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Author:

Ng, Benjamin

Title:

Environmental Sustainability Metrics for Becton Dickinson

Area of Honors:

Supply Chain and Information Systems

Keywords:

logistics
supply chain
metrics
sustainability
environmental sustainability
Becton Dickinson
BD

File:

Download Ng_Benjamin_EnvironmentalSustainabilityMetrics.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Gaertner, Carol Lynn

Title:

A Study of the Engineering Systems of the 8th Street Office Building in Richmond, Virginia, with an Emphasis on Structural Design

Area of Honors:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

structural engineering
steel design
architecture
sustainability
8th Street Office Building

File:

Download Carol_Gaertner_AE_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

M Kevin Parfitt, Thesis Supervisor
M Kevin Parfitt, Thesis Supervisor
David R Riley II, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Greszczak, Lori Ann

Title:

Green Reactions: Perceptions of Sustainable Hotels

Area of Honors:

Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

Keywords:

sustainability
hotels

File:

Download Green_Perceptions.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Allen Cranage, Thesis Supervisor
David Allen Cranage, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Breffni M Noone, Thesis Honors Advisor
Albert Laurence Bartlett III, Faculty Reader

Author:

Harrop, Matthew Robert

Title:

The Ethicality of City Governments Promoting Gentrification

Area of Honors:

Management

Keywords:

gentrification
stakeholder analysis
Kantian analysis
cost-benefit analysis
sustainability

File:

Download Thesis_Submission_-_Matthew_Harrop.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Macy, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Macy, Thesis Supervisor
Charles C Snow, 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:

Boghara, Pranjal Ravjibhai

Title:

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONSUMER LINK IN SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS: INVESTIGATING PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES AND PLASTIC TOTES

Area of Honors:

Supply Chain and Information Systems

Keywords:

impact
consumers
green
environment
innovation
adoption
consumption
supply chains
sustainability
environmental footprint
plastic water bottles
plastic bags

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dawn M Russell, Thesis Supervisor
Dawn M Russell, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kelchaw, Stephen Louis

Title:

THE UPPER DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ANALYSIS

Area of Honors:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

construction management
LEED
sustainability

File:

Download Senior_Thesis_Final_Report_-_Stephen_L_Kelchaw.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert J Holland, Thesis Supervisor
Robert J Holland, Thesis Supervisor
David R Riley II, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Parker, Sarah Rose

Title:

SUSTAINING RESILIENCE IN THE RURAL LANDSCAPE: A CASE STUDY IN COMMUNITY DESIGN

Area of Honors:

Landscape Architecture

Keywords:

agriculture
oregon
case study
rural
landscape architecture
sustainability
community design

File:

Download SarahParker_HonorsThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Larry James Gorenflo, Thesis Supervisor
Larry James Gorenflo, Thesis Supervisor
Stuart Patton Echols, Thesis Honors Advisor
Kelleann Foster, Faculty Reader

Author:

Cleveland, Tristan Adele

Title:

Ecological Sustainability for Small Town Pennsylvania: How green living is for all people

Area of Honors:

Landscape Architecture

Keywords:

landscape architecture
sustainability
pennsylvania
community design
retrofit

File:

Download Cleveland_Tristan_SHC_thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bonj Szczygiel, Thesis Supervisor
Bonj Szczygiel, Thesis Supervisor
Stuart Patton Echols, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Righter, Greta Bishop

Title:

An Exploratory Case Study of Beekeeping In Kenya: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Achieving Sustainability

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Community, Environment, and Development and Entomology

Keywords:

beekeeping
Kenya
indigenous knowledge
international development
sustainability
precautionary principle

File:

Download Righter_Greta_BeekeepingDevelopmentKenya.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Maryann Tomasko Frazier, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Michael Craig Saunders, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Fulgham, Kaitlyn Marie

Title:

The Food Movement: Bring Local Foods to the Table

Area of Honors:

Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

Keywords:

farm to table
local
food movement
sustainability
restaurants

File:

Download Fulgham_Kaitlyn_FoodMovement.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Amit Sharma, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Breffni M Noone, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kaslow, Matthew Ethan

Title:

Using Literature to Explore Sustainability: Human Values and Dispositions

Area of Honors:

English

Keywords:

sustainability
literature
chesapeake
bay
nature
environment
learning
experiential

