Search

Start Over Year 2017

402. A Look At Manufacturing Employment And an Examination of the Relationship Between Tax Abatements and Pennsylvania's Manufacturing Economy

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Jaman, Austin P
Title:
A Look At Manufacturing Employment And an Examination of the Relationship Between Tax Abatements and Pennsylvania's Manufacturing Economy
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
manufacturing employment
tax abatements
globalization
improved labor productivity
File:
Download Austin_Jaman_SHC_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
William Goffe, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

404. CONCENTRATIONS OF PHARMACEUTICALS THROUGH THE PENN STATE UNIVERSITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND IN THE LIVING FILTER GROUNDWATER

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Ayers, Brittany Elizabeth
Title:
CONCENTRATIONS OF PHARMACEUTICALS THROUGH THE PENN STATE UNIVERSITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND IN THE LIVING FILTER GROUNDWATER
Area of Honors:
Biological Engineering
Keywords:
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products
Emerging Contaminants
Living Filter
Wastewater Treatment Plant
File:
Download Ayers_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Heather Gall, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor

407. An Ounce of Prevention: Efforts to Displace Biofilms Using an Engineered Biofilm for Reverse Osmosis Applications

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Geitner, Michael William
Title:
An Ounce of Prevention: Efforts to Displace Biofilms Using an Engineered Biofilm for Reverse Osmosis Applications
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
biofilm
biofouling
reverse osmosis
RO
engineered
water
treatment
purification
filtration
membrane
File:
Download Geitner_SHC_Thesis_v2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Manish Kumar, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

409. STUDYING FORWARD FLIGHT MECHANICS IN BLUE BOTTLE FLIES USING A MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED FLIGHT MILL

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Thakur, Neel Kishor
Title:
STUDYING FORWARD FLIGHT MECHANICS IN BLUE BOTTLE FLIES USING A MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED FLIGHT MILL
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Insect Flight
Mechanical Engineering
Bio-inspired Engineering
Flight Mechanics
File:
Download Neel_Thakur_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

412. IMPACT OF AGE AND VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION ON THERMOGENIC FACTORS IN A RAT MODEL OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY RISK

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Weaver, Alexis L
Title:
IMPACT OF AGE AND VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION ON THERMOGENIC FACTORS IN A RAT MODEL OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY RISK
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
Vitamin A
Childhood Obesity
Thermogenesis
Rat Model
Nutrition
File:
Download Weaver_Alexis_VASupp.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. A. Catharine Ross, Thesis Supervisor
Alison Diane Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor

413. A Phylogenetic Meta-Analysis Of Human-Specific Parasites And Diseases To Elucidate Patterns Of Diversity and Evolution

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Battaglia, Angela Teresa
Title:
A Phylogenetic Meta-Analysis Of Human-Specific Parasites And Diseases To Elucidate Patterns Of Diversity and Evolution
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
parasite
phylogenetic
evolution
human migration
File:
Download Angela_Battaglia_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
George H Perry, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

414. HOW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IMPACT ENGINEERING DESIGN LEARNING: A CASE STUDY IN PRODUCT DISSECTION

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Spencer, Cailyn E
Title:
HOW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IMPACT ENGINEERING DESIGN LEARNING: A CASE STUDY IN PRODUCT DISSECTION
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Technology
Education
Learning
Virtual Reality
CAD/Features
File:
Download SpencerCailynThesis2017_2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

416. Analyzing the Impact of Legal Form of Indian Microfinance Institutions on Financial Sustainability and Outreach

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Patel, Sumil V
Title:
Analyzing the Impact of Legal Form of Indian Microfinance Institutions on Financial Sustainability and Outreach
Area of Honors:
Legal Environment of Business
Keywords:
Microfinance
Indian Microfinance
Legal Form
File:
Download Sumil_Patel.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel Robert Cahoy, Thesis Supervisor
Fiona Marie Greaves, Thesis Honors Advisor

