Structural Studies of Flagellar Motors and Uroporphyrinogen III Synthase", University of Utah, 2001; Advisor: C. P. Hill
  47. J. Mazlo, "Structural Studies of an Inhibitory Antibody, Mab41.4, to Its Epitope, ATF-1", University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2001; Advisor: J. J. Stezowski
  48. T. Min, "Modulation Mechanisms of Redox Reactions in Rubredoxin and Other Proteins", Washington State University, 2001; Advisor: C. Kang
  49. K. M. S. Misura, "Structural and Biophysical Studies of Molecular Machinery Involved in Synaptic Transmission and Intracellular Membrane Fusion", Stanford University, 2002; Advisor: W. I. Weis
  50. C. E. Outten, "Mechanistic Studies of Metalloregulatory Proteins Controlling Metal Ion Homeostasis in Escherichia coli", Northwestern University, 2001; Advisor: T. V. O'Halloran
  51. W. R. Panero, "Experimental Observations of Basaltic Crust in the Lower Mantle", University of California, Berkeley, 2001; Advisor: R. Jeanloz
  52. M. Perez de la Rosa, "Structure and Reactivity of Small Rhodium Particles on Silica" MS.c. thesis, University of Texas El Paso, 2001; Advisor: R. R. Chianelli
  53. C. L. Reyes, "Encoding Functional Information in Protein Structure: X-ray Crystallographic Studies of FtsY and Thymidylate Synthase", University of California, San Francisco, 2001; Advisor: R. M. Stroud
  54. C. P. Rhodes, "Crystalline and Amorphous Phases in Polymer Electrolytes and Model Systems", The University of Oklahoma, 2001; Advisor: R. Frech
  55. F. Ronning, "An Angle Resolved Photoemission Study of a Mott Insulator and Its Evolution to a High Temperature Superconductor", Stanford University, 2001; Advisor: Z.-X. Shen
  56. K. S. Savage, "Arsenic Geochemistry in Mine Environments and Associated Waters, Southern Mother Lode Gold District, California", Stanford University, 2001; Advisor: D. K. Bird
  57. C. Settakorn, "Generation and use of Coherent Transition Radiation from Short Electron Bunches", Stanford University, 2001; Advisor: H. Wiedmann
  58. K. Spink, "Structural and Biochemical Characterization of the Axin/Adenomatous Polyposis coli/ß-catenin Wnt Signaling Complex", Stanford University, 2001; Advisor: W. I. Weis
  59. F. A. Tezkan, "Reactions of Heme Proteins in Solutions and Crystals", California Institute of Technology, 2001; Advisor: H. B. Gray
  60. T. P. Trainor, "X-ray Scattering and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studies of the Structure and Reactivity of Aluminum Oxide Surfaces", Stanford University, 2001; Advisor: G. E. Brown, Jr.
  61. K. F. Turbedsky, "Structural Studies on the Acanthamoeba myosin-II Tail", The Johns Hopkins University, 2001; Advisor: T. D. Pollard
  62. J. E. Villinski, "Reductive Dissolution of Manganese(IV) Oxides and Precipitation of Iron(III): Implications for Redox Processes in an Alluvial Aquifer Affected by Acid Mine Drainage", University of Arizona, 2001; Advisor: M. H. Conklin
  63. S. X. Wang, "Visualizing Enzyme-inhibitor Interactions: Affinity and Specificity", University of California, San Francisco, 2001; Advisor: R. J. Fletterick
  64. P. J. White, "Pseudogaps and Impurity Effects in High Temperature Superconductors", Stanford University, 2001; Advisor: Z.-X. Shen
  65. J. N. Wickham, "Investigation of the Mechanism of Pressure-induced Solid-Solid Structural Transformations in Semiconductor Nanocrystals", University of California, Berkeley, 2001; Advisor: A. P. Alivisatos

  66. M. A. Wilson, "An Analysis of Conformational Heterogeneity in the Atomic Resolution Crystal Structure of Calmodulin", Yale University, 2001; Advisor: A. T. Brunger
  67. J. Wu, "Applications for Mesoporous Silicas: Mechanical and Optical Properties which Exploit Precise Nanometer Scale Structure", University of California, Los Angeles, 2001; Advisor: S. H. Tolbert
  68. S. Y. Yu, "Coupling Alkane Dehydrogenation Reactions with Hydrogenation Reactions on Cation-modified H-ZSM5", University of California, Berkeley, 2001; Advisor: E. Iglesia

2000

  1. A. B. Agarwal, "Mechanical Properties and Structural Relationships of DC Magnetron Sputtered Chromium Nitride Thin Films as a Function of Deposition Geometry and Nitrogen Flow Rate", Master's Thesis, University of Michigan, 2000; Advisor: J. C. Bilello
  2. S. Arteaga, "Applications of Creosote Bush in Phytoremediation of Cu(II) and Cr(VI) Ions", UTEP, 2000; Advisors: J. L. Gardea-Torresdey and R. Chianelli
  3. M. M. Balbirnie, "Structural Studies of Sup35 and Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase", University of California, Los Angeles, 2000; Advisor: D. Eisenberg
  4. C. A. Behnke, "X-ray Crystallographic Analysis of Three Proteins: The Novel Structures of the Corn Hageman Factor Inhibitor, the G-protein Coupled Receptor Rhodopsin, and the Ultra-high Resolution Structure of the Carbonic Anhydrase", University of Washington, 2000; Advisor: D. C. Teller
  5. A. E. Beuscher, "Structural Studies of Catalytic Antibody Mechanisms", University of California, Berkeley, 2000; Advisor: R. C. Stevens
  6. R. S. Bhatnagar, "Structure and Thermodynamics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MyristoylCoA:Protein N-myristoyltransferase", Washington University, 2000; Advisor: J. I. Gordon
  7. M. J. Butte, "Macromolecular Structures of Receptor-ligand Complexes from Developmental Neurobiology and Cancer Biology", University of California, San Francisco, 2000; Advisor: R. J. Fletterick
