Senior Theses from 2014
Radical Housewife Activism: Subverting the Toxic Public/Private Binary, Emma Foehringer Merchant
Where Design Meets Occupant Engagement: Studying the Importance of Occupant Engagement for Green Buildings, LEED and Pomona College, Chelsea Fried
Scott Pilgrim vs. the Times, Brendan Gillett
Topological Complexity in Protein Structures, Gabriella Heller
The Clarification of Proposition 209: Gauging the Impact on Native Americans at the University of California, Charles R. Herman
Energy Storage in the Golden State: An Analysis of the Regulatory and Economic Landscape., Ryan H. Higgins
Factors of Success in Beekeeping Development Projects and Their Application to South Africa’s Beekeeping Industry, Deirdre Lee
The Chimerae of their Age:Twelfth Century Cistercian Engagement beyond Monastic Walls, Daniel J. Martin
Implementing Green Roofs on Movie Theaters and Shopping Centers: Business Cases in Profitable Sustainability, Ryan J. Miller
Spreading The Char: The Importance of Local Compatibility in the Diffusion of Biochar Systems to the Smallholder Agriculture Community Context, Laura C. V. Munoz
Watching the Match Burn After You've Set the House on Fire, Michael Opal
Fish and Fruit for Food Justice Success, Nickelle A. Raschick
Earth, Air, Water, Oil: Regulating Fracking in the Monterey Shale with Health and Environment in Mind, Gideon J. Salzman-Gubbay
Farming: It's Not Just for Farmers Anymore, Jennifer Schmidt
International Relations or International Sanitations? Exploring Student Perceptions of Intro to IR Course Content, Nick Sundback
(De)psychologizing Shangri-La: Recognizing and Reconsidering C.G. Jung's Role in the Construction of Tibetan Buddhism in the Western Imagination, Alec M. Terrana
Wetlands and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes: Causes and Effects of Climate Change – A Meta-Analysis, Robert E. Ventura
Images for a Nation: The Role of Conservation Photography in American Environmentalism, Nathaniel W. Yale
Reconsidering Firmitas: Durability as an Integral Function of the Sustainably Built Environment, Katherine P. Yzurdiaga
Senior Theses from 2013
Public Land and Its Management: Why the Research Is Not Enough, Corinne Calhoun
Justified By Faith: The Upper Susquehanna Lutheran Synod and the Pennsylvania Natural Gas Fracking Controversy, Lena R. Connor
Cooking up a Course: Food Education at Pomona College, Christina A. Cyr
Conserving Fish and Forests: Community Involvement and Its Limits in Resource Management On the Island of Hawai'i, Amber W. Datta
A New Commons: Considering Community-Based Co-Management for Sustainable Fisheries, Charlotte L. Dohrn
Social Entrepreneurship: The Ideal Business for Humanity and the Economy, Maya D. Horgan
Environmental Economics: A Case Study for the Big Cottonwood Canyon Watershed, Robert Hull
“Who was Colonel Hồ Ngọc Cẩn?”: Theorizing the Relationship between History and Cultural Memory, Evyn Lê Espiritu
A Guide to the Pomona College Organic Farm: An Introduction to the Farm’s History and Basic Gardening Skills and Techniques, Adam J. Long
Floatovoltaics: Quantifying the Benefits of a Hydro-Solar Power Fusion, Abe McKay
Migration for Education: Haitian University Students in the Dominican Republic, Jenny Miner
Identity on Trial: the Gabrielino Tongva Quest for Federal Recognition, Alice Mirlesse
Oil, Oil, Everywhere: Environmental and Human Impacts of Oil Extraction in the Niger Delta, Julia Pitkin
Wind Energy Opposition in Vermont: Perspectives on the State's Energy Future, William R. Pitkin IV
Incentives for Distributed Generation in California: The Rise of Third-Party Solar Development, Joshua M. Propp
Greening the Streets: A Comparison of Sustainable Stormwater Management in Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles, California, Na'ama Schweitzer
Marston Quadrangle: Past, Present, and Proposals for a Sustainable Future, Meryl Seward
A Policymaker's Guide to Feed-In Tariffs: Encouraging a Responsible Transition to Renewable Electricity in California, Roland P. Thayer
Senior Theses from 2012
Walking Los Angeles, Zoe R. Carlberg
Take Me to the River: Revitalizing LA's Lost Monument, Erin Childs
Day to Day Change Making: The Transformative Potential of Dumpster Diving, Elizabeth Emery Donovan
Biologically-Derived Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: A Cleaner Alternative for Solar Energy, Erika S. Falsgraf
Aquculture and Deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon, Gator Halpern
Biophilic Design at Pomona College: An Analysis of the New Sontag and Pomona Residence Halls, John W. Hasse
Environmental Critiques of Nuclear Energy, William Hummel
Get Your Butt Off the Ground!: Consequences of Cigarette Waste and Litter-Reducing Methods, Joyce Lee
Outsiders in an Inside Game: The Effects of the Traditional Soviet Economy of Favors on Foreigners Doing Business in Contemporary Russia, Brittney A. Lenard
Agricultural Efficiency and the End of the Oil Age; Building a Future of Longevity, Keith McHugh
Does Design Affect Behavior? A Case Study of Pomona and Sontag Halls, Erin F. Morgan
Analysis of Biodiesel Quality Using Reversed Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography, Kellyann M. Murphy
Binding Ochre to Theory, Simone E. Nibbs
Growth on the Gold Line: Evaluating the Foothill Extension and the Potential of Transit-Oriented Development, Adam E. Russell
BIKEurious: A Transportation Reorientation, Aerienne Russell
The Full Cost of Renewables: Managing Wind Integration Costs in California, William Savage
Eco-Labeling: An Argument for Regulation and Reform, Lauren Sherman
Engaging with Motherhood: Gender and Sexuality in Environmental Justice, Hannah M G Snyder
Cool Roofs at Pomona College, Jeremiah M. Steuterman
Educating for Environmental Literacy in America's Public Schools, Annie L. Stoller-Patterson
Neustonic Plastic in the Los Angeles River, Annie M. Tran
Subverting Socialist Realism: Vasily Grossman's Marginal Heroes, Maria Karen Whittle
Senior Theses from 2011
PCB-Contaminated Food in the Canadian Arctic: Interactions between Environmental Policy, Cultural Values, and the Healthcare System, Katharine K. Brieger
Beyond Colonization, Commodification, and Reclamation: Recognizing and Retheorizing the Role of Religion in Hula, Christine E. Chan
Inclusionary Zoning: New Ways Forward, Owen Deutsch
Demon at the Doorstep: Lilith as a Reflection of Anxieties and Desires in Ancient, Rabbinic, and Medieval Jewish Sexuality, Lauren Kinrich
Food Deserts in the Inland Empire: Locating Space for Urban Gardens in Ontario, California, Ashley L. McCoy
The Practical PEV: Removing Barriers to Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging and Ownership, Stephen Parry
Shaping Our Energy Future: Lessons from Maine's Offshore Wind Energy Development Plans, Eben Perkins
Man, Nature, and New Ideas: The Legacy of Sea Pines Plantation, Markham M. Shofner
Fabrication and Preliminary Characterization of Hydrophobic Silica Aerogel Films for Oil Remediation Studies, Ellen Yang
Senior Theses from 2010
Ain't I a Muslim woman?: African American Muslim Women Practicing 'Multiple Critique', Sara Aceves
Visualizing the Nation: Constructing a Czech National Art in the Prague Biennale, Carrie Dedon
Bartleby the Original the Queer, Rebecca Epstein
The Ascension of Yahweh: The Origins and Development of Israelite Monotheism from the Afrasan to Josiah, Andrew Halladay
Time to Get Real: A Food Assessment of Dining at Pomona College, Samantha Meyer
When Curiosity Kills More Than the Cat: The Perils of Unchecked Scientific Inquiry, Jamie Shannon
Is LEED a True Leader? Studying the Effectiveness of LEED Certification in Encouraging Green Building, Megan M. Turner
Senior Theses from 2009
Justice Above Profit, Sustainability Above Growth, Humanity Above Economy: Vandana Shiva and the Alternative Development Movement, Julia Magon Braker
Divine Fluidity: Shifts of Gender and Sexuality in Conservative Christian Communities, Sarah Stewart Burgess
The Claremont Foodshed: A Historical Analysis, Allie Comet
"The Earth Nourishing Itself": Bodies and Theology in American Food Production Systems, Katherine M. Dutcher
A Place Like This: An Environmental Justice History of the Owens Valley - Water in Indigenous, Colonial, and Manzanar Stories, Monica Embrey
Performing Violence: The (Un)reality of War - Chris Burden, Edward Kienholz, Wafaa Bilal, Jordan Gadd
Whole Foods: Renewable Energy Credits, Green Business, and Capitalist Approaches to Climate Change, Samantha Kanofsky
Relating to Relational Aesthetics, Anne Hollinger Lindley
Natural Medicine: Personal Responsibility and Self-Empowerment, Kimber lopez
Auschwitz has Happened: An Exploration of the Past, Present, and Future of Jewish Redemption, Alexander Warren Marcus
Between Qur'an and Custom: Gendered Negotiations in Contemporary Sana'a, Anoush Tamar Suni
Colonizing Heart and Mind: The Sociopolitical Implications of the Growth of China's Underground Church, Joanne Tien
Senior Theses from 2008
The Biomechanics of Ballistochory in Impatiens Pallida, Lua Del Campo
Acoustical Measurement of the Human Vocal Tract: Quantifying Speech & Throat-Singing, Bryant R. Foresman
Shaping Graphene: An Alternative Approach, Ian W. Frank
H I Line Profiles of Galaxies: Tilted Ring Models, Erica Nelson
A Study of Interacanding and Companion Galaxies: Implications for Cosmology, Kristen Petrillo
Bridging the Gender Gap in Quantum Physics, Gordon Stecklein
Senior Theses from 2007
Living Letters, Cody Burson
Solar Energy Research and Development in California, Brett T. Close
