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ASE Symposium 2020

A guide to the Zoom rooms, mentoring organizations, interns, interns' schools, presentation titles, and mentors

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 2021 presentations, click here.

Main Room

  • Opening Remarks and Recognition Ceremony
    Key Note Speaker: Amy Occhialino, Director, Open Source Software Engineering at Intel Corporation

Room JG

IBM Corporation

  • Sethu Eapen, Beaverton High School
    Presentation title: Developing Linux Tools at IBM
    Mentor: Dany Madden
     
  • Rohan Pankaj, Corvallis High School
    Presentation title: Developing Linux Tools at IBM
    Mentor: Dany Madden

Lumencor, Inc.

  • Valerie Owusu-Hienno, International School of Beaverton
    Presentation title: LIGHTING UP THE STAGE; A backstage view of light microscopy
    Mentor: Ellen Ferguson

Portland State University

  • Grace Chen, Catlin Gabel School
    Presentation title: Incident Response on Cloud-Based Operating Systems
    Mentor: Wu-chang Feng
     
  • Ian Donnelly, Lincoln High School
    Presentation title: Increasing the efficiency of brute-force attacks
    Mentor: Wu-chang Feng
     
  • Gabriel Guo, Camas High School
    Presentation title: Virtual Reality Development
    Mentor: Ehsan Aryafar
     
  • Adam Jones, Westview High School
    Presentation title: Viruses from Hell: A computational study of cruciviruses
    Mentor: Kenneth Stedman
     
  • Marissa Kuo, Jesuit High School
    Presentation title: The New Nocturnal Hunter: Can Computer Visions Detect Pedestrians at Night?
    Mentor: Wu-chi Feng
     
  • Brontë McKinnis, Wilson High School
    Presentation title: Understanding the Effects of Forestry Pesticides on Marine and Aquatic Organisms
    Mentor: Elise Granek
     
  • Aammya Sapra, Sunset High School
    Presentation title: Predicting Stream Gauge Reliability using Machine Learning
    Mentor: John Lipor

Vernier Software & Technology

  • Dara Morakinyo, Westview High School
    Presentation title: Developing Tangible Coding Experiences with Sensor Technology in Science Classrooms
    Mentor: Tom Smith

Room JH

HP Incorporated

  • Ben Baisted, Corvallis High School
    Presentation title: Climatic Oven Temperature and Humidity Parametric Data Management and Process Control
    Mentor: Brian Easton
     
  • Luke Dassonville, South Eugene High School
    Presentation title: Climatic Oven Temperature and Humidity Parametric Data Management and Process Control
    Mentor: Steve Reinhart
     
  • Brandon Herring, West Albany High School
    Presentation title: Mechanical Design of Adjustable Tooling for Precision Metrology Equipment
    Mentor: Samuel Stumbo
     
  • Adam Kellar, Crescent Valley High School
    Presentation title: Adhesive characterization fixture design
    Mentor: Spencer Helterline

Oregon State University

  • Robert Allen, Henry D. Sheldon High School
    Presentation title: Emulating light and rays in Ray-rljahzTracing
    Mentor: Yue Zhang
     
  • Anna Jensen, Corvallis High School
    Presentation title: Learning Computer Science Through Storytelling 
    Mentor: Jennifer Parham-Mocello
     
  • Michelle Jin, Corvallis High School
    Presentation title: Organizing NEON Data to Understand Patterns in Microbial Diversity
    Mentor: Stephen Good
     
  • JP Li, Crescent Valley High School
    Presentation title: Semantic Segmentation for Orchard Trees using Neural Networks
    Mentor: Joe Davidson
     
  • Andrew Zhang, Crescent Valley High School
    Presentation title: Rendering on Surface Mesh
    Mentor: Yue Zhang

Room SJ

Black & Veatch Corporation

  • Eric Wang, Catlin Gabel School
    Presentation title: Exploring Engineering at Black and Veatch
    Mentor: Derrick Draper

Care Partners

  • Shwetha Srinivasan, Westview High School
    Presentation title: Assurance of Excellence: Real Time Quality Management in Hospice and Palliative Care
    Mentor: Tracy Villarreal

Food Innovation Center

  • Laura Qin, Westview High School
    Presentation title: Assessing Knowledge Gain in Oregon Produce Growers Following Produce Safety Alliance Trainings
    Mentor: Jovana Kovacevic

Nike, Inc.

  • Lily Garrett, Lake Oswego High School
    Presentation title: Nike Mechanical and Material Footwear Lab testing and Research
    Mentor: Jennifer Polivka
     
  • Mostafa Rasheed, Muslim Educational Trust
    Presentation title: Nike Mechanical and Material Footwear Lab Testing and Research
    Mentor: Jennifer Polivka

Saltire Software

  • Padmini Bhagavatula, Sunset High School
    Presentation title: An Electronic Version of Helmholtz's On the Sensations of Tone
    Mentor: Danny Aley
     
  • Julia Gilley, St. Mary's Academy
    Presentation title: An Electronic Version of Helmholtz's "On the Sensations of Tone"
    Mentor: Philip Todd

University of Oregon

  • Emma Olinger, Junction City High School
    Presentation title: The Glow of Mutation: Characterizing Evolutionarily Related Fluorescent Proteins from Zoanthus Corals
    Mentor: Michael Harms

Weir ESCO

  • Erim Hur, Lake Oswego High School
    Presentation title: Casting On-The-Go!
    Mentor: Steven Hyde

Whitman Partners

  • Caleb Cress, Catlin Gabel School
    Presentation title: Building a Web-Based Rewards Program
    Mentor: Michael Haeavener
     
  • Garvit Jaroli, Westview High School
    Presentation title: Healthcare Systems of America
    Mentor: Kent Van Vleet

Yakima Products Inc.

