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 2024
Before the Dam Breaks: How Transparency in Negotiations Influence the Outcome of Large Scale Hydroelectric Projects, Merrick Adams
Education Referenda Passage in Northwest Indiana: Analyzing Factors and Voter Characteristics, Grace Aurand
Photographing and Editing a Partial Solar Eclipse Timelapse, Eliot Aust
IT Service Desk Simulation Model, Pavan Kumar Battula
The Affect of Racial Resentment on Perceptions of Political Polarization, Natan Beniam
Apparently Healthy College Students: Elevated Blood Pressure and the Need for Cardiovascular Risk Education, Bryn Benzing, Isabella Dietrich, Adalynn Harper, Alyssa Gonzalez, and Hannah LaFary
The Effects of Female Involvement in Legislature on the Policy Process, Tina Berger
Creating Culturally Inclusive Text Sets for an Elementary Classroom, Mia Bertino
Synthesis of Argemone mexicana Inspired Antimicrobial Agents, Hannah Bhakta, Juan Ostos Hernandez, Brooke Ferkull, Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly, and Jeffrey Pruet
Using Environmental Biotechnology to Improve Waterways in Jalisco, Mexico, Hannah Bhakta, Aimee Plachta, Sophia Wrobleski, and Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly
A Nash Solution for the Ukrainian-Russian War, Prashant Bhatta and Matthew Landrum
The Influence of Government and Private Assistance on Refugee Labor Force Participation in the United States, Erin Bigler
Modeling Close Binary Systems Within Planetary Nebulae, Lilly Blanton
Real, Digital? Product Type on Joy, Psychological Ownership, and Worth., Rachael Brainerd, Cristian Pagan, and Ethan Wlodarczyk
Grief Through Landscape Photography, Echo Brambert and Clay Kraus
BCON - 1: The Satellite project, Blair Bram and Ben Jones
Probing medicinal plants for novel antimicrobial compounds, Nolan Brezina, Gracie Holt, Daileen Serrano, and Jenna Yehyawi
Analysis of Road Dust Sediment from Valparaiso, IN., Emily Broniewicz, Abe Orozco-Munoz, Ali Egertson, Allison Schoenbeck, Alyssa Suprenant, Cady Caldwell, Cas Grant, Desirae Kahn, Yaasantewa Mustapha, Emma Pasco, Margot Santana, Margot Santana, Yaasantewa Mustapha, Yanni Flaherty, Zach Stewart, and Julie Peller
ManyBabies3: A Replication Study on Pattern Recognition in Infants, Lily Budny
Maggots in the hot tub, Kristi Bugajski
Simulating the Effects of 3rd-Body Interactions on Orbits of Binary Systems, Brook Burbridge and Todd Hillwig
Guitar Soundboard Research Project, Lydia Burkee
The Effects of High and Low Gravity on Neurospora Crassa, Siobhan Cleveland and Michael Watters
The Double Life of Franz Schubert: Der Doppelgänger and Homosexual Identity in 19th Century Vienna, Jasmine Collins
Environmental Restoration Target Estimation Around Engquist Nature Preserve, Jack E. Colwell, Doc Janowiak, Korbin L. Opfer, Justin Self, and Jon-Paul McCool
Depletion of the Groundwater Commons in the Ogallala Aquifer: An Interdisciplinary Approach from Science, Technology, and Society, Jack E. Colwell, Kyle Morrison, Conner Daehler, Megan Goff, and Ellie McCauley
The Impact of Exercise on Salivary Nitric Oxide, Elliot Cook and Lauren Sestito
Manufacturing Humans, Anthony Cosenza, Demetria Zoldak, Allison Schmidt, and Ethan Storer
Quantifying Microplastic Contamination: Method Development, Kyle Creager and Tekeidra Masters
Cookin’ Time: Deploying a Satellite Synchronized Oven-Controlled Oscillator Stratum-1 Timekeeping System, Matthew Dembny, Nathan Wessel, and Thaddeus Malatlian
Infinitely Liminal Spaces, Maiah Deogracias
The exploration of gender references in children's books, Natalie Ensor, Emily Gibson, Kamila Wolowiec, Grace Kostoff, Meghan McCann, Katherine Naylor, Ana Bozinovski, and Isabella Pressler
