1. An Efficient CFD Approach for Co-Axial Rotor Simulations Open Access Author: Cornelius, Jason Kyle Title: An Efficient CFD Approach for Co-Axial Rotor Simulations Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: CFDComputational Fluid DynamicsAerospaceCo-axialRotorcraftRotorcraft AeromechanicsDragonflyAerodynamicsSimulationSTAR-CCM+MultirotorMulticopter File: Download Cornelius_Jason_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sven Schmitz, Thesis SupervisorDr. George A Lesieutre, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. HEALTHCARE PHYSICIAN-CEOS: IMPACTS ON HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE AND EXECUTIVE SATISFACTION Open Access Author: Labanc, Andra Joelle Title: HEALTHCARE PHYSICIAN-CEOS: IMPACTS ON HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE AND EXECUTIVE SATISFACTION Area of Honors: Health Policy and Administration Keywords: Expert Leadership Physician Executives Clinical Competence Organizational Success Healthcare Administration Chief Executive OfficerhospitalExpert Leadership Physician Executives Clinical Competence Organizational Success Healthcare Administration Chief Executive OfficerhospitalExpert LeaderPhysician ExecutiveHospital CEOHealthcare AdministrationChief Executive Officer File: Download Labanc_Thesis_2018.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Maureen Connelly Jones, Thesis SupervisorSelena E Ortiz, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Who is depleted by goals? The role of a motivational individual difference Open Access Author: Fabinyi, Claude Richard Title: Who is depleted by goals? The role of a motivational individual difference Area of Honors: Psychology Keywords: goal settingself-regulationego depletionaction/state orientation File: Download Claude_Fabinyi_Undergraduate_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Susan Mohammed, Thesis SupervisorGreg Edward Loviscky, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Dorothy Anderson and Women in Sport: An In-Depth Study Open Access Author: Slotcavage, Thomas John Title: Dorothy Anderson and Women in Sport: An In-Depth Study Area of Honors: Kinesiology Keywords: Dorothy AndersonWomen's TennisPenn State Tennis File: Download Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mark Dyreson, Thesis SupervisorDr. Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Effect of high oleic soybean oil on omega-3 fatty acid elongation and incorporation into egg yolks Open Access Author: Kukorowski, Alexandra N Title: Effect of high oleic soybean oil on omega-3 fatty acid elongation and incorporation into egg yolks Area of Honors: Animal Sciences Keywords: oleic soybean oilomega-3omega-6fatty acideggegg yolkchickenhenflaxseed oilEPADHAfunctional fooddiet File: Download alexandra_kukorowski_thesis_b.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Kevin John Harvatine, Thesis SupervisorTroy Ott, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Democracy, Museums, and Civil Society: Exploring the Role of Museums as Public Spaces Open Access Author: Gurklis, Alyssa Marie Title: Democracy, Museums, and Civil Society: Exploring the Role of Museums as Public Spaces Area of Honors: Community, Environment, and Development Keywords: democracymuseumspublic spacecritical pedagogyrhetoricpublic memoryinformal learningcitizenshipenabling settingnarrative inquirypower and privilegecommunity development File: Download Gurklis_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis SupervisorTheodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. The Interrelationships Between Sleep, Physical Activity, Psychological Well-Being, and Gestational Weight Gain in Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women Open Access Author: Rogers, Tara Catherine Title: The Interrelationships Between Sleep, Physical Activity, Psychological Well-Being, and Gestational Weight Gain in Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women Area of Honors: Kinesiology Keywords: pregnancyoverweightobesephysical activitysleepsleep disturbancespsychological healthstressdepressiongestational weight gainnappregnant women File: Download Rogers_Tara_Kinesiology.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Danielle Symons Downs, Thesis SupervisorDr. Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Gene Expression of Growth Plate Formation in Mouse Metatarsals Open Access Author: Roberts, Catherine Elizabeth Title: Gene Expression of Growth Plate Formation in Mouse Metatarsals Area of Honors: Biological Anthropolgy Keywords: growth platedevelopmentanthropologybiologybonesskeletal developmentmetatarsals File: Download Thesis_Honors_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors AdvisorPhilip L Reno, Thesis Supervisor
9. Probing the Role(s) of Tyrosyl Radicals in Formation of Terminal Olefins by UndA Open Access Author: Van Cura, Devon John Title: Probing the Role(s) of Tyrosyl Radicals in Formation of Terminal Olefins by UndA Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: UndATyrosylRadicalBiofuelMechanisticEnzymology File: Download Van_Cura_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joseph M Bollinger Jr., Thesis SupervisorRaymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. Analysis of the Impact of Simulation Based Training from the Perspective of Process Control Open Access Author: Leight, Emily Taylor Title: Analysis of the Impact of Simulation Based Training from the Perspective of Process Control Area of Honors: Industrial Engineering Keywords: HydrocrackerOTSOperator Training SimulatorRefinery TrainingControl ChartsRefinery Process Control File: Download Leight_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ling Rothrock, Thesis SupervisorDr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. ASSESSMENT OF THE SERUM PREGNANCY-SPECIFIC PROTEIN B TEST TO DETERMINE PREGNANCY IN FREE-RANGING ELK (Cervus elaphus) Open Access Author: Silva Seixas, Julia Title: ASSESSMENT OF THE SERUM PREGNANCY-SPECIFIC PROTEIN B TEST TO DETERMINE PREGNANCY IN FREE-RANGING ELK (Cervus elaphus) Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: ElkPregnancyPregnancy-specific protein BPSPBELISAPost-mortemUterine examinationAccuracy File: Download JuliaSilvaSeixas_Undergraduate_HonorsThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jenny Suzanne Fisher, Thesis SupervisorBenoit A Dayrat, Thesis Honors AdvisorJustin D Brown, Faculty Reader