  • Hayden Wierman, West Linn High School
    Presentation title: Exploring the Engineering of Product Design at Yakima Products
    Mentor: Ashley Hoch

Room SO

Bonneville Power Administration

  • Lu Abuizzah, Mountain View High School
    Presentation title: Governance and Internal controls at BPA
    Mentor: Joe Carluccio
     
  • Leenah Ahmed, Union High School (Camas)
    Presentation title: Explaining the Atatds Tower Building Process 
    Mentor: Matthew Weaver
     
  • Daniel deLeon, Camas High School
    Presentation title: Modeling Critical Infastructure and Cyber Systems
    Mentor: Deanna Phillips
     
  • Neel Jain, Westview High School
    Presentation title: Credit Risk Analysis
    Mentor: Michael Henderson
     
  • Ankur Moolky, Sunset High School
    Presentation title: Captivate: Turning on the Power of Online Learning
    Mentor: Christine Lindner
     
  • Allison Sacamano, Central Catholic High School
    Presentation title: Captivate: Turning on the Power of Online Learning 
    Mentor: Christine Lindner
     
  • Stanley Wang, Sunset High School
    Presentation title: Governance and Internal Controls at Bonneville Power Administration
    Mentor: Joe Carluccio

Bureau of Land Management

  • Amy Liu, Lake Oswego High School
    Presentation title: Reforestation Efforts at the Horning Seed Orchard
    Mentor: Andrea Kelsey

Mentor, a Siemens Business

  • Sanjana Ilango, Westview High School
    Presentation title: From Idea to Reality: Actualizing Electronic Designs through Component Marketing
    Mentor: Darrell Teegarden

NOAA National Weather Service

  • Garrison Christian, Cascade High School
    Presentation title: Rainfall and its Effects on Flooding
    Mentor: Andy Bryant

Room SS

Oregon State University

  • Alicia Cheng, Crescent Valley High School
    Presentation title: Fungi: Paving the Pathway to Renewable Energy
    Mentor: Gerald Presley
     
  • Caroline Gao, West Albany High School
    Presentation title: Magnifying Inclusivity in Software
    Mentor: Margaret Burnett
     
  • Sophie Hanson, West Albany High School
    Presentation title: Development of a Procedure to Measure Char Remaining on Massive Timber Panels  After Fire Resistance Tests 
    Mentor: Lech Muszynski
     
  • Dylan Hyde, Corvallis High School
    Presentation title: Development of a Procedure to Measure Char Remaining on Massive Timber Panels After Fire Resistance Tests
    Mentor: Lech Muszynski
     
  • Geraldine Noa-Guevara, Corvallis High School
    Presentation title: Inclusivity in Open Source Software
    Mentor: Margaret Burnett
     
  • Eleanor Peterson, West Albany High School
    Presentation title: Fungi: Paving the Pathway to Renewable Energy
    Mentor: Gerald Presley
     
  • Liam Russell, Corvallis High School
    Presentation title: Inclusivity in Open Source Software
    Mentor: Margaret Burnett
     
  • Lauren Ward, West Albany High School
    Presentation title: Coding in a Virtual World
    Mentor: Fuxin Li

Room LW

Portland State University

  • Reyna Ayala, Beaverton High School
    Presentation title: Designing an Adjustable Inverted Pendulum with Artificial Muscles
    Mentor: Alexander Hunt
     
  • Alaina Clar, Oregon City High School
    Presentation title: Biomechanical Design at the Agile and Adaptive Robotics Lab
    Mentor: Alexander Hunt
     
  • Anna De Amicis, Crescent Valley High School
    Presentation title: Community Based Participatory Research: Defining and Measuring Autistic Burnout
    Mentor: Dora Raymaker
     
  • Mick Leungpathomaram, Catlin Gabel School
    Presentation title: Biomechanical Design at the Agile and Adaptive Robotics Lab
    Mentor: Alexander Hunt
     
  • Aisha Tangirala, Overlake School
    Presentation title: Using Mixed Methods Analysis to Measure the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Peer-led Web-based Intervention for Young Adults Experiencing Early Psychosis
    Mentor: Dora Raymaker
     
  • Molly Vitkevich, Health & Science School
    Presentation title: Designing an Adjustable Inverted Pendulum with Artificial Muscles
    Mentor: Alexander Hunt

Titania Purification

  • Joyce Chen, Sunset High School
    Presentation title: Optimization of Photocatalytic Purification System using CAD Design and Numerical Modeling
    Mentor: Simon Fowler

VA Portland Health Care System

  • Elizabeth Dimitrova, Centennial High School
    Presentation title: Manipulating TrkB and PTB: Defense against Parkinson's to B!
    Mentor: Charles Meshul
     
  • Galina Simpson, St. Mary's Academy
    Presentation title: Galina's Psychoneuroimmunology Internship 
    Mentor: Jennifer Loftis
     
  • Madeleine Stewart, Lakeridge High School
    Presentation title: Effects of tacrolimus and other immune targeting compounds on binge-like ethanol drinking in high drinking in the dark (HDID-1) mice
    Mentor: Angela Ozburn
     
  • Angela Zhao, Clackamas High School
    Presentation title: Manipulating TrkB and PTB: Defense Against Parkinson's to B!
    Mentor: Charles Meshul

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