File:

Download kaslow_matthew_literaturesustainability.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Xiaoye You, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Edwin Burkholder, Faculty Reader

Author:

Mitchell, Will Philip

Title:

Bicycle Commuting: Understanding Opportunities and Constraints in the 21st Century

Area of Honors:

Energy, Business, and Finance

Keywords:

bicycle
commuting
transportation
behavior
sustainability
advocacy

File:

Download Will_Mitchell_Final_Thesis_2012

Thesis Supervisors:

Antonio Nieto, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Honors Advisor
Susannah Heyer Barsom, Faculty Reader

Author:

Farinelli, Josephine Rae

Title:

"Braving the Storm": The Sustainability of Freshwater in Barbados' Tourism-Driven Economy in an Era of Climate Change

Area of Honors:

Geography

Keywords:

climate change
climate justice
sustainability
freshwater
greenhouse effect
double-exposure
tourism
Caribbean
Barbados

File:

Download J_Farinelli_Thesis_2013.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Brian Hastings King, Thesis Supervisor
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hoh, Rachel Lynn

Title:

Towards a Cultivated Classroom: Student-Run Farms and the Big 10

Area of Honors:

Community, Environment, and Development

Keywords:

sustainability
student-run farms
farming
integrative design
institutional sustainability

File:

Download 1-Rachel_Hoh_TowardsaCultivatedClassroom.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jeremy Edward Bean, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Schaeffer, Jordan Lawrence

Title:

A Practical Approach to Sustainable Asset Management for the Borough of State College

Area of Honors:

Supply Chain and Information Systems

Keywords:

inventory management
asset management
inventory
asset
Borough of State College
municipal
warehouse
sustainability

File:

Download Thesis_for_Final_Review_4.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Felisa Del Carmen Preciado, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rekstad, Nicholas Michael

Title:

Mechanical Engineering of a Commercial High-rise which Achieves Near-Net Zero Energy, Water, Waste and Emissions

Area of Honors:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

net-zero
energy
water
waste
emissions
carbon
high-rise
efficient
sustainability

File:

Download Rekstad_Nicholas_NetZeroHighrise.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Moses Df Ling, Thesis Supervisor
Richard George Mistrick, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Wang, Qishuai

Title:

Microcredit Interest Rates and Online Microlending Models

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

microfinance
microcredit
microlending
sustainability
Kiva
Kiva Zip
Zidisha

File:

Download Wang_Qishuai_MicrocreditInterestRatesandOnlineMicrolendingModels.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dennis P Sheehan, Faculty Reader

Author:

Aloi, Adrien Michelle

Title:

The Effect Green Practices Have on a Meeting Planner's Booking Intention

Area of Honors:

Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

Keywords:

meetings
meeting planner
booking intention
events
sustainability
hotels
PCMA
MPI
NACE

File:

Download Adrien_Aloi_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Anna S Mattila, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Breffni M Noone, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Roth, Justin Gordon

Title:

Web-based Behavioral Interventions for Sustainability: A Study of Effectiveness in Undergraduate Residential Communities

Area of Honors:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

sustainability
institute
checklist
behavior
change
waste
energy
health
belief
model
intervention

File:

Download rothjg_thesis_ugrad_final_04-13-15.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Erika S Poole, Thesis Supervisor
Erika S Poole, Thesis Honors Advisor
Eun Kyoung Choe, Faculty Reader

Author:

Magagna, Michael Joseph

Title:

The Superhero Film: Dawn of Blockbuster Sustainability

Area of Honors:

Accounting

Keywords:

superhero
film
comic-book
movie
sustainability
accounting
superman
batman
the dark knight
x-men
spider-man
marvel

File:

Download M._Magagna_Thesis_-_2016.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Suzanne Wright, Thesis Supervisor
Henock Louis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Naito, Blake Tatsuo

Title:

LEED in the United States: Who Really Benefits?

