2025 natural sciences senior capstone presentations

  • Katie Campbell – “What the Effects of Bycatch on the Critically Endangered Vaquita Porpoise (Phocoena sinus) Tells Us About Animal Behavior”
  • Jessie Carolin-Vandenberg – “The Benefits of Biophilic Design”
  • Cora Lindy Carter – “The Science of Collagen: From Molecules to Skin Health”
  • Dare Crusade – “Engineering the Sky: The Hidden Dangers of Cloud Seeding and Geoengineering”
  • Joaquin Graham – “Microplastics”
  • Caleigh Greene – “Optra Gene in Pathogenic Bacteria in the Environment”
  • Theresa Green-White – “Electrochemotherapy: Improving Outcomes for Pets with Cancer”
  • Jasmeene Guido – “Water Quality in Tennessee’s Public Water Supply and Its Effect on Oral Health”
  • Brynna Johnson – “AmpC Mediated Antibiotic Resistance in E. coli”
  • Hannah Marsh – “Catalytic Cracking of Heavy Petroleum Fractions Using Zeolite Catalysts”
  • Sofia Richmond – “Improving Solar Cell Efficiency Through Surface Texturing”
  • Emmett Smiley – “The Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cancer Through Oral Care”
  • Caleb Swinehart – “Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Ecology: Wildlife, Habitat and People”
  • Kiera Taylor – “Ethical and Socioeconomic Considerations in Home Birth Versus Hospital Birth”