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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• Field of Vice and Victory

  Emma Stern, 2024

  Faculty Advisor: Orlando Menes & Maira Hayat

• Hold the Salt: an investigation into the aquatic ecosystem effects of de-icing salt application at Notre Dame.

  Lauren Schnabel, 2024

  Faculty Advisors: Dr. Pfrender, Fr. Terrence Ehrman, Beau Barnett and Tim Dyczko

• Plant Power: Determining the Potential of Aquatic Vegetation as Biodigester Input to Reduce Human Infectious Disease

  Lauren Sallay, 2024

  Faculty Advisors: Jason Rohr, Ludmilla F., Stephen J., and Robert T. Galla

• Assessing Changes in Kentucky Lake Through Time and Implications for Sustainable Management of Man-Made Lakes

  Andrea Reisinger, 2024

  Faculty Advisor: Alan F. Hamlet

• The Sea is Rising, Are We Moving?

  Isabela Rascon, 2024

  Faculty Advisor: Sisi Meng

• Sustainable Alaskan Salmon: A Plan of Adaptation for The Coventina Fishing Vessel

  Zach Plucinski, 2024

  Faculty Advisors: Tim Balko and Gary Lamberti

• Growing Food to Grow Community: Unity Gardens Inc.

  Mackenzie Pittman, 2024

  Faculty Advisor: Donna Glowacki

• Macroinvertebrate Diversity as a Measure of the Long Term Effectiveness of the 1997 Restoration of Juday Creek on the University of Notre Dame’s Warren Golf Course (St. Joseph Co., Indiana)

  Emma Pierce, 2024

  Faculty Advisor: Ronald Hellenthal

• Circular Fashion and the College Aged Population: Attitudes and Awareness Surrounding Online Clothing Rental Platforms

  Elisabeth Olsen, 2024

  Faculty Advisor: Mitchell Olsen

• This Land Was Made for You and Me; The Story of Disability, Accessibility, and Preservation in America’s Public Lands

  Nora Mulligan, 2024

  Faculty Advisors: Annie Coleman and Laurel Daen

• Protect and Preserve: A Defense of The Sanibel Plan

  Tricia McCormack, 2024

  Faculty Advisor: Jon Coleman

• Groundbreaking: Habitat Research and Sanctuary Proposal for Threatened Species in South Bend, Indiana.

  Karalina Kulis, 2024

  Faculty Advisor: Dominic Chaloner

• Watching Hoosier RiverWatch: evaluating the reliability of the data gathered by a citizen science initiative

  Maddie Kouche, 2024

  Faculty Advisors: Kate Barrett and Stuart Jones

• Rooted in Data: Building an Online Resource for Local Regenerative Agriculture

  Megan Hughes, 2024

  Faculty Advisor: Megan Hughes, Tom Gallagher & Brandon Erlacher

• Helping the Midwest Take Off: Harnessing Indiana’s Ethanol Industry for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Transformation

  Zachary DiBiase and Eric Huberty, 2024

  Faculty Advisor: Thomas F. Degnan Jr.

• The Sneaker’s Footprint: Designing a database that empowers retailers and consumers to understand the environmental impact of sneakers

  Meredith Heller, 2024

  Faculty Advisor: Claire Donovan

• Tiny Greens, Big Lessons: Testing the Efficacy of Online Learning Designed for Children in Sustainability Education; Pilot Study Microgreens

  Claire Hackl and Maeve Sandeen, 2024

  Faculty Advisor: Andrea Christensen

• Developing 3D tumor models for neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) to facilitate disease characterization and enhance sustainability in the laboratory

  Ella Foster, 2024

  Faculty Advisors: Ziyu Zeng and Xin Lu

• From Iran to South Bend: The Application of Windcatchers in ASHRAE Zone 5

  Frances Harrington and Matthew Espeland, 2024

  Faculty Advisors: John Odhiambo Onyango and John Mellor

• The Power of Poetry: How literature can aid in the fight against environment violence

  Jordan Eining, 2024

  Faculty Advisors: Rashied Omar and Maria Gargano