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102. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): Implementation and Best Practices

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Open Access
Author:
Smith, Cassandra Marie
Title:
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): Implementation and Best Practices
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
Food Safety Modernization Act
FSMA
Supply Chain
Food Safety
Chipotle
Best Practices
File:
Download Food_Safety_Modernization_Act__FSMA__-_Implementation_and_Best_Practices_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

103. The Use of Bioremediation Products in Ananerobic Co-Digestion of Fat, Oil, and Grease (FOG) and Municipal Waste

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Open Access
Author:
Folk, Sarah
Title:
The Use of Bioremediation Products in Ananerobic Co-Digestion of Fat, Oil, and Grease (FOG) and Municipal Waste
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Anaerobic Digestion
Co-Digestion
FOG
BioAmp
Wastewater Treatment
Sludge
Cumulative Methane Yield
Fat Oil and Grease
Bioremediation
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Yen-Chih Chen, Thesis Supervisor
Sai Kakuturu, Thesis Honors Advisor
Yuefeng F. Xie, Faculty Reader

104. Evaluating State Net Pension Liabilities Under Blended Discount Rates

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Open Access
Author:
Fagan, Tyler Edward
Title:
Evaluating State Net Pension Liabilities Under Blended Discount Rates
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
Public Pensions
Discount Rates
GASB
Net Pension Liabilities
Underfunding
Pension Underfunding
Blended Discount Rates
Pension Liabilities
Public Pension Liabilities
GASB 67
GASB 25
Future Contributions
File:
Download Fagan_Tyler_Evaluating_State_Net_Pension_Liabilities_Under_Blended_Discount_Rates.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Karl A Muller III, Thesis Supervisor
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Honors Advisor

106. THE EFFECTS OF TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS ON ORGANIZATION: A LITERATURE REVIEW

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Open Access
Author:
Bae, Jiwon
Title:
THE EFFECTS OF TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS ON ORGANIZATION: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Area of Honors:
Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington)
Keywords:
top management teams
heterogeneity
outcomes
TMT characteristics
TMT
TMT process
TMT Literature
effects of top management teams
File:
Download Bae_Jiwon_Effects_of_Top_Management_Teams_on_Organization.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Steven Mcmillan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. David E Ruth, Thesis Honors Advisor
Anthony Gyapong, Faculty Reader

107. AN EXAMINATION OF HOW WRISTBAND WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE USED AS AN AID IN RECOVERY AMONGST COLLEGE STUDENTS RECOVERING FROM ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION

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Open Access
Author:
Hatzell, John Manuel
Title:
AN EXAMINATION OF HOW WRISTBAND WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE USED AS AN AID IN RECOVERY AMONGST COLLEGE STUDENTS RECOVERING FROM ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION
Area of Honors:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
technology
wearable
wristband
craving
addiction
drug
addict
alchol
alcholic
temperature
heart
rate
elecrodermal
iphone
application
recovery
File:
Download John_Hatzell_Senior_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Hobart Harrington Cleveland III, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Edward J Glantz, Thesis Honors Advisor

108. Living History: Reading Toni Morrison's Work as a Narrative History of Black America

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Open Access
Author:
Catchmark, Elizabeth Rose
Title:
Living History: Reading Toni Morrison's Work as a Narrative History of Black America
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in African American Studies, English, and Women's Studies
Keywords:
Toni Morrison
African American History
Song of Solomon
Beloved
A Mercy
Love
20th Century African American Literature
File:
Download Catchmark_Elizabeth_MorrisonHistoryFinal__2_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kevin Michael Bell, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Marcy Lynne North, Thesis Honors Advisor
AnneMarie Mingo, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Jennifer Ann Wagner-Lawlor, Thesis Honors Advisor

109. APPLIED CYCLE COUNTING METHOD FOR GROCERY RETAIL INDUSTRY

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Open Access
Author:
Shen, Yue
Title:
APPLIED CYCLE COUNTING METHOD FOR GROCERY RETAIL INDUSTRY
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
supply chain management
cycle counting
inventory accuracy
grocery retail industry
inventory management
replenishment
inventory system
computer based inventory management
grocery stores
File:
Download Yue__Sally__Shen_2017_Thesis_-_Applied_Cycle_Counting_Method_for_Grocery_Retail_Industry.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

110. EFFECTS OF EXTRUSION TEMPERATURE AND PRINTER NOZZLE SPEED ON THE TENSILE PROPERTIES OF 3D PRINTED POLYLACTIC ACID

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Open Access
Author:
Walsh, Alexander Pachelbel
Title:
EFFECTS OF EXTRUSION TEMPERATURE AND PRINTER NOZZLE SPEED ON THE TENSILE PROPERTIES OF 3D PRINTED POLYLACTIC ACID
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
3D printing
tensile
material properties
fused deposition modeling
polylactic acid
additive manufacturing
File:
Download Walsh_Alexander_3DPrintedProperties.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

