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The Honors Research Project is an integral part of the Williams Honors College experience, and completion of an acceptable Honors Research Project is a requirement to graduate as a Williams Honors Scholar. Interdisciplinary, creative projects are encouraged, and could incorporate original research investigating a significant question, a unique artistic or creative work, or the design of an original concept to meet a societal need. In all cases the project must meet high standards of scholarship. The student must also meet any department or college requirements for this project, such as prerequisite coursework or experience, qualifying examination, or oral presentation. More information about the Honors Research Project is available online.

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Honors Research Projects from 2022

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Tiger Woods' ALIF Procedure: Causes and Results, Nathan Martin

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"deMETER" Soil Monitoring System, Ryan Matthews, Rachel Rummer, Temilolu Fayomi, and Alex Fuller

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The Utility of Electroencephalography for User Input, Caleb Maurice

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The Relationship Between Engagement and Tactile Learning in a Math Classroom Setting, Mikayla McBride

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Themes and Associations Concerning The COVID-19 Pandemic: Autoethnography, Amber McGannon and Ebunoluwa O. Adedeji

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Sand & Swim Leg, Victoria McLaughlin, Allison Testa, Chloe Davidson, Reagan Lindsay, and Jessica Galford

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Effect of Glaucoma on Melanopsin Retinal Ganglion Cells in Mice, Abigail McMullen

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Goodwill Going Green: How Green Branding Can Generate $1M in Revenue, Elia Meltzer, Esha S. Vartak, William M. Crone, and Ryan T. Richards

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Wetting Transition on 3D-Printed Surfaces, Isabelle Moryan

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Performing a Penetration Test on a Storage Network, Scott Moskal

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Young Adult Literature in the Classroom: A Tool to Inspire Students and Encourage Reading Both Inside and Outside of the Classroom, Naomi Nagy

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Human Powered Vehicle Team Challenge, Sydney Nedlik, Spencer Brodie, Maria Griffin, William Schell, and Ryan Serraglio

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Coming Out in Later Adulthood: Are the Stresses Different?, Chris Ng

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Prototype Development for Fabric Sodium Sensor, Mary Nicodemus, Dunia Jaffal, and Shelby Daniels

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An Exploration of My Undergraduate Poetry Works, Clover O'Mordha

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Multi-Platform Suppressor Design Project, Wyatt A. Openshaw and Alex B. Chiples

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Design Project: 3D Printer/Injection Molder Hybrid, Lee Paolucci, Luke Everhart, Brandon Leap, and Karson Lorey

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Community Through Commonality: Growth Beyond the Academic While In College, LeKesha Parkman

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Ballistic Impact Mitigation Pad, Adam Pianalto, Nathan Mayer, Wyatt Smith, Nick Green, and Douglas Wild

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Repurposing human α-defensin 6, an antimicrobial peptide, as a beta amyloid inhibitor, Eleanor Plaster

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The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health of Adolescents: A Research Proposal, Megan Porter

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Autonomous Wildfire Detection System, Matthew Pyle and Nick Garrett

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Murder and Massacre in Seventeenth Century England, Andrew Quesenberry

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The Effect of Virtual Learning as a Result of COVID-19, Ann Redle Ms. and Joel McMullen

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Cardbot, Jakob Reiter, Grant Crump, Drake Drivere, and Adam Miner

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The Effectiveness of Incorporating Physical Activity into the Classroom: A Literature Review, Lauren Reynolds

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Design of Composite Joints using Machine Learning Approaches, Natalie Richards

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Developmental Comparative Philosophy: Identifying Common Trends Between American Libertarian and Chinese Thoughts, Jacob Rich

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NJECT-3D, Kody Rinkevich, Logan Henderson, Nathaniel Anderson, James Patton, and Cameron Wilson

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Golf Club Cleaner, Owen Roach, Chris Wertenberger, and Michael Skerlong

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Immunohistochemistry of the zebrafish retina, Alison Ruf

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Smart Kettlebell, Cole Russell, Patrick Davis, Ryan Deboer, and Isaac Stecker

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Measuring Students' Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors Before and After Demonstration-Based Instruction, Collin Ryan

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Viscous Anisotropy of Wet Olivine Aggregates, Megan Ryan

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Schaeffler F-250 BEV Conversion: Power Electronics, Leslie Sawyer

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Cathodic Protection, Michaela Schaber

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Investigation of Casting Methods of Photoelastic Particles to Study the Geomechanics of Granular Media, Daniel Schullek

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Hands Free Fitted Shoe, Maddison Schutt, Nicole Rizkala, Elizabeth Scheatzle, Alexander Hershey, and Austin Fowkes

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Upscaling Textile Upcycling, Mason Scott, Brett High, Sophia Marcum, Rachel Schiffli, and Andrew Flowers

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The influence of hydrogen peroxide on the enrichment of Fe(III) reducing bacteria from acid mine drainage, Susami Seth

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CO2 Based Parachute Deployment, Anthony M. S. Settlemier and Nicholas Motter

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Auto- Ethnography with a deep dive into changes Mental health during the pandemic and a look into the way the pandemic has shaped nursing protocols for recent nursing college graduates, Audrey Shaffer and Sarah Bereznay

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Adjust-A-Ramp, Taylor Sharrits, Courtney Banks, Emily Beck, and Jazmin Buenrostro

