This online database contains the full-text of PhD dissertations and Masters’ theses of Wilfrid Laurier University students from 1982 forward. These documents are made available for personal study and research purposes only, in accordance with the Canadian Copyright Act and the Creative Commons license—CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivative Works). Under this license, works must always be attributed to the copyright holder (original author), cannot be used for any commercial purposes, and may not be altered. Any other use would require the permission of the copyright holder. Students can choose to withdraw their dissertation and/or thesis from this database. For additional inquiries, please contact the repository administrator via e-mail or by telephone at 519-884-0710 ext. 2073.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2025

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The Design and Synthesis of New Materials using Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions, Lavneet Kaur and Kenneth E. Maly

Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Structural and Functional Analysis of the Putatively Virulent Gene Products Tde1414, Tde1511, and Tde2714 from the Oral Pathogen Treponema denticola, Brock W. Corbett

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UNEXPECTED RING OPENING REACTIONS, SOLID-STATE STRUCTURES, AND A CHEMILUMINESCENT REACTION, L Hiscock

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Coordination Chemistry Using Strategic Design of Ligands for Switchable Properties, Delara Joekar

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Synthesis and Biophysical Analysis of Modified Cell-Penetrating Peptides, Joel Mitchell

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Geochemistry of Rare Earth Elements in Simulated Natural Waters: Experiments and modelling of precipitation, complexation, and bioavailability., Samantha Zulian

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Phosphorus Release and Recovery from Simulated Ferric Wastewater Sludge, Aseel Alnimer

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The Design and Characterization of Gold Nanoclusters as Elementary Building Blocks, Heather Gaebler

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Mechanistic Studies of CO2 Electrochemical Reduction (CO2ER) on Cu and CuO Nanoparticles with In-Situ ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy, Jason Hsu

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Functional Residues of CjpatA, Robert Lamont

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Exploring the Membrane Protein and Peptide Interactions of Mitochondrial and Bacterial Lipid Systems, George Saudan

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Assessing the Biocatalytic Promiscuity of PEP- Transformations for Geminal-Difluorination, Eloy Jose Torres Garcia

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Influence of Dissolved Organic Matter on Phosphate Interactions with Hydrous Ferric Oxides, Alaa Hasan Alsherbi

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Utilization of the Yamamoto Cyclotrimerization Reaction Towards the Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, Josh LeDrew

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Air Quality: Assessment of Pollutant Levels and Chemistry in Kitchener, ON using multisensor pods, Wisam Mohammed

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Discovery of Inhibitors of Peptidoglycan O-Acetyltransferase B (PatB) from Neisseria gonorrhoeae, A New Potential Antibacterial Target, Stefen Stangherlin

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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ON THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MITOCHONDRIAL UNCOUPLING PROTEINS: THE CASE OF UCP2, Afshan Ardalan

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The synthesis and characterization of advanced functional properties of well-defined nanoscale building blocks, Patrick Campbell

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Copper Binding to Fish Gill Cell Lines: Towards Determination of Biotic Ligand Model Parameters, Samantha Kliewer

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The Potential for Remote Sensing Measurement of Dissolved Organic Carbon as a Tool For Metal Risk Assessments, Mickey Nielsen

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Influence of Salinity on Copper-Ligand Formation Constants, Fatimah Barnawi

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Determination of Samarium and Dysprosium Solubility, Seana Brennan

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Synthesis and Biophysical Analysis of the Cell-Penetrating Peptide Penetratin and its Aromatic Analogues, An Le

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Functional Characterization of Proteins from a Putative Chondroitin Sulfate A Degrading Operon and the Crystal Structure of an Exo-N-Acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase from Tannerella forsythia, Peter Nguyen

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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CAZYME AND CAZYME-RELATED PROTEINS FROM: BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON AND PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS: TWO ABUNDANT COLONIZERS OF THE HUMAN MICROBIOME, James Stevenson

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Expression, Purification, Functional Characterization and Crystallization of Three Porphyromonas gingivalis Gene Products, Katarina Mandic

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Structural and Functional Analysis of Three Upregulated Gene Products, TDE0626, TDE1701, and TDE2714 from Treponema denticola During Biofilm Formation, Jonah Nechacov

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Characterization of the Red Complex Bacterial Biofilm, Alena Pratasouskaya

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Heterogeneous Chemistry of Iron at the Liquid/Solid and Air/Solid Interfaces, Mohammad Aminur Rahman

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Characterization of the Microbial Phosphonate-Activating PntC Enzymes, Kyle Rice

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Nanoscale Building Blocks: Bridging the Gap between Potential and Realized Applications, Nicole Ritter

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TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT KINETIC STUDIES OF ARSENICALS ADSORPTION FROM SOLUTION TO HEMATITE NANOPARTICLES, sara soldoozy

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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The influence of water quality on wetland-associated microbial communities, Lindsey Clairmont

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INITIAL FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BFO 2291 AND BFO 2294 FROM Tannerella forsythia; DEGRADERS OF CHONDROITIN SULFATE A, Rony Eshaque and Rony Eshaque

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Synthesis, Properties, and Solid-State Structures of a Series of 6,13-Dicyanoheteropentacene Analogues: Towards New Liquid Crystalline Materials, L Hiscock, Kenneth E. Maly, and Louise N. Dawe

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The Effect of Oxidation, Thionation, and Dimerization on the Self-Assembly and Photophysical Properties of Novel Discotic Materials, Katie M. Psutka

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Determination of Silver Binding to Natural Organic Matter Using Ion Selective Electrode, Mona Muhawwis Alshammari

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The Synthesis of Symmetric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and the Mesomorphic Properties of Their Brominated Derivatives, Vanessa Bellemore

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Natural Organic Matter Characterization and Lead Speciation as Indicators of Potential Lead Bioavailability in Aquatic Environments, Giselle Cimprich

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Quantifying the Interactions of Nickel with Marine Dissolved Organic Matter Using Fluorescence, Elissa Dow

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A Density Functional Theory Study of Intrinsically Chiral Semiconductor Nanocrystals, Richard Edwards

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A Computational Study of Silver Doped CdSe Quantum Dots, Heather Gaebler

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Size and Shape Control in Metal Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites, Tomendro Subedi

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Comparing the regio- and enantioselectivity of inverting versus retaining epoxide hydrolases, Mark A. Aliwalas

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Chemical Removal of Total Phosphorus from Wastewater to Low Levels and Its Analysis, Farah Ateeq

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Characterization of a Phosphonate-Specific Cytidylyltransferase, Kissa Batul

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Sm and Dy Interaction with Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) in Freshwater Measured by Ion-Selective Electrode and Fluorescence Quenching Analytical Techniques, Alexandra Carvajal

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Phosphorus removal using titanium dioxide nanoparticles in wastewater treatment, Suyoung Choi Mr.

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THE KINETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO PUTATIVE GALACTOSIDASES, BT2857 AND SCO6594, AND THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSES OF SCO6595-97, Maria Ngo

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THE ROLE OF ORGANIC MATTER IN THE SURFACE CHEMISTRY OF ARSENIC COMPOUNDS ON IRON−(OXYHYDR)OXIDES STUDIED BY ATR-FTIR, Arthur Situm

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A Biophysical Study of the Ion Transport Mechanism in Uncoupling Protein 2 by Investigating the Role of Lysine Residues in its Matrix Network, Stephanie O. Uwumarenogie

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Biophysical Characterization Of The Folding, Membrane Topology And Ion Transport Activity Of Ucp2 Using Selective Trp Mutants, Tyler C. Auld

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Characterization of the Trans-plasma Membrane Electron Transport System in the Myelin Membrane, Afshan Sohail

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Synthesis and Characterization of Coloumnar Mesophases of Novel Substituted Dibenzanthracenes and Their Donor-Acceptor Mixtures, Katie M. Psutka

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SURFACE COMPLEXATION OF MONOSUBSTITUTED ORGANOARSENICALS ON HEMATITE: ATR-FTIR INVESTIGATIONS, Md Abdus Sabur

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Characterization of the Transporter Protein Sodium-Potassium Adenosine Triphosphatase in the Myelin Membrane, Dara E C Schaefer

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A Computational Study of Small Gold Clusters with H2S, Thiols, H2O, and Alcohols, Silvija C. Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Controlled Transformation of Nanoparticles with Tunable Surface Plasmon Resonance, Nimer Murshid

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Treatment of Reverse Osmosis Brine with Advanced Oxidative Processes for Enhanced Phosphorus Removal, Petrease Patton

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Determination of Copper Speciation, Bioavailability and Toxicity in Saltwater Environments, Tara N. Tait

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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Density Functional Theory Calculations on Hydrated Dimethylarsinic Acid and Iron Oxide Clusters, Adrian Adamescu

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Lipid raft formation and peptide-lipid interactions in myelin model membranes, Ashtina R. Appadu

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Characterizing Dissolved Organic Matter and Cu2+, Zn2+, Ni2+, and Pb2+ Binding in Salt Water and Implications for Toxicity, Rachael L. Diamond

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Laboratory Methods for the Advancement of Wastewater Treatment Modeling, Holly E. Gray

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Synthesis and Investigation of the Liquid Crystalline Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Joseph A. Paquette

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Proteomic Analysis of the Highly Detergent Resistant Radial component of Myelin, Vatsal M. Patel

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ATR-FTIR STUDIES ON THE KINETICS OF DIMETHYLARSINIC ACID (DMA) SURFACE COMPLEXATION WITH IRON(OXYHYDR)OXIDES, Julia Tofan-Lazar Miss

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Conformation and ion transport of neuronal uncoupling proteins: UCP2, UCP4, and UCP5, Tuan Hoang

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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Microporous Organic Polymers: Synthesis and Post Synthetic Modifications, Phillip Andrew Kerneghan

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Isolation and Characterization of Ligands for the Goldfish Testicular Androgen Receptor from Kraft Mill Chemical Recovery Condensates, Philip David Scott