Honors Graduates
Marshall Abbott
Margaret Aydlett
Biomedical Engineering
Media Studies
Marine Science
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Portland, Maine
Cullen, Virginia
Nativity Girls’ School
Deering High School
Tallwood High School
THESIS: Exploration of Correlations Between the Fractal Dimension of Microcalcification Clusters and Background Tissue Disruption in Mammograms
THESIS: Can Spoilers In Online Reviews
Affect Viewer Enjoyment?
THESIS: Examining the Microbiome of Porphyra umbilicalis in the North Atlantic
Advisor: Michael Grillo
Advisor: Susan Brawley
Advisor: Andre Khalil
Thesis Description: My thesis investigated how spoilers affected viewer enjoyment for films. I used two different groups of students; ones who would read an unspoiled review of a movie and ones who would read a spoiled review. We then would watch the movie and the participants were interviewed after the film viewing.
Thesis Description: The goal of this project was to examine the distribution and ASV diversity of bacteria associated with Porphyra umbilicalis with special focus on some isolates, including studies of their temperature dependence and consideration of how they may affect Porphyra.
Alan Baez
Brianna Ballard
Molly Bennett
Biochemistry
History; Anthropology
Wildlife Ecology
Waterville, Maine
Detroit, Maine
Falmouth, Maine
Waterville Senior High School
Maine Central Institute
Falmouth High School
THESIS: Molecular Mechanisms Underlying
THESIS: Other Fish in the Sea: Black Sea Bass
The Effects of Antimicrobial Agent Triclosan on Cellular Function and Signaling: Triclosan Disrupts Immune Cell Function by Depression Calcium Influx Via Acidification of the Cytoplasm
(Centropristis striata) and Evidence for Past Environmental Change in the Archaeological Record
THESIS: Characterizing the Range Shift of Two Peromyscus Species in Maine
Betelhem Abay
August 2020
Thesis Description: Breast cancer is one of the most frequent cancers among women worldwide. Improving the efficiency of analyzing breast images from screening using computer-aided diagnostics is crucial to minimize mortality rate. The goal of this study is to explore the relationship between breast tissue lesion and the loss of tissue homeostasis leading to tissue bilateral asymmetry in cancerous tumor cell growth.
Advisor: Julie Gosse Thesis Description: Triclosan (TCS) is a formerly widespread antimicrobial agent commonly used in personal hygiene products. It has previously been shown that TCS inhibits the function of immune cells through an unknown mechanism. Here we show this inhibition is largely due to acidification of the cytoplasm by TCS.
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Minerva 2020
Advisors: Bonnie Newsom and Sky Heller Thesis Description: My research examines archaeological fish remains from the Gulf of Maine as indicators of past climate change. In this study, I examine archaeological samples from the Waterside Shell Midden (44-7) in Sorrento, Maine to identify Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striata) within the site’s faunal collection.
December 2019
Advisor: Danielle Levesque Thesis Description: In a changing climate, white-footed and deer mice in Maine are currently undergoing range shifts. The objective of my thesis is to determine the historical and current range of each species in Maine. This gives insight as to how the two might differ as reservoirs for tick-borne disease, catalysts for forest community development, and models for mammalian range shifts.
