Agapie, Theodor

Committee Member — 98 thesises

• Thompson, Niklas Bjarne — A Synthetic Nitrogenase: Insights into the Mechanism of Nitrogen Fixation by a Single-Site Fe Catalyst (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ahmed, Tonia Sarah — Achieving High Stereoselectivity in Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Reactions for Organic and Polymer Synthesis (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Reed, Christopher John — Activation of Nitric Oxide and Water by Transition Metal Clusters Relevant to Active Sites in Biology (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Toutov, Anton Alexandrovich — Alkaline Salts of Sodium and Potassium: from C–X Reduction to C–H Functionalization and Beyond (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• MacArdle, Siobhán Gaustad — Analytical Chemistry Investigations Toward Understanding the Mechanism of Nitrogenase from Azotobacter vinelandii and the Role of the 4Fe-4S Cluster of Dna2 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bruening, Meaghan Ann — Applications of Synthesis in Copolymer Upcycling, Reduction of CO₂, Ligand Non-Innocence, and New Weakly-Coordinating Anions (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Loskot, Steven Anthony — Applications of the Enantioselective Allylic Alkylation Toward the Synthesis of Complex Natural Products (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Haley, Christopher Keating — Aryne Reactions in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Molecules (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cusumano, Alexander Quinn — Asymmetric Pericyclic Transformations from Reactive Palladium Intermediates (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Radlauer, Madalyn Rachel — Bimetallic Olefin Polymerization Catalysis: Mechanisms and Applications of Proximal Effects (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lenton, Taylor Nichole Baker — Bis(thiophenolate)pyridine Pincer Ligands and Trivalent Zirconocene Complexes Relevant to Earlv Transition Metal Polymerization Catalysts (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Al-Saihati, Zainab Ahmed — C(sp³)–H Activation via Dehydrogenation of Cyclic and Heterocyclic Alkanes by Single-Site Iridium Pincer Ligated Complexes (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Klet, Rachel Christine — Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions from Bis(carbene)-Platinum(II) Complexes and Olefin Polymerization and Oligomerization using Group 4 Post-Metallocene Complexes (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Anderson, John Stuart — Catalytic Conversion of Nitrogen to Ammonia by an Iron Model Complex (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Johansen, Christian Marinelli — Catalytic Proton-Coupled Reductions of Dinitrogen and Cyanide (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Li, Jiaming — Concise Total Syntheses of ∆¹²-Prostaglandin J Natural Products Using Stereoretentive Metathesis (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ahn, Jun Myun — Copper Carbazolides in Photoinduced C–N Couplings (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mendoza-Cortes, Jose Luis — Design of Molecules and Materials for Applications in Clean Energy, Catalysis and Molecular Machines Through Quantum Mechanics, Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulations (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kim, Seong Shik (Steve) — Design Rules for Multi-Electron Systems in Next-Generation Batteries: From Mg Electrode-Electrolyte Interface to Anion Redox Activation in Li-Rich Sulfides (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Creutz, Sidney E. — Design, Synthesis, and Study of Novel Platforms for Iron-N2 Chemistry and Photoinduced, Copper-mediated C-N Bond Formation (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Orazov, Marat — Development and Characterization of Catalytic Systems for Biomass-Derived Chemical Feedstocks (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schuman, David Phillip — Development and Mechanistic Investigation of Potassium Tert-Butoxide Catalyzed C–H Silylation (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cho, Hyungdo — Development of Photoinduced Copper-Catalyzed Amination of Alkyl Electrophiles: Synthesis and Mechanism (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Furst, Ariel Lesa — DNA-Mediated Charge Transport Devices for Protein Detection (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ener, Maraia Emily — Electron Flow Through Cytochrome P450 (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lee, Heui Beom — Electronic Structure and Spectroscopy of Tetranuclear Mn4O4 and CaMn3O4 Complexes as Models of the Oxygen Evolving Complex in Photosystem II (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Luedecke, Kaitlin Mary — Elucidating the Role of Transition Metal Electronic Structure in Catalysis and Spin Relaxation (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Miller, Alexander James Minden — Emissive Monocopper Amidophosphine Complexes and Lewis Acid-Assisted Reductive Coupling of Carbon Monoxide (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Williamson, Heather R. — Engineering Multi Step Electron Tunneling Systems in Proteins (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lattimer, Judith Rebecca Cabelli — Functionalization of Si(111) Surfaces and the Formation of Mixed Monolayers for the Covalent Attachment of Molecular Catalysts in Photoelectrochemical Devices (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kelley, Paul — Fundamental Studies of Carbon Oxygen Bond Activation in Nickel Diphosphine Ether Complexes. And, Metallomacrocycles as Ligands: Synthesis and Characterization of Aluminum-Bridged Bisglyoximato Complexes of Iron and Cobalt (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Low, Choon Heng (Marcus) — Hemilabile, Non-Innocent (Poly)arylene Donors for Accessing Novel Reactivity at Transition Metal Centers (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lionetti, Davide — Heterometallic Complexes as Models of Enzymatic Active Sites (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Duquette, Douglas Charles — Highly Enantioselective Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation Reactions of Carbocyclic Enaminones and Acyclic Substrates (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Suseno, Sandy — Homo- and Heteronuclear Transition Metal Complexes Supported by Multinucleating Ligands (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Han, Seojung — I. Synthetic Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Polycyclic Natural Products – Communesin F, Perophoramidine and Ineleganolide. II. Nickel Catalyzed Intramolecular C–O Bond Formation (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Brand, Stephen Kramer — I. Tin Silsesquioxanes as Analogs for the Open and Closed Sites in Tin-Containing Zeotype Beta and II. Enantiomerically Enriched, Polycrystalline Molecular Sieves (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hicks, Madeline H. — In Situ Spectroscopic Studies of Electrolyte and Organic Films Effects on Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Xiong, Shuoyan — Insertion of Olefins into Nickel Alkyl Complexes: Mechanistic Studies and Polymerization Catalysis (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Matson, Benjamin David — Interplay of Proton Transfer, Electron Transfer and Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Transition Metal Mediated Nitrogen Fixation (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lee, Brian Chansol — Investigation and Control of the Electrode/Electrolyte Interface in Electrochemical Systems (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hirscher, Nathanael Allen — Investigation of Ethylene Tetramerization Catalysis from Structurally-Defined Organochromium Compounds (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Takaoka, Ayumi — Investigations on Low-Valent Group 8 and 9 Metalloradicals (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fu, Ross — Iridium and Rhodium Analogues of the Shilov Cycle Catalyst; and The Investigation and Applications of the Reduction-Coupled Oxo Activation (ROA) Mechanistic Motif towards Alkane Upgrading (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nesbit, Mark Allen — Iron, Cobalt, and Nickel Metalloboranes: Reactivity, Catalysis, N2 Activation and Stabilization of Reactive N2Hx Ligands (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Edouard, Guy Anthony — Late Transition Metals Supported by Aryl Ethers and Phenoxides Bearing Pendant Phosphines: Mechanistic Insights Relevant to Ether C-O Bond Cleavage (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Turro, Raymond Farnon — Mechanistic Investigations and Development of Ni-Catalyzed Cross- Electrophile Coupling Reactions (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hannoun, Kareem Imad — Mechanistic Study of Cu-Mediated, Photoinduced C–S Bond Formation and Demonstration of Electrochemical Ammonia Production by a Surface-Attached Iron Complex (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Barber, Ross William — Mechanophore Strategies for the Development of Polymers with Mechanically Gated Responsive Behavior (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fong, Henry — Metallaboratrane Facilitated E‒H Bond Activation and Hydrogenation Catalysis (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Anderson, Robert Lon — Methodological Development and Computational Investigations of Metal-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• O'Connor, Nicholas R. — Methodological Developments and Synthetic Applications of Strained Rings and Allylic C-H Functionalization of Hindered Substrates (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Scott, Anna Gustavus — MFeS Clusters as Models for Complex Multimetallic Systems (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• O'Leary, Leslie Esther — Mixed Functionality Semiconductor Surfaces: Formation, Characterization, Interfacial Dynamics, and Applications (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kanady, Jacob Steven — Models of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Heim, Gavin Paul — Molecular Tuning of Electrocatalysts for Generation of Commodity Chemicals (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Buss, Joshua Alan — Molybdenum Para-Terphenyl Diphosphine Complexes (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Henthorn, Justin Travis — Molybdenum Quinonoid Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Arnett, Charles Haden — Multimetallic Models of the Nitrogenase Active Site (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhang, Juner — New-to-Nature Selective C-H Alkylation Using Engineered Carbene Transferases (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sampson, Jessica — Nuclearity and π-π Interaction Effects on Olefin Polymerization and Coordination Chemistry (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Coelho, Pedro de Souza Leão — Olefin Cyclopropanation and Carbon-Hydrogen Amination via Carbene and Nitrene Transfers Catalyzed by Engineered Cytochrome P450 Enzymes (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lancaster, Kyle Matthew — Outer-Sphere Effects on the Copper Sites of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Azurins (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liu, Yiyang — Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative and Decarbonylative Transformations in the Synthesis of Fine and Commodity Chemicals (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Le, Linh Nguyen