Honors Research Projects from 2022
Tiger Woods' ALIF Procedure: Causes and Results, Nathan Martin
"deMETER" Soil Monitoring System, Ryan Matthews, Rachel Rummer, Temilolu Fayomi, and Alex Fuller
The Utility of Electroencephalography for User Input, Caleb Maurice
The Relationship Between Engagement and Tactile Learning in a Math Classroom Setting, Mikayla McBride
Themes and Associations Concerning The COVID-19 Pandemic: Autoethnography, Amber McGannon and Ebunoluwa O. Adedeji
Sand & Swim Leg, Victoria McLaughlin, Allison Testa, Chloe Davidson, Reagan Lindsay, and Jessica Galford
Effect of Glaucoma on Melanopsin Retinal Ganglion Cells in Mice, Abigail McMullen
Goodwill Going Green: How Green Branding Can Generate $1M in Revenue, Elia Meltzer, Esha S. Vartak, William M. Crone, and Ryan T. Richards
Wetting Transition on 3D-Printed Surfaces, Isabelle Moryan
Performing a Penetration Test on a Storage Network, Scott Moskal
Human Powered Vehicle Team Challenge, Sydney Nedlik, Spencer Brodie, Maria Griffin, William Schell, and Ryan Serraglio
Coming Out in Later Adulthood: Are the Stresses Different?, Chris Ng
Prototype Development for Fabric Sodium Sensor, Mary Nicodemus, Dunia Jaffal, and Shelby Daniels
An Exploration of My Undergraduate Poetry Works, Clover O'Mordha
Multi-Platform Suppressor Design Project, Wyatt A. Openshaw and Alex B. Chiples
Design Project: 3D Printer/Injection Molder Hybrid, Lee Paolucci, Luke Everhart, Brandon Leap, and Karson Lorey
Community Through Commonality: Growth Beyond the Academic While In College, LeKesha Parkman
Ballistic Impact Mitigation Pad, Adam Pianalto, Nathan Mayer, Wyatt Smith, Nick Green, and Douglas Wild
Repurposing human α-defensin 6, an antimicrobial peptide, as a beta amyloid inhibitor, Eleanor Plaster
The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health of Adolescents: A Research Proposal, Megan Porter
Autonomous Wildfire Detection System, Matthew Pyle and Nick Garrett
Murder and Massacre in Seventeenth Century England, Andrew Quesenberry
The Effect of Virtual Learning as a Result of COVID-19, Ann Redle Ms. and Joel McMullen
Cardbot, Jakob Reiter, Grant Crump, Drake Drivere, and Adam Miner
The Effectiveness of Incorporating Physical Activity into the Classroom: A Literature Review, Lauren Reynolds
Design of Composite Joints using Machine Learning Approaches, Natalie Richards
NJECT-3D, Kody Rinkevich, Logan Henderson, Nathaniel Anderson, James Patton, and Cameron Wilson
Golf Club Cleaner, Owen Roach, Chris Wertenberger, and Michael Skerlong
Immunohistochemistry of the zebrafish retina, Alison Ruf
Smart Kettlebell, Cole Russell, Patrick Davis, Ryan Deboer, and Isaac Stecker
Measuring Students' Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors Before and After Demonstration-Based Instruction, Collin Ryan
Viscous Anisotropy of Wet Olivine Aggregates, Megan Ryan
Schaeffler F-250 BEV Conversion: Power Electronics, Leslie Sawyer
Cathodic Protection, Michaela Schaber
Investigation of Casting Methods of Photoelastic Particles to Study the Geomechanics of Granular Media, Daniel Schullek
Hands Free Fitted Shoe, Maddison Schutt, Nicole Rizkala, Elizabeth Scheatzle, Alexander Hershey, and Austin Fowkes
Upscaling Textile Upcycling, Mason Scott, Brett High, Sophia Marcum, Rachel Schiffli, and Andrew Flowers
The influence of hydrogen peroxide on the enrichment of Fe(III) reducing bacteria from acid mine drainage, Susami Seth
CO2 Based Parachute Deployment, Anthony M. S. Settlemier and Nicholas Motter
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
Adjust-A-Ramp, Taylor Sharrits, Courtney Banks, Emily Beck, and Jazmin Buenrostro
Data Processing in a Database Management System Using Parallel Processing, Stephen Shears
Why my Sister Really Left: A Narrative Film, Sarah Shively
The Cuyahoga Valley Resource and Development Center, Lindsay Shook, Suzanne Kroll, Donald Alexander, and Emily Booth
Sintering of 3-D Printed Metals, Adam Shuppe and John Griffiths
Grinding and Super-Finishing Test Machine Project, Michael Simon
A Swipe to the Right: Exploring Tinder Use in College Students, Madisyn Smith
