Graduate Engineering Research Showcase
Thursday, April 2
The LaSells Stewart Center
875 SW 26th St,
Corvallis, OR 97331
Attend In-Person:
Doors Open: 4 p.m.
Presentations: 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Reception with refreshments: 6 to 7 p.m.
Attend Virtually:
Presentations: 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Upcoming Speakers
Alireza A. Masouleh
Doctorate in Bioengineering
presentation title
Engineering a New Way to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease
Lakshmi Prakasan
Doctorate and Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
presentation title
Can We Print Electronics Like Newspapers?
Donghoon Ji
Doctorate in Civil Engineering
Presentation Title
Speed of Safety: How AI Sees Damage Before We Do
Luke K. Franz
Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering
presentation title
Reshaping Materials for Space Travel and Fusion Energy
Chiezugolum Odilinye
Doctorate in Chemical Engineering
presentation title
CO2 to Fuels: Can New Materials Solve a Century-old Problem?
Antara Shah
Doctorate in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics
presentation title
One More Rep: A Robot that Gets People Moving
Troy Roman
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
presentation title
The Shape of a Wave, and the Current Beneath It
Chandika Kiriella
Doctorate in Electrical Engineering
presentation title
What’s Draining Your Electric Vehicle? The Invisible Resistance Problem
Sahar Kamalou
Doctorate in Civil Engineering
presentation title
A New Toolbox: 3D Modeling for Safer Highways
Khadijeh Khederlou
Doctorate in Bioengineering
presentation title
A Sweet Relief from Epilepsy
Aidan Beery
Doctorate in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science
presentation title
Garbage In, Insights Out - A Smart Compost Bin for Measuring Food Waste
¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ the Showcase
¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ State Engineers are creating a better future here and now, through vital research that tackles some of humanity’s greatest challenges.
The Graduate Engineering Research Showcase offers an exciting glimpse of that future, presented by some of the brilliant, creative minds who are helping to make it happen. Student presenters receive expert coaching in communicating complex, technical ideas to a general audience through accessible language, live demonstrations, and visual aids.
The Student Experience
The Graduate Engineering Research Showcase offers a valuable professional development opportunity for a select number of master’s and Ph.D. students engaged in research throughout the College of Engineering.
- Professional, one-on-one and small-group coaching over a period of two months.
- Improved public speaking skills and increased confidence in communicating your work.
- Opportunity to demonstrate your research and presentation skills before a general audience and to network with attendees, including college alumni and donors, industry partners, and campus leaders.
- A professional video recording of your presentation, featured on the College of Engineering website, which you may share with prospective future employers or mentors.
Past Events
2025 Engineering Showcase Speakers
Megan Dodge
Beyond the Breakdown: The Environmental Impacts of Micro- and
Nanoplastics from Consumer Products
Kalpani Wijesooriya
AI and Machine Learning for a New Era of Reliable Electricity
Taryn Gibbs
Nuclear: The Recyclable Energy
Sami Mirhasani
Solving the Puzzle of Construction Delays and Cost Overruns
Abhinav Jain
The Robot That Learned to Prune Trees
Samantha Kang
How Changing Gender Norms Shape the Evolution of Technology
Maryam Masoomi
Soil-Based Mixtures for 3D Printing in Construction
Wyatt Brown
Roundabouts Are Dope: But Are They for Bicyclists?
Junxin Liu
Are Any of Your New Friends MY Friends?
Nima Ahmadkhani
Saving More Lives: How Cryopreservation Could End Organ Shortages
Jade White
The Cost of Convenience: Microplastics and the Products We Trust
Explore the 2025 Research Showcase
Catch every talk from the 2025 event, all in one place.
2024 Engineering Showcase Speakers
Amanda Eness
Reducing Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewater
Ana Garcia Caraveo
Micro-Mechanical Materials Testing for Fusion Energy
Laurinda Nyarko
Studying Impacts of Heavy Metals in Water: A New Method
Marie Olland
Forensic Chemistry: Detecting Chemicals in Biosolids
Michelle Gee
How Plant Chemistry Plays a Role in Wildfires
Pratik Khanal
Quantifying Emotion in Music: A Novel Approach
Rachel Thompson
Spinal Discs Research: A New Solution
Steven Kontra
Earthquakes and Tall Timber Buildings: Testing Full-Scale Designs
Tema Telewo
Garbage In, Gospel Out: Detecting Anomalies in Weather Sensor Networks
Triniti Armstrong
Using Robots to 'Nudge'
Watch the 2024 Research Showcase
Catch every talk from last year’s event, all in one place.
2023 Engineering Showcase Speakers
Alan g. sanchez
Host
Alfiya orman
Validating Spectral Lighting Simulation Tools
eric slyman
Social Bias in Multimodal Artificial Intelligence
Javier corona
Optic-Based Thermal Characterization
Jessee svoboda
Bacterial Strain Engineering
john ste. marie
Antimicrobial Resistance in Waterwaste
Juliana Huizenga
Remediation and Toxicity of Hydrocarbon Contaminants
Karina puente
Underwater Robotic Gripper Development
Logan Scott-deter
Bicycle Crash Mitigation
Nicole Fronda
Learning Specifications for Cyber-Physical Systems
Explore the 2023 Research Showcase
Catch every talk from the 2023 event, all in one place.