  8. W. A. Caldwell, "Crystal Structures at High Pressures and Temperatures", University of California, Berkeley, 2000; Advisor: R. Jeanloz
  9. B. Canyuk, "Structure↔Function Analysis of a Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltranserase", University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2000; Advisor: A. E. Eakin
  10. T. L. Chapman, "Biochemical Characterization of Two Cytomegalovirus MHC Class I Homologs", California Institute of Technology, 2000; Advisor: P. Bjorkman
  11. C.-C. Chen, "Characterization of Surface Hydroxyl and Fixed Charge Surface Sites for Trace Metal Sorption in Mineral Systems", University of Michigan, 2000; Advisor: K. F. Hayes
  12. K. Chen, "Protein Engineering of Azotobacter vinelandii Ferredoxin l: Reduction Potential Control and Electron-coupled Proton Transfer", University of California Irvine, 2000; Advisor: B. K. Burgess
  13. M.-C. Cheng, "Studies of Heme Proteins and Nitrosylheme Proteins Using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy", University of Sydney, 2000; Advisors: R. S. Armstrong and P. A. Lay
  14. D. M. Chudzik, "X-ray Crystallographic Studies of Two Trypanosomatid Aldolases", University of Washington, 2000; Advisor: W. Hol
  15. C. M. Colangelo, "Cloning, Expression, and Structural Characterization of the N-terminal 'zinc ribbon' Domain of Transcription Factor B from Various Archaea", University of Georgia, 2000; Advisor: R. A. Scott
  16. E. Cooper, "X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies of Nickel Speciation in Datura innoxia", Master's Thesis, San Francisco State University, 2000; Advisor: J. G. DeWitt
  17. D. L. Daniels, "X-ray Crystallographic Structural Analysis and Biochemical Characterization of the Human CASK PDZ Domain", Yale University, 2000; Advisor: A. T. Brunger
  18. T. C. Diller, "Crystal Structure of a Deletion Mutant of the Type IIb Regulatory Subunit of cAMP-dependent Protein Kinase", University of California, San Diego, 2000; Advisor: S. S. Taylor
  19. I. J. Dmochowski, "Probing Cytochrome P450 with Sensitizer-linked Substrates", California Institute of Technology, 2000; Advisor: H. B. Gray
  20. J. L. DuBois, "Application of X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy to O2-Reactive Metalloenzymes and Inorganic Complexes", Stanford University, 2000; Advisor: K. O. Hodgson
  21. R. L. Fahrner, "NMR and Crystal Structures of Biomacromolecules: Protegrin-1 an Anti-microbial Peptide; d(C4T4G4T4G4), an Antiparallel Motif GGC Triplex; and HMk, the Histone from Methanopyrus kandleri", University of California, Los Angeles, 2000; Advisor: D. Eisenberg
  22. J. M. Freitag, "Stress Evolution in Molybdenum/Silicon Multilayer Mirrors for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography", Stanford University, 2000; Advisor: B. M. Clemens
  23. S. L. Friedman, "The alpha-gamma Phase Transition in Cerium: New Photoemission Results from an Old Problem", Stanford University, 2000; Advisor: Z.-X. Shen
  24. G. Gamez, "Characterization of the Bioreduction of Gold(III) by Alfalfa Biomass Using Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Techniques", Master's Thesis, UTEP, 2000; Advisor: J. L. Gardea-Torresdey
  25. J. F. Goellner, "Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalysis of Supported Site-isolated Metal Clusters", University of California, Davis, 2000; Advisor: B. C. Gates
  26. J. R. Greenwald, "Crystallographic Analyses as a Means to Study the Structure, Stability and Function of Proteins (Immune Deficiency)", The Salk Institute, 2000; Advisor: S. Choe
  27. D. J. Hansen, "Selenium Removal by Constructed Wetlands", University of California, Berkeley, 2000; Advisor: N. Terry
  28. A. C. Hausrath, "Symmetry and Stalk Architecture in the Escherichia coli F(1) ATPase", University of Oregon, 2000; Advisor: B. W. Matthews
  29. C. R. Horne, "Processing Structure Property Performance Investigations of Lithium Manganese-based Oxides for Li Rechargeable Batteries", University of California, Berkeley, 2000; Advisors: E. J. Cairns and S. P. Cramer
  30. F. Jalilehvand, "Structure of Hydrated Ions and Cyano Complexes by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy", Royal Institute of Technology, 2000; Advisor: M. Sandström
  31. D. H. Juers, "A Structural View of ß-Galactosidase in Action", University of Oregon, 2000; Advisor: B. W. Matthews
  32. C. L. Kielkopf, "Structural Basis of DNA Recognition by Synthetic Ligands", California Institute of Technology, 2000; Advisor: D. Rees
  33. Y. Li, "Structural Studies of the Mechanism of DNA Polymerization by DNA Polymerase I Enzymes (Thermus aquaticus)", Washington University, 2000; Advisor: G. Waksman
  34. P. Lindqvist-Reis, "Structure of Solvated Metal Ions: Solution and Crystal Structure of Ga3+, In3+, Sc3+, Y3+, La3+ and Ca2+ Ions with Water and Non-aqueous Oxygen Donor Solvents", Royal Institute of Technology, 2000; Advisor: M. Sandström
  35. T. E. Machonkin, "Spectroscopic and Biochemical Studies of Multicopper Oxidases Involved in Iron Metabolism", Stanford University, 2000; Advisor: E. I. Solomon
  36. F. B. Mancoff, "Materials Properties of Nickel Manganese Antimide and Platinum Manganese Antimide Thin Films for Half-Metallic Spin-Transport Applications", Stanford University, 2000; Advisor: B. M. Clemens
  37. D. S. Martinez-Galarce, "The Solar Transition Region: High Resolution FUV-EUV Imaging and Modeling of Unresolved Coronal Funnels as Observed with the Multi-spectral Solar Telescope Array II: MSSTA II, the Second Flight", Stanford University, 2000; Advisor: A. B. C. Walker, II
