PhD and Master Theses

by former students of the Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics (LFD).

2007

1. Claudia Y Lee.
   FLIMBox: A novel fluorescence lifetime approach for the confocal microscope.
   PhD in Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2007.
   Advisor: Enrico Gratton
   Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 3.3 MB 
2. Shwayta Kukreti.
   Intrinsic spectroscopic tumor markers revealed by double-differential analysis of near-infrared absorption spectra.
   PhD in Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007.
   Advisor: Enrico Gratton
   Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 8.1 MB 

2006

3. Dean A Eckhoff.
   Optical characterization of ultrasmall, hydrogen-terminated and carboxyl-functionalized silicon nanoparticles in aqueous environments.
   PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006.
   Advisor: Enrico Gratton
   Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 2.4 MB 
4. Rajarsi Gupta.
   Frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy in the human brain.
   PhD in Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006.
   Advisor: William W Mantulin
   Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 3.7 MB 
5. Kandice Tanner.
   "Cat"-ology: Spectrally resolved neurophotonics in the mammalian brain and phantom studies.
   PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006.
   Advisor: Enrico Gratton
   Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 4.3 MB 
6. Anna Celli.
   Spatial correlation of lipid phase fluctuations in model membranes studied with two-photon fluorescence microscopy.
   PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006.
   Advisor: Enrico Gratton
   Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 4.7 MB 

2005

7. Zigurts K Majumdar.
   Measurement of internal movements of the Escherichia coli ribosome using Förster resonance energy transfer and microsecond, continuous-flow turbulent mixing in micro-fabricated devices.
   PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005.
   Advisor: Robert M Clegg
   Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 10.0 MB 
8. Abdel K Tahari.
   Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy: ultrasensitive detection in clear and turbid media.
   PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006.
   Advisor: Enrico Gratton
   Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 803 KB 
9. Glen I Redford.
   Fast fluorescence lifetime imaging using a full-field homodyne system with applications in biology.
   PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005.
   Advisor: Robert M Clegg
   Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 5.2 MB 
10. Natalia Machado.
    Near-infrared spectroscopy and the swallowing event.
    Master in Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005.
    Advisor: Adrienne L Perlman, Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, PDF 1115 KB 
11. Melanie A Cheng.
    Characterization of membrane organization and dynamics in giant unilamellar vesicles assembled from rat kidney membrane extracts and fragments.
    PhD in Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005.
    Advisor: William W Mantulin
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 6.5 MB 

2003

12. Jee-Hyun Choi.
    Cerebral hemodynamics and its oxygenation: Study of their baseline and spontaneous oscillation.
    PhD in Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 7.0 MB 
13. Oliver Holub.
    Fluorescence lifetime imaging at video rate - a new technique in photosynthesis research.
    PhD in Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Technical University of Berlin, 2003.
    Advisor: Robert M Clegg, Gernot Renger
    Abstract, Website, PDF 11.6 MB 

2002

14. John S Eid.
    Two-photon dual channel fluctuation correlation spectroscopy: Theory and application.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 4.1 MB 
15. Timothy M Ragan.
    Three-dimensional single particle tracking on the two-photon microscope.
    PhD in Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 2.9 MB 
16. Elliott Tan.
    Dynamics of hairpin ribozyme.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002.
    Advisor: Robert M Clegg
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 2.0 MB 
17. Sophia Y Breusegem.
    In vivo investigation of protein interactions in Caenorhabditis elegans by Förster resonance energy transfer microscopy.
    PhD in Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002.
    Advisor: Robert M Clegg
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 8.6 MB 
18. Qiaoqiao Ruan.
    Protein dynamics: Studies of adenylate kinase mutants from Escherichia coli and characterization of adenylate kinase isoforms from murine cells. Applications of fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy.
    PhD in Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002.
    Advisor: William W Mantulin, Michael Glaser
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 3.4 MB 

2001

19. Osman Akcakir.
    Silicon nanoparticle characterization by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 3.3 MB 
20. L Adelina Paunescu.
    Tissue blood flow and oxygen consumption measured with near-infrared frequency-domain spectroscopy.
    PhD in Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 939 KB 

2000

21. Mattia Filiaci.
    Spatial localization and temporal analysis of optical property fluctuations by multiplexed near-infrared photon density waves in turbid media: In vitro and in vivo studies.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 5.1 MB 

1998

22. Yan Chen.
    Analysis and applications of fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy.
    PhD in Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 785 KB 
23. Albert E Cerussi.
    Quantitative frequency-domain fluorescence spectroscopy in tissues and tissue-like media.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 1106 KB 
24. Scott A Walker.
    Image and optical property reconstruction from noninvasive measurements of turbid media, in vitro and in vivo: A promising method for optical mammography.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 3.2 MB 
25. Chen-Yuan Dong.
    Applications of pump-probe and two-photon techniques in time-resolved fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 3.2 MB 

1997

26. John S Maier.
    Diffuse photon transport in tissue-like media: Resolution limit for near-infrared imaging and an instrument for clinical spectroscopy of tissues.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 3.3 MB 
27. Timothy J Fulmer.
    Spectroscopic studies of protein folding and protein dynamics using single-tryptophan mutants of E. coli adenylate kinase.
    PhD in Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997.
    Advisor: William W Mantulin Michael Glaser
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 6.8 MB 

1996

28. Todd E French.
    The development of fluorescence lifetime imaging and an application in immunology.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, ISBN.nu, PDF 2.9 MB 

1995

29. Keith M Berland.
    Two-photon fluctuation correlation spectroscopy: Method and applications to protein aggregation and intracellular diffusion.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, PDF 3.2 MB 
30. Jenny Carrero.
    Dynamics of oxygen penetration and diffusion into horse skeletal myoglobin revealed by quenching of zinc protoporphyrin IX fluorescence.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest

1994

31. Joshua B Fishkin.
    Imaging and spectroscopy of tissue-like phantoms using photon density waves: Theory and experiments.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, PDF 3.9 MB 

1993

32. Brett A Feddersen.
    Digital frequency domain fluorometry and the study of Hoechst 33258 dye-DNA interactions.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1993.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest
33. Norberto Silva Jr.
    Thermal and denaturation studies of the time-resolved fluorescence decay of human superoxide dismutase.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1993.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, PDF 4.9 MB 

1989

34. Joseph L Vittitow.
    Infrared-monitored flash-photolysis of carboxymyoglobin.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest, PDF 1898 KB 
35. David W Piston.
    Dynamics of biological macromolecules investigated by fluorescence depolarization.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest

1987

36. Jose Ricardo Alcala.
    Fluorescence lifetime distributions in proteins.
    PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987.
    Advisor: Enrico Gratton
    Abstract, ProQuest