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Author:

Sheldrake, Anne E

Title:

The effect of substrate stiffness on fibrillin expression by mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs)

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

MEFs
tissue engineering
cardiac
acrylamide
bisacrylamide
heart
fibrillin
scar tissue

File:

Download sheldrake_anne_effect_of_susbstrate_stiffness.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader

Author:

Prasad, Swati

Title:

The Divine Lorraine

Area of Honors:

English

Keywords:

fiction
short stories

File:

Download Prasad_Swati_TheDivineLorraine.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

William James Cobb, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Naccarelli, Anthony James

Title:

Development, Characterization, and Testing of Anode Components for a Biodegradable Seawater Battery

Area of Honors:

Engineering Science

Keywords:

corrosion
battery
biodegradable
seawater
magnesium
anode
electrochemistry
physical vapor deposition
electron beam

File:

Download Naccarelli_Anthony_developmentseawaterbattery.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Barbara A. Shaw, Thesis Supervisor
Barbara A. Shaw, Thesis Honors Advisor
Elizabeth Sikora, Faculty Reader

Author:

Popovich, Marie Elizabeth

Title:

The State Of Higher Education: Tuition And Faculty Salaries

Area of Honors:

Accounting

Keywords:

tuition
faculty
faculty salaries
faculty compensation
tuition rates
tuition increases
college costs
Penn State
Big Ten
corporate university

File:

Download Popovich_Marie_TheStateofHigherEducation.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Sajay Samuel, Thesis Supervisor
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mazich, Maria C

Title:

Dissemination Sciences: A study of NEEDs for Bones as an osteoporosis prevention tool for middle school students

Area of Honors:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

nutrition education
osteoporosis
middle school students
calcium

File:

Download Mazich_Maria_Dissemination_Sciences.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Barbara Ann Lohse, Thesis Supervisor
Rebecca L Corwin, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lee, Dongkeun

Title:

On decision theory models incorporating the Ellsberg paradox

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Ellsberg paradox
Economics
Microeconomics
Decision Theory
Anticipated Utility
Choquet Integral
Expected Utility

File:

Download Lee_Dongkeun_Ellsberg_paradox.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kalyan Chatterjee, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor
N Edward Coulson, Faculty Reader

Author:

Gregory, Katherine Leigh

Title:

A Bone to Pick: Grievance as a Motivator of Civil War Onset

Area of Honors:

International Politics

Keywords:

grievance
civil war
Uganda
Kenya

File:

Download Gregory_Katherine_grievanceasamotivatorofcivilwaronset.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Douglas William Lemke, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Barnhart, Linnea Jan

Title:

Emotional-mindful Parenting and Youth Outcomes: An Independent Construct from Warmth and Control in Parenting

Area of Honors:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

parenting
youth
warmth
control
emotional-mindful parenting

File:

Download Barnhart_Linnea_emotional-mindfulparenting.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

J Douglas Coatsworth, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kathryn Bancroft Hynes, Thesis Honors Advisor
Hobart Harrington Cleveland III, Faculty Reader

Author:

Koffler, Peter Alan

Title:

Modeling Compliant Mechanism Flexure Hinges for Flapping Wing Nano Air Vehicles

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Flexure Hinge
Compliant Mechanism
MEMS
Nano Air Vehicle
FEA
Finite Element Analysis
Stress
SolidWorks
Ansys
Matlab

File:

Download Koffler_Peter_ModelingCompliantMechanismFlexureHinges.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Yener, Suzan Nora

Title:

Comparison of Social Security Systems in Different Countries

Area of Honors:

Actuarial Science

Keywords:

social security
pension
defined benefit
defined contribution

File:

Download Yener_Suzan_ComparisonofSocialSecuritySystemsinDifferentCountries.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Supervisor
Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Lisa Lipowski Posey, Faculty Reader