Senior Projects
Part of the IST Core requirements, senior projects in IST are two-semester
capstone projects which serve as a culmination of each student's work
in his or her field. Completion of the senior project utilizes cross-discipline
analytical thinking to identify a problem, recognize the impacts of a problem, and
develop a solution.
Fall 2010
| Title |
Presenter(s) |
| COEHS Learning Resource Center Internship Experience | Joshua Hafer, Stephanie Lloyd, Cory Tompkin |
| Detection of Thermal Pluming Near Industrial Sites on the Kanawha River to Promote Awareness of Detrimental Effects on Water Habitats with IDRIS132 Analysis | Chris Chadwick |
| Developing a Laboratory Procedure for Identification of Fragile X Mutations | Jessica O'Grady |
| Effect of Human Performance Gene ACTN3 on Marshall University Track and Field Athletes | Allison Cox |
| GMO in the Middle East | Abdullah AlTuhami |
| Hite-Saunders Website: Creating a User-Friendly Interface with Efficient Updates and Documentation | Jennifer Marinacci |
| Intelligent Student Scheduling System | Drew Blake |
| Mapping the Beech Fork Nature Trails | Jason Smith |
| Marshall eBay | Abdulaziz Alahmari |
| Marshall Forensics Center Internship Experience Carver Files/Enscripts | Jonathen Richmond |
| Metallurgy & Carbon/Low Alloy Steels | Dakota Collins |
| Mitochondrial DNA Ancestry of African Americans Students at Marshall University | Khyra Fullen |
| Patient Zero: A Game Exploring Infection Dispersion and Artificial Intelligence | Shawn Larkin and Brandon Vernatter |
| PCR, Polymerase, and Puppies | Sundar Raman |
| Placing Stream Structures that Control Flooding and Increase Habitat | Michael Dearing |
| PLC Circuits: Digital to Mechanical | Leon Smith |
| Potential Cytotoxic and Cytoprotective Effects of Selenium on PLHC-1 Cell Line in vitro | Karla Kirk and Justin Tomblin |
| Recycling & Stream Analysis | Emily Walton |
| Social Networking Sites as Evidence | Alan Joseph |
| The Effect of Glycation (nonenzymatic binding of sugar) on Glutathione Reductase, an Enzyme Known to be Involved in the Reduction of ROS in-viv | Nikki Koester |
| The Effect of Metals and Vitamins on the Glycation of Human Serum Albumin by D-Fructose and D-Galactose | Brandon George |
| The Use of Urban Forests to Prevent Flooding in Huntington, WV | Erin Blakely |
| Using a PlayStation 3 as a Server Alternative | Matthew Kinkead |
Spring 2010
| Title |
Presenter(s) |
| Comparing the Effects of Bison and Cattle on Pasture and Direct Access Streams | Jessica Bloom |
| Detecting Colorectal Malignancies | Emily Beckelhimer |
| Farm ponds: The Accidental Creation of Wetlands | Diana Starkweather |
| Fecal Coliform Counts for Ohio River Tributaries in Cabell County WV: A Comparison of Methods | Nathan Godby and Nathan Pape |
| Internship with Service Wire | Patrick Goodall |
| Internship with the Marshall University Sustainability Department | Jason Smith |
| Internship with the MU COEHS Information Technology Department | Brian Bailey |
| Internship with the MU COEHS Information Technology Department | Billy Parsons |
| Internship with the MU School of Medicine Department of Information Technology and Medical Informatics | Derrick Powell |
| Mosquito Control Program | Charles Taylor Brewer |
| Organic Children's Garden | Karen Nelson |
| Pets and Things Online : The process of bringing a 25 year old business into the 21 century | David Adkins |
| Prichard Hall 200: The New Technology Commons | Jared Brinker |
| The Effectiveness of Software in Implementing Network Security in a University Environment | Kristen Vannatter |
| The Feasibility of Using Fungi from the Pleurotus Family for Bioremediation of Coal Slurry | Melissa A. Haveron |
| The Greenbrier West GIS Project | Nicholas Shieler |
| Urban Heat Isle Experiment | Nathan Andrew Carroll |
| Washington Boulevard Community Park | Natalie Parkins |
Spring 2008
| Title |
Presenter(s) |
| 2D gaming using Game Maker 7 game development software | Ryan Miller and Ryan Dasher |
| Beech Fork Trail Development Study | Garan Baisden |
| Lewis Structure Guided Learning | Morgan McBee |
| Mountaintop Removal Mining Affects Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Metal Concentrations in the Mud River | Jesse Nutter |
| Overclocking: Risks and Benefits | Anthony Knight |
| Schoolplug.com | knowledge within you | Jetwichan "Job" Chaowadee |
| Susceptibility of Amino Acids in Albumin and Hemoglobin to Non-enzymatic attack by D-Galactose | Sumanth Manohar |
| Undergraduate Advising Tool (UAT) | Greg Jenelos |
| Watershed Web Template | Patrick Moore and Nathan Broslawsky |
Spring 2007
| Title |
Presenter(s) |
| A Method for Mass Producing a MiniSTR Ladder for Use In Identification of Severely Degraded DNA Samples | Steven Howard |
| Black Water Falls Trail System | Brian Grose |
| College Panel | Nick Napier |
| Comparison of Collection and Purification of Human Mitochondrial DNA | Angela Weese |
| Computer Forensics for Windows Teaching Aid | Bill Muncy |
| Farm Assessment Resources Management System | Curtis Darst |
| Fraternal Chapter Management System | Brad Davis |
| Interactive Mothman Map | Chase Henderson |
| IST Forum | Changsi Du and Hyoseon Shin |
| Managing Growth at USI | Adam Nutter |
| Online Auction Block | Nathan Wilcox |
| Online Poker Tools | Dave Snow |
| OracleWeb | Daniel Blair |
| Project Breach | Brandon Stewart and Matt Young |
| The ABI 377 gene sequencer functionality for Marshall University | Sean Daly and Jonathan Hill |
| The Development of a Novel Colorimetric Assay for NAD+ and NADP+ Dependent Dehydrogenase Enzymes | Leanna Lester and David Sovic |
| Using GPR to locate and identify biological subterranean Voids | Robert Millard |
| WCWF Content Management System | Doug Nichols |
| Windows Domain Network Migration | Jason Carter |
Fall 2005
| Title |
Presenter(s) |
|
A Brief Excursion in Level Design and
Working with a 3D Graphical Engine |
Derek Jefferson and Eric
Brumfield |
|
Apartment Management Services |
Matt Bottorf |
|
Campus Food Waste: How much is there?
And, what can be done about it? |
Chris Justice |
|
Comparison of plant distribution in
riparian communities surrounding impaired ponds at McClinitc Wildlife
Management Area, Mason County, West Virginia |
Janelle McClure |
|
Culvert Assessment for fish crossings in
Morris Creek |
Emanuel Ross |
|
End
User License Agreement Analyzer |
Sean Schoolcraft |
|
FriendFlix |
Lindsay Dale, Bob Glasser,
and Mike Taylor |
|
Information Web |
Lewis Legg and Jesse
Hovemeyer |
|
Intellidesk |
Brian Williams and Brandon
Black |
|
Inter and Intraspecific Mitochoncdrial
Sequence Variaton in the Genus Orconectes |
Lauren Lafferre |
|
IST Advising System |
Emily Hager |
|
Marshall University Basic Application for
Little Leaguers (MU BALL) |
Adam Mottesheard |
|
Meadow River Environmental Map |
Allison Beasley |
|
Mystery of Lyle and Louise |
Natalie White |
|
Network Interoperability |
Salvador Djeukeng |
|
Network Security |
Sarah Erwin |
|
The Link Between Cardiovascular Disease
and Genetic Mutations |
Maria Ramey |
|
Vandalia Research, Inc |
Derek Gregg and Justin Swick
Advisor |
|
Water9 |
Eric Miller |
|
Water Quality Assessment at Pendleton
Lake, Blackwater Falls State Park |
Sarah Jenami, Samuel McFee,
and Rhiannon Payne |
|
Work Order Management System |
Tom Judge |
Spring 2005
| Title |
Presenter(s) |
|
Connecting Children to the World: Networking a School |
Travis Capehart, Justin Endicott, Alisha VanNatter, and Beau Webb |
|
Content Management System |
Sean
Lynch |
|
Developing an APEX and Pyrosequencing procedure for MTHFR Genotyping |
Maria Ramey |
|
Digital Photo Sharing Using Open Source Technology |
Jack
Xue |
|
eCampusClassifieds.com-Online Classifieds Service |
Chris Bourne and Adam Scarberry |
|
Establishing and Understanding Network Security |
Missy Gainer, Travis Bragg, and Chris Weaver |
|
Expression of Neurexins in Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells |
Amy
Wolfe |
|
Expression of Ski and Sno Proto-Oncogenes in Male Germ Cells and
Testicular Tumors |
Jordan Nash |
|
Honors News Online: Database-driven News Site |
Nick
Slate |
|
Kaymoor: A Look into the Past |
Christa Montgomery |
|
Multimedia Action Center |
John
Stephens |
|
ONGOM: Oil & Natural Gas Operation Manager |
Dustin Yeager |
|
Pharmacy Website |
James Gaiser |
|
Rampart++ |
Eric
Maynard and Greg Finley |
|
Ruralizing Broadband |
Scott Keeling and Chris Perkins |
|
The Relationship of Technology and Changes in Copyright Law |
Christie Coursin |
|
Throw and Catch... |
Matt
Beckett |
|
Virtual Bicycle for Highland Park News Website |
Eve
Marcum |
|
Watershed Coalition Assessment |
Emmanuel Ross |
Fall 2004
| Title |
Presenter(s) |
|
A Brief View of the
