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 2016
Impact of Thigh Muscle Fatigue on Force Production in Knee Stabilizing Muscles, Sara N. Ozgur
Defining Protein Kinase C Substrates Involved in the Na-K-2Cl Cotransporter 1 Endocytosis in Colonic Epithelial Cells, Natasa Petreska and Jesse Smallwood
Measuring the Differential Cross Section in Compton Scattering of 0.662 MeV Photons, Stephen Place
Solar Thermal Decoupled Electrolysis: Reaction Mechanism of Cobalt Oxidation, William Prusinski, Daniel Kotfer, Joshua Grade, Carol Larson, N. Leonard, Jonathan Schoer, and Robert Palumbo
Rebellion Fueled by Beethoven, Emily Robinson
Does Expansion of the Presumptive Somite-Notochord Boundry Contribute to Xenopus laevis Involution and Elongation?, Sophia L. Robinson and Elizabeth Walsh-Rock
Search and Rescue Operations with Robotic Swarms, Aaron W. Roggow, Richard Doner, and Eugene Jegal
A Computational Study of Transition Metal Clusters for Dehydrogenation Catalysis, Michal Scherer-Berry, Nathanael Juliot, and Stan Zygmunt
Determinants of Points Per Game in the Horizon League, Jacob R. Schoon Mr.
The Impact of Higher Education on College Students' Religiosity, Josie R. Scott, Ellie Propper, and Katelyn Caragher
Synthesis and Characterization of a 4-(N,N-dimethylamino) Phthalimide-Substituted Amino Acid, a Polarity-Sensitive Fluorophore, Stephen Sekoulopoulos and Ashita Bhatnagar
First Principle Study of Photocatalytic Activity of Graphene-Semiconductor Nanocomposites, Stephen P. Sekoulopoulos
College Students' Awareness of Sexual Misconduct Resources, Meghan Sellin, Rachel Briegel, and Kimberlyn Chermak
Validating Methods to Further Research of the Circadian Rhythm of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Ashley L. Smith
Combinatorics of Twist Boxes of Knots, Nichole S. Smith
Rejecting Fallibilism, Nichole S. Smith
SatNOGS Website Project, Dylan Snyder, Caitlyn Marko, John-Eric Tiessen, and Adya Pandey
Modeling of Iron Enhanced Rain Gardens, Seth W. Strelow
Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Analysis of Proteins and Synthetic Intermediates, Katherine Sulaitis and Carine Renner
Landay Poetry: How Form, Changeability, and Content Attribute to the Success of a Hushed Rebellion, Kristine Tarmann
Developing a Nudged Elastic Band Program for Gaussian09, John Eric Tiessen
Budget Conditions of County Prosecutor's Offices, Molly E. Triolo
Exploring the Presence of Microplastics In Salt Creek, Tiffany M. Tyler and Troy J. Janesheski
Iron Enhanced Rain Garden, Rebecca F. Valliere
The Study of Light Variability in a Sample of Proto-Planetary Nebulae Candidates, Abigail Vance
Computational Study of CO2 Adsorption and Activation on Graphene Supported Metal Clusters, David M. Vogl and Haiying He
Beethoven and the Aesthetic of the Pathetic, Ke Wang
Screening for Genes Important for Cold Acclimatization in Neurospora crassa, Michael K. Watters, Holly Howell, and Victor Manzanilla
Spectroscopic Studies of Brooker’s Merocyanine in Zeolite L, Kelsey L. Weber, Benjamin Henning, and Thomas Dabertin
QAM Backscatter for Low Power RFID Data Transfer, John White
Forensic Chemistry: Microcrystalline Drug Chemistry, Refractive Index Investigation, and Firearm Serial Number Restoration, Raechel M. White
Searching for Periodic Light Variability in Proto-Planetary Nebulae Candidates, Kathryn Willenbrink
Examining the White House Task Force’s Effect on College Sexual Assaults, Katherine Wilson
Synthesis and characterization of a 7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl (NBD)-containing amino acid, Dana Ann Winkle
Night Shift Work: An Audio Documentary, Yishuai Zhang, Leyi Jiang, Zhiying Ruan, and Ning Shen
Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G: Resisting Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, McKenzey D. Zollinger
Submissions from 2015
Comparison of Electromyography and Functional Movement Screening as Indicators of Return to Full Activity: A Case Study, James A. Alessio and Kelly Helm
Synthesis and Characterization of an Unnatural Fluorescent Amino Acid, Yeongseo An and Bill Trimoski
From Epistolary to Narrative Novels: Truth and Self-Perception in Victorian Literature, Nadia Atassi
Probabilistic Analysis of Polyovulation, Kaylyn Banaszak
Water Quality in the Valparaiso Chain of Lakes Watershed, Brittany M. Barkus, Hannah M. Tomten, Jordan P. Delorenzo, and Yugoviandi P. Mamahit
Transformation of Organic Pollutants using Novel Nanomaterials, Abby Beavan
Psychological Impact of Football Related Concussions, Krista Besser
Impact of Pratt Industries on Water Quality of Salt Creek, Jon M. Bicanic
Valparaiso University College of Engineering SatNOGS Open-Sourced Satellite Ground Station: UHF and VHF Antenna Theory and Construction, Thomas M. Biedron and Jonathon Clabuesch
Catholic Youth Organizations Resistance and Collapse During the Nazi Regime, Sarah Black
Neutral Pion Asymmetries at Intermediate Pseudorapidity in Transversely Polarized p+p Collisions at sqrt(s)=200 GeV, Samuel Brandt
Team Maggot: Designing a Better Bait Cup, Kristi Bugajski, Victoria Tamburrino, Christopher Henning, and Jordan Corsolini
Who Done It?: DNA Identification of Species-Specific Samples Using Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Max Carpenter and Lauren Hargrave
Washington Windstorms: Seasonality and Relationship to ENSO, Alex Caruthers
Still Seeing Color: Post-Racial Sentiment and the Continuing Struggle for Freedom within the African American Community, Kelli Chavez
An Ortho/Para Deuterium Converter for Ultra-Cold Neutron Production at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Adam M. Clark
Electrostatic Calculations for a nEDM Experiment, Adam M. Clark
Beauty and the Beast in Cinema: A Challenge to Gender Roles, McKenzie Cobban
The Influence of pH Variation on CooA Activity, Rachael M. DeVries and Brian R. Weaver
Determinants of Family Size, Hannah L. Dorman
Opinions about Smoking Policies, Exposure to Secondhand Smoke, and Smoking Behaviors of Freshman College Students, Megan M. Eggert, Mana Alahmari, Kaitlyn Betz, Emily Steinbacher, and Haley DeYoung
Modeling the Binary Central Star of the Planetary Nebula Lo 16, Brendan Ferris
"DO NOT HIDE" Campaign Against Sexual Harassment, Julian Fischer
Behind the Bars: Prison Narratives as Basis for Reform, Michele Fredlake
Variability Studies in Proto-Planetary Nebula and Hypergiant Candidates, Stephen Freund
Spectroscopic Determination of the Binding Constant and Thermodynamic Values of a Host-Guest System, Erica C. Gilbert
Valpo-Sat: The Software and 3D Models for the SatNOGS Open-Sourced Satellite Ground Station, Michael Good and Joshua Wawak
The Late Van’s Voyage: An In-Depth Analysis of the Usage of Valparaiso University Auxiliary Transportation Services over the 2014-2015 Academic Year, Rudolph Grasha and Kedar Puvar
The Effects of Individualism and Collectivism on Memory, Holly Griskell
Spectroscopic Determination of Binding Constants and Isomerization Behavior of Brooker’s Merocyanine Within Modified β-Cyclodextrins, Carly S. Hanson
Does PKC-beta II Modulate Colon Cell Growth?, Lauren Hargrave and Max Carpenter
