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
The Undergraduate Music Major: Shifting Perspectives of the Curricular Model, Patrick M. Jansen
Learning from the Mistakes of the Past: Christianity, Apartheid, and Social Movement Framing, Miranda L. Joebgen
Social Honesty and Culture: White Lies and Social Face, Jared Joseph
Values and College Major, Rebecca Kazdoy, Elizabeth Seyfert, and Nichol Wilson
Double-Spin Asymmetry in Neutral Pion Production in Longitudinally Polarized p + p, Taegyun Kim
Using E. Coli to Incorporate Fluorescent Unnatural Amino Acids into Proteins, Alyson Kneusel, Bayland Brown, Amy Gunter, Claire C. Mammoser, Thomas Goyne, and Laura Rowe
Modeling the Kinetics for the Electrolytic Oxidation of Manganese (II, III) Oxide, Daniel Kotfer, Louis Christensen, Carol Larson, Robert Palumbo, Shahin Nudehi, and Jonathan Schoer
Solar Tracking for the Renewable Energy Zone, Rachel Law
SatNOGS Project, Ashley A. LeBlanc, John White, Christopher Paradiso, Grace Freigang, Paul Flaten, and Daniel J. White
Covering Arrays and Fault Detection, Brooke LeFevre and Emily Anderson
Audiovisual Perception Interaction with Emotion to Impact Memory recall of human faces, Nicholas Lewis and Andrew Butler
Theorems Regarding Points on the Euler Line, Kathryn E. Lezark
Cardiorespiratory Intensity Levels of Four Ballroom Dances, Catherine N. Long
Recovery Heart Rates of Division 1 Female Soccer Players, Sarrah M. Ludwig
Approaching Women's Education: Utilizing Islamic Sources for Empowerment, Emily P. Lueder
Screening for Unnatural Amino Acid Incorporation in Cellular Machinery, Claire C. Mammoser, Amy J. Gunter, and Bayland Brown
The Neurobiology of Mind and Body Practices: Perils and Prospects, Katelyn M. Marak and Jim Nelson
A Computational Study of the Interaction of Harmful Organic Compounds with Functionalized Graphene –Towards the Design of Effective Graphene-based Sensors, Christopher C. Morrissey, Jordan Eissner, and Nimma Elizabeth
Concentration Dependent Aerosol Substrates: UV-VIS Attenuation Measurements, Christian Q. Mundorf, Cynthia Smith, and Christopher Iceman
Data Security in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Anurakta Nayak
Network Classification and Inferencing, Sammantha K. Nowak-Wolff, AnnaLee Knapp, and Charles Morris Jr.
Measurement of the Temperature Dependence of the Dielectric Constant of PMMA for the nEDM Experiment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory., Marcus A. Ochsendorf
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
