Reduction of nitroaromatic compounds by iron(ii) reduced clay minerals

Reduction of nitroaromatic compounds by iron(ii) reduced clay minerals." MS (Master of Science) thesis, undergraduate freshman I have had more than just support from this department as this department has become like family to me. I would like to give a special thanks to Dr. Michelle Scherer for giving the privilege to join her research group as an undergraduate student and for guiding me through all of my difficulties and accomplishments in both my research and academics. I would like to also thank Dr. Anke Neumann for educating me on laboratory practices and knowledge of clay minerals. I would like to thank Dr. Anke Neumann again for also providing valuable guidance and support for my research. A well-deserved thank you to the entire Scherer group for their constructive opinions and feedback as well as providing an exciting and productive environment to in which learn from. part of my thesis committee. A second thanks to Drew for also advising on sample collection and Mössbauer data fitting. Thanks to Jon Durst for providing lessons on operation, trouble shooting, and maintenance of laboratory machinery. A special thanks to my parents who were always supportive, provided encouragement, and were great listeners to all of my practice presentations over the years. access to and lessons on TEM. Also thanks to Matthew Wortel and Dr. David Peate for providing guidance and access to and size fractionation equipment for clay minerals.