Capstone Projects

Below you will find listed a collection of the capstone projects that our students undertake in their senior year. Advised by university faculty, these projects reflect the many disciplines and backgrounds of our students.

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• Sealing the Future: Evaluating PoreShield's Effectiveness in Preventing PFAS Leaching from Concrete Infrastructure

  Flora Wang, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Kyle Doudrick

• Isabella Tehrani

  Rebound & Recycle- implementation & gamification of recycling at Rolfs Athletics Center, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Tom Gallagher

• Evaluating the Scalability of a Light-Mediated Synthesis: Construction of a 2 Gold Microplate Reaction Vessel

  Mia Simon, 2026

  Faculty Advisors: Robert Hughes and Svetlana Neretina

• Eco-Labels Ability to Increase Brand’s Competitive Advantage

  Elise Norris, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Susan Kleiser

• Conservation Funding, Corruption, and Deforestation in the Global South

  Jonathan Mikovits, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Daniel Miller

• FloodRisk NJ: A Two-Stage Analysis of Flood Exposure and Residential Property Prices in New Jersey

  Grace McLaughlin, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Joe Ke

• Nuclear Power at Notre Dame: The Possibility of a Small Reactor on Campus

  Kyle McKee, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Peter Burns

• How Long Can I Keep Doing This? The Unintended Consequences of Leader Passion on Followers

  Alex Mazzucco, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Dorian Boncoeur

• Verifying the Verifiers: Assessing Assurance Quality of Independent Third-Party Validation and Verification Bodies (VVBs) for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Carbon Offset Projects under the Verra Registry

  Lily Knickman, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Sandra Vera-Muñoz

• Lunar Legacy: The human impact on the lunar environment

  Aimee Gross, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Clive Neal

• Future-Proofing Heritage: Crafting a Climate-Adapted Future for El Potrero Viejo by Implementing Agrivoltaic Systems

  Emily Gonzalez, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: John Mellor

• Driving Sustainability: Internal Marketing of ESG Initiatives in the Automotive Industry

  Victoria Culotta, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Jessica McManus Warnell

• From Far to Pasture: A Sustainable Approach to Local Food Security

  Grace Brenneman, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Tom Gallagher

• To the Plate from Pasture or Packhouse: Assessing Consumer Attitudes Toward Different Labels

  Sean Bocan and Joseph Hoover and George LaVigne, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Mitchell Olsen

• Local Gains, Local Narratives: County-Level Economic Effects and Media Reception of the IRA in Georgia

  Robert Bektas, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Nelson Mark

• Born to be Resilient: Understanding how sustainable waste management businesses operate in an environment characterized by limited green financing, weak political incentives, and resource-driven economic development in Trinidad and Tobago

  Bernice Antoine, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Suzanne Shanahan

• Recycling Realities: A Study of Residence Hall Behaviors and Attitudes at the University of Notre Dame

  Toluwanimi Adeyemo, 2026

  Faculty Advisor: Krister Andersson

• Beyond the Grid: A Comparative Cost/ Benefit Analysis of Solar Panels Versus Fossil Fuel Powered Generators in Lagos, Nigeria

  Chizoma Duru, 2025

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Krister Andersson

• Ecosystems of the Mind: A Framework Exploring Nature’s Impact on Health and Neurodevelopment

  Regina Hammond, 2025

  Faculty Advisor: Nancy Michael

• Travel like a Champion Today! Feasibility Study on Travel Carbon Offset Projects for the University of Notre Dame Fencing and Swimming & Diving Teams

  Alex Lacaze and Parker Macy, 2025

  Faculty Advisor: Annie Coleman