Simone Herzberg
Simone Herzberg presents an analysis of simulations that assessed emergency medical teams'
responses to pediatric medical emergencies. She participated in this study through an
internship at Oregon Health and Science University.

Elizabeth Knodel
Elizabeth Knodel discusses the identification of stem-loop motifs in the secondary structure
of RNA molecules. Her research was advised by Dr. Daniel Schofield, Chemistry.

Charles Mitchell
Charles Mitchell described a novel interaction between the tertiary structure of RNA
molecules belonging to a family of riboswitches. This research was advised by
Dr. Wade Grabow, Chemistry.

Valerie Chieng, Denali Dudgeon and Ashton Perry
Denali Dudgeon, Valerie Chieng and Ashton Perry presented data collected by students in the
Winter 2017 Genetics (BIO 3325) course. This research aims to identify novel genes required
for specification of intestinal cells, and supervised by Dr. Jenny Tenlen, Biology.
Their presentation was awarded a "Best Oral Presentation" prize.

Junior Design Team
Michelle Louie, Tristan Sanders, Nate Anselmi, Aaron Coe and Jon Casarrubias
presented their design for a CNC Plasma Table. They were advised by Dr. Daniel
Keene, Mechanical Engineering.

GravRadio Team
Nicholas Gustin, Abdul Alabbasi, Mark Steinke and Daniel Houser presented their design for a
transistor radio powered by gravity. They were advised by Dr. Daniel Keene, Mechanical
Engineering.

Noi Brown
Noi Brown, a member of the Solaris team, describes the components needed
to build their solar-powered battery.

Solaris Team
Noi Brown, Logan Bryan, Erin Rowand, and Joe Waldher presented their design
for a solar-powered battery that could be used to charge devices. Their project
was advised by Dr. Daniel Keene and Prof. Don Peter, Engineering.

Simply Radishing team
Stephanie Ellis, Hugo Ramiro, Garrett Berkey and Courtney Shaw presented
their design for a personal self-automated, collapsible, modular greenhouse.
Their presentation was awarded a "Best Oral Presentation" prize, and was
advised by Dr. Daniel Keene, Mechanical Engineering.

Simply Radishing team
Garrett Berkey and Hugo Ramiro demonstrate features of their modular greenhouse.

Poster Session scenes

Poster Session scenes

Aimee Sokol and Ashley Blair
Aimee Sokol and Ashley Blair, along with Cori Domes (not pictured) obtained
beautiful images of pond snail neurons expressing two fluorescent markers.
They were awarded a "Best Poster Presentation" for their work, which was
advised by Dr. Rick Ridgway, Biology.

Annie Spaulding
Annie Spaulding presented an analysis of carbon and nitrogen content in
the seaweed Ulva as it relates to salinity. Her research was advised
by Dr. Tim Nelson, Biology.

Elayna Boot and Annelise Shrader
Elayna Boot and Annelise Shrader (pictured with their research mentor,
Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Biology), investigated the effects of different training
programs on optimal running speed.

Annelise Shrader

Leah Bouterse
Leah Bouterse (pictured with her research mentor, Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Biology), compared the effects of
walking in groups in pedestrians in the Pacific Northwest and Central Uganda.

Marika McCue and Rachel Johns
Marika McCue and Rachel Johns presented their investigation of the effects of
exposure to a stress hormone on sea anemones. They were advised by
Dr. Ryan Ferrer, Biology.

Karissa Courtney and Trevor Hildebrand
Karissa Courtney and Trevor Hildebrand (pictured with their co-research mentor,
Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Biology), presented a talk on their investigation of the
impact of island rule on the timing of teeth development in deer on Blakely Island.
Dr. Eric Long, Biology, also advised their research.

Hannah Rodrigues
Hannah Rodgrigues investigated the level of genetic diversity within the Blakely Island deer
population. Her project was advised by Dr. Jenny Tenlen and Dr. Eric Long, Biology.

Dr. Richard Feely
Our keynote speaker, Dr. Richard Feely (a Senior Scientist at NOAA Pacific Marine
Environmental Laboratory) spoke with student Rachel Johns after his talk.