Sexual Harassment on Campus, Madeline Harty
A Signal Distribution Network for Sequential Quantum-dot Cellular Automata Systems, Hayden M. Hast, Douglas Tougaw, and Sami Khorbotly
Removing the Stains of Dictatorship: Memory and Progress in Modern Chilean Cinema, Hannah G. Heagy
Neuroimaging: An Ethical Approach, Benjamin L. Hoemann
Synthesis and Characterization of Non-Natural Fluorescent Amino Acids, Benjamin L. Hoemann
Gertrude and Cultural Portrayals of the Female Quest for Power, Ashley E. Hornung
Sales in India: An Econometric Regression Analysis, Zachariah Hughes
Quantifying Nitrate Leaching from Autumn Olive into Groundwater, Kathryn Rose Jackson, Steven Edward Warner, Dana Leslie Hinaman, and Zuhdi Aljobeh
Computational Modeling of Bromide and Chloride Catalyzed Formation of Sulfilimine Crosslinks, Taegyun Kim, Zygmunt Stan Dr., Haiying He Dr., and Christopher Morrissey
Beyond the Volcanoes: A Community Partnership for Health in Rural Nicaragua, Emily Knippenberg, Jamielynn Tinkey, Vanesa Abad, Megan Heinz, and Katelyn Mesalam
Activation of the Rectus Femoris Muscle in Male Collegiate Tennis Players and Male Swimmers, Gabrielle Kosloske I. Kosloske and Kelsey Fitzpatrick
Solar Thermal Decoupled Electrolysis: Developing a Method for Reliably Quantifying Current Efficiency, Daniel Kotfer, William Prusinski, and Joshua Grade
Estimating Joint Contributions in Function Motions to Create a Metric for Injury Prevention using Motion Capture and OpenSim: A Preliminary Study, Alexander Kozlowski, Rebekah Koehn, Lauren Knop, Kelly Helm PhD, Luis Prato PT, Anthony Levenda MD, and Craig M. Goehler PhD
The Dependence of Radon Concentration on Meteorological Phenomena, Kelsey Larson
Bird Dispersal of Native and Non-Native Fruiting Plants in a Northwest Indiana Nature Preserve, Chloe L. Lash, Laura Polakowski, and Laurie Eberhardt Dr.
Design of a Magnetic Field Mapping Rover System for a Neutron Lifetime Experiment, Matthew Libersky
Perceval for All Time: Searching for the Holy Grail in Literature and Film, Charlotte J. Lindstrom
Power, Collectivism, and the Failure of the 1911 Revolution: A Cultural Analysis, Jonathan W. Mack
Explorations in Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reactions, Claire C. Mammoser
The Impact of a 5-Week Shoulder Strengthening Program on Division I Swimmers, Megan L. Mariani
Solar Thermal Reduction of Cobalt Oxide: Reactor Model, Zachary J. Matejczyk
Solar Thermal Reactor Model, Zachary J. Matejczyk and ryan hall
Fungal Bioremediation of Human Solid Waste, Alexander Mehreteab, John Stewart, Mark Johnson, and Micheal Keviin Watters
A Case Study of the VU Social Work Department Advising Transition, Rebekah Miller, Madalyn Harvey, Dejana Nonkovic, Sara Von Borstel, and Nicole Maenza
A Long Term Study of 89 Her: A Semi-Regular Pulsating Star, Christopher C. Morrissey
The Determinants of the Household Savings Rate in Ghana, Nandin-Erdene Munkhbat
An Examination of STAR 2012 pi0 Data with Longitudinally Polarized Proton Collisions at 500 GeV, Stephen Place
Testing the d-band Model for Propane Dehydrogenation on Sub-nanometer Transition Metal Clusters, Stephen Place
Non-Crossing Matchings in the Annulus, Puttipong Pongtanapaisan
Solar Thermal Decoupled Electrolysis: Reaction Mechanism of Cobalt Oxidation, William Prusinski, Joshua Grade, and Daniel Kotfer
Synthesis of a Benzoboroxole for the Molecular Recognition of Carbohydrates, Agnel Rahul Rayan
Professional Development Experienced Through an Undergraduate Social Work Curriculum, Jennifer Reed and Sara Lukach
