Techxpo Past Winners

Competition Projects:

 1st Place: Society of Automotive Engineers Baja Senior Design, Logan Solterbeck, Aziah Blotkamp, Michael Renaud, Duncan Sterk, Justyn Forrest, Mechanical Engineering                              

2nd Place:  Montana Tech AGC Commercial Team, MaKenna Liles, Bode Jensen, Civil Engineering    

Graduate Projects:

1st Place: Microorganism Community Development Post Restoration on the Clark Fork River, Carl Leitert, Restoration Ecology

2nd Place: Perovskite Quantum Dots for Gamma Ray Detection, Xavier Vorhies, Materials Science             

Two-Semester Projects:

1st Place: Semi-Trailer Airbag Drag Reduction System, Cody Skibsted, Justin Dietz, Electrical Engineering & Blake Drakos, Jack Boone, Mechanical Engineering

2nd Place: Development of Software Routines to Read, (Pre-) Process, and Store MDT RWIS Data, Maverick Owens, Computer Science                      

 One-Semester Projects: 

1st Place: Genome Annotation of Mycobacterium Phage Totinger, Lily Brouch, Biological Sciences

2nd Place: Assessing VO2 Max in Collegiate Long-Distance Runners using a Novel Flat Track Protocol, Olleca Severson, Biological Sciences

CHANCELLOR AWARDS

Graduate Projects:
Innovation: Characterization of Conductive Polymer-Carbon Nanotube Composites, Luke Suttey, Materials Science                  

Scientific Insight: Effect of Variable Pore Scale Systems on CO2 EOR and Storage in Shale Reservoirs, Maame Kwakye-Tannor, Petroleum Engineering

Professionalism: Geotechnical and Geophysics - Rosetta Stone, David Barrick, Earth Science & Engineering

Undergraduate Projects:

Innovation: Supramolecular Uterotonic Therapeutic Nanomedicine for Atony Induced Postpartum Hemorrhaging, Taylinn Garrett, Biochemistry     

Scientific Insight: Identification of Phases of Efficient Direct Reduction of Briquettes from DRI Fine, Abigail Clark, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Professionalism: Rare Earth Element Collection by a Biocompatible Adsorption-Flow System, Tucker Craig, Mechanical Engineering

One Semester Projects

First Place

An Investigation of the Influence of Random Packing on PFC3D Simulations of Unconfined Compression, Brazilian, and Three-Point Bending Tests

Madison Haydn-Myer, Geological Engineering 

Second Place

The Genomic Annotation of Streptomyces Phage Anedea

Casey McConnell, Biological Sciences

Two Semester Projects

First Place

Investigation of the Mechanism behind Increased Phage Infectivity of Escherichia Coli Siderophore Mutants when Pre-treated with Iron-doped Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles

Jenna Jordan, Chemistry

Second Place

Chlorination of Cobalt in Cemented Carbides

Garrett Wanner , Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Competition Projects

First Place

Concrete Canoe

London Benson, Avery Londo, Maria Burke, Ian Johnson, Civil Engineering

Second Place

SAMPE Composite Bridge Project

Derek Pearse, Dylan Yarger, Sky Stefonic, Konor McClafferty, Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Projects

First Place

Silver Bow Creek Microbial Metal Biogeochemistry

Paul Helfrich, Earth Science & Engineering PhD

Second Place

Enhancement of the Mechanical Behavior of Nitinol Wire by Addition of a Polymer Matrix Composite Coating

Baylie Phillips, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Chancellor Award Winners

Undergraduate Projects

Innovation

TechMatrix

Ethan Messner, Myles McClernan, Clay Fulk, Dustin Marquardt, John Johns, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Professionalism

Autonomous Sediment Sampling:  Innovating Environmental Exploration at the Berkeley Pit

Elijah Byrd, Emma Anderson, Jeff Guthrie, Mechanical Engineering

Scientific Insight

Investigation of the Mechanism behind Increased Phage Infectivity of Escherichia Coli Siderophore Mutants when Pre-treated with Iron-doped Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles

Jenna Jordan, Chemistry

Graduate Projects

Innovation

Enhancement of the Mechanical Behavior of Nitinol Wire by Addition of a Polymer Matrix Composite Coating

Baylie Phillips, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Professionalism

Food Web Selenium Accumulation Could Impact Fish in a Recovering Aquatic Ecosystem

Ellaine Abena Heneba, Chemistry/Geochemistry

Scientific Insight

Process Heat Pyrolysis via Selective Solar Absorbance

Maxwell Triepke, Materials Science PhD

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

Biological Sciences

• Poster Characterization of Bacteriophage GiGiOuiOui's Genome
Cade O'Neill

• Booth SolumLux
Shalee Tamcke, Madison Toll, William Augustine, Natasha Chadwell

Chemistry/Geochemistry

• Ligand Functionalized Chitin Biopolymers as Customizable Adsorbents
Emily Garden, Reyla Williams

Civil Engineering

• Poster Kapalama Container Terminal
Archie Lind, George Shick, Brent Texak, Brock MacDonald, Colton Eliason, Logan Kolodejchuk, Brandon Quinn, Justus Peterson

• Booth Hemp Fiber Reinforced Composite Beams
Erik Casagranda, Jacob Fleury, Maxwell Triepke

Computer Science/Software Engineering

• M.I.S.T
Tatum Gray, Andrey Zuev

Electrical Engineering

• Data Logging Puck
Elias Luoma, Owen Indreland, Benjamin Burkhalter, Justin Rubalcaba, Seth Bettwieser

Environmental Engineering

• Poster Copper Recovery from Copper Slag
Reid Smith, Ryan Moodry, Heidi Klepac

• Booth Separation of Carbon Dioxide
Abdullah Alkhazi, Husain Almesri, Meshal Almutairi, Mohammad Alshammari

Geophysical Engineering

• Geophysical Survey of the Old Works Smelting Area, Anaconda, Montana to Evaluate Groundwater Flow
Quinn Powell, Matt Needs

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

• Poster High Temperature Processing to Remove Arsenic from Copper Slag
Cody Hennessey

• Booth Preparation and Characterization of Ceramic Reinforced Aluminum Composites
Baylie Phillips

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

• Investigation of Notch Size in Topology Optimization for Fatigue Loading
Benjamin Rathman

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

• T bryosalmonae in the Big Hole and Madison Rivers: Detection via eDNA
Paul Helfrich, Katherine Larson

Master's Projects: Mining Engineering or Geosciences

• Poster Numerical Modeling Metods for Predicting the Damage Behavior and Propagation of Rock Fractures
Frankie Johnston

• Booth Isotopic Analysis of the Flathead Valley
Joshua Harris

Mechanical Engineering

• Poster Compessible Flow Demonstrator
Garrison Shaw, William Irwin, Spencer Bartow, Grayson McLaren

• Booth Stand-alone Trailer Diagnostic Device
Clay Sacks, Shelby Hall

PhD Projects

• Poster Effect of Pressure on Metallic Glass Stability
Alex George

• Booth Study of the Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana
Celine Beaucamp

Petroleum Engineering

• Good Enough Company
Saad Alrashidi, Mustafa Alsulaiman, Chandler Newhall, Gabe Knudsen

Best in Show

• T bryosalmonae in the Big Hole and Madison Rivers: Detection via eDNA
Paul Helfrich, Katherine Larson

Best in Show

From Mechanical Engineering

• Mobile Biochar Reactor
Kaleb Ferriter, Austin Walsh, and Jake Bentley

Biological Sciences

• Analysis of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase RNF125
Jenna Maroney, Hudsyn Dibrito, and Cody Tofflemire

Chemistry/Geochemistry

• Neutralization of Organophosphate Nerve Agents by Photo-thermal Tandem Catalysis
Katelyn Alley

Civil Engineering

• Storm Drain Inlet Efficiency
Evan Anderson, Spencer Schock, Tyler Folkes, Jaylen Taggart, and Brady Clawson

Computer Science/Software Engineering

• Touchless Respiratory Monitor Data Visualization using QT & C++
Ryan Hessler and Seth Bettwieser

Electrical Engineering

• Bausch Potato Inc. Blancher Automation
Max Erickson, Kaleb Bausch, Jaime Rodriguez, Rayce McCord, and Jake Michelotti

Environmental Engineering

• Microbial Cellulose Capsules for Environmental Remediation
Laurel Bitterman

Geological Engineering

• Pintler Peaks Slope Instability Investigation and Design
Sean Harris and Ian Needs

Geophysical Engineering

• Mapping of Heavy Metal Contaminants using X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Ground Water Flow Direction using Electrical Resistivity Method near Stucky Ridge, Anaconda, Montana
Tess Janney and Matthew Larson

Mathematical Sciences

• Convex Mosaics and their Applications
Michael Bruner, Heidi Steiger, and Marie Steiger

Mechanical Engineering

• AC Resonant Compressor
Grace Ostermiller, Emily Maynard, and Wednesday Rehm

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

• Synthesis of Nano-Au from Potassium Gold Cyanide Conc
Cameron Hughes

Mining Engineering

• Investigating Methods to Reduce Overbreak in the Underground Mine Education Center
Nicholas Venteicher

Occupational Safety & Health

• Naming the Rows and Columns of Risk Assessment Matrices
Blake Nichols and Royce Bird

Petroleum Engineering

• Redeveloping a North Dakota Oil Field
Derek Lemler, Brady Koenig, Chase Heiden, and Abdulelah Al-amoudi

PhD Projects

• Freestanding Electrospun Supercapacitor Electrodes
Molly Brockway

Graduate Projects

Environmental Engineering, Ecological Restoration, Health Care Informatics, Industrial Hygiene, and Project Engineering & Management

• Comparison of ICP-MS and FP XRF Analytical Techniques for Analyzing Metals in Air and Soil
Kelsey Schmidt

With the cancellation of a face-to-face Techxpo due to COVID-19, Techxpo 2020 moved forward in an online format through Digital Commons. Students who finished their projects early enough provided pdf versions of their posters for viewing. All projects can be accessed through Digital Commons at the following link: https://digitalcommons.mtech.edu/techxpo/. Please feel free to share this link with others who you think may be interested in/benefit from viewing these posters. These projects can also serve as a wonderful resource for high school and middle school classrooms, as well.

Best in Show

From Biological Sciences

Genetic Removal of Toxin and Integrase Genes from a Staphylococcal Bacteriophage
Hannah Sparks

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Poster:
Genetic Removal of Toxin and Integrase Genes from a Staphylococcal Bacteriophage
Hannah Sparks
Booth:
Electrospinning of Polymer Scaffolds for Physiological Systems Modeling
Sowmya Sudhakar

BUSINESS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Poster:
Business and IT Data Analysis
John Belland, Jacob Masters, Kennason Patrick

CHEMISTRY/GEOCHEMISTRY

Poster:
Identifying Lipids, Proteins, and Microbes in Hot Springs
Jordan Foster
Booth:
We are LEGEND
Nathan Carpenter, Isaiah Robertson, Kyle Nacey, Jordan Foster, Johnathan Feldman

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Poster:
AGC Design‐Build
Cody Wiers, Jesse McLaury, Sam Johnson, Ethan Jones, Dave Stahl, Maria Ralph
Booth:
Waples Micro‐Grid Implementation
Grant Benz, Hunter Berg, Chance Hansen, Scott Olson

COMPUTER SCIENCE/SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Booth:
FRED
Michael Fryer, Lucas Stout, Abdulrahman Alduraiweesh

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Poster:
CCVT Failure Detection
Cody Rummel, Kasey Leavell, Randa Colling
Booth:
RF Communication in Drill Pipe
Patrick Cote

