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Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards

Theses prior to 2023 are currently being migrated to this site. In the interim, they can be accessed via TriCollege Libraries Institutional Scholarship.

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Theses from 2026 2026

Bleachers Constructed from Reclaimed Structural Lumber, Ben Aaron , ‘26; Amelia Landry , ‘26; and Zoe Sperduto , ‘26

Breaking the Fourth Wall: Structural Accessibility in Theaters, Maddie Adams-Miller , ‘26 and Abbey Peters , ‘26

Solar Charging Chair, Joseph Austrian , ‘26; Jude Hemmins , ‘26; and Neghemi Micah , ‘26

How Parents & Children Talk About Technology Rules, Elisha Seoyoon Bae , '26

An Analysis of Tone Perception differences of Native English speakers between Beijing and Taiwan Accented Mandarin Chinese, Tehya Banach , '26

Risquer la résistance: la réponse surréaliste à l’Exposition coloniale internationale de 1931, Milla Ben-Ezra , '26

High-Fidelity Swarthmore SEPTA Station Display, Aurélien Carretta , ‘26 and Nicholas Fettig , ‘26

A Quest for Food in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brooklyn Heights: Residential Interactions with Neighborhood Food Resources, Aidan Carroll , ‘26

Une crise démographique ? Les inquiétudes autour de la population en France à la fin du XIXe siècle, Aidan Carroll , '26

Hospice Volunteers’ Reflections on End–of-Life Care, Ava Chon , ‘26

SwatCrowd, Aubree Daugherty , ‘26 and Gillian Will , ‘26

Time-Correlated Photons from Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion (SPDC), Aaron Dubois , ‘26; Tanvir Islam , ‘26; and Prashan Thapa Magar , ‘26

More Than Just Lunch: The Hidden Curriculum of the National School Lunch Program, Zayah Espinosa , '26

6 Degrees of Freedom Robotic Arm, Vansh Garg , ‘26; Eric Chen , ‘26; and Kaw Moo , ‘26

« LOOK THE KING IS NAKED » : Une étude de The Naked King (2026) d’Alexei Ratmansky vue à travers le ballet de cour du Roi Soleil, Simone Gingerich-Boberg , '26

Modeling and Constraining Beyond Standard Model Neutrino Self-Interactions, Sabrina Hanning , ‘26

Trash Bot!, Owen Hoffman , ‘26; Ryder Maston , ‘26; and Jack Nicholson , ‘26

Experimental and Computational Investigations of Li-ion and Na-ion Battery Cathode Materials, Shintaro Inaba , ‘26

Computational Analysis of Immigration Discourse and Political Polarization: Evidence from U.S. Political Podcasts During the 2024 Presidential Election, Reishiro Kawakami , ‘26

A Living Epidemic: The Persistence of Tuberculosis in Contemporary Indigenous Alaska, Sharon Kim , ‘26

Evaluating Compressive Strength of Freeze-Thaw Resistant Sidewalk Concrete, Emerson Krasusky , ‘26 and Mi Meh , ‘26

L’Art comme révélateur de l’inconscient personnel et politique dans L’Intranquille, Leon Leveau , '26

Balancing Inquiry Based Learning and Direct Instruction, Sharon Liu , '26

Care Under Constraint: Nonprofit Intermediaries and the Limits of Solidarity in Sunset Park, Greta Nicole Matthies , ‘26

Reducing Freeze-Thaw Settlement For Homes in Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Jalyn Miller , ‘26; Madeline Mountcastle , ‘26; and Elijah Santos , ‘26

Transforming Wood, Transforming Bodies: Craft Work, Addiction Recovery, and Regional History at an Appalachian Guitar Factory, Eva Murillo , ‘26

Soil Erosion in the Crum Woods: Testing and Mitigation, Andrew Narain , ‘26 and Sabina Karabin , ‘26

Investigating the complex mechanisms modulating the dissolution of silver nanoparticles: pH, size and the presence of biomolecules, Mojisoluwa C. Oludare , '26

Optimization of Pumping Kite Wind Energy Conversion System, Jamie Pickar , ‘26; Sam Peterson , ‘26; and Luke Magnuson , ‘26

Dairy Cows and Doughnut Holes: The Class Politics of Municipal Boundaries and Logistics Land Use in Inland Southern California, Anthony Rumbos-Perez , ‘26