  38. S. M. McWhirter, "Crystallographic Analysis of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Factor 2 (TRAF2)", University of California, Berkeley, 2000; Advisor: T. C. Alber
  39. W. E. Minke, "Structure-based Inhibitor Design: Cholera Toxin and Heat-labile Enterotoxin", University of Washington, 2000; Advisor: W. Hol
  40. J. D. Morton, "The Bioavailability of Chelated and Soil-Adsorbed Copper and the Resulting Effect on Soluble Methane Monooxygenase Activity in Methylosinus trichosporium Ob3", University of Michigan, 2000; Advisor: K. F. Hayes
  41. P. Mukherjee, "Four-Electron Reductions of Oxygen by Copper(I): Multinuclear Copper Dioxygen Intermediates", Stanford University, 2000; Advisor: T. D. P. Stack
  42. E. C. Mundorff, "Structural Analysis of Affinity Maturation in Catalytic Antibodies", University of California, Berkeley, 2000; Advisor: R. C. Stevens
  43. K. Musgrave, "Bioinorganic Systems as Studied by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy", Stanford University, 2000; Advisor: K. O. Hodgson
  44. J. Näslund, "Solvated Trivalent Metal Ions in Solution", Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 2000; Advisor: I. Persson
  45. L. H. Nguyen, "EXAFS Studies of Phase Transitions in High Transition Temperature Cuprate Superconductor", Master's Thesis, San Jose State University, 2000; Advisor: J. Acrivos
  46. E. Ollmann Saphire, "Crystal Structure of an Intact Human IgG: Implications for HIV-1 Neutralization and Effector Function", The Scripps Research Institute, 2000; Advisor: I. A. Wilson
  47. H. M. Oluseyi, "Development of a Global Model of the Solar Atmosphere with an Emphasis on the Solar Transition Region", Stanford University, 2000; Advisor: A. B. C. Walker, II
  48. M. C. Orencia, "Structural Analysis of Beta-Lactam Antibiotic Resistance and Protein Evolution", University of California, Berkeley, 2000; Advisor: R. C. Stevens
  49. G. Panjabi, "Probing the Limits of Supported Metal Clusters Using Spectroscopic and Catalytic Characterization", University of California, Davis, 2000; Advisor: B. C. Gates
  50. S. S. Parikh, "Structural and Chemical Biology of DNA Glycosylases for Baes-Excision Repair", The Scripps Research Institute, 2000; Advisor: J. A. Tainer
  51. K. Peariso, "Investigation of Zinc in Biological Systems Using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. I. EXAFS Characterization of Zinc-dependent Alkyltransferase Proteins; II. Exploring the Role of Zinc in the Early Development of Danio rerio Embryos Using X-ray Fluorescence Microprobe Imaging and Micro-XANES", University of Michigan, 2000; Advisor: J. E. Penner-Hahn
  52. C. D. Putnam, "Structural Basis for Four Paradigmatic Defenses Preventing DNA Damage in the Cell", The Scripps Research Institute, 2000; Advisor: J. A. Tainer
  53. B. A. Rainey, "Compressive Stress in Sputter Deposited Chromium Nitride Thin Films", Master's Thesis, University of Michigan, 2000; Advisor: J. C. Bilello
  54. V. Ramaswamy, "Evolution of Stress and Microstructure During Growth of Metal Multilayers", Stanford University, 2000; Advisor: B. M. Clemens
  55. L. M. Rice, "Structural Characterization of Yeast Vesicular Transport Proteins: X-ray Crystal Structure of Sec17p and Spectroscopic Studies of Sso1p, Sec9p, and Snc1p", Yale University, 2000; Advisor: A. T. Brunger
  56. J. H. Robblee, "XANES, EXAFS and Kb Spectroscopic Studies of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex in Photosystem II", University of California, Berkeley, 2000; Advisors: M. Klein, K. Sauer
  57. N. L. Slack, "Structure and Function Studies of Cationic Lipid Non-viral Gene Delivery Systems", University of California, Santa Barbara, 2000; Advisor: C. R. Safinya
  58. S. C. Stroupe, "Crystal Structures of Sec4 Bound to GDP and to a Nonhydrolyzable GTP Analog", Yale University, 2000; Advisor: A. T. Brunger
  59. D. A. Totir, "Spectroscopic Studies of Cathode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries", Case Western Reserve University, 2000; Advisor: D. A. Scherson
  60. J. E. Weder, "Characterisation of Copper(II) Dimers of the Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Indomethacin", University of Sydney, 2000; Advisors: B. J. Kennedy, P. A. Lay and T. W. Hambley
  61. J. Whitacre, "Impurity Incorporation, Deposition Kinetics, and Microstructural Evolution in Sputtered Ta Films", University of Michigan, 2000; Advisor: J. C. Bilello
  62. D. A. Whittington, "Structural Investigations of the Hydroxylase and B Proteins from the Soluble Methane Monooxygenase of Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath)", Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000; Advisor: S. J. Lippard
  63. J. Xu, "The Low Temperature Synthesis, Characterization and Properties of Ferroelectrics", Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000; Advisor: A. P. Wilkinson
  64. R. C. Yu, "The Crystal Structures of the N- and C-terminal Domains of NSF", Yale University, 2000; Advisor: A. T. Brunger
  65. Z. Zhang, "Crystal Structural Studies of Chicken Mitochondrial Cytochrome bc1 Complex", University of California, Berkeley, 2000; Advisor: S.-H. Kim
1999
  1. A. Bello, "Cu Structure and L-Edge Absorption in Cu/X Multilayers (X = Cr, Mo, W, Ta and Re)", University of California, Davis, 1999; Advisor: T. W. Barbee, Jr.
