Graduate Research Theses
11- Jason Hsu. MSc Thesis. Mechanistic Studies of CO2 Electrochemical Reduction (CO2ER) on Cu and CuO Nanoparticles with In-Situ ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada,2023.
10- Wisam Mohammed. MSc Thesis. Air Quality: Assessment of Pollutant Levels and Chemistry in Kitchener, ON using multisensor pods. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada,2022.
9- Md. Aminur Rahman. PhD Thesis. Heterogeneous Chemistry of Iron at the Liquid/Solid and Air/Solid Interfaces. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2019.
8- Sara Soldoozy. MSc Thesis. Temperature-Dependent Kinetic Studies of Arsenicals Adsorption From Solution to Hematite Nanoparticles. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2019.
7- Adrian Adamescu. PhD Thesis. Density Functional Theory Calculations on the Sorption of Organoarsenicals onto Hydrated Iron (III) Oxyhydroxide Clusters. Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2017. (Note: Research conducted jointly with Laurier)
6- Arthur Situm. MSc Thesis. The Role of Organic Matter in the Surface Chemistry of Arsenic Compounds on Iron−(Oxyhydr)oxides studied by ATR-FTIR. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2016. Received 'Outstanding Graduate Thesis Mention at the MSc level' from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
5- Peter Starszyk. Master of Mathematics in Statistics. Inferring Chemical Reaction Rates from a Sequence of Infrared Spectra. Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2016.
4- Md Abdus Sabur. MSc Thesis. Surface Complexation of Monosubstituted Organoarsenicals on Hematite: ATR-FTIR Investigations. Chemistry Department, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2014.
3- Julia Tofan-Lazar. MSc Thesis. ATR-FTIR Studies on the Kinetics of Dimethylarsinic Acid (DMA) Surface Complexation with Iron(oxyhydr)oxides. Chemistry Department, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2012.
2- Adrian Adamescu. MSc Thesis. Density Functional Theory Calculations on Hydrated Dimethylarsinic Acid and Iron Oxide Clusters. Chemistry Department, Wilfrid Laurier University, 2012.
1- Scott Cowen. MSc Thesis. Heterogeneous Photodegradation of Tannic Acid Studied by Diffuse Reflectance FTIR. Chemistry Department, University of Guelph, 2009. (Note: Research conducted jointly with Laurier)
Undergraduate Research Theses (CH490, CH495, HE490)
21. Carol Salama. High Performance Liquid Chromatography Experiments on Water Soluble Particulate Matter Extracts, 2023
20- Connor Randall. Surface Chemistry of Acetate on CuO Nanoparticle Thin Film: An In-Situ ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy Study, 2022.
19- Shea Kraemer. Effects of Bovine Serum Albumin on Arsenic Adsorption to Hematite Nanoparticles using ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy, 2021.
18- Anthony Trinh. Iron Catalyzed Polymerization of Catechol: Effect of Viscosity and Presence of Hydrophobic Phases, 2020.
17- Wisam Mohammed. The Effects of Ionic Strength and Addition of Dicarboxylic Acids on the Iron-catalyzed Secondary Brown Carbon Formation of Pyrocatechol in Model Acidic Aerosol Systems, 2020.
16- Samantha East. Water Uptake Studies on Sulfate-contraining Polyguaiacol Particles using QCM, 2019
15- Lindsay Grandy. Bulk Studies on the Reaction of Selected Phenols with Soluble and Insoluble Iron, 2015.
14- Brandon Caughell. Phosphate and Arsenate: Which Removes the Other from Hematite Surface Faster? ATR-FTIR Investigation, 2015.
13- Kevin Jakiela. HPLC Studies on the Photodegradation of Catechol with Iron(III) Chloride, 2014
12- Arthur Situm. Binding of Arsenicals to Hematite in the Presence of Adsorbed Organics, 2014.
11- Samantha Slikboer. DRIFTS Studies on the Photodegradation of Catechol with Iron Chloride and Hematite, 2014.
10- Derek Arts. Kinetic Studies of p-AsA on Hematite Using ATR-FTIR, 2013
9- Glynis Jones. Computational Chemistry Studies on Atmospherically-Relevant Organic Complexes with Iron, 2013.
8- Marshall Linder. Density Functional Theory Calculations on the Complexation of p-Arsanilic Acid to Iron Oxide Clusters, 2012.
7- Gregory Wentworth. Studies on Water Uptake and Phototransformation of Gallic Acid as a Mimic for HULIS in Aerosols using
DRIFTS and QCM, 2011.
6- Ben Mitchell. Surface Interactions and Thermodynamics of Dimethylarsinic Acid Adsorption on Iron (oxyhydr)oxides: ATR-FTIR Studies, 2010.
5- Holly Gray. Quantum Chemical Calculations of Methylated Organoarsenicals on Iron Oxide Cluster Models: Optimized Geometries and Infrared Frequencies, 2009.
4- Megha Duggal. Adsorption Thermodynamics of Dimethylarsinic Acid onto Iron Oxides Using ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy, 2008.
Matthew Chabot. Arsenic in the Environment: A Summary of Experimental Research, 2008.
3- Scott Cowen. Preparation and Characterization of Multicomponent Aerosol Proxies, 2007.
2- Sarah DePalma. Adsorption of p-Arsanilic Acid on Model Geosorbents: ATR-FTIR Studies, 2007.
1- Kati McCartney. Functionalization of Silica Surface with Organic Monolayers, 2006.
