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Author:
Leshner, Marc
Title:
The Role of PAD4 in Chromatin Decondensation
Area of Honors:
Microbiology
Keywords:
PAD4
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Yanming Wang, Thesis Supervisor Yanming Wang, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Teh-hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader
Author:
Chang, Matthew
Title:
MEASURING THE THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF NANOMATERIALS WITH A MICROMACHINED WORKBENCH
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Thermoelectric Nanomaterials Workbench
File:
Download ChangThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Thesis Supervisor Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Thesis Supervisor John Douglas Mitchell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Miller, Megan
Title:
Evaluating the Fine Line of Legalization in America
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
legalization fiscal correlation
File:
Download Thesis_Megan_Miller.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor Michelle Lowry, Faculty Reader Jeffery M Sharp, Faculty Reader
Author:
Baker, Michael R
Title:
First Amendment Jurisprudence Regarding Off-Campus Student Speech Issues
Area of Honors:
Journalism
Keywords:
first amendment student speech
File:
Download Full_Thesis_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Dwayne Richards, Thesis Supervisor Robert Dwayne Richards, Thesis Supervisor Robert Dwayne Richards, Thesis Honors Advisor Martin Halstuk, Faculty Reader
Author:
Barth, Morgan Reilly
Title:
An Analysis of Protein Adsorption and Desorption from Anion Exchange Resins With Applications to Countercurrent Tangential Chromatography
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Chromatography anion exchange equilibrium kinetics
File:
Download Morgan_Barth_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Supervisor Andrew Zydney, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Levi, Max Richard
Title:
Overlapping Neighborhoods, Local Interaction Model
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
File:
Download TeachMeHowToDougie.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Christopher Byrne, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Diane Marie Henderson, Thesis Honors Advisor Dr. Christopher Byrne, Thesis Supervisor
Author:
Yacovelli, Michael Robert
Title:
EXAMINING THE VALIDITY OF AN AFFECTIVE VERBAL LEARNING TEST IN A COLLEGE ATHLETE SAMPLE
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Affective verbal learning validity concussion
File:
Download YacovelliThesis2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Peter Andrew Arnett, Thesis Supervisor Peter Andrew Arnett, Thesis Supervisor Jeanette N Cleveland, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Rhodes, Matti S
Title:
A Study of Receptive Vocabulary Development of Spanish-Englsih Bilinguals and Factors Affecting that Trajectory
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
Spanish English bilingual vocabulary
File:
Download Matti_Thesis_template.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor Dr. Maya Misra, Faculty Reader
Author:
Rossi, Melissa Suzanne
Title:
Examining the Relationship and Influence of Infant Temperament and Marital Satisfaction on Parenting
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
infant temperament marital satisfaction parenting
File:
Download Melissa_Rossi_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Cynthia Stifter, Thesis Supervisor Cynthia A. Stifter, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Kathryn Bancroft Hynes, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Prikockis, Michael Vito
Title:
ANALYSIS OF CASCADE RECONSTRUCTION IN ICECUBE AND DEEPCORE
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
IceCube Neutrinos Monte Carlo DeepCore
File:
Download CascadeFinal.PDF
Thesis Supervisors:
Tyce De Young, Thesis Supervisor Tyce De Young, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Perone, Michael Vincent
Title:
The Challenges of Implanting the Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device: Study of the Ascending Aorta Anastomotic Flow
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
Penn State PVAD anastomosis
File:
Download Perone_-_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor Steven Deutsch, Faculty Reader
Author:
Qin, Mengying
Title:
REGULATION OF NEURONAL POLARITY BY CHANGING ACTIN AND MICROTUBULE DYNAMICS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Cofilin Neuronal Polarity Actin
File:
Download mwq5004_final_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Gong Chen, Thesis Supervisor Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Ketterman, Matthew David
Title:
MRI IMAGE ENHANCEMENT WITH HIGH PERMITTIVITY MATERIALS
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
MRI high permittivity
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael T Lanagan, Thesis Supervisor Michael T Lanagan, Thesis Supervisor Thomas Neuberger, Thesis Supervisor Christine Masters, Thesis Honors Advisor Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
Author:
Andrews, Nathan Christopher
Title:
PRIMARY CALCULATION OF THE LINEAR HEAT RATE GENERATION OF A BWR PIN IN THE ATR B-11 POSITION
Area of Honors:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
BWR ATR B-11 Heat
File:
Download FinalSubmission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Supervisor Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Supervisor Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Huso, Nicholas D
Title:
STATISTICAL ASSESSMENT OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN GENOMIC AND IMMUNE RESPONSE DYNAMICS: CLUES TO LENTIVIRUS PROTECTION
Area of Honors:
Statistics
Keywords:
HIV FIV Statisitics Genetics
File:
Download Nick_Huso-Thesis-Sp2011.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Francesca Chiaromonte, Thesis Supervisor Francesca Chiaromonte, Thesis Supervisor Mary Poss, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Ronald Albert Markle, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Schwalm III, Nathan Daniel
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL MULTIPLEX PCR METHOD FOR DETECTING THE MAJOR CLONAL COMPLEXES OF HEALTHCARE- AND COMMUNITY-ASSOCIATED METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA)
Area of Honors:
Food Science
Keywords:
MRSA PCR microbiology
File:
Download Final-thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen John Knabel, Thesis Supervisor Stephen John Knabel, Thesis Supervisor Edward G Dudley, Faculty Reader Stephen John Knabel, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Peterson, Nicole L.
