This series features exemplary undergraduate student research from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, including selected senior theses, honors work, research reports, data sets, and other academic and creative projects completed by undergraduate students in Pepperdine University's Seaver College.
Research from 2012
Stem Mechanical Strength in Thinned versus Non-thinned Ceanothus spinosus, KSP, David J. Kang, Hannah Y. Choe, and Melinda L. Marchiano
The effect of dirt on inhibition of light absorption in Musa leaves, Lorelle Knight, Alexis Carrington, Angela French, and Roxanne Barker
The Relationship of Stomatal Conductnace to Mechanical Strength in Leaves of Santa Monica Plants, Russell P. Mott, Steven R. Fleming, and John R. Macbeth
Mapping Shikoku: Picturing Buddhist Pilgrimage in Contemporary Japan, Anna Maria Ortiz, Chloe Walton, and Cody McManus
The Gods Come For Play: Visualizing the Divine in Balinese Theatre, Chandler Payne and John Park
The Effect of Riparian and Arid Environments on Stomatal Conductance in Baccharis salicifolia and Heteromeles arbutifolia, Danalit Rangel, Vicki Mac, and Ariel Lan
Haniwa: Constructing a Sacred Place for the Afterlife, Ashlyn Rawls, Clarissa Aliberti, and Rylee Baisden
Jayavarmin VII: Achieving Kingship, Ross Seeman, McKay Whitacre, and David Oppenheim
Gypsy Curse or Gypsy Cursed: An Attempt to Isolate “Roma-Phobia” in the United Kingdom and Russia, Alina Larisa Shvartsman
Fear Factor: The Role of Fear in a Liberal Democracy, Sasha Stillman
Exploring the Hydration Levels of Malosma laurina at Different Elevations on a Man-made Trail, Eric S. Taylor, Brad J. Anderson, and Brandon E. Stites
Ganesha: A Study of Personal Worship to a Personal God, Madeline Taylor, Katherine Garner, and Naomi Purnell
A Comparison of Water Potential and Mechanical Strength of Tip and Base Leaves in Heteromeles arbutifolia, Aaron Tsai and James Maynard
The Relationship Between Leaf Mechanical Strength and Photosynthetic Rates, Aaron van Loon, Brianna Manes, Taylor Stucky, and Thomas Addington
The Differences in Vegetation Type on North and South-Facing Slopes, Andrew Villablanca, Katherine McCabe, and Daniel Galuhn
Research from 2011
Effects of Soil Moisture on Photosynthesis and Fluorescence in Heteromeles arbutifolia, Ali Alyami, Colin Byrne, and Katherine Currie
The Effect of Proximity to a Highway on the Health of Malosma laurina Leaves, Jessica Bermea, Haley Clayton, and Jack Klobas
Exploring the Open-Close Mechanism of Dimorphotheca aurantiaca: Day versus Night and Cold versus Hot Temperatures, Tommy Chung, Kathleen Aguilar, and Sunny Kim
Is there a relationship between Water Potential and the Mechanical Strength of Salix lasiolepis?, William Cohen, Gina Fitzgerald, and Joseph Liao
The Effect of Hydration Status on Tensile Strength of the Leaves of Elymus Glaucus, Chelsie Corbett, Uri Hong, and Scott Davis
The Effect of Nitrogen Soil Concentration on Leaf Fluorescence in Zea Mays, Ashton Garbutt, Daniel Rossie, and Anup Solsi
Stress-induced Proteolysis of FKBP10: Mutational Analysis and Functional Implications, Lindsey A. Murphy
Effects of Dehydration Stress on the Dark Adapted Fluorescence (Fv/Fm) of Giant Bladder Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), J. Avery Powell and Leah Smith
The Effects of Agitation Upon Plant Anatomy in Phaseolus vulgaris, Craig Sutter and Nicholas Huron
Effects of 2, 4-D on Zea maize Physiology, Caitlin Thompson, Lori Patrick, Acacia Osbourne, and Katrina Brock