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Schedule -
Opening Remarks: 8:30 - 8:45 am
Keynote Address by Yasmeen Abutaleb: 8:45 - 9:30 am
Recognition Ceremony: 9:30 - 10:00 am
Break: 10:00 - 10:15 am
Intern presentations will occur simultaneously in 8 different Zoom Rooms, all following this schedule:
Group A: 10:15 - 11:30 am
Break: 11:30 am - 11:45 pm
Group B: 11:45 - 1:00 pm
Each room will conclude with closing remarks when presentations are done.
Main Room -
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87088431082
About the Keynote Speaker:
Yasmeen Abutaleb is a White House reporter for The Washington Post. She has covered President Biden's response to the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the Democratic criticism that ensued; a range of stories on Biden's foreign policy; and the 2022 midterm elections as well as the run-up to Biden's decision to seek re-election in 2024. She has also covered both the Trump and Biden administration responses to covid-19 and was the co-author of the New York Times No. 1 bestseller, "Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration's Response to the Pandemic that Changed History."
Yasmeen was one of the lead reporters on a 2020 series that documented Trump's missteps in handling the coronavirus and broke several stories related to the administration's response. She joined The Post in 2019 after more than five years at Reuters, where she covered the fight to repeal Obamacare and the intersection of politics and health care. Before that, she covered technology in San Francisco.
Yasmeen graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2014 with a dual degree in microbiology and journalism, where she served as the editor in chief of the student newspaper, The Diamondback.
Presentation Rooms
Explore the schedule for the 8 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 “if ASE hosted a dinner party and you could invite any influential person (dead or alive) from the world of science, tech, engineering, or math, who would you invite?" You will see their answer listed for each student as "ASE Dinner Guest"
Room 1 (Presider: Alice Eldridge, Teacher Monitor)
ZOOM Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88073050312
Group A - 10:15 AM
Vanessa Partida, West Linn High School & Woeser Lhamo, Tualatin High School
Presentation Title: Salty Stressor: effects of environmental stressors/contaminants on various organisms
Primary Mentor: Dr. Elise Granek and Allie Tissot
Mentor Organization: Portland State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Ellen Ochoa & Albert Einstein
- Danny Pohlenz, Jefferson High School
Presentation Title: Explaining Computer Vision Models with Saliency Maps
Primary Mentor: Dr. Eugene Zhang and Dr. Yué Zhang
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest:
- Mary Parmigiani, Corvallis High School
Presentation Title: Evaluating Caustics Using Different Fluid and Caustics Modeling Techniques
Primary Mentor: Dr. Eugene Zhang and Dr. Yué Zhang
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Galileo Mahnum Somji, Juanita Sr. High School
Presentation Title: Advancing an AI Model for Physical Understanding
Primary Mentor: Dr. Fuxin Li and Dr. Chanho Kim
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Bill Gates
Group B - 11:45 AM
- Steve Zhang, Crescent Valley High School
Presentation Title: High-Speed Communication in Wireline Links
Primary Mentor: Dr. Tejasvi Anand
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Socrates
- Richard Wang, Crescent Valley High School
Presentation Title: Transmitting and Analyzing High-Speed Data in a Wireline Communication System
Primary Mentor: Dr. Tejasvi Anand
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Elon Musk
- Mackenzie Devereux, Ida B. Wells High School
Presentation Title: Development and evaluation of near infrared contrast agents for non-invasive early-stage cancer detection
Primary Mentor: Dr. Summer Gibbs
Mentor Organization: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
ASE Dinner Guest: Rosalind Franklin Owen Shaffer, Central Catholic High School
Presentation Title: Synthesis and Optimization of Diazotization in 2,6-Napthlenediol
Primary Mentor: Dr. Summer Gibbs
Mentor Organization: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
ASE Dinner Guest: Nikola Tesla
- Wade Sterns, Crescent Valley High School
Presentation Title: The effect of seed source on the growth and reproduction of the Willamette daisy
Primary Mentor: Dr. Scott Harris and Denise Giles-Johnson
Mentor Organization: Institute for Applied Ecology
ASE Dinner Guest: Stephen Hawking
Room 2 (Presider: Drew Lanthrum, Teacher Monitor)
ZOOM Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87177581697
Group A - 10:15 AM
Group B - 11:45 AM
- Nesara Shree, Jesuit High School
Presentation Title: Enhancing Kidney-Specific AAV Transduction and Expression
Primary Mentor: Dr. Hiroyuki Nakai
Mentor Organization: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
ASE Dinner Guest: Fei-Fei Li Calder McQueen, South Salem High School
Presentation Title: Comparing methods of optical flow for frame interpolation
Primary Mentor: Dr. Eugene Zhang and Dr. Yué Zhang
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Leibniz
- Hailey Moss, Crescent Valley High School
Presentation Title: Non-Photorealistic Rendering: Various Image Rendering Styles and their Limitations
Primary Mentor: Dr. Eugene Zhang and Dr. Yué Zhang
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Stephen Hawking Amanda Eng, Westview High School
Presentation Title: Pregnancies, placentas, pups: An investigation of the effects of maternal age
Primary Mentor: Dr. Lisa Vrooman and Ms. Gracelyn Fine
Mentor Organization: Oregon National Primate Research Center (OHSU)
ASE Dinner Guest: Ada Lovelace
Room 3 (Presider: John Gibbs, Teacher Monitor)
- Dominique Borres, Clackamas Middle College & Michelle Xie, Other
Presentation Title: Applications of Adjustable Magnetic Springs with Energy Cancellation Designs
Primary Mentor: Prof. Jonathan Bird
Mentor Organization: Portland State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Marie Curie & Hedy Lamarr
- Amar Tripuraneni, Lake Oswego High School
Presentation Title: Phosphate Recovery Through the Degradation of the Herbicide Glyphosate (Roundup)
Primary Mentor: Prof. Louis Kuo
Mentor Organization: Lewis & Clark College
ASE Dinner Guest: Marie Curie Sophie Feng, La Reina High School
Presentation Title: Effects of human APOE isoforms on olfaction in mice
Primary Mentor: Dr. Jacob Raber
Mentor Organization: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
ASE Dinner Guest: Terence Tao
Jiaming Zhang, Oregon Episcopal School
Presentation Title: Synergizing Ecological Stewardship: A Trail Hazard Reporting Application for Enriching Forest Park Safeguarding
Primary Mentor: Dr. John Lipor
Mentor Organization: Portland State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Benjamin Franklin
Group B - 11:45 AM
- Ezra Moody, La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
Presentation Title: Utilizing Negative Spring Force: Working on Designs of a Kdampener for Renewable Energy
Primary Mentor: Prof. Jonathan Bird
Mentor Organization: Portland State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Oppenheimer
- Setota Asrat, Skyview High School & Gustavo Barraza, Milwaukie High School
Presentation Title: Inverted Pendulum: A mechanical analysis of balance
Primary Mentor: Dr. Alex Hunt and Stu McNeal
Mentor Organization: Portland State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Albert Einstein & Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Rayeed Hoque, Oregon Islamic Academy
Presentation Title: Beyond Racks and Roofs: Exploring Mechanical Engineering at Yakima Products Inc.
Primary Mentor: Ms. Jacquelyn Ogle
Mentor Organization: Yakima Products Inc.
ASE Dinner Guest: Bill Nye the Science Guy
Room 4 (Presider: Linda Wolf, Teacher Monitor)
ZOOM Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81744988450
Group A - 10:15 AM
- Valeria Chávez Del Rio, McDaniel High School
Presentation Title: How Virtual Reality Works
Primary Mentor: Dr. Ehsan Aryafar
Mentor Organization: Portland State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Nikola Tesla
- Jimin Lee, Lincoln High School & Neha Sandhu, Roosevelt High School
Presentation Title: Parkinson’s Disease and the Motor Cortex: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Primary Mentor: Dr. Charles Meshul and Ms. Cindy Moore
Mentor Organization: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
ASE Dinner Guest: Leonardo da Vinci & Marie Curie
- Autri Das, Sunset High School & Emily Song, International School of Beaverton
Presentation Title: Transportation for the Future: Building a Magnetic Levitation Drone
Primary Mentor: Prof. Jonathan Bird
Mentor Organization: Portland State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chien Shiung Wu
Group B - 11:45 AM
- Neiyat Temelso, St. Mary's Academy
Presentation Title: Evaluating the Role of NRF2 on Neuroinflammation in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Primary Mentor: Dr. Nora Gray
Mentor Organization: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
ASE Dinner Guest: Hedy Lamar
- Angelina Nguyen, Catlin Gabel School
Presentation Title: Is impaired cognitive flexibility a behavioral marker for high ethanol intake?
Primary Mentor: Dr. Tamara Phillips and Dr. Cheryl Reed-Williams
Mentor Organization: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
ASE Dinner Guest: Kip Thorne
- Jeanette Ca, Clackamas High School
Presentation Title: Quantum Computing in the News
Primary Mentor: Dr. Fang Song
Mentor Organization: Portland State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Albert Einstein Jochebed Abadula, Mountain View High School & Kavya Ananth, Jesuit High School
Presentation Title: How to spring your gear into action: the process of utilizing magnets to create a Wave Energy Converter
Primary Mentor: Prof. Jonathan Bird
Mentor Organization: Portland State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Thomas Edison & Isaac Newton
Room 5 (Presider: Lindsay Ford, Teacher Monitor)
- Amaya Bender, Crescent Valley High School & Corinna Lobscheid, Corvallis High School
Presentation Title: Cheating! It’s in the DNA: Sequencing Mutant Strains of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Primary Mentor: Dr. Martin Schuster and Ms. Bryce Pettit Estell
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Rosalind Franklin & Paul Erdős
- Grace Ridenour, Corvallis High School
Presentation Title: Developing bioremediation applications for ectomycorrhizal and wood degrading fungi by measuring chemical tolerances and biodegradative capabilities
Primary Mentor: Dr. Gerald Presley
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Hypatia Nikki Truong, David Douglas High School
Presentation Title: Energizing & Empowering Communities: Scrutinizing Credit for a Risky Renewable Future
Primary Mentor: Mr. Michael Henderson and Ms. Melissa Rodrigues
Mentor Organization: Bonneville Power Administration
ASE Dinner Guest: Ada Lovelace
Baker Celis, Corvallis High School
Presentation Title: Real World Experiments for Robot Explainability Using the Turtlebot
Primary Mentor: Prof. Geoffrey Hollinger
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Leonardo da Vinci
Group B - 11:45 AM
- Richard Chen, Crescent Valley High School
Presentation Title: Understanding and Testing a Comparison Method against a Multi-Robot Decision Making Algorithm
Primary Mentor: Prof. Geoffrey Hollinger
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Leonardo Bonacci (Fibonacci)
- Bailey Bell, Philomath High School & Odessa Gordon, South Albany High School
Presentation Title: Plant Pathology: A Study of Virulence in Mutants of Pseudomonas syringae
Primary Mentor: Dr. Jeff Anderson
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Sally Ride & Rosalind Franklin
- Tejaswani Datla, Westview High School
Presentation Title: Hospice at Care Partners: Improving Quality of Life Even After Death
Primary Mentor: Ms. Jessica Vizcarra
Mentor Organization: Care Partners
ASE Dinner Guest: Albert Einstein
Room 6 (Presider: Dave Squire, Saturday Academy Board)
- Aadya Vemulapalli, Jesuit High School
Presentation Title: Sequential Anomaly Detection With Deep Learning Methods
Primary Mentor: Dr. Banafsheh Rekabdar
Mentor Organization: Portland State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Marie Curie
- Cyrus Ngan, Clackamas High School & Olivia Gordon, Baker Early College
Presentation Title: Kicking Back with Lateral Containment: Validation of a Footwear Test Method
Primary Mentor: Mrs. Jennifer Polivka and Mr. Eric Pisciotta
Mentor Organization: Nike
ASE Dinner Guest: Elon Musk & Drake
- Luna Romero, Lincoln High School
Presentation Title: Who gets infected? : An analysis of the protist Carpediemonas as a possible host for Cruciviruses
Primary Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Stedman
Mentor Organization: Portland State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Marie Curie
- Olivia Wang, West Linn High School
Presentation Title: Friends of the Columbia Gorge: Crisis Communication Takeaways from the Tunnel Five Fire
Primary Mentor: Ms. Melissa Gonzalez
Mentor Organization: Friends of the Columbia Gorge
ASE Dinner Guest: Rosalind Franklin
Group B - 11:45 AM
Room 7 (Presider: Scott Olson, Teacher Monitor)
Adrian Gomez-Donato, Liberty High School & Nadia LeClerc, Cleveland High School
Presentation Title: Wireless Power Transfer: The Future of Our World
Primary Mentor: Prof. Mahima Gupta
Mentor Organization: Portland State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Nikola Tesla & Jennifer Doudna
- Jack Kurth, Crescent Valley High School
Presentation Title: Futile to Utile: Waste Plastics to Diesel Fuel for Developing Nations
Primary Mentor: Dr. Skip Rochefort
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Phil Swift Ingrid Celis, Corvallis High School
Presentation Title: Structural and Thermal Characterization of an Interpenetrating Network of Polyvinyl Alcohol and Sodium Alginate
Primary Mentor: Dr. Skip Rochefort
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Marie Curie
- Christine Liang, Westview High School
Presentation Title: How easy is it to remove Listeria spp. from different types of surfaces?
Primary Mentor: Dr. Jovana Kovacevic and Ms. Stephanie Brown
Mentor Organization: OSU Food Innovation Center
ASE Dinner Guest: Jane Goodall
Group B - 11:45 AM
- Olivia Phan, Centennial High School
Presentation Title: ‘Radiation-eating’ algae: Testing the Radioresistance of Algae living in a Nuclear Reactor Pool
Primary Mentor: Toria Ellis
Mentor Organization: Reed College
ASE Dinner Guest: Chien Shiung Wu
- Samiyyah Sadruddin, Grant High School & Siri Kovi, Westview High School
Presentation Title: Insights into Utility Systems: Planning Energy Efficiency w/ Data Analytics Research
Primary Mentor: Mr. Andy Eiden
Mentor Organization: Portland General Electric
ASE Dinner Guest: Albert Einstein & Steve Jobs
- Tanveer Singh, Blanchet Catholic High School
Presentation Title: Corporate Governance Wrapped
Primary Mentor: Mr. Joe Carluccio
Mentor Organization: Bonneville Power Administration
ASE Dinner Guest: Bill Nye
Room 8 (Presider: Taylor Larson, Saturday Academy Board)
- Elizabeth Li, Crescent Valley High School & Jeramie Kim, Crescent Valley High School
Presentation Title: Finding and Fixing Inclusivity Bugs in Software
Primary Mentor: Dr. Margaret Burnett
Mentor Organization: Oregon State University
ASE Dinner Guest: Marie Curie & Alan Turing
- Henri Danzelaud, Lake Oswego High School
Presentation Title: Exploring the Structural Basis of Dynein Regulation
Primary Mentor: Dr. Nikolaus Loening
Mentor Organization: Lewis & Clark College
ASE Dinner Guest: J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Ella Lane, Tigard High School
Presentation Title: Searching for a Four Leaf Clover - Using Radiation to Genetically Modify Trifolium Repens (White Clover)
Primary Mentor: Toria Ellis
Mentor Organization: Reed College
ASE Dinner Guest: Richard Feynman
Group B - 11:45 AM