Honors Research and Creative Achievements Program
2008 Projects
- J. Bryant
Department of Animal Sciences
"The Development of a Genetic Marker for Resistance to Fescue Toxicosis in Beef Cattle" - Matt Bruns
Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
"Fecal Coliform Distribution in Water at Ellejoy Farm" - Amy Greene
Department of Agricultural Economics
"Understanding Bank Perspectives of the Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loan Program" - Wendy Jones
Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
"Analysis of Fecal Coliform Levels at Ellejoy Farm"
2007 Projects
- Nathan Haislip
Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries
"Predation of Grassland Songbirds by Elaphe obsoleta and Other Predatory Snakes"
- Ariel Best
Department of Animal Science
"Capacitation and Acrosome Reaction of Aged Sperm" - Kate E. Carpenter
Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries
"Amphibian Population Dynamics at Seven Island Wildlife Refuge" - Jason Lee Oliver
Department of Agricultural Economics and Business
"Economic Feasibility of On-Site and Off-Site Food Composting at UTK"
2006 Projects
- Margaret Anderson
Department of Animal Science
"Development of an In Vitro Ovine Uterine Cell Model to Investigate Regulation of Prostaglandin Biosynthesis" - L. Michael Leggett
Department of Animal Science
"Genomic Characterization of Beta-Defensin Genes Relevant to Mastitis Resistance in Dairy Cattle" - Jamie Gilreath
Department of Animal Science
"Is Neutrophil Adhesion Altered in Cows with Specific Genotypes?" - Tera Bunch
Department of Agricultural & Extension Education
"The Effects of the Tobacco Buyout on the Agriculture Curriculum,
Students, and Communities in Three East Tennessee Counties"
2005 Project
- David Wallace Pittenger
Department of Animal Science
Use of Coconut Oil to Protect Arginine from Rumen Degradation
2004 Projects
- Michael Barrowclough
Department of Agricultural Economics
Evaluating Conservation Practices: Buffer Strips vs. Improved Pasture - Bryan Combs
Department of Agricultural Economics
Mushroom Drying and the Benefit to Industry - Cathy Dailey
Department of Animal Science
New Approach For Determining The Nutrient Composition Of Soybean Hulls - Jane Howell
Department of Agricultural Economics
Using GIS to Track Change in Hamblen County - Jennifer Janowitz
Department of Biological Engineering and Environmental Science
Culture Independent Characterization of Soil Bacteriophage in Agroecosystems - Mark Jarrard, Jr.
Department of Food Science and Technology
Development of a Quartz Crystal Microbalance for the Detection and Quantification of Real-Time Volatile Compound Production in the Headspace of Wine Glasses - Alee Lynch
Department of Agricultural Economics
Options: A Tool for Dairy Producers to Help Manage Price Risk - Allison E. Ricks
Department of Food Science and Technology
The Formulation and Development of “GranSticks,” a Granola-based Cookie Stick for use in Frozen Dairy Novelties - Gretchen Schrock
Department of Animal Science
Fertilization of Heat-Stressed Oocytes - Daniel Starnes
Department of Agricultural Economics
The Legal and Tax Implications of Conservation Easements