Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
The Chancellor’s Honors Program (CHP) is the University of Tennessee’s largest university-wide honors program. Founded in 1985, CHP membership is approximately 5-10% of undergraduate students. Admission to the program is highly selective and usually occurs when students matriculate from high school. The typical entering Chancellor’s Honors student has excelled in a rigorous high school curriculum and demonstrated exceptional leadership potential.
In recognition of their specialized course work, faculty-mentored independent scholarship, international & intercultural learning, and exceptional academic performance, Chancellor’s Honors students earn an honors-designated diploma and are bestowed an honors medallion.
For questions or comments concerning the Honors Thesis Project collection, please contact honors@utk.edu
Projects from 2017
Target Detection with Neural Network Hardware, Hollis Bui, Garrett Massman, Nikolas Spangler, Jalen Tarvin, Luke Bechtel, Kevin Dunn, and Shawn Bradford
The Calculus War: The Ultimate Clash of Genius, Walker Briles Bussey-Spencer
Cross-Linguistic Phonosemantics, Raleigh Anne Butler
Valuation and Value Drivers for US Based Airlines, an Analysis of an Industry, Ryan Caveney
How Racism Correlates with Perceptions and Attributions of Healthcare Disparities, Arpan Chakraborty
Dispersal rate of the Asian Clam (Corbicula fluminea): A study with PIT tagging, Tommy Cianciolo
A Comparative Analysis of Women’s Descriptive Representation in Subnational Politics in Peru and Russia, Alina Kathryn Clay
A Comparison of Active and Passive Portfolio Management, Christopher C. Cox
The crowding effects of RmlC on R67 and chromosomal dihydrofolate reductase enzymes, Michael A. Craig
Innovation of Driving Gear Train System for Developer Unit of Lexmark Home Printers, Jay A. Crist, Sarah Gore, Kun Xie, and Michael Mixoon
Disaster Relief Logistics: An Academic Framework Evaluation of the 2016 Great Smoky Mountain Wildfires, Clay Edward Daniel and Alexandre Medeiros Rodrigues
The Fabricated City: Created Energy of the Assembled City, Julie Davenport
Step Counter Accuracy in Free-Living Environment Over a 24-Hour Period, Janelle Dedic
Arguments Against Peter Klein's Infinitism, Jason A Dewitt
Formal Displacement, Savannah Grace Dixon
The Healthcare Beliefs and Trust in Healthcare Providers of Rural Kenyans, Charles E. Earles and Debora Baldwin
Evidence for the priming effect in single strain and simplified communities of estuarine bacteria, Abigail Amina Edwards
Explaining the Rise of Far-Right Political Parties in Europe, Lori Lynn Eller
The Consequences of Disclosure Regulation: Evidence from Dodd Frank 1502B, Charles Whitley Emerson
Peak Power Demand from Centrifugal Chillers Used to Comfort Condition the John C. Hodges Library, Summer F. Fabus, Jared A. Baxter, Kyle Jackson Goodrick, Divyani Rao, and Kevin Chiang
Acceleration, Disintegration, and Reconstitution: Fidelity in the Age of Late Capitalism, Jesse Aaron Farber-Eger
Sound-Proof, Fire Resistant, Leak-Free and Super-Insulated HVAC Ducts, James Fitzsimmons II, Ahmed Alyousef, Kyle Dirksen, Nathan Ware, and William Miller
Semi-Autonomous Golf Cart, Daniel T. Garza, Richard S. Emeott, Matthew E. May, Valerie A. Cherry, and Brooke Davidson
The Business Grind: Business Plan, William Gass
The Future of Intervention: Examining the Legacy of the Responsibility to Protect, William D. Gilman
The Loewner Equation and Weierstrass' Function, Gavin Ainsley Glenn
The Success of CrossFit and Its Implications for Businesses of All Types, Sarah Gomillion
Design and Implementation of Power Electronics for an Electric Bicycle, Kyle Jackson Goodrick, Jared Baxter, and Jacob Dyer
Examining the relationship between perceived acceptance and depression and the potential moderating role of commitment, Andrea Gorrondona, Katherine A. Lenger, Kristina Coop Gordon, and Patricia N.E. Roberson
Accuracy and Stability of Integration Methods for Neutrino Transport in Core Collapse Supernovae, Kyle A. Gregory
HOW TO CREATE A CULTURE OF HEALTH THROUGH WORKPLACE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, Elizabeth Griggs
Effects of the Great Recession on American Retirement Funding, Tanner G. Hamil
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Undergraduate Students’ Awareness and Opinions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Mary Jennings Hardee
Phototherapy Mounting System for Inpatient Rehabilitation, Kelsey Henderson, Elizabeth Fortunato, and Jacob Dixon
Does Globalization Improve Quality of Life?, Laura E. Hirt
Silicon Carbide Materials Properties Selection for Mechanical Seal Faces, William Charles Hoskins
Three Stories: An Exploration of Voice and Perspective in the Fiction Narrative, Brenna A. Hosman
Queer Affect in T.S. Eliot's Early Poetry, Michael Houle
Mass Surveillance and Terrorism: Does PRISM Keep Americans Safer?, Tayler Houston
Characterizing TMX and chemotactic receptor arrays through bacterial two-hybrid and beta-galactosidase assays, Adam Keith Hubler
Merging the Contemporary with the Classic Through Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Olivia C. Hysinger
UT Lineman Chute, Benjamin D. Jacob, Logan T. Sissom, Stephen E. Brennan, and Thomas B. McDavid
Knowing the Supply Chain: Creating a Tool to Better Track Slave, Bonded, and Forced Labor and other Exploitative Practices in East Tennessee Agribusiness, Lauren A. Jenkins
Lab Toner Vacuum Cleaner Caddy, Treavor C. Johnson Mr., Robert K. Davis Mr., Spencer K. Sanders Mr., and Erin M. Miller Ms.
A History of Welfare Policy in the United States: To Feed or Blame the Hungry?, Lauren Ann Kataja
Religious Metaphor and Structural Complexity, Tyler E. Kibbey
The Creative Collaborative: Enabling the Creative Industries in Knoxville, Bradley R. Landenberger
Effect of Molecular Structure of Side Chain Polymers on "Click" Synthesis of Thermosensitive Molecular Brushes, Christie Maggie Lau
Legal Analysis of NCAA Student-Athletes Worker's Compensation Status, James M. Long
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CHEA2 CHEMOTAXIS OPERON IN AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE, Erin Lutz
Cultural Sensitivity: Importance, Competencies, and Public Relations Implications, Sarah A. Lutz
Labor Standards For Mexican Workers: The Failure of the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation, Emily Kristin Massengill
The Effect of Ethanol Consumption and Stress on Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Tropomyosin Receptor Kinase B Expression., Katie Marie Masters
An Economic Analysis of the Extraction of Rare Earth Elements from Clay Waste Stream, Mary McBride, Marti Bell, and Melanie Lindsey
The Development of a Partial Flow Sensor for Tiles, Richard McEver
Experiences of Female High School Head Coaches, Kathleen A. McInnis
A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF ATTRIBUTES FOUND WITHIN ACCOMPLISHED MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND PROGRAMS, Jacqueline H. Messinetti Jacqueline
Evaluation of receptor protein TOO MANY MOUTHS (TMM) as a Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored Protein, Emily J. Miller
The Destruction of Property and the Radical Nature of the Boston Tea Party, Holly K. Nehls
The Artifacts of Preserving: Housing Echoes of Silence, Jennifer Nicklas
The Chronic Disease Prevention Program, Ashley Northcutt
FINAL DESIGN REPORT FOR THE GASTROINTESTINAL ANASTOMOSIS DEVICE AND LAWRENCE LEE, MD, UNIVERSITY HEART SURGEONS, Sara Parker, Chloe O'Dell, M Jake Potter, and Jordan Failla
Nurse Perceptions of Their Role in Hospital Reimbursement, McKinsey Patterson
Jane Austen's Politics as Determined by an Examination of Three of Her Novels, Rebecca Payton
Advanced Catalyst Systems Senior Design Project, Megan Peck
Molecular Classification and UV Tolerance of Pigmented Antarctic Extremophiles, Aaron M. Perry
An Inquiry into the Effect of the 2014 Russian Sanctions on European Gasoline Markets, Eric S. Peters
International Service Learning: Cultural Engagement and Archaeological Field Schools, Sara Bridget Poarch
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Appalachia: proposed methods to analyze and solve social and medical issues surrounding the disorder, Alexis Rae Prillhart
Bringing Fútbol Fever to Rocky Top: An Analytical History of the Regal Rowdies, Matthew H. Proffitt
The Suffering of the Other: Why “Darker” People’ Suffer Most, Denisha Ragland
Tea Induction of Cyp6a8 Promoter in Drosophila melanogaster, Fiona Retzer
Wood Charcoal Analysis from Coan Hall (44NB11), Sierra Snively Roark
Impact of College Pen Pal Program on Fourth Grade Writing Attitudes and Skills, Gretchen Lorena Roberts and Merilee McCurdy
Moon Bound Girl Digital Campaign, Mara Jane Robinette
Corporate Political Activity, CEO Hubris, and Earnings Management, Abbey Rozanski
The Children's Book of World Religions, Kirsten Lea Salonga
Identification Of A General Targeting Motif Guiding Interaction Between Nuclear-Encoded Plastid Precursors And The Translocon Of The Plastid Outer Membrane, Erika N. Sanders
Wastewater Treatment Improvement for Rush Strong School, Christina R. Sanford UTK, Kelli M. Grissom, Katie Gipson, and Sharon Counts
Care Connectors in Knox County, Tennessee, Beatriz E Satizabal
Down the Well: Embedded Narratives and Japanese War Memory in Haruki Murakami, Bridget Sellers
Development of the Visual Acceptable Noise Level Test, Teresa Slade
Economic Analysis of Rare Earth Element Recovery from Clay, Garrett W. Smith
Social Connection in Numbers, Heather M. Smith 9341528
The Death of Memory, Allison M. Sonnenberg
Effects of Nicotine on the Cyp6a8 gene promoter of Drosophila melanogaster, Leslie M. Stroud
EarEEG Final Report, Tyler Stuessi, Jeremy Herwig, Dillon Hunneke, Evan Goble, and Arthur Vidineyev
Renewable and Abundant Battery Components, Jordan T. Sutton, Daniel San Roman, Austin Thomas, Daniel Kitsmiller, and Alec Affolter
PlentiFull Business Proposal, Tayler Amelia Tate
Min Kao Autonomous Robot Tour Guide, Albert J. Toth, Sunay G. Bhat, Christopher A. Treadway, Ammar S. Abdelwahed, and Samuel C. Leach
Spoke: Connecting Neighbors, Kaleigh Veca
Analysis of Japanese International Agricultural Trade Practices, Kelsey Vourazeris
A Study on the Interactions of Trehalose with Model Folate Compounds, Carolyn R Ware
Sustainability Education in Primary and Secondary Schools: Great Needs and Possible Solutions, Allison Watson
Activism, Not Passivism: Identity, Experience, and Emotion, Victoria Hallie Rose Webb
Economic Analysis of Rare Earth Element Recovery from Clay, Joel J. Weber, Jordan Christopher, Garrett W. Smith, and Josiah P. Brandt
Modelling Cash Crop Growth in TN, Spencer Weston