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
Behind the Tennessee Journalist, Danielle M Whaley
Myosin XI-I works in tandem with a microtubule-associated mechanism to position the nucleus in Arabidopsis root hairs, Ian Andrew Windham
Project Arduino, Kevin Ye, Gregory Rouleau, Alan Person, and Jabril Muhammad
The Value of an Object's Social Connection, Seong-Jae Yoo
Projects from 2016
A Study of HIV and Stigma at the University of Tennessee: A Discussion of its Prevalence and How HIV Awareness Correlates with Stigma, Renee L. Adamec
The Four-Hour Film Festival, James Christopher Agan
Exploring Enrichment Cultures of Denitrifying Microorganisms from El Yunque National Forest, Samiha Ahsan, Jenny Onley, and Frank Loeffler
Using Poincaré and Coefficient Analyses to Assess Changes in Variability in Respiration as a Function of Leptin Status, Sex, and Buprenorphine in Mice, Wateen Hussein Alami
Protein Studies: The Function of Constitutive Androstane Receptor (CAR) and its Associated Ligands, Jacob M. Amburn
Effects of plant root exudates on bacterial chemotaxis, Quincy A. Banks
The Munch: An Integrated Business Plan, Alexandra Barton
Medical Education through the Fiction of Julio Cortázar, Blake Barton
How is the Stock Market Like Stephen Curry?, Mariah Paige Beane
Berlin: Border Control, David Berry
Investigating genetic differences between strains of Janthinobacterium lividum on salamanders and in their environment, Rhiannon E. Black
Identité, genre, et proto-nationalisme chez Christine de Pizan et Alain Chartier, Matthew Lee Blair
Targeting Cancer: The pH-Responsive Binding and Insertion of Roxy7, Kristen Rae Booth
Promoting Physical Activity in Individuals with Disabilities, Ashley N. Bordenet
Energy Demand Management, Doug W. Bouler III, Alex Wortham, Asanga Bandara, and Alex Chaloux
The Economy, Representation, and Revolt: Social Unrest in Florence in the Wake of the Black Death, Jacob David Brannum
Isolation and Characterization of Microbial Communities from Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids, Sheridan S. Brewer 6284984
The Synthesis of Serine Competitive Inhibitors to Limit the Impact of Fungal Endocarditis, Michael R. Brouner
Jewish Liturgy in Music, Rachel A. Brown
Constructing Marianismo in Colonial Mexico, Kathryn A. Buchanan
Identifying genetic factors in Streptococcus uberis that enable evasion of the host immune response, Alexis Christine Burnham
TimeTalk, Kenna Cajka
Effects of Social Status on Responses to Social Defeat Stress in Female Syrian Hamsters, Ashley V. Campbell and Matthew A. Cooper
Chloroplastic protein IOJAP is important for cold-acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana, Amanda Louise Carey
Study to Reduce Peak Electrical Demand Charges for the John C. Hodges Library, Jared Thomas Carpenter, Isaac Michael Robinette, Matthew Joeseph Conrad, Daniel Matthew Whaley, and William A. Miller
The Brush is Mightier than the Bayonet: The Role of Cooperation with the Art and Media Communities of Japan During the American Occupation, William B. Carpenter
Materials Selection for Catalyst Supports, Connor G. Carr, Brianna L. Musicó, Andre Z. Shibata, and Willie Kemp
Changing the Industry, Spotify, Seth A. Carver
Angiogenic Roles of VEGFB and VEGFR1 In Vitro and In Vivo, Jacob Cecil
Development of Instrumentation for the Analysis of Photoconductivity in Functional Materials, Brandon L. Chapman 9741174
Senior Design Project, Lee F. Collier 7737457, Amy Albaugh, Jacob Walker, and Justin Church
International Expansion in the Retail Industry: A Multi-Case Study on Strategic Expansionary Variables, Patrick Conaty
Match Analysis of a Women's Volleyball Championship Game, Hannah Reagan Cornelius
An Evaluation of Cover Crop Species and Mixtures for Tennessee Organic Production Systems, Bonnie J. Craighead
Do They Use 'Them'?: Gender-Neutral Pronoun Usage among Queer and Non-Queer College Students, Brandon Ray Darr
Proton Therapy Facility Shielding, Hadyn M. Daugherty, Isaac C. Waaldschlager, Daniel S. Elkins, Alyxandria Wszolek, and Rachel N. Gaudet
Understanding the Retail Investor: Technical and Fundamental Analysis, Ben Davis
Reforming Oil and Natural Gas Severance Taxation as a Means of Strengthening Rural Tennessee, Erica Davis
How Do Sharing Economy Companies Grow? A Comparison of Internal and External Growth Patterns of Airbnb and Uber, Piper Davis
The Future of Healthcare in the United States, Aaron James Deyo
Cognitive Functioning of Drumming and Rhythm Therapy for Neurological Disorders, Logan James Deyo
Portrayals of Chechen Identity During the Second Chechen War, Desiree Dube
Rural School Wastewater Treatment System, Parker J. Dulin, Payton M. Smith, and James W. Swart
Medication use while breastfeeding with multiple sclerosis: A systematic literature review, Brittany Edralin
Be Our Guest: A Hotel's Guide to Guest Service Hospitality Training, Abigail Ehlert
An Epidemiological Study of Ankle Injuries among Football Players at a Division I University, Amy Elizabeth Estep
Stability of Phosphatidylserine in the Membrane of Yeast, Rebecca Emily Fong
From Victims to Actors: Women's Struggle for Agency in Defeated Germany, 1945, Kelsey Fritz
Building the Nashville Predators Brand, Jonathan R. Generotti
Modulating Neuronal Activity: Copper, Isoproterenol, and Beta-Blockers on the Brain, Veronica Go
Can you be bicultural without being bilingual? The case of Filipino Americans, Reiamari P Guevarra
Control System Requirements for a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion System, Adam Hasse, Michael Smith, Bradley Pershke, Andrew Adams, and Stephen Gilliam
Volkswagen Connected Vehicles Senior Design Report, David T. Herberich Mr.
