NHTI Capstone Projects
Most NHTI students complete a capstone project over two consecutive semesters. This hands-on experience strengthens their ability to apply theory to the development of practical solutions to real-world problems. These are some of the 2024 NHTI Student Capstone Projects:
Bacteriophage Genomics: A Tool for Learning Bioinformatics
Joseph Christensen, Department of Natural Sciences
An Evaluation of Long-term Trends in Beaver Lake, Derry, NH
Bryan Conely, Department of Natural Sciences
Comparative Cytotoxicity of Equine Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Amanda Diggins, Department of Natural Sciences
Management Plan Proposal to Increase Pollinator Diversity in NHTI’s Sycamore Field
Emily Dwyer, Department of Natural Sciences
Assessing the Influence of Glucose on Lipid Accumulation in Microalgae
Liberty Furr, Department of Natural Sciences
Investigation of Northwood Lake’s Water Quality Data and Increasing Cyanobacteria Blooms
Trevor Gardner, Department of Natural Sciences
Planting Trees for Energy Conservation in Concord, New Hampshire
Miriah King, Department of Natural Sciences
An Analysis of Chloride Concentration, Dissolved Oxygen, and Phosphorus in Angle Pond
Mary Parsons, Department of Natural Sciences
Arthrobacter globiformis Temperate Phages: Chickaboom Infects MaGuCo Lysogens
Rachel Pitt, Department of Natural Sciences
Collecting and Analyzing Water Quality Samples From NHTI’s Retention Pond
Chris Roy, Department of Natural Sciences
Crop Growth Viability on Mars’ Regolith Simulant MGS-1
Erin Sylvester, Department of Natural Sciences
The Influence of Endophytic Fungi on Plant Growth in a Martian Soil Simulant
Alyvia Syriac, Department of Natural Sciences
Analysis of Chloride Contamination in Cobbetts Pond In Relation to the Expansion of I-93
David Testerman, Department of Natural Sciences
Cell Growth and Ethanol Production of High and Low Flocculating Yeast
Kennedy Wilson, Department of Natural Sciences
Previous Years’ Capstone Projects
- Patrick Jones: Establishing a HeLa Cell Line to Implement Protocols for NHTI Cell Biology Labs
- Caitlin Lord: A Case Study of a French Bulldog Mix Puppy Presenting with Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Brian Kearns: Assessing Nitrogen’s Relationship with the Formation of Toxocysts in Oyster Mushrooms
- Elijah Hinrichsen: Analyzing the Effects of Varying Salt Concentration on the Growth Rate of Lawn Grass and Wildflowers
- Lauryn Davis: Verifying Altered Gene Expression in Pancreatic Cancer using Biotechnology
- Kelvin Nguyen: Isolation, Cultivation, and Characterization of Novel Phage
- Madisyn T. Schmanski: Confirming the Effects of FOXN2 mRNA expression on LMLN, C9orf116, and LRRC6
- Noah Wilder: Winter Avian Survey of a Floodplain Forest Edge Dominated by Oriental Bittersweet, C. orbiculatus, at NHTI – Concord’s Community College
- Teagan Zarakotas: Collection and Analysis of Dissolved Oxygen and Specific Conductance Data in Fort Eddy Pond, NHTI Campus
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