112. A representation of investor learning behavior through cellular genetic algorithms

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Open Access
Author:
Peredo Centellas, Alvaro Ramiro
Title:
A representation of investor learning behavior through cellular genetic algorithms
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Genetic Algorithm
GA
Learning Behavior
Finance
Mathematics
Programming
Python
Evolutionary Algorithm
Cellular
Volatility
Technical Analysis
INX
S&P500
Investor
Population
Mutation Rate
Crossover Rate
Natural Selection
Evolution
Genes
File:
Download A_Representation_of_Investor_Learning_Behavior_Through_Cellular_Genetic_Algorithms_Peredo_Alvaro.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jingzhi Huang, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

113. The World's Women: Country Performance on the Gender Millennium Development Goals

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Open Access
Author:
Nahvi, Susan Lynn
Title:
The World's Women: Country Performance on the Gender Millennium Development Goals
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Keywords:
Millennium Development Goals
Gender
Women's rights
International development
Senegal
Bangladesh
Regime type
Violence
Wealth
Traditionalism
File:
Download Nahvi_Susan_GenderMDGs.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Douglas William Lemke, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

114. Analysis of an Ireland Study Abroad Experience

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Open Access
Author:
Hermstedt, Mikaela Lynne
Title:
Analysis of an Ireland Study Abroad Experience
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Agricultural Sciences and Plant Sciences
Keywords:
Study Abroad
Ireland
Horticulture
Agriculture
Semiotic Analysis
Embedded Course
File:
Download Hermstedt_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Ewing, Thesis Supervisor
John Ewing, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dennis R Decoteau, Thesis Honors Advisor
Daniel Douglas Foster, Faculty Reader

115. Investigation and Structural Analysis of Innate Immune Sensor PKR Activation by the Clostridia Bolteae Twister Ribozyme

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Open Access
Author:
Anmangandla, Ananya
Title:
Investigation and Structural Analysis of Innate Immune Sensor PKR Activation by the Clostridia Bolteae Twister Ribozyme
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
RNA
Ribozyme
PKR
Protein Kinase R
Innate Immunity
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Functional RNAs
Twister Ribozyme
File:
Download AAnmangandla_UGThesis2017__1_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors Advisor

116. RELATIONSHIP OF PLATELET ADHESION WITH SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY IN THE PENN STATE PEDIATRIC VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE

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Open Access
Author:
Mueser, Ashlyn S
Title:
RELATIONSHIP OF PLATELET ADHESION WITH SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY IN THE PENN STATE PEDIATRIC VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
PVAD
Platelet Adhesion
Surface Topography
Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

117. REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATRIARCHAL SOCIETIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE MINANGKABAU, MOSUO AND NAVAJO

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Open Access
Author:
Wall, Sara Diana
Title:
REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATRIARCHAL SOCIETIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE MINANGKABAU, MOSUO AND NAVAJO
Area of Honors:
Anthropology
Keywords:
Matrilineal societies
Minangkabau
Western Sumatra
Mosuo
China
Navajo
Anthropology
File:
Download Sara_Wall_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Rebecca Bliege Bird, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor

119. Improving Communication Partner's Interpretations of Communicative Intentions of Individuals With Multiple and Severe Disabilities

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Open Access
Author:
Peters, Erin L
Title:
Improving Communication Partner's Interpretations of Communicative Intentions of Individuals With Multiple and Severe Disabilities
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
multiple disabilities
File:
Download Peters_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kathryn D R Drager, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ingrid Maria Blood, Thesis Honors Advisor

120. Modeling Intonation in Non-Western Musical Cultures

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Open Access
Author:
Lapp, Samuel Mokhiber
Title:
Modeling Intonation in Non-Western Musical Cultures
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Engineering Science and Music
Keywords:
music
intonation
tuning
non-western
arabic
western
modeling
harmony
consonance and dissonance
maqam
periodicity
scale
interval
File:
Download Lapp_Samuel_ModelingIntonation.pdfDownload Lapp_Samuel_audio_content.zip
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gary L Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mark Edward Ballora, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

