Submissions from 2023
Modeling Close Binary Systems Within Planetary Nebulae, Lilly Blanton
Duration of Effects from Esketamine vs TMS Therapy in Resolving Suicidal Ideations, Samantha Cameron
Possible Molecular Origins of the Unidentified Infrared Emission Features in Planetary Nebulae, Adelyn R. Carney and Thomas N. Toolis
The Effects of Low and High Gravity on Neurospora Crassa, Siobhan Cleveland, James M. Livengood, and Michael K. Watters
GLP-1 Agonists Effects on Weight Loss in Those With and Without Diabetes, Alyssa Comerford
Managing Anxiety and Depression with Exercise, Taylor Gideon
Identifying White Dwarf Binary Systems with Spectral Energy Distributions, Nicholas Gilles
Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Current Treatment Options, Hayley Hausherr
Demonstration of an Iron Oxide Mediated Solar Decoupled Electrolysis Cycle, Sarah Hill and Paul Smith
The Potential Role of Psychedelic Therapy in Alzheimer’s Dementia, Madeline Jones
Discharge mechanism of implantable cardiac defibrillator batter analog determined by Raman and Surface Enhanced Imaging spectroscopy, Logan Kiesewetter and Demi Brown
Vitamin D Insufficiency and Coronary Artery Disease, Alexandra Koontz
Photometric Survey of Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae, Samantha Krusza
Determining Gluon Contribution to Proton Spin with STAR Endcap Electromagnetic Calorimeter Data, Alexis Lewis, Samuel Starkenburg, and Zach Nielsen
Using Word2Vec and N-grams to Generate Poetic Texts, Hexin Liu
Vitamin D Supplementation and its Effects on Depression, Emily Luplow
Monitoring Qualitative Trends of Air Quality in Northwest Indiana, Tekeidra Masters, Abe Orozco-Munoz, Jibreel Hoskins, and Chris Iceman
Nonoperative, Early, and Delayed Reconstructive Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears, Madeline McDonald
The Importance of Depression Screening in Type One Diabetes and its Association with Glycemic Control, Jessica McWatters
Overview of COVID-19's Neuropsychological Effects on the Pediatric Population, Emily Osowski
Synthesis of Argemone mexicana Inspired Antimicrobial Agents, Juan Ostos Hernandez, Hannah Bhakta, Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly, and Jeffrey Pruet
A Study of Knee Injury Prevention in Athletes, Gianna Prucha
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy: Prevention of Pelvic Floor Disorder in Postpartum Women, Tricia Pryor
Evaluating the Efficacy of Opioids vs Nonopioids in Chronic Pain Patients, Zoe Richardson
Relationship and Management of Anxiety, Depression, Hypothyroidism, and Contraceptives, Michaela Ronk
The Role of Probiotics in the Treatment and Reoccurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis: A Systematic Review, Alexandra Smith
Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment, Libbie Sobieski
The Behavior of Candida Albicans Filamentation in Response to Estrogen and Fetal Bovine Serum Exposure in Liquid Media, Sara Tewoldemedhin, Patrice Bouyer, and George Gundelach
Compression Therapy in the Healing and Prevention of Venous Ulcers, Jenna Thomas
Comparison of Thermal Ablation and Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Nodules, Emily Valente
A Qualitative Study on Optimism in Endurance Sports, Noah Vanderhei
VMAT-2 Inhibitors in the Treatment on Tardive Dyskinesia, Peyton Westcott
The Utilization of Physician Assistants in the Prehospital Setting, Brooke Wold
Design and Synthesis of a Potential Anti-fungal Agent, Hallie Wolf and Jeffrey Pruet
