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Graduated in 2026

Amelia Lawlor, Economics (ECON) 2026, The Impact of Over-the-Counter Naloxone on Opioid Overdose Outcomes

Eva Leikikh, Physics (PHYS) 2026, External Beam Radiation Therapy: From Beam Generation to Cancer Treatment

Leon Liang, Kritika Pandit, Anika Rajbhandary, and Lucas Schattenmann, Computer Science (CS) 2026, The Art of Compression: JPEG and JPEG 2000 on Multispectral Satellite Imaging

Lanmeng Li, Psychology (PSYC) 2026, Application of Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Care: Can it Replace Therapists?

Yunan Liu, Physics (PHYS) 2026, The Journey to the Higgs Boson: The Theoretical Origin and the Discovery

Bianca Lott, Physics (PHYS) 2026, Trapped-Charge Dating of Pottery

Cynthia Lu, Studio Art (ARTS) 2026, Studio Art Comps

Adam Mahabir, Physics (PHYS) 2026, How Do Submarines Stay Stable, Sustainable and Stealthy

Edy Maso, James Zhang, and Lydia Bacigalupo, Statistics (STAT) 2026, Observed and Altered: Modeling the Hawthorne Effect in Forensic Examiners' Decision-Making

Erin Mattingly, Religion (RELG) 2026, Sensing Belonging: Community Formation for Indonesian Muslims in the Netherlands

Heidi J. Mckim, Studio Art (ARTS) 2026, The Inner Workings of the Individual

Declan Miller, Geology (GEOL) 2026, Porewater Cation Concentrations from Soil Saturation Extracts Constrain Carbon Dioxide Removal for Enhanced Weathering

Hannah Mngodo, Biology (BIOL) 2026, Feeding on the Dead: Hyenas, Carrion, and the Ecology of Disease Suppression

Abdulrahman Mohamed, Political Science/International Relations (POSI) 2026, The Populist Divergence: Variation in Anti-Establishment Orientations in Latin America

Emily Muenzer, Biology (BIOL) 2026, The Invasion, Repression, and Escape of Human Endogenous Retrovirus K and its Implications in Targeted Cancer Therapies

Lydia Olson, Studio Art (ARTS) 2026, Grounded

Katherine Opria, Biology (BIOL) 2026, Epstein-Barr Virus-Encoded Circular RNAs CircRPMS1 & CircBART_2.2 Respectively Promote Immune Escape via miRNA Sponging and Regulating PD-L1

Victoria Owusu, Biology (BIOL) 2026, Examining the Regulatory Role of CircPVT1 and Hsa_circ_0023404 Within the Hippo Pathway and its Associated Cancers

Natasha Paez, Biology (BIOL) 2026, circAPC Suppresses Canonical Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Malcolm Parnall, Physics (PHYS) 2026, The Plasma Display Panel

Fitch Perkins, Classics (CLST) 2026, The Father-Son Relationship in Declamation and Tragedy

Lily Petersen, History (HIST) 2026, “I Thought We Were Mates, You Rotten Sods!”: Reactions to Discrimination and Resistance to Sectarianism in the Deaf Community of Northern Ireland during the Troubles

Livi Peters, Physics (PHYS) 2026, Seeing Through the Lens of Physics

Zaeda Peter, Economics (ECON) 2026, Human Development and Sovereignty in the Caribbean

Harrison Redfern, Physics (PHYS) 2026, Balancing on the High Wire: The Physics of Generation and Stability in Electrical Power Grids

Noah Reid, Biology (BIOL) 2026, Elusive Exosomes: Relationship of Exosomal PD-L1 and KRAS-MEK on Immune Suppression

Veronica Ross, Biology (BIOL) 2026, Seafood as a Primary Source of Concern for Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substance Exposure in Humans

Ayana Sakamoto, Chemistry (CHEM) 2026, Theranostic Applications of Gold Nanoparticles in Cancer Treatment

Cecilia Samadani, English (ENGL) 2026, The Leopard

Josh Sampson, Biology (BIOL) 2026, Inositol Hexakisphosphate Plays a Role in the Activation of NRC2

Gavin Saxer, Physics (PHYS) 2026, The Quantum Future of Computing

Jacob Schaefer, Physics (PHYS) 2026, Making Crystal Math

Elana Schwartz, Psychology (PSYC) 2026, Traumatic Stress Among Social Workers and First Responders

Andrew Sellers, Biology (BIOL) 2026, Synthesis of Microfracture and Growth-Factor-Loaded Hydrogel Scaffolding Techniques: One Possible Future for Osteoarthritis Treatment

Jerry Baoling Shang, History (HIST) 2026, Cartography as Conversion: Examining Time and Space in Matteo Ricci’s 17th-Century Map Kunyu Wanguo Quantu

Joella Shearer, Cinema and Media Studies (CAMS) 2026, Moon Dreams

Charles Shemwell, Economics (ECON) 2026, Conditional Convergence in the Eurozone and West African Economic Monetary Union

Omar Sierra, Physics (PHYS) 2026, Rock You Like a Hurricane

Matthew Sigmond, Allie Hopper, Katherine Baker, Cuong Chi Tran, and Jonathan Woodall, Computer Science (CS) 2026, Guiding the Gobsmacked: Bridging the Digital Literacy Gap with Scaffolded Tech Support

Esme Song, Biology (BIOL) 2026, Integration and Co-treatment of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors with Pseudorabies Oncolytic Virus to Improve Anti-tumor Efficacy

Ryan Son, Gavin Saxer, and Jared Arroyo Ruiz, Computer Science (CS) 2026, From Bases to Bits: An Analysis of Early DNA Compression Algorithms

Ruby Spector, Hans Anderson, Ben Pennell, Per Johnson, Zev Charlson, Charlie Krajc, Eleanor Hebard, and Sophia Morse-deBrier, Chemistry (CHEM) 2026, What a Cluster!: An Analysis of Three Radical SAM Enzymes

Sophie Stein, Political Science/International Relations (POSI) 2026, Riding the Red Line: Structural Forces and the Racialization of Urban Space in Chicago

Jacob Stern, Economics (ECON) 2026, Sovereign Debt Crises: IMF Conditionality as a Commitment Device

Lloyd Stohler, Cognitive Science (CGSC) 2026, Neurotypical - Problematically Definitionless

Luke Sugalski, Economics (ECON) 2026, Taxing the 0.01%

Anna Sytenkova, Linguistics (LING) 2026, L1 phonology shaping L2 vowel reduction in Russian learners’ interlanguage

Ben Szeto, Economics (ECON) 2026, Impacts of Medicaid Expansion for Low-income, Obese Americans under the ACA Insights from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Misaki Taniguchi, Biology (BIOL) 2026, Increasing Fungal-derived Microbial Necromass Carbon is Important in Promoting the Accumulation of Soil Carbon in Agricultural Soils

Lola Taraday, Political Science/International Relations (POSI) 2026, A Rhetoric of Rescue and Retreat: Gendered Justifications for War and Withdrawal in United States Afghanistan Policy

Natalie Tatar, Classics (CLST) 2026, Signum Fatale: The Transtextual Resonance of the Palladium in Ovid’s Metamorphoses

Perri Thompson, Biology (BIOL) 2026, Strengths, Limitations, and Complementarity of Airborne eDNA on Conventional Biodiversity Study Methods

Stella Thompson, Maddy Brown, Ella Visconti, Cameron Richardson, Alex Wcislo, and Daniel Estrada, Computer Science (CS) 2026, Quick to Order, Quick to Deliver: Providing Mobile Access to Sexual Health Supplies

Franklin Tokioka, Political Science (POSC) 2026, Whose Burden? Legal Responsibility for Student Mental Health on College Campuses

Nicholas Toole, Economics (ECON) 2026, Teacher Compensation and Student Performance: A Policy Recommendation

Alison Trackman, Physics (PHYS) 2026, Waveforms and Wavefunctions: The Navigational Capabilities of Bats and Birds Through a Physical Lens

Hadley Twichell, Biology (BIOL) 2026, Genes on the Move: What Ancient DNA Tells Us about Human Migration and the Spread of Food Production Strategies in the Ancient World

Sara Typrin, Physics (PHYS) 2026, Following the Hunga Tonga Tsunami: From Deep Ocean to Upper Atmosphere

Jacob Ventura, Economics (ECON) 2026, Weathering or Worsening the Storm? The Effect of Risk Transfer Intensity on Insurer Equity Responses to Natural Disasters

Jacob Ventura, Rye Storrs, and Logan Woodmancy, Statistics (STAT) 2026, Comparing College Football Rankings and Predicting Game Outcomes with Data-Driven Modeling

Nicholas Q. Vlahos-Sten, Cinema and Media Studies (CAMS) 2026, Our Little Block Universe

Alexis Wallace, Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) 2026, Blueprints for Framing Activism: What We Can Learn From The Carletonian (1966-1972) About Social Movement Recruitment

Nathan Wang, Chemistry (CHEM) 2026, Insight into the Diverse Applications of Guar Gum

Lucie Wolf, Rui Shen, Justin Vaughn, and Evelyn Xie, Computer Science (CS) 2026, Region-of-Interest Medical Image Compression with JPEG, JPEG2000, SPIHT

Henry Wolters, Physics (PHYS) 2026, Macroscopic Quantum Mechanics: The Physics Behind Josephson Junctions

Lily S. Wong, Political Science/International Relations (POSI) 2026, Re-Imagined Communities: Inclusive Nationalism’s Challenges, Successes, and Lessons: A Case Study Analysis of Bolivia & Singapore