121. MULTI-SENSOR INSPECTION AND ROBOTING SYSTEMS FOR DRY STORAGE CASKS: THERMAL CONSTRAINTS

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Open Access
Author:
Scharsig, Jan-Christopher Christopher
Title:
MULTI-SENSOR INSPECTION AND ROBOTING SYSTEMS FOR DRY STORAGE CASKS: THERMAL CONSTRAINTS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
NEUP
Nuclear
Robot
Cask
Nuclear Cask
Thermal
Cooling System
File:
Download Scharsig_JanChristopher_NEUP.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Faculty Reader

122. (HOME)GIRLS: THE URBAN FAMILY EXPERIENCE IN SANDRA CISNEROS'S THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET AND GLORIA NAYLOR'S THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE

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Open Access
Author:
Mcelwee, Megan Elizabeth
Title:
(HOME)GIRLS: THE URBAN FAMILY EXPERIENCE IN SANDRA CISNEROS'S THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET AND GLORIA NAYLOR'S THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE
Area of Honors:
English (Altoona)
Keywords:
domestic space
representation
fictive kin
domestic genre
family
and identity
File:
Download McElwee_Megan_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Roselyn Costantino, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Laura Rotunno, Thesis Honors Advisor

127. Laugh it off: The reappraisal of negative life events through humorous memoir writing

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Open Access
Author:
Mccormick, Brandon Foster
Title:
Laugh it off: The reappraisal of negative life events through humorous memoir writing
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Humor
Humorous Reappraisal
Excitation Transfer
Cognitive Accessibility
Benefits of Humor
File:
Download McCormick_Brandon_LaughItOff.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Reginald Adams Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Honors Advisor

128. Who Do Americans Trust With The Economy? How Economic Performance Predicts State Legislative Election Outcomes

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Open Access
Author:
Klavans, Jordan Andrew
Title:
Who Do Americans Trust With The Economy? How Economic Performance Predicts State Legislative Election Outcomes
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
economy
state election
economic voting
predict
incumbency
partisan advantage
state economies
campaign
recession
voter behavior
Democrats
Republicans
politics
File:
Download Klavans_Jordan_StateElectionsAndEconomicPerformance.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Zachary Donald Baumann, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

132. Remembering 9/11: A Comparative Analysis of 9/11 Memorials and Their Impact on Public Memory of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

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Open Access
Author:
Crager, Matthew Tanner
Title:
Remembering 9/11: A Comparative Analysis of 9/11 Memorials and Their Impact on Public Memory of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
Public memory
September 11
9/11
Cultural myth
Narrative
Sanctification
File:
Download Crager_Matthew_RememberingSept11.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Howard Browne, Thesis Supervisor
Lori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor

136. Quantifying Sub-Concussive Impacts of Division I Football Players: A Comparison of the BodiTrak System and Video Footage

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Open Access
Author:
Atif, Hamna
Title:
Quantifying Sub-Concussive Impacts of Division I Football Players: A Comparison of the BodiTrak System and Video Footage
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
Sub-Concussive Impacts
concussion
football
accelerometer
video quantification
File:
Download Atif_Hamna_QuantifyingSubconcussiveImpacts.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Semyon Slobounov, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Honors Advisor

137. High School Music Theory: Perceptions of the AP Music Theory Exam's Influence on Teaching and Learning

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Open Access
Author:
Koehler, Abigail Marian
Title:
High School Music Theory: Perceptions of the AP Music Theory Exam's Influence on Teaching and Learning
Area of Honors:
Music Education
Keywords:
Music
Music Theory
Pedagogy
High School
Secondary General Music
Education
File:
Download Thesis_Draft_10.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Eric John McKee, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor

138. THE PENNSYLVANIA PINK ZONE: EXPERIENCES OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS

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Open Access
Author:
Magenheim, Samantha Joy
Title:
THE PENNSYLVANIA PINK ZONE: EXPERIENCES OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS
Area of Honors:
Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
Keywords:
Breast Cancer
Survivors
Cause-related Sporting Events
Goodwill
Fan Involvement
File:
Download Magenheim_Samantha_PinkZoneEvent.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Andrew Justin Mowen, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Andrew Justin Mowen, Thesis Honors Advisor
Birgitta Baker, Faculty Reader

140. THE EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS OF AUTOMATION ADOPTION: PREPARING FOR A FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGICAL UNEMPLOYMENT

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Open Access
Author:
Stevens, Cameron Lewis
Title:
THE EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS OF AUTOMATION ADOPTION: PREPARING FOR A FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGICAL UNEMPLOYMENT
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Automation
Robotics
Employment
Economics
Transportation
Manufacturing
Technology
Futurology
Singularity
File:
Download Stevens_Cameron_EmploymentEffectsofAutomation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader

141. EDEC TOOL AND STEPS INTERVENTION MEDIA INTERVENTION FOR CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NEEDS

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Open Access
Author:
Bennett, Rachel Briann
Title:
EDEC TOOL AND STEPS INTERVENTION MEDIA INTERVENTION FOR CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NEEDS
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
Communication
Emotion
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Complex Communication Needs
Down syndrome
Storybook reading
Temperament
Intervention
File:
Download Bennett__Rachel_Schreyer_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Krista M Wilkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ingrid Maria Blood, Thesis Honors Advisor

142. WRITER IDENTITY AND FIRST PERSON PRONOUNS AMONG THREE UNDERGRADUATE CHINESE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC WRITING

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Yuanheng
Title:
WRITER IDENTITY AND FIRST PERSON PRONOUNS AMONG THREE UNDERGRADUATE CHINESE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC WRITING
Area of Honors:
English (Behrend)
Keywords:
writer identity
first person pronouns
second language writing
ESL writing
writing pedagogy
writing instruction
File:
Download _WANG__Yuanheng__Writer_Identity_and_FPPs.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mary Constance Connerty, Thesis Supervisor
Janet M Neigh, Thesis Honors Advisor
Craig Andrew Warren, Faculty Reader

144. SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY: A STUDY ON C-TPAT AND ITS IMPACT ON COMPANY’S SECURITY MEASURES

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Open Access
Author:
Testa, Taryn M
Title:
SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY: A STUDY ON C-TPAT AND ITS IMPACT ON COMPANY’S SECURITY MEASURES
Area of Honors:
Management (Behrend)
Keywords:
C-TPAT
Supply Chain
Security
Risk
File:
Download Taryn_Testa_Supply_Chain_Security_A_Study_On_CTPAT_And_Its_Impact_On_Companys_Security_Measures.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Varun Gupta, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Edward Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor

145. “Equality of Man Before His Creator”: Thaddeus Stevens’s Struggle for Radical Reconstruction on December 4, 1865

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Open Access
Author:
Royer, Curtis M
Title:
“Equality of Man Before His Creator”: Thaddeus Stevens’s Struggle for Radical Reconstruction on December 4, 1865
Area of Honors:
American Studies (Harrisburg)
Keywords:
Thaddeus Stevens
Stevens
Thaddeus
Civil War
Reconstruction
Andrew Johnson
Johnson
Andrew
Fourteenth Amendment
1865
Congress
Radical Republican
Politics
History
American Studies
File:
Download SchreyerThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Rogers Haddad, Thesis Supervisor
John Rogers Haddad, Thesis Honors Advisor
Anne Verplanck, Faculty Reader
Dr. Ronald Walker, Faculty Reader

147. Electrospun Protein-based Photonic Waveguides

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Open Access
Author:
Shreiner, Robert Todd
Title:
Electrospun Protein-based Photonic Waveguides
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Materials
Materials science
Photonics
Bio-photonics
Bio-mimetics
Proteins
Squid
SRT
Integrated photonics
Flexible
Tunable
Fiber
Waveguide
Optical
File:
Download PSU_Undergrad_Thesis_Shreiner.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melik C Demirel, Thesis Supervisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

148. Determining the Mass Composition of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays Using the Principle of Shower Universality and Data from the Pierre Auger Observatory

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Open Access
Author:
Biscoveanu, Andrea Sylvia
Title:
Determining the Mass Composition of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays Using the Principle of Shower Universality and Data from the Pierre Auger Observatory
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
ultra high energy cosmic rays
particle astrophysics
pierre auger observatory
shower universality
extensive air showers
File:
Download Biscoveanu_Sylvia_UHECRs.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Miguel Alejandro Mostafa, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

149. Chemical analysis of scaly fabric: subduction zone deformation structures from the Shimanto Belt, Japan

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Open Access
Author:
Taylor, Jennifer Margaret
Title:
Chemical analysis of scaly fabric: subduction zone deformation structures from the Shimanto Belt, Japan
Area of Honors:
Geosciences
Keywords:
scaly fabric
Shimanto Belt
subduction zone
silica
dissolution
electron microprobe
Japan
File:
Download Taylor_Jennifer_ChemScalyFab.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Donald Fisher, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Maureen Feineman, Thesis Honors Advisor

150. Stateless Nations and Their Endeavor for Independence

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Open Access
Author:
Murphy, Carver Patrick
Title:
Stateless Nations and Their Endeavor for Independence
Area of Honors:
Geography
Keywords:
Stateless nations
Autonomy
Nations
Kurdistan
Catalonia
Self-Determination
Independence
Sovereignty
File:
Download Stateless_Nations_and_Their_Endeavor_for_Independence_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Supervisor
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Honors Advisor
Deryck William Holdsworth, Faculty Reader