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Poster:
Microbial Membrane Modification: Assessable, Sustainable, and Customizable Water Filtration
Marcus Holland
Booth:
Electrokinetic Bioremediation
Carson Bechtel, Ethan Askam, Caelan Brady, Kevin Welliever, Lantana Clark

GENERAL ENGINEERING

Poster:
Fiber Characterization and Analytical Analysis of Enclosed, Gas‐modified Electrospinning
Emily Kooistra‐Manning, Lane Huston
Booth:
Development of a Combined Electrostatic and Air Driven Electrospinning Device for Biomedical
Applications
Lane Huston, Emily Kooistra‐Manning, Zachary Burckhard

GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Poster:
Investigation of Rigid Block Motion using Shake Table and Discrete Element Models
Sara Magallon

GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING

Booth:
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting
Marihelen Held
Poster:
Design and Construction of an Electromagnetic Induction Sensor
Andrew Wilson

GEOSCIENCES ‐ MS

Poster:
Using Groundwater Modeling to Assess Groundwater and Stream Connectivity in a River Restoration Application
John Lunzer
Booth:
Comparison of UAV Systems Equipped with LiDAR and Photogrammetry for Geotechnical
Investigation
Rachel Becker

HIGHLANDS COLLEGE

Psychology/Sociology

Poster:
Perceptions about Mental Health Stigmas
Celeste Corder, Zachary Hart, Cherish McElroy, Harrison Muth, Anna Rainville Mcken‐Z Ramus, Amanda Robinson, Hayli Robinson
Construction Technology
Poster:
AGC Pre‐Construction
Katie Hampa, Tim Heick, Cameron West, Kade Woodhall, Austin Taylor, Henry Lugo

LIBERAL STUDIES

Poster:
A Quantitative Analysis of Personal Balance between Undergraduates: Parent and Non‐parent
Ravyn Scott

MATERIALS SCIENCE PHD

Poster:
Thermopower Determination using Pyrolytic Graphite and Aluminum Thermocouple
Abdul‐Sommed Hadi, Tyler Fricks
Booth:
Analysis of Hardening Plasticity in Compression Test of Structural Material
Md Salah uddin

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

Poster:
Extending an Ancient Babylonian Root Finding Algorithm
Michael Simon

METALLURGICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Poster:
Removal of Low‐concentration Water Contaminants with Biochar
Jayden Chilson, Alan Lister, Ben Bitler, Kris Bosch

MINING ENGINEERING

Poster:
Design and Schedule of an Underground Polymetallic Mine in Mexico
Kris Schaff

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH

Poster:
Safety Rig Floor (SRF)
Hadi Saad Aldossari, Hussain Al Jar

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

Poster:
Analysis of the Bakken Formation in the Elm Coulee Field
Colton Tousignant, Mitchel West, Nathan Gray, Zakary Kypfer

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Booth:
Reciprocating Air Compressor
Grace Ostermiller, Emily Maynard, Spencer Bartow
Poster:
Compressible Flow Demonstrator
Jacob Yedica, Arthur Flynn, Carter Myers

Best in Show

From General Engineering

Additive Manufacturing with Recycled Polymer Materials
Emily Kooistra‐Manning

Biological Sciences

Booth: Three‐Dimensional Physiological Model for In‐vitro Biomaterials Research
Sowmya Sudhakar
Poster: Phage Discovery and Bioinformatics
Riley Hellinger, Hannah Sparks

Business & Information Technology

Poster: Transition from SAP Legacy Systems
Erik Mason

Chemistry/Geochemistry

Booth: Laboratory Exploring Geobiochemical Engineering and Natural Dynamics (LEGEND)
Isaiah Robertson, Shanna Law, Jordan Foster, Johnathan Feldman, James Foltz, Cynthia Cree,
Mallory Nelson
Poster: Modeling Water‐Rock Interactions: Towards Deciphering Microbial Influences in Hot Springs
Shanna Law