12. Singular "they": online and offline interpretation effects among L1 and L2 speakers Open Access Author: Shook, Neil C Title: Singular "they": online and offline interpretation effects among L1 and L2 speakers Area of Honors: German Keywords: linguisticssentence processingpronounssemantic processingL2 EnglishGerman File: Download SHOOK_THESIS_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Carrie Neal Jackson, Thesis SupervisorSamuel Mark Frederick, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. A Comparative Analysis of Nicaraguan Pottery Value Chains Open Access Author: Brewton, Thomas Seader Title: A Comparative Analysis of Nicaraguan Pottery Value Chains Area of Honors: Community, Environment, and Development Keywords: value chainmarketingNicaraguapotteryjoint actionupgradingsupply chaindevelopmenteconomic developmentcommunity File: Download Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis SupervisorTheodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors AdvisorNicole Sheree Webster, Faculty Reader
14. Understanding the Influence of Motivational Readiness on the Relationship between Body Image and Weight-Related Health Behaviors in African American Adults Open Access Author: Jones, Hannah Tripp Title: Understanding the Influence of Motivational Readiness on the Relationship between Body Image and Weight-Related Health Behaviors in African American Adults Area of Honors: Biobehavioral Health Keywords: physical activitybody imagehealth disparitiesmotivational readinessAfrican Americanobesity File: Download Jones_Thesis_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Scherezade Kelly Mama, Thesis SupervisorDr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. Multi-Sensor Investigations of Optical Emissions and their relations to Directed Energy Deposition processes and quality Open Access Author: Stutzman, Christopher B Title: Multi-Sensor Investigations of Optical Emissions and their relations to Directed Energy Deposition processes and quality Area of Honors: Engineering Science Keywords: Directed Energy DepositionMetal Additive ManufacturingFlaw DetectionOptical Emission Spectroscopy File: Download STUTZMAN_CB_THESIS_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Abdalla Ramadan Nassar, Thesis SupervisorDr. Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Thesis Honors AdvisorEdward William Reutzel, Thesis SupervisorJudith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
16. TEMPERATURE SIMULATION AND CALCULATION FOR THE ANTIMATTER EXPERIMENT: GRAVITY, INTERFEROMETRY, AND SPECTROSCOPY Open Access Author: Brown, Stephanie Meghan Title: TEMPERATURE SIMULATION AND CALCULATION FOR THE ANTIMATTER EXPERIMENT: GRAVITY, INTERFEROMETRY, AND SPECTROSCOPY Area of Honors: Astronomy and Astrophysics Keywords: antimattergravityantihydrogencern File: Download ThesisFinal.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Miguel Alejandro Mostafa, Thesis SupervisorChristopher Palma, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Topics in Statistical Machine Learning Theory Open Access Author: Yuan, Zhenyuan Title: Topics in Statistical Machine Learning Theory Area of Honors: Electrical Engineering Keywords: Discriminant AnalysisEM AlgorithmPrinciple Component AnalysisKernel MethodsMulti-class Classification File: Download honors-thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bharath Kumar Sriperumbudur, Thesis SupervisorDr. Timothy Joseph Kane, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. Reducing Peak Battery Currents in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using an Ultracapacitor as a Secondary Energy Storage System Open Access Author: Jadwin, Michael Seving Title: Reducing Peak Battery Currents in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using an Ultracapacitor as a Secondary Energy Storage System Area of Honors: Engineering Science Keywords: batteryhybridelectric vehicleultracapacitorbattery degradationsimulinkstateflowsimulation File: Download thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michael T Lanagan, Thesis SupervisorCorina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Honors Advisor
19. SYSTEM DESIGN FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL GENERATION OF TWO-PHASE FLOW AT NEAR-AMBIENT TEMPERATURES Open Access Author: Zarger, Colby Ronald Title: SYSTEM DESIGN FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL GENERATION OF TWO-PHASE FLOW AT NEAR-AMBIENT TEMPERATURES Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: two-phaseslug flowvisualizationheat transfer File: Download Zarger_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Alexander S Rattner, Thesis SupervisorDr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
20. PUBLIC OPINION REGARDING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PRIVACY AND SECURITY Open Access Author: Berman, Danielle Hope Title: PUBLIC OPINION REGARDING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PRIVACY AND SECURITY Area of Honors: Civil Engineering Keywords: Autonomous Vehiclesprivacypublic opinioncybersecuritysurvey File: Download Berman_SchreyerThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Martin Pietrucha, Thesis SupervisorEric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor