Vol. 5 (2021)

Published: 2021-04-29

Award Winners

2021 Award Winners

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Agriculture

*WINNER* The Impact Social Capital has on Communication within Extension Education

Lisa Ellis
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Biology

*WINNER* The relation of microbial biomass carbon with denitrification and nutrient retention in restored floodplain wetlands

Shrijana Duwadi, Spencer Womble, Robert Brown
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*WINNER* The Impact of a Large Surface Rock on Temperature and Decay Rate

Salem Sullivan, David Beck, Lauren Michel
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*WINNER* Development of an environmental DNA (eDNA) assay to delineate the distribution of the imperiled Striated Darter (Etheostoma striatulum, Page and Braasch 1977) in the Duck River, Tennessee

Adam Walker, Emma Barnett, Connor Lee
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Stream Water Quality Responses in a Tornado Damaged Residential Watershed

Peter Blum, Samantha Allen, Brittany Bajo, Robert Brown, Frederick Hoogakker, Ashely Padgett, Victor Wesley, Tyler Wright
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Does Denitrification Drive Nitrogen Removal across Restored Floodplain Wetlands?

Robert Brown
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The Effects of Corn Ear Declination on Waterfowl Forage Availability in Unharvested Flooded Corn Fields

Jenna (Smith) Garrett, Cory Highway
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White-tailed deer site use affects vegetation structure, composition, and biodiversity in Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee

Cassandra Fink, Stefan Nelson
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Genetic Variation in Captive Populations of Barrens Topminnow

Holly Palk, Morgan Dearnbarger
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Pair Movements in Canada Geese

Kathryn Wilkins
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Business

*WINNER* The Economic Effects of COVID-19 on Medical Research

Kassaundra Copas, Jeel Patel
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*WINNER* Car Crash: The effect of COVID-19 on Supply and Demand in the Automotive Industry

McKenzie Viau, Neal Reagor, Ting Lu
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Impact of Stimulus on Bank Liquidity

Jake Farley, Connor Adams
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Exploring Goodwill Impairment in Relation to Covid-19 and Critical Audit Matters

Linda Johnson
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PPP Loans - Small Business Vaccine and Corporate Sting

Clayton Markham, Timothy Williams, Spencer Gooch
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Is the work-from-home concept here to stay? Study of changes in rental income from commercial real estate firms.

Andrea Spencer, Michael Ashburn
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The Impact of AS 3101 and CAMs on Audit Fees

Heather Wall, Andrea Ayala
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How a Nimble Company Can Outrun Its Competition In Tense Situations

Austin White, Brenden Stoops
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Chemistry

*WINNER* Computational Design of Novel Inhibitors of Dihydrofolate Reductase in Three Bacterial Species

Allison Adams
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*WINNER* Creating Color Flame Candles as an Alternative to the Rainbow Flame Test

Shawna Grey Coulter
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*WINNER* A study on the Spectrophotometric Analysis of Hg(II) using Dithizone under Conditions Pertinent to Hg(II) Reduction in Aquatic Systems

Lesta Kocher
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*WINNER* Synthesis of INAP-ETSC and INAP-tButyl

Bailey Talent
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Development of a new green reaction synthesis using Design of Experiment (DOE)

Sydney Asmus, Taylor Fletcher
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Improvements to the Bradford protein assay

Hunter Davis
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Virtual Screening of Hamigomycin B Natural Product Derivatives in 26 Kinase Proteins

Meagan Edmonds
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Polyaromatic Radical Anions: Utilization of a Harmonic Model in Simulating Radical Vibrational Structure and Gas-Phase Acidity Determination

Benjamin Headrick, Taylor Dimino, Rebecca Firth
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Upper Cumberland Health Education

Samuel LeFave
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Development of a ternary mobile phase in thin layer chromatography testing for distinctions between hemp and marijuana

Kaitlyn Lovell, Sara Selvidge, Courtney Lapointe
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Synthesis and transdermal delivery of dual functional phenothiazine ionic liquids