  2. K. A. Bixby, "Structural Studies of Intracellular Domains of Potassium Channels", University of California, San Diego, 1999; Advisors: S. Choe and E. Komives
  3. L. Bochatay, "Metal Ion Coordination on the Manganite (gamma-MnOOH) and Goethite (alpha-FeOOH) Surfaces: An X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study", Umeå University, 1999; Advisor: P. Persson
  4. J.-F. Boily, "The Surface Complexation of Ions at the Goethite (alpha-FeOOH)/Water Interface: A Multisite Complexation Approach", Umeå University, 1999; Advisor: P. Persson
  5. E. J. Boyle-Wight, "Multi-Sorbate Spectroscopic and Equilibrium Studies of Ion Sorption at the Oxide/Water Interface", University of Maine, 1999; Advisor: L. E. Katz
  6. C. Bryant, "Fluorescence-Detected Sub-Kelvin X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism -Instrumentation and Procedures", University of California, Berkeley, 1999; Advisor: S. P. Cramer
  7. J. C.-H. Chen, "Novel Features of Lipase Activation Revealed by Structures of Cholesterol Esterase", University of California, San Francisco, 1999; Advisor: R. M. Stroud
  8. R. M. Cinco, "X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy on the Calcium Cofactor to the Manganese Cluster in Photosynthetic Oxygen Evolution", University of California, Berkeley, 1999; Advisor: K. Sauer
  9. S. M. Crowder, "Structural Studies of RNA Recognition by the Splicing Regulator Sex-lethal", University of California, Berkeley, 1999; Advisor: T. C. Alber
  10. P. S. DeMarois, "Structure and Reactivity of Manganese in Photosystem II", University of Michigan, 1999; Advisor: J. E. Penner-Hahn
  11. T. I. Doukov, "Crystal Structure of Methyltetrahydrofolate: Corrinoid/iron-sulfur Protein Methyltransferase from Clostridium thermoaceticum at 2.2 Angstrom Resolution", University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1999; Advisors: S. W. Ragsdale and J. J. Stezowski
  12. J. P. Fitts, “Molecular-Scale Characterization of Sorption Reactions for Copper(II), Copper(II) and Glutamate, and Chromium(III) at the Aluminum Oxide-Water Interface”, Stanford University, 1999; Advisors: G. E. Brown, Jr. and G. A. Parks
  13. A. L. Foster, “Partitioning and Transformation of Arsenic and Selenium in Natural and Laboratory Systems”, Stanford University, 1999; Advisor: G. E. Brown, Jr.
  14. P. G. Foster, "The Crystal Structure of the tRNA-modifying Enzyme E. coli Pseudouridine Synthase I", University of California, San Francisco, 1999; Advisor: R. M. Stroud
  15. U. K. Genick, "The Light-sensing Reaction of Photoactive Yellow Protein", The Scripps Research Institute, 1999; Advisor: E. D. Getzoff
  16. S. Harris, “2.1 Å Crystal and Structure and Functional Analysis of the Human Papillomavirus Type 18 E2 Activation Domain”, University of California, San Francisco, 1999; Advisor: M. Botchan
  17. J. G. Hershberger, “Strain and Structure of Amorphous Boron Carbide and Silicon Thin Films”, University of Michigan, 1999; Advisor: J. C. Bilello
  18. S. D. Kelly, “XAFS Study of the Pressure Induced B1?B2 Phase Transition”, University of Washington, 1999; Advisor: R. I. Ingalls
  19. D. B. Lacy, “A Structural Study of Botulinum Neurotoxin”, University of California, Berkeley, 1999: Advisor: R. C. Stevens
  20. C. C. Lee, "Structure-function Studies of Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferases: A Structural Determinant for Substrate Specificity and Involvement of a Flexible Loop Catalysis", University of North Carolina, 1999; Advisor: A. E. Eakin

  21. C. Lugli, “Cristallochimica di Miche di-e Triottaedriche Contenenti Litio”, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 1999; Advisor: M. F. Brigatti
  22. E. J. Nelson, Structural Studies of Alkali Adsorption on Silicon Surfaces”, Stanford University, 1999; Advisor: P. A. Pianetta
  23. J. D. Ostergren, “Molecular-Scale Studies of Lead(II) Speciation in Mine Tailings and Related Model Systems: Improving Understanding of Sorption Processes in Natural Environments”, Stanford University, 1999; Advisor: G. E. Brown, Jr.