Zachary Wu, Studio Art (ARTS) 2026, Home

Chloe Xufeng, Emma Zhang, Auiannce Euwing, and Zubeyda Shute, Computer Science (CS) 2026, Civic Engagement in Algorithmic Choices

Nadia Yang, Cognitive Science (CGSC) 2026, Cognitive Distortions and Bad Habits: Why Both Matter in Intimate Partner Violence

Andrew Yeh, Economics (ECON) 2026, Mediums of Money in the Dictator Game

Changwoo Yu, Lee Li, and Nathan Parker, Computer Science (CS) 2026, Don’t Open that Can of Worms: How Robert Morris took down the early internet

Hope Yu, History (HIST) 2026, Spun Through Teeth and Time: Realities of Textile Labor for Koryŏ Women, c. 1100-1392

Owen Zhang, Physics (PHYS) 2026, Molecular Vibration

Austin Zhu, Biology (BIOL) 2026, How Cancer Talks in Circles: circRNA Communication Shapes EMT in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Catherine Zons, Studio Art (ARTS) 2026, Poorly Made Machine

Graduated in 2025

Naema Abdi, Psychology (PSYC) 2025, The Spread and Acceptance of Misinformation: Why is it so Easy to Believe And Share Fake News?

Sara Abraha, Chemistry (CHEM) 2025, Understanding the Hsp90 Landscape in Breast Cancer: Domain-Specific Inhibition

Marcos Acero, Physics (PHYS) 2025, Quantum Sensors and the Evolution of Quantum Measurement

Kara Achilles, Psychology (PSYC) 2025, Susceptibility to Substance Use Disorder and Mood Disorders in Females with Congenital‬ ‭ Adrenal Hyperplasia as a Result of Organizational Effects of Prenatal Androgens‬ ‭

Tim Adams, Cognitive Science (CGSC) 2025, Sunflowers: The Visual Experience of Beauty in Nature vs. Two-Dimensional Art

Lily Akre, Religion (RELG) 2025, The Sensuality of Suffering: Love in Julian of Norwich and James Baldwin

Jordan Appelbaum, Biology (BIOL) 2025, Beyond Surface Antigens: The Rise of Bispecific TCRm-ADCs in Cancer Immunotherapy

Morgan Arnold, Psychology (PSYC) 2025, Sex Differences in the HPA axis: A Cause of the Gender Depression Gap in Women

Paige Arnold, Philosophy (PHIL) 2025, Blank Spaces: Negotiating Remembrance with Holocaust Memorials

Jacob Aronson, Troy Osborn, Tori Shen, and Kai Zhang, Statistics (STAT) 2025, Exploring Resampling-Based Methods for Parameter Estimation on Simulated Multilevel Data

Surina Arora, Economics (ECON) 2025, Microcredit as a Public Health Initiative: Studying the Effects of Access to Microcredit on Women’s Health in India

Loren Arzayus, Economics (ECON) 2025, Wealth Taxes and its Unintended Consequences: Why Taxing the Wealthy is Not Efficient in Closing the Wealth Inequality Gap

Amelia Asfaw, Economics (ECON) 2025, Assessing the Feasibility of a Wealth Tax in the United States

Allison Audette, Biology (BIOL) 2025, Gene Flow and Bt-Crops: Understanding Potential Ecological Consequences

Brendan Banfield, Physics (PHYS) 2025, Physical Reservoir Computing

Aaron Banse, Evan Hart, Aidan Jalili, and Yang Tan, Mathematics (MATH) 2025, Intervals, C_3 Structure, and Realization in Tournaments

Helen Banta, Classics (CLST) 2025, You'll Never Get Away from The Sound of the Woman that Loves You: Women’s Scenes of Recognition in the Odyssey

Adriel Barham, Studio Art (ARTS) 2025, Adriel Barham Comps

Jesse Barker, English (ENGL) 2025, "A Phrase Men can Pass from Hand to Mouth:" Self-Reference and Creole Language in Derek Walcott's Poetry

Kieran Barker, Cognitive Science (CGSC) 2025, Making AI Make Sense: Biological Normativity as a Criterion for Intelligence

Jens Bartel, Biology (BIOL) 2025, Understanding the Lichen Symbiosis in the Age of Genomics

Mia Beeman-Weber, Geoff Bynum, Tyler Chodera, and Gitanjali Matthes, Environmental Studies (ENTS) 2025, Climate Adaptation in Southeastern Minnesota: Multiscalar Decision-Making and a Case Study of the Carleton College Cowling Arboretum

Eden Bergene, Economics (ECON) 2025, Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Innovation in Big Pharma

Annie Bergmann, Cinema and Media Studies (CAMS) 2025, The Longest Night

Sanjiv Bhogaraju, Economics (ECON) 2025, Wealth Taxation and Economic Inequality: Balancing Equity and Growth