Honors Research Projects from 2026
Women's Work and Wealth: Measuring the Impact of Incremental Liberations, 1850-1870, Hannah Kelly
Honors Research Projects from 2025
Hartville Potato Chips, Anna Kish, Daniel Brewer, Sarah Flaker, William Brashear, Parker Doerrer, and Grace Nuhfer
Our Findings in Marketing Research for Hartville Potato Chips, Elena Kozma, Abbie Ford, Tamia Henderson, Corey Keim, and Ashley Whitten
Marketing Strategy for Hartville Potato Chips Team 3, Chase Marquis, Joseph Ferguson, Nicole Faulhaber, Chole Maragos, Megan Shissler, and Tyler Indermuhle
Honors Research Projects from 2024
Propulsion Heat Analysis Nuclear Trajectory Optimization (PHANTOM), Ana Clecia Alves Almeida, Jonathan Davis, and Ryan Dippolito
The Climate Crisis and the Class System: An Ethical Analysis, Alia Baig
Art Therapy Awareness: A Social Media Campaign, Hannah Barnes
Managing Inventory With a Database, David Bartlett
Hardening A Small Business Network, Madison Baxter
Porous Bearing Research Rig, Josh Beranek, Hannah Liggett, Jonathan Lemmon, and Brandon Allen
Nursing Students’ Comfort in the Nursing Program, Camella Bloom, Rebecca Karr, and Makenzie Menard
Improved Portable Back Pain Relief Device with User Interface, Zachary Bobango, Samuel J. Dauterman, and Benjamin Bowman
Cap-and-Trade and Air Quality: Which Communities Benefit the Most?, Nicole Bobbs
Tropical Fish Study in Tahiti, French Polynesia, Miranda Brainard, Caitlyn Swango, Paityn Houglan, and Richard Londraville
Optimizing Metal 3D Printing, Abram Brown and Lauren Novak
Infant Molds for Cleft Deformities, Hannah Brunow, Drew Reinbolt, Rhonda Troyer, and Christian Miller
Zebrafish electroretinogram responses, Brooke Campbell
Compliance and Roughness in Relation to Gecko Locomotion, Brooklynn Campbell
UAV to Carry Heavy Loads, Jacob Cannon, Robert Connor Downs, and Anthony Orlando
Classification Models Using Python In Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Beyza Ceylan
Materials of Lightweight Concrete Research, Meganne Chapman, Kathryn Burns, and John Grubb
Short Strand Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polylactic Acid Filament for Additive Manufacturing, Dale Chenoweth, Lukas Seggi, and Luke Phillips
Space Force - Inspection, Romualdo Cipro
Ambient Temperature Strength Degradation of a Ceramic Matrix Composite Due to Solid Particle Erosion, Jonathan Clawson
A Comparison of Lexical Tokenization Methods, Nathan Culmer
Inpainting Program, Owen Culmer
Constructing and Probing a Fortified Network, Maxim Davis
MIDI Recorder and Learning Tool, Caden Dees, Saikishore Gowrishankar, Cameron Johnson, and Benjamin Bolyard
“Breathe Easy and Get A Good Night Sleep” : Exploring Parental Relationships in Hardship, Megan Delaney
Development of a Modular Solar Shingle, David Dye, Andrew Schmidt, and Mitchell Cozzens
Recommendations for Generation Z Civic Engagement on College Campuses, Grace A. Edwards
Degradable Staples and Delivery Device, Meha Elango, Jessica Cabrera, Makayla Scarpitti, and Kareemat Melaiye
Statistical Modeling of Bankruptcy Data, Andrew Elsfelder
Cognitive Indicators of Performance in League of Legends Players, Emerson Fant
Assessing Household GAC Water Filters for PFAS Removal from Private Drinking Water Wells, McCallah Ferry
Restoration for The Small and Slimy: How Pond-breeding Amphibians Utilize Natural, Restored, and Created Wetlands, Miranda Florent
Asynchronous Class for Algebra I Preparation, Hunter Garretson
Sugardale Marketing Research - Group 5, Alex Gee, Greg Lewis, Carley Nastasi, Anna Nosek, and Anna Pond
The Effects of Static Versus Dynamic Stretching on Lower Extremity Power Output and Flexibility in Dancers, Meloney George
Tympanostomy Tube Efficiency Study, Reem Ghumrawi and Kristi Weir
Sugardale Marketing Research Project, Brandon Gray, Xavier Zup, Alexis Rossilli, and Robert Britton
Extending Trailer, Alex Grove
The Impact of State Legislative Activity On Judicial Independence, Alec Haas
Autonomous Basketball Court Creation Robot, Bryce Haldeman, Tyler Gray, and Dalon Vura
Mitigating Cyber Espionage: A Network Security Strategy Using Notifications, Claire Headland
Stanley Black and Decker Slag Removal Design Project, Colt Hemphill, Kyle Stober, Andrew Raymond, and Robert Artrip
High School Students' Perceptions of Banned Books, Carissa Hennen
Battery Dunnage, Paul Hirsch, Alex Cox, and Ben Strubbe
Robot-Based 3D Printing, Aaron Hoffman
Analyzing Employee Perceptions on Monitoring in the Workplace, Jacob W. Holden
Climate Change's Effect on Flow Regime, Alexander Ialenti
Materials Testing for Large Format 3D Printing, William Jenkins
Adjustment Issues in First-Year College Students, Tessa Jones
Children's Hospital Animatronic, Erin Keller, Wesley Cunningham, Dylan Mueller, and Carl Richter
Teacher Perceptions of "Don't Say Gay" Bills, Melody King
The Effects of Ethanol Exposure on Glucose and Lactate Levels in Crayfish, Mackenzie Kirwan
The Effects of Relative Humidity and Valency on Water Absorption and Structure in Polyelectrolyte Brushes, Andrea Klima
Noninvasive Technique for Measuring Cardiac Output, Grace E. Kolar, Rachel Simonton, and Eli Strohecker
Ensemble Classification: An Analysis of the Random Forest Model, Jarod Korn
Optimized PI Compound Mixing Strategy, Cecilia Mainzer
Gait Kinematics in Sled Dog Fitness, ashley maio
Maximum Entropy Species Distribution Modeling for the spring ephemeral herb Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) in Eastern North America, Velan Manivannan
Considering Extended High-Frequency Audiometry as a Screening Tool for Auditory Processing Disorder, Maylee Martin
Yankee Feedstock Project, Nathan McAnany and Richard Gualtiere
Schaeffler iCVD Coating Machine, Louis McGrath
Simply Butter (one pat at a time), Maddie McSweeney
The Importance of Sunni-Iraqi Support in the Rise and Fall of ISIS in Iraq, Deja Meekins
The Effect of Early Intervention on Reducing Recidivism, Claire Meyer
Always Judge A Book By Its Cover, Abby Miller
Understanding and Adressing Elder Abuse in Contemporary Society, Olivia Nash
Ribbon Synapses' Role in Synaptic Identification, Lauren Nguyen
Autonomous Damage and Structure Scanning Drone, Natasha Ninan, Amber Long, Lee Nestor, and Emmanuel Jensen
Schaeffler E-Axle Value Engineering, Andrew Powers
Space Force Spacecraft Hull Inspection: Creation of a Process to Inspect, Compare, and Fault Detect on the Surface of a Spacecraft Hull, Ethan Rainsburg
Smart Longboard, Ben Rath
Self-Watering Plant Device, Nick Sabetta
A Review of Transposable Elements in Crustaceans, Alexander Salem
Physical, emotional, and occupational dimensions of wellness and their applicability: A feasibility study, Josephine Savitski
Adjustable Load on CVT Driven Project, Elijah Saxton, Colin McConnell, Trent Bolek, Caleb Malboeuf, and Alexander Rawson
Honors Project Hartville Potato Chips (Final) - College of Business - Team 5 (Marketing PartnerChip), Isabela Schroeter, Justin Kriess, Trent Thomas, Devin Maddox, Irina Hacck, and Jake Lubic
Smart Dog Door, Andrew Shetler, William Boissoneault, Jacob Stump, and Benjamin Charlson
Improving the Peak Performance Lifespan of a Two-Piece Composite Bat, Angelina Sicurezza
The Effects of Phoslock and Water Treatment Residual on Phosphate Concentration Levels and Phosphate Adsorption, Anna Soehnlen
Declining Approval in the Supreme Court of the United States, Gabriella Thompson
The Importance of Gender Diversity on Police Culture, Haley Vasko
The Impact of COVID-19 on Dancers, Mackenzie Weakland
Inspection/Fault Detection Team, James Worrall
Grace House Akron Volunteer Information and Training Kit, Lilly Wright
Unity Two Dimensional C# Game, Nick Zajac
Hartville Potato Chips Proposal, Colton J. Zweifel, Augustine M. Holben, Ashlyn T. Pinkerton, Adam J. Weidmann, Nick S. Maricocchi, and Madyson E. Miller
Honors Research Projects from 2023
Defense of a Small Network, Isabella Adkins
Quadcopter Airfoil Analyses, Isabella Allen, Nicholas Tolson, and Trevor McCaffrey
Impact of Sports Gambling Legality on U.S. States’ Real GDP per Capita, Emilian Ardeljan
The Role of Symbolic Politics in Shaping Political Attitudes: A Study of Trump and Biden's Campaign Speeches, Nimra Asif
The Higher Education Risk to National Security: A Case Study of The University of Akron, Anna Back
The Effects of Sex on Zebrafish Bone Metabolism, Simon Bagatto
Dome Tester, Clark Bates and Nikolas M. Kulin
Implementing Systems Engineering Practices to the Zips Aero Design Team, Kaitlyn Bebb and Ariel Bryan
Analysis of Plastic Pyrolysis Oil Separation using ChemCAD, Brian Berish and Juliana McGaffic