Lillian Pipkin
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Towards using mesoporous silica as a drug delivery system for chlorpromazine ibuprofenate ionic liquid

Abigail Pipkin
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Construction of Potentiostat for Educational Lab Use

Kami Pullum
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Liquid-Liquid extraction and spectroscopic methods for distinguishing between hemp and marijuana

Brooke Underwood, Courtney LaPointe
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Advanced Access to Unsymmetric Tridentate Complexants for Utilization in Spent Nuclear Fuel Remediation

Gabrielle Waters
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Computer Science

*WINNER* Sentiment Analysis Using Google's Word2Vec Machine Learning Method

Maddison Davenport, Kaitlyn Carroll, Alison Rust, Sina Sontowski
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*WINNER* Analyzing Machine Learning Approaches for Online Malware Detection in Cloud

Jeffrey Kimmell, Andrew McDole
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*WINNER* Farm-to-Fork Supply Chain Tracking using Blockchain

Kendall Land
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A Case Study in Digit Recognition

Dipayan Banik, Shataydrian Marshall, Tony Tai, Scout Doran
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Predicting the Spread of Dengue Fever in Tropical Cities Using Machine Learning Methods

Matthew Brotherton, Tyler Fulghum
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Dynamic Address Validation Array (DAVA): A Moving Target Defense Protocol for CAN bus

Richard Brown, Alex Marti
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Predicting Damage Based on Gorkha Earthquake Dataset

Shaun Guyette, William Lewis, Nicholas Stone
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Absenteeism at Work

Jacob Hill, Brandon Vandergriff, Gabriel Kiprono, Stephen Meshotto
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Development of a Hybrid Research Testbed for In-vehicle Security Research

William Lambert, Haley Burnell
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Malware Classification Using Deep Learning in Cloud Environments

Andrew McDole, Austin Brown, Phillip Brown
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Chess Openings and Ratings

Lukas Motykowski, Cameron Brandt, Thomas Leisure
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Stock Trading: Prediction of Auction Volumes

Bailey Schepke, Donovan Pinto, Anthony Ramirez, Emma Fannin
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Educational Machine Learning Modules for Undergraduates in Cybersecurity

Daniel Simpson
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Future Sales Predictions on Russian Electronics Shops

Jacob Sweeton, Daniel Simpson, Daniel Roberts, Edwards Mantsevich
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Multilingual Toxic Comment Classification

Noah Treutel, David Feier, Evan Kelley, Evan Sells
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Earth Sciences

*WINNER* Flash Flooding Prediction of Cummins Falls State Park

Jason Gentry
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Survey and Analysis of Arctic Fans in Svalbard, Norway as an Analog for Mars

Sydney Beltran
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Origin of Linear Deformation Patterns in the Fortuna and Itzpapalotl Tesserae, Venus

Riley Grecol
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Global Survey and Distribution of Pennsylvanian and Mississippian Microbial Mounds

Clarice Kiser
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Sedimentologic and Petrologic Analysis of the Chinle Formation in Colorado

Dillon Preston, Lauren Michel
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Suitability of Paleosols from the early Miocene Kiahera Formation, Rusinga Island, Kenya for Stable Isotopic Analysis

Heather Vineyard
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Trog Sink and its Hydrologic Effects on Head Waters of the East Blackburn Fork River

Todd Wisor, Evan Hart
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Education-Counseling and Psychology

*WINNER* Stress Resistance As a Potential Mediator for the Effect of Self-Efficacy on Depression

Nooshin Younesi
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Integration of Spirituality and Religion in Therapeutic Interventions and Effectual Factors on Sanism in America: A Historical Case Study

Christina Dukes
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The Role of Attachment in Families Affected by Substance Abuse and Vicarious Trauma

Stephanie Karlosky
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Cohesion in Blended Families with a Blended Concept for Clinical Practice

Tabitha Schlatter
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Education-Curriculum and Instruction

*WINNER* Special Education Teachers’ Perspectives on Leisure Activities Participation by Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Goodson Dzenga
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*WINNER* The Relationship Between Physical Abuse and Childhood Problem Behaviors, Moderated by Gender and Ethnicity

Marlana Smith
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Writing Ability and Gender as Moderators of the Relationship Between Instrumental Motivation and Academic Self-Efficacy

Kinsey Potter, Kathryn Lawrence, Allen Mathende
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Experiences and Perspectives of High School Football Coaches in Managing Athletic Injuries and Medical Conditions in A Rural Setting

Bobbi Severt
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Education-Exercise Science, Physical Education, and Wellness

*WINNER* What is the Relationship Between Balance and Core Strength?

