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ASE Symposium 2025

Your guide for navigating the virtual event.

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Note: To navigate this page, please use CTRL+F (PC) or CMD+F (Mac) to Search/Find specific names, mentors, mentor organizations, or presentations. 

To view 2024 student Symposium presentations, click here.

To view 2023 student Symposium presentations, click here.
To view 2022 student Symposium presentations, click here.
To view 2021 student Symposium presentations, click here.

To view 2020 student Symposium presentations, click here.


Schedule -

Intro: 9:00 - 9:10 am
Mentor and Host Site Recognition: 9:10 - 9:25 am
Keynote Address and Discussion: 9:25 - 10:15 am
    Speaker: Dr. Mairin Balisi, Augustyn Family Curator at the Raymond M. Alf Museum of
    Paleontology
Break: 10:15 - 10:30 am
Intern presentations will occur simultaneously in 4 separate Zoom Rooms, following this schedule:
          Group A: 10:30 - 11:30 am
          Break: 11:30 - 12:00 pm
          Group B: 12:00 - 1:15 pm
Each room will conclude with closing remarks when presentations are done.

Main Room - 

ZOOM link: MAIN ROOM

Learn About the Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mairin Balisi, Augustyn Family Curator at the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology

Presentation Rooms 

Explore the schedule for the 4 presentation rooms to find the presentations you want to see. Each presentation will be around 15 minutes (for single students) or 30 minutes (for a pair of students).

We asked the interns “What famous STEM figure would you choose to sit down and watch your Favorite Show with?" You will see their answer listed for each student as "TV Guest" and "TV Show".

Room 1 (Presider: Drew Lanthrum) 

ZOOM Link: ZOOM ROOM 1

Group A - 10:30 AM​

 

  • Nicole Babitskaya, Lakeridge High School
    Presentation Title: Exploring Hyaluronan and Sulfuretin as Potential Solutions to Alzheimer's Disease
    Primary Mentor: Larry Sherman
    Mentor Organization: Oregon National Primate Research Center (OHSU)
    TV Guest: Jennifer Doudna | TV Show: Monk
     
  • Candace, Clackamas High School & Maren Veka, Grant High School
    Presentation Title: Materials Matter: Exploring Opacity and Handfeel to Elevate Nike's Apparel Standards
    Primary Mentor: Emma Burgess-Houx
    Mentor Organization: Nike
    Candace
    TV Guest: Rube Goldberg | TV Show: The Great British Bake Off
    Maren
    TV Guest: Albert Einstein | TV Show: The Good Place
     
  • Macy Davis, Grant High School
    Presentation Title: Renewable Energy Projects with Vernier Science Education
    Primary Mentor: Tom Smith
    Mentor Organization: Vernier Science Education
    TV Guest: Katherine Johnson | TV Show: The Great British Baking Show

Group B - 12:00 PM

  • Anya Nordlund, Summit Learning Charter
    Presentation Title: Uncovering the phenotypic and transcriptomic consequences of an intronic mutation in the POMT1 gene​
    Primary Mentor: Samuel Peterson
    Mentor Organization: Oregon National Primate Research Center (OHSU)
    TV Guest: Francis Collins | TV Show: TED-Eds
     
  • Keerti Chouhan, International School of Beaverton & Cassidy, Ida B. Wells High School
    Presentation Title: A Comparison of Footwear Cushioning Test Methods: Force-Compression vs. Impact
    Primary Mentor: Jennifer Polivka
    Mentor Organization: Nike
    Keerti
    TV Guest: Amelia Earhart | TV Show: Avatar the Last Airbender
    Cassidy
    TV Guest: Neil deGrasse Tyson | TV Show: X-Files
     
  • Christina Boun, Century High School
    Presentation Title: How does genotyping inform our science?
    Primary Mentor: Lisa Vrooman
    Mentor Organization: Oregon National Primate Research Center (OHSU)
    TV Guest: Marie Curie | TV Show: See You in My 19th Life
     
  • Brooke Milberg, Lincoln High School
    Presentation Title: The Noise Behind Noise: Generating and Testing Audio Signals
    Primary Mentor: Matthew Howe
    Mentor Organization: Biamp Systems, LLC
    TV Guest: Lynn Conway

Room 2 (Presider: John Gibbs)

ZOOM Link: ZOOM ROOM 2

Group A - 10:30 AM

  • Sarah Ionis, Health & Science School
    Presentation Title: Toxic Benthic Algae Mats
    Primary Mentor: Nathan Reetz
    Mentor Organization: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
    TV Guest: Albert Einstein | TV Show: Brooklyn nine-nine
     
  • Ava Imbert-Diaz, St. Mary's Academy & Quincy Tacker, Southridge High School
    Presentation Title: Microplastics Research at PSU
    Primary Mentor: Elise Granek
    Mentor Organization: Portland State University
    Ava
    TV Guest: Ada Lovelace | TV Show: How I Met Your Mother
    Quincy
    TV Guest: Percy Julian | TV Show: The Regular Show
     
  • Ritika Ambadkar, Sunset High School
    Presentation Title: From Hashtags to Heritage: Sharing Culture at FLIP
    Primary Mentor: Andru Morgan
    Mentor Organization: NW Documentary
    TV Guest: Marie Curie | TV Show: Stranger Things

Group B - 12:00 PM

  • Nikhitha Raji Suresh, Westview High School
    Presentation Title: Exploring Air Quality Monitoring Through Sensors and Data
    Primary Mentor: Chris Modderman
    Mentor Organization: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
    TV Guest: Katherine Johnson | TV Show: Avatar: The Last Airbender
     
  • Sahana, Sunset High School & Samuel Dou, International School of Beaverton
    Presentation Title: Studying STEAM Education at Saturday Academy
    Primary Mentor: Kaylee Garcia
    Mentor Organization: Saturday Academy
    Sahana
    TV Guest: Isaac Newton | TV Show: Brooklyn 99
    Samuel
    TV Guest: Catherine Goble | TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
     
  • Maya, Westview High School & Will Freeman, Ida B. Wells High School
    Presentation Title: Paw-sitive Engineering: Mechanics, Motion, and Manufacturing of a Biomimetic Robotic Canine Leg
    Primary Mentor: Alexander Hunt
    Mentor Organization: Portland State University
    Maya
    TV Guest: Carl Sagan | TV Show: Hannibal
    Will
    TV Guest: Nikola Tesla | TV Show: Breaking Bad

Room 3 (Presider: Linda Wolf)

ZOOM Link: ZOOM ROOM 3
 

Group A - 10:30 AM

  • Ivet Freixa Rodriguez, Sherwood High School
    Presentation Title: Creating Novel Viruses for Gene Therapy Using AI
    Primary Mentor: Hiroyuki Nakai
    Mentor Organization: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
    TV Guest: Katherine Johnson | TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
     
  • Pretham Nandakumar, Jesuit High School
    Presentation Title: Development of a Novel AI tool for Evaluating Gene Therapy for Alport Syndrome (Kidney Disease)
    Primary Mentor: Hiroyuki Nakai
    Mentor Organization: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
    TV Guest: Andrej Kaparthy | TV Show: Young Sheldon
     
  • Naomi Robinson, Lake Oswego High School
    Presentation Title: Effects of Parkinson's Disease Genetic Risk Factors on PTSD-Related Behaviors in a Mouse Model
    Primary Mentor: Jacob Raber
    Mentor Organization: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
    TV Guest: Rosalind Franklin | TV Show: The Office
     
  • Andres Sepulveda, Valley Catholic High School
    Presentation Title: In Silico: the abiotic reduction database for chemical analysis machine learning models
    Primary Mentor: Paul Tratnyek
    Mentor Organization: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
    TV Guest: Neil Degrasse Tyson | TV Show: Frieren: Beyond journey's end, "the fragrant flower blooms with dignity", or Dr. Stone 

Group B - 12:00 PM​

  • Gabe Fertig, Cleveland High School
    Presentation Title: Pipes, Projects, and PFAS: Stormwater Engineering at Mead & Hunt
    Primary Mentor: Justin Rinauro
    Mentor Organization: Mead & Hunt
    TV Guest: Future Me |TV Show: Severance 
     
  • Mahya Ghofrani, Sunset High School & Bonsitu Julla, Parkrose High School
    Presentation Title: Exploring the Impacts of Home Environment on Mobility and Gait in People with Parkinson's Disease & How Cognition in People with PD Affects Dual-Task Training in Rehabilitation
    Primary Mentor: Laurie King
    Mentor Organization: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
    Mahya
    TV Guest: Florence Nightingale | TV Show: Arrested Development
    Bonsitu
    TV Guest: Rosalind Franklin
     
  • Sienna Cooper, Catlin Gabel School
    Presentation Title: Applications of 3D Printing in Assistive Technology for Children with Limited Mobility
    Primary Mentor: Bethany Sloane
    Mentor Organization: Doernbecher Children's Hospital (OHSU)
    TV Guest: Katherine Johnson | TV Show: The X Files
     
  • Tyson Nguyen, Centennial High School
    Presentation Title: A Study on C-type Naphthalene Rhodamines, Synthesis, and Photophysical Properties
    Primary Mentor: Summer Gibbs
    Mentor Organization: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
    TV Guest: Bill Nye | TV Show: Steven Universe

Room 4 (Presider: Scott Olson)

ZOOM Link: ZOOM ROOM 4

Group A - 10:30 AM

  • Aline Lorenzo Reyes, David Douglas High School
    Presentation Title: Molecular Targets of Asiatic Acid as an Alzheimer's Therapeutic
    Primary Mentor: Nora Gray
    Mentor Organization: VA Portland Health Care System
    TV Guest: Mark Rober | TV Show: Avatar: The Last Airbender
     
  • Zac, Grant High School
    Presentation Title: PentestMCP: A Toolkit for Agentic Penetration Testing
    Primary Mentor: Wu-chang Feng
    Mentor Organization: Portland State University
    TV Guest: Grace Hopper | TV Show: Breaking Bad
     
  • David Kong, Catlin Gabel School
    Presentation Title: An Introduction to Query Complexity
    Primary Mentor: Shravas Rao
    Mentor Organization: Portland State University
    TV Guest: Srinivasa Ramanujan | TV Show: Squid Game
     
  • Diya Ganguly, Sunset High School
    Presentation Title: Trail Eyes: Auto Trail Hazard App
    Primary Mentor: John Lipor
    Mentor Organization:
    TV Guest: Steve Jobs or Bill Gates | TV Show: Avatar: The Last Airbender

Group B - 12:00 PM

  • Ayu Kira, Mountain View High School
    Presentation Title: Viruses from Hell: Genetic Modification and Comparative Genomics of the Fusellovirus BepE
    Primary Mentor: Kenneth Stedman
    Mentor Organization: Portland State University
    TV Guest: Jonas Salk | TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
     
  • Cole Hanson, West Albany High School
    Presentation Title: Soil Moisture Research in the Willamette Valley
    Primary Mentor: Denise Giles
    Mentor Organization: Institute for Applied Ecology
    TV Guest: Matt Parker | TV Show: Mythbusters
     
  • Emme Obermire, Crescent Valley High School
    Presentation Title: To What Extent Do You Implement Assisted Migration?
    Primary Mentor: Denise Giles
    Mentor Organization: Institute for Applied Ecology
    TV Guest: Jane Goodall | TV Show: Seinfeld
     
  • Drishti Singh, Lakeridge High School
    Presentation Title: Virtual Reality with Unity Game Engine
    Primary Mentor: Ehsan Aryafar
    Mentor Organization: Portland State University
    TV Guest: Mayim Bialik | TV Show: Bridgerton
     
  • Jaxon Payne, Other
    Presentation Title: It Broke Again: The Life and Times of the Lickometer
    Primary Mentor: Cheryl Reed-Williams
    Mentor Organization: VA Portland Health Care System
    TV Guest: Einstein | TV Show: Community
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