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Past Mould Senior Thesis Award Winners

The Mould Senior Thesis Award recognizes excellence in research, creative endeavor or impact in one senior thesis each year. Learn more about past winners. 

Meaghan Arnold (2023-2024)

Exploring the Interaction between WWP1 and WBP2 in the Heart 
Thesis Director: Dr. Lydia Matesic, Biological Sciences

Carlos Sanchez-Julia (2023-2024)

The Influence of Neoliberal and Ecoimperialist Contexts on Conservation: Insights from Ecuador's Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve 
Thesis Director: Robert Kopack, Geography


Kirsten Fisher (2022-2023)

Deciphering Green Leaf Volatile Perception in Plants
Thesis Director: Johannes Stratmann, Biological Sciences


Hannah White (2021-2022)

The Backbone 
Thesis Director: Toby Jenkins, Higher Education


Nicole Chandonnet (2020-2021)

Memorialization of J. Marion Sims in Columbia, South Carolina 
Thesis Director: Thomas J. Brown, History 


Elizabeth S. Davenport (2019-2020) 

The Temperature-Dependent Effects of Spontaneous Mutations on Life-History Traits 
Thesis Director: Jeff Dudycha, Biology


Kati Russ (2019-2020) 

Fitzgerald and Hemingway’s Flappers: The Women of Tender is the Night and The Sun Also Rises  
Thesis Director: Catherine Keyser, English


Gretchen Bollar and Anthony Kocur (2018-2019) 

Disinfection By-Products in Bottled Water: Is It Really Safer Than Tap Water? 
Thesis Director: Susan D. Richardson, Chemistry & Biochemistry


Habiba Fayyaz (2017-2018) 

Research on Orexin A and the Prevention of Cognitive Decline
Thesis Director: Jim Fadel, USC School of Medicine 


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