  24. J. J. Plecs, "Hydrophobic Core Packing and Backbone Flexibility in Coiled Coils", University of California, Berkeley, 1999; Advisor: T. C. Alber
  25. A. V. Poiarkova, “X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Debye-Waller Factors”, University of Washington, 1999; Advisor: J. J. Rehr
  26. J. B. Sakash, "Investigating the Allosteric Mechanisms of Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (Pyrimidine Biosynthesis)", Boston College, 1999; Advisor: E. R. Kantrowitz
  27. D. Segel, “Time-Resolved Small Angle X-ray Scattering Studies of Protein Folding”, Stanford University, 1999; Advisors: S. Doniach and K. O. Hodgson
  28. A. K.-N. Shiau, "Structural Studies of the Human Estrogen Receptors and the Escherichia coli 90 Kilodalton Heat Shock Protein", University of California, San Francisco, 1999; Advisor: D. A. Agard
  29. B. Spiller, “Structural Analysis of Functional Divergence in Antibodies and Enzymes”, Berkeley, 1999; Advisor: R. C. Stevens
  30. C. M. Starks, Structural Basis for Reaction Specificity in Terpene Cyclases", University of California, San Diego, 1999; Advisor: J. P. Noel
  31. Y. V. Tolmachev, "New Spectroelectrochemical Techniques", Case Western Reserve University, 1999; Advisor: D. A. Scherson
  32. Y. Wang, "Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Catalytically Functional Galactose Oxidase Model Complexes", Stanford University, 1999; Advisor: T. D. P. Stack
  33. S. K. Wilcox, "Understanding and Directing Heme Substrate Specificity in Cytochrome c Peroxidase", The Scripps Research Institute, 1999; Advisor: D. B. Goodin
  34. E. Y-I. Yu, “Structural Characterizations of the Manganese Cluster in the Oxygen Evolving Complex of Photosystem II Using X-ray Absorption and X-ray Standing Wave Measurements”, University of Michigan, 1999; Advisor: J. E. Penner-Hahn
  35. Z. Zhao, “Evolution of Microstructure and Residual Stress in Sputtered Cr and CrxNy Thin Films”, University of Michigan, 1999; Advisor: J. C. Bilello
  36. Y. L. Zhu, "Eliminating Potentially Toxic Heavy Metals from the Environment: Molecular Applications of Phytoremediation", University of California at Berkeley, 1999; Advisor: N. Terry

1998

  1. A. M. Aronov, "Structure-based Design of Sub-micromolar, Biologically Active Inhibitors of Trypanosomatid Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate Dehydrogenase", University of Washington, 1998; Advisor: M. H. Gelb
  2. D. G. Barton, "Structure and Function of Strong Solid Acid Catalysts Based on Tungsten Oxides Supported in Zirconia", University of California, Berkeley, 1998; Advisor: E. Iglesia
  3. B. D. Begg, "Rare-Earth and Actinide Incorporation in Zirconolite (CaZrTi2O7) and Perovskite (CaTiO3)," The University of New South Wales, 1998; Advisors: R. F. Howe and E. R. Vance
  4. R. W. Borry, III, "Nonoxidative Methane Conversion on Molybdenum/H-ZSM5 Catalysts for use in a Hydrogen-transport Membrane Reactor", University of California, Berkeley, 1998; Advisor: E. Iglesia
  5. C. A. Bonagura, "Structure-Function Studies on the Redox-Active Tryptophan in Cytochrome c Peroxidase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae", University of California, Irvine, 1998; Advisor: T. L. Poulos
  6. D. Bushnell, "RNA Polymerase II Transcription Factor Complexes", Stanford University, 1998; Advisor: R. Kornberg
  7. K. A. Daly, "Determination of Electronic Structure and Dynamics for Transition Metal Systems Using X-ray Spectroscopy", University of Michigan, 1998; Advisor: J. E. Penner-Hahn
  8. K. P. Fahey, "Structural and Mechanical Properties of Electrode Materials for Thin Film Oxide Perovskite Device Applications", Stanford University, 1998; Advisor: B. M. Clemens
  9. W. B. Genetti, “Electrically Conducting Polymer-Matrix Composites: A Morphological and Structural Perspective”, University of Oklahoma, 1998; Advisor: B. P. Grady
  10. V. L. Grum, "The Three-dimensional Structure of Two Repeating Units from Chicken Brain Alpha Spectrin", Northwestern University, 1998; Advisor: A. Mondragon
  11. J. D. Haase, "Microbeam Diffraction Mapping of Microtexture in Al-LI 2090 T8E41", Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998; Advisor: S. R. Stock
  12. C. M. Huff, "Contribution of Conserved Leucines to the Structural Specificity of the Leucine Zipper", M.Sc. Thesis, University of California, Berkeley, 1998; Advisor: T. Alber
  13. J. Hunter Dunn, "Very Thin Magnets: X-rays, Lasers and Spectroscopy", Uppsala University, 1998; Advisor: D. Arvanitis
  14. R. M. Jones, "Ground and Excited State Spectroscopic Studies of High Valent Metal-Oxo Catalytic Intermediates: Structural and mechanistic Implications", The University of New Mexico, 1998; Advisor: M. L. Kirk
  15. M. C. Kautzky, "Growth, Structure, and Properties of PtMnSb-based Epitaxial Thin Films and Multilayers", Stanford University, 1998; Advisor: B. M. Clemens
  16. R. J. Keenan, "Crystal Structure of the Signal Sequence Binding Subunit of the Signal Recognition Particle", University of California, San Francisco, 1998; Advisor: R. M. Stroud
  17. K. E. Loeb, "Spectroscopic Definition of the Non-heme Ferrous Active Sites in Bleomycin and Phenylalanine Hydroxylase: Relevance to Oxygen Activation", Stanford University, 1998; Advisor: E. I. Solomon
