Engineering Science majors are required to conduct a capstone research and design project that integrates the scientific principles of research, design, and analysis and applies them to a particular field of engineering.

A list of students, their selected topics, thesis supervisor and more follows below.

Kevin Graves “Design of Solar Energy System for u se in Remote Locations”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Colledge
Honors Advisor: Dr. Osama Awadelkarim

Kevin Howorth “Electronic Characteristics of Ultracapacitors Formed From Activted Carbon and Organic Electrolyte“
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Michael Lanagan
Honors Advisor: Dr. Christine Masters

Eli Katz “Development of Education module: Surveying and Topographic Map Construction”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Thomas College
Honors Advisor: Dr. Bernhard Tittmann

Sarah Klinetob “A Trickling Filter Design for an Alternative Wastewater Treatment System in Rural Kentucky”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Colledge, Service Engineering Coordinator, The School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs
Honors Advisor: Dr. Christine Masters

Ang Li “Bioabsorbable Material Via Electron Beam Physical Vapor Deposition (EBPVD) for Use in Cardiac Stent and Orthopedic Material“
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Barbara Shaw
Honors Advisor: Dr. Mark Horn

Russell Love “Ultrasonic Guided Wave Mode and Frequency Optimization for Increased Sensitivity and Penetration Power”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Rose
Honors Advisor: Dr. Melik Demirel

Wei Luo“Electromagnetism in Complex Composites”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Akhlesh Laktakia
Honors Advisor: Dr. Clifford Lissenden

Tomas Marko “Nucleation and Columns Size Control of Nanostructured Films”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Melik Demirel
Honors Advisor: Dr. Jian Xu

Abdalla Nassar “Characterization of Laser Induced Plasma Plume Ignited Off a Titanium Substrate”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Albert Segall
Honors Advisor: Dr. Bernhard Tittmann

Nghia Dai Nguyen “Growing Gold Nanowires by Using PDMS Mold and Gold Plating Solution”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Steve Fonash
Honors Advisor: Dr. Mirna Urquidi-Macdonald

Stacy Pagliocca “Ultrasonic Guided Waves for Structural Health Monitoring’
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Clifford Lissenden
Honors Advisor: Dr. Charles Bakis

Bobby Parchuri “Ultrasonic Guided Waves for Structural Health Monitoring”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Rose
Honors Advisor: Dr. Tony Huang

Brendan Purcell "Crystallinity and Porosity of Nanostructured Poly(p-xylylene) Thin Films for Controlled Wettability and Adhesion”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Melik Demirel
Honors Advisor: Dr. Melik Demirel

Dana Scott “A Predictive Modeling and Experimental Investigation of Laser Sustained Plasma and Its Potential Application to Materials Processing”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Judith Todd
Honors Advisor: Dr. Clifford Lissenden

John Sharrar "Lidar Hyperspectral Imagery Simulation for Image Fusion Development”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Richard Tutweiler, ARL
Honors Advisor: Dr. Christine Masters

Stanton Sollenberger “Analysis of Ballistic Damage in Rotorcraft Driveshafts with Flexible matrix Composites”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Edward Smith, Professor of Aerospace Engr.
Dr. Charles Bakis
Honors Advisor: Dr. Gary Gray

Keith Stern “Bioresorbable Magnesium Bone Plates”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Barbara Shaw
Honors Advisor: Dr. Charles Bakis

Aaron Todd “Characterization and Development of Bioabsorbing Magnesium Cardiac Stents”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Barbara Shaw
Honors Advisor: Dr. Joseph Rose

Daniel Welsh “NDE on an Operating Turbine Blade”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Bernhard Tittmann
Honors Advisor: Dr. Ivi Smid

Christopher Winter “Electronic and Sensing Applications of Nanowires”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Fonash
Honors Advisor: Dr. Joseph Cusumano