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 designation on their transcript and are bestowed an honors medallion.
For questions or comments concerning the Honors Thesis Project collection, please contact honors@utk.edu
Projects from 2018
Social Media Addiction and its Implications for Communication, Courtney Nicole Wainner
An Examination of the Au-Ni Phase Diagram for Magneto-Plasmonic Applications, Christopher C. Walker, John Carothers, Michael Roulier, and Brandon Rowell
Understanding the Essentials: A "Serenity House" Health Program, Tory E. Wilder
Urban Identity, Mustapha A Farrakhan Williams
Auditor-Provided Tax Services and Audit Quality: Insights from Tax Comment Letters, Terence R. Williams
Projects from 2017
Immersion Schools and Language Learning: A Review of Cherokee Lanugage Revitalization Efforts among the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Elizabeth Albee
Economic Analysis of Rare Earth Elements Extraction from Clay Waste, Seth Archambault
The Effect of Retronasal Odor Adaptation on Flavor Perception, Addison Atchley
An Analysis of South-South Relations: Exploring the Influence of China on the Ghanaian Economy, Jordan Samuel Bakke
Non-Destructive Assay of Uranium Enrichment Facilities, Kathryn E. Bales, Weston Bogart, Tyler Camarena, Sarah Creasman, and Eric W. Nelius
Addressing the Challenges of Identifying Migrant Remains, Jamie C. Bazen
Effects of ultra-sonication process on digestibility of kafirin in sorghum, Sarah F. Beazley
Neutron Generator Driven Subcritical Fast Neutron Source Facility, Zachary Bingham, Duncan Brocklehurst, Will Cureton, Daniel Peffley, Colton Oldham, and James Ghawaly
Min Kao Drone Tour, Ethan Black, Holden Coppock, Victoria Florence, Elliot Greenlee, Caleb Mennen, and Jacob Pollack
Validity of Consumer-Based Physical Activity Monitors for Estimating Energy Expenditure in Youth, Andrew Blythe, Scott E. Crouter PhD, and Samuel R. LaMunion MS
In the News: An Exploration of Starbucks and the Media, Caitlin Boone
Physical Activity during Indoor and Outdoor Free Play in Toddlers, Jordan Boyd
Enceladus Sample Return Mission, Braxton Brakefield, Rekesh Ali, Andrew Bishop, Shelby Honaker, and David Taylor
Subcritical Facility Design, Kacie Breeding
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