Techxpo Winners 2023

Biological Sciences

Poster

In-vitro Evaluation of Ligand Functionalized Chitin Derivatives Fungistatic and Fungicidal Properties for Biomedical Applications
Reyla Williams

Booth

Unreal Naturalist: Video Game Designed for Education and Research
Miller DeMark, Alexis Zavala

Civil Engineering

Poster

AGC Heavy Civil
Brandon Quinn, Chip Anderson, Willie Anderson, Cody Gagnon, Beau Drivdahl, Ashley Patera

Booth

Steel Bridge
Tyler McGurran, Tucker Greenwell, Grady Koenig, Pierce Brown, Samielle Connerton

Electrical Engineering

Poster

Phillipsburg Ice Rink Automation
Cade Insko, Cristofer Periman, Cooper Gaustad

Booth

Advanced 3D Printing for Electromagnetic Devices
Alexandra Battleson, Tanner Devlin, Jonathon Baer, Tucker Kane

Environmental Engineering

Green Concrete
Nevada Strandberg, Shyla Wesely, Colton Grange, Connor Johnson, Gabriel Sims

Geological Engineering

Engineering Characteristics of Rock Materials from Montana and Idaho
Karl Farber, Sydney Shockley, Matt Needs, Mary Riggs, Liam Ruoff, Mary Humphreys, Tylor Olson, Cade Wyant, Cole Wyant

Mathematical Sciences

NFL Win Prediction using Twitter Sentiment Analysis
Sarah Wiseman, Jace Rhodes

Mechanical Engineering

Poster

The Design Analysis of Knee Pads
Justin Bruner, Joe Egan, Chris McGaugh

Booth

SAE Baja Senior Design
Zachary Hein, Steven Christianson, Erik Rosa, Cole Gilleard, Thomas Jones, Richard Timmermans

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Silicon-free CMCS Produced by Displacement Reactions between Refractory Metal Carbides and Silicon
Baylie Phillips

Petroleum Engineering

Developing the Niobrara Formation in Weld Co. CO
Savanah Sparley, Bryce Stroud, Dan McCloskey, Madison Kelly, Kyle Bloomquist, Mustafa Jabbar

Software Engineering/Computer Science

St. Patrick Cemetery Locator
Brandon Mitchell, John Nelson, Matthew Gallagher, Nathan Blankenship

Master's Projects: Electrical, General, or Petroleum Engineering or Metallurgical/Mineral Processing

Poster

The Use of Novel Cement Additives to Increase the Carbon Storage Potential of Oilfield Cements
Robb Braden

Booth

Ionized Airflow Electrospinning
Harold Pearson-Nadal, Cody Baumstarck, Isaac Gilfeather

Master's Projects: Mining Engineering or Geosciences

Poster

Geochemical Modeling of Molybdenum Contamination Along a Flow Path
Scott Hensel

Booth

VTOL Design
Karl Farber, Sydney Shockley, Jim Jonas, Chris Langhoff, Claire Mbia

Master's Projects: Environmental Engineering, Ecological Restoration, or Interdisciplinary

Acetic Acid as an Anti-Biofouling Treatment for Filtration Membranes
Matthew Fronk

PhD Projects

Ecological Insights into the Biogeochemical Drivers of Silver Bow Creek
Paul Helfrich

Best in Show

Silicon-free CMCS Produced by Displacement Reactions between Refractory Metal Carbides and Silicon
Baylie Phillips