Mikayla Lovin, Molly Topping, Katelyn Lancaster
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Engineering-Chemical

*WINNER* Modeling the Removal of Cosmetic Dyes by Using Hydrogel Materials in a CSTR

Varsha Balram
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*WINNER* Electrotherapeutic Assisted Wound Healing: Modelling of the Electrostatic Field in a Porous Gel or Healing Media

Phoebe Dawson, Steffano Oyanader
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Correlating the Dependability of Nanoparticle Dispersion with the Presence of Matrix Polymer in Nanoparticle Composites Gr

Abayomi Adeleke, Venkat Padmanabhan
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General Overview of Wastewater Treatment Process with Special Focus on Secondary Treatment Method

Krishpa Adhikari, Dipendra Wagale, Pedro Arce, Robby Sanders
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On Flow Visualization Experiments in a Massively Arrayed Microfluidic Production System

Oluwaseyi Ayeni
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A Survey Overviewing Technological Aspects of Wastewater Treatment Facilities in the State of Tennessee

Diego Bautista, Claire Myers, Luke Horne, Madeline Kidder
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Developing Synthetic Materials for Percussion Instruments

Sarena Bemis
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Effects of Salinity on the Rate of Aggregation of Humic Acids and Substances

John Clark
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Determination of Fibrin Fiber Diameter Using Scanning Electron Microscopy and Image Processing Software

Jonathan Garvin, Dennis Piercy
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Delivery of Drugs in Cancer Tumor Treatment: Role of Diffusion and Reaction

Gretchen Karl, Luis Hevia
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Optimization of Mass Transport within Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cell Anode Catalyst via Pore Formers

Steven Lam
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Determination of the Radius of Fibrin Fibers for Wound Healing Applications Via the Carr-Hermans Method

Lela Manis
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Acetaminophen in Water Via Ultraviolet Radiation and Titanium Dioxide Thin Films

Sunil Rawal, Sabrina H. Buer
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Modeling Chemical Reactors from First Principles: The Batch Photocatalytic Reactor

Isabella Southerland, Sabrina Buer, Sunil Rawal, Pedro Arce, Robby Sanders
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Role of Nanotechnology in Assisting Health Care Treatment: A Review of Technologies

Jennifer Toney
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Synthesis of TiO2-CdS Photocatalyst for Photocatalytic Degradation of Carbamazepine and Photocatalytic Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production in Waste Water Using Solar and Artificial -UV Radiation

Dipendra Wagle, Pedro Arce, Robby Sanders
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Engineering-Civil and Environmental

*WINNER* Assessing the Impact of Different Inoculum Sources on Specific Methane Yield of Biomethane Potential Tests

Hugh Harris, Tyler Wright
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UL-FGA: Expanding The Database

Dylan Alissandrello
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Engineering-Electrical and Computer

*WINNER* Novel Ferrite-core Metamaterial and AI-based Coil Parameter Optimization for Efficient Wireless Power Transfer

Webster Adepoju, Indranil Bhattacharya, Muhammad Bima
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*WINNER* Optimal Fredkin Gate Designs for Logical Operations with Two and Three Inputs

Weston Beebe
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Anomaly Detection for Industrial Control Systems Based on Neural Networks with One-Class Objective Function

Emmanuel Aboah Boateng
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Modeling and Implementation of LQR controller for Efficient EV Suspension Energy Harvesting