Technology’s Impact on Students in a Virtual Environment, Leah S. Sorensen
Aerodynamics Wind Tunnel Lab, James Soroczak and Brett Preslar
Induction Brazing, Austin Squire, Scott Compton, Logan Hathaway, and Michael Fleming
Dirigible Anemometer Mount, Matthew Stanko
Development of CO2 capture method via polyurethane-amine sorbent in VSA, Samantha Starkey and David S. Rinehart
Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Treatments, Alexis Steer
Analysis and Comparison of NIR Pigments for "Cool" Coating Applications, Karey Steinmetz
Synthesis of RNA Nucleotides under Probable Prebiotic Conditions, Ryan Stimson
Intuitive Eating Behaviors among a Sample of Food Secure and Food Insecure College Students, Morgan Stocker and Christin Seher PhD, RDN, LD
Deterrence and the Death Penalty: A Study of the Effects of Capital Punishment on Homicide, Jacob Stump
Sportiasts, Yuvraj Subedi
Designing a distillation process for a local brewery, Julia Syme
Zips Racing Electric 2022 Brakes Subsystem Design, Nicholas Thomas
Retaining Thermoresponsive Poly(vinyl methyl ether) to Cellulose via (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxylsilane Network, Grace Tolhurst
Vehicle Maintenance Tracking Program, Jared Tomlinson
Schlieren Imaging of a Supersonic Wind Tunnel, Caleb Townsend and Tayler S. Powell
The Pathology and Etiology of Philosophy, Lydia Tucke
Reinforcement of Elastomers by Reactive Ionic Surfactant, Nicole Vickerman
Integrating FEMA and Scouts for Local Community Hazard Preparedness, Megan Vocatura
The Patterns and Prevalence of Vestibular Disorders in Relation to Pediatric Concussions, Emma Vosniak
Amine-functionalized interpenetrating Polymer networks for CO2 capture, James Wills
A Study in Transparency, Rachel Wilson
Application of SLA 3D Printing for Polymers, Taylor Wilson
More Than Physical: Covid-19's Devastating Impact, Sadie Wood and Kathryn Pond
Electrochemical Chloride Removal, Marcus Yudt
Honors Research Projects from 2021
Minimally Invasive Repair of Elongated Chordae Tendineae in the Mitral Valve, Walid Abuhashim, Diana Albaba, Austin Ghiates, Rebecca Leiter, and Mary Robakowski
Furthering Cultural Understanding Through Music, Sophia Abukamail
Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2 Pathway Due to Preeclampsia: A Review, Firdous Ali
Natural User Interface Based American Sign Language Tutoring Program, Bryce J. Allen
Requests for Fruits and Vegetables After Participating in an After-School Nutrition Education Program, Melissa Antalek
The Effects of Increasing Positively Charged Metal Ions Within Synovial Fluid, Kandisi Anyabwile
Chainless Bike Drive, Dominic Apisa, Bradley Powell, Garrett Colvin, and John Monsour
Power Amplification Strategies Across Animals, Rayhan Asif
Burnout with Caregiving of Autism and the COVID19 Pandemic, Erin Babcock and Leah Recker
Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom, Madison M. Batchik and Sarah Byo
Buckling Loads of a Graphene Layer Interacting with Rigid Substrates, Bradley Beckwith
Residential Dwelling Design and Construction Planning, Jodi Beery
Quantifying Confinement of Chain Dynamics for Chains Tethered to Self-Assembling Crystalline Nanodomains Using Neutron Spin Echo Spectroscopy, Logan Benninghoff
The Effects of Postpartum Depression on Children's Social Development, Delaney Besse, Margaret Williams, Danielle Spencer, and Brooke Walters
Theoretical and Compositional Analysis of Select Metal Works, Jacob Bird
Analog & Digital Remote Synthesizer, Adam Brunner, Andrew Cihon-Scott, Scott Grisso, and Linus Wright
Personalities Within Sports Teams, Andrea Bugariu
Musicians who use Cochlear Implants Proposal, Leanne Bunnell
The youPlanner, Taylor Burgess
Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist: Summation of the Safety Proofs and Benefits, Landry Carneal
Door Barricade, Alex Cerino
Side Impact Collisions: Trucks Versus Sedans, Mackenzie Cheyney
No Downsides, Caleb Christopher, Charley Kale, Kyle Genetin, and Ian Witsaman
Impact of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Generosity on Re-employment Wages during the Great Recession, Hayden Cobb
With Love, Greta Conley