  18. A. Y. Matsuura, "Study of Mott-Hubbard Metal-Insulator Transitions Using Synchrotron Radiation Techniques," Stanford University, 1998; Advisor: Z.-X. Shen
  19. I-F. T. Mau, "X-ray Crystallographic Analysis of the Pro Region-Assisted Folding of a-Lytic Protease and Expression of the Ligand Binding Domain of the Human LDL Receptor”, University of California, San Francisco, 1998; Advisor: D. A. Agard
  20. S. Nautiyal, "Design and Characterization of a Heterotrimeric Coiled Coil", University of California, Berkeley, 1998; Advisor: T. Alber
  21. K. K. Ng, "Structural Studies of Carboyhydrate and Calcium Binding to C- type Animal Lectins", Stanford University, 1998; Advisor: W. I. Weis
  22. N. L. Ogihara, "Crystal Structures of Wild Type and an ALS Mutant Analog of Yeast Copper Zinc Superoxide Dismutase and of Two Novel Designed Coiled Coil Proteins", University of California, Los Angeles, 1998; Advisor: D. Eisenberg
  23. J. B. Reitz, "Propylene Oxidation on Copper Oxide Surfaces: Electronic and Geometric Contributions to Reactivity and Selectivity", Stanford University, 1998; Advisor: E. I. Solomon
  24. K. S. Rose, "Investigation of the Electronic Structure of Bioinorganic Systems Using Ligand K-Edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy: Applications to CuA, Metal Tetrathiolates and Iron-Sulfur Clusters", Stanford University, 1998; Advisors: K. O. Hodgson and E. I. Solomon
  25. C. A. Scott, "Expression, Crystallization and Crystal Structures of MHC Class II I-A(d) in Complex with Single Peptides", The Scripps Research Institute, 1998; Advisor: I. A. Wilson
  26. U. M. Sundaram, "Spectroscopic Investigation of Oxygen Intermediates and Ligand Bound Forms of Multicopper Oxidases", Stanford University, 1998; Advisor: E. I. Solomon
  27. H. A. Thompson, "Dynamic Ion Partitioning Among Dissolved, Adsorbed, and Precipitated Phases in Aging Cobalt (II)/Kaolinite/Water Systems," Stanford University, 1998; Advisor: G. E. Brown, Jr.
  28. F. M. Wang, "XAFS Studies of Solid-Solid Phase Transformations at High Pressures," University of Washington, 1998; Advisor: R. I. Ingalls
  29. H. H. Zhang, "Multiple-Edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies of Multinuclear Iron and Copper Molecular Complexes and Protein Systems", Stanford University, 1998; Advisor: K. O. Hodgson

1997

  1. A. C. Anderson, "A Crystallographic Study of RNA Motifs", Harvard University, 1997; Advisor: C. A. Frederick
  2. B. E. Bernstein, "Crystallographic Investigations of Phosphoglycerate Kinase from the Causative Agent of Sleeping Sickness", University of Washington, 1997; Advisor: W. G. J. Hol
  3. D. Bocek, "Generation and Characterization of Superradiant Undulator Radiation", Stanford University, 1997; Advisor: H. Wiedemann
  4. S.-F. Cheah, "Sorption of Aqueous Copper(II) and 2,2’-Bipyridine on Amorphous Silica and Alumina: A Solution and Spectroscopic Study", Stanford University, 1997; Advisors: G. E. Brown, Jr., and G. A. Parks
  5. P. J. Focia, "Crystallographic Analysis of Parasite HGPRTases", University of California, San Francisco, 1997; Advisor: R. J. Fletterick
  6. C. J. Glover, "Implantation-induced Amorphisation of Compound Semiconductors", Australian National University, 1997; Advisor: M. C. Ridgway
  7. K. E. Goodwill, "Crystal Structure of Tyrosine Hydroxylase", University of California, Berkeley, 1997; Advisor: R. C. Stevens
  8. A. B. Herhold, "Pressure-induced Structural Phase Transitions in Semiconductor Nanocrystals", University of California, Berkeley, 1997; Advisor: A. P. Alivisatos
  9. B. Holloway, "The Relationship between the Mechanical Properties and the Chemical Structure of Carbon Nitride Thin Films", Stanford University, 1997; Advisor: P. Pianetta
  10. Y. Hu, "Applications of Synchrotron Radiation and Atomic Force Microscopy to the Study of Transition Metal Oxide and Metal Hydride Electrodes", Case Western Reserve University, 1997; Advisor: D. A. Scherson
  11. H. Huang, "Structural Characterization of Organocopper Reagents", University of Michigan, 1997; Advisor: J. E. Penner-Hahn
  12. L. Huang, "The Structural Basis of Ras Signaling: Three-dimensional Structures of the Ras-interacting Domain of RalGDS, Its Complex with Active Human Ras, and the RalB-GDP Protein", University of California, Berkeley, 1997; Advisor: S.-H. Kim
  13. L.-W. Hung, "The Three-dimensional Structures of Five Analogs of Monellin, a Potently Sweet Protein, D-Monellin, and Racemic DL-monellin, and a Homolog of Eukaryotic Translation Initation Factor 5A from Methanococcus jannaschii", University of California, Berkeley, 1997; Advisor: S.-H. Kim
  14. A. Kavner, "Experimental Investigations of Melting at Ultra-high Pressures and Temperatures", University of California, Berkeley, 1997; Advisor: R. Jeanloz
  15. L. B. LaCroix, "Spectroscopic and Theoretical Studies of Perturbed Blue Copper Proteins", Stanford University, 1997; Advisor: E. I. Solomon
  16. O. Littlefield, "Crystal Structures of the Kluyveromyces lactis Heat Shock Transcription Factor DNA-binding Domain Complexed with DNA", University of California at Berkeley, 1997; Advisor: H. Nelson
  17. P. Liu, "Reaction of Water with UHV-Cleaved MgO and CaO(100) Surfaces: Microscopic, Spectroscopic and X-Ray Standing Wave Studies", Stanford University, 1997; Advisor: G. E. Brown, Jr.
