Master's Thesis

BIOL-6990

Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of S or U are assigned by the adviser each term to reflect the student’s research progress for the given semester. Once the thesis has been presented, approved by the adviser, and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education, it will be archived in a standard format in the library.

1-9 credits
Prereqs:
none

Past Term Data

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2025
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
Seats Taken: 0/30
2024
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Susan P. Gilbert
Seats Taken: 0/40
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Douglas Martin Swank
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Susan P. Gilbert
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Lee Ligon
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 0/90
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Karyn Lynne Rogers
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 0/20
2023
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Susan P. Gilbert
Seats Taken: 0/40
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Douglas Martin Swank
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Susan P. Gilbert
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Lee Ligon
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 0/100
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Karyn Lynne Rogers
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 0/31
2022
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Susan P. Gilbert
Seats Taken: 0/40
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Douglas Martin Swank
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Susan P. Gilbert
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Lee Ligon
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Blanca L. Barquera
Seats Taken: 0/110
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Karyn Lynne Rogers
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 0/31
2021
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Susan P. Gilbert
Seats Taken: 0/40
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Douglas Martin Swank
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Susan P. Gilbert
  • Christopher S. Bjornsson
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Michael H Hanna
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Lee Ligon
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Blanca L. Barquera
Seats Taken: 0/110
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Karyn Lynne Rogers
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 0/31
2020
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Susan P. Gilbert
Seats Taken: 0/40
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Douglas Martin Swank
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Susan P. Gilbert
  • Christopher S. Bjornsson
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Michael H Hanna
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Lee Ligon
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Blanca L. Barquera
Seats Taken: 0/110
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Karyn Lynne Rogers
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 0/31
2019
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Susan P. Gilbert
Seats Taken: 0/40
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Douglas Martin Swank
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Susan P. Gilbert
  • Christopher S. Bjornsson
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Michael H Hanna
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Lee Ligon
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Blanca L. Barquera
Seats Taken: 0/110
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Karyn Lynne Rogers
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 0/31
2018
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Susan P. Gilbert
Seats Taken: 0/40
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Douglas Martin Swank
  • Susan P. Gilbert
  • Christopher S. Bjornsson
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Michael H Hanna
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Lee Ligon
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Blanca L. Barquera
Seats Taken: 0/120
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Karyn Lynne Rogers
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 0/31
2017
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Susan P. Gilbert
Seats Taken: 0/40
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Douglas Martin Swank
  • Susan P. Gilbert
  • Donna L Bedard
  • Christopher S. Bjornsson
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Michael H Hanna
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Lee Ligon
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Blanca L. Barquera
Seats Taken: 0/140
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Karyn Lynne Rogers
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 1/31
2016
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Susan P. Gilbert
Seats Taken: 0/40
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Douglas Martin Swank
  • Susan P. Gilbert
  • Donna L Bedard
  • Christopher S. Bjornsson
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Michael H Hanna
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Lee Ligon
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Blanca L. Barquera
Seats Taken: 0/140
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Karyn Lynne Rogers
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Patrick Henry Maxwell
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 0/40
2015
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Susan P. Gilbert
Seats Taken: 0/40
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Douglas Martin Swank
  • Susan P. Gilbert
  • Donna L Bedard
  • Christopher S. Bjornsson
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Michael H Hanna
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Lee Ligon
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Blanca L. Barquera
Seats Taken: 0/140
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Karyn Lynne Rogers
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Patrick Henry Maxwell
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 0/50
2014
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Susan P. Gilbert
Seats Taken: 1/31