Liposome Synthesis and Size Control for Lymphatic Filariasis Treatment, Anna Fay and Lauren Sestito
Discover Radio Astronomy: A Horn Antenna for Hydrogen Line Observations, Laura Floyd
Automation of iterative computer aided design and finite element analysis in SolidWorks, Gavin Forck and Jesse M. Sestito
Policy Analysis of Alternatives to Immigration Detention Centers: Impact of the Physical and Mental Health of Migrants, Fatima Garcia-Cardenas
Did My Professor Waste Money?: Computational Cluster Configuration Variations and Cost-Efficiency, Christian Garcia and Nicholas Rosasco
Pinhole Valparaiso, Hayden Gard, Angel Echevarria, Dylan Murphy, Madison Stamper, Noah Godsell, and Shehna Zaman
Does the Racial Makeup of the Defendant-Victim Relationship Affect Jury Decision-Making in Non-Violent Crimes?, Rylee K. Garza-Valtierra
The Effect of Caffeine on Wingate Performance and Blood Lactate Levels for Anaerobic Track and Field Athletes, Victoria Gerhardt
Wolf-sick: A Trans Retelling of Marie de France’s Bisclavret, Zion Gifford
Simulating Pulsar Magnetospheres Using Magnetohydrodynamics, Nicholas Gilles
Garage Sale Today: Senior Thesis Art Talk, Emily Graves
The Bane of the Ancients: A Software Adaptation of the Tabletop Role-Playing Adventure, Jacob Griffin, Dominic Niceforo, and Charlie Hanson
Cat-Spoon, Pants-Car: Testing Trials Needed for a Picture Paired Associates Task for Adults, Paige Haluska and Jordyn McNamara
A Correlational Study of Full Time College Students’ Perceived Stress Levels and Physical Activity Habits, Ashley Harding
Exploring the Realistic Factors Involved in the Pursuit of a Professional Counseling Career, Anjelina J. Haro, Kara A. VanHimbergen, and Ashlee E. Pendleton
Similarities and Differences Between Men with Self-reported Lifelong and Acquired Difficulty Reaching Ejaculation, Kathryn Harrold and Andrew Attinger
Unveiling the Silence: Examining Mental Health Treatment in Japanese American Incarceration Camps and its Legacy on Subsequent Generations, Katie Masano Hill
Impacts of Canned Food During the American Civil War, Sarah Hill
An Iron Oxide Mediated Solar Decoupled Electrolysis Cycle, Sarah Hill and Paul F. Smith
Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis and Characterization in an Undergraduate Lab, Noah Houseworth and Lauren Sestito
Infill toolpath optimization for fused deposition modeling, Sarah Iselin and Jesse Sestito
Under the Authoritarian Eye: Digital Surveillance and Protest Activity in the Middle East, Sierra Jackson
Scientific and Social Obstacles for Meat Substitution, Emma Jacobs, Carolina Bowen, Damon Virgo, Noah Durlam, and Adam Monnette
Efficient Solar Thermal Electricity Unlocked: Sodium Heat Pipes in the Solar Furnace, Alex Kagay, Micah D'Arcangelo, Joshua Mangnall, Mario Ramos, Ethan Duff, Noah Fisher, Max Van Den Berg, Dr. Peter T. Krenzke, and Dr. Luke J. Venstrom
Enhancing the Student Learning Experience Through Community Involvement, McKenna Kalan
The Quantitative Genetics of Plant Growth Response to Precipitation Extremes in Arabidopsis thaliana, Simranjit Kaur, Abby Boyle, Cassidy Eckstein, Grace Peterson, Marilyn Ives, Sydney Martens, and Jane Kenney-Hunt
Resonance of Response: Mahler’s Journey with his First Symphony in the Face of Criticism, Jacob Keen
Does hand dominance matter? Examining statistical learning in adults, Allison Kom and Meghan McCann
Effect of Isometric Vs. Kinetic Training on Hand Grip Strength, Michael Korn
Can’t Hornswoggle an Old Salt Video Game, Aubrey Kranz, Tobi Ogundehin, Elias Lopez, and Colin Burge
Photometric Survey of Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae, Samantha Krusza and Todd Hillwig
Life’s Not Black-and-White: Identity Expression and Race in Invisible Man, Cori Laatsch
GoBabyGo: Modified Ride-On Cars for Kids, Emma Lacey, Abby Middleton, and Quinn Brothers
Using Word2Vec and N-Grams to Create Shakespearean Texts, Hexin Liu
Tomorrow's Odyssey: Love, Scars, and Change, Maria Mack
Light and Prayer in Icons, Abby Manak
Evaluating Liposome Stability in Gastric and Intestinal Environments, Makayla Mann and Lauren Sestito
Corruption in Latin American States Affects Trust Among the Citizens, Daryush Mansuri and James Old
Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Effects of Bothrops atrox Snake Venom, Daryush Mansuri, Jeffrey Pruet, Patrice Bouyer, and Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly
Iconicity of Images in the Most Circulated Children’s Books from Three Counties, Meghan McCann and Kaylee Shank
Culturally and Historically Accurate Teaching, Alyssa Meegan
Expression to Experimentation: The Effect of Emotional Theories on the Transition from Romantic to Modernist Music, Mary Beth Mihevc
What’s that? A New Set of Novel Stimuli for Research, Mary Beth Mihevc and Zoey North
Harre Union Photo Booth: Back End Overhaul, Trent Miller, Jake Wischer, Lilu Smith, and Nathan Fox
GUI design to allow for easy use of complex multi-objective optimization algorithms, Kyle Morrison and Jesse M. Sestito
Quantitative Trends of Air Quality in NWI Using and Evaluating the PurpleAir Sensors, Abe Orozco-Munoz, Emma Bollech, and Christopher Iceman
Plastics Are Everywhere For Shore, Emma Pasco, Siobhan Cleveland, Cheyann Odle, Colin Hartnett, Cady Caldwell, Micah Isreal, Cammay Brown, and Stephen Jenny
Heteroatom Effects in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Emily Pavasars
Impact of Social-Emotional Learning in a Low-Income Elementary School, Grace Peacock
Leveling Up the Leitmotif: Understanding How the Unique Medium of Video Games Explores and Develops the Leitmotif, Abigail Pintoy
What's Under the Flap? Creating a Word-Learning Picture Book with Flaps, Melanie Piunti
Exploring the Impact of Diversity on Organizational Leadership: A Gendered Perspective on Strengths and Leadership Experiences among Students, Allison Plachta
Application of Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization to Elucidate the Trade-Off Between the Solar Fraction and Cost of Parabolic Trough Solar Industrial Process Heat with Thermal Energy Storage, Mario Ramos, Luke J. Venstrom, and Jonathan Ogland-Hand
Does Pleasurable Music Indirectly Better Learning?: A Multimodal Approach, Ellie Roeglin
Forecasting the Road Ahead: A Survival Analysis of Car Accidents in Chicago (2018-2024), Oracio Rosas
“It’s an Old Song”: An Analysis of Music’s Favorite Myth, Becca Schatte
Loke Mural Project, Becca Schatte, Beth Sobierajski, and Hope Lukasik
Evaluation of Continuous Auxiliary Lanes at Cloverleaf Interchanges, Carly Schiene
Horse and Buggy Intersection Sight Distance R/W Impacts, Carly Schiene
Perfected Love in the Present Day: T.S. Eliot’s Adaptation of Revelations of Divine Love in Little Gidding, Quinlan Scott
Real vs. Animated? When teaching about development does video format matter?, Kaylee Shank, Mary Emma Zimmermann, Ashlee Tracy, Paige Vucich, and Abbie Thomspon
How weather affects travel on campus, Grace Shebel
Computer Vision-Based System to Study Parking Utilization, Charles Smith, Fayol Ateufack Zeudom, Jay Grossman, and Sami Khorbotly
Immigration and Economic Integration, Ellesha Smith
College of Engineering Document Scanner Project, Nicholas Sonntag, Hexin Liu, and Hunter Peri
Creative Expression and Documentation: The Who, How, and Why of Journaling, Cylia Srmek
Social Isolation in Older Adults: Systematic Review, Sara Story, Maria Camacho, and Peyton Throw