Title:
ON-SITE PERFORMANCE OF EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOFS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
green roofs sustainability
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jelena Srebric, Thesis Supervisor Jelena Srebric, Thesis Supervisor Professor Matthew M Mench, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Dharbhamulla, Nikhita Murty
Title:
Eating Disorders Among Adolescents
Area of Honors:
Health Policy and Administration
Keywords:
eating disorders adolescents
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Marianne Messersmith Hillemeier, Thesis Supervisor Marianne Messersmith Hillemeier, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Rhonda Be Lue, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
McCoy, Nicholas S.
Title:
TIME DELAYED NOISE RADAR DESIGN FOR TARGET CHARACTERIZATION
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Radar Noise Noise Radar Time Delay
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ram Mohan Narayanan, Thesis Supervisor Ram Mohan Narayanan, Thesis Supervisor Jeffrey Louis Schiano, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Abidi, Nadia Yasmin
Title:
The effect of Symbiodinium spp. symbiont diversity on coral host performance
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Acropora palmata zooxanthellae symbiosis
File:
Download Thesis_FINAL_2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Iliana Brigitta Baums, Thesis Supervisor Iliana Brigitta Baums, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Nagpal, Nikita
Title:
Studying the Relationship Between Quality of Prenatal Care and Substance Use in Birth Mothers
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Prenatal care substance use
File:
Download ThesisDraftFinalDraft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Thesis Supervisor Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Thesis Supervisor Katriona Shea, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Veledar, Osman
Title:
A Study of Chiari Malformation Using Magnetic Resonance Elastography
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
MRE MRI Chiari Matlab Stiffness Imaging Diagnostics
File:
Download SchreyerThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Supervisor Corina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Supervisor Jun Huang, Thesis Honors Advisor Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
Author:
Vining, Peter Bradley
Title:
When Democracies Repress: Democratic Repression of Nonviolent Islamist Groups and the Likelihood of Political Violence
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in International Politics and Security and Risk Analysis
Keywords:
repression political violence terrorism islamist groups
File:
Download pvininghonorsthesis8.2.11.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Philip A Schrodt, Thesis Supervisor Philip A Schrodt, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor William Benjamin Gill, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Breen, Peter C.