Modeling White Dwarf Binary Systems - A Hubble Space Telescope Project, Hunter Wood
Acupuncture Treatment in the Reduction of Knee Pain Due to Osteoarthritis, Idalia Zachara
Submissions from 2022
Determining the Location of Adsorption of Brooker’s Merocyanine Dye to Zeolite L, Alyssa Barnes and Jennifer Holt
Finding the Observability Fraction of Double Degenerate Binary Systems Using Monte Carlo Simulations, Brook Burbridge, William Bakke, and Todd Hillwig
Formation and Identification of Small Microplastics and Nanoplastics, Joe Castleman, Sydney Martens, and Trinity Allen
Air quality monitoring and anthropogenic correlations in Northwest Indiana, Siobhan Cleveland, Phillip Kirk, and Christopher Iceman
Identification and characterization of a novel axon guidance receptor in the eye-specific visual projection, Maya Dunson and Masaru Nakamoto
Effect of Candida albicans infection on the plasma membrane expression of the Na+-K+-2Cl– cotransporter 1 (NKCC1) in T84 and Madin Darby Canine Kidney cells (MDCK), George C. Gundelach, Elizabeth Park, Idalia Zachara, and Patrice Bouyer
Air Flow Step Callibration, Gilbert D. Haw, Elias J. Anderson, Trent Miller, and Matt McDonald
Explorations in Parallel and Distributed Computing:Finding Ways to Build Software Faster - that runs Faster, Ethan Hawk, Nicholas S. Rosasco, and Spencer Gannon
Analysis of Attendance Trends at the Valparaiso University Hesse Center, Nate Izewski
Gene-by-Environment Interactions in Response to Precipitation Extremes in Arabidopsis thaliana, Simranjit Kaur, Marilyn Ives, and Jane Kenney-Hunt
Dissolving Magnets: Etidronic Acid Facilitated Solvation of Magnetite, Jackson King, Demi Brown, and Sarah Hill
The Effects of Intercooling on a Two Stage Reciprocating Air Compressor, Matthew McDonald, Elias Anderson, Trent Miller, and Gilbert Haw
Determining A_LL for pi0 production from STAR 2013 Endcap Calorimeter Data, Emily Nelson and Madison Wallner
Morphological Effects of Simulated Low-Gravity in Neurospora crassa, Maya Nietzel and Leanna Steverson
Studying Metal Ion and Amino Acid Substitution on CooA DNA Binding, Nicole Norfolk and Burke Niego
Exploring Close Binary Stars in Planetary Nebulae Using the PHOEBE Modeling Software, Emily Pavasars, Lane Scheel, and Todd Hillwig
Nanoplastic and Fungi (Aspergillus & Neurospora), Maranda Powell and Kaylee Huyser
VURS Student Organization, Aakrista Shakya, Hridesh Attuluri, and Lane Scheel
Analyzing And Addressing Pollution In Northwestern Indiana, Alyssa Suprenant, Gavin Tabor, and Jalen Starks
The Synthesis of Potential Anti-Fungal Compounds, Evan Walda and Kevin L. Jantzi
Predicting the Need for Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations in Washington State, Kayla Wetzig
Submissions from 2021
Molecular Mechanisms that establish the eye-specific visual projection, Elaina Baker and Masaru Nakamoto
Searching for Periodicity in Protoplanetary Nebula, William Bakke
Measuring Eta A_LL with 2012 STAR Endcap Calorimeter Data, Maggie Bliese
2013 Fill Quality Assurance, Brook Burbridge
The Effects of Estrogen (E2) on the Filamentous Growth of Candida albicans on Assorted Solid Medias, Paige M. Camp, George C. Gundelach, Patrice Bouyer, and Michael Watters
Investigations into the Reactivity of Microplastics in Water, Joe Castleman, Scott Kaiser, and Julie Peller
Community Risk Assessment for the Valparaiso Fire Department, Ashley Darnell
Identifying Antimicrobial Phytocompounds to Combat ISS Superbugs, Alexis Dres, Katelyn Shouse, Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly, and Jeff Pruet
