IdeaFest is an annual event where students present their junior, senior, or capstone project posters and demonstrations.
Students at Oregon Tech are known for creating interesting, innovative projects. This year, many students chose to work with businesses in the community to solve real-world problems.
Students at the Portland-Metro campus presented projects on May 29, and more than 80 student projects were presented on June 7 at the Klamath Falls campus.
Portland-Metro Winning Team: Rebound Buddy (Mechanical Engineering)
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.
• Brooke O'Brien
• Matthew Shosh
• Taylor Jacobs
• Faculty Support: Wangping Sun
Klamath Falls 1st Place: A Social Support Platform for Survivors of Sexual Assault (Information Technology)
A social media-like application designed specifically for survivors of sexual assault and their advocates.
• Cameron Viernes
• Faculty Support: Kristy Weidman, Jeff Dickson
Klamath Falls 2nd Place: qPCR Analysis of Cyanobacteria Abundance in Upper Klamath Lake (Biology Health Sciences, Medical Laboratory Science)
An analysis of samples from different locations of the Upper Klamath Lake to test the levels of cyanobacteria in the water during the yearly "Algal Bloom."
• Carley Rogers
• Sydney Dalin
• Gage Delzotti
• Lydia Poss
• Faculty Support: Kamal Gandhi, Ken Usher
Klamath Falls 3rd Place: Agro PV Dome (Renewable Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, & Mechanical Engineering)
A solar-powered agriculture pod with raised plant beds and integrated watering systems.
• Ryan Broberg
• Michael Ducan
• McKenzie Staub
• Mason Snider
• Doug Houser
• Aaron Luke
• Salim Bahajry
• Aaryan Patel
• Hunter Eberhardt
• Jose Eduardo Ignacio
• Faculty Support: Arief Budiman, Feng Shi, Endang Djuana