Title:
LINKAGE MAPPING AND PCR-BASED DNA FINGERPRINTING IN BLACK CHERRY (PRUNUS SEROTINA)
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
PCR DNA fingerprinting black cherry
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Edward Carlson, Thesis Supervisor John Edward Carlson, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Honors Advisor Claude Walker Depamphilis, Faculty Reader
Author:
Powers, Patrick Charles
Title:
PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS OF ITK WITH ITSELF AND OTHER PROTEINS IN THE TCR SIGNALING CASCADE
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
TCR ITK T CELL IMMUNOLOGY CONFOCAL
File:
Download Thesis_Patrick_Powers.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Avery August, Thesis Supervisor Avery August, Thesis Supervisor Na Xiong, Faculty Reader James Endres Howell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Crooks, Patrick David
Title:
ETHICS OF LOVE AND PEDERASTY:
FROM ANCIENT GREECE TO TODAY
Area of Honors:
Philosophy
Keywords:
pederasty ethics philosophy love Plato Symposium
File:
Download FINALTHESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Christopher P Long, Thesis Supervisor Christopher P Long, Thesis Supervisor John Philip Christman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Gorzelic, Patrick
Title:
TOWARDS CLOSED-LOOP STIMULATION FOR TREATMENT OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Feedback Control
File:
Download Patrick_Gorzelic_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Alok Sinha, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Alok Sinha, Thesis Supervisor Steven Schiff, Thesis Supervisor Professor Matthew M Mench, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Buckley, Patrick James
Title:
Sex Differences in the Associations Among Sickness Behavior, Immune Status, and Immune Function in an Adolescent Murine Model
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
sickness behavior immune adolescent mouse sex
File:
Download Buckley.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura Klein, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Laura Cousino Klein, Thesis Supervisor David John Vandenbergh, Thesis Honors Advisor Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader
Author:
Byrne, Patrick
Title:
DIFFERENTIAL AND INDUCIBLE EXPRESSION OF YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN IN THE MARINE CYANOBACTERIUM SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 7002
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 pAQ1 sbtA YFP expression
File:
Download Thesis_Final-Patrick_Byrne.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Donald Ashley Bryant, Thesis Supervisor Donald Ashley Bryant, Thesis Supervisor Karl Todd Mueller, Thesis Honors Advisor Dr. Sarah Ellen Ades, Faculty Reader Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader
Author:
Chandramouli, Praveen
Title:
ASIMOV’S CROSSROADS: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF MAN AND MACHINE AND THE ROBOTICS MOVEMENT’S IMPACT ON HUMAN WELFARE
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
robotics behavioral economics microeconomic theory
File:
Download Chandramouli_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor N Edward Coulson, Faculty Reader
Author:
Byrne-Dugan, Rory Alexander
Title:
FINITE ELEMENT DESIGN ANALYSIS OF THE NANOTECH 450UPL ULTRA PRECISION CNC DIAMOND TURNING LATHE
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
design analysis fea Finite element analysis simulation solidworks
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Russell Marsh, Thesis Supervisor Eric Russell Marsh, Thesis Supervisor Professor Matthew M Mench, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Stepler, Renee
Title:
The Threat of Madrassas: An Evaluation of the Role of Islamic Education in Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist Attacks in Indonesia
Area of Honors:
Security and Risk Analysis
Keywords:
terrorism madrassas madrasah madrasa Jemaah Islamiyah
File:
Download Thesis_Renee_Stepler.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrea H Tapia, Thesis Supervisor Andrea H Tapia, Thesis Supervisor Donald Richard Shemanski, Faculty Reader Andrea H Tapia, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Patch, Renae Christine
Title:
EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF OVEREXPRESSING AN NADP+-DEPENDENT GAPDH AND THE NAD+ SALVAGE PATHWAY ON COFACTOR AVAILABILITY FOR NADPH-DEPENDENT BIOTRANSFORMATION IN ESCHERICHIA COLI
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
biocatalysis cofactor regeneration
File:
Download Renae_Patch_-_Undergraduate_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Patrick Carmen Cirino, Thesis Supervisor Patrick Carmen Cirino, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Koubek, Richard Donovan
Title:
TGFΒ1 OVEREXPRESSION IN BASAL KERATINOCYTES CAUSES UPREGULATION OF S100A8, S100A9 AND INFILTRATION OF MPO+ CELLS WITHIN THE SKIN
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
TGFΒ1 KERATINOCYTES S100A8 S100A9 MPO
File:
Download Koubek_HonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Adam Bleier Glick, Thesis Supervisor Adam Bleier Glick, Thesis Supervisor James Endres Howell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Laraway, Robert
Title:
Solution-Based Modifications of Template-Grown Nanowires
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Nanowires
File:
Download THESIS_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor Kenneth S Feldman, Thesis Honors Advisor Christine Dolan Keating, Faculty Reader
Author:
Fletcher, Ryan E.
