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 2023
Exploring Student Experiences in Valparaiso University's Transition to Teaching Program, Karina Hernandez Cazarez
Impossible Machines, Eric Hernandez
Air Flow Visualization System, Ryan Hoffman and Peter Krenzke
Neoliberal Economic Policy & Economic Inequality, Thomas Huffman
Tracing Emotional Responses of College Students Listening to Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” Using Color Psychology, Brianna Irvine
Gene-by-Environment Interactions in Arabidopsis thaliana in Response to Precipitation Extremes, Marilyn Ives, Simranjit Kaur, and Abby Boyle
Quantifying the Vibrational Response of Acoustic Guitars, Nathan Joffe and Elias Anderson
Possible Connections Between Polypore Mushroom Growth And Areas Of High Apis Mellifera Population Density, Amelia King
The Relationship Between Intellectual Humility and Susceptibility., Grace Kostoff, Kylie Bowlds, and Ella Frangopoulos
Development of a Classroom-Feasible Protocol for Carbon Dot Synthesis & Characterization, Paityn Krout and Lauren Sestito
Hypertension, Risk Factors, and Education in Healthy College Students Over Time, Hannah LaFary, Marianna Baca, Asia Janeczek, Estelle Niego, Nick Ridder, Isabella Dietrich, Bryn Benzing, Alyssa Gonzalez, and Adalynn Harper
Brass Multiphonics in the works of William Kraft and Øystein Baadsvik and Expanding the Possibilities of Solo Brass Repertoire, Adam Lindemer
Campus Information Prototype Application, Charles Malachinski and Nick Bean
Understanding the Impacts of War Crime Prosecution on Democracy and Trust in the State, Anna Mason
Funding Representation: An analysis of credit availability for minority owned businesses, Myles Mattsey
The role of handedness and statistical learning in adults' language abilities, Meghan McCann and Allison Kom
Does it Matter Who is Teaching? Preschoolers’ Learning of Word-Object Mappings from Children and Adults., Mary Beth Mihevc and Melanie Piunti
Determining the Longitudinal Double-Spin Asymmetry (A_LL) for pi0 and eta Production from STAR 2013 Endcap Calorimeter Data, Emily Nelson
Printed Circuit Board Design with Open-Source Software, Hannah Nelson
Design of Fluorescence Marker-Enzyme Fusion Proteins, Maya Nietzel and Amber M. Garcia
Morphological Effects of Simulated Low-Gravity in Neurospora crassa, Maya Nietzel and Leanna Steverson
Loan Approval Prediction Based On The Decision Tree And Random Forest Methods., Ravi Kiran Nimmagadda
Determining the Role of the CooA Heme and its Environment in Carbon Monoxide Specific Sensing, Nicole Norfolk, Burke Niego, Alexa Lederhaus, and Antigone Wilson
Effects of Hiking Trails on the Percentage of Dicot Plant Species with Animal-Mediated Seed Dispersal Methods, Sophia Panfil
Effect of Plastic on Predation of Bird Nests, Sophia Panfil, Elissa Torgerson, Gabrielle Unzicker, and Laurie Eberhardt PhD
Candida albicans Infection Decreases The Expression Of The Na+-K+-2Cl– Cotransporter 1 In T84 and Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells, Elizabeth Park, George Gundelach, Sara Tewoldemedhin, Idalia Zachara, and Patrice G. Bouyer
Evaluating the Indirect Effect of Music on Learning: The Arousal Mood Hypothesis, Ellie Roeglin
The Phantom of the Opera and Mental Health for Female Performers, Lee Ross
Campus Assessment of Parking Lot Occupancy, Carly Schiene
Comparative Analysis of Peanut Roundabouts and All-Way Stop Intersections, Carly Schiene
Engineering Design Optimization of Small Drone Landing Gear, Paul D. Sennyey and Jesse M. Sestito
CubeSat Simulator, Aaron Shaw
Analysis of Campus Pedestrian Pathways, Grace Shebel and Angela Shebel
Examining the Attitudes and Communication Preferences of Customers during the Home Buying Process: Perspectives of Past and Current Customers’ Local Realtor., Yuiko Shimizu, Nikole Tzioufas, Anna De Windt, Meg Bell, and Emily Rohamn
PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS OF AIRBNB PROPERTIES IN THE CITY OF BERLIN, Nikhil Shinde
The Peasant's Fell Bargain Computer Game, Drew Simmons, Alyssa Matthews, and Ryan Nguyen
Black Women Can… Artist Talk, kayla smith
VIVID Senior Thesis Artist Talk, kayla smith
Homelessness and Competency to Stand Trial: Understanding the Intersections Between Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, and Criminalization in Competency Outcomes., Kayla Smith, Rylee K. Garzavaltierra, Alexandra M. Herbert, Skylar R. Easha, Abigail R. Thompson, Allison J. Kom, and Kamila Wolowiec
"Regietheater" in Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Barry Kosky's 2017 Production, Shelby Stinson
Evaluation of Alternative Vehicle Detection Systems at Signalized Intersections, Evan Stock, Carly Schiene, and Leah Haman
How Art Interpretation Preserves Memory: The Significance of Historic Responses to A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884), Olivia Tambrini
Description of and Relationships among Potential Variables Supported for the Diagnosis of Delayed Ejaculation, Lijana Teague and Sarah Padilla
Elderly Fall Prevention Program Based on Social Cognitive Theory, Prerana Thapa
Lower Back Injury Prevention: EMG behavior of the erector spinae muscle during fatigue, Janaye Thomas, Isoken Ogli, and Sara Brito
Neither fair nor speedy?: An evaluation of Indiana's competency to stand trial process during Covid-19, Abigail R. Thompson, Allison J. Kom, Rylee K. Garzavaltierra, Kayla Smith, Alexandra M. Herbert, Kamila Wolowiec, and Skylar R. Easha
Raman Spectroscopy, Jayden Tope, Jack King, Demi Brown, Sarah Hill, and Paul Smith
Amy Beach's Song, "The Year's at the Spring" (1899), Georgina Tyderek
Independence in College Golf Scores, Caleb VanArragon
Antimicrobial Activities of Several Argemone mexicana-Inspired Phytocompounds, Caleb VanArragon, Noelle Doody, Mykenzie Fox, Demi Brown, Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly, and Jeffrey Pruet
Exploring Asian Cuisine: A Cookbook for Beginners, Nathan Vargas
The Synthesis of Potential Anti-fungal Compounds, Evan Walda and Kevin Jantzi
Mentally Ill Offenders and Recidivism Rates, Makenzie Ward
Analog Integrated Circuit Design Using SkyWater Open-Source PDK, Philip Wig
The Effect of Foot Position on Center of Foot Pressure during Squatting in Female Athletes, Adelina Wolok, Bethany Luke, and Kelly Alice Krazl
Buffalo String Works -- A Music Program for Young String Players in Buffalo, NY, Amber Wright
Real vs. Animated: A comparison of video formats as they relate to teaching parents and caregivers about childhood language development., Mary Emma Zimmermann and Kaylee Shank
A new high-temperature, high-pressure electrochemical test station to support the development of processes that produce sustainable fuel, Demetria M. Zoldak, Bradley Davis, Kade Kovarik, Luke Venstrom, and Paul Smith
Submissions from 2022
Tackling the Class Scheduling Problem: an Investigation Into Developing a Calendar Suite, Rene Aguilar-Delgado, Allura Isabella Magsino, and Fred Raymond Yaniga
Manual Therapy and Infraspinatus Activation During External Rotation, Ben Anspaugh
Searching for Periodicity in 6 Carbon-rich Protoplanetary Nebula, William Bakke
Development of an Instrument to Identify Depression in College Freshman, Julianna Barbosa, Estelle Niego, Marypaz Arroyo, and Hannah Krueger
What a Terrible Thing a Dream Can Be, Savannah Barnett
The Persistence of Vaccine Skepticism, Lauren Bartlett, Benjamin D. Sommers, and Abigail G. Valicevic
Past, Present, The Future: Valparaiso University Research Society, Tabitha Bartoe, Dylan Grace, and Oliver Vinovskis
Examining Job Security During Covid-19 in the United States, Emily Baur, Katie Craig, and Jaina Westphal
Characterizing the Cytotoxic Effects and Several Antimicrobial Phytocompounds of Argemone mexicana, Helene Bee, Lanna Sirhan, Emily Gonzalez, Ashley Wasserman, Katelyn Shouse, Alexis Dres, Caleb VanArragon, Jeffrey Pruet, and Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly
"Round Midnight" (1944): Performative Identities Reconsidered, Tracy Rebecca Bermingham
The Effect of Plastic Bags on Decomposition and Necrophagous Fly Composition, Kristi Bugajski, Jhanelle Spence, Maranda Powell, Heather Wendland, Emily Archibald, Ashlynn Williamson, Kendall Larson, and Isabella Schoolcraft
Mourning What Could Have Been, Sage Burns
Campus Assessment of Parking Lot Occupancy, Mary Busby and Angela Shebel
Campus Origin-Destination Study Using Bluetooth, Mary Busby and Evan Stock
Brahms' Third Symphony: The Revolution of Self-Expression in Music, Mitchell Calderone
Climatology and Vertical Distribution of Elevated Mixed Layers in the United States, Peyton Camden
Gustav Holst's The Planets (1917) as Psychological "Mood Pictures", Dante Canchola
Welcome to Halidon, Mohiri E62, Samson Canchola
Do Pornography Use and Masturbation Play a Role in Erectile Dysfunction and Relationship Satisfaction in Men?, Joe Castleman and Katelyn R. Bacys
Nanoplastic formation from macro and microplastics in aqueous solution, Joe Castleman and Scott Kaiser
The World of Language Development: Relations Between Cross-Situational Word Learning and Lexical Processing, Larissa Chavarria
Stayaverage inc., Hailey Cirak
The Impact of Upper Limb Loss on Center of Mass during Walking, Jogging, and Running, Julianna Colon
Silver molybdate electrochemistry mimics cardiac defibrillator battery mechanism, Derrick John Combs
Effects of Upper Limb Loss on Range of Motion in the Ankle, Emily Crane
Iwan Knorr: Symphonische Phantasie Op. 12, Jessica Cretors, Katharina Uhde, and Dre Sanchez
"Perceived 'beginnings'" Reconsidered: Fanny Hensel's "Sehnsucht" (1830), Evee Curtis
Beasts Of the Bygone, Jacob Davis
Secondary Reflector for Solar Furnace, Nate DeGoede
Death Be Not Proud: The Darkness of Benjamin Britten as told through “The Holy Sonnets of John Donne”, Joshua DeJarlais
Markiewicz Solar Research Facility Website Project, Dawson Demien and Justin Layhew
An Examination of the Impact of Enrichment on Learning a Novel Task, Amy Denton
The Impact of Simulated Upper Limb Loss on Stride Length While Running, Maranda Donahue
Elucidating the Antimicrobial Effects of Curcuma longa, Curcuma aerogunosia, and Ziginber officinale to Combat Superbugs Related to NASA Space Travel, Alexis Dres, Katelyn Shouse, Jeffrey Pruet, and Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly
Identification and characterization of a novel axon guidance receptor in the eye-specific visual projection, Maya Dunson, Elaina Baker, and Masaru Nakamoto
Is There a Relationship Between a MLB Team’s Payroll & Their Performance?, Grace Edwards, Alex Conlin, Madison Gawlinski, Mark Lorenz, and Jonathan Bledsoe
Science Education in Public K-12 Schools, Kelsey Eichenauer
Niccolo Paganini's Caprice No. 24 for Saxophone, Marcus Engstrom
Distinct Lattice Paths, Marcus Engstrom and Eric Yager
Investigating the Presence and Makeup of Plastic Waste at Valparaiso University, Grace Fleszewski, Julie Peller, Helene Bee, Antigone Wilson, Seth juglans, Ryan Nemit, Justin Self, Doc Janowiak, Joey Lucas, Matt Kavanaugh, Derrick Combs, and Hallie Wolf
