Published Theses and Dissertations

#1st AuthorYearTitleDegree
6Ricardo Infante-Castillo2009Theoretical and experimental vibrational and NMR studies of α and β-RDXDoctoral
7Michael Ramírez-Cedeño2009Thermal characterization of acetone peroxide mixtures with high energetic materials and raman based detection of concealed chemical threatsDoctoral
8Alvaro Peña-Quevedo2009 Cyclic organic peroxides identification and trace analysis by Raman microscopy and open-air chemical ionization mass spectrometryDoctoral
9Oliva Primera-Pedrozo2010 Synthesis and surface modification of metallic nanoparticles: Sensitivity, influence of shape, concentration and excitation wavelength on chemical detection by SersDoctoral
10Leonardo Pacheco-Londoño2011Laser-Induced growth of nanoparticles and nanostructuresDoctoral
11Sandra Correa-Torres2012Doctoral
12Hilsamar Félix-Rivera2012Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy of vegetative cells and endospores of Bacillus thuringiensis as a model for detection of biothreatsDoctoral
13William Ortiz-Rivera2013Design and development of remote Raman spectroscopy system for detection of hazardous compoundsDoctoral
14Pedro Fierro-Mercado2013Thermal inkjet technology for the deposition of nanoparticles and Metal-organic framework (Mof): Preparation of sers-active substrates and Mof films for In-situ enhanced raman and infrared detection of harmful contaminantsDoctoral
15Marcia de Balaguera-Gelves2013 Low temperature aqueous synthesis of Zno nanorods and coating of Au On ZNO for enhanced Raman spectroscop y studies Doctoral
16Gloria Herrera-Sandoval2013Synthesis of nanoparticles of iron oxide, silver and gold for photodegradation and detection of 2,4,6-trinitrotolueneDoctoral
17Eduardo Espinosa-Fuentes2014Synthesis, formation mechanism and characterization of peroxide homemade explosivesDoctoral
18Amira Padilla-Jiménez2014Vibrational spectroscopy studies of biomolecular systems: from amino acids to microorganismsDoctoral
19John Castro-Suarez2016Open path FTIR standoff detection of high explosives on aluminum substratesDoctoral
20Nataly Galán-Freyle2016Doctoral
21Jorge Castellanos2016Doctoral
22José Ruiz-Caballero2017Preparation and study of thin RDX films standards on various substrates deposited by spin coating technologyDoctoral
23César Manrique-Bastidas2019 Functionalization of titanium surfaces with lysine, aspartic acid, vitamins C and D3: a micro raman study of intermolecular interactionsDoctoral
24Vladimir Villanueva-López2021Development of sensitive analytical methods based on quantum cascade laser spectroscopyDoctoral
25Antonio Rivera-Brown1990Masters
26Jairo Castillo-Chará1993Metal-Ligand Frequencies and Normal Coordinate Analysis of Bis (2,2'-bipyridyl)-nitrato copper (II) NitrateMasters
27María Guntín1995Masters
28Ricardo Infante-Castillo1997Masters
29Alberto Santana1998Masters
30Patricia Jacobo1998Masters
31Martha Allende-Grafals1998Masters
32Nilka Rivera-Portalatín1999Masters
33Iris Vázquez1999Masters
34Carlos Nieves2001Masters
35Susan Martínez2001Masters
36Javier Goenaga2001Masters
37Javier Figueroa2002Masters
38Mariana Alvarez2002Masters
39Israel González2003Masters
40Santa Cardona2003Masters
41Cesar Manrique2003Masters
42Yesenia Cedeño2005Masters
43Alejandro Blanco-Ocampo2005Raman Spectroscopy of 2,4-DNT and its Interaction with Sand ParticlesMasters
44Sandra Correa-Torres2005Improved Detection of TNT Using SPME-TEEM-GC/MS Mode Immersion in Water and SoilMasters
45Oliva Primera-Pedrozo2005Fiber Optic Coupled Grazing Angle/Fourier Transform Reflection Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy as an Analyzer of Explosive and Pharmaceutical Residues on SurfacesMasters
