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Friday, June 7 | 10:00am-2:00pm | Student IDEAfest | Klamath Falls
| Project | Name | Project Information |
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| Microsteam Turbine Viability Analysis | Allyson Odell | This project is in partnership with Hampton Lumber to help analyze the viability of installation of a microsteam turbine into a lumber mill. The creation of a model on Simulink was created to help analyze the power output. The physical system is located in Darrington, Washington. The proposed microsteam turbine (NLine) would be placed into a COGEN system to absorb excess waste steam due to the facility using a backpressure steam turbine rather than a condensing turbine. The created model helped to give an estimated power output based on the steam input. These data points were then able to help give a financial estimate which is usually the main determinate on whether a project proceeds or not. |
| Increasing tolerance of dental visits for children with ASD utilizing desensitization protocols: a dental hygiene student's experience | Kennedy Tull | Yost et al. (2019) estimate that 12-15% of children with autism do not have minimal dental needs met. Gillis et al., (2009) suggest that almost one third of individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities exhibit avoidance and/or noncompliance with even simple physical exam procedures. These challenges may deter health practitioners from providing necessary dental services to this population. As part of ongoing research between the applied psychology and dental hygiene departments, this project details the provision of dental hygiene services utilizing graduated exposure with the goal of increasing cooperation in the dental office from the perspective of treating dental hygiene students. Dental hygiene students have been involved in 'dental desensitization' appointments at the OIT dental hygiene clinic since fall of 2023. Participating students are given pre-and post-appointment surveys to measure their experiences in treating this population. Students are also able to include their study participation experience as part of their capstone assignment. This presentation provides results from student surveys and explains how one student incorporates these experiences into a capstone presentation. |
| Electrospinning Hyaluronan and Collagen Fibrous Shells around Cancer Cell Spheroids | Laci Landon | Use electrospinning equipment, we are electrospinning collagen and hyaluronan protein solutions around cancer cell spheroids that have been created using ultra-low adhesion plates. The fiber are to build a shell around the spheroids to then be suspended in agarose gel as a whole unit and observed. We are observing the cell interactions and how the cancer cells break down the shell and how fast to better understand the mechanisms occurring in tumors when in the human body, but in a controlled environment and will fewer factors to consider. The purpose of this project is to develop a new technique of studying cancer cells and their interactions so we can better understand how they work and later, develop methods of stopping metastasis. |
| Sky Lakes CHC Elevator-Compatible Gurney Retrofit | James Dressel, James Hess, Jared Monroe, Sydney Beers | The main problem this project intended to solve was a specific issue in the local medical industry. Many of the hospital and bariatric gurneys do not fit into certain elevators at the Sky Lakes Collabarative Health Center Building located in Klamath Falls, OR. The primary project goal was to modify an older model of Stryker brand gurney to fit successfully into the main elevators at the Collaborative Health Center. This gurney was donated to the project by the Sky Lakes Engineering Dept. Through applied reverse engineering a digital, working 3D solid model of the gurney was created and modified. This model was used to model and perform some physical modifications including retrofitting the foot end bumper bar of the gurney in order to reduce the length of the gurney bedframe. We replaced some parts including the corner foot end bumper-bar covers and knee gatch handles with 3D printed parts. We also replaced the old, marred gurney wheels with new ones. We will soon test our retrofitted gurney at the CHC to see if it fits in the elevator. This project is more of a proof of concept and experimental design rather than a fully certified medical device because we modified a gurney created by an existing manufacturer. |
| Synthesis of New Transition Metal Complexes for Use in Constructing New Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells | Anthony Snyder, Marla Goodspeed, Cruze Collin, Andy Wiley | Moving forward into the future, we must consider the reality of a versatile energy matrix to replace our current dependency on fossil fuels. Solar energy is a source that provides enough energy to power our entire energy economy, but current solar cell technology is either lacking in efficiency, wanting in cost, or both. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) offer a unique option to “harvest” the sun’s light in an efficient and multi-faceted manner. Not only can they be used as a cost-efficient photovoltaic, but they can also be utilized for passive solar energy simultaneously. This increased efficiency is interesting, making DSSCs worthy of our investigation as a potential piece of the energy puzzle moving into the future. While large improvements have been made in the field of DSSCs over the past two decades, they need to be more efficient, longer lasting, and cheaper. This research project attempts to harness the positive characteristics of two known light-harvesting dyes by synthesizing a series of novel ligands and subsequent metal complexes to be used as new light-harvesting dyes. This project began with a systematic synthesis of these ligands and complexes to determine a dye product that can absorb the widest wavelength window of light with the most efficiency, without degrading over time. Once successfully synthesized, photovoltaic conversion will be determined by construction and testing of a series of prototype cells. These cells will be constructed with a layer of titanium dioxide semiconductor layer, a conductive layer of doped tin(II) oxide, the novel dye (grafted onto the titanium dioxide), an electrolyte medium, and an inert electrode set. After fabrication of the prototypes, they will be tested for voltage and current production at two Oregon-based sites. |
| Synthesis of Novel Ligands and Ruthenium(II) Complexes for Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells | Caitlin Beard, Xitlaly Bencomo, Sydney Dalin, Lillian Mcallister | Decades of research into silicon-based solar cells have yielded much progress; however, their potential as front-running solar cell material remains limited by high production costs and relatively large amounts of energy to produce them. The discovery of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) in 1991 initiated research into sets of molecules that “harvest” the sun’s light energy as a means to drive electrons through a semiconductor material. This increased efficiency is interesting due to the small amount of dye material required for the cell to function as a photovoltaic. The DSSCs are worthy of our investigation as a potential piece of the energy puzzle moving into the future. While large improvements have been made in the field of DSSCs over the past 15-20 years, there continues to be a focus on making them more efficient, cheap, and useful. This research project attempts to harness the positive characteristics of polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes and phthalocyanine complexes by synthesizing a series of novel ligands and subsequent metal complexes to be used as new light-absorbing dyes. This project began with a systematic synthesis of these ligands and complexes to determine a dye product that can absorb the widest wavelength window of light with the most efficiency, without degrading over time. Isolation and analysis of the intermediate and final products of this novel synthesis route will be carried out. Photovoltaic conversion will be determined by construction and testing of a series of prototype cells. |
| TGF beta signaling effects on preeclampsia | Ciena Gregory | For my project I will be testing the effects TGF beta signaling has on preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a rare pregnancy complication that affects between 5 and 8 percent of pregnancies and can lead to preterm births. My research is still very new but I will be including the background information about preeclampsia, TGF beta signaling, and experimental designs I have found in my research along with the developing experiment I will eventually be conducting. |
| Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 (CB1R) Immunoreactivity and Expression in Rat Brain | Brie Eichelkraut, Jissel Valencia-Mendez, Jehu Morning, Ryan Pearson | Endocannabinoid (EC) is suggested to play a role in attenuating behavioural and endocrine responses to stress. Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 (CB1R), the major cannabinoid receptor in the nervous system, expression is widely found in the brain, including the cortex, striatum, amygdala, and hippocampus. Despite its wide distribution, the neuroanatomical evidence underlying the functional implications of CB1R remains unclear. The catecholaminergic system is one of the key neurotransmitter systems involved in the central stress responses. We hypothesized that CB1R activation could modulate catecholaminergic system via direct synaptic interaction. Brain sections of adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were processed for immunocytochemical staining of CB1R and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). Our findings show that CB1R immunoreactivity colocalizes with TH-immunoreactive (ir) terminals, providing anatomical evidence to support the notion that EC can serve as a retrograde messenger in modulating presynaptic neurotransmission. Interestingly, we also discovered colocalization of CB1R-ir cell bodies and TH-ir terminals, indicating TH could possibly regulate the function of CB1R-containing neurons. The infralimbic cortex shows the most concentrated expression of both CB1R and TH, implicating both endocannabinoid and catecholamine exerting their functions collaboratively in regulating cortical functions. The present studies provide important neuroanatomical information regarding the potential mechanisms governing the EC effects in central stress regulation. |