Easy Album Photo Sharing Platform |
Jackie Xue |
|
A
Multiplayer Flash Game |
Matthew Beckett |
|
An Examination of
Amounts and Effects of Fecal Coliform Bacteria in Big Cabell Creek |
Kevin Snow and Chip Floyd |
|
Arachnovation Website |
Pat Allen |
|
Connecting students to the world: The networking of a schoolhouse |
Beau Webb |
|
Content Management
System |
Sean Lynch |
|
Effects of Estrogen on
Ski and Sno Gene Expression in a Human Germ Cell Tumor Cell Line |
Jordan Nash |
|
Establishing and
Understanding Network Security |
Chris Weaver, Missy Gainer, and Travis
Bragg |
|
Expressions of
Neurexins in Smooth Muscles |
Amy Wolfe |
|
Get It To Go: Online
Food Delivery |
Jeremy Boykin |
|
Honors News Online:
Database driven news site |
Nick Slate |
|
Hotel Management
Software |
Garon Rucker |
|
Huntington Ads -
Online Classified Listing Service |
Chris Bourne and Adam
Scarberry |
|
Intellectual Property
Dealing With Open Source Software and Multi-media |
Christie Coursin |
| Introduction to Forensic
Science: The Laboratory Manual |
Sarah Bowen |
|
Kaymoor:
A Look into the Past |
Christa Montgomery |
|
MMAC:
Multi-media Action Center |
John Stephens |
|
ONGOM: Oil and
Natural Gas Operation Manager |
Dustin Yeager |
|
Pharmacy Website |
James Gaiser |
|
Ruralizing broadband |
Scott Keeling and Chris
Perkins |
|
The Crayfish
Distribution of the New River Gorge National River |
Casey Swecker |
| The Effects of an
Invasive Species: Endangered WV Crayfish |
Beau Gerlach |
Spring 2004
| Title |
Presenter(s) |
| Amrtaka: An
Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem |
Matt Marks |
| An Evaluation of Personal
Firewalls |
Ted Haddox |
| Creation and Rollout of
an Online Game |
Joe Haun and Brett Grizzle |
| Creation of a Multimedia
Recruiting CD for Integrated Science and Technology |
Jarrod Wilson and Stacy
Harrison |
| Homocysteine and Genetics
in Obese West Virginians |
Jooha Jeong |
| HYCAT Web Accessible Swim
Team Database |
Justin Grimes |
| Instructional Modules for
Bioinformatics |
Andrew Rieser |
| MusicSpectra |
Stephen Kolar |
| Network Design |
Matt Tarbett and Julie
Gainer |
| Office of Academic
Affairs: Submit Program Reviews Electronically |
Chris Anderson |
| Performance Tracker
Amazon.com |
Terry Grant |
| Satellite Image File
Compression |
Ken Casto, Jason Tyler, and
Valerie Clark |
| Topographic Mapping of
General Jenkins Homestead Area |
Bryan Bowen and Noah Henson |
| Virtual Student Advisory
System |
Shaun Blake, Natasha Brooks,
Michael Riffle, and Chris Squires |
| Wireless Technologies |
Jared Adkins |
Fall 2003
| Title |
Presenter(s) |
| A Maggot was the Witness |
Holly Bragg, Heather Harrah,
and Nicole Liette |
| Detection of DNA Damage
in Chlaydomonas reinhardtii and Buccal Cells by Means of the Comet Assay |
Alyson Copeland |
| Justin, Varinka, and
Highland Park |
Varinka Barbini and Justin
Spencer |
| Laboratory Information
Management System (LIMS) for Sample Testing Laboratories |
Thomas Wolfe |
| University Registration
Office Database |
Dejia Cai |
Spring 2003
| Title |
Presenter(s) |
| Analysis of Fish
Recolonization on the Stony River using GIS |
Justin Elkins |
| Autonomous Character in
Video Games |
Michael Taylor |
| Computer Assisted
Language Learning Lab Website |
Albert Goble and John Ulincy |
| Creating Class Tools and
Questioned Documents for Forensic Science |
Brad Ackermann |
| Engineering of the
Marshall University Autism Training Center's Central Database |
Marques Jones, Lamar
Stewart, and Josh Watson |
| Homocysteine and MTHFR
Genotype in an Obese West Virginia Population |
Sarah Hesson |
| Lenny Bruce Project |
Nick Bailey and Nathan Ball |
| Macroinvertebrates and
Nutrient Loading in Streams across West Virginia |
Tim Dorey |
| Marshall University Early
Eduacation Center Website |
Michael Harris and Seth Holt |
| Online Environmental
Education Collaboration |
Jason Elliott |
| Systematic Analysis of an
Impacted Watershed Using GIS |
Justin Knapp |
| Towards Computing Gaia:
An Interactive Virtual Wetland |
Joe Hughes |
| Using GIS to Determine a
Suitable Habitat for cambarus veteranus |
Jeremy McComas |
Spring 2002
Fall 2001
Spring 2001
| Title |
Presenter(s) |
| T7 RNA Polymerase Cloning
Vector |
Racheal Fox |
| WebTask Software System |
Tammy Bryant |
| A GIS System that Records
Distribution of a Rare Fish, Rhinichthys boswersi, and Related
Species in WV |
Brooke Schlenker |