Vuong — Partial Synthetic Models of the FeMoco Nitrogenase Cluster with Bridging C-Based Ligands (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Regan, Clinton Joseph — Photochemical Strategies to Decage Organic Compounds (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ratani, Tanvi Siraj — Photoinduced, Copper-Catalyzed C-N and C-C Bond Formation and Photocatalytic Co-Mediated Nitrite Reduction to N₂O: Reactivity and Mechanism (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Adillon, Enric Healey — Principles of Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Mediator Design (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lee, Chung Whan — Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Curcusone C and Mechanistic Elucidation of an Unexpected Rearrangement (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chalkley, Matthew J. — Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Nitrogen Fixation (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rittle, Jonathan Daniel — Proton-Coupled Reduction of N₂ Facilitated by Molecular Fe Complexes (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bermejo-Deval, Ricardo — Reaction of Glucose Catalyzed by Framework and Extraframework Tin Sites in Zeolite Beta (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Suess, Daniel Leif Migdow — Reactions of Small Molecules Facilitated by Metal-Acceptor Interactions (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Boyd, Emily A. — Reductive Samarium Catalysis Enabled By A Thermochemical Roadmap (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Santori, Elizabeth Anne — Si Microwire Array Photoanodes for Artificial Photosynthetic Devices (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Deegan, Meaghan Marie — Small Molecule Reactivity of Trisphosphine-Supported Iron and Cobalt Complexes (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ribson, Ryan Dillon — Spectroscopic Characterization of Electronic and Magnetic Relaxation Phenomena in Molecular Systems (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• He, Tianyi — Synthesis and Spectroscopy of Open-Shell Complexes Bearing Unusual M-E (E = N, C) Bonding Motifs and Synthesis of Novel Weakly-Coordinating Anions with Applications in Coordination Chemistry and Electrochemistry (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gan, Quan — Synthesis of Cyclic Polymers by Ring Expansion and Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhao, Zhenqi (Steven) — Synthesis of Strained Systems via Vinyl Carbocation Intermediates (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schild, Dirk Jacob — Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Iron Hydrides in Nitrogen Fixation and Proton Coupled Electron Transfer from C-H bonds (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gu, Nina Xiao — Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Thiolate-Supported Metalloradicals (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Whited, Matthew Thomas — Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies of Small-Molecule Activation at Low-Valent Iron, Cobalt, and Iridium Centers (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shiau, Angela Ann — Tetranuclear CaMn₃O₄ and Mn₄O₄ Complexes as Spectroscopic Models of the Oxygen Evolving Complex of Photosystem II (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Horak, Kyle Tadashi — The Design and Synthesis of Transition Metal Complexes Supported by Non-innocent Ligand Scaffolds for Small Molecule Activation (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Holder, Jeffrey Clinton — The Development of an Asymmetric Palladium-Catalyzed Conjugate Addition and Its Application Toward the Total Syntheses of Taiwaniaquinoid Natural Products (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shimozono, Alexander Mitsuo — The Development of Ni-Catalyzed Methods for Application in Total Synthesis (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Freas, Dylan Joshua — The Synthesis of Diverse Families of Organic Compounds via Nickel-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Versaw, Brooke Ann — Thermally and Mechanically Responsive Platforms for Functional Polymeric Materials (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kerkovius, Jeffrey Kevan — Total Synthesis of Lupin Alkaloids, Diterpenoid Alkaloids, and Progress Towards the Myrsinane Diterpenes (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Roske, Christopher William — Towards a Hydrobromic Acid Splitting Device Using Earth-Abundant Materials (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tsui, Emily Yuan — Transition Metal Clusters Supported by Multinucleating Ligand Frameworks as Models of Biological Active Sites (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fajardo, Javier, Jr. — Transition Metal Complexes for Challenging Reductive Transformations: From Nitrogen Fixation Catalysts to Photoreductants (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Buscagan, Trixia Marie — Transition Metals as Catalysts for Cross-Coupling and Dinitrogen Fixation (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Whited, Charlotte A. — Tuning Nitric Oxide Synthase: Investigating the Thiolate "Push" and No Release (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Casselman, Tyler Daniel — Unveiling Incipient Reactivity via Tandem Hydrosilylation Reaction Cascades and the Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of (–)-Cylindrocyclophane A (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Salazar, Matthew — Utilizing Mass Transport to Enhance CO₂ Conversion to Multi-Carbon Products (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Herbert, Myles Benton — Z-Selectivc Olefin Metathesis using Chelating Ruthenium Alkylidene Catalysts (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))