| Using Water Quality to Investigate a Unique Approach to Post-Fire Stream Protection | Cruz Collin, Abby Gamble, Terren Maplethorpe, Tegan Running | The 2021 Bootleg fire burned for 5 weeks and consumed over 400,000 acres of forest and shrub lands in eastern Klamath County. The resultant loss of vegetative cover represented a tremendous loss of habitat for many terrestrial and aquatic species. The negative effects of wildfire in riparian systems include bank destabilization, increased erosion, elevated sediment loads, and degradation of water quality. Local entities acted by cutting down burned trees and placing them in and across stream channels to act as barriers to the impending downstream flow of debris and sediment. This project will measure resultant water quality from the placement of these felled trees to better understand the impacts on aquatic species, especially those endangered fish species known to have stable habitats in these streams. Upwards of twenty sites across five streams will be measured for pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, turbidity, nitrate, and phosphorus. Phosphorus content is of specific interest due to the increased load of phosphorus known to be deposited in streams, watersheds, and aquatic ecosystems after a forest fire. This project will collect vital data on this effort to mitigate negative impacts on aquatic ecosystems post-fire, to help private landowners, government agencies and non-profit entities to make crucial decisions in a timely manner in the future. |
| How Much of Alaska is Unsurveyed | Cody Therault | I created a map poster that shows how much of Alaska has been unsurveyed in the land surveying PLSS system. It also educates readers about how the PLSS system works and how land is conveyed from federal ownership to state and private ownership. This map won first place in the OIT Student Map Competition and would be a great way for more people to be exposed to the Geomatics major and the work we do in our classes. |
| Effects of collagen gel porosity on stem-like properties of pancreatic cancer cells | Isaias Peña | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells will be cultured in different percentage collagen gels and incubated in ideal conditions. A group of cells will be cultured with different chemotherapy drugs. Cells cultured with chemotherapeutics will be run through an MTT assay to measure cell viability. The other group of cultured cells will be used for western blots. |
| qPCR Analysis of Cyanobacteria Abundance in Upper Klamath Lake throughout the Summer 2023 Bloom Season | Carley Rogers, Sydney Dalin, Gage Delzotti, Aren Horsan, Lydia Poss | Continuing our research from previous years, we have collected samples from different locations of the Upper Klamath Lake (UKL) to test the levels of cyanobacteria in the water during the yearly "Algal Bloom". This type of Cyanobacteria is known to produce a cyanotoxin that can not only be harmful to humans but also to the natural habitat of species in the lake, such as two federally endangered fish species. This year, we enhanced our research by being granted use of the department qPCR machine; this has allowed us to get real-time quantifications of the bacterial growth in the lake and compare it to previous studies. Our findings with the new technology have allowed us to raise questions about environmental shifts and changes over the last few years and how they will potentially continue to change. |
| 16s Sequence Analysis of Cyanobacteria Diversity in Upper Klamath Lake Throughout the Summer 2023 Bloom Season | Lydia Poss, Sydney Dalin, Gage Delzotti, Carley Rogers | The purpose behind this research project is to obtain and analyze samples of cyanobacteria from Upper Klamath Lake (UKL). Historically, two species have been thought to dominate the algal bloom season in UKL. Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA) grows early in the season, and is harvested as a nutritional supplement. Microcystis aeruginosa (MA) replaces AFA later in the summer and is known to produce a cyanotoxin. In this study, samples collected from summer of 2023 were characterized using 16s analysis to look at the seasonal blooms. Our results suggest a greater diversity of cyanobacteria species than has been historically recognized. |
| The Klamath WildFire in Hornbrook California | Griffin Haas, Maxwell Koehler | A map that shows the before and after vegetation and a study area. |
| Outcome Data on a Behavioral Parent Training Program for DHS Child Welfare Affiliated Families, with Services Provided by Undergrad Students from an Applied Psychology Program | Keeley Bryant | There is a significant need for effective parent training services to help reduce the prevalence of child maltreatment. Prior research has found that various behavioral parent training programs are effective at improving parenting skills and reducing child maltreatment (Gershater-Molko et al., 2002 & Whitaker et al., 2020). The Oregon Tech Relationship Building Program (RBP) was developed, as an innovative partnership between The Oregon Department of Humans Services Child Welfare (DHS) and Oregon Tech’s Applied Psychology Program, to provide local DHS-affiliated families with evidence-based behavioral parent training to enhance their parenting skills, strengthen their parent-child attachment, increase their connection to community resources, and enable reunification. In this program clinical faculty train and supervise undergraduate students to serve as family mentors who provide psychoeducation and evidenced-based behavioral interventions to clients. |
| Sound Dampening Devices | Lyle Coffee | This project aimed to address noise pollution by developing sound-dampening devices to mitigate sudden loud noises, such as car backfires and firearm shots. The design process drew inspiration from car mufflers and suppressors, using materials like PLA and TPU to create durable prototypes. Various designs were tested for their effectiveness in reducing noise levels. The project demonstrated the potential for these devices to significantly improve auditory safety in environments exposed to sudden loud noises, offering a promising solution for enhancing comfort and protection in urban areas, industrial sites, and recreational spaces. |
| Monitoring Algae Blooms in Upper Klamath Lake - 2023 | Maxwell Christian Koehler | My project is a map that utilized remote sensing (satellite imagery) to monitor algae blooms in Upper Klamath Lake during 2023. The poster provides information on the causes of the algae blooms, as well as the techniques used to monitor them. The algae blooms are due to the hypereutrophic nature of the lake, meaning there is an excess of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) in the water. This is largely caused by agricultural runoff and the drainage of wetlands surrounding the lake for agricultural use. This creates an environment where cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) can thrive. Using multispectral imagery, I was able to identify the algae blooms, as chlorophyll-producing organisms have a unique spectral profile. I then displayed how these blooms occur over time. |
| Program Outcomes on Student Learning and Involvement | Winter Smith, Rachel Newhard, London Argyle, Keeley Bryant | Outcome Data on student learning and involvement with families who have been separated by the Department of Human Services. The Oregon Tech Relationship Building Program (RBP) works with the department of Human Service (DHS) Child Welfare, training undergrad students to work as family mentors with parents, evidence-based behavioral techniques, establishing collaborative goals |
| Thinking Inside the Box: A granivore community experiment along a Wildland Urban Interface | Dominik Sterling, Alyssa Harris | This project studied the community of seed eating mammals in the Moore Park area. We used seed boxes and trail cameras to attract, detect, and identify various animal species and determine if their feeding habits change depending on proximity to an urban environment. |
| WellRight Extern Poster | Jayce Seavert | Poster dedicated to the health care app called WellRight. This app is associated with the Wellness Center of which is an extension of Sky Lakes Medical Center. I was completing my extern at the Wellness Center for both Winter and Spring term. This app helps employees track their physical activities and completed health/wellness challenges. It can be logged into and accessed through mobile devices and computers. This poster explores the goals and background of WellRight and how it has helped to increase healthier habits among Sky Lakes employees. Limitations, successions, and completions of goals associated with WellRight are also included on the poster. |
| The Effects of Positive and Negative Reinforcement on Goal Attainment | Hannah Thompson | This study is an examination of the impact of positive and negative reinforcement on helping people to meet their exercise goals. Although there is a large body of research in the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) literature on the effects of positive reinforcement or negative reinforcement on exercise behavior and substance use reduction, there are very few studies that directly compare the impact of positive and negative reinforcement on exercise behavior. The study's purpose is to fill the literature gap since there are few direct comparisons of the impact of positive and negative reinforcement on health behaviors. Five individuals initially participated in the study, with one withdrawing for personal reasons. The results indicated that neither positive nor negative reinforcement was more effective in helping participants to meet their exercise goals. |
| 3D environments to study the effect of anti-inflammatory food products on cancer. | Tori Leyba | For this project, I propose to build a platform to study the interaction between cancer cells and immune cells, and how the administration of different food-based chemicals known to have immune-modulating properties affect crosstalk. Studies have shown that certain foods consumed at higher rates in different cultures can impact a range of physiological outcomes including rate of cancer occurrence and levels of chronic inflammation. For example, soy protein has been linked to a decrease in breast cancer occurrence, and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and curcumin (polyphenolic compounds found in green tea and turmeric, respectively) reduce inflammation. The immune system is intimately involved in processes throughout the body. Cancer is a complex disease that manages to evade detection by the immune system while co-opting its systems to promote its own growth, survival, and migration. The chemical signaling between immune cells and cancer cells is continually being studied and better understood; however, there still exist many questions that are unanswered. I propose to look at how the communication between cancer cells and immune cells changes when immune-modulating chemicals derived from food products are introduced. |