417. SUBSTRATE TRANSFER OF THIN FILM TOPOLOGICAL INSULATORS AND APPLICATIONS TO NOVEL CHARACTERIZATION AND INTERFACES

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Smith, Grant Thomas
Title:
SUBSTRATE TRANSFER OF THIN FILM TOPOLOGICAL INSULATORS AND APPLICATIONS TO NOVEL CHARACTERIZATION AND INTERFACES
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
Topological Insulators
Condensed Matter Physics
Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Substrate Transfer
File:
Download grant_smith_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nitin Samarth, Thesis Supervisor
Prof. Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

420. PARTIAL AGONIST ACTIVATION OF THE ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR INCREASES EXPRESSION OF EPIDERMAL DIFFERENTIATION GENES AND ATTENUATES INFLAMMATORY GENE EXPRESSION

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Alnemri, Angela Grace
Title:
PARTIAL AGONIST ACTIVATION OF THE ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR INCREASES EXPRESSION OF EPIDERMAL DIFFERENTIATION GENES AND ATTENUATES INFLAMMATORY GENE EXPRESSION
Area of Honors:
Toxicology
Keywords:
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AHR
Chronic inflammatory skin diseases
epidermal differentiation
inflammation
File:
Download Alnemri_Angela_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gary H. Perdew, Thesis Supervisor
Gary H. Perdew, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrew David Patterson, Faculty Reader

425. A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS OF THE ORIENTED ATTACHMENT MECHANISM OF SILVER NANOPLATES IN PRESCENCE OF POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Narukatpichai, Jenwarin
Title:
A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS OF THE ORIENTED ATTACHMENT MECHANISM OF SILVER NANOPLATES IN PRESCENCE OF POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
silver nanoplate
ag nanoplate
nanoplate synthesis
oriented attachment
Polyvinylpyrrolidone
PVP
Molecular dynamics simulations
MD simulations
Molecular Dynamics
File:
Download JenwarinNarukatpichaiThesis04122017.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kristen Fichthorn, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor

427. DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL NETWORKS BETWEEN CHINESE COMMUNITY AND INDIAN COMMUNITY IN SILICON VALLEY

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Tian, Shuhan
Title:
DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL NETWORKS BETWEEN CHINESE COMMUNITY AND INDIAN COMMUNITY IN SILICON VALLEY
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Social Networks
Chinese Community
Indian Community
Silicon Valley
File:
Download Shuhan_Tian__Differences_in_Social_networks_between_Chinese_community_and_Indian_community_in_Silicon_Valley.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kalyan Chatterjee, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

429. The potential effects on design of secular trends in body shape and size of US children

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Thind, Harsimran Kaur
Title:
The potential effects on design of secular trends in body shape and size of US children
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Design
Keywords:
child anthropometry
anthropometry
design
accommodation
body shape
obesity
3D Models
File:
Download Harsimran_Thind_Honors_Thesis__5_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Honors Advisor

430. An Analysis of Free Trade Agreements in the United States: NAFTA & The American Auto Industry

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Flatt, Alexandra Wray
Title:
An Analysis of Free Trade Agreements in the United States: NAFTA & The American Auto Industry
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
auto
free trade agreement
NAFTA
strategic sourcing
File:
Download Flatt_Alexandra_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

435. The Superlatives

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Brier, Mary Siobhan
Title:
The Superlatives
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Ireland
England
The Troubles
Play
The Guinness Book of World Records
IRA
Fiction
Political Polarization
Historical Fiction
Norris McWhirter
Ross McWhirter
Harry Duggan
Joseph O'Connel
Sir Hugh Beaver
History
The Superlatives
Siobhan Brier
Mary Siobhan Brier
File:
Download THE_SUPERLATIVES_FINAL_DRAFT2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jessica Jane O'hara, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Marcy Lynne North, Thesis Honors Advisor

438. EARLY CAMPANIAN ELASMOBRANCH ASSEMBLAGE FROM NORTH CAROLINA WITH PALEOECOLOGICAL AND PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHICAL IMPLICATIONS