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Data Processing in a Database Management System Using Parallel Processing, Stephen Shears

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Why my Sister Really Left: A Narrative Film, Sarah Shively

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The Cuyahoga Valley Resource and Development Center, Lindsay Shook, Suzanne Kroll, Donald Alexander, and Emily Booth

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Sintering of 3-D Printed Metals, Adam Shuppe and John Griffiths

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Grinding and Super-Finishing Test Machine Project, Michael Simon

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A Swipe to the Right: Exploring Tinder Use in College Students, Madisyn Smith

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Technology’s Impact on Students in a Virtual Environment, Leah S. Sorensen

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Aerodynamics Wind Tunnel Lab, James Soroczak and Brett Preslar

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Induction Brazing, Austin Squire, Scott Compton, Logan Hathaway, and Michael Fleming

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Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Analysis of Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel in Fly Ash Mortar by means of Transmission Line Modeling, Padraig Stack

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Dirigible Anemometer Mount, Matthew Stanko

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Development of CO2 capture method via polyurethane-amine sorbent in VSA, Samantha Starkey and David S. Rinehart

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Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Treatments, Alexis Steer

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Analysis and Comparison of NIR Pigments for "Cool" Coating Applications, Karey Steinmetz

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Synthesis of RNA Nucleotides under Probable Prebiotic Conditions, Ryan Stimson

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Intuitive Eating Behaviors among a Sample of Food Secure and Food Insecure College Students, Morgan Stocker and Christin Seher PhD, RDN, LD

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Deterrence and the Death Penalty: A Study of the Effects of Capital Punishment on Homicide, Jacob Stump

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Sportiasts, Yuvraj Subedi

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Designing a distillation process for a local brewery, Julia Syme

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Zips Racing Electric 2022 Brakes Subsystem Design, Nicholas Thomas

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Retaining Thermoresponsive Poly(vinyl methyl ether) to Cellulose via (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxylsilane Network, Grace Tolhurst

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Vehicle Maintenance Tracking Program, Jared Tomlinson

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Schlieren Imaging of a Supersonic Wind Tunnel, Caleb Townsend and Tayler S. Powell

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The Pathology and Etiology of Philosophy, Lydia Tucke

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Reinforcement of Elastomers by Reactive Ionic Surfactant, Nicole Vickerman

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Integrating FEMA and Scouts for Local Community Hazard Preparedness, Megan Vocatura

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The Patterns and Prevalence of Vestibular Disorders in Relation to Pediatric Concussions, Emma Vosniak

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Amine-functionalized interpenetrating Polymer networks for CO2 capture, James Wills

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A Study in Transparency, Rachel Wilson

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Application of SLA 3D Printing for Polymers, Taylor Wilson

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More Than Physical: Covid-19's Devastating Impact, Sadie Wood and Kathryn Pond

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Electrochemical Chloride Removal, Marcus Yudt

Honors Research Projects from 2021

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Minimally Invasive Repair of Elongated Chordae Tendineae in the Mitral Valve, Walid Abuhashim, Diana Albaba, Austin Ghiates, Rebecca Leiter, and Mary Robakowski

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Furthering Cultural Understanding Through Music, Sophia Abukamail

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Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2 Pathway Due to Preeclampsia: A Review, Firdous Ali

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Natural User Interface Based American Sign Language Tutoring Program, Bryce J. Allen

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Requests for Fruits and Vegetables After Participating in an After-School Nutrition Education Program, Melissa Antalek

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The Effects of Increasing Positively Charged Metal Ions Within Synovial Fluid, Kandisi Anyabwile

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Chainless Bike Drive, Dominic Apisa, Bradley Powell, Garrett Colvin, and John Monsour

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Power Amplification Strategies Across Animals, Rayhan Asif

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Burnout with Caregiving of Autism and the COVID19 Pandemic, Erin Babcock and Leah Recker

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Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom, Madison M. Batchik and Sarah Byo

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Buckling Loads of a Graphene Layer Interacting with Rigid Substrates, Bradley Beckwith

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Residential Dwelling Design and Construction Planning, Jodi Beery

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Quantifying Confinement of Chain Dynamics for Chains Tethered to Self-Assembling Crystalline Nanodomains Using Neutron Spin Echo Spectroscopy, Logan Benninghoff

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The Effects of Postpartum Depression on Children's Social Development, Delaney Besse, Margaret Williams, Danielle Spencer, and Brooke Walters

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Theoretical and Compositional Analysis of Select Metal Works, Jacob Bird

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Analog & Digital Remote Synthesizer, Adam Brunner, Andrew Cihon-Scott, Scott Grisso, and Linus Wright

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Personalities Within Sports Teams, Andrea Bugariu

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Musicians who use Cochlear Implants Proposal, Leanne Bunnell

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The youPlanner, Taylor Burgess

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Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist: Summation of the Safety Proofs and Benefits, Landry Carneal

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Door Barricade, Alex Cerino

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Side Impact Collisions: Trucks Versus Sedans, Mackenzie Cheyney

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No Downsides, Caleb Christopher, Charley Kale, Kyle Genetin, and Ian Witsaman

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Impact of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Generosity on Re-employment Wages during the Great Recession, Hayden Cobb

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With Love, Greta Conley