Sensegrity: A Tactile Sensor-for Tensegrity Robots, Jennifer Salguero , ‘26; Jefrey Torres , ‘26; and Alvin Zheng , ‘26

Verification Device For The Placement of Nasogastric Tubes Without X-Ray Imaging, Jesus Saucedo Bucio , ‘26; Bonji Onuma , ‘26; and Miles Fleisher , ‘26

A Medical Home: How Pediatrics Challenges Systemic Barriers Through Relationships and Time., Doris Serrano , ‘26

What is Remembered Lives: Making Meaning of the AIDS Epidemic Through Museum Education, Anya Tang , '26

Serendipitous Reactivity of Tripodal Tris(nitroxide) Aluminum and Gallium Complexes with Halomethanes, Elizabeth N. S. Ting , '26

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle, Alexander Vasquez-Jaffe , ‘26 and Kimaru Boruett , ‘26

Disputing Geographies of Sanctuaries: Legal Manifestations and Re-imagined Practices in Adverse State Conditions for Migrants in Philadelphia County and Miami Dade County, Clara Ximena Villalba , ‘26

One Square, Many Worlds: The Everyday Politics of Space in Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square, Cheng-Yen (Billy) Wu , ‘26

Biophysical and X-ray Crystallographic Characterization of Noncanonical DNA Structures, Eric Xing , '26

Theses from 2025 2025

Generating Electricity from the Matchbox Equipment, Syed A. Ali , '25

Law in Bloom: The Roots of Legal Consciousness and Negotiation in Philadelphia Community Gardens, Vanessa Amsinger , '25

The Great Interceder: How Attorneys Advocate for Low Income Clients, Alesha Archil , '25

The Impact of Class Size on Motivating Middle School Math Classes, Koyo Asakawa , '25

Indigenous and Online: Implications for Contemporary Zapotec Language Acquisition and Heritage Learning in Central Oaxaca, Esénia Bañuelos , '26

Women in Baseball: The Decision Between Collegiate Baseball or Softball, Heidi Berger , '25

Becoming Wall Street: Gendered Subjectivities in the Financial City, Jordyn Bernard , '25

Colonial Christianity: The Language of Evangelization Through the Levanto 1766 Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary Poems, Lillian E. Chan , '26

Discovery and Synthesis of Novel, Porous Organic Cages via Dynamic Imine Chemistry in Continuous Flow, Anzhi (Andy) Chen , '25

Using Software Defined Radio to Detect Human Life, John-William Cordero , '25

¿Soy Bilingüe? ¡Soy Bilingüe!: How Bilingual Proficiency Influences Code Switching, Natalie S. Cortez , '26

Low Cost NDVI Aerial Imager for Plant Health Monitoring, Roe Crawford , '25 and Brandon Mickelson , '25

“It’s Just What You Do in a Relationship”: A Linguistic Analysis of Sexual Consent Discourse, Joey Driscoll , '26

Postcolonial policies and practices towards language in Algeria and Côte d’Ivoire, Charlotte Anne Dutcher , '26

Misogyny in Medicine’s Margins: Patients’ and Physicians’ Conflicts, Challenges, and Camaraderie in Endometriosis Care, Malavika Eby , '25

Frost Heave Physical Simulation Testing Apparatus, Noah Edgar , '25

Finding Agency: Supporting Teachers and Students through TrUDL, Karina Flores , '25

Sustainable Residential Buildings in the Anthropocene: A Case Study Investigating Resilience Strategies for Tiny Houses, Angela Gil , '25

Biofeedback System for Shoulder Rehabilitation, Justin Gonzalez , '25

Neural Correlates of Yohimbine-Induced Reinstatement of Palatable Food Seeking Behavior, Steven Gooden , '25

Spoken Melodies: A Black Languaging ELA Curriculum, Taylor Gray , '26

En place de Netflix (2023). Rire et réfléchir de la banlieue à l’Élysée., Ísak I. Gudmundsson Goldstein , '25

Design of a Cross-Laminated Timber Press, Matthew Gutow , '25

Improving Retention and Success of Science , Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Majors in Higher Education, Matthew Gutow , '25

Surviving Swarthmore: Safe Spaces for Student Survivors of Sexual Violence, Olivia Han , '25

