Honors Theses from 2008
Micellar Templates and Spectroscopic Rulers for Synthesis and Characterization of Site‐Isolated Inorganic Catalysts, Brittni Scruggs
Conjugation [8th grade], Leigh Sheppard
Intro to Spanish I [8th grade], Leigh Sheppard
Where Have the Men Called Heaven Gone?, Analicia Sotelo
Our World in Space [6th grade], Courtney Spickelmier
Probability and Statistics [7th grade], Courtney Spickelmier
Tell Me a Story! Tales from Africa & other Cultures [4th grade], Carrie Susong
Animals [2nd grade], Trinity University and Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Aztec, Inca, and Maya [5th grade], Trinity University and Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
China (Civilizations) [2nd grade], Trinity University and Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Earth and Moon [5th grade], Trinity University and Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Forces and Motion [2nd grade], Trinity University and Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Greece (Civilizations) [2nd grade], Trinity University and Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Maps and Globes [kindergarten], Trinity University and Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Matter [2nd grade], Trinity University and Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
My Five Senses [kindergarten], Trinity University and Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Natural World [5th grade], Trinity University and Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Traders and Raiders : A Learning Journey through Time [3rd grade], Trinity University and Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Essay Three, Rita Urquijo Ruiz
Fractions [6th grade], Carol Von Hoff
Stephen King’s The Dark Tower and the Postmodern Serial, Jessica Waller
Themes of Geography [9th grade], Jessica Waltman
Math in/and Physics [11th-12th grade], Penny Whetstone
Honors Theses from 2007
Superluminal Motion in the Lobe-Dominated Quasars 3C207 and 3C245, Eric Danielson
Irreducible Polynomials and Factorization Properties of the Ring of Integer-Valued Polynomials, Megan Gallant
J2Components: A Java Web Application Framework, Samuel Hughes
Tight junction protein cleavage by Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 results in epithelial barrier dysfunction during cytokine induced inflammation, Christopher Lee Koehler
Development of a Capacitive Probe to Investigate Surface Charge on Gravitational-Wave Detector Optics, Robert McKinney
The Etiology of Music: Frederic Chopin and the Consumptive Ideal, Shirali Patel
Cellular Planets: Optimizing Planetary Simulations for the Cell Processor, Brent Peckham
Choking Under Pressure: Environmental and Personality Variables, Danielle Ranney
No More Cries of Oppression: Black Conservatives in the Post-Civil Rights Era, Ashante Reese
MPSCM: A Distributed Extension to MzScheme, Alexander Starche
External Influences on the Compositional Development of Dieterich Buxtehude, as Evidenced in the Free Organ Works, Glenn Stroh
On the Removal of Iron-Peak Nuclei from the Surface of the Crab Pulsar, Steven J. Vanderveer
Submissions from 2006
U. S. Constitution [8th grade], Ben Altman
Latin America [9th grade], Ruth Anderson
USA Patriot Act: Study of the Law's Application to Mass Communication, Katie Blevins
A Comparative Study of State Emulation in Functional Programming Languages, William Brick
What is a good reader? [1st grade], Elizabeth Cambray
Classifying Has Never Been Sweeter!, Anne Cowell
Journey Through the Layers of the Earth, Anne Cowell
Matter [6th grade], Anne Cowell
Who is Creating the Most Friction?, Anne Cowell
Correcting Unwanted Amplitude Modulation in Electro-optic Modulators, Kevin Doyle
Genre (And the category is...) [9th grade], Kristen Dylla
Final Project Review, Katherine Edwards
Generations of Music, Katherine Edwards
Knock on Wood, Katherine Edwards
Symbols in Society, Katherine Edwards
Tips: Chiller Thriller!, Katherine Edwards
Cultural Justice [7th grade], Kathleen Fenske
Great Gatsby [11th grade], Kathleen Fenske
Reading, writing and voice [9th grade], Faith Fugit
Imperfect Tense [10th grade], Sarah Gamboa
Breathing Much?, Christina Gelhausen
Let's Go to the Store!, Christina Gelhausen
Things Around Our Home!, Christina Gelhausen
To Flip or Not to Flip, Christina Gelhausen
Separate Peace Revisited: Reactions to Having Hurt An Envied Other, Ashley Ginter
Violence from Self-Love: Narcissism and Aggression in the Face of Ego Threat, Ashley Girgis
Linear Inequalities [11th grade], Maeve Goetz
Holocaust [8th grade], Allison Grant
Survival Stories [6th grade], Allison Grant
Investigating the Genetic Mating System of the Volcano Mouse, Peromyscus Alstoni, Samantha J. Hammer
A Methodology and Metric for Quantitative Analysis and Parameter Optimization of Unsupervised, Multi-Region Image Segmentation, William Brandon Kerr
Artificial Societies, Virtual Worlds, and Their Meaningful Integration, Andrew Krausnick
Plant and Animal Adaptations [4th grade], Jennifer Mahler
Historical Sources [7th grade], Beth McPhail
Unearthing Revolution: the Awakening of Man Unknown to Himself in Charles Brockden Brown's Edgar Huntly, Halvorson J. Nathaniel
Family [7th grade], Amy Nichols
Prejudice and Violence, Amy Nichols
Obstacles: The study of life's hurdles through reading and writing personal narratives [7th grade], Nilima Patel
Conflicts in Literature [8th grade], Erin Phillips
First Memories, Erin Phillips
How Do Colors Make You Feel?, Erin Phillips
Milestone Timeline, Erin Phillips
Taking Action, Erin Phillips
Theme in My Life, Erin Phillips
What is Measurement? [8th grade], Catherine Risinger
Islam in History [4th grade], Robert Roehm
Framing Katrina: A Study of Frames Used in Newspaper Coverage of Hurricane Katrina, Jason Roe
The Institution of the American Poet Laureate: Mark Strand and the Laureateship's Indication of Poetic Voice, Alexandra Seifert
Who am I? [7th grade], Lisa Shay and Judy Shaw
Revolutionary Perspectives: Using Primary Sources and Art to Teach the Causes of the American Revolution [4th grade], Michael Shay and Carrie Susong
Imperfect Tense and the Past [10th grade], Leigh Sheppard
Why learn Spanish? [7th grade], Leigh Sheppard
Ecology [10th grade], Matt Simonds
Simulator for Undergraduate Multi-Agent Systems, Charles Smith
French Revolution [10th grade], Jenna Smith
Distributed Computation in an Interactive Entertainment Environment, Robert Zinchak
Honors Theses from 2005
Computing Isodose Curves for Radiotherapy Treatment Plans, Ryan Acosta
Expanding the Use of Cellular Automata, Joseph Bertles
The Last Day on Earth: Encoding and Decoding of Resistant Ideology in Music Video, Desiree Damon
Improvisation: An Integral Step in Piano Pedagogy, Lauren French
Algorithmic generation of cities using cellular automata in a dynamically generated world, Eric Garza
The Giver [8th grade], Melissa Garza
Texas Revolution [7th grade], Katharine Givens
A Benchmark and analysis of spatial data structures for physical simulations, Domingo Lara
Algorithmic Beauty of Buildings Methods for Procedural Building Generation, Jess Martin