Agricultural Economics
Regan Gilmore
Implications of an Environmental Tax on Meat Consumption for the Livestock and Grain Sectors in the United States and Nebraska
Faculty sponsor: Azzeddine Azzam
Animal Science
Jessica Schmidt
Subjective Evaluation of Temperament in Beef Cattle: Does Training Improve the Reliability of the Assessment?
Faculty sponsor:Ronald Lewis
Architectural Engineering
Monica Houck
Barbara Mullen
Feasibility and Efficiency Analysis of Cathodic Protection for Concrete Steel Reinforcement
Faculty sponsor:Ece Erdogmus
Biochemistry
Nina Bui
Characterization of Coenzyme F420 and F420 Dehydrogenase
Faculty sponsor: Nicole Buan
Jocelyn Daubendiek
Blake Hass
Brianna Kellar
Naomi Kirkvold
Characterization of liver endothelial cells in a mouse model of progressive fatty liver
Faculty sponsor: Edward Harris
Timothy Thielen
Identifying the essential residues for the [4Fe-4S] cluster binding in Mycobacterium tuberculosis WhiB1
Faculty sponsor: Limei Zhang
Spencer Jones
Interactions between the Sigma Factors and the WhiB7 Protein in Mycobacterium Species
Faculty sponsor: Limei Zhang
Cameron Schaecher
Sydney Townsend
Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Sestrin2 Post-Translational Modification and Its Significance on Adipocyte Metabolites Secretion Under Energy Stresses
Faculty sponsor: Seung-Hyun Ro
Biological Systems Engineering
Joseph Stapleton
Janelle Adams
Characterization of Various Hydrogels Utilized for Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Sensor Delivery Platforms
Faculty sponsor: Nicole Iverson
Daniel Rico
Determining Model Performance across Versions in a Drought Forecast Environment
Faculty sponsor: Francisco Munoz-Arriola
Galen Kreifels
Unmanned Aircraft for Measuring Lake Turbidity
Faculty sponsor: Wayne Woldt
Conner Lunn
Digital Tools for Dust and Odor Nuisance Risk
Faculty sponsor: Richard Koelsch
Merrett Lane
Micro-Hydropower Generation along the Platte River
Faculty sponsor: Francisco Munoz-Arriola
Jacob Rix
Spatial Variability of Streambed Hydraulic Conductivity across Multiple Stream Orders
Faculty sponsor: Aaron Mittelstet
Center on Children, Families and the Law
Rebecca Human
Madison Morrissette
Evaluating Parent Perception of Fairness in the Douglas County FIRST Court
Faculty sponsor: Kelli Hauptman
Leah Engquist
Lancaster County Family Treatment Drug Court Track Evaluation
Faculty sponsor: Kelli Hauptman
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Shardhat Daggumati
Tony Le
Constructing a Genome-Scale Metabolic Model For Methylobacter
Faculty sponsor: Rajib Saha
Phu Nguyen
Exploring the Mechanical Effects of Cardiac Fibrosis
Faculty sponsor: Srivatsan Kidambi
Tyler Johnson
Madison Royse
Nanoscale Understanding of Polymers for Sustainable Energy Applications
Faculty sponsor: Shudipto Dishari
Nicholas Flaxbeard
Alexis Krepps
UNL International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Team
Faculty sponsor: Wei Niu
Chemistry
Jessica Harms
Nicholas Kite
UNL International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Team
Faculty sponsor: Jiantao Guo
Classics and Religious Studies
Amanda Bulger
Brian Niedert
Exhuming Morgantina: Individuals and Society in a Hellenistic and Roman insula at the site of Morgantina (Sicily)
Faculty sponsor: Matthew Loar
Ian McGovern
Landscape and Environmental Impact and Influence on Classical Cultures from Antiquity and the Degrading Effects on the Archeological Record due to Excavating Processes During a Field Survey
Faculty sponsor: Michael Lippman
Dylan Severino
Jacob Winters
Mapping and Analyzing the Difficulty of Sentences in Latin Prose and Poetry for Pedagogical Use
Faculty sponsor: Robert Gorman
Alec Sery
Cody Nelson
The Velatouri Tower of Attica, Greece: Greek Fortification Architecture in Classical and Hellenistic Borderlands
Faculty sponsor: Sarah Murray
Computer Science and Engineering
Sk Nasimul Gani
Large-scale Robot Community Capable of Self-Coordination
Faculty sponsor: Mohammed Hasan
Tyler Barker
UNL International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Team
Faculty sponsor: Massimiliano Pierobon
Logan Uhlir
UNL International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Team
Faculty sponsor: Myra Cohen
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Matthew Penne
Flexible Wind Energy Turbine
Faculty sponsor: Wei Qiao
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Dylan Steinkruger
Developing a Winter Severity Index to Improve Road Mobility
Faculty sponsor: Mark Anderson
Regan Kerkman
Testing Instrumentation and Collecting Initial Data for Cloud Physics Research
Faculty sponsor: Matthew Van Den Broeke
Economics
Kathleen Ellis
Economic Modeling of U.S. Household Consumption for Forensic Efficiency
Faculty sponsor: David Rosenbaum
Kurtis Cronican
Effects of Racial Discrimination and Spatial Distribution on the Unemployment and Wage Differential
Faculty sponsor: Christopher Mann
Spurti Shivalingaiah
Impact of demonetization on the economy of India
Faculty sponsor: Uchechukwu Jarrett
English
Sara Duke
Bailea Kerr
Rosamond Thalken
Collaborative Digital Literary Archive Development: The George Eliot Review Digitalization Project: Phase II
Faculty sponsor: Beverley Rilett
Tina Le
Increasing Motivation in Secondary Students Through Public Writing Partnerships Between College and High School Students
Faculty sponsor: Rachael Wendler Shah
Entomology/West Central Research & Extension Center
Alexander Lehmann
The Community of Carrion Beetles in Conventional and No-Till Agroecosystems of Western Nebraska
Faculty sponsor: Julie Peterson
History with a joint appointment in Ethnic Studies
Kayla Schirf
To Enter Africa from America: U.S. Empire, Race, and the African Question, 1847-1919
Faculty sponsor: Jeannette Jones
Anna Spethman
We Too Are Intellectuals: South African Women’s Ideas on South African Segregation
Faculty sponsor: Dawne Curry
History
Natalie Lucas
Madeline Neuhaus
Habeas Corpus and Legal Histories of the North American West
Faculty sponsor: Katrina Jagodinsky
Paige McCoy
Nebraska Immigration: A Comparison Between Past and Present
Faculty sponsor: Kenneth Winkle
Honors Program/English/Women's & Gender Studies
Isaac Coleman
Steelarm: An Independently-Produced Videogame about Privilege and Player Choice
Faculty sponsor: Tamy Burnett
Landscape Architecture
Keely Anderson
Post-Occupancy Evaluation of High-Performing Built Landscape Infrastructure Projects: A Case Study Investigation of Three Constructed Landscapes in the Great Plains
Faculty sponsor: Catherine De Almeida
Austin Arens
The Effectiveness of the Service Learning Teaching Model in Landscape Architecture
Faculty sponsor: Kim Wilson
Libraries
Emily Freeman
Notable Graduates of the UNL School of Music: A Collection of Biographies and Accompanying Resources
Faculty sponsor: Anita Breckbill
Lori Nevole
Willa Cather Archive
Faculty sponsor: Andrew Jewell
Management
Jewel Rodgers
A Scalable Model for Urban Revitalization that Minimizes the Effects of Gentrification
Faculty sponsor: Samuel Nelson
Cassy Ross
Refugee Resettlement and Entrepreneurship
Faculty sponsor: John Osiri
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Ethan Brush
Development of a Positively-Engaged Mechanism to Approximate a Continuously Variable Transmission
Faculty sponsor: Carl Nelson
Zvonimir Pusnik
Nucleation and Crystallization of Small Droplets of Poly(3-hexylthiophene)
Faculty sponsor: Lucia Fernandez-Ballester
Kyle Wengel
Practical Analysis of Mechanical Fasteners
Faculty sponsor: Shane Farritor
Nutrition and Health Sciences
Elly Glazier
The Effect of Increased Dietary Protein on Body Protein Breakdown and Anabolic Sensitivity of Bone and Skeletal Muscle During Calorie Restricted Weight Loss
Faculty sponsor: Karsten Koehler
Brian Smith
Will Beef Make your Child a Better Athlete? Exploring the Associations among Beef Intake, Iron Status, and Athletic Performance in Nebraska Youth Athletes
Faculty sponsor: Karsten Koehler
Physics and Astronomy
Andrew Shultz
Measurement of Ultra High Energy Neutrino Flux
Faculty sponsor: Ilya Kravchenko
Psychology
Kyly Baxter
Effects of Social Support on Peer-Mentor and Client Relationships for Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Rural Adults with Social Anxiety
Faculty sponsor: Debra Hope
Mackenzie Cissne
Neural Activation of Metacognition in Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Faculty sponsor: Kathy Chiou
Aaron Halvorsen
Temporal Activation Patterns of Neural Representations following Visual Statistical Learning
Faculty sponsor: Matthew Johnson
Art History and Design
Phuc Tran
The Aliens: Illustrated Narratives of Immigrant Experiences Bridging Eastern and Western Cultures
Faculty sponsor: Sandra Williams
Biological Sciences
Samantha Moran
Characterization of Ad-vectored Ebola Zaire Vaccine Candidates
Faculty sponsor: Eric Weaver
Bethany Hage
Development of Plant G-protein Interactome Database
Faculty sponsor: Etsuko Moriyama
Bridget Bickner
Exploring the Benefits of Sexual Cannibalism Avoidance for Male Pisaurina mira Spiders
Faculty sponsor: Eileen Hebets
Daniel Schoenberg
Mating rates and mating practices of the fishing spider, Dolomedes scriptus
Faculty sponsor: Eileen Hebets
Erin Oeltjen
Relatedness of Chromatin Proteins and Phenotype in Archaea
Faculty sponsor: Paul Blum
Natural Resources
Owen George
Analyzing Riverbed Dynamics using an Unmanned Aircraft
Faculty sponsor: Jesse Korus
Emily Hruza
Water Use Patterns of the Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) During the Dry Season in the Mashatu Game Reserve of Eastern Botswana
Faculty sponsor: John Carroll
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science
Ngan Nguyen
Engineering Commensal Bacteria to Produce Scytovirin for Combating against Ebola Infection
Faculty sponsor: Shi-hua Xiang
Sociology
Anna Poudel
Part of the Diaspora: Yezidi Kurds of Lincoln
Faculty sponsor: Lory Dance
Brady Wilkerson
Learning in Multi-Layer Perceptrons
Faculty sponsor: Bilal Khan
Special Education & Communication Disorders
Elizabeth Hoffman
ForceWIN10 System to Map the Development of Fine Force Dynamics in Children
Faculty sponsor: Steven Barlow
Teaching Learning & Teacher Education
Juana Paramo Reyes
Language Application Development (and FunWritr) Community Support Exploration
Faculty sponsor: Justin Olmanson