Closing the Loop: Solar-Powered Vermicomposter, Isabela Ibrahim , '25 and Lindsey Turner , '25

An Integrated Automated Design for an Atomic Layer Photoluminescent Spectroscopy System, Chi (Tim) Jiang , '25

Indigenismo, Anti-Communism, and la Revolución: Historicizing The Relationship Between State-Sponsored Indigenism and Anti-Communism in Post-Revolutionary Mexico, Reuben Kadushin , '25

Designing an Affordable Motion Capture System for Multi-Robot Research and Education, Hojune Kim , '25

Sign Language Buoys in Lexical Items, Iris Kim , '26

From Personal to Institutional: The Struggle of Maintaining Community Archives, Zack Kreines , '25

Mama, Appa, and Titi: What Makes Words Sound Parental? A phonological exploration of parental terms in and beyond the gender binary, Madeleine C. S. Kruckemeye , '26

Progress toward the synthesis of pyridine-containing macrocycles using dynamic alkyne and olefin metathesis, Stephen Kwas , '25

“When I Farm, I Am Free:” Navigating Hmong Identity and Citizenship through Farming, Stephen Kwas , '25

Control and Cuckoldry in “Calypso” and “Circe”, Corinne Lafont , '26

Qhia Peb Tus Kheej: HMong Resistance using Community-Based Educational Spaces in Vietnam, Kaj Tug E. Lee , '25

Between Opposite and Unity: A Cross-Linguistic Study of Contranyms in Classical Chinese, German, and English, Che Lu , '26

The Amalgamation: A Complete Open-Source Pair of Smart Glasses, Thomas Makin , '25 and Xezel Peshlakai , '25

The Robust Autonomy of Hezbollah: Countering the narrative of Hezbollah as an Iranian proxy, Mats McGrath , '25

Black Mothering and Environmental Justice Activism: A Black Ecofeminist Framework, Kayla N. Miller , '25

‘To Zero By Thirty-Five’ Geoexchange System Optimization, Andrew Moy , '25

Robotic Arm: A Helping Hand, Chisom Obiora-Egbuziem , '25

La beauté ignoble du cadavre. Regard scientifique et regard artistique dans Thérèse Raquin d’Émile Zola, Shreya Patel , '25

Prisons are a Public Health Crisis: Alabama Paves the Way, Rae Peeples , '25

Intersectional Identities of Asian Americans Living with Mental Health Conditions in Computer Science Education, Mei I. Prasetio , '25

Nauplius Swimming Robot, Adelle Robison , '25

“Finally girls hitting a celly:” Emotions and Gender Embodiment in Competitive Swimmers’ Post-Race Celebrations, Lauren Q. Rohde , '25

Parent Perceptions of Children’s Habitual, Ideal, and Normative Screen Time, Leo Rosaz Shariyf , '25

Chiral Collapse in William Gaddis’ The Recognitions, Drake Roth , '25

GO BIRDS: Sports Fandom and Civic Identity, Benjamin Rotko , '25

“Then we would know, and then we could help the world:” Exploring the Multidirectional Relationship Between Young Children, Families, and Social Movements, Carrie Ryter , '26

Hay Comida en la Casa: Study on Food Inaccessibility in NYC, Crystal A. Secaira , '25

Building a New System to Advance Vortex-Induced Vibration Energy Harvesting, Jacob Sherman , '25

Stories from Home: Contextualizing Phonics through Immigration, Storytelling, and Belonging, Allison Shih , '25

Disease and Deprivation: Care, Medical Pluralism, and Healthcare Experiences of Diabetes Patients in Liberia, Prince U.D. Tardeh , '25

Characterizing Potential Models of the MEK and ERK Kinase Interaction, Aaron Thammavongxay , '25

In Sickness and In Health: Care and Complacency in Aid Efforts for Migrant Youth in Eastern France, Nzana K. Thillot , '25

You Thought You Ate: How Capitalism Constructs Black Women’s Body Image and Relationship to Food, Nia Y. Todd , '25

Acoustic Vacuum Barrier, Kielor Tung , '25

Photovoltaic-Electrolysis Device Optimization, Abigail Turner , '25

“He’s Here, He’s Not Queer”: The Indexical Potential of Pronoun Use on American Drag Reality Television, Finn Verdonk , '26