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Douglas Martin Swank
  • Susan P. Gilbert
  • Donna L Bedard
  • Christopher S. Bjornsson
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Michael H Hanna
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Lee Ligon
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Blanca L. Barquera
Seats Taken: 0/140
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Patrick Henry Maxwell
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 0/40
2013
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Susan P. Gilbert
Seats Taken: 1/31
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Douglas Martin Swank
  • Susan P. Gilbert
  • Donna L Bedard
  • Christopher S. Bjornsson
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Michael H Hanna
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Lee Ligon
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Blanca L. Barquera
Seats Taken: 0/140
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Patrick Henry Maxwell
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 1/40
2012
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Susan P. Gilbert
Seats Taken: 1/21
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Douglas Martin Swank
  • Susan P. Gilbert
  • Donna L Bedard
  • Christopher S. Bjornsson
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Michael H Hanna
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Lee Ligon
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Chunyu Wang
  • Blanca L. Barquera
Seats Taken: 0/140
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Robert J. Linhardt
  • Patrick Henry Maxwell
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 1/31
2011
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Eric Matthew Rutledge
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Susan P. Gilbert
Seats Taken: 1/21
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • George E. Plopper
  • Robert E. Palazzo
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Michael H Hanna
Seats Taken: 0/150
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Patrick Henry Maxwell
  • Charles W Boylen
Seats Taken: 0/11
2010
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Fern P. Finger
Seats Taken: 2/5
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • George E. Plopper
  • Robert E. Palazzo
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Michael H Hanna
Seats Taken: 0/150
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Charles W Boylen
Seats Taken: 1/1
2009
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • Robert J. Linhardt
Seats Taken: 1/25
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • George E. Plopper
  • Robert E. Palazzo
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Michael H Hanna
Seats Taken: 0/150
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
Seats Taken: 0/5
2008
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
  • George E. Plopper
  • Robert E. Palazzo
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Michael H Hanna
Seats Taken: 0/150
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
Seats Taken: 0/0
2007
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • George E. Plopper
  • Robert E. Palazzo
  • Gerald M Korenowski
  • Robert H Parsons
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Michael H Hanna
Seats Taken: 0/200
Master's Thesis (1-9c)
Seats Taken: 0/0
2006
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Robert E. Palazzo
  • Gerald M Korenowski
  • Susan M Smith
  • Robert H Parsons
  • George E. Plopper
  • John C. Salerno
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Michael H Hanna
Seats Taken: 0/250
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Robert H Parsons
Seats Taken: 1/50
2005
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Charles W Boylen
Seats Taken: 0/25
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Robert E. Palazzo
  • Gerald M Korenowski
  • Susan M Smith
  • Robert H Parsons
  • George E. Plopper
  • John C. Salerno
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Michael H Hanna
Seats Taken: 0/250
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Charles W Boylen
Seats Taken: 1/125
2004
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Charles W Boylen
Seats Taken: 1/25
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Robert E. Palazzo
  • Gerald M Korenowski
  • Susan M Smith
  • Robert H Parsons
  • George E. Plopper
  • John C. Salerno
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Michael H Hanna
Seats Taken: 0/250
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Fern P. Finger
  • Robert E. Palazzo
  • Susan M Smith
  • Jane F Koretz
  • Robert H Parsons
  • George E. Plopper
  • John C. Salerno
  • Jonathan Dordick
  • Charles W Boylen
  • Jiahua Xu
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Michael H Hanna
Seats Taken: 1/400
2003
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 4/235
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Susan M Smith
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 2/350
2002
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Jonathan Dordick
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Robert H Parsons
Seats Taken: 6/235
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Christopher Bystroff
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • William N. Gill
Seats Taken: 2/130
2001
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Michael H Hanna
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Jackie Lynne Collier
  • Jonathan Dordick
Seats Taken: 7/205
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Jonathan Dordick
Seats Taken: 2/130
2000
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
Seats Taken: 1/160
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
Seats Taken: 0/37
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • John C. Salerno
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Jackie Lynne Collier
Seats Taken: 5/155
1999
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
Seats Taken: 0/160
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
Seats Taken: 0/117
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
Seats Taken: 0/80
1998
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Jackie Lynne Collier
Seats Taken: 0/80
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
Seats Taken: 1/117
Master's Thesis (1-12c)
  • Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer
  • Jackie Lynne Collier
Seats Taken: 3/320