Civil Engineering

Poster: Heavy Civil Team
Kendra Jackson, Mike Williams, Nic Amestoy, Ashley Johnson, Andy Anderson, Jason Vesco
Computer Science/Software Engineering
Booth: Food, Resources, Expenses, & Distribution (FRED)
Kodi Neumiller, Omar Alenezi

Electrical Engineering

Poster: Underground Mine Education Center (UMEC) Distribution System Project
Jonathan Parisi, Dmitry Trubachenkov, William Lyden
Booth: Nucor PLC Trainer Senior Design Project
Dan Morris, Jacob Eisenbarth

Environmental Engineering

Booth: Digger Denitrification
Brett Jonson, Emma Rott, Nels Thorsrud, Tylar Holden
Poster: Fabrication of Anti‐biofouling Membranes using Food‐safe Biopolymers
Augustina Kwesie‐Osabutey

General Engineering

Booth: Hybrid Coaxial Electrospinning for Drug Delivery Applications
Emily Kooistra‐Manning, Lane Huston
Poster: Optimization of Backyard Systems for Highly Mobile Land Rigs
Cole Carpenter

Geological Engineering

Poster: An Evaluation of the Frictional Behavior of Seismically Loaded Fractured Rock
Brent Sordo, Sara Magallon

Geophysical Engineering

Poster: Mapping of Bedrock Topography and the Continental Fault located at Wagner Nursery &
Landscape Co. in Butte, Montana, using Geophysical Methods
Christopher Smith, Scott Schmitt
Booth: Off‐the‐shelf Data Acquisition
Brianna Clark, Jacob Clarke, Richard Lee, Shane Namie, Joe Natale, Kabree Nichols, Scott
Schmitt, Andrew Wilson, Ngoc Ha

Geosciences ‐ MS

Poster: Experimental Investigation of Low Temperature Hydrothermal Copper, Nickel, and Cobalt
Arsenide and Sulfide Ore Formation
Nicholas Allin

Education

Poster: Higher Education
Audra Steinhauer
Carpentry Technology
Booth: Modular Flag Stands
Dan Milmine, Jase Galt, Kade Woodhall, Tim Kitchel, Nate Korb

Industrial Hygiene

Poster: Noise Exposures and Hearing Protector Use at Modern Logging Operations
Shawn McLain

Materials Science PhD

Poster: Hollow Electrospun Mn2O3 Nanofibers for Supercapacitor Applications
Molly Brockway
Booth: Hybrid Perovskite Quantum Dots for Optoelectronic Applications
John Murphy

Mathematical Sciences

Poster: Efficient Searches for Primes in Cryptography
Payson Lippert

Mechanical Engineering

Poster: Large Composite Curing Oven
Sean Sullivan, Marshall Metcalf, Brianna Clark
Booth: Custom Ski Design and Manufacture
Andrew Epperson

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Booth: Thiosulfate Leaching of Refractory Gold Ore
Noah Davis, Zach Hellegaard, John Carlson, Bret Stewart
Poster: Measurement of the Effect of Pressure on Froth Flotation using Electrical Resistance
Tomography
Luke McCulloch, Jake Bentley

Mining Engineering

Poster: Block Model Validation and Ore Reconciliation through the Mine Value Chain
Bryan Nielson
Occupational Safety & Health
Poster: Ambient and Indoor PM2.5 Air Quality during Wildfire Season
James Hollopeter

Petroleum Engineering

Poster: Eagle Ford Development Strategy
Tyler Onstott, Sean Sayers, Ryan McCartney, David Hernandez, Dan Milavec

Professional & Technical Communications

Poster: Using Visual Rhetoric and Semiotics Theory to Create a Branding Package
Alexandra Doty‐Terry
Booth: Applying User Centered Design Principles to Deliver Surface Water Data to Diverse Audiences
Luke Buckley

Highlands College

Psychology/Sociology

Poster: Prosocial Behavior: Analysis of Ted Talk Viewers' Learning ‐ Empathy in the College Classroom
Robert Shelton