46Doris Báez-Angarita2005Detection of Explosive Vapors from TNT Buried in Sand by Gas Chromatography and Tunable Electron Energy Monochromator-Mass Spectrometry Using HS-SPMEMasters
47Pedro Fierro-Mercado2005In situ FT-IR Fiber Optic Method for Detection of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Excipients on Metallic SubstratesMasters
48Leonardo Pacheco-Londoño2005Recognition of 2,4-DNT, RDX and TATP in Various Matrices by FTIR-Partial Least Squares -Discriminant Analysis and Kinetics of Surface SublimationMasters
49Luz Ballesteros-Rueda2006Vibrational Analysis of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN) in Soil ParticlesMasters
50Gloria Herrera-Sandoval2006Vibrational Signatures of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) in Soil ParticlesMasters
51Doris Núñez-Quintero2006Spectroscopic Modeling of Nitro Group in ExplosivesMasters
52Marcia Balaguera-Gelves2006Detection of Nitroexplosives by Surface Enhanced Raman Sprectroscopy on Colloidal Metal NanoparticlesMasters
53Tatiana Luna-Pineda2006Bacterial Species Spectroscopic Characterization by Ftir, Normal Raman and Surface Enhanced Raman ScatterringMasters
54Edwin de la Cruz-Montoya2007Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering of TNT on TiO2 Substrates-Photodegradation Kinetics of ExplosivesMasters
55Alessandra Mattei2007Fourier Transform Infrared Mapping to Determine the Distribution of Active Ingredients in Pharmaceutical FormulationsMasters
56Jacqueline Indira-Jerez2007Masters
57Sandra Peña-Luengas2007SPME-HPLC Methodology for Detection of NitroexplosivesMasters
58William Ortiz2008Standoff raman spectroscopy system for detection of explosives, chemical warfare agents simulants and toxic industrial compoundsMasters
59Omar Rivera-Betancourt2009Synthesis and characterization of copper nanoparticles: Architectural morphologies and applications in surface enhanced raman spectroscopyMasters
60Eduardo Espinosa2009 Experimental and Dft Studies of the mechanism of cetone-peroxide formation reaction using Raman and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopiesMasters
61José Ruiz-Caballero2010 Experimental and theoretical study of solubility of 1, 3, 5-trinitrohexahydro-S-triazine (Rdx) In alcohols Masters
62John Castro-Suarez2011 Open path FTIR standoff detection of high explosives on aluminum substrates Masters
63Dustin Perez2011 Desarrollo de método cuantitativo para la determinación del contenido de humedad en el proceso de granulación de un medicamento utilizando la tecnología de infrarrojo cercanoMasters
64Carlos Ortega-Zúñiga2014 Dependence of active mode remote Ft-Ir sensing on angle of incidence, substrate type and analyte surface concentration Masters
65Nataly Galán2014 Standoff laser-Induced thermal emission of explosives Masters
66Amanda Figueroa-Navedo2017 Cleaning validation applications using Mid-Infrared quantum cascade laser spectroscopy
Masters
67Luis Pérez-Almodovar2019 Separation, identification, and quantification of explosives using thin layer chromatography coupled to mid-infrared laser spectroscopy Masters
68Gabriela Padilla-Rivera2020 TNT and MO photodegradation in deionized and salt waters with visible light assisted by photoactivation of modified TiO2 Masters
69Annette Colón-Mercado2020 Quantum cascade laser-grazing angle spectroscopy detection of high explosives deposited on various substrates using air spray Masters
70Francheska Colón-González2020 Detection and discrimination of high explosives on human hair by Raman scattering
Masters
71Wilmaris Muñiz-López2020 High explosives detection in international mail using See-Through Raman Spectroscopy assisted by multivariate analysis Masters
72Naihomy Tirado-Robles2021 Transmission Raman Spectrometer design for the detection of opioids, concealed chemicals, and biological threats Masters