  18. T. McPhillips, "X-Ray Crystallographic Studies of the R65Q Mutant of Yeast Phosphoglycerate Kinase", California Institute of Technology, 1997; Advisor: D. C. Rees
  19. A. Munkholm, "Determination of Interfacial Roughness using X-Ray Scattering", Stanford University, 1997; Advisor: A.I. Bienenstock
  20. L. J. Parfitt, "The Nature of Stress in Nanoscale Refractory Metal Sputtered Films, University of Michigan, 1997; Advisors: J. C. Bilello and S. M. Yalisove
  21. L. A. Polette, "X-ray Spectroscopic Studies of Heavy Metal Up Take by Larrea tridentata (Creosote Bush)", MS.c. thesis, The University of Texas at El Paso, 1997; Advisor: J. Gardea-Torresdey
  22. S. T. Prigge, "The Structure of Peptidylglycine a-hydroxylating Monooxygenase Determined by Multiple Wavelength Anomalous Dispersion at the CuK Edge", The Johns Hopkins University, 1997; Advisor: L. M. Amzel
  23. A. Ranciaro, "Structural Determination of K-feldspars by X-Ray Diffractometry and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy", Università di Camerino, 1997; Advisor: A. Marcelli
  24. A. M. Rich, "Determination of Fe-Ligand Bond Lengths and Angles in Heme Proteins using X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy", University of Sydney, 1997; Advisor: P. Lay
  25. M. C. Schabel, "Angle-resolved Photoemission Investigations of the Electronic Structure, Fermi Surface and Superconducting Gap of Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide", Stanford University, 1997; Advisor: Z.-X. Shen
  26. J. Schlessman, "Crystal Structure of Azotobacter vinelandii Nitrogenase Iron Protein at 2.2 Å", California Institute of Technology, 1997; Advisor: D. C. Rees
  27. G. J. Snyder, "Magnetism and Electron Transport in Magnetoresistive Lanthanum Calcium Manganite", Stanford University, 1997; Advisor: T. E. Geballe
  28. C. M. Stanfel, "X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies of Iron Substituted Zeolites - Characterization and Quantification of Incorporated Iron Species", Stanford University, 1997; Advisor: K. O. Hodgson
  29. M. H. B. Stowell, "Ekmageion", California Institute of Technology, 1997; Advisor: D. C. Rees
  30. N. Takaura, "Synchrotron Radiation Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Microcontamination Analysis on Wafer Surfaces", Stanford University, 1997; Advisor: P. A. Pianetta
  31. J. Terry, "Photoelectron Diffraction Studies of Alkyl Overlayers on Silicon Surfaces", Stanford University, 1997; Advisor: P. Pianetta
  32. F. van den Akker, "X-Ray Crystallographic Studies of Heat-Labile Enterotoxins from Escherichia coli", University of Washington, 1997; Advisor: E. A. Merritt
  33. C.-T. Wang, "Structure and Magnetic Properties of Epitaxial Terbium-iron Thin Films", Stanford University, 1997; Advisor: B. M. Clemens
  34. H. Warriner, "Structure and Interactions in Model Biological Membranes Containing Polymer-Lipids: Lamellar Fluid and Lamellar Biogel Phases", University of California, Santa Barbara, 1997; Advisor: C. R. Safinya
  35. C. Yang, "Crystal Structure of Human Mitochondrial Single-stranded DNA Binding Protein, and Crystal Structures of Cyanide Glycera Dibranchiata Hemologlobin 3 and 4", Washington State University, 1997; Advisor: C. Kang
  36. F. Yang, "The Molecular Structure of Green Fluorescent Protein", Rice University, 1997; Advisor: G. N. Phillips, Jr.

1996

  1. J. R. Bargar, "Structures and Compositions of Lead(II) Sorption Products and Surface Sites on Aluminum and Iron Oxides", Stanford University, 1996; Advisors: G. E. Brown, Jr. and G. A. Parks
  2. J. Berger, "Structural Determination of a 92 kDa Fragment of Yeast Topoisomerase II by X-ray Crystallography at 2.7 Å Resolution", Harvard University, 1996; Advisors: S. C. Harrison and J. Wang
  3. C. H. Booth, "Local Structure, Distortions and Disorder in Advanced Perovskite Materials", University of California, Santa Cruz, 1996; Advisor: F. Bridges
  4. D. S. Burdette, "Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus 39E Secondary-alcohol Dehydrogenase: Molecular Basis for Stability and Catalysis", Michigan State University, 1996; Advisor: J. G. Zeikus
  5. M. A. Canady, "X-Ray Crystallographic Analysis of Turnip Yellow Mosaic Virus", University of California, Riverside, 1996; Advisor: A. McPherson
  6. L. Chen, "Studies of Protein Structure in Solution and Protein Folding Using Synchrotron Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering", Stanford University, 1996; Advisors: K. O. Hodgson and S. Doniach
  7. S. Chintapalli, "Structural Characterization of Polymer-salt Complexes and the Role of Plasticizers in Ionic Transport", University of Oklahoma, 1996; Advisor: R. Frech
  8. B. R. Crane, "Probing the Evolution and Catalytic Mechanism of the Metalloenzyme Sulfite Reductase Hemoprotein by X-Ray Crystallography", The Scripps Research Institute, 1996; Advisor: E. D. Getzoff
  9. M. W. Day, "X-ray Crystallographic Studies on Electron Transfer Proteins: Rubredoxin from Pyrococcus furiosus, Nitrogenase Molybdenum-iron from Azotobacter vinelandii and Ru(2,2'-BPPY)(2)(IMD)HIS83 Azurin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa", California Institute of Technology, 1996; Advisor: J. E. Bercaw
