11. Effects of Revised SCS Curve Number Method on Ecohydrological Indicators and BMP Decision-Making using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool Open Access Author: Weikel, Jamie Title: Effects of Revised SCS Curve Number Method on Ecohydrological Indicators and BMP Decision-Making using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool Area of Honors: Biological Engineering Keywords: SCS Curve Number MethodSoil and Water Assessment ToolHydrologyRunoffWatershed Management File: Download JWeikel_Thesis_2021.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Cibin Raj, Thesis SupervisorAli Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. Predicting Occurrences and Potential Impacts of Concentrated Flow Pathways within Riparian Zones of Agricultural Landscapes Open Access Author: Bartuska, Elizabeth Title: Predicting Occurrences and Potential Impacts of Concentrated Flow Pathways within Riparian Zones of Agricultural Landscapes Area of Honors: Biological Engineering Keywords: riparian buffersArcGISconcentrated flow pathwaysMahantango Creek File: Download BartuskaE_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Heather Elise Preisendanz, Thesis SupervisorAli Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. Modeling Solar Farm Hydrology using EPA SWMM Open Access Author: Nair, Adira Title: Modeling Solar Farm Hydrology using EPA SWMM Area of Honors: Biological Engineering Keywords: Solar Farm Hydrology SWMM EPA File: Download Adira_Nair_HonorThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ali Demirci, Thesis Honors AdvisorCibin Raj, Thesis Supervisor
14. Life Cycle Assessment of a Cultured Beef Patty with a Textured Soy Protein Scaffold Open Access Author: Bell, Lindsey Title: Life Cycle Assessment of a Cultured Beef Patty with a Textured Soy Protein Scaffold Area of Honors: Biological Engineering Keywords: life-cycle assessmentsustainabilitycultured meatconventional meatlivestockenvironment File: Download Bell_Lindsey_LifeCycleAssessmentOfACulturedBeefPatty.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Christine Costello, Thesis SupervisorAli Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. Analysis of Pollutant Sources and Dynamics in an Urban Stream in Central Pennsylvania Open Access Author: Stofanak, Rachel Title: Analysis of Pollutant Sources and Dynamics in an Urban Stream in Central Pennsylvania Area of Honors: Biological Engineering Keywords: Water qualityHysteresis analysisnutrientsstormwater File: Download stofanak_rachel_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Lauren Mc Phillips, Thesis SupervisorAli Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. Engineering transcriptional logic within bacteria using complex, modular, CRISPRi circuit arrays Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Roggenbaum, Morgan Title: Engineering transcriptional logic within bacteria using complex, modular, CRISPRi circuit arrays Area of Honors: Biological Engineering Keywords: synthetic biologygenetic circuitsCRISPRitranscriptional read-through File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Howard M Salis, Thesis SupervisorAli Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Characterizing the Microbial Community of Anaerobically Digested High Lignin Fermentation Byproduct and Composted Material with Corn Stover as the Feedstock Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Sollenberger, Renee Title: Characterizing the Microbial Community of Anaerobically Digested High Lignin Fermentation Byproduct and Composted Material with Corn Stover as the Feedstock Area of Honors: Biological Engineering Keywords: BioinformaticsDiversity AnalysisCompostAnaerobic DigestionBiofuelsCorn StoverBioprocessing File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Tom Richard, Thesis SupervisorAli Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. Techno-Economical Analysis of a Dairy Cow Farm-Scale Anaerobic Digestion System Open Access Author: Porcano, Hunter Title: Techno-Economical Analysis of a Dairy Cow Farm-Scale Anaerobic Digestion System Area of Honors: Biological Engineering Keywords: Anaerobic digestionDairy farmingRenewable natural gas (RNG)Techno-economic analysis (TEA)PennsylvaniaSustainabilityGreenhouse gas emissionsAgricultural systemsBiogasSwitchgrassCarbon creditsAnaerobic DigestionDairy FarmingRenewable Natural Gas (RNG)Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA)PennsylvaniaSustainabilityBiogasGreenhouse Gas EmissionsEconomic ViabilitySwitchgrass File: Download HunterPorcanoThesisFinal.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Juliana Vasco-Correa, Thesis SupervisorAli Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor