Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The ability to create and/or detect steganographic messages (messages hidden within images or other digital file types) is important for uses ranging from watermarking copyrighted materials…
Environmental Engineering
This year’s engineering project puts a focus on improving the BioRegen prototype which is a biopolymer that is completely derived from waste materials that fully biodegrades in natural envir…
Materials Science
Algae-derived Kappa-carrageenan (?CG) hydrogels show potential as renewable, biocompatible, and versatile materials for application in tissue engineering. It also gels easily with hydrogen b…
Translational Medical Science
In the last decade, the world has plunged into an opioid epidemic, with overdose deaths surging, amplified by the rise of synthetic drugs. In 2019, opioids accounted for 80% of global drug-r…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This project introduces a low-cost, portable diagnostic device for the rapid and accurate detection of pandemic-causing diseases. During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people lacked acce…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Oak decline is a global phenomenon threatening oak tree populations, the economic value of timber, and ecosystems. This study addresses a research gap by analyzing factors contributing to oa…
Plant Sciences
Microplastics, originating from various sources, threaten ecosystems such as the Gulf of Mexico, where they accumulate in food chains and impact vast wildlife & humans. On the other hand, mi…
Environmental Engineering
This project investigated the effects of the type of fertilizer (organic and synthetic) and application method (spray, sprinkle, and ring) on the amount of excess nitrates released from Caps…
Chemistry
Organic pollutants, such as synthetic dyes and petroleum-based contaminants, pose ecological risks due to their chemical stability and resistance to biodegradation. Nanotechnology offers sol…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) affects over 280 million people worldwide, yet current treatments remain ineffective for nearly one-third of patients. Emerging research suggests that gut mic…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy is the fastest-growing energy source as its scalability and versatility are unmatched. However, PV panels exhibit low efficiency, which limits their capacity f…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
A solid tumor is an abnormal mass of uncontrolled cell growth, typically originating in the breast, lung, or prostate. Its physiological features make treatment by traditional methods diffic…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This research project aims to create an artificial intelligence tool to improve social communication for neurodivergent individuals, especially those with autism spectrum disorder. The test…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The engineering design process uses repeated steps to produce the desired design. It starts by identifying a problem, researching it, brainstorming solutions, prototyping, testing, and itera…
Systems Software
Approximately 10% of people in the world are legally blind & 2% of those are totally blind. This can lead to accidents happening in this population's everyday life. Current tools available t…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Globally, health issues such as antibiotic-resistant infections and cancer become increasingly severe; however, the extensive time and cost required for drug development impose a significant…
Biomedical Engineering
Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of death globally, impacting 60 million people worldwide and leading to 17.9 million deaths. Traditional ventricular assist devices (VADs), a common sol…
Biomedical Engineering
The engineering goal is to see if by taking a picture of an Evolut R valve, and then placing that image into artificial intelligence, and creating a file, if we could then change the size of…
Technology Enhances the Arts
The purpose of this project is to find a mathematical process to enhance images of a subject, deriving results purely from data in the subject being observed rather than relying on AI assump…
Chemistry
Carbon has several known allotropes, graphite, diamond, amorphous; there are also cylindrical nanotubes and spherical fullerenes. Scientists are trying to make another hypothetical allotrope…
Plant Sciences
This project investigated how allelopathic compounds from the invasive Cynara cardunculus (artichoke thistle) affect native species in the endangered coastal sage scrub habitat (CSS) at Blac…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
This research expands existing Olfactory Receptor (OR) studies, exploring their potential in cancer drug therapy and establishing a novel pipeline applicable to similar G protein-coupled rec…
Translational Medical Science
Coagulopathy defined as abnormal blood coagulation can cause thrombosis (hypercoagulation) or hemorrhage (hypocoagulation) leading to death. Current assays that provide a complete assessment…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Richter Syndrome (RS) is a sudden complication that can occur in 2-10% of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) patients where a second, much more dangerous and aggressive lymphoma can spring u…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This project aims to engineer the next-generation cooling device using ionic wind technology. This system consists of a high-voltage emitter and collector electrodes that generate and attrac…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In 2024, climate change-induced wildfires burned over 8 million acres across the U.S. and my home state of Oregon faced its most destructive wildfire year on record, with 1.9 million acres s…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental disorder marked by heterogeneity, necessitates innovative diagnostic approaches. This study pioneers a multimodal deep ensemble network,…
Systems Software
Gray Leaf Spot (GLS), caused by the fungal pathogens Cercospora zeae-maydis and Cercospora zeina, represents a significant challenge in corn production, resulting in annual economic losses a…
Translational Medical Science
Artificial Intelligence (AI) models like Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are becoming powerful tools in medical imaging, but their “black box” nature limits clinical use. Doctors need t…
Embedded Systems
The most significant weakness and vulnerability in the wildfire response chain lies in the early detection/reaction phase. The physics of wildfire growth are exponential. Any reduction in re…