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Submissions from 2024
Parental Care in Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica), Mira Allen and Iris Levin
Drafting a Current Conditions Report on an Easement of the Brown Family Environmental Center, Ethan Ashbrook and Eric Holdener
The Abundancy Index and Tri-perfect Numbers, Jimmy Baker and Judy Holdener
NEW CODES OF EVEN LENGTH OVER Z4, M Belghith, G Idowu, T Nguyen, et al.
Kinship, Culture, & Connections Mapping Places and People in 18th Century Ohio, Cooper Bertschi and Patrick Bottiger
Forelimb-Hindlimb Correlation in Bird Species, Aishik Biswas, Ash Martinez, Aidan Cullen, et al.
Photobleaching of Methylene Blue In Thermal Lenses, Ethan Blake and James Keller
AHR Deficiency Does not Affect the Frequency of Developmental Deformities in Xenopus tropicalis Tadpoles, Keller Bueneman, Bo Huang, Jinghao Li, et al.
Effects of Parental Care on Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Nestling Quality, Madeleine Campbell, Iris Levin, and Toshi Tsukenage
Contemporary Sound Poetics, Chenxiao Cui and Orchid Tierney
Toward Embedding Kinetic Reheating in Numerical Relativity, Eve Currens and Tom Giblin
Expression and Purification of KAS III Proteins, Damaris Darkwah, Maria Peacock, and Kerry Rouhier
Mother Nature in Ancient Civilization’s Agriculture, Natalya Delsante and Patrick Bottiger
Modeling the Temperature Dependence of the Optical Properties of Molybdenum Disulfide Monolayers and Bilayers, Olivia Fairlamb, Frank C. Peiris, Thomas V. McKnight, et al.
Exploring the World of Online Communication, Leah Fanello and Shauna de Long
Characterizing Decoherence of Three-Body Entanglement Near Förster Resonance, Dominick Frost, Lily Gehres, Anyssa El Mhaïa, et al.
Using Digital Holography to Trap Single Rubidium Atoms, Lily Gehres and Aaron Reinhard
Green Burial Facilitates Prairie Restoration at Kokosing Nature Preserve, Grant Gerhardt and Lauren Schmitt
The Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation for the Synthesis of γ-Alkanoyl-ε-caprolactone Monomers, Greyson Greischar and Yutan Getzler
On Structural Transnormativity 10 Years Later, Theo Gillis Jacobs and Austin H. Johnson
Feminist Pedagogy and the Trigger Warning, Will Johnson and Jessica Pruett
Investigating the effects of 5-fluorouracil on tRNA substrates of the tRNA methyltransferase 10 (Trm10) in vitro using FAM-labeled primers, Hannah Joo, Olivia Roumaya, and Jane E. Jackman
On the Ideology of the AI Boom: Critical Perspectives on OpenAI, Aidan Jordan and Alex Brostoff
Characterization of an Organic Donor-Acceptor Charge Transfer Complex of Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]thiophene with 2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone, Emma Kelley and Katie Mauck
Age Elasticity in the NBA Examining the Effect of Age on Basketball Skill Development, Jackson Kennedy and Brad Hartlaub
Preheating with Nontrivial Topologies, Christine Kessens and Tom Giblin
Will I remember you? Anxiety, Memory and Brain Activation, Hollen Knoell, Blythe Karras, and Andrew D. Engell
Economic Impacts of State Sponsored Development Subsidies, Zachary Kobban and Daniel Kolliner
Verifying Methods for Placing Upper Limits on Gravitational Glints, Kuba Kopczuk, Les Wade, and Maddie Wade
Introducing Density Functional Theory Into Our Spectroscopic Ellipsometery Lab, Sam Kovach and Frank Pieris
Do Oscillons Decay?, Peter Krosniak, J'sun Gardner, and Tom Giblin
Immunofluorescent analysis of FOG-3 in a C. elegans model of MEPAN Syndrome, Rosa Kwon and Peter Kropp
Generating MTD Fusion Proteins for Inhibition of Protein-Protein Interactions, Ally Lavy, Sara Reitz, and Dehua Pei
Investigating the Lavrentiev Phenomenon, Christophe Leblanc and Marie Snipes
Precipitation Drives Trait Variation Across Southern African Savanna Grass Species, Adrian Lee, Annika Oosthuizen, Tshepiso Majelantle, et al.
Developmental phenotypes in frogs lacking the aryl hydrocarbon receptor?, Jinghao Li, Rachel Strout, Marko E. Horb, et al.
Sexual dimorphism in flight muscle size in birds, Valeriia Lukianova, Ash Martinez, Aishik Biswas, et al.
Web Portal for an Open-Source Managed Wi-Fi Solution, Advaitha Manigandan and James Skon
Tracking FOG-1 Expression as an Indicator of Spermatogenesis Termination, Elizabeth Manning
Bird Flight Style in Sexual Dimorphism, Ashley Martinez, Valeriia Lukianova, Aishik Biswas, et al.
PACMANN: using machine learning to identify pulsars, Teddy Masters, Quinn Curren, Madeline Wade, et al.
Calculating Empirical Sensitivity Metrics for Computer Experiments with Constrained Input Spaces, Andrew Mayer
Knife Edge, Motor Calibration, and Beam Imaging, Anyssa El Mhaïa and Aaron Reinhard
Relativistic Fluids and Primordial Black Holes, Amanda Miller and Tom Giblin
Examining Neanderthal Weaving through Experimental Archaeology, Kylie Mullaly and Bruce Hardy
Fluorescence Lifetime Measurement in the Frequency Domain, Nushin Nawar and James Keller
Amplification of Circular Dichroism Signal Through Fluorescence Detection, Tasnim Islam Orco and James Keller
Functional Characterization of β-Ketoacyl-ACP Synthase (KASIII) Proteins from Pesticide-Producing Plant Organs, Maria Peacock, Damaris Darkwah, and Kerry A. Rouhier
Design of an Experimental Upgrade for Improved Electric Field Control in Pursuit of Optical Tweezers, Calista Pearlstone and Aaron Reinhard
Exploring the quality of PtSe2 thin films using Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and X-Ray Reflectivity, Owen Peterson, Hatim Saeed, and Frank Peiris
Simulating Palatini Higgs Inflation, Wyatt Phillips and Tom Giblin
Establishing a controlled polymerization protocol for 𝛾-acyloxy-𝜀-caprolactones, Tapiwa Gono Phiri and Yutan Getzler
Monomers for Degradable Polymers via Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation, Jenna Ray and Yutan Getzler
Queer Community Online: Minority Stress and Mental Health, Benji Rothman, Julia Sobel, and Sarah K. Murnen
Codes, Narratives, and Dramatic Types: Debate Performance During a Time of Political Polarization, Caroline Russell and Celso Villegas
Magneto-Optical Kerr-Effect to Study Magnetic Semiconductors, Dilara Sen and Frank Peiris
The Baly Digital Gallery, Braeden Singleton and Brad Hoestetler
Constraining LIGO Measurements of Neutron Star Equations of State Using a Machine Learning Algorithm, Josephine Smith, Madeline Wade, and Leslie Wade
Ecosystem Services Provided by Beneficial Insects throughout their Life Cycles, Harrison Solomon and Lauren Schmitt
Town Music in Electoral Saxony c.1550-c.1685: Determining Possible Pathways of Acquisition, Yueqi Song and Dane Heuchemer
Characterizing Germline Defects in C. elegans mecr-1 mutants, Katherine Spilsbury and Peter Kropp
The Presence and Meaning of Military Iconography on Coinage in 12th Century Byzantium, Sonia E. Suben and Brad Hostetler
Lifeways under the Microscope: Preliminary Findings from Dental Calculus Analysis in Medieval Iceland, Frances Szaraz and Kimmarie Murphy
Developing and Refining Machine Learning Algorithms for LIGO's TITANFALL Pipeline, Josh Temple, David Chintala, and Madeline Wade
Investigating Diketopyrrolopyrrole Derivatives for Charge Transfer Complexation with DDQ, Izzy Thompson and Katie Mauck
Elementary Constructions of Best Known Quantum Codes, Long Tran, Trang Nguyen, and Nuh Aydin
The Three Sisters: A Living Archive of Indigenous Knowledge, Jackson Twaddle and Patrick Bottiger
The Rise of Ethnic Tourism in Vietnam: Staged Authenticity at Pa Vi Village, Ha Giang, Ngoc-Ha Vu
Layered Traumas: The First World War Refugee Crisis and Holocaust Survivor Testimonies, Annastasia Rose Winston and Eliza Ablovatski
“The Bored Youth” in Twentieth-Century World Literature, Er Yue and Jesse Matz
Submissions from 2023
The Pandemic Nursing Project and Capturing Emotional Labor via Focus Groups, Cade Apton and Marci Cottingham
Adapting Hybridization Chain Reaction to Lumbriculus variegatus, Zachary L. Baker, Seryne H. Rafique, and Kathy M. Gillen
Testing the Schrodinger Approximation for Nonlinear Cosmology Models, Adam Blum, Wyatt Phillips, and Tom Giblin
Hoskins Frame Summer Science Writing Scholars 2023, Sam Bowden, Tara Cerny, and Sara Carmichael
Constraining LIGO Measurements of Neutron Star Equations of State with a Machine Learning Algorithm, Isabel Braun and Leslie Wade
Surface Microtextures of mineral grains collected from supraglacial ice in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Will Bryant, Jordan Schisler, Ruth Heindel, et al.