11- Jason Hsu. MSc Thesis. Mechanistic Studies of CO2 Electrochemical Reduction (CO2ER) on Cu and CuO Nanoparticles with In-Situ ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada,2023.
10- Wisam Mohammed. MSc Thesis. Air Quality: Assessment of Pollutant Levels and Chemistry in Kitchener, ON using multisensor pods. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada,2022.
9- Md. Aminur Rahman. PhD Thesis. Heterogeneous Chemistry of Iron at the Liquid/Solid and Air/Solid Interfaces. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2019.
8- Sara Soldoozy. MSc Thesis. Temperature-Dependent Kinetic Studies of Arsenicals Adsorption From Solution to Hematite Nanoparticles. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2019.
7- Adrian Adamescu. PhD Thesis. Density Functional Theory Calculations on the Sorption of Organoarsenicals onto Hydrated Iron (III) Oxyhydroxide Clusters. Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2017. (Note: Research conducted jointly with Laurier)
6- Arthur Situm. MSc Thesis. The Role of Organic Matter in the Surface Chemistry of Arsenic Compounds on Iron−(Oxyhydr)oxides studied by ATR-FTIR. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2016. Received 'Outstanding Graduate Thesis Mention at the MSc level' from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
5- Peter Starszyk. Master of Mathematics in Statistics. Inferring Chemical Reaction Rates from a Sequence of Infrared Spectra. Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2016.
4- Md Abdus Sabur. MSc Thesis. Surface Complexation of Monosubstituted Organoarsenicals on Hematite: ATR-FTIR Investigations. Chemistry Department, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2014.
3- Julia Tofan-Lazar. MSc Thesis. ATR-FTIR Studies on the Kinetics of Dimethylarsinic Acid (DMA) Surface Complexation with Iron(oxyhydr)oxides. Chemistry Department, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2012.
2- Adrian Adamescu. MSc Thesis. Density Functional Theory Calculations on Hydrated Dimethylarsinic Acid and Iron Oxide Clusters. Chemistry Department, Wilfrid Laurier University, 2012.
1- Scott Cowen. MSc Thesis. Heterogeneous Photodegradation of Tannic Acid Studied by Diffuse Reflectance FTIR. Chemistry Department, University of Guelph, 2009. (Note: Research conducted jointly with Laurier)
Undergraduate Research Theses (CH490, CH495, HE490)
21. Carol Salama. High Performance Liquid Chromatography Experiments on Water Soluble Particulate Matter Extracts, 2023
20- Connor Randall. Surface Chemistry of Acetate on CuO Nanoparticle Thin Film: An In-Situ ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy Study, 2022.
19- Shea Kraemer. Effects of Bovine Serum Albumin on Arsenic Adsorption to Hematite Nanoparticles using ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy, 2021.
18- Anthony Trinh. Iron Catalyzed Polymerization of Catechol: Effect of Viscosity and Presence of Hydrophobic Phases, 2020.
17- Wisam Mohammed. The Effects of Ionic Strength and Addition of Dicarboxylic Acids on the Iron-catalyzed Secondary Brown Carbon Formation of Pyrocatechol in Model Acidic Aerosol Systems, 2020.
16- Samantha East. Water Uptake Studies on Sulfate-contraining Polyguaiacol Particles using QCM, 2019
15- Lindsay Grandy. Bulk Studies on the Reaction of Selected Phenols with Soluble and Insoluble Iron, 2015.
14- Brandon Caughell. Phosphate and Arsenate: Which Removes the Other from Hematite Surface Faster? ATR-FTIR Investigation, 2015.
13- Kevin Jakiela. HPLC Studies on the Photodegradation of Catechol with Iron(III) Chloride, 2014
12- Arthur Situm. Binding of Arsenicals to Hematite in the Presence of Adsorbed Organics, 2014.
11- Samantha Slikboer. DRIFTS Studies on the Photodegradation of Catechol with Iron Chloride and Hematite, 2014.
10- Derek Arts. Kinetic Studies of p-AsA on Hematite Using ATR-FTIR, 2013
9- Glynis Jones. Computational Chemistry Studies on Atmospherically-Relevant Organic Complexes with Iron, 2013.
8- Marshall Linder. Density Functional Theory Calculations on the Complexation of p-Arsanilic Acid to Iron Oxide Clusters, 2012.
7- Gregory Wentworth. Studies on Water Uptake and Phototransformation of Gallic Acid as a Mimic for HULIS in Aerosols using
DRIFTS and QCM, 2011.
6- Ben Mitchell. Surface Interactions and Thermodynamics of Dimethylarsinic Acid Adsorption on Iron (oxyhydr)oxides: ATR-FTIR Studies, 2010.
5- Holly Gray. Quantum Chemical Calculations of Methylated Organoarsenicals on Iron Oxide Cluster Models: Optimized Geometries and Infrared Frequencies, 2009.
4- Megha Duggal. Adsorption Thermodynamics of Dimethylarsinic Acid onto Iron Oxides Using ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy, 2008.
Matthew Chabot. Arsenic in the Environment: A Summary of Experimental Research, 2008.
3- Scott Cowen. Preparation and Characterization of Multicomponent Aerosol Proxies, 2007.
2- Sarah DePalma. Adsorption of p-Arsanilic Acid on Model Geosorbents: ATR-FTIR Studies, 2007.
1- Kati McCartney. Functionalization of Silica Surface with Organic Monolayers, 2006.