IdeaFest 2025
4th Annual Faculty & Staff Research Symposium
Friday, June 6, 2025
Oral Presentations: 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Poster Sessions and Reception: 2:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Research Symposium Flyer
Student IDEAfest Information
Archived URC Symposium Schedule & Speakers
Oral Presentations
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm | ||
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| Time | College of ETM Presentations Session #1 Portland Metro: Room 106 Facilitator: Jintai Wang | College of HAS Presentations Session #2 Portland Metro: Use Zoom Link Facilitator: Nate Bickford |
| 1:00 | Phong Nguyen (Computer Systems Engineering Technology) Title: Research Projects Derived from CSET PM Band | Nate Bickford (Natural Science) Title: Prey Avoidance behaviors in warm cute fuzzies |
| 1:15 | Meng-Lun Lee (Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology) Title: Optimizing University Course Scheduling to Minimize Resource Conflicts: An Optimization-Based Approach | David Grossnickle (Natural Science) Title: The Tufts-Love T. rex: from discovery to museum |
| 1:30 | Ryan Cherrick (Management) Title: The Distribution of Multiple Intelligence Profiles in Law Enforcement Leadership | Franny Howes (Communication) Title: Yoshihiko Is Real: A Case Study of the Rhetoric of Professional Wrestling |
| 1:45 | Ganghee Jang (Computer Systems Engineering Technology) Title: From data collection to algorithms – case studies with Air quality monitoring and Solar panel cleaning system | Ben Bunting (Humanities and Social Sciences) Title: "Circle Thinking" In Research and In The Classroom: A Sabbatical Retrospective |
| 2:00 | Stefan Andrei & Ganghee Jang (Computer Systems Engineering Technology) Title: Investigation of protective covers for solar panels and maintenance controller alike resistant to space elements powering satellites and other engine-based systems from the Earth Orbit and beyond | Dawn Bailey (Humanities and Social Sciences) Title: A Pilot Program to Evaluate the Impact of Precision Teaching and Direct Instruction on the Reading and Math Performance of Low-income Students |
Poster Session & Reception
Time: 2:15 - 4:00 pm | |
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Poster
Reception & Poster Session Boivin Common Area
Reception compliments: | London Argyle & Keeley Bryant(Humanities and Social Sciences) Title: Analysis of Caseworker Identified Goals for Reunification and Goal Achievement |
Sonja H. Bickford & Ruth Claire Black (Management) Title: Exploring the Preferences for Study Abroad at a Regional Campus | |
| Trevor Petersen and Keeley Bryant (Humanities and Social Sciences) Application of Positive Psychology Principles in a Department of Human Services Life Skills Coaching Program | |
Robyn Wilde (Natural Sciences) Title: Dissociative positronium attachment in halogen gases | |
Ken Usher & Kamal Gandhi (Natural Sciences) Title: Analysis of cyanobacteria growth in Upper Klamath Lake over two summers: a RUI project with local impact. | |
Alissa Whiteley (Mathematics) Title: Modeling Greening Using an Agent-Based Model | |
Yuehai Yang (Natural Sciences) Title: The Role of Representational Gestures in Sensemaking | |
Kamalamalini Nagasundaram (Management) Title: MoodSync: An AI-Powered Mental Health Companion for Mood Detection and Well-Being Enhancement | |
Kyle Chapman (Humanities and Social Sciences) Title: Mental Health Symptoms, Stressors, and Coping: An Exploration of First Responder Experiences Working in Rural, Suburban, and Urban Areas | |
Travis Owen (Natural Sciences) Title: Investigating Water Quality Parameters: Getting a Handle on the State of Water in the Klamath Basin | |
Ashley Iliff (Physical Therapy) Title: Electrical Dry Needling as an Adjunct to Eccentric Exercise, Stretching and Manual Therapy for Mid-portion Achilles Tendinopathy: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial | |
Charles (CJ) Riley (Civil Engineering) & Christopher Syrnyk (Office of the Provost) Title: Exploring Generative AI Assistance for Engineering Lab Report Assessment | |
David Grossnickle (Natural Sciences) Title: Did the extinction of dinosaurs trigger the ecological diversification of mammals? | |
Breanne Fletcher-Hardy, Richard Beuttler, Marybeth Grant-Beuttler (Physical Therapy) Title: Examining differences in motor sensory processing between Idiopathic Toe Walkers with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder | |
Thank you for attending!