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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