Title:
WHAT FACTORS DETERMINE COLLEGE STUDENTS’ PURCHASING INTENTIONS TOWARD NUTRITIONAL MENU ITEMS?
Area of Honors:
Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
Keywords:
College Students Nutritional Menu Items
File:
Download Ryan_Fletcher_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Martha T Conklin, Thesis Supervisor Martha T Conklin, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Breffni M Noone, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Shaw, Robert E.
Title:
ANALYZING MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY AND DNA DAMAGE IN ANCIENT PASSENGER PIGEON SPECIMENS FROM MUSEUMS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
genetic diversity passenger pigeon ancient DNA
File:
Download Thesis_RobertShaw.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
MacClaren, Robert Justin
Title:
PARENTAL MONITORING: IMPACT ON DRUG USE AMONG NINTH GRADERS
Area of Honors:
Crime, Law, and Justice
Keywords:
juvenile substance use monitoring knowledge
File:
Download SHCFINALTHESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
D. Wayne Osgood, Thesis Supervisor D. Wayne Osgood, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Tsupros, Rachel J.
Title:
Building Brand Equity for the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania
Area of Honors:
Marketing
Keywords:
branding brand equity ecotourism
File:
Download Tsupros_RThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Johann Baumgartner, Thesis Supervisor Johann Baumgartner, Thesis Supervisor Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Dewar, Ryan Michael
Title:
The use of technology to facilitate weight loss: Creating a healthy environment
Area of Honors:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
technology recording devices weight-loss
File:
Download Ryan_Dewar_SHC_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
William Benjamin Gill, Thesis Supervisor William Benjamin Gill, Thesis Supervisor Carleen Frances Maitland, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Setzenfand, Robert Michael
Title:
An Observational and Numerical Study of Internal Gravity Waves Embedded in Regions of Moist Saturated Ascent
Area of Honors:
Meteorology
Keywords:
gravity waves
File:
Download Robert_Setzenfand_Thesis_SP2010.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. John H Clark, Thesis Supervisor Dr. John H Clark, Thesis Supervisor Johannes Verlinde, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Bisbey, Ryan Patrick
Title:
POROUS PLATINUM NANOSTRUCTURES VIA ETCHING
OF INTERMETALLIC PLATINUM LEAD
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
porous platinum nanostructures catalysis platinum lead
File:
Download Thesis_Full_merged.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor Przemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor Benjamin James Lear, Faculty Reader
Author:
McDonald, Ryan Patrick
Title:
Electroless Deposition of Platinum onto Porous Nickel Electrodes
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
electroless deposition nickel platinum fuel cell
File:
Download The_Final_Thesis_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ivica Smid, Thesis Supervisor Ivica Smid, Thesis Supervisor Melik C Demirel, Thesis Honors Advisor Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
Author:
Fledderman, Renee S.
Title:
Boys Will Be Boys:
STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE THE ADOLESCENT MALE LEARNING
Area of Honors:
Secondary Education
Keywords:
teaching strategies
File:
Download thesisrevise.2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jamie Myers, Thesis Supervisor Angiline Louisa Whitney, Thesis Supervisor Jamie Myers, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Fissinger, Richard Thomas
Title:
A MODEL OF THE PLASMA FREQUENCY PROBE
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
plasma plasma frequency probe
File:
Download Fissinger_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor John Douglas Mitchell, Faculty Reader Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Carelli, Renee Luciana
Title:
The Effects of the Structural Characteristics of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Display Design on Accuracy and Reaction Time
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
AAC reaction time accuracy
File:
Download CARELLIthesisfinal2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Krista M Wilkinson, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Krista M Wilkinson, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Sato, Rino
Title:
THE INVERSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BASELINE 24-HOUR PROFILES OF PYY
AND GHRELIN IN HEALTHY, NON-OBESE WOMEN
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
Ghrelin PYY gut hormone
File:
Download RinoSatoFinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nancy I. Williams, Thesis Supervisor Nancy I. Williams, Thesis Supervisor Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor
Author:
Lock, Ryan Z
Title:
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LABOR UNION AGREEMENTS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FIXED ROUTE BUS OPERATIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
Bus Labor Union Public Transportation Pennsylvania
File:
Download Ryan_Lock_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John C Spychalski, Thesis Supervisor Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Faculty Reader Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Supervisor