| Genetic Engineering of Jellyfish Genes into Bacterial Cells | Jehu Morning | For my project, I investigate genetic engineering using jellyfish genes and E. Coli bacteria. I performed a transformation and ligation experiment on these bacteria that was intended to insert a gene into a plasmid and then the plasmid in the bacteria. My project sought to build my knowledge and skill set in genetic engineering to prepare for the future of my project in the next coming terms. |
| Blood Pressure Cuff for Klamath Open Door | Sydney Beers, Jared Monroe, James Hess, James Dressel | Klamath Open Door has automatic Midmark blood pressure devices that are not working properly, and they do not have the funds to replace the devices as they are expensive. This is due to the cuffs poor design, so our senior project is to design and present Klamath Open Door with a cuff that works properly. |
| Fuel-reduction Treatments Increase Growth of Ponderosa Pine | Mario Gramajo, Patrick Heaney, Jordan Hevern, Spencer McBride, Jonathon Milby, Israel Ornelas, Theo Rogers, Peter Woltjer | A century of fire suppression has altered forest structure throughout western North America resulting in unnaturally dense stands capable of carrying high intensity crown fires. Klamath Falls’ own Moore Park exemplifies this situation where a potential wildfire would irreversibly alter the park and potentially destroy homes in the surrounding community. In response to this risk, the City of Klamath Falls Parks Department (KFPD) implemented a series of mastication treatments between 2005 and 2012 that successfully removed areas of dense shrubs, thereby reducing the probability of a ground fire climbing into the overstory tree canopy. While the primary goal of these treatments was to decrease wildfire threat, they may also carry the added benefit of enhancing tree growth. Dense understory vegetation can directly compete with overstory trees and has been shown to negatively affect growth in several conifer species. Previous research has documented the negative effects of understory vegetation on overstory tree growth but used metrics such as tree diameter and stand volume as proxies for growth. Here, we use estimates of yearly wood production (basal area increment) to examine the effects of shrub removal on the growth of ponderosa pine in Moore Park. We hypothesize that shrub removal treatments will have a positive effect on yearly wood production and predict that basal area increment will be significantly greater in the years following treatment than in the years preceding treatment. |
| Flow Boiling Experiment – Turbulator Impact on Heat Transfer | Kagan Bixler, Heather Switzer, Thomas Carlton, Joseph Fogelman, Aron Aldridge, Christina Chau, Zach Lor | This research project seeks to optimize flow-obstructing devices called turbulators for enhanced heat transfer in two-phase flow. Team members have demonstrated ability in numerous engineering areas in working this project, including the application of electrical principles, instrumentation, fluids, heat transfer and material property selection. Boiling is an effective form of heat transfer, where the process of convection is applied to pull heat from a heated surface into a fluid such as water, vaporizing it. While effective, there is an upper limit on the heat flux (energy transfer per unit area) that a flow boiling system can achieve. This limit is referred to as Critical heat flux, or the Boiling Crisis. If this point is reached, boiling ceases to be effective. The cooled system will rapidly increase in temperature, likely failing. The boiling crisis occurs when fluid is vaporized faster than it can be replenished, forming a layer of vapor on heated surfaces that acts as insulation. A turbulator can be thought of as a speed bump that obstructs flow, inducing localized mixing of fluid passing by. This mixing has the potential to increase maximum heat transfer from a surface to a fluid by delaying the boiling crisis, but these effects are difficult to approximate. For this reason, an experiment-based approach has been chosen to test turbulator effects in a measurable way. The team has designed a system in which flow can be induced across a heated element with a turbulator. Our chosen approach involves the submersion of a graphite plate into a channel of water, with turbulators of varying geometries affixed. By electrically heating the plate, exposing one face of it to convection, and measuring both the graphite’s temperature and input power, we will be able to gather empirical data regarding the impact of turbulator geometry on maximum heat flux. |
| Oregon Tech Racing Baja - OUTSIDE | Owen Haugh, Matt Haines, Fletcher Stults | Baja SAE challenges engineering students to design and build an off-road vehicle that will survive a series of challenges. Engineers work together to resolve technical challenges in design, testing and manufacturing. Students also get the opportunity to pursue their design and engineering passions while managing real-life demands. |
| OTR Formula - OUTSIDE | Finn, Sean, Alex, Ethan, Evan, Jonas, Tychon, Justin, Jason, Jermias | Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) is an international collegiate engineering competition where students design, build, and race small, formula-style race cars. The goal is to provide real-world experience in engineering and project management. Teams must create a prototype that is marketed to industry professionals, balancing performance, cost, and manufacturing efficiency. The competition involves various events, including design evaluation, cost analysis, and dynamic tests such as acceleration, handling, and endurance. This project enhances students' skills in teamwork, problem-solving, and practical application of engineering principles. |
| Lava Tube Exploration Vehicle - OUTSIDE | Skyler Watanabe, Niles Walter, Zach Nemec, Reece Wright, Nathan Rule, Kai Fontanilla, Hudson Fischbeck, Justin Walker, Brett Lewandowski, Hayden Kamakele, Joseph Byers, Luis Solis | The Lava Tube Exploration Vehicle project is a proof-of-concept for a remote-controlled rover capable of exploring the lava tubes below the lunar surface. This is a joint project between the MMET Senior and the CSET Junior project teams. The L.T.E.V. is a remote-controlled, multi-car tracked vehicle that is capable of traversing through the dark and narrow environments of Earth’s lava tubes. Each car is equipped with 4 sets of tracks, one on each side, to allow driving capabilities on any side of the vehicle. Should the vehicle flip over, the onboard gyroscope can determine which side the vehicle is located on and switch the motor being used. To turn, the L.T.E.V. utilizes a series of servos and pulleys to articulate the joints in 2 degrees of freedom to turn or lift each car. These systems in each car is controlled by a Raspberry Pi that allows the operator to control the motors, servos, camera, infrared lights, and other onboard electronics from a handheld controller. The controller enables the user to operate the vehicle as well as view vital information such as the camera displays and power output. Combined, these systems allows the user to explore small, low-light environments remotely. |
| RoboSub - Cornett 115 Test Pool | Levi Hallock, Scott Cooke, Spencer Storey, James Hays, Sydni Nakamura, Lane Hughes, Theron Gray, Gideon Stasak | The RoboSub project has been a long running project that aims to develop Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to compete in the international RoboSub competition. Developing AUVs for the RoboSub competition requires a multitude of engineering disciplines to come together. Some of the work involved with this project includes power management, pressure vessel requirements, and advanced software. The project helps to grow students engineering capabilities through many capacities. Our current year’s project has made great progress on all systems. We will be showing how far we have come in the last year. Come see the robot that we are bringing to compete this year. |
| Project | Name | Project Information |
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| Basketball Camp Marketing Plan | Darius Miller | I created a marketing plan for a youth basketball camp. This marketing plan can be used by anyone looking to put on a camp. |
| DMAIC Social Media Marketing Strategy | Angela Taylor | Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) methodology process for Merrill True Value Lumber social media per post content engagement. |
| Truth and Light Studios | Brenna Morgan | Truth and Light Studios has been operating in an unofficial capacity, more as a side gig. However, the owner, Brenna Morgan, would like to take her business idea and legitimize it. Truth and Light Studios has only been able to book one or two clients per month as few people really know about it around the Klamath Basin. Brenna has devoted little time into promoting her business and her clientele has been very small so far. She would like to draw a larger clientele as she increases her business to an official, next-level capacity. As a result, the Brenna would like to build a business startup plan for Truth and Light Studios that will help the client comfortably begin marketing itself and provide services to potential clients. By the end, Truth and Light Studios hopes to be booking three to four clients per month. |
| Juniper Joy | Claire Lowry | Juniper Joy is a company created to utilize the natural beauty of the Klamath Basin and create products sourced and manufactured in Klamath Falls from Western Juniper. The goal of the company is to create specialty products, namely gin. This business idea is a furtherment of a project that competed in Catalyze Klamath, which focused on the creation of essential oils from Western Juniper. This new business plan will be for a craft gin distillery. The new plan will be used to analyze the possibility of another business venture that would use Western Juniper. By finding and researching a second use, the species could be utilized more. Juniper Joy will seek to differentiate itself from gins currently on the market by offering a product that has a local origin and seeks to benefit the local environment. Primary research in the form of interviews will be used to determine customer preferences. Secondary research will also be utilized in researching customer buying habits, as well as for an industry analysis and competitive analysis. |
| Reverse Logistics | Derrick Alderman | A case study into the world of reverse logistics including a survey. The analysis of the survey will result in best practices in reverse logistics and include recommendations for businesses that deal with online return processes. |
