IdeaFest 2024 Student Award Winners
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.
Oregon Tech Baja car completes four-hour endurance race

Twenty-six students from Oregon Tech’s Baja Racing team traveled to Lebec, Cali., April 25-28 to compete in Baja Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) California, where students tes
Oregon Tech Catalyze Challenge teams and $18K prize pool announced
Oregon Tech’s Catalyze Challenge has awarded $100,000 in prize money and services since it began in 2015. The competition continues this year with a prize pool of $18,000.
Nine teams are currently registered to compete in Catalyze 2024.
Oregon Tech announces five student awardees of 4-year DeArmond tuition scholarships and internships
Five talented Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) students have been awarded a DeArmond Manufacturing Fellows Scholarship, which provides a four-year scholarship to cover tuition and fees to pursue a degree in manufacturing or mechanical engineering.
Alumni Spotlight: Jessica Kinman, Mechanical Engineering
Jessica Kinman '17