61. A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on Weaning in the 12 cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Open Access Author: Gallagher, Maureen Brenna Title: A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on Weaning in the 12 cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: PVADartificial hearthematocritweaningfluid dynamics File: Download Gallagher_Schreyer_Thesis_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorDr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. William O Hancock, Faculty ReaderDr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader
62. Design, construction, and testing of a pneumatic vibrotactile stimulus system for use with awake, behaving mice Open Access Author: Cook, Alexander Philip Title: Design, construction, and testing of a pneumatic vibrotactile stimulus system for use with awake, behaving mice Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: Neurovascular couplingElectrophysiologyPassive touchPneumatic systemVibrotactile stimulus File: Download Cook_Alexander_PneumaticSystem.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Patrick James Drew, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Nanyin Zhang, Faculty Reader
63. Pulsatile Assessment Of The FDA Computational Study Of Fluid Flow In Biomedical Devices Open Access Author: Kessler, Joshua C Title: Pulsatile Assessment Of The FDA Computational Study Of Fluid Flow In Biomedical Devices Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: FDATurbulenceComputational Fluid DynamicsCFDLDVBenchmark Nozzle ModelCritical Path InitiativePulsatile Flow File: Download Thesisv_schreyer.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Pak Kin Wong, Faculty Reader
64. CHARACTERIZATION OF THROMBI THROUGH MRI AND HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ERYTHROCYTE GHOST CLOTS Open Access Author: Hagenah, Kristen E Title: CHARACTERIZATION OF THROMBI THROUGH MRI AND HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ERYTHROCYTE GHOST CLOTS Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: Ghost CellsQuantitative Susceptibility MappingLeft Ventricular Thrombus File: Download Hagenah_Kristen_Schreyer_Thesis_Final_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
65. CALCIUM DOPED CITRATE BOUND BIOMATERIALS FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL ORTHOPEDIC TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS Open Access Author: Fadel, John Elias Title: CALCIUM DOPED CITRATE BOUND BIOMATERIALS FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL ORTHOPEDIC TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: Boneorthopedicsorthopedic engineeringtissue engineeringbone implantpolymerpolymer engineeringcharacterizationmaterials File: Download Final_Thesis_Draft_FADEL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jian Yang, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader
66. A CONTROL STUDY USING DNA TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF SHEAR STRESS ON VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR Open Access Author: Jankowska, Maya Ann-Marie Title: A CONTROL STUDY USING DNA TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF SHEAR STRESS ON VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: von willebrand factorvwfoptical trapfluid shearLVADSplasmidfluid mechanicsoptical tweezersshear stressacquired von willebrand syndrome File: Download vWF_Thesis_wTemplate_Maya2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
67. Nano-scale Simulation of Gold Nanoparticle Tracking of Kinesin-1 Open Access Author: Jethva, Janak Prakashchandra Title: Nano-scale Simulation of Gold Nanoparticle Tracking of Kinesin-1 Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: kinesinmotor proteincomputational modellingsimulationMATLAB File: Download Thesis_for_SHC__final_-_Janak_Jethva.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorPeter J Butler, Faculty Reader
68. EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF BINGE ALCOHOL DRINKING IN THE RAT Open Access Author: Cramer, Samuel Reed Title: EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF BINGE ALCOHOL DRINKING IN THE RAT Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience Keywords: ethanolalcoholresting state fmrifmrifunctional connectivitybingeretrosplenial cortexamygdalahippocampuszona incerta File: Download OFFICIAL_honors_thesis_template_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Nanyin Zhang, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorPing Li, Thesis Honors Advisor
69. THE FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY CHANGES IN THE RAT BRAIN FOLLOWING ACUTE AND CHRONIC NICOTINE ADMINISTRATION Open Access Author: Roby, Alison C Title: THE FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY CHANGES IN THE RAT BRAIN FOLLOWING ACUTE AND CHRONIC NICOTINE ADMINISTRATION Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: functional connectivitynicotineindividual differenceacute response File: Download thesis_Roby_Alison_final_links.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Nanyin Zhang, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
70. Assessment of Demographic, Anthropometric, and Physical Performance Variables As Predictors of Sprint Cycling Power Open Access Author: Mellen, James Scott Title: Assessment of Demographic, Anthropometric, and Physical Performance Variables As Predictors of Sprint Cycling Power Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: cyclingvertical jumpwearable measurement devicesprint File: Download James_Mellen_Thesis_Final_Draft__3-30-18_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Giampietro Luciano Vairo, Thesis SupervisorJian Yang, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader