Formerly the Celebration of Undergraduate Scholarship, SOURCE is an opportunity for students to share creative and/or scholarly work that they have undertaken during the past year in a poster or oral format.
Submissions from 2025
Predictive Models for Health Monitoring in Wearable Devices, Manideep Akkinapelli
The Tate Phenomenon: Examining Social Media Influencers through the Lens of Weber and Freud, Andrew Attinger
The Things that Connect Us: Fiber Arts with an Artistic Lens, Bryanna Bass
Induction Programs for Novice Teachers, Ann Batcha
Sensit Technologies Swiss Army Programmer (SAP) App, Nate Beals and Aidan Vazquez
Importance of Researching ELL and SPED students, Avery Beardsley
Social Isolation in Older Adults Transitioning to Assisted Living Facilities, Bryn Benzing, Alyssa Gonzalez, Adalynn Harper, Ariel Farrar, Riley Gaskill, Becca Haller, and Soniya Ottayil
NSE Bus Emulator for Valparaiso University ThinSat Project, Kenny Blanton and Ranger Scott
Calibrating for Nonlinearity in the CIBER-2 Detectors, Lilly Blanton, Candice Fazar, and Michael Zemcov
Quantitative Comparisons of Three Colocated Air Samplers with Simultaneous PM2.5 [Particulate Matter] Measurements, Emma G. Bollech, Abraham Orozco, and Christopher Iceman
Use of Ambient Light in VAM 3D Printing, Ian Bos, Alex Miroballi, Kyan Luckett, and Nate Peyer
Identification of Genetic Loci that Improve Plant Response to Precipitation Extremes, Abby Boyle, Ashlee Swierc, and Jane Kenney-Hunt
More Doodles than Details? A Look at Children's Book Illustrations, Ana Bozinovsky, Meghan McCann, and Sophia Zisterer
What's On Your Mind?, Jay Bradley
Open Source Flight Firmware Development for Autonomous Downlinking via SatNOGS, Blair Bram and Peter Sorenson
Pd(0)-Catalyzed TMM Cycloadditions with Epoxide-Modified Precursors: A New Approach to 5-Membered Ring Synthesis, Nolan Brezina, Johana Parrillo, and Kevin Jantzi
Assessing Indoor Air Quality in Industrialized Residential Areas Using Solid-Phase Microextraction and Silicon Wristbands for VOC Detection, Emily Broniewicz and Julie Peller
Hydraulics Lookup Tool, Kurt Brown and Michael Albers
Reported Bias Incidents in Northwest Indiana: An Examination of Newspaper Accounts, Sophia C. Brown and James Old
Maggots are Hot: Determining the Temperature Maggots Experience during Myiasis, Kristi Bugajski, Arturo Baranda, and Eris Nantz
Fatal Attraction: Testing the Efficacy of Bee Attractants, Kristi Bugajski, Bri McFerson, Naomi Luangdilok, Jodie Brasseur, and Brad Albertsen
Progress Towards New Antimicrobial Agents, Abigail Burton, Brooke Ferkull, Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly, and Jeffrey Pruet
Microbial Reactions to Microplastics in Varying pH Conditions, Peter Cammarano and Sara Dick
Production and maintenance of proper neuron numbers in the developing and aging retina by Nell2, Adelyn R. Carney, Cory Meyers, Timmy Benz, Chizu M. Nakamoto, and Masaru Nakamoto
Soil Metric Analysis Around Engquist Nature Preserve, Jack E. Colwell, Kora Morgan Stephey, Nicole L. Smar, and Jon-Paul McCool
Paradox, Trinity A. Costilla
CFD Analysis Comparison of Spoiler Effect on Airflow around Airbus 320 Midspan Airfoil, Jacob Daluga
Life Becomes Art: How Franz Schubert's Music Reflects his Life, Chris DeGard
Pest and disease detection in corn with AI, Suma Dommati
Pedestrian Traffic Analysis for Building Site Selection: A Valparaiso University Case Study, Andre Durand and Jay Grossman
Action Research Project- Hands On Science, Kayla N. Dybel
Fetishization and Representation in Digital Fan Spaces, Mason Ellerbroek
Assistive Technology: Cost-Effective Adaptive Switches, Grant Engelbert, Saeed Barnawi, Jonathan Orozco, and Reva Johnson
Shaping Young Minds: The Role of Picture Books in Promoting Prosocial Behavior, Natalie Ensor, Meghan McCann, Emma Sherling, Katherine Naylor, Noemi Vela, Jordyn McNamara, and Nayeli Cuevas
Liposome Size Control for Lymphatic Drug Delivery, Anna Fay, Makayla Mann, Kaspar Sepp, and Lauren Sestito
Synthesis and Optimization of Berberine Derivatives as Antimicrobial Agents, Brooke Ferkull, Juan Ostos Hernandez, Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly, and Jeffrey Pruet
Comparing Behavioral Interventions and Sensory Integration Therapy to Improve Occupational Performance in Children with Autism, Ashley Flores, Julianna Colon, Gianna Reyes, and Sara Story
Steady And Unsteady State Of Boeing 737 Airfoil, Gabriella Forde
Optimizing Resource Planning for the Perfect Cup, Ben Gaddini, Matt Latzke, and Joel Osterhus
Effect of Simulated Microgravity on Candida albicans Resistance to Antifungal Drugs, Matthew Gaetano, Kendall Carter, George Gundelach, Patrice Bouyer, and Grace Jendreas
Crisis at the Stand and on the Streets: Understanding the Intersections Between Substance Abuse and Criminalization in Competency Outcomes Amongst People Experiencing Homelessness, Megan Goff, Kayla Smith, Kisie Temu, David Ankerberg, Madison Small, Kaori Hamatani Floyd, Lindsey Ortiz-Bautista, Abby Thompson, and Skylar Easha
The X3 Guitar Processor: A Software Adaptation of Vintage Analog Technology, Jacob Griffin