Mental Illness through the Lens of Theatre, Greta Hoffman
Media Representation of Gender: Startup Publications’ Coverage of 2016 Presidential Campaigns, Emily Elizabeth Isaacs
Media Representation of Gender: Startup Publications’ Coverage of 2016 Presidential Campaigns, Emily Elizabeth Isaacs
Attendance for the Knoxville Ice Bears and Elements that Have an Impact, Rebekah Jackson
How to Decrease Employee Turnover Rates Within Public Accounting Firms, Hannah Jankowski
Iconography: At the Intersection of Historical & Personal, Alyssa Mcconnell Johnson
Examination of Age Estimation of the Sternal Rib Ends in the Third and Fourth Left Ribs, Arleigh Jones
Taxation and Economic Inequality: An Analysis of Income Taxes and their Impact on Various Levels of Income, Thomas C. Jones
Aquafillia: colonizing the gyre, Kelsey Julian
Medicaid Expansion and its Value in Rural Economic Development in Tennessee, Madison S. Kahl
Nickajack Industrial Park Development Plan, Kristina N. King, Catherine Lowe, Seth E. Gilliland, Brooklynn Isom, Jaylyn Johnson, Andrew Fulkerson, and Christopher Royer
Devitrification Rates of Fused Silica in the Presence of Trace Impurities, Nicholas Kivi, Adrian Moore, Kayla Dyar, and Samuel Haaf
A Survey on Hadamard Matrices, Adam J. LaClair
Old News: A Historical Analysis of Criticism of Venezuela's Press Freedom, Emilee Lamb
Low temperature phenotype in Arabidopsis thaliana mutant ijT1 is affected by splicing, Connie Liu
An Analysis of Bystander Intervention Programs for Sorority Women, Elisabeth Callaghan Logan
Inside Exploration, Reagan E. Long
Excess Capacity: Shared Space Possibilities in an E-Commercial Suburbia, Christina Lulich
Female Warriors: Judith, Grendel's Mother, and Gender in Anglo-Saxon England, Honor Lundt
Rewriting Rebellions: The Manichean Allegory and Imperial Ideology in the Works of H.G. de Lisser, Rachael Mackenzie MacLean
The Political Illegitimacy of "Superstition:" Obeah After the Morant Bay Rebellion, 1865-1900, Rachael Mackenzie MacLean
Denso Eco Park Infrastructure Beautification Project, Brandy N. Manka
Viewing the Foundations: Italian institutions and mafia through short stories and film, Xylina Marshall
Additive Manufacturing Power Consumption Measurement System, William P. McCullough, Robin Graves, Michel Hiseada, and Christopher Webb
The History of the Horn and how it Applies to the Modern Hornist, Joseph Alexander Meinweiser
Is nostalgia a mixed emotion? Evidence from emotional experience and facial expressions of emotion, Michaela J. Mercer
Antibiotic effects on yqfA protein function in Escherichia coli metabolism, Anthony Cole Micetich
Wheelchair Fatigue Reducer, Aaron Miller and Dennis Andre Norfleet
Undergraduate Motivations for Choosing a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) Major, Preston Taylor Mitchell
Prevalence of Human Trafficking and Resources to Alleviate its Effects in Tennesseee, Christa B. Morton
Changes to Primary Education to Increase Postsecondary Hispanic Enrollment Rates in Tennessee, Shelby L. Moses
Using Video Modeling to Teach Vocational Tasks: Increasing the Job Skills of Individuals with Special Needs, Mary M. Musacchio
Synthesis of a Novel COX-2 Inhibitor Analog for PET Scan Imaging, Rebecca Neighbor
Where Are the Women?: A Study of Gender Disparity in Supply Chain Management, Elizabeth C. Nguyen 7741669
The University of Tennessee’s Campus Environment: Health Status, Perception, and its Effect on Health-Related Behaviors, Alexandra L. Otto
Graphene and Carbon Nanotube PLA Composite Feedstock Development for Fused Deposition Modeling, Austin Plymill, Robert Minneci, Duncan Alexander Greeley, and Jack Gritton
The Paris Attacks: Charlie Hebdo, November 2015, and Beyond, Hunter R. Pons
Measuring Rapid Stillness, Alexis Porten
Automated Fusegrade Testing Machine, Natalie A. Rayfield, Peter Trzil, Dylan Moore, Colin Roberson, and Haley Register
[Revised] Econometrics Review of recent Congressional District Trends Tied to Voting Patterns, Kathleen Ryan Redpath
Using Ultrasonic Flowmeters in Integral PWR Instrumentation, Jason T. Rizk, Shawn Tyler, Matthew Buttrey, Michael Cooper, and Kendall Minor
Better Maternal Interaction, Zaynee Roy