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Author:

Alatki, Nour

Title:

The Chemistry of Wine: Analyzing a General Education Course and its Impact on Student Engagement

Area of Honors:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Chemistry
Wine
Education
General Education
Chemical Lab Techniques
Interviews
ACURA
Student Engagment
General Education Courses

File:

Download Nour_Alatki_Schryer_Honors_Thesis__FINAL___1_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kevin Charles Cannon, Thesis Supervisor
David Ruth, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Agresti, Bella

Title:

Bridging the Gap: The Gender Disparity in Corporate Leadership

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Finance
Corporate Leadership
Gender Disparity
Women

File:

Download Bella_Agresti_SHC_Thesis_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Beneke, Estelle

Title:

The Impact of Diet Quality on Structural Neurodevelopment in Children: an MRI Study

Area of Honors:

Science

Keywords:

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
dietary quality
substance use disorder
socioeconomic status (SES)
nutrition
voxel based morphometry (VBM)
executive control
cognitive functioning
brain volume

File:

Download updated_final_thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Emma Jane Rose, Thesis Supervisor
John R Moses-Brownson, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bennetts, Sofia

Title:

Investigating the Role of HDAC3 in Memory Reconsolidation

Area of Honors:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

Memory reconsolidation
fear conditioning
HDAC3
epigenetics
memory updating
hippocampus
fear extinction
OUL
amygdala

File:

Download Sofia_Bennetts_Schreyer_Thesis_Final_Version.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Janine Kwapis, Thesis Supervisor
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bauco, Christopher

Title:

Improving Collective Thermal Comfort Through Directional Diffuser Control and Non-Uniform Thermal Conditions

Area of Honors:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Thermal Comfort

File:

Download Bauco_Schreyer_Final_Thesis_3-29-24.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Greg Pavlak, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Mistrick, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Beamer, Haylee

Title:

The Jury’s Role in Mass Incarceration

Area of Honors:

Criminology

Keywords:

Jury Trial
Jury
Jurors
Homicide

File:

Download Thesis_Revised_4_15.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Barrett, Elizabeth

Title:

Merger Arbitrage: Analyzing Risk-Adjusted Returns and Profit Opportunities

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Merger Arbitrage
Merger and Acquisitions
M&A
Finance
Hedge Funds
Risk Arbitrage

File:

Download Merger_Arbitrage_Thesis_-_Final_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Barber, Kaylie

Title:

Designing and Implementing an Origami-Based Steering Mechanism for Controlling the Swimming Direction of a Laminated Compliant Origami Robot

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Origami
Compliant mechanism
Robot
Swimming
Control

File:

Download Barber.Kaylie_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jared Butler, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Benedetto, Courtney

Title:

“Conforming to the Nonconformative”: Goth Culture at Penn State

Area of Honors:

Journalism

Keywords:

Goth
subculture
acceptance
Goth culture
makeup
death
macabre
nonconformity
identity
community
inclusivity

File:

Download THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Russell Frank, Thesis Supervisor
John R Affleck, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bhalodia, Ritu

Title:

Characterizing Optimum Performance Range of Electrodynamic Tether Systems (EDTs) using TeMPEST

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Electrodynamic Tethers
Energy Harvesting
Aerospace Engineering
LEO
Debris Mitigation
Deorbit
Small Satellites
Power
Orbit Altitude

File:

Download HonorsThesis_RituB.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Honors Advisor