1. Mechanical Engineering of a Commercial High-rise which Achieves Near-Net Zero Energy, Water, Waste and Emissions Open Access Author: Rekstad, Nicholas Michael Title: Mechanical Engineering of a Commercial High-rise which Achieves Near-Net Zero Energy, Water, Waste and Emissions Area of Honors: Architectural Engineering Keywords: net-zeroenergywaterwasteemissionscarbonhigh-riseefficientsustainability File: Download Rekstad_Nicholas_NetZeroHighrise.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Moses Df Ling, Thesis SupervisorRichard George Mistrick, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Web-based Behavioral Interventions for Sustainability: A Study of Effectiveness in Undergraduate Residential Communities Open Access Author: Roth, Justin Gordon Title: Web-based Behavioral Interventions for Sustainability: A Study of Effectiveness in Undergraduate Residential Communities Area of Honors: Information Sciences and Technology Keywords: sustainabilityinstitutechecklistbehaviorchangewasteenergyhealthbeliefmodelintervention File: Download rothjg_thesis_ugrad_final_04-13-15.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Erika S Poole, Thesis SupervisorErika S Poole, Thesis Honors AdvisorEun Kyoung Choe, Faculty Reader
3. Shared E-Bike: Understanding the Economic Benefits and Costs on University Campuses Open Access Author: Liu, Sihan Title: Shared E-Bike: Understanding the Economic Benefits and Costs on University Campuses Area of Honors: Energy, Business, and Finance Keywords: e-bikeenergySpinenvironmentPenn StatePenn State Transportation Servicese-scooterelectric bikeelectric scootergreenhouse gas emissionsGHG emissionsmicro-mobilitytransportationsustainabilitysustainableuniversity campusridersharing economytraffic congestionvalue of urgencyeconomic benefitseconomic costsbenefitcostbenefitscostsbenefit-cost analysisshort tripsurbanstudentparkingshared e-bikedrivingride-hailing File: Download Thesis_E-bike.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joel Reid Landry, Thesis SupervisorSeth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Analyzing Ionic Liquids as a Catalyst for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Feedstocks Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Ricketts, Branden Title: Analyzing Ionic Liquids as a Catalyst for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Feedstocks Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: BiofuelHydrothermal liquefactionionic liquidsustainabilityliquid fuelcelluloseligninsoy proteinenergy File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Phillip E Savage, Thesis SupervisorThemis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor