Capstone Summaries
ENTM 493 Capstone Summaries
Below you can find previously submitted capstone summaries.
Email Amanda Wilson (apendle@purdue.edu) to upload your own!
| File | Name | Project Type | Mentor | Year |
| Download | Alexandra LaMar | Research | Andrea Liceaga (Food Science) | 2024 |
| Download | Allison Beach | Research | Elizabeth Long | 2024 |
| Download | Brooke Vickers | Research | Doug Richmond | 2024 |
| Download | Charlie Carlton | Research | Stephen Cameron | 2024 |
| Download | Elliott Masterson | Research | Elizabeth Long | 2024 |
| Download | Eric Gadberry | Research | Krystal Hans | 2024 |
| Download | Erykah Oh | Research | Aaron Smith | 2024 |
| Download | Izaak Gilchrist | Research | Aaron Smith | 2024 |
| Download | Layton Rosen | Research | Grzesiek Buczkowski | 2024 |
| Download | Meghan Jerke | Research | Matt Ginzel | 2024 |
| Download | Sarah Baker | Research | Ian Kaplan | 2024 |
| Download | Dane Stahlhut | Research | Ian Kaplan | 2024 |
| Download | Yihang Li | Research | Aaron Smith | 2024 |
| Download | Bryce Chupp | Research | Matt Ginzel | 2023 |
| Download | Kylie Schofield | Research | Laramy Enders | 2023 |
| Download | Max Thornburg | Research | Doug Richmond | 2023 |
| Download | Maya Fulton | Research | Elizabeth Long | 2023 |
| Download | Meredith Mitchell | Research | John Couture | 2023 |
| Download | Sean Knickerbocker | Research | Krystal Hans | 2023 |
| Download | Staci Nugent | Research | Matt Ginzel | 2023 |
| Download | Yijie Shen | Research | Aaron Smith | 2023 |
| Download | George Ogilvie-Russell | Research | Jeff Holland | 2023 |
| Download | Jenna Mason | Research | Elizabeth Long | 2023 |
| File | Name | Project Type | Mentor | Year |
| Download | Ashley Brazeau | Research | Krystal Hans | 2022 |
| Download | Autumn Greer | Research | Krystal Hans | 2022 |
| Download | Connor Brescia | Research | Ameya Gondhalekar | 2022 |
| Download | Gretchen Thomas | Research | Ameya Gondhalekar | 2022 |
| Download | Jack Stevens | Research | Doug Richmond | 2022 |
| Download | Juan Santiago Retzloff | Research | Cliff Sadof | 2022 |
| Download | Maia Leach | Research | Ian Kaplan | 2022 |
| Download | Nathan Ballard | Research | Ian Kaplan | 2022 |
| Download | Ryan Beard | Research | Doug Richmond | 2022 |
| Download | Savanna Ploessl | Research | Laura Ingwell | 2022 |
| Download | Stephanie Martinez Morales | Research | Cliff Sadof | 2022 |
| Download | Summer Brantley | Research | Krystal Hans | 2022 |
| Download | Tucker Shelton | Research | Krystal Hans | 2022 |
| Download | Cassidy Rehmel | Research | Doug Richmond | 2022 |
| Download | Hunter Bergbower | Research | Catherine Hill | 2021 |
| Download | Vanessa Cooper | Research | Krystal Hans | 2021 |
| Download | Hannah Ritter | Research | Cliff Sadof | 2021 |
| Download | Drew Wennmacher | Research | Laramy Enders | 2021 |
| Download | Mitchell McKesson | Research | Stephen Cameron | 2021 |
| Download | William Andre Le Van | Research | Ian Kaplan | 2021 |
| Download | Tianze Xue | Research | Doug Richmond | 2020 |
| Download | Michael Crippen | Research | Matt Ginzel | 2020 |
| Download | April Grummer | Research | Christian Krupke | 2020 |
| Download | Bailey Matthews | Research | Elizabeth Long | 2020 |
| Download | Ziyan Jin | Research | Laramy Enders | 2020 |
| Download | Brandon Young | Research | Ian Kaplan | 2019 |
| Download | Brianna Pennell | Research | Trevor Stamper | 2019 |
| Download | Catherine Terrell | Research | Stephen Cameron | 2019 |
| Download | Cecilia Foley | Research | Ameya Gondhalekar | 2019 |
| Download | Daniel Edwards | Research | Jeff Holland | 2019 |
| Download | Julia Betz | Research | Tim Curran at Lincoln University in New Zealand | 2019 |
| Download | Nicolas Cazzaniga | Research | Ian Kaplan | 2019 |
| Download | Samantha Hittson | Research | Trevor Stamper | 2019 |
| Download | Becca Thomson | Research | Holland | 2018 |
| Download | Brianna Sallee-Thomas | Research | Oseto | 2018 |
| Download | Joel Johnson | Research | Foster | 2018 |
| Download | Lauren Quatroche | Research | Stamper | 2018 |
| Download | Megan McCarty | Research | Holland | 2018 |
| File | Name | Project Type | Mentor | Year |
| Download | Kirsten Brichler | Research | Richmond | 2017 |
| Download | Michael Woodruff | Research | Gondhalekar | 2017 |
| Download | Sarah Dietrich | Research | Krupke | 2017 |
| Download | Zachary Goldman | Research | Buczkowski | 2017 |
| Download | Zachary Webster | Research | Kaplan | 2017 |
| Download | Ben Savage | Research | Rick Foster | 2016 |
| Download | Sean Tormoehlen | Research | Matt Ginzel | 2016 |
| Download | Stephanie Russell | Research | Jeff Holland | 2016 |
| Download | Taylor Nelson | Research | Jen Zaspel | 2016 |
| Download | Carly Morris | Research | Jeff Holland | 2015 |
| Download | Danielle Craig | Research | Doug Richmond | 2015 |
| Download | Lauren Bebe | Research | Doug Richmond | 2015 |
| Download | Scottie Brittsan | Research | Ian Kaplan | 2015 |
| Download | Susanna Sisk | Outreach | Tom Turpin | 2015 |
| Download | Brooke Richards | Research | Matthew Ginzel | 2014 |
| Download | Jeff Trembacki | Research | Ian Kaplan | 2014 |
| Download | Julia Snyder | Research | Jennifer Zaspel | 2014 |
| Download | Parker Denny | Research | Greg Hunt | 2014 |
| Download | Caryn Michel | Extension | Rick Foster | 2014 |
| Download | Alyssa Collins | Research | Dr. Chris Oseto | 2013 |
| Download | Elaina Grott | Research | Dr. Christian Krupke | 2013 |
| Download | Emily Mroczkiewicz | Research | Dr. Ian Kaplan | 2013 |
| Download | Huizhe Zhou | Research | Dr. Michael Scharf | 2013 |
| Download | Tyler Stewart | Research | Dr. Jeffrey Holland | 2013 |
| Download | Zachary Amodt | Research | Dr. Gary Bennett | 2013 |
| Download | Chelsea Rider-Hill | Outreach | Dr. Greg Hunt | 2013 |
| File | Name | Project Type | Mentor | Year |
| Download | John Diller | Research | Dr. Catherine Hill | 2012 |
| Download | Katie Strack | Research | Dr. Ralph Williams | 2012 |
| Download | Matt Keen | Research | Dr. Ralph Williams | 2012 |
| Download | Rebecca Rose | Research | Dr. Tom Turpin | 2012 |
| Download | Stephanie Hathaway | Research | Dr. Douglas Richmond | 2012 |
| Download | Edward Russell | Outreach | Dr. Tom Turpin | 2012 |
| Download | Zach Eisenhauer | Outreach | Arwin Provonsha | 2012 |
| Download | Brittany Kittle | Research | Dr. Jeffrey Holland | 2011 |
| Download | Christina Short | Research | Kurt Saltzmann | 2011 |
| Download | Daniel Martin | Research | Dr. Larry Murdock | 2011 |
| Download | Gareth Powell | Research | Dr. Jeffrey Holland | 2011 |
| Download | Gary Frazier | Research | Dr. Matthew Ginzel | 2011 |
| Download | James Feston | Research | Dr. Linda Mason | 2011 |
| Download | Jiaqi Guo | Research | Dr. Christian Krupke | 2011 |
| Download | Kevin Norman | Research | Dr. Linda Mason | 2011 |
| Download | Steven Smith | Research | Dr. Christian Krupke | 2011 |
| Download | Alicia Kelly | Research | Dr. Greg Hunt | 2010 |
| Download | Caitlin Race | Research | Dr. Jeff Holland | 2010 |
| Download | Chase Williams | Research | Dr. Ralph Williams | 2010 |
| Download | Gregory McGraw | Research | Dr. Doug Richmond | 2010 |
| Download | Katherine Wells | Research | Dr. Doug Richmond | 2010 |
| Download | Nikki Vanderlaan | Research | Dr. Matt Ginzel | 2010 |
| Download | Amy Lockwood | Research | Arwin Provonsha | 2009 |
| Download | Katie Buckley | Research | Dr. Linda Mason | 2009 |
| Download | Kimberly Deakins | Research | Dr. Doug Richmond | 2009 |
| Download | Kyle Schnepp | Research | Dr. Jeff Holland | 2009 |
| Download | Amber Vinchesi | Outreach | Dr. Tom Turpin | 2009 |
| Download | Jonathan Larson | Internship | Dr. Al York | 2009 |
| Download | Kristi Jukovich | Research | Dr. Christian Oseto | 2008 |
| Download | Matt Paschen | Research | Dr. Christian Oseto | 2008 |
| Download | Mike Skvarla | Research | Dr. Jeff Holland | 2008 |
| Download | Nitsa Martinez | Research | Dr. Doug Richmond | 2008 |
| Download | Tabatha Carroll | Research | Dr. Christian Oseto | 2008 |
| Download | Terri Hoctor | Research | Dr. Doug Richmond | 2008 |
| Download | Ruth Allhands | Extension | Dr. Rick Foster | 2008 |
| Download | Autumn Nance | Research | Dr. Doug Richmond | 2007 |
| Download | Ian Smith | Research | Dr. Linda Mason | 2007 |
| Download | Matt Van Weelden | Research | Dr. Grzegorz Buczkowski | 2007 |
| Download | Nick Seiter | Research | Dr. Christian Krupke | 2007 |
| Download | Jay Bailey | Internship | Dr. Al York | 2007 |