Final theses produced by undergraduate students affiliated with Mississippi State University's Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College and the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering.
Honors Theses from 2025
Optimizing a Perfusion-Compression Bioreactor via Python Integration, Umamah Amer
Designing a Combination Keyboard and Mouse Device for One-Handed Use, Calvin Brinkman
Comparing a wearable smart sleeve to observational methods to measure ergonomic risk of Industrial Athletes on an automotive paint line, James H. Chalmers IV and Cameron Fowler
Design and Optimization of Lattice-Integrated PLIF Cages Using Additive Manufacturing and Finite Element Modeling, Olivia Draughn
Spatial Distribution of the Bankfull Discharge Recurrence Interval Across Tennessee, USA, Brayden P. Flanagan
Reporting Ergonomic Data from a Wearable Smart Sleeve on an Automotive Paint Line, Cameron R. Fowler
Analyzing The Chemical Composition & Morphology of Hydroxyapatite Coating On Magnesium Biomaterials, Khaoula Kamal
Integrating Environmental Analyses and Awareness to the Senior Chemical Plant Design Course CHE 4233, Lucie I. LeBlanc
The Evolution of Technology in Nighttime Spectaculars at Disney Theme Parks, Kathryn Petersen
Synergistic Pollution: Interactions Among Polyethylene, Surfactants, and Antibiotics in an Aquatic Environment, Chloe Puckett
Uncertainty-Aware Navigation for Offroad Robotics, Neil Chetan Sanipara
FFF Process Parameter Identification with Machine Learning Models, Owen Davis Smith
Role of the Pregnane X Receptor in Wound Healing and Macrophage Metabolism, Annamarie L. Thompson
Asymmetric Effects of the Ebbinghaus Illusion on Relative Depth Judgments in a Perceptual Matching Task, Caden J. Thompson
Exploring the Impacts of an Adaptive Haptic Heartbeat within a Socially Assistive Robot, Jade Thompson
Optimizing Silver/Aluminum Electrodes for Transparent Light-Emitting Diodes, Timothy G. Usey Jr
Honors Theses from 2024
A Systematic Approach to Vehicle Suspension Modeling: Integrating Experimental Testing and Simulation-Based Validation, Naoufel Ghannami
Honors Theses from 2022
Development and Prototyping of Motion Capture Hand Cluster using 3D Printing, Griffin Adcock
An Analysis of County Level Energy Burdens in Mississippi, Nirmal Bhatt
The Price on Our Tap: A Policy and Quantitative Analysis of County-Level Water Affordability in Alabama, Mayukh Datta
Alternative Inhibitors of Canonical Wnt Signaling, Abigail Grant
Masked Up and Feeling Down: The Association Between Mental Health and Preventative Regulation During the Covid Pandemic, Mary Margaret Mitchell
Comparison of PLGA and PCL Ratios in Kartogenin-Containing Nano-Scaffolds Produced Via the Electrospinning Process, John Graham Roberson
Reestablishing a New Normal: Addressing the Social Injustices at the Heart of Cardiovascular Disease Epidemic and Examining the Role of Feutin-A as a Potential Therapy, Christopher Robinson
Honors Theses from 2021
Examining the Role of Wnt Signaling in Vascular Calcification, Kaylee Bundy
Development of a Novel Chemical Timer, Mitchell Harvey
“As a father you shall be to me”: Examining the Anglo-Saxon Oath in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, Brady Kruse
The Comparison of Data Collection Methods in Evaluating Drivers’ Responses to Speed Message Signs, Abigail Musser
Potential of Biochar for the Removal of Waterborne Microbial Contaminants, Shankia Musser
Using Spectral Graph Theory to Analyze Gene Expression Networks, Chuyen Nguyen
Bio-printed, bio-functionalized PLGA-KGN scaffolds as an augmentation to microfracture, James D. Warren
Honors Theses from 2020
The Design and Development of a Monochrome Volumetric Display Using Laser Diodes and a Rotating Helix Structure, Seth Barger
The Conservative Case for Climate Change Belief: Effects of Theme and Source Characteristics, Alicia Brown
A Novel Analysis of Angles-only Initial Orbit Determination Conundrum, Ryan Cobb
Novel Automated Drill Apparatus for Accessing Equine Hoof Wall, Wellesley Dittmar
An examination of the use of additive manufacturing for small satellite technologies, Jacob Easley
Process Simulation for Styrene Prodcution from Toluene and Methanol, Deonante Frazier
A Topological Analysis of Gene Co-Expression Networks from Brain Data, Mary Lee
"He's going to play": The Influence of Timing in Return-to-Play Decisions, Seth Lenoir
A New Look at Northern Influence on Tolkien's Elves, Samuel Lucas
Honors Theses from 2019
Golf Glove Data-based Swing Classification through Machine Learning, Jackson D. Fletcher
Model Validation of the Thermospheric Neutral Mass Densit, Martin Geary McCandless
Investigation of Radiation Effects on Tungsten and Numerical methods to Determine Indentation Modulus, Erin M. O'Quinn
Intervention and Self-Efficacy in Computing, Liane Solomon
Proteogenomic mapping of Gossypium mustelinum Leaf, Heather Leanne White
Honors Theses from 2018
On the feasibility of using genetic algorithms to optimize the structure of small multilayer perceptrons, Nicholas Dinep-Schneider
Developing a Python-based Workflow to Modernize User Interaction with Legacy Programs, Robert H. Hunter
A mathematical model for inhibitor drugs in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Richard Young Leonard III