Deborah Afolayan
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Novel P2-type Na0.6Fe0.5-2xMn0.5TixVxO2 Cathode for High-Capacity and Stable Sodium-Ion Batteries

Trapa Banik, Indranil Bhattacharya
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An AI-Enabled Control for Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer

Muhammad Bima
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Unipolar Resonant Capacitive Power Transfer For Surface-Powered Cyber-Physical Systems

Jonathan Dean, Brandon Nieman, Tyler Marcrum
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Smart Micro Grid Power Flow Control using SEN Transformer

Quy Le
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An Efficient Design Representation of Conservative Reversible Logic Gates

Tyler McCormick
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SoWaF: Shuffling of Weights and Feature Maps: A Novel Hardware Intrinsic Attack (HIA) on Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)

Tolulope Odetola
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Electromagnetic camouflage through a multi-layer metamaterial structure

Jordan Thomas
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Engineering-Manufacturing and Engineering Technology

*WINNER* Efficiency and Print Quality Benchmarking Between Fused Filament Fabrication and Stereolithography Processes

Tyler Edwards, Soraya Olvera, Justin Willingham
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*WINNER* Experimental and numerical characterization of functionally graded materials fabricated by the fused filament fabrication process

Seymur Hasanov
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Prediction of mechanical properties of short fiber reinforced composite fabricated by Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) method using Machine Learning

James Femi-Oyetoro
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Development of three directional three-dimensional composite dentures with short glass fiber reinforced methyl methacrylate using fused filament fabrication process

Ankit Gupta, Ismail Fidan
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Using Machine Learning Techniques to Predict the Dimensional Changes of Low-cost Metal Material Extrusion Fabricated Parts

Zhicheng Zhang, James Femi-Oyetoro
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Engineering-Mechanical

*WINNER* Impedance-based NDE through Instrumented Fixtures; Effects of Clamping Force on Defect-detection Capabilities

Peter Oyekola, Mehedi Barkat, Mohammad Albakri
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*WINNER* Investigation of Coinciding Orthogonal Two-Dimensional Structure-borne Traveling Waves

William Rogers
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Force Analysis of Leg Muscles in Genus Panthera

Cassidy Barrett
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Thermal and mechanical interactions between utility scale PV plants and the atmospheric surface layer

Daniel Cannon
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Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Combustor Gas Turbine Hybrid Power System for Commercial Electric Aircraft

Trevor Kramer
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Predicting Unknown Facts about Flow Events using Convolutional Neural Network

Reza Nouri
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The Aerodynamic Effects of a Battle-Damaged Wing

Hollee Sadler
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English

*WINNER* The Mirrored Self: Fragmented Narrative in Tim O’Brien’s In the Lake of the Woods

Lalonie McCarter
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*WINNER* Sharing Stories: Recording Stories that Change in Tracks

Linda Stegall
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“Thou gaudy gold”: Wealth in The Merchant of Venice

Christopher Fairchild
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Marrying for Autonomy: A Feminist Analysis of Romeo and Juliet

Abbigail Jackson
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Bias, Politics, and Identity in the News and YouTube

Sarah Rutledge
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Environmental Studies

*WINNER* Providing Resources for Female Forestland Owners

Mikayla Wood, Caroline Curtis, Jamie Ownby, Kitty Philips, Kyle Evans
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The Value of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Diverse Projects at The Nature Conservancy’s Bridgestone Reserve at Chestnut Mountain

Ethan Flowers, Fiona Hayward, Shane Stevens
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Achieving Carbon Neutrality at Bridgestone Nature Reserve at Chestnut Mountain

Liam Linton, Sofia Sagran, Riley Roberts, Troy Melton, Jake Woody
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Sustainability in Rural Areas

Charleston Pritchett
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Foreign Languages

*WINNER* Communicating Corona: How Science Can Harness New Media during a Pandemic

Lena Albro
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*WINNER* 'Hansel & Gretel' and 'Gretel & Hansel' - A comparison of the Brothers Grimm fairytale and Oz Perkins movie

Lena Hildebrand
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Cultural Variations of Cinderella

Sydney Edwards, Prinya Tep, Jake Jeffers
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COVID-19 in a Global, Economic Perspective

Rachel Everett
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Animals Versus Humans in Der Struwwelpeter and other Children's Literature

Rebekah Garber, Taylor Liggett
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Seeing the Value in Der Strewwelpeter

Michael Lewis, Peyton Gilmore
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Comparing Der Struwwelpeter: English vs German

Ian Sweetin, Patrick Howard, Christopher Fairchild
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Struwwelpeter still has value for Modern Day society with Children's Eating Habits and Distractions from Life.