130nm Chip Design, Xander Gring
Cavitation in Centrifugal Pumps, Gil Guinto
Evil Twin Attack Mitigation With Virtual Private Networks, Harris Gustafson
Melin: Academic Reference Manager, Harris Gustafson
The MESS Project, Harris Gustafson, Sam Thyen, and Harley Eades
Comparing Interventions for Improving Quality of Life in Pediatric Cancer Patients, Erica Habas, Rachel Kujawa, Veronica Lin, Ally Thaxton, and Sara Story
The Impact of CREW in the Elementary Classroom, Abigail Hall
Start-Up Lost Time at Signals Using Countdown Timers, Leah Haman and Lilli Goss-Peirce
A simple Model Demonstrating How EMG Works, Pamela Hernandez-Espiritu, Bri Castle, and Rachel Bednarczyk
An Iron Oxide Mediated Solar Decoupled Electrolysis Cycle, Sarah Hill and Paul F. Smith
Exploring Plant-Derived Compounds to Combat Microbial Infections Related to Space Travel, Karson Hollander, Gracie Holt, Megan Wolf, Sabrina Ezell, Jeffrey Pruet, and Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly
Abscisic acid significantly correlates with increased anthocyanin synthesis in Brassica rapa, Emma Jacobs
Small Moments of Joy, Emma Jacobs
A Story Through Two Mediums, Samantha Jefferson
The design and development of a Square Koch Fractal Slot Antenna for the BCON-2 satellite mission, Ben Jones and Thaddeus Malatlian
Movie Recommendation System, Vinay Karre
Fraud Detection in Health Insurance Claims using Machine Learning, Geetha Reddy Katam
Impact of Exercise Programs on Overall Function in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis, Sydney Kmetz, Liz Reyes, Sidney Swanson, and Sara Story
Turning Angels in Devils: The Portrayal of Christianity in Anime, Micah Koppang
A 3D Nash Solution for the Ukraine-Russia War, Matthew Landrum
The Revolutionary Bone Hunter: Mary Leakey, the Real Scientist Who Developed Paleoanthropology, Courtney Rose Ledbetter
Determining Factors that Affect Gas Binding Specificity for the Carbon Monoxide Sensor, CooA, Alexa Lederhaus and Jaycie Thomas
Tidal Wound, Hope Lukasik
Using Games and Movement in the Classroom to Help Boost Students Comprehension, Madison Lynn
Big Top Performer, Helen MacWilliams
“The Body of His Friendship”: Harmful and Healthy Masculinity in the Friendships of William Bankes in To the Lighthouse, Helen MacWilliams
Between the Earth and Sky, Amelia Maguire
Theology And Videogames: Addressing The Incoherent Metanarrative Within Our Churches On Videogames, Frank Maldonado
Guitar Research, Thane T. Martin, Ruth Cook, and Chris Noga
The Effects of Rear Spoilers on Automobiles, Ryan Matchen
Finding Potential Binary Stars in a Hubble Space Telescope Sample of Very Hot White Dwarfs, Peyton McCallips
Investigation of Traffic Counter Accuracy for Horse-Drawn Vehicles, Ellie McCauley and Jay Grossman
Effects of Music During Task Performance on Alpha Rhythm Patterns, Jordyn McNamara
Micromobility Paths at Valparaiso University, Veronica Melo and Connor McMahon
Who’s That?: Prevalence of Anthropomorphism in Children’s Literature, Mary Beth Mihevc, Kaitlyn Moore, and Larissa Martins Pina
Uplift Valpo: Building a Leadership Portfilio, Adam Monnette
Are speech errors made by ELLs related to articulation differences between L1 and L2?, Fatima Mota
#Information: A Content Analysis of the Antifeminist Movement on X, Katherine Naylor
A Comparison of Gender Representation in Children’s Books, Katherine Naylor, Noemi Vela, Jordyn McNamara, Emma Sherling, Natalie Ensor, and Meghan McCann
Security and Accessibility, Ryan Nguyen
Assessing the Effectiveness of AI-Generated Software in Withstanding Cyber Attacks, Dominic Niceforo and Haydar Cukurtepe
Probing Gluon Contribution to Proton Spin with STAR 2015 Endcap Electromagnetic Calorimeter Data, Christopher Noga
Writer's Block, Kiana Nunez
Corporate Taxation and Income Inequality: Implications for Labor, Capital, and the Distribution of Benefits, Aidan Obermueller
Investigating π0 and η Production from STAR 2013 Endcap Calorimeter Data, Lucas Opiola and Quinten Metts
Juvenile Competency in Indiana: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Statutes and Forensic Psychological Guidelines, Lindsey Ortiz Bautista, Abby Thompson, Bryanna Bass, Allie Kom, David Ankerberg, Kaori Hamatani Floyd, Kisie Temu, Madison Small, Megan Goff, and Rylee Garza-Valtierra
The Eagle and the Dragon: US and Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America, Lucia Otten
Probing medicinal plants for novel antimicrobial compounds, Edgar Padilla, Sabrina Ezell, Leah Streetman, and Nolan Brezina
From Multilingualism to Car Chats: What Viewers Want in Informational Videos, Anika Palm, Natalie Ensor, Meghan McCann, Kaylee Shank, and Ashlee Tracy
The Effects of Pristine and Aged Microplastics on Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Production, Melanie Piunti and Sara Dick
Unfinished Business, Tabitha Porter
Mindfulness in the Military: A Weaponization of Buddhism, Sofia Portugal
The Origin of Unidentified Infrared Emission Lines in Planetary Nebulae Environments, Abigail Proskurniak and Joel Osterhus