  10. P. J. Ellis, "Structural Studies of Metalloproteins Using X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy and X-Ray Diffraction", University of Sydney, 1996; Advisor: H. C. Freeman
  11. M. M. Grush, "X-Ray Spectroscopy of Manganese Clusters", University of California, Davis, 1996; Advisor: S. P. Cramer
  12. W. R. A. Huff, "Development of a High-resolution Soft X-ray (30-1500 eV) Beamline at the Advanced Light Source and Its use for the Study of Angle-resolved Photoemission Extended Fine Structure", University of California, Berkeley, 1996; Advisors: D. A. Shirley and A. P. Alivisatos
  13. C. C. Kankelborg, "Multispectral Observations of Coronal X-ray Bright Points", Stanford University, 1996; Advisor: A. B. C. Walker, II
  14. O. P. Karpenko, "Evolution of Surface Roughness and Texture during Low Temperature Film Deposition", University of Michigan, 1996; Advisor: J. C. Bilello
  15. D. M. King, "Shining Light on the Electronic Structure of the High Tc Superconductors", Stanford University, 1996; Advisor: Z.-X. Shen
  16. F. J. Kull, "Crystal Structure of the Human Kinesin Motor Domain", University of California, San Francisco, 1996; Advisor: R. J. Fletterick
  17. H.-c. Lihn, "Stimulated Coherent Transition Radiation", Stanford University, 1996; Advisor: H. Wiedemann
  18. M. R. Linford, "Chemical Functionalization of Hydrogen-Terminated Silicon Surfaces: The First Self-Assembled Monolayers on Silicon", Stanford University, 1996; Advisor: C. Chidsey
  19. S. G. Malhotra, "Depth Profiling of Strain in Thin Films and Multilayers", University of Michigan, 1996; Advisors: J. C. Bilello and S.M. Yalisove
  20. D. S. Marshall, "Doping Study of High Temperature Superconductors Using Angle-Resolved Photo-Electron Spectroscopy", Stanford University, 1996; Advisor: W. E. Spicer
  21. G. A. McConnell, "Structure and Interactions in Concentrated Diblock Copolymer Solutions", Stanford University, 1996; Advisor: A. P. Gast
  22. R. M. Osgood III, "Hysteresis Loops in Anisotropic Thin Films", Stanford University, 1996; Advisor: B. M. Clemens
  23. K. H. Nakagawa, "X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies of the Copper Centers in Particulate Methane Monooxygenase, Hemocyanin, and the Regulatory Protein CuP2 from Yeast", Stanford University, 1996; Advisor: K. O. Hodgson
  24. J. H.-P. Nguyen, "Pressure-induced Sublattice Amorphization and Materials Synthesis Under High Pressures and Temperatures", University of California Berkeley, 1996; Advisor: R. Jeanloz
  25. R. R. Patterson, "Reduction-Oxidation Reactions of Chromate and Amorphous Iron Sulfide at the Solid-Water Interface", M.Sc. Thesis, University of Idaho, 1996; Advisor: S. E. Fendorf
  26. M. L. Peterson, "Chromium(XI) Reduction by Magnetite: Spectroscopic Evidence of Sorption Precipitation, and Heterogeneous Oxidation -Reduction Reactions", Stanford University, 1996; Advisors: G.E. Brown, Jr. and G. A. Parks
  27. D. P. Piotrowski, "Synchrotron Polychromatic X-Ray Diffraction Tomography of Large-Grained Polycrystalline Materials", Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996; Advisor: S. Stock
  28. S. D. Rader, "Protein Folding and Enzyme Function: X-ray Crystallographic Studies of a-lytic Protease", University of California, San Francisco, 1996; Advisor: D. A. Agard
  29. B. M. Schick, "X-ray Diffraction Studies of EF-Tu:Ts", University of California, Riverside, 1996; Advisor: F. Jurnak
  30. S. Seshadri, "Compact Denatured States of Proteins: in Vivo and in Vitro", University of California, Santa Cruz, 1996; Advisor: A. L. Fink
  31. D. Shi, "Structural Research on Metalloproteins and Related Compounds", University of Sydney, 1996; Advisor: H. C. Freeman
  32. T. L. Stemmler, "Kinetic and Spectroscopic Characterization of the Native and Inhibitor Bound Forms of the Lactobacillus plantarum Mn Catalase and Released Proteins", University of Michigan, 1996; Advisor: J. E Penner-Hahn
  33. D. L. Tierney, "XAS Characterization of Bacterial Superoxide Dismutase and NMR Characterization of Substrate Binding in Phthalate Dioxygenase", University of Michigan, 1996; Advisor: J. E. Penner-Hahn
  34. S. N. Towle "Adsorption and Coprecipitation of Aqueous Cobalt(II) on Aluminum Oxide and Titanium Dioxide", Stanford University, 1996; Advisors: G. E. Brown, Jr. and G. A. Parks
  35. X. Wang, "High Resolution X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy - A New Technique for Site- and Spin- Selectivity", University of California, Davis, 1996; Advisor: S. P. Cramer
  36. T. E. Westre, "X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies of Mononuclear Non-Heme Iron Enzymes", Stanford University, 1996; Advisors: K.O. Hodgson and E. I. Solomon
  37. L. Zhou, "Structural Studies of Non-enveloped Spherical ssRNA Viruses", University of Alabama, 1996; Advisor: M. Luo

 

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