| This Old Quilt | Genevieve Castle | This Old Quilter is a small business that does custom quilting. This business has a very niche market. The owner of This Old Quilter Deb Worch needs help with creating a new operational system. Primarily This Old Quilter needs a new order filament system. This system allowed her to ship orders out on time. The beneficiary of this project was Deb Worch, the owner of This Old Quilter in addition to the customers. It is important that the order fulfilment issues get resolved because it is creating other issues throughout the business. |
| Benefits and Barriers of Undergraduate Research | Jaime Kuchle, Tarrah Bickford | This research study delves into the often-overlooked realm of undergraduate research within business-based fields, aiming to uncover both the benefits and barriers experienced by students who have completed such research projects. While existing literature predominantly focuses on research conducted by students in medical, science, or engineering disciplines, this study shifts its attention to students pursuing careers in business. By examining the experiences of former undergraduate researchers from various universities across the United States, this research seeks to shed light on the unique challenges and advantages encountered during their academic pursuits. Through qualitative interviews, participants are prompted to reflect on their research journey, offering insights into what they found most beneficial, the obstacles they faced, and strategies for overcoming them. This study not only contributes to the understanding of undergraduate research experiences but also aims to raise awareness and promote further exploration of research opportunities within the domain of business studies. |
| Exploring the Role of Destination Branding and Affinity on Consumer Purchase Decision in the Arctic and Pacific Northwest | Jaime Kuchle, Tarrah Bickford | Many locations nationally and internationally utilize destination branding to evoke emotions in travelers and drive tourism but has left researchers with the question of how destination branding drive consumer decisions about product purchases and what is the general perception of the destination brand. This project seeks to understand how the use of branding in the Arctic and the Pacific Northwest (PNW) drive consumer purchases for products associated with those destinations. This study not only looks at destination branding as a driving force for consumer product purchases but also aims to determine if companies that leverage traditional indigenous knowledge and / or local culture and heritage, in addition to the destinations geography and destination affinity felt by consumers part of their branding impact consumer perceptions of the destination brand and influence their purchase decisions. A comparison between similarly branded Arctic and northern European areas (Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Estonia, and Norway) and Pacific Northwest states (Oregon and Washington) to determine if the use of destination branding in products and services has an impact on consumer purchase decision and if the use of traditional indigenous knowledge prominent in the shaping of the Arctic brand further changes the way consumers view the product or service. The value of this study lies in comparing two well know tourist areas that have built a brand around their geography, native history, and tourism offerings thus providing results to researchers, companies, and consumers about the role of destination branding beyond the promotion of tourism. |
| Corporate Retreats & Economic Development: Understanding how rural tourism impacts economic development: Examples from Arctic & Non-Arctic Rural Tourism | Tarrah Anne Bickford | Aiming to identify and list examples in rural tourism practices in benchmarked Arctic and non-Arctic destinations to aid in the transfer of knowledge and best practices for overall community economic development. Examples of tourism to rural regions can be seen in a variety of categories from corporate retreats, to incentivized travel for activities, sports, wellness, or nature tourism to name a few. This project benchmarked destinations, in places such as North America, Finland, Sweden, and Iceland where the lessons learned about operating retreats and the examples of services and how they are organized and marketed were assessed. For example, preliminary findings from benchmarked Arctic regions show that successful locations often have offices, dedicated individuals, and/or entrepreneurs all involved in delivering the experience for the group in question. This study was conducted via on site interviews and observations of operators and entrepreneurs and review of online reviews and social media of traditional corporate retreat resorts. The value of this study lies in its comparative approach using similar benchmarks in different countries within the Arctic and non-Arctic rural communities and regions in Oregon thus providing the results of what both the resort and the consumers seek and gain from their retreat experience. This study and its results are applicable to both practitioners and academics. The results will benefit owners and employees in the hospitality industry, those running corporate retreats, as well as those academics and professionals studying the industry. The results suggest ideas and transferable best practices between Arctic and non-Arctic destinations. |
| OTR Baja DMAIC Social Media Marketing Strategy | Jaime Kuchle | Oregon Tech Racing Baja can implement a Lean Six Sigma DMAIC plan to enhance its social media marketing. Define: The team must identify current social media metrics and goals. Measure: Analyze engagement rates, follower demographics, and content performance. Identify areas for improvement. Analyze: Determine root causes of low engagement or ineffective content. Use data to prioritize issues. Improve: Implement strategies such as targeted content, interactive posts, or influencer partnerships to boost engagement and reach. Control: Establish metrics to monitor ongoing performance and adjust strategies as needed. Regularly review analytics to ensure sustained improvement. Through this DMAIC plan, Oregon Tech Racing Baja can optimize its social media presence, increasing brand awareness and engagement within its campus community and beyond |
| Developing Makerspace Programs | James Tiscornia | Senior project involving working with Oregon State Marion County 4-H. Helping develop Marion-County 4-H Makerspace program by creating a survey to help maintain current and progress future attendance for makerspace events |
| Increasing Traffic to The Edge's Website | Jamie Brown | The “Increasing Traffic to The Edge’s Website” project was an eight-month project, started in order to bring unique visitors to The Edge’s website to reach a larger audience, secure its place in the eyes of the school and students, and to meet important requirements for an Operations Management degree from the Oregon Institute of Technology. The goal of this project was to increase the number of weeks with at least four unique visitors to The Edge’s website from 12.5% when the baseline was set, to 25% by the completion date of this project on June 5, 2024, a 100% increase. Because there was a need for breakthrough results, DMAIC (define, measure, analyze improve, and control), from Lean/Six Sigma’s process improvement methodologies was used for this project. Upon completion of this project, The Edge saw a 332% increase in weeks that receive at least 4 unique visitors to their website with a new percentage of 54% of weeks receiving at least 4 unique visitors since the start of the improve phase. Due to this improvement, The Edge has made progress in being recognized by students around the Oregon Tech campus, improved their image with the school, and has shown that the program is able to keep developing and deserves to continue to receive funding. |
| DAMIC social media strategy for Breavda Brewhouse | Lacey M Grant | My DAMIC social media strategy for Breavda Brewhouse uses Lean Six Sigma practices to look over the analytics of Breavda's Instagram and create consistency within the brand. This project is creating a marketing plan and will be enforced by the Breavda staff to create an online community. |
| Storage Room Clean Up Project | Luke Borja | Storage room clean up and design improvement for the Oregon Tech Admissions |
| Implementing Musculoskeletal Point of Care Ultrasound for Elevate Physical Therapy | Olivia Kreiser | This project includes the full implementation plan provided to Elevate Physical Therapy relating to point of care ultrasound. The project includes prior risk analysis and assessments, documentation plans, insurance and medicare requirements, billing system updates, employee training, a cost-benefit analysis, ROI analysis, and a Gantt chart. Elevate PT's operations and functions were assessed for best use of POCUS. |
| Recruitment for the Relationship Building Program | Rachel Newhard | The development of a recruitment plan for the Oregon Tech Relationship Building Program. This includes research for recruitment and marketing in the industry, development of a marketing plan, and the development of a website for the program. The goal of the project is to attract more students to the Relationship Building Program, and to increase its awareness on campus. |
| Duke Crafts | Rebekah Redd | Duke Crafts is an Arts and Crafts (A&C) online business that sells perler beads (plastic fusible beads). A majority of Arts and Crafts businesses are traditionally managed by locals in their communities. Some would have an online presence, sell at vendors, or a combination of both. These businesses can make some easy money from what these entrepreneurs love doing. As one of these potential entrepreneurs, I love doing arts and crafts as a pastime. The purpose of this business project is to sell these art projects and see the outcome of what a small business can do. |
| Historical HR Document Retrieval Reduction | Dirk Smelser | This project has followed the DMAIC methodology to reduce the file retrieval time within Oregon Tech's Human Resources department. By measuring the initial file time across various years and employee groups, a baseline time was identified. Tools of DMAIC were utilized throughout the project, such as process maps, capability metric reports, PDSA, FMEA, control plans, and closure plans. To drive improvement in retrieval time, an overall Master List was created digitally to enable HR Staff a digital search function that returns the box location of an employee file. Specific improvement metrics, such as the times for both measurements and before/after process maps will be included on the poster. |
| Cybersecurity Capture the Flag Competition | Jordan Spencer | This project is a hacking competition that will provide a hands-on experience for cybersecurity/IT students on the Klamath Falls campus. This competition is an hour long and will provide a simulated environment in which students can practice their penetration testing. This simulates a real world environment that students may be asked to try to penetrate or secure. It involves setting up virtual machines with specific vulnerabilities on a closed network in the cybersecurity lab, and then placing a file inside of the virtual machines for students to find. Then, students will be instructed to attempt to penetrate the boxes and find the specific file. |
| Fleet Management and Route Optimization | Joel Reyna, James Lawton, and Austin Kuromi | The project that we are proposing will cover a new way of improving transportation methods for delivering goods using automated systems and implementing order tracking. We have discovered a method that can improve productivity and save delivery time within businesses that are looking for a more efficient way of providing orders to their customers. With the new method that we will be discussing, we believe that companies can implement our proposed system within their existing systems in which would determine the quickest route to take for delivering goods that leads to saving time and cutting costs. |
| Optimizing Education: An Analysis on Virtual Reality in Learning Environments | Kendall Rowe | The topic that we chose is the use of virtual reality in learning environments. VR technology has been rapidly advancing in the past few years, its primary uses being for watching videos and playing games. However, studies have been conducted in order to find out how useful VR technology could be if it was put to use in classrooms throughout the world for educational purposes. Our objectives in this research are to discover what these uses are, how effective they can be, and how practical it would be to implement this technology. The paper will mainly focus on these aspects of the subject, how the research was conducted, and the findings. Discovering how to successfully accomplish these goals could lead to changes in the future of education. There have been many times in history that the learning environment has changed due to advances in technology: projectors became an essential part of the classroom when they were introduced, whiteboards are now much more common, and now laptops are widely used in many schools - even required in certain places. The development of VR technology has the potential to act as a similar revolutionary learning device if it can be effectively used for educational purposes. |
| Predictive Maintenance in a Manufacturing Environment | Michael Logan, Brody Herrera | A research article exploring the theory behind predictive maintenance in a manufacturing environment, the technology behind it, and what a possible implementation of this system would entail. The article will cover current maintenance methodologies, compare and contrast them with a predictive maintenance system, and explore the risks and benefits associated with them. |
| System Analysis and Design for Finance: Blockchain-Based Secure Transaction System | Will Dumas, Keanu Ishihara | This project focuses on the application of block-chain technology in finance. More specifically, we are focusing on safe transaction systems. An overview of the state of blockchain technology in finance today, the advantages and difficulties of utilizing blockchain for safe transactions, and prospective avenues for future study and development are some of the primary points of this review. The potential of blockchain technology to offer transparent and safe transaction systems has drawn a lot of attention in recent years. The goal of this analysis is to give a deep understanding of blockchain technology's current position in finance as well as its possible uses for safe transactions. |
| Research Article presentation on Retail AI implementation. | Hayley Hamilton, Savannah Greeley | Our project is a research paper looking at retail artificial intelligence implementation. The paper itself is looking at the overall state of AI and how we can incorporate it into every day tasks for retailers. The goal is to inform retailers on a system to help them with these tasks; including, inventory management, restocking, looking up products, ordering more products and possibly enhancing an online shopping experience. The system should essentially enhance retailers' tasks and a shoppers experience. The paper is informing both those interested and store managers on how to implement and what is needed. We are looking at where AI is at currently, what it has influenced and how well it is doing. We also took into account a small project that has been done to implement an AI system into a retailer's computer system. |
| Optimizing Education: An Analysis on Virtual Reality in Learning Environments | Kendall Rowe, Bryce Christopherson | An analysis of virtual reality and how it can be applied to education, primarily in a classroom or lab setting. Done as a research paper, but presented on a poster. |
| Agriculture: Smart Farming Information System | Jacob Gavlik and Thomas Stevens | Our team is researching the feasibility and implementation of a Smart Farming Information System for the agricultural sector. |
| S.A.S.S. - A Social Support Platform for Survivors of Sexual Assault | Cameron Viernes | At the heart of my senior project lies the pressing issue wherein survivors find themselves navigating the challenging journey of life after assault in isolation. With limited guidance and support, they often grapple with uncertainty regarding where to seek help, and well-intentioned individuals may struggle to offer suitable directions. To address this, I developed a prototype for a social media-like app called Sexual Assault Support and Services (S.A.S.S.). S.A.S.S. serves as a valuable resource hub and fosters a sense of community and understanding for survivors and advocates alike. Users can make anonymous text-based posts and comments, find resources tailored to their specific needs, and directly message others for support. By providing survivors with a supportive outlet and comprehensive resources, the initiative aims to contribute to the broader objectives of raising awareness about sexual assault and facilitating the apprehension of assailants. Importantly, the project prioritizes survivors' comfort, eschewing any semblance of coercion or discomfort. The envisioned outcome is a vibrant online community characterized by a warm and encouraging atmosphere that wholeheartedly embraces victims on their path to healing. S.A.S.S. aims to empower survivors by providing them with a safe space to connect, share experiences, and access the support they need to reclaim their lives after trauma. |
| Project | Name | Project Information |
|---|---|---|
| Lava/Space Rover Control System & Visual Feedback | Luis Solis, Hayden Kamakele, Brett Lewandowski, Joseph Byers and Mechanical Seniors working on the rover | This project is connected to the Senior Mechanical Students. This project is 4-sided rover designed to explore lava tubes. The Junior Students In junior project for Embedded systems worked on the control system and visual feedback. |
| Developing a Collision Avoidance Quadcopter | Cameron Robinson | In this project, I am researching, designing, and building a quadcopter and remote control. The quadcopter uses a 2D LiDAR to detect and avoid obstacles around it. I am developing and testing a custom collision avoidance algorithm alongside the rest of the system. Throughout this project, I selected and integrated the hardware components; developed and adapted software libraries to run on the drone and controller’s MCUs; and designed a 3D-printable drone frame and controller shell. |
| Population Health externship at Cascade Health Alliance | Sarah Walls | The poster I have created displays a summary of the work I completed while working as an intern in the Health Equity department at Cascade Health Alliance for externship credits for my degree program (Population Health Management). |
| Battery-Operated Branding Iron | Risa Thompson, Ben Goodwin | An electric cattle branding iron that is battery powered and is controlled through a microcontroller. |
| Development of a Wireless Trail Camera | Cameron Castillo, Samuel Collier, Thomas Thompson | This Wireless Trail Camera project addresses the limitations of current trail monitoring systems by introducing an innovative, self-sustaining, and efficient solution for wildlife agencies, biologists, and ecological management organizations. Conventional systems suffer from issues such as frequent maintenance, delayed data retrieval, and dependence on constant cell coverage. Our system overcomes these challenges by using a motion tracking camera, radio transmitter, and mesh network to transmit images and video over long distances from remote wilderness areas. Housed in a waterproof enclosure secured to a tree trunk, this system integrates a motion tracking camera, radio, processor board, batteries, and a maximum power point tracker. Multiple solar panels, facilitated by a unique belt mounting system, ensure continuous power supply and efficient charging. The motion tracker activates the camera, capturing images transmitted via the mesh network to a long-range transceiver, capable of data transmission up to 20 miles. This trail camera system stands out as the first to combine self-charging capability, real-time data transmission, and operation in harsh remote environments. The innovative mounting system allows for multiple solar panels, maximizing charge rates and ensuring uninterrupted power supply. The primary goal is tracking wildlife movements in remote wilderness locations, with potential expansion to include various sensors for geological studies. Beyond wildlife monitoring, the automatic integrated sensor and communication network can accommodate alternative sensors, expanding its application to geological studies and other scientific research. The Wireless Trail Camera System significantly enhances researcher data gathering capabilities while reducing workload. By enabling monitoring in previously inaccessible areas, this system drives long-term research studies, opening new avenues for scientific exploration. |
| Integrating Propulsion Systems on CubeSats: Challenges, Benefits, and Capabilities. | Cameron Castillo | Microsatellites are compact and cost-effective satellites that can be deployed alongside larger launches. These satellites enable research or commercial institutions to collect data, test new technological developments in space, and give experience to engineers and scientists entering industry. Due to their growing popularity, there is significant interest in enhancing the capabilities of microsatellites to reach beyond Earth's orbit. One potential approach to achieve this goal is through self-propulsion. The successful entry of two microsatellites into Martian orbit as part of the InSight Mars lander mission in 2018 demonstrated the feasibility of self-propulsion. Technologies common on larger satellites, like pulsed plasma, cold gas, and hall-effect thrusters, are being miniaturized to provide high specific impulse over extended durations. Furthermore, research into mathematical modeling of more efficient orbital transfers for low-thrust devices offers the most promising means for exploring regions farther from Earth. Despite these gains, the miniaturization efforts for new thrusters are plagued with reliability issues. Among the 10 microsatellites launched as part of the Artemis-1 mission to the Moon in 2022, only two effectively utilized their propulsion system to accomplish their missions. Although this technology is the subject of much intrigue, it is not quite at the readiness level of other CubeSat technologies. This presentation outlines some of the propulsion systems available for CubeSats as well as describing the engineering challenges present when designing this type of system. |
| Mapping Intelligence Bot | Isaac Young, Matt Blankenship, Brandon Moehlmann | A small robot that autonomously drives around and maps out rooms in a building. Will be able to be placed in a hallway and drive into a room and map it out and then display it onto our website for the user to be able to look at. Additional functionality helps the user remotely "take over" the driving of the robot and scanning of the room. |
| 360Vue | Justin Brumble | This project will integrate cameras and a heads-up display into ski goggles. The purpose of this is to enhance safety and situational awareness on the mountain. This will be accomplished by placing the cameras in a rear facing fashion, then displaying those views onto a heads-up display. This system will be automated using TensorFlow machine learning algorithms. These algorithms will look for a person in the camera feed, then once a person is identified, the heads-up display will be activated. This will allow the skier to focus on riding and not have to turn the camera on manually, although the camera and display will have the ability to be activated in a manual fashion. |
| WALL-C - OUTSIDE | Zachary Lor | As time goes on, ocean pollution becomes more of a greater threat to biomes and ecosystems. While the entirety of this project only aims for small rivers and recreational pools, the impact for an affordable and evolutionary project is what the idea ultimately aims for as a stepping-stone. WALL-C is a surface skimmer that will be active in small controllable environments such as recreational pools and small rivers. Small projects of surface skimmers already exist on the market, often referred to as FRED. FRED is known as the Floating Robot to Eliminate Debris. The problems that often lie with FREDs are the sheer size and cost that are associated with them. Each FRED is variable in size which means that they are variable in cost. The most relative usage of a FRED compared to what WALL-C intends to be, was created by the University of San Diego. The sheer size itself is still much larger than what is projected to be created; however, as a base to look at, it is perfect as a reference material. |
| Harbor Isles Solar Powered Aeration System - OUTSIDE | Alexis Elquist, Brodie Marino, Jacob Murphy, Vivian Wallace | Small-scale solar powered aeration system utilizing a solar module, a 12V lithium Iron Phosphate battery, DC air pump, and diffusers. Tested with a control and experimental tub of water containing algae from the Harbor Isles canal. The tubs were monitored to record aeration progress and algae growth. Experiment used to verify viability of large scale implementation of system. |
| Agro PV Dome - OUTSIDE | Ryan Broberg, Aaryan Patel, Hunter Eberhardt, Lane Hughes, Ian Bermudez Rivera, Mason Snider, Salim Bahajry, Mike Duncan, Doug Houser, Aaron Luke, Mckenzie Staub, Jose Eduardo Garcia, | The following project utilizes solar energy to maintain proper conditions such as humidity and temperature inside a domelike structure. These conditions are solely determined by the planted crops that are implemented. Not only does this structure allow the growth of any crop but it also protects the crops from species that harm crop growth. In addition to having humidity and temperature controlled, we have also implemented a self watering system that will provide the crops the correct amount of water to grow. The overall idea of this project is to show that implementing solar together with agriculture not only helps create a self sufficient system, but it also helps reduce the space required to have both solar and agriculture. it is our hope that projects like these will be globally utilized in order to protect our crops as well as motivate people to use solar. |
| Spot - PV lower level | Naomie Wyckoff | Spot is a wearable accessibility device that aims to make technology more accessible to the blind and visually impaired community by bringing text-to-speech into the environment. Using a camera, Spot identifies text in the environment pointed to by the user and sends the converted audio to a bluetooth audio device. Spot was inspired by the growing inaccessibility of IOT devices and their multi touch screen displays. Traditional appliances that are controlled using physical buttons allow for the use of braille stickers for navigation. Modern IOT appliances, often controlled through touchscreen interfaces, create a gap in accessibility. If accessibility features are not built in, blind and visually impaired individuals may have issues using it. Spot aims to make any device accessible. |
| TetriCUBE - PV lower level | Michael Bottita | TetriCUBE is a portable game console. This game console consists of six identical screens that all fold together into a square shape. The unique characteristic of being able to fold a game console allows for immersive gameplay while interacting with the preloaded Rubik's Cube. While completely unfolded, TetriCUBE can play other games like Tetris. Each game is designed around TetriCUBE to allow for as much of an eye-catching experience as possible. The goal of TetriCUBE is to show how fun and inviting Embedded Systems is, and teach people about the potential of Oregon Tech students. This project is made for the CSET department to show prospective college students how fun and innovative CSET is. |
| Warehouse Wizard - PV lower level | Dominick Stone, Ben Hogervorst | The Warehouse Wizard is a live inventory tracking system based on NFC RFID and wireless mesh networking technology. This product is intended for warehouse inventory management where most items are stored in shelving units. The user sticks a paper-thin RFID tag to the bottom of whatever they want to track. The item must then be placed on one of the low-profile reader pads for entry into the system. The controller for the pads (one per shelving unit) is connected wirelessly to a computer hosting a web site that the user can view and sort the data on. |
| The Wobbler | Rob Galeoto | Come hear a computer do "bzzz chrkkk wooowowooowooop" and maybe make it do "bzzz chrkkkk woooowowowowowoop" yourself! The Wobbler is an electronic musical instrument known as a digital synthesizer. Fans of famous electronic musicians, such as Wendy Carlos (The Shining soundtrack), Daft Punk, Kraftwerk, and Look Mum No Computer will enjoy playing with this instrument. |
| Dungeon Sidekick | Thomas Hewitt, Brendon Williams, Anthony Rielly, Kenny Rapp, Jonathan Rafaelly | Dungeon Sidekick is an application dedicated to being a companion for new and experienced players for the game Dungeons and Dragons. Dungeon Sidekick helps users store and access multiple character sheets, create new character sheets, manage the stats, inventories, spells, and abilities of a character, and streamline damage calculations to allow players to spend more time playing Dungeons and Dragons, rather than doing the tedious math that the game is notorious for. In addition, Dungeon Sidekick can also track conditions that a player's character may have, such as poison or exhaustion, so it may better assist players in enjoying the role playing aspect of the game. |
| P.O.G: Personal Outfit Generator | Eric Talanoa, Scott Renslow, Cole Kuehl, Kyle Gillette | The POG: Personal Outfit Generator is an application created to aid users in their personal style and help them improve and build on their personal wardrobe. Users can filter through a large number of distinct clothing items to view and select items they like. Also, the application allows users to create and manage a virtual wardrobe based on what they already own and what they would like to own. The application will have a few main pages and features: Including but not limited to a Home page displaying some commonly favorited and trending items. The Generator page allows the user to create randomly generated outfits based on filters and preferences. The Search page is where the user can search for and view specific clothing items. Finally, the Wardrobe page, where users can view and manage items they own or are interested in. |
| Code Blueprints | Jonathan Thomason, Chance Barimbao, Logan Rivera, Gabe Bafia | Code Blueprints is a web application that has three main pages, sign-up and sign-in page, and profile page and class diagram editor page. The sign-up and sign-in page is used to create new accounts or login. The profile page is used to edit the password, email, and saved diagrams. The class diagram editor page is used to create and save class diagrams. The diagram has the ability to create nodes and connections to other classes, these classes contain a name, data members, and data methods. Once finished creating the diagram it can be exported to code, where the website will create a zip file containing all the information in C++ boilerplate code. |
| Doggy Diet Dish | Chris Thomas | The Doggy Diet Dish is an all inclusive set it and forget it dog feeder. The main feature of the feeder is making sure your dog is the animal eating the food. This is achieved by using an RFID sensor that would be attached to the dog collar. The project includes an app which is used to set a feeding schedule including amount of food. The goal is to control your dogs diet and keep any wildlife from eating the food should the project be kept outside. |
| Reptile Environment Control Hub | Colby Kephart | The Reptile Environment Control Hub functions as a programmable device to watch over reptile's environment within a tank. The device monitors Temperature, Humidity, Light, and UV. Limits can be programmed by the used to ensure any reptile can be monitored. The device will then shut off associated heating, humidity, and lighting devices based off users specified limits or time limit. |
| Project P.O.G (Personal Outfit Guide) | Kyle Gillette, Cole Kuehl, Scott Renslow, Eric Talanoa | P.O.G. is a fashion application aiming to simplify outfit selection and wardrobe management. Users can effortlessly generate complete outfits or customize their wardrobe with a range of personalization options. POG aims to offer a user-friendly solution for individuals exploring and enhancing their personal style. Many people find themselves needing a way to manage outfits because of the amount of styled clothing they own, and this app aims help solve that by providing an easy to use interface. Another aim of this project is to introduce your existing wardrobe with new clothing you don't yet own to create new sets you might like. |
| Design and Development of an RF Backscatter Transmitter IC | Cameron Castillo | WiFi is all around us today: every restaurant, factory, and business now relies on WiFi to assist with both communication and monitoring. With the growth of small, low-cost IoT devices, there is a need to communicate a great amount of sensing information over WiFi networks. Unfortunately, low-power IoT devices generally cannot support a full WiFi transceiver. A solution to this issue may be the use of RF backscatter transmitters. RF backscatter uses an ambient WiFi signal as a medium for data transmission. The incident waveform is reflected or transmitted based on the bit pattern being send. This can be done by switching an antenna to ground when reflection is necessary. A backscatter system uses orders of magnitude less power than traditional WiFi transceivers, although the technology is not fully developed for integration with systems today. This project aims to create an integrated circuit which could be used to collect and send data for IoT devices using RF backscatter. |
| VoltVue Nexus | Coby Feagins, Cooper Beggs, Logan Benoy | VoltVue Nexus is a system designed to automate home devices and manage home energy usage. It will monitor the energy consumption of connected devices and transmit this data to a central device, allowing users to remotely manage their devices and track their energy usage through a mobile app. |
| RTIVS: The Real-Time Information Visor System | Daniel Fallon | The Real-Time Information Visor system is an ecosystem of IOT devices that allow first responders and military personnel to effectively communicate and share information in real-time, with personnel that are not in the field with them. Comprised of a wearable computer and Heads-Up Display (HUD) unit for first responders and military personnel, and a desktop application that intercommunicates with that hardware for non-field personnel, these devices allow for an interconnected information sharing system that allows for critical information to be relayed to the individuals who need it, all in real-time. |
| Tavern | Gage McNeil, Nicholas Lacno, Ethan Huddleston, Jemisha Vargas | The project is a website and mobile application meant to help Dungeons and Dragons players find groups to play with. It has cross platform compatibility, allowing users to either log in on their Android device or via web browser. Users can find groups in a recommendation style similar to Tinder, or they can actively search out groups that match what they are looking for with a filter system or search bar. Once in a group, users can send messages to the group through our application. The application also supports private chats between two users. The application also helps players of other Tabletop roleplaying games find their groups. |
| Morseships | Sinh Tri | An engaging tabletop education module for learning Morse code. The project has been inspired by the classic board game battleships. The module aims to help players learn Morse code faster by utilizing the concepts of group learning, competition, active participation, and memory-sense association through the tactile touch, sound, and visual feedback. This idea originated from Sinh's wish to have another way to teach/learn Morse code for his church's local youth group. |
| PacifiCore-Oregon Tech Oregon Energy Storage | Chad Watt, Owen Lien, Hussain AlDuways | Collaboration with PacifiCore to install a battery energy storage system (BESS) on OIT campus. The student group was able to learn the project management side of industry and learn industry processes like bidding, working with contractors, and learning about the installation of battery systems. Alonside this, the student group was able to interact and work with with all the disciplines of engineering and learn each of their roles. Great opportunity for EE/REE students to work alongside engineers in industry. |
| MIDI Genie | Donald Hammock | The MIDI Genie is an add-on device for the Nintendo Entertainment System which translates the audio output into MIDI. A USB serial command line offers control over the device's operations, including shifting the output by individual semitones and whole octaves. The device sits between the cartridge and the console, much like the classic Game Genie devices. From there, it listens for instructions from the CPU to the built-in audio processor. Based on said instructions, the function of the APU is emulated, and live MIDI signals are generated to mimic the sounds the real APU would generate. |
Wednesday, May 29 | 4:00-6:30pm | Student IDEAfest | Portland-Metro
Portland-Metro Campus: Rooms 120, 122, 124
Get directions to our event! Parking is free in any space labeled "OT".
| Event | TIme | Description & Details |
|---|---|---|
Preview Reception | 4:00pm-5:00pm | Register Here! Sponsored by the Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce |
Poster Symposium | 5:00-6:30pm | Join us at 5:00pm to hear from students about their projects, designs, and prototypes! |
| PROJECT | DESCRIPTION |
| EasyBarn Phone Application | It is a barn management phone application for Android. It is meant to simplify care of animals within a barn; it can be used for commercial farms, such as horse boarding facilities, or personal barns. It keeps track of the animals within a barn, all of their care instructions along with any contact info for the owners. Users are able to be part of multiple barns if they wish. |
| Smart Stepper | A smart shoe for kids that toe walk that gives real-time feedback and holds data for physical therapists and families to see and evaluate the improvement and create support and changes so the kid(s) continue to correct their walking. It will be embedded in the shoe insole with a haptic vibrator and piezoelectric sensor to process the steep store daily data and give real-time feedback to the kid(s). If an incorrect step is detected the board will set off the haptic vibrator that will be around the toe area of the shoe. This way the user can know that they are walking incorrectly and correct it. This project works with Dr. Marybeth GrantBeuttler as a physical therapist with patients who are toe walkers and attempting to create a new method of fixing the issue permanently. |
| ALOTO (Automated Lock Out Tag Out) | Automated Lock Out Tag Out (ALOTO) is a project designed to enhance laboratory safety at the Oregon Institute of Technology. At its core, ALOTO is little more than a power circuit interrupt for instruments, tools, and machines. |
| Rebound Buddy | The integration of AI tracking technology into basketball rebounder systems to enhance the recreational and training experiences for users to maximize the time spent training. The project team consists of senior mechanical engineering students at Oregon Tech, with a mission to explore the application of Husky lens technology to a basketball rebounding machine; not only showcasing our knowledge in mechanical engineering but our adaptability to also incorporate embedded systems and electrical circuits. Supported by a grant from the Resource Budget Commission at Oregon Tech, project goals are to showcase the practical development and implementation of Arduino coding to synchronize Husky lens' tracking capabilities with a project-demonstration rebounder that is designed by student engineers. This project opens avenues for further research and development in machine learning and commercialization of AI capable basketball or other recreational rebounders. |
| Actuator Seal Press - Manufacturing Process Improvement for Cornell Pump Company LLC. | Our team is working to develop a semi- or fully-automatic mechanism for Cornell Pump Company that will simplify the assembly of a diaphragm pump component in one of the company's most popular products – the "Redi-Prime" self-priming system for centrifugal pumps. The components to be assembled consist of an elastometric gasket that mates to an aluminum plate using a dovetail interference connection. The combination of these two is called the "actuator seal". The existing actuator seal is currently installed manually with a screwdriver, this typically takes 2.5-5 minutes to install each. Building 16 of these per day means ~350 hours of time spent per year installing these elastometric gaskets. Cornell provided our senior project team with a $10,000 budget to develop a mechanism that will allow an operator to multi-task while installation is occurring, reduce installation time to under 60 seconds, require no alterations to existing components, and reduce or eliminate operator fatigue and increase workcell ergonomics. The proposed solution will have a huge impact on the company, saving approximately $33,000 per year in assembly labor expenses. To solve this problem, our team developed a machine that uses a "pizza cutter" style tool attached to a hinged arm that is energized by a pair of stepper motors controlled by an Arduino. Once the components are prepared and set onto the indexed turntable, the enclosure is shut and the "START" button is activated. The device proceeds a specified distance down from it's home position, and continues to press and rotate the actuator seal in a specified order until the two components are assembled in less than 30 seconds. Once the assembly is complete, the door can be opened and the actuator seal can be taken out, and replaced with another prepared pair of components. This process can be repeated safely as necessary. |
| Ticket Tracker | Ticket Tracker is an application that trackers the ticket prices of over 500 concerts. All pricing information is gathered from the Seatgeek API. This application gives both buyers and sellers the ability to see the price trend of concerts, allowing them to make an informed decision on when to buy or sell their tickets. |
| Chimpanzees and abnormal behavior when in captivity | The research I conducted first started when we took a field trip to the Oregon zoo and I began to be interested in chimps and their behavior when in captivity. I used other studies to create a ethogram or basically a list of abnormal behaviors that chimps most commonly display when held in captivity and conducted continuous focal observations of the chimps for 30 minutes at a time marking down any behaviors they displayed. After conducting the observations and analyzing the data I found chimps in the Oregon zoo to be statistically insignificantly different then chimps from other zoos in other studies. |
