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Author:

Donnelly, Aidan

Title:

The Diversity of Co-isolated Strains of Vibrio fischeri Reveals New Insights into the Establishment of Multistrain Symbioses

Area of Honors:

Microbiology

Keywords:

Vibrio fischeri
Euprymna scolopes
Symbiosis
Strain diversity
Bacteria
Squid
Bioluminescence
Quorom Sensing
SD50
Host-microbe
Mutualism
Co-isolated

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Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy Iwao Miyashiro, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mongia, Advay

Title:

Optimization of Size Exclusion Chromatography Protein Standards

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Size Exclusion Chromatography
Protein Standards
protein expression
protein purification
gel filtration chromatography
bacterioferritin

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Thesis Supervisors:

Song Tan, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rathi, Muskan

Title:

Collusion Detection in Auctions Using Machine Learning Algorithms

Area of Honors:

Computer Engineering

Keywords:

Economics
Computational Economics
Collusion
Auction
Auction Equilibrium
Bayes Nash Equilibrium
Machine Learning

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Thesis Supervisors:

Nima Haghpanah, Thesis Supervisor
John Morgan Sampson, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ye, Ziping

Title:

Dragon Defender: Runtime Threat Detection for Cellular Devices

Area of Honors:

Computer Science

Keywords:

Machine Learning
Intrusion Detection
Cellular Network

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Thesis Supervisors:

Syed Rafiul Hussain, Thesis Supervisor
Danfeng Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Chung, Andrew

Title:

How the COVID-19 Pandemic impacted Breast Cancer Screening in the United States: Results from Real-World Health Records Data

Area of Honors:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Breast Cancer Screening
COVID-19
TriNetX
Logistic Regression
Informatics

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Thesis Supervisors:

Qiushi Chen, Thesis Supervisor
Jingjing Li, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Straley, Megan

Title:

Influencer Marketing: What It Takes to have A Successful Brand Partnership on Social Media

Area of Honors:

Marketing

Keywords:

Influencer Marketing
Kelman's Source Characteristics
Balance Theory
Social Media
Online Engagement

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Thesis Supervisors:

Brett Christenson, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Raich, Emma

Title:

A Study of the Effect of an Elevated Beat Rate in the Left Side of the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Total Artificial Heart

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

total artificial heart
pediatric
mechanical circulatory support devices
particle image velocimetry
thrombosis
elevated beat rate
wall shear rate
cardiovascular fluid dynamics

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Thesis Supervisors:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
William Joseph Weiss, Faculty Reader

Author:

Patel, Aaryan

Title:

Formal verification of approximate differential privacy via the characteristic function

Area of Honors:

Computer Science

Keywords:

Differential Privacy
Formal Verification
Programming Languages

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Thesis Supervisors:

Danfeng Zhang, Thesis Supervisor
Danfeng Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor
John Joseph Hannan, Faculty Reader

Author:

Excellent, Patrick

Title:

Analyzing BHP Industries S.A.’s Opportunity for Multifaceted Growth Through Vertical Integration

Area of Honors:

Supply Chain and Information Systems

Keywords:

vertical integration
manufacturing
flexographic prnting
label printing
international expansion
expansion

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Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
John C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Johri, Divyesh

Title:

Evaluating SOMA and MoSh++ Using PSU-TMM100 Marker Data

Area of Honors:

Computer Science

Keywords:

mocap
markers
labels
labeling
auto-labeler
labeler
automatic labeling
soma
mosh
tmm100
taiji
movement
3d body
motion capture
python
matlab

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Thesis Supervisors:

Yanxi Liu, Thesis Supervisor
John Joseph Hannan, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Thomas, Michael

Title:

Process Development for GaN Schottky Diodes

Area of Honors:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Gallium Nitride
Power electronics
Ohmic contact
Schottky diode

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Thesis Supervisors:

Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Supervisor
Amy Carol Robinson, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Krysko, Evan

Title:

Studies on the Structure and the Magnetic Properties of High-Entropy Spinel Oxides

Area of Honors:

Physics

Keywords:

High-entropy oxides
Crystal Growth
Condensed Matter Physics

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Thesis Supervisors:

Zhiqiang Mao, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Vatsal, Shivank

Title:

Haptic Feedback System for Percussive Elements in Music

Area of Honors:

Computer Science

Keywords:

Music
Audio Processing
Source Separation
Transformers
Nonnegative Matrix Factorization
Haptics
Decision Trees
Spectrograms
Onset Detection

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Thesis Supervisors:

Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Supervisor
Danfeng Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lai, Ryan

Title:

Bronsted Basic Auxiliary Enables Synthesis of Aza-Quaternary Centers

Area of Honors:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Organic Synthesis
Bronsted Basic Auxiliary
Aza-Quaternary Center
Proton

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Thesis Supervisors:

Jonathan Kuo, Thesis Supervisor
David D Boehr, Thesis Honors Advisor
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Faculty Reader

Author:

Bevilacqua, Chloe

Title:

The Overlap of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder: A Meta-Analytic Study

Area of Honors:

Psychology

Keywords:

Autism
ASD
BPD
Diagnosis
Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Meta-analysis

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Thesis Supervisors:

Kenneth N. Levy, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Myruski, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Santamaria, Angelina

Title:

Metasomatic Processes Beneath NW Saudi Arabia: Evidence from Olivine and Clinopyroxene in Mantle Xenoliths

Area of Honors:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Metasomatism
Mantle xenoliths
Continental basalts
Petrogenesis
Metasomatism
Mantle xenoliths
Continental basalts
Petrogenesis
Minor and Trace Elements

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Thesis Supervisors:

Tanya Furman, Thesis Supervisor
Maureen Feineman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Scott, Oscar

Title:

The Effects of Firearm Availability and Racial Demographics on Fatal Police Encounters

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Policing
Firearms
Crime
Race

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Thesis Supervisors:

Richard B Felson, Thesis Supervisor
Sona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Li, Zhiyuan

Title:

Optimal Control of Alzheimer's Disease

Area of Honors:

Mathematics

Keywords:

optimal control
Alzheimer's Disease
reaction-diffusion equation

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Thesis Supervisors:

Wenrui Hao, Thesis Supervisor
Xiantao Li, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Meinert, Emily

Title:

Mechanisms of FXR Activation by Synthetic Ligands

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

nuclear receptors
site-directed mutagenesis
dual luciferase
transformation
mammalian cell culture
synthetic ligand
bile acid

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Thesis Supervisors:

C Denise Okafor, Thesis Supervisor
Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Gangl, Carter

Title:

Exploring the Impact of Sexual Objectification and Fetishization on Eating Disorders and Body Image in Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals

Area of Honors:

Psychology

Keywords:

transgender
fetishization
sexual objectification
minority stress
gender nonconforming

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Thesis Supervisors:

Jes Matsick, Thesis Supervisor
Greg Edward Loviscky, Thesis Honors Advisor