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Browsing Student Honors Theses by Title

Browsing Student Honors Theses by Title

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  • Re-evaluating how we read translations: Considering the problem of what is lost and gained in translation 
    Klipera, Catherine (2014-05-14)
    Language is not limited to the literal meaning of words. There are many elements that contribute to weaving the meaning and experience of literature and poetry. Allusions to history, culture, mythology, literature, imagery, ...
  • Reactions Mediated by the Conducting Polymer Poly-(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) 
    Ostrander, Danica (2013-05)
    We have shown that the conducting polymer PEDOT can mediate Ritter reactions between activated alcohols and nitriles. In addition, PEDOT has been shown to mediate Friedel-Crafts alkylations with stoichiometric amounts of ...
  • Reclaiming Myself 
    Busch, Sarah (2020-05-11)
    Personal is the first word I would use to describe my work. The other words I would use are brutal, dramatic, visceral, uncomfortable, and questioning. The sculptural works I created were a way for me to come to terms with ...
  • Redesign of Vacuum Sealed Hot Press 
    Cashmer, Makenzie (2022-05-10)
    This senior capstone project was a redesign of a vacuumed sealed hot press. This hot press and the funding was a joint effort between Alfred University and the University of Central Florida. The press on site had many ...
  • Reflections of Wandering 
    Zerphey, Staci (2016-05-08)
    Throughout the process of creating Reflections of Wandering, I have had the opportunity to allow myself to more freely experience life and art making without the stressful need of starting with a carefully crafted plan, ...
  • Revisiting the Role of Binder Burn-Out on Sintering of Alumina 
    Hyde, Stephen C. (2021-05)
    Binders are commonly used to impart green strength for pressed ceramic parts prior to sintering. It is generally assumed that a simple heat treatment in air is sufficient to remove the binder prior to sintering. A simple ...
  • Robocasting Bone Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration 
    Lenau, Ashley (2019-05)
    Bioglass is a highly bioactive bioceramic that is composed of 46.1 mol% SiO2, 26.9 mol% CaO, 24.4 mol% Na2O, and 2.6 mol% P2O5. There are many applications of Bioglass, such as implants for bone regrowth and for correcting ...
  • Rumination 
    Schell, Emily (2015-05-10)
    The installation, Rumination, explores the impact production of art has on me while struggling with depression. By allowing my emotions to be expressed in another communicative manner, I was able to overcome the battle ...
  • Ruminations: A Psychoanalysis of Self Through Art 
    Evans, Grace J. (2022-05)
    If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older. My work is inherently sentimental: I explore my own memories, investigate my family history, and navigate my feelings as I settle into young adulthood. This ...
  • Running through Alfred 
    Brothers, Morgan (2021-05-11)
    My thesis is both a practical and somewhat philosophical guide to running for future runners at AU. Practical in that it contains maps of courses around Alfred (NY) along with their distances. Philosophical in the sense ...
  • The Second Floor of the Boarding House 
    Eisenberg, Emily Jane (2015-05-12)
    What we see and even hear in dreams may be strange or frightening, but they relate back to events and relationships in our lives. Through the use of staged photography, lighting, and an immersive ambient soundscape, I have ...
  • Self-Actualization 
    Deutchman, Joshua G. (2013-05)
    It is through the work of Abraham Maslow that some of us have come to know the term 'self-actualization.' Self-actualization is known within the field of Psychology, and thus assumed to fit within the paradigm of empirical ...
  • Short Film: Slippery Slope 
    Scipio, Keshell (2021-05-06)
    For my honors thesis, I produced a seven-minute short film with little-to-no knowledge of screenwriting, editing, directing, casting, location scouting, and dressing sets. I consider Slippery Slope to be the first step in ...
  • Sintering of Glass Bonded Silicon Carbide 
    Cigno, Patrick G. (2015-05-12)
    For applications where temperature is less than 1000_C, glass bonded SiC is an attractive option due to lower processing temperatures. To demonstrate this idea, clay was used to produce a glass phase during firing, resulting ...
  • Social Groups and Social Group Immunology: A Literature Review 
    Laskaris, Krystal (2017-05)
    Social groups are a common phenomenon among animal species including humans. While there are many evolutionary advantages to this, there is also the increased risk of infection due to being in close proximity to other ...
  • Somewhere Between Wonder and Innocence 
    Beckstrom, Kelcy (2020-11-16)
    The author pushes through grief and extremely unusual circumstances to create a body of work (paintings) and to document the process from start to finish.
  • Stage Management 101: How to Survive the World of the Stage Manager 
    Kimball, Dominique (2017-05)
    As a student at Alfred University, I have expanded my skills in the theatrical world over the past four years. During this time, I have found a passion for stage management, as well as the many tasks the job entails. While ...
  • Storytelling and the Future of Books 
    Groh, Catherine E. (2017-05)
    The object of this paper is to analyze the past and examine the present in order to speculate about the future of storytelling and books. It surveys the history of information and entertainment media in order to identify ...
  • The Structure and Solubility of SiO2-Ga2O3-ZnO-Na2O-CaO Glasses 
    McGinnity, Tracie (2013-05)
    This study focuses on determining any structural changes that occur in a series of bioactive glasses in which Zinc (Zn) has been incrementally replaced by Gallium (Ga). Structural analysis was conducted using Differential ...
  • A Study of Red Mangrove Health on San Salvador Island Bahamas 
    Henry, Jessica (2022-05)
    Studies have shown that mangrove populations across the globe are in decline. Mangrove species are vital organisms within their ecosystems and the success of many other populations can be tied to the presence of mangroves. ...

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