Best in Show

Environmental Engineering

Passive Solar Distillation of ARD Water

Marcus Holland, Seth Garrity, Hannah Ruble, Alison Lunde, Katherine Zodrow

Civil Engineering

Poster

Design-Build DBIA and ASC Competition

Sam Larson, Alexx Williams, Chance Sparrow, Emily Coobs, Tyler Airth, Brandon Karnath

Booth & Teen Choice Award

Mouth of the Columbia River - Jetty A Rehabilitation

Carlos Martinez, Jacob Nistler, Kenneth Hunter, Shandy Holm, Kendra Jackson, Katherine Schuler

Biological Sciences

Poster

Using CRISPR Technology to Knock out Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) Genes

Luke Domanico, Lydia Dupuis

Booth

Restoration Management Database

Joao Nascimento

Mechanical Engineering

Poster

116 Generating Antimicrobial Surfaces with Electrospinning

Sowmya Sudhakar

Booth

Fabrication of Aligned Fibers on Nonconductive Substrates

Zach Burckhard

Poster

GeoWrite - A Digital Geographic Notebook App

Jonathan Dupuis

Booth

Stronghold Defensive Firearms Training

Alex Perry

Environmental Engineering

Booth

Improving Evaporation Rates in Contaminated Water Bodies with Carbon Foam Structure

Emma Wooldridge, Madison Cyr, Matthew Kilsdonk, Shyla Allred

Poster

140 Acid Rock Drainage Treatment using Membrane Distillation: Impacts of Chemical-Free Pretreatment on Scale Formation, Pore Wetting, and Product Water Quality

Eric Hull

Statistics

Poster

141 Regression on Feeder Cattle EPDs

Brockton Butcher

Mathematical Sciences

Poster

146 Boundary-value Problems in Electrostatics

Chau Duc Minh Ha

Occupational Safety & Health

Poster

148 Noise Monitoring of Underground Jackleg Drills

Travis Oakason, Ryan Stemple

Industrial Hygiene

Poster

149 An Assessment of ftir Method for Crystalline Silica Analysis

Siobhan Wock

Booth

150 A Pilot Study Examining the Effect of Head Protection Weight on Muscle Loading in the Cervical Spine

Sophie Hegg

Mining Engineering

Poster

151 Characterization of Granite & Subsequent Ground Control Management Plan at Orphan Boy Mine - Butte, Montana

Emily Rose

Materials Science PhD

Poster

153 Electrical Characterization of Novel Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cell Material

John P. Murphy

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Poster

155 Surface Sulfonation of Electrospun Polystyrene Fibers

Molly Brockway

Software Engineering

Booth

159 Show Robbie 2

Jesse Lieberg, Logan Warner

Geological Engineering Poster

160 Supergene Mineralization of the Continental Pit, Butte, Montana

Kyle Eastman

Booth

165 Benefits of using Photogrammetry for Characterizing Underground Conditions

Elizabeth Russell

Drafting Technology

Booth

168 Innovations in 3D Scanning

Jeremy Hankel

Social Justice

Poster

171 Qualitative Approach with Discovery about Academic Motivation in Single-parent Students

Ravyn Scott

Sociology/Psychology

Poster

172 Psychological and Sociological Predictors for Healthy Cell Phone Use among College Students

Virginia Wait, Robert Shelton

Sociology

Poster

174 Social Groups, Social Polarization, and Social Bias among College Students

Tristan Aguilar

Gerontology

Poster

176 Qualitative Analysis: Seniors Share Technology Preferences and Interest to Learn

Kristine Jordan, Ravyn Scott, Shelley Booth, Joshua Ericson, Mary Catherine Hamm, Brian Strutzel

Construction Technology

Poster

177 Preconstruction: Design-Build Vehicle Maintenance Facility

Kelsey Lee

Geochemistry/Chemistry

Booth

183 Laboratory Exploring Geobiochemical Engineering and Natural Dynamics

Shanna Law, Cynthia Cree, Mallory Nelson, Renee Schmidt, James Foltz, Jordan Foster, Georgia Dahlquist

Poster

184 Microbial Effects on Hydrothermal Water Chemistry, Rabbit Creek, Yellowstone National Park

Shanna Law

Electrical Engineering

Booth

195 Educational LED Board

Ashtyn Aumueller, Tyana Rasmusan, Nathan Ericksen

Poster

199 Development of Autonomous Water Sampler for Hazardous Environments (located in lobby)

Abdullah Alangari, Tyler Fricks, Patrick Cote, Clyde Ellertson

200 Validation of Saturation Tolerant Data Processing Algorithm for the Impedance Measurement Box

Boston Ranney

Geophysical Engineering

Poster

202 Comparing Disturbed Acoustic Sensing to 3-Component Geophones

Nik Nesladek

Biomedical Engineering

Poster

204 Iron-Dropped Apatite Nanoparticles Delivered via Electrospun Fiber Mesh for Maximized Bacterial Killing by Bacteriophage

Jessica Gregory

Liberal Studies

Poster

205 Portrayal of Gender in 2015 Gaming

Lucas Stout, Melanie Wendt

General Engineering

Poster

206 Coaxial Melt Electrospinning

Nathan Sutton

Business & Information Technology

Poster

207 The Impact of Enterprise Systems on Mergers and Acquisitions in the Oil and Gas Industry

Erik Mason, Ashley Thompson, Chen Yang

Petroleum Engineering

Booth

208 Future Development of the Eagle Ford Shale Play within Lavaca County, Texas

Kyle Shepherd, Pierce Pendleton, Lee Fleming, Mackenzie McGrath, Adam Pederson

Poster

215 Strategic Development of Lavaca County, Texas

Rachael Wilford, Niel Humphreys, Drake House, Cole Carpenter, Ryan Parson

Professional & Technical Communications

A Representation of Montana Tech's Campus Building through an Interactive Medium - Sean Ryan


Software Engineering

Show Robbie - Josh Lee, Mack Sutherland, Mitchell Deplazes, Jordanelle Espinosa


Welding Engineering

Additive Manufacturing using Large Scale Filler Material - Trevor Edwards, Payson Alexander, Riley Semmens


Geophysical Engineering

Geophysical Investigation of Bricked Slag: Parrot Smelter, Butte, Montana - Aaron Mack, Kyle Shepherd, Chau Ha


Civil Engineering

Associated Schools of Construction - Commercial Team - Jacob Erpenbach, Colby Sims, Sarah Qunell, Braedy Germann, Spencer VanWichen, Perryn Raymond


Geological Engineering

Modeling Stress Redistribution in Pillars Adjacent to Longhole Stopes at the Golden Sunlight Mine - Ryan Turner


Mechanical Engineering: Poster

Coaxial Melt Electrospinning - Nathan Sutton


Mechanical Engineering: Booth

Environmental Chamber for Rare Earth Mineral Flotation - Brady Sesselman, Dylan Smith, Mike Kallas


Chemistry/Geochemistry

Stormwater in Silver Bow and Blacktail Creeks: Implications for the Microbial Community - Jordan Foster


Biology

A GIS Model Revegetation Efforts on Reclaimed Mine Lands - Mark Mariano


Bioengineering, IIP Program

Iron-Doped Apatite Nanoparticle Influence on Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Viral Infection - Jessica M. Andriolo, Richard J. Rossi, Casey A. McConnell, Baili I. Connors, M. Katie Hailer, Marisa L. Pedulla, Jack L. Skinner


General Engineering

Substrate-Independent Electrospinning Apparatus - Shelby Mallin, Kelsey Otten, Eric Sayre


Environmental Engineering

Carbon Dioxide Sequestration using Photosynthesis of Green Algae - Elizabeth Speare, Westley Lund, Eric Hull, Craig Smith, Nathan Burke


Electrical Engineering: Booth

Touchless Thermal Respiratory Monitor - Jonathan Schulz, Robin Hallett


Electrical Engineering: Poster

Copper Filter Press Control Systems Upgrade - Joshua Wiley


Mathematical Science

Composition Operators on the Hardy Space - Kaitlyn Rudy


Mining Engineering: Poster

Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Tungsten Carbide (WC) via Carburization of Tungstate Anions on an Activated Carbon Matrix - Grant Wallace


Mining Engineering: Booth

Modeling and Optimization of Rare Earth Flotation - Richard LaDouceur, Ben Suslavich, Stephen Broddy


Materials Science Ph.D.

Organometallic Halide Perovskite/Polymer Composite Material for Improved Moisture Stability: Synthesis and Characterization - John P. Murphy


Occupational Safety & Health

The Shadowing Effect - Floyd Brinton


Petroleum Engineering

Senior Design Project - Nechelik Oil Accumulation at Colville River Unit, Alaska - Patiphol Kitwattana, Tuan Tran Le, Anh Tuan Hoang, Andrei Laptseu


Highlands   College

Psychology/Sociology

College Students: Perceptions of Suicide in Relation to Depression and Substance Abuse - Stanley Glovan


Education

Retired Educators - Reflections and Perceptions: Teaching and Learning - Jessica Elliott, Rory Hosking, Janna Marjamaa, Alexus Scott, Alison Mendoza


Criminal Justice

Counselors Recommendation of Treatment Options Focused on the Offense Rather than the Individual Needs of each Pre-releaser - Sadie Harrington


Health Care Addictions

The Nuances of Alcohol Addiction & Depression Prior to and Following Substance Abuse Treatment - Haley Thompson


Civil Engineering Technology

Self-healing Concrete: Using Bacteria to Change an Industry - Aaron Sexton


Drafting Technology: Poster

Reverse Engineered Carburetor mounting gasket - 3D Printed - Jeremy Hankel


Drafting Technology: Booth

3D Design and Replication - Raven Hrysenko, Matt Carlson

High   School/Teen   Choice   Award

General Engineering

Substrate-Independent Electrospinning Apparatus - Shelby Mallin, Kelsey Otten, Eric Sayre


Best   in   Show   Award

Materials Science Ph.D.

Organometallic Halide Perovskite/Polymer Composite Material for Improved Moisture Stability: Synthesis and Characterization - John P. Murphy

MS ‐ Hydrogeologic Engineering

101: Geochemical Assessment and Separation of Source Waters in the Upper Boulder River Watershed, Boulder, Montana
Josh Anderson


Mathematical Sciences

102: Algebra meets Topology: Rings of Continuous Functions
Walker Hopkins, Justin Gomez


Environmental Engineering

104: A Sustainable Approach to the Treatment of NORM in Produced Waters Associated with Oil and Gas Extraction (also Winner for Best in Show)
Brenna Ferko, Samantha Hutcheson, Melissa Kottke, Kelly Doble


General Engineering

106: Utilization of Electrospinning Technique to Decorate Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications
Heidi Reid


Computer Science/Software Engineering

109: NASA Lunar Robotic Behavior Simulation and Design
Garrett Brown, Adam Cass


Geological Engineering

Jenna Kaplan (entered late—was not assigned a booth number)


Mining Engineering

114 booth: Montana Tech Mine Rescue
Lucas McQuinn, Carl Gunderson, Logan Ward, Niklas Folke, Jordan Artis, Austin Timmons, Michael Drake, Adam Abu‐dayyeh, Jenna Kaplan

116 poster: Optimization of the Quantity of Heated/Refrigerated Air Required for Ventilating Underground Mines with Ventilation‐On‐Demand Systems
Samuel Wiley


Civil Engineering

120: ASC Bidding Competition ‐ Heavy Civil
Ryan Pearson, Bethany McAuley, Travis Craig, Aaron Sessions, Luke Seubert, Lamia Al‐Wahaibi


Mechanical Engineering

123 booth: SAMPE Composite Bridge Competition
Daniel Douglass, Cody Burghduff, Taylor Winsor

130 poster: Reproducible Antibacterial Surfaces Using Thermal Imprint Technology
Emