Honors Research Projects from 2024
Alloy Corrosion Resistance Project, Noah Gourley
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
Assessing CO2 Capture on Amine Sorbents at Low Vacuum Swing Conditions, Brock Haas and Payton Taylor
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
Corrosion Inhibitors: Mitigating the Degradation of Rebar, Jake R. Hughes
Smart Roadside Safety Vest, Nicholas Huttinger, Emily Stapleton, and Susannah Smith
Climate Change's Effect on Flow Regime, Alexander Ialenti
Removal of Residual Stress in 3D Printed Polymers, Christian Jenkins
Materials Testing for Large Format 3D Printing, William Jenkins
Crayfish Tube-Feeding Methodology, Phoenix Johnson
Adjustment Issues in First-Year College Students, Tessa Jones
Children's Hospital Animatronic, Erin Keller, Wesley Cunningham, Dylan Mueller, and Carl Richter
Navigating Identity: An Autobiographical Exploration Through Poetry, Scott Kenimond
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
Zips Racing Electric Brakes Design, Zachary Koneval, Andrew Thompson, and Cory Baczkowski
Ensemble Classification: An Analysis of the Random Forest Model, Jarod Korn
Effects of AC Interference on Pipelines Under Cathodic Protection and Cathodic Disbondment of Pipeline Coatings, Tanner Laughorn
The Impact of Different Forms of Physical Activity on an Athlete's Memory., Hannah Lebeck
The Pre-Migration Experience and Post-Migration Political Alignment of Bhutanese Refugee Generations, Anisha Lingden
Development of a SolidWorks API, Andrew Magyar
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
Psychotropic Polypharmacy on Heart Rate of Daphnia Magna, Gwendolynne Miller and Brian Bagatto
Microglia regulate light evoked retinal responses in the zebrafish retina., Brittney Moore
Understanding and Adressing Elder Abuse in Contemporary Society, Olivia Nash
Application of Conductivity Techniques for Interlayer Discontinuity Detection in Additively Manufactured Metal Materials, Joshua D. Newell and Riley R. Myers
Ribbon Synapses' Role in Synaptic Identification, Lauren Nguyen
A Review on The Genetic Backgrounds and Management Behind Common Podiatric Disorders, Corinne Niedermier
Autonomous Damage and Structure Scanning Drone, Natasha Ninan, Amber Long, Lee Nestor, and Emmanuel Jensen
Robotic Gutter Cleaner, Zachary Nopper
Effects of Energy Drink Additives on Crayfish Metabolism, Katherine Paltz
The Relationship Between Music Educators and Stress, Sarah Plain
Schaeffler E-Axle Value Engineering, Andrew Powers
Morality vs. Mortality: The Ethics of Physician-Assisted Death in the United States, Ashley Price
Construction Composites of Recycled PVC and Recycled Polyolefins, Natalie Prusovic
The Effects of Social Support On Recovery Outcomes of Hip Fracture Patients, Preshecca Ragavan
Space Force Spacecraft Hull Inspection: Creation of a Process to Inspect, Compare, and Fault Detect on the Surface of a Spacecraft Hull, Ethan Rainsburg
Aggregation-Induced Emission Probe for Alzheimer's Detection and Treatment Screening, Gemini Ramlo
The cardiorespiratory differences between physically trained vs untrained collegiate competitive riffle athletes, Jakob Rankin
Smart Longboard, Ben Rath
Custom Mobility Aid - Exoskeleton, Jenna Rentsch, Mackenzie Yu, Perry Antalek, and Joseph Wisniewski
Impact of Cannabidol (CBD) on Daphnia magna Heart Rate, Joanna Ross
Self-Watering Plant Device, Nick Sabetta
Systems Engineering in Zips Aero Design, Benjamin Kemal Sabic and Mathieu Kumiega
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
Zips Baja ZB25 Frame, Elijah Shelhart
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
Modeling Inflation Using a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), Blake Smith
The Effects of Phoslock and Water Treatment Residual on Phosphate Concentration Levels and Phosphate Adsorption, Anna Soehnlen
Creation of a survey and study on sleep habits of college students, Sierra Stein
Declining Approval in the Supreme Court of the United States, Gabriella Thompson
Lung Transplant Technology, Lana Tso
The Importance of Gender Diversity on Police Culture, Haley Vasko
NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge, Rachel Wasik and Kimberly Griggy
The Impact of COVID-19 on Dancers, Mackenzie Weakland
Wetting Transition of 3D-printed Surface Features, Delia Weitzel
Inspection/Fault Detection Team, James Worrall
Grace House Akron Volunteer Information and Training Kit, Lilly Wright
Observed effects of physiological melatonin dosing on MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell proliferation, Wenli Wu
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
The Accuracy of Recreational Athletes in Self Detecting Ventilation Threshold During a Maximal Exercise Test, Andrew Biegner
Crime Analysis and its Applications Throughout Different Countries and Systems, Derek Blanc
Finding Kurt, Ryan Block
Discord API Wrapper, Joshua Brown
Scrolling Through the Years: Social Media's Effects of Self-Esteem in Younger and Older Adults, Ryan Brown