A Statistical Strategy for the CHSH Quantum Game, Peter Burton, Phillip Diamond, Rachel Hill, et al.
Targeted Drug Screen to Restore Fertility in Caenorhabditis elegans Model of MEPAN Syndrome, Cindy Chen and Peter Kropp
All Eyes on Georgia: How Voters Turned Georgia Blue, Julián A. Clivillés Morales and Celso M. Villegas
Intermolecular interactions and charge transfer in rylene diimide donor-acceptor complexes, Katherine Coffin, Alyssa Perez, and Katie Mauck
Evaluation of OAT1 and OATP1 in A. Aegypti through coinjection of dyes with Probenecid, Naringin, Logan Coleman and Matthew F. Rouhier
Aedes aegypti OATP1 Expression in Xenopus Oocytes, Sam Connors, Matthew F. Rouhier, and Christopher M. Gillen
Layered Traumas: The First World War Refugee Crisis and Holocaust Survivor Testimonies, Nika Cooper and Eliza Ablovatski
Male House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) Display Lower Wingbeat Frequencies than Females, Elizabeth Cramer, Olivia Rataezyk, and Natalie Wright
Labanotation of Appalachian Folk Dance: Texas Star, Eve Currens and Julie Brodie
Modeling Calcium Waves and Oscillations in Coupled Astrocytes, Ronan Daly and Sheryl Hemkin
Spinning Like a Viking: Experimental Archaeology with Textiles, Zoe DeLay and Kimmarie Murphy
Comparative Regression Modeling of Inequality at DAACS Documented Sites of Enslavement, Casey Flueckiger, Khadene Harris, and Brad Hartlaub
The Election of 1888 and the Wool Tariff: Evaluating the Influence of Elections on the Behavior of Politicians and Voters, Eli France and Keith Harris
Walking on Air: The Iconic Marketing Legacy of Air Jordans, Eli France and Alex Novikoff
Characterizing Decoherence of Three-Body Entanglement Near Förster Resonance, Dominick Frost, Gabriella Pesticci, Lucy Shamel, et al.
An Exploration of Microbial Communities of the Nitrogen Cycle across Wetlands and Farmlands, Audrey Gibson, Joan Slonczewski, Zachary Slimak, et al.
The Role of E-Selectin in Cerebral Microvascular Hemodynamics in Aging Sickle Cell Mice, Rowan Goldin, Jahnavi Gollumadi, and Hyacinth I. Hyacinth
Fatigue & Recovery: A Bayesian Hierarchical Approach, Vaughn Hajra and Brad Hartlaub
Developing strategies to reprogram pro-regenerative human astrocytes using pharmacological and transcriptional approaches, Yana Honcharuk, Ridim Mote, and Mayssa H. Mokalled
Phenotypic Characterization of ahr-/- Xenopus tropicalis: Histopathology and Target Gene Expression, Isaac Johnson, Arianna Smith, and Wade H. Powell
Identifying the presence of OCT and OCTN in Aedes aegypti, Subin Kim and Matthew F. Rouhier
Investigating the Optical Properties of PdCdTe, Fe3Si, and FeGe2 using Spectroscopic Ellipsometry, Sam Kovach and Frank Peiris
Self-representation through Greek Quotation in Cicero’s Letters, Sara Landon and Michael Barich
Understanding protein structure through a structure-function study of 3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase from Arabidopsis thaliana, Ally Lavy, Makarios McCune, and Kerry A. Rouhier