Landon York
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Human Ecology

*WINNER* Food Insecurity on Adolescent Development

Ashton Brown
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*WINNER* The Benefits of Increased Funding for the National School Lunch Program in Elementary Schools

Kaylee Case
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*WINNER* Reducing Textile Water Waste

Lydia Smith, Emily Price
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Correlation between school gardens and nutrition education for middle school students

Loren Alcorn
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Obesity Interventions Among Adolescents and Children

Hailey Angel
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The Correlation Between Mental Illnesses and Eating Disorders

Reagan Baker
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DIY projects within the home to help the environment

Morgen Burris, Kendall Brantley
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Parenting styles and the associated health outcomes in children

Alyssa Colson
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The relationship between social media and teens' eating habits

Tyler Dill
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Physical activity's impact on academic achievement in school-aged children

Chase Eldridge
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How is the United States Addressing Furniture Industry Waste?

Brianna Felts, Erin Simmons
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Textile Waste and Its Effects on the Environment

Taylor Frost, Katie Holmes
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Exploring the Sustainability in the Textile Industry

Allison Gilbert, Rylin Dunlap
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The Role of Legacy Building in Chronically Ill Children's Overall Well-Being

Jaymee Gouge
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Thrifting: Sustainable or Just a Trend?

Samantha Hall, Anna-Becca Chester
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Adverse Effects of the World’s Cotton Industry

Madison Harris, Laurabeth Ray, Madison Qualls
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The correlation between homelessness and child development

Hanna Haston
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The relationship between family structure and child development

Laura Lynn Hughes
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Is there a relationship between child abuse and child development?

Marielena Juan
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Misconceptions of Sustainability within the Luxury Fashion Industry

Chloe Land, Cassie Bonamie
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How are Micronutrient Deficiencies Associated with Outcomes of Postpartum Anxiety and Depression in Women?

Destiny Lee
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Animal Rights within the Textile Industry

Bailey Madewell, Lauren Smith
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Dietary Intake and Cognition and Emotional Health in Older Adults

Caraline Partin
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The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children

Kortney Robbins
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The Effects of Dog Ownership on Coping Skills in Children with Chronic Illness

Tatera Roe
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Comparing Intuitive Eating to Traditional Weight Loss Approaches

Wyneshia Spears
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New Sustainability Methods for Denim

Kayla Stafford, Mallory Christian
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Child Life Specialists provide effective interventions throughout a child's hospital stay

Abigail Staley
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The Fast Fashion Industry and Consumer Responses to Alternatives

Hannah Steger, Allison Day
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Emergent Literacy for School Readiness.

Delenn Strong
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The Correlation of Fad Diets and Eating Disorders

Lorena Wance
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The Link Between Depression and Health Outcomes

Kaylee Whitefield
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Nursing

*WINNER* Would Annual A1C Testing Decrease Mortality in Undiagnosed Type 1 Diabetic Children?

Alison Bean
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Physics

*WINNER* Further Optimization of an Ultracold Neutron Spin Dynamics Simulation Code

Chris Swindell
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Neutron dEtector with Xn Tracking (NEXT)

Aaron Kindred
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Astrometric Measurements of Double Star WDS 06047-4505

Luke Parsons, Kaitlyn Kidwell
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Assessment of an NV Magnetometer for Use in Precision Ultracold Neutron Experiments

Cameron Shepherd
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Sociology and Political Science

*WINNER* Examination of a Bottle Bill in Tennessee

Grady Hicks
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