| Octo-Optical Data Aggregation System | The Octo-Optical Data Aggregation System is designed to collect high-speed data from connected modules, compress it, and transmit it to connected servers using eight low-cost optical fibers. It is optimized for high bandwidth and costs approximately one-fifth of the price of comparable solutions. The device uses a powerful Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) on a custom 12-layer Printed Circuit Board. The server communication subsystems allow up to 80 Gigabits per second of data to be sent to and from the FPGA. Client sensor modules can connect to the FPGA via two 400-pin mezzanine connectors, allowing for up to 200 Gigabits per second of data to be sent or received from a maximum of 170 individual connections. The FPGA's flexible logic and embedded Digital Signal Processors enable custom routing, communication protocols, and compression schemes. |
| YourAI | An AI-powered mobile application that allows users to set interests and create a schedule for when to generate a unique AI-Generated image for their phone wallpaper. |
| LifeDex | LifeDex is an application that allows users to discern information about various animals throughout North America. Users can browse for animals by tags, location, or even by searching for them. It is, in simplistic terms, an electronic field guide. |
| TuneIt Music Player | A Software Senior Project aiming to work with audio files. I chose a music-playing app to learn about audio tools that were not taught throughout the CSET degree. The app aims to replicate standard music player interfaces (pause, play, skip, etc.) with some additions. Overall, the app utilizes the tools: - .NET Maui for the GUI - MVVM architecture for scalability - EntityFrameworkCore for SQL database storage - and ML.NET for machine learning-based playback The application uses .NET framework to play audio files from the local computer or to play files saved to an SQL database. It also allows the use of playlists with standard, random, or "dynamic" playback. Dynamic playback utilizes an ML.NET model to determine the best order to play back the playlist. GUI is created with .NET Maui, using visual elements similar to HTML elements. The MediaElement that handles audio playback is from a .NET Maui "community toolkit." The default visuals from the element have been disabled and recreated from scratch to create the main UI for the music player. The application is designed with a Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) architecture. The architecture improves the ability to add new functions and makes it possible to move the application cross-platform, but it requires more work to set up around the central MediaElement. SQL transactions are controlled with EntityFrameworkCore, simplifying the calls and returns between the application and the database. Remote playback is tied to a user account and allows the upload and download of files. Additionally, files can played remotely by temporarily downloading them to play in the system cache. |
| MIDI-Controlled Music Box | A small 30-note music box that has been mechanized! Play from a MIDI file, or using a connected MIDI device. The original music box is programmed via punched paper. While enjoyable, it takes a long time to program songs, and the programming papers can easily be damaged. Replacing this paper programming are 30 servo motors linked to the 30 notes of the music box, allowing an electronically controlled operation. Songs can be played from standard MIDI files stored in internal memory, or a connected MIDI keyboard can be used to manually play the music box. The enclosure amplifies the music box, and isolates the motors from the music, delivering a clear, acoustic sound. |
| Metallic Enhanced Arm (M.E.A.) | I want to make a robotic arm that has no motors and muscles, I want this arm to be advanced to have no limits, metaphorically speaking. I also want the arm to be more life-like, like an actual arm. I would like this robotic prosthetic arm to start from the elbow as well as having to read the nerves. This should be the next step to not only the research yet the building process itself having to be so different. With this still being in the research process and still taking time it gives a great idea and process to begin a great project. |
| Voron IDR: The next generation of quick turn fabrication | The Voron IDR is based off the open source Voron V0, and inspired by the Volkswagen I.D. R. The goal is simple: significantly decrease the time between part failure and having a replacement part in hand. The printer was specifically designed for competitive high school robotics events, which have lots of unforeseen breakages, always being pressed for time, and never enough spares. The prototype printer was tested thoroughly during the last FRC season at four events, where there was a significant quantity of teams who needed assistance with part fabrication. |
| Operating Systems & CPU Architecture Security Concerns | A research thesis done as my Senior Project for my BS in Cybersecurity. Covers the security implications of CPU architectures and Operating Systems. Includes literature review, a survey, practical testing of a RISC-V computer, and analysis. |
| Animatronic Hand | A remotely, glove-controlled bionic hand that will mimic the movements of the glove wearer. The hand includes servo motors to clench the fingers, a gyroscope connected to an OLED display to output readings, and self-made flex sensors to sense the curvature of the user's fingers. The hand serves as a prototype proof of concept project for a more precise product with greater accuracy when it comes to mimicking the movements of the user. Adding an arm or elbow joint to the system could allow for usage in places such as a factory or surgical scenario, once the precision of the device has been maximized. |
| Computer Vision for Autonomous Robot Navigation | This Computer Vision System (CVS) for autonomous robot navigation is a self-contained module designed to communicate with a Vex V5 Core Processor. The CVS uses a custom deep learning model trained to identify unique game elements for robotics competitions. The system takes visual data and filters it for a target object, then calculates coordinates to that object using triangulation. This information is sent to the Vex V5 to direct robot movement. The system and model are designed to be updated to detect new unique objects as competitions change. |
| Growing Buddy | Growing Buddy is a modular, automated plant growing device for indoor agriculture. This prototype automates the monotonous tasks of agriculture and takes actions to remedy non ideal environmental conditions. It can turn on fans, lights, and pumps to create an ideal environment for plants. It can take measurements of the temperature, humidity, and soil moisture to monitor the environment. Growing Buddy consists of three hubs that manage communication and power needs for the rest of the system: the communication hub, the sensor hub, and the power hub. The sensor hub gathers data from the attached sensors. It sends this data to the communication hub to process. The communication hub uses ideal profiles to compare to this data. If the environment is not ideal, the communication hub sends instructions to the power hub. The power hub provides switching to high powered devices. This prototype is ideal for green houses and vertical farming. |
| Design and Fabrication of a Sensor Module for an Aftermarket Vehicle Safety System | There are millions of vehicles on the road today that were built before 2018, the year where automakers agreed to install backup cameras in nearly all vehicles as a standard. These older vehicles also lack many other Advanced Drivers Assistance Systems (ADAS) features. Current aftermarket vehicle safety equipment offers piecemeal solutions that consist of a separate camera kit and proximity sensor kit. Effective aftermarket solutions are also expensive, up to $2,000 for a combined camera and radar system. The goal of this project is to design a low-cost sensor module that contains both a video camera and proximity sensor so that older vehicles can be retrofitted with comprehensive forward, rear, and blind spot detection systems. |
| Secure 12N QR Framework | Developed with an underutilized QR format featuring multiple, variable, and encrypted fields, the Secure 12N QR Framework project aims to develop a proof-of-concept implementation of a two-factor authentication system for business oriented physical media. This proof-of-concept demonstrates a possible implementation of enhanced security standards in physical media. |
| Microscopic Abundance and Stratification of Pond Life | Microscopic life lives and thrives around us. In this project, I aimed to look at the microscopic abundance and stratification of pond life by studying a small pond situated behind Oregon Tech's campus. I wanted to see if depth played a role in the abundance of microscopic life. With a water collection device I made, I sampled water at three different depths and took those samples under a microscope. I finally was able to count the microscopic organisms I found and compare them to the different water sample depths. I found that there was a difference in microscopic abundance at different levels of the pond! And that the deeper my water sample was, the more microscopic life I found. |
| Bacterial Growth within Makeup Brushes | Observing the quantifiable differences between number of times a brush has been used to the overall bacterial growth on the brush. A standardized procedure was followed for all brush applications, then they were placed in fluid thioglycolate and incubated before being plated on blood agar plates. |
| Bao: Recipe Keeper | Bao was created to help preserve timeless recipes passed down for generations. Through the mobile app, you can take a picture of any handwritten recipe card and Bao will transcribe the image, using an LLM, into a digital recipe stored on the cloud. This will allow handwritten family recipes to be preserved and more easily accessed and shared. |
Thursday, May 16 | 3:00-6:00pm | Faculty & Staff Research Symposium
| University Research Committee General Sessions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Location | Time | Facilitators |
| Oral Presentations | Boivin Hall | Klamath Falls Room 106 | Portland Metro Virtually via Zoom | 3:00-4:30 pm | Matt Schnackenberg Thomas Kivatinos |
| Poster Session and Reception | Boivin Hall | Klamath Falls Room 120 | Portland Metro | 4:30-6:00 pm | Reception compliments of President Nagi and Provost Mott |
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