Area of Honors:

Geography

Keywords:

green building
sustainability
LEED
justice
environmental justice
geography
GIS

File:

Download bnaito_thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Christopher Stiles Fowler, Thesis Supervisor
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Xiao, Yiang

Title:

Comparative Study On Energy Performance Of Different Commercial Building Wall Systems

Area of Honors:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

commercial building
wall systems
embodied energy
carbon emission
life cycle assessment
sustainability

File:

Download XIAO_SHC_THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Ali M Memari, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Piciacchio, Rachel Lynn

Title:

An Analysis of Common Practices: Sustainability in Distribution Centers

Area of Honors:

Supply Chain and Information Systems

Keywords:

sustainability
supply chain
distribution centers
LEED
USGBC
lighting
cooling
green
environmentally friendly

File:

Download Rachel_Piciacchio_-_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Pan, Yuyuan

Title:

The effect of objective self-awareness and priming on environmental and ethical behavioral intentions

Area of Honors:

Marketing

Keywords:

sustainability
consumer behavior
ethics
environment
priming

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Lisa Elizabeth Bolton, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Susko, Kayla Shawn

Title:

The Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility at Large, Publicly Traded Firms

Area of Honors:

Community, Environment, and Development

Keywords:

CSR
corporate social responsibility
sustainability

File:

Download Susko_Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Kathryn Jo Brasier, Faculty Reader

Author:

Burlingame, Karen Lisa

Title:

LEVERAGING SUPPLY CHAIN IDEOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE FARM-TO-TABLE FOOD WASTE IN THE UNITED STATES

Area of Honors:

Supply Chain and Information Systems

Keywords:

food
supply chain
waste
sustainability
landfill
farm-to-table
consumer
agriculture
distribution
processing
grocery
food waste
unsustainable
transportation

File:

Download Schreyer_Thesis__Karen_Burlingame__Spring_2017.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ramacciotti, Francesca Adrienne

Title:

What makes Penn State students go green? Examining 'most significant change' experiences in individuals' sustainability perceptions

Area of Honors:

Environmental Resource Management

Keywords:

sustainability
most significant change
behavior
perceptions
motivation
values

File:

Download Ramacciotti_Francesca_SustainabilityPerception.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Robert David Shannon, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Gilbert, John L

Title:

Green Purchasing in College Students

Area of Honors:

Marketing

Keywords:

marketing
sustainability
green purchasing
greenwashing
millennials
Patagonia
consumer behavior

File:

Download Gilbert_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor
Johanna H Slot, Faculty Reader

Author:

Drayton, Annabel Lord

Title:

Sustainable Behavior: Incentives, Practice, and Education

Area of Honors:

Anthropology

Keywords:

proenvironmental
sustainability
consumer
human behavior
evolutionary behavior
costly signaling theory
conspicuous conservation

File:

Download Annabel_Drayton_Thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Rebecca Bliege Bird, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Novielli, Bridget Eileen

Title:

Retail Fluidity: Bridging Physical and Digital Commerce

Area of Honors:

Architecture

Keywords:

sustainability
wanamaker building
retail
digital globalization
consumerism
preservation
historic preservation
architecture
green architecture
design

File:

Download Bridget_Novielli_final_thesis_book.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Pep Avilés, Thesis Supervisor
Christine Lee Gorby, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Borda, Angelica

Title:

ANALYZING THE SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT PRACTICES OF LEADING COMPANIES IN FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND CONSUMER GOODS INDUSTRIES

Area of Honors:

Supply Chain and Information Systems

Keywords:

supply chain
procurement
sustainability
KPIs
sourcing
reporting
triple constraint
interviews

File:

Download Borda_Angelica_ThesisFinal.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Diamond, Jacob

Title:

Driving Solar Innovation and Adoption in the U.S.

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

economics
environment
sustainability
innovation

File:

Download Diamond_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Marc Albert Henry, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Tietjens, Nora M

Title:

A Review of Cultured Meat as an Emerging Market in the Protein Diversification Industry

Area of Honors:

Food Science

Keywords:

cultured meat
protein diversification
sustainability

File:

Download Tietjens_Nora_thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Josephine Wee, Thesis Supervisor
Christopher Matthew Sigler, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Pei, Andrew

Title:

Moringa oleifera coated sand filters: virus removal and scale-up

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Virus filtration
clean water
sustainability
scale-up
Moringa oleifera
water purification
f-sand
MS2
molecular docking

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephanie Butler Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Najjar, Isabel

Title:

Dirt Cheap

Area of Honors:

Film-Video

Keywords:

film
experimental
animation
sustainability
local agriculture

File:

Download DIRT_CHEAP_OFFICIAL.mp4Download NAJJAR_THESIS_RESUB.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Rod Bingaman, Thesis Supervisor
Rod Bingaman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Maura Shea, Faculty Reader

Author:

Paolizzi, Katherine

Title:

Hungry from Change: Framing Food Insecurity as a Climate Issue

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

food insecurity
food security
political science
public health
nutrition
climate change
sustainability
framing
issue framing
survey research

File:

Download Approved_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Amy Sentementes, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Yuan, Xiaochen

Title:

Analysis of Agricultural Waste Briquettes as a Sustainable Charcoal Substitute in Kenyan Markets

Area of Honors:

Elective Area of Honors - Engineering Design

Keywords:

Kenya
charcoal
sustainability
design

File:

Download Yuan_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

John Gershenson, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

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 assessment
sustainability
cultured meat
conventional meat
livestock
environment

File:

Download Bell_Lindsey_LifeCycleAssessmentOfACulturedBeefPatty.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Christine Costello, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Shao, Kellen

Title:

Completing the Closed Loop For Comsumer Electronics Supply Chains: An Analysis of Device End of Life Extensions by Corporations, Recyclers, Governments and Second-hand Marketplaces

Area of Honors:

Supply Chain and Information Systems

Keywords:

supply chain
sustainability
closed loop
reverse logistics
consumer electronics
apple
microsoft
sony
nintendo
amd
recyclers
secondhand marketplaces
circularity

File:

Download Kellen_Shao_Honors_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
John C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mc Rury, Katie

Title:

A Library of Gifts: An Architecture of Place and Generation

Area of Honors:

Architecture

Keywords:

third places
sustainability
slow culture
libraries

File:

Download 5.2_Thesis_KM.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Darla V Lindberg, Thesis Supervisor
Pep Aviles, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Shi, Jessica

Title:

The Impact of Third-Party Organizations on Corporate Social Responsibility in the Food Industry

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Community, Environment and Development and Agribusiness Management

Keywords:

corporate social responsibility
CSR
third-party organization
NGO
food industry
supply chain
water
United Nations
UN
sustainable development goals
SDGs
sustainability

File:

Download Shi_FinalThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Daniel Azzara, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stan Ernst, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Romberger, Emily

Title:

Adapting to COVID-19: Reflections from Environmental Educators

Area of Honors:

Recreation and Park Management

Keywords:

Environmental education
sustainability
health
technology

File:

Download Emily_Romberger_Honors_Thesis_April_6_2023.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Lucy R. Mc Clain, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Justin Mowen, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bignotti, Ariana

Title:

The Ambiguity of Sustainability Within Labor and Employment Relations

Area of Honors:

Labor and Human Resources

Keywords:

sustainability
corporate responsibility
business
ambiguity

File:

Download Bignotti_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Tommy C Hogan, Thesis Supervisor
Christopher Cody Stephens, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Liu, Sihan

Title:

Shared E-Bike: Understanding the Economic Benefits and Costs on University Campuses

Area of Honors:

Energy, Business, and Finance

Keywords:

e-bike
energy
Spin
environment
Penn State
Penn State Transportation Services
e-scooter
electric bike
electric scooter
greenhouse gas emissions
GHG emissions
micro-mobility
transportation
sustainability
sustainable
university campus
rider
sharing economy
traffic congestion
value of urgency
economic benefits
economic costs
benefit
cost
benefits
costs
benefit-cost analysis
short trips
urban
student
parking
shared e-bike
driving
ride-hailing

File:

Download Thesis_E-bike.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Joel Reid Landry, Thesis Supervisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ricketts, Branden

Title:

Analyzing Ionic Liquids as a Catalyst for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Feedstocks

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Biofuel
Hydrothermal liquefaction
ionic liquid
sustainability
liquid fuel
cellulose
lignin
soy protein
energy

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Thesis Supervisors:

Phillip E Savage, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Astle, Sierra

Title:

LionGlass: A Low Carbon, High Crack Resistance Alternative to Soda Lime Silicate Glass

Area of Honors:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Glass
silicophosphate
sustainability
carbon emission
emissions

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Thesis Supervisors:

John C Mauro, Thesis Supervisor
Amy Carol Robinson, Thesis Honors Advisor