Searching for Periodicity in a Sample of Evolved Stars, Sean Egan
Experimental Characterization of Biological Tissue Mechanics, Nick Evans and Bethany Luke
Improving the Synthesis of an Unnatural Fluorescent Amino Acid, Taylor A. Gaskill and Esteban B. Kurth
Seeking the Magnitude of the Gluon Contribution to Proton Spin with STAR Endcap $\pi^0$s, Nicholas Gilles and Marcus Engstrom
Updating Analyses 6 Proto-Planetary Nebulae, Peyton Grimm
The Wifi Pineapple - The Forbidden Fruit of Networking, Daniel Hautzinger
Constructing and Testing a High Voltage Chain for the nEDM Experiment at Oak Ridge National Lab, Lauren Kadlec
Effects of Environmental Factors on Candida albicans Morphology: A Focus on Estrogen and Microgravity, Sky Kaur, Anita Coleman, Riquail Gibson, Idalia Zachara, Paige Camp, George Gundelach, Michael Watters, and Patrice Bouyer
Impact of operating obstacles on the total annual sales of SME's in Afghanistan, Muskan Khadka
Non-Toxic Renewable Energy Storage via Solar Thermal Decoupled Electrolysis of Iron Oxide, Jackson King
New Ways of Synthesizing Potential Pterin Anti-Fungal Drugs, Kyle J. Kohlmeyer, Charlie Toman, Jeffrey Pruet, and kevin Jantzi
How To Become A Billionaire In One Year By Using AWS, Siva Korada
Photometry and Python: Painting a Picture of Planetary Nebulae Central Stars, Olivia Krugman
The Genetic Analysis of Cortical Bone Morphology in Mice, Sydney Martens and Jane Kenney-Hunt
Hydroelectricity as a Viable Renewable in the United States, Georgia Martin and Elizabeth Gingerich
Collecting Data on Brightness Variations in the Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae Using Sky Surveys, Emily Pavasars
A Search for Periodicity in A Protoplanetary Nebula, Andrew Paxson
Fungal Digestion of Microplastics, Maranda Powell, Heather Wendland, Megan Moretti, and Deuce LaRose
Understanding vertebrate embryonic development under conditions present in outer space, Neil Singh and Michael A. Berberoglu
Synthesis of A. Mexicana Inspired Antimicrobial Agents, Jessica Villegas, Bryce Ball, and Jeffrey Pruet
Quantifying and Analyzing Synthetic Microfiber Pollution in Great Lakes Sediment near Cladophora Mats, Antigone N. Wilson, Eathan Faust, and Julie Peller
Structural Damage Detection Using Machine Learning Techniques, Zhuolin Yuan
Submissions from 2020
Understanding vertebrate embryonic development under conditions present in outer space, Blake Benson, Michael A. Berberoglu, Elaina Baker, Masaru Nakamoto, and Dalia Yehyawi
Binary Star Systems in Planetary Nebulae and their Relationship to Stellar Evolution: Modeling Two New Binary Systems, Maggie Bliese and Laura Floyd
Estimation of Population Parameters Using Sample Extremes from Nonconstant Sample Sizes, Alexander Bruno
Environmental Cues and Fungi Morphology, Paige Camp, Kirsten Treptow, Hailey Goodwin, Maya Leon, Anita Coleman, Michael Watters, Patrice Bouyer, and Julie Peller
Analyzing the Periodicity in Proto-Planetary Nebulae, Sean Egan and Peyton Grimm
Computational Simulations of Tissue Scaffolds: Creating a Degradation Model, Nick Evans and Bethany Luke
Fabrication of Flexible Graphene Films for Capacitive Displacement Pressure Transducer, Arthur Goyne, Thomas Goyne, and Di Zhang
Battery Applications of Silver Molybdate Structures, Allen Huff, Paul Smith, and Julie Pohlman-Zordan
Ultra Diffuse Galaxies, Olivia Krugman
Applications of Haptic Technology in Engineering Education, Carter McCullough