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Kightlinger, Taylor Anne
Title:
EARLY CAMPANIAN ELASMOBRANCH ASSEMBLAGE FROM NORTH CAROLINA WITH PALEOECOLOGICAL AND PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHICAL IMPLICATIONS
Area of Honors:
Biology (Behrend)
Keywords:
Campanian
Elasmobranch
Assemblage
Bladen Formation
Elizabethtown
File:
Download Taylor_Kightlinger_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Todd D. Cook, Thesis Supervisor
Michael A Campbell, Thesis Honors Advisor

439. BEHAVIORAL GENETICS OR FLAWED STATISTICS – MEASURING THE ROBUSTNESS OF ACE MODELS IN CONTEXT DEPENDENT CTD STUDIES

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Lordan, Daniel J
Title:
BEHAVIORAL GENETICS OR FLAWED STATISTICS – MEASURING THE ROBUSTNESS OF ACE MODELS IN CONTEXT DEPENDENT CTD STUDIES
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Behavioral genetics
likert-type
methodology
classical twin design
ace model
genes and environment
File:
Download Lordan_Daniel_Schreyer_Thesis_Spring_2017_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Peter Hatemi, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

440. THE EFFECTS OF CHRONIC VARIABLE SOCIAL STRESS DURING ADOLESCENCE ON LATE-ADOLESCENT ANXIETY-LIKE BEHAVIOR AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN BALB/CJ INBRED MICE

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Thomas, Jacob Lloyd
Title:
THE EFFECTS OF CHRONIC VARIABLE SOCIAL STRESS DURING ADOLESCENCE ON LATE-ADOLESCENT ANXIETY-LIKE BEHAVIOR AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN BALB/CJ INBRED MICE
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Social Stress
Mice
BALB/cJ
Anxiety
Behavior
Depression
Alcohol
File:
Download Jacob_Thomas_AdolStress.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Helen Marie Kamens, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Honors Advisor

442. The effectiveness of animacy distinctions for learning case marking in second language German instruction

open_access
Open Access
Author:
DiMidio, Jack Andrew
Title:
The effectiveness of animacy distinctions for learning case marking in second language German instruction
Area of Honors:
German
Keywords:
German
Processing Instruction
Animacy Distinction
L2
First Noun Principle
Case Marking
Prosody
Lexical Semantics
File:
Download DiMidio_Jack_GerLingAnim.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Carrie Neal Jackson, Thesis Supervisor
Samuel Mark Frederick, Thesis Honors Advisor

444. A SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS: A CASE STUDY OF PENN STATE UNIVERSITY FROM 2014 TO 2017

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Kaufman, Sonia Batshera
Title:
A SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS: A CASE STUDY OF PENN STATE UNIVERSITY FROM 2014 TO 2017
Area of Honors:
Women's Studies
Keywords:
Spatial Analysis
GIS
Women's Studies
Gendered Violence
Campus Sexual Assault
File:
Download Kaufman_Sonia_A_Spatial_Analysis_of_Sexual_Assaults_on_a_College_Campus.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lorraine Dowler, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jennifer Ann Wagner-Lawlor, Thesis Honors Advisor

449. Embedding Electromagnetic Components into CubeSat Structures Using Additive Manufacturing

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Arenson, Rebecca Ann
Title:
Embedding Electromagnetic Components into CubeSat Structures Using Additive Manufacturing
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Antennas
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Electromagnetics
CubeSat
File:
Download Arenson_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Timothy Joseph Kane, Faculty Reader

450. Elucidating the Interactions Between Chronic High-Fat Diet Treatment and GABAergic Inhibition in the Emotional Behavior of Mice

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Patel, Akshilkumar Navindrabhai
Title:
Elucidating the Interactions Between Chronic High-Fat Diet Treatment and GABAergic Inhibition in the Emotional Behavior of Mice
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
High-Fat Diet
GABAergic Inhibition
Excitation:Inhibition Ratio
Anxiety
Depression
Mouse Behavior
Inflammation
Diet-Induced Obesity
γ2+/- mutant mouse model
SSTCre:γ2f/f mutant mouse model
File:
Download Patel_Akshilkumar_HFD_GABAergic_inhibition_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Supervisor
Richard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor