All Senior Thesis Presentations are in the Turman Room of Preston Library and are open to the entire VMI community. Unless otherwise noted, uniform for all events is class dyke or Class B.
**Wednesday, 6 April 2016**
1100 Tau Beta Pi Induction Engineering Honor Society, 400A Preston Library, Members only. (COL Newhouse, COL Hodges, COL Arthur, Col. DT Smith)
**Monday, 11 April 2016**
0900 Senior Thesis Presentation: Graham Martin, A New Numerical Model for Frequency Fluctuations in a Single-mode Q-switched Laser, Department of Physics, Advisor: Colonel John Thompson 1100 Senior Thesis Presentation: Patrick Murray, An Evaluation of the Efficacy of the Mrida Initiative, Department of International Studies and Political Science, Advisor: Brigadier General Charles Brower 1100 Modern Languages and Cultures Honor Societies Inductions Pi Delta Phi (French), Delta Phi Alpha (German), Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish), Phi Sigma Iota (International), 420 Scott Shipp Hall, Invitation only. (MAJ Kendrick PSI, MAJ Carrico PDP, COL Cerkey SDP, COL Sunnen DPA) 1200 Gamma Sigma Epsilon Induction - National Chemistry Honor Society, Study Area 4th Floor, Maury Brooke Hall, Faculty and friends of inductees are welcome to attend. (COL Pharr) 1300 Senior Thesis Presentation: Giustino Iuliano, Californias Drought: Is California Doing Enough? Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Advisor: Lieutenant Colonel Steven Hart 1400 Senior Thesis Presentation: Matthew Tonkinson, Evaluating the Moral Permissibility of Medical Professional Oversight of Torture, Department of Psychology, Advisor: Doctor Duncan Richter 1500 Senior Thesis Presentation: Nathan Sitzman, "Democratic Institutions and Spillover Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa," Department of International Studies and Political Science, Advisor: Colonel James Hentz
**Tuesday, 12 April 2016**
0925 Senior Thesis Presentation: John Wainwright, "Wartime Narratives: A Study of Executive Rhetoric during Crisis," Department of International Studies and Political Science, Advisor: Doctor Vera Heuer 1050 Senior Thesis Presentation: Connor Loken, Predicting NCAA and Professional Football and Basketball Using an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Major John David 1200 Pi Tau Sigma inductions Mechanical Engineering Society, Nichols Engineering Library, Invitation Only. (CAPT McMasters) 1300 Senior Thesis Presentation: John Zippel, An algorithm for investigating the efficacy of head-and-shoulder and inverse head-and-shoulder charting patterns in commodity price data, Department of Applied Mathematics, Advisors: Colonel Troy Siemers and Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Smith 1425 Senior Thesis Presentation: Robert Elmore, Broad and Narrow Band Polarimetry of Nearby Star Clusters, Department of Physics, Advisor: Colonel Gregory Topasna
**Wednesday, 13 April 2016**
0900 Senior Thesis Presentation: Ryan Poffenbarger, The Hungarian Algorithm and Image Mosaicking, Department of Applied Mathematics, Advisor: Colonel Gregory Hartman 1000 Senior Thesis Presentation: Samuel Burgess, Toward a Rhetoric of Inclusion: Mapping a Language of Identity in United States Military Policy," Department of English, Rhetoric and Humanistic Studies, Advisor: Colonel Christina McDonald 1200 Beta Beta Beta Induction Biological Honor Society, Maury-Brooke 203, Invitation only. Inductee uniform is Grey Blouse. (MAJ Smythe) 1300 Senior Thesis Presentation: Evan Thompson, Colocalization of mitochondrial ryanodine receptors in Paramecium tetraurelia, Department of Biology, Advisor: Colonel Wade Bell 1400 Senior Thesis Presentation: Joseph LaMagna, Automated Measurement of Cell Culture Growth Using Electrical Impedance, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Advisor: Colonel James Squire 1500 Senior Thesis Presentation: John McKelvey, The Effects of Dopaminergic System Manipulation and Motor Dysfunction in Nitric Oxide Deprived Embryonic Zebrafish (Danio rerio), Department of Biology, Advisor: Colonel James Turner
**Thursday, 14 April 2016**
1050 Senior Thesis Presentation: Mackenzie Harrmann, Evaluation of the wave equation and the Euler-Bernoulli beam model in predicting the motion of a vibrating beam using laser Doppler vibrometry, Departments of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Advisor: Colonel G. Merce Brooke 1300 Senior Thesis Presentation: Andrew Stanford, Systematic Deflection Response of Bridge Decks with Shear Keys Due to Live Loads, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Advisor: Colonel Charles Newhouse 1425 Senior Thesis Presentation: Bennett Lynde, The Effect of Magnetically Controlled and Ingested Janus Particles on Paramecium, Department of Physics, Advisor: Colonel Gregory Topasna
**Friday, 15 April 2016**
0900 Senior Thesis Presentation: Austin Holmes, Investigating the Relationship Between Wealth Class and Vertical Brand Extensions Using the Giffen Paradox, Department of Economics and Business, Advisor: Lieutenant Colonel Raymond MacDermott 1200 Sigma Tau Delta inductions English Honor Society, 201 Scott Shipp Hall, Invitation Only. (MAJ Knepper) 1300 Senior Thesis Presentation: John Winalski, The Rescue Effects of Nitric Oxide and Aromatase Inhibition in the Embryonic Zebrafish (Danio Rerio), Department of Biology, Advisor: Colonel James Turner 1400 Senior Thesis Presentation: Dakota Scott, The Design of a PV System for Urban and Suburban Applications, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Colonel Gerald Sullivan 1500 Senior Thesis Presentation: Virginia Bigelow, Optimization of Pule Tube Cryocoolers operating at 4 to 20K for microgravity conditions, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Taylor
**Monday, 18 April 2016**
1100 Pi Sigma Alpha Induction Political Science Honor Society, 448 Scott Shipp, Invitation only. (MAJ Hierman)
**Wednesday, 20 April 2016**
1800 Economics and Business Honor Societies Inductions joint inductions and banquet Beta Gamma Sigma (Business) and Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics), Center for Leadership and Ethics, Invitation only; Families of inductees are welcome to attend. (MAJ Dimitrova-Grajzl and LTC Allen ODE and MAJs Gerow and Grannan BGS) 1830 Phi Alpha Theta Induction History Honor Society, Crozet Sub Mess, Invitation only. (MAJ Johnson)