M. R. Morrow
Professor
Condensed Matter Physics

Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography
Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Recently Completed Graduate Theses

    Nasir Uddin (M. Sc.2010) Investigation of the phase behavior of bicellar mixtures by differential scanning calorimetry and variable pressure 2H NMR.

    Muzaddid Sarker (M. Sc. 2006) NMR Structural studies of lung surfactant protein B (SP-B) peptides.

    Harpreet Singh (M. Sc. 2005) Effect of pressure on the fast motions in ordered phase phospholipid bilayers.

    Ian Skanes (M.Sc. 2004) Effect of polyunsaturated lipids on membrane response to pressure.

    David Goodyear (Ph.D., 2003) Deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and molecular dynamics studies of transmembrane polypeptides.

    Nidal Abu-Libdeh (M.Sc., 2003) Interaction of pulmonary surfactant protein A (SP-A) with DPPC/egg-PG bilayers.

    Maria Kilfoil (Jointly supervised with Paul Callaghan, PhD. August 2001) Molecular orientation and dynamics of flexible polymers in strongly deforming flow fields.

    Awel Dico (Ph.D., May 1998) A 2H NMR study of interactions in model membranes containing pulmonary surfactant proteins SP-B and SP-C.

    Maria Kilfoil (M.Sc., Oct. 1997) Deuterium NMR studies of the effect of DPPC/DPPG ratio on bilayer properties in the presence of Ca2+.

    Darius Fiech (Visiting Diplom Physiker student from Dortmund, 1997) Effect of hydrostatic pressure on phospholipid headgroup motion: A deuterium NMR study.

    Boyan Bonev (Ph.D., Oct. 1996) Deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance of phospholipids at high pressure.

    Lu Dalian (Ph.D., Oct. 1995) Effects of chain length and chain length mismatch on orientational order in fluid state lipid bilayer membranes.

Recently Completed Honours B.Sc. Theses

    Bretta Russell-Schulz (2008) Deuterium NMR of N-terminal lung surfactant protein B (SP-B) peptide in DPPC/POPG.

    Doug Grzetic (2008) Exploring slow motions in bilayer membranes by transverse deuteron spin relaxation.

    Josh Perry (2007) The effect of ceramide and ceramide-1-phosphate on the phase transitions of DPPC membranes: A deuterium NMR study.

    Jason Emberley (2006) Comparison of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine and dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol using 2H-NMR.

    Sara Temple (2004) Interaction of lung surfactant proteins with DPPC/DPPG bilayers.

    Andre Brown (2003) Effect of pressure on 1- and 2-component lipid bilayers.

    Ian Scanes (2002) NMR studies of a monounsaturated lipid at high pressure.

    David Heughan (1999) Effect of antifreeze proteins on lipid vesicle phases. (co-supervised)

    David Goodyear (1998) NMR study of phospholipid headgroups in membranes.

    Mark McDonald (1997) Proton-decoupling phosphorus NMR.

    Christopher Jackman (1997) The effect of cholesterol on the transition of 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl and 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonoyl phosphatidylcholine. (Dept. of Biochemistry, co-supervied with Dr. K. M. W. Keough and P. J. Davis)

    Jamie Jenkins (1996) A simple pulsed NMR spectrometer.

    J. C. Taylor (1994) Draining in porous media: experiments and simulations. (co-supervised with Dr. J. R. de Bruyn).

    B. G. Goodyear (1993) Extension of an existing spectrometer to permit two-dimensional solid-state deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance.