Research Projects
Luther students often find themselves involved in research they didn't even know existed before coming to Luther. Below is a list of some of the projects students are currently working on. Who knows -- it might inspire you to tackle your own project someday.
- Evolutionary responses of native plants to invasive species, Biology
- Development of new photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells, Chemistry
- Multi-media/film-scoring, Music
- Manga aesthetics and graphic narrative: from concept to distribution, Art
- Preparation of materials for the storage and separation of greenhouse and other gases, Chemistry
- A guide to historic Iowa, History
- A religious experience: how identity shaped by ethnicity and religion influences health and health practices in two refugee populations, Anthropology
- Hannah Arendt and the question of modernity, Philosophy
- Influences of prolonged sitting causing low back pain and change in gait and alignment; effective prevention and rehabilitation, Health and Physical Education
- A study of luminosity stability in stars lacking classic variability, Physics
- Means-end tool choice in blue jays, Pyschology
- The sound of Tao: exploring Taoism and expressing its mysteries through music, Music
- Coordinated community response to domestic violence: the experience of one rural community, Social Work
- Rainfall model for projecting the 1%-annual discharge of small watersheds, Math
- Moving toward sustainability at Luther College: the development of a revolving loan fund, Economics and Business
