Thesis Archives Search
This search engine will let you explore the over 1800 theses written in Honors at The University of Maine since the Program’s inception in 1935. You may search our thesis archives based on any of the fields listed above. If the thesis is available at the Reynolds Library (Thomson Honors Center) or Fogler Library (Special Collections), the information will appear below the bibliographic data. At last count, we had about 1800 theses in the Reynolds Library.
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A NEW METHOD FOR MEASURING COLOR ACUITY IN HUMANS
Major: Biology Graduation Year: 2014 Thesis Advisor: Leonard Kass
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URL to Thesis: http://digitalcommons.library.umtraining.lv-o-wpc-dev.its.maine.edu/honors/179/
A NOVEL MECHANISM FOR MECHANOSENSING BY ENDOTHELIAL CELLS
A Novel Rearrangement of 2,2 Dihaloarylalcohols: Improved Reaction Conditions
A Phenomenological Approach to Classic Maya Kingship
Major: Anthropology & Philosophy Graduation Year: 2024 Thesis Advisor: Susan Bredlau
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The aim of this Honors Thesis project is to describe the experience of the Maya kingship of the Classic period and its role in Maya culture. The thesis takes a phenomenological approach and draws primarily on the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Martin Heidegger, John Russon, and Walter Benjamin. The archaeological record of the Maya world, especially the city of Palenque, is the primary resource upon which this analysis is based, including monumental art and public architecture, ritual, courtly art and stonework, and stelae. However, some focus is also given to existing background literature to provide the reader with some historical facts and information concerning Maya civilization and culture and to place the analysis within its cultural context. Ultimately, the conclusion of this project is that the kingship was not perceived in the same way as the original project intended to determine, and instead composed a “world,” which served to structure the ways the Maya interacted with their surroundings.
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URL to Thesis: https://digitalcommons.library.umtraining.lv-o-wpc-dev.its.maine.edu/honors/869/
A PILOT STUDY OF SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN COLOR ACUITY IN HUMAN VISION
A PILOT STUDY ON DIFFERENTIAL CHROMATIC CONTRAST DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN HUMAN MALE AND FEMALE
A PORTRAIT OF ALDEN LONGFELLOW
Major: Mechanical Engineering Graduation Year: 2018 Thesis Advisor: Melissa Ladenheim
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A Portrait of Alden Longfellow is about the life of the late Alden Adams Longfellow told from the perspective of his grandson. Using oral interviews with Alden Longfellow’s wife and seven children along with the author’s own experiences, A Portrait of Alden Longfellow tells the story of a hardworking and generous man who loved and provided for his family with relentless effort and commitment, often working multiple jobs at once throughout his life. In taking on this project, the author explores the question of what is gained and what is lost when a family member writes about another family member?
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A POWER LINE INSPECTION DEVICE
A PRELIMINARY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT POLICY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE’S FAUNAL LABORATORY COLLECTION
The University of Maine Faunal Laboratory Collection is a small teaching and research collection. There are roughly 430 specimens in the collection that are used for hands-on student learning as well as faculty and student research. This thesis provides a needs assessment and preliminary collections management policy for the University of Maine Anthropology Department’s Faunal Laboratory Collection. The needs of the collection were evaluated based on both the teaching and research functions of the collection. The policy includes a collection mission statement, as well as policies and procedures for access to the collection, acquisition and accession of specimens, loans, deaccessioning, and collections care. This plan is a living document that can be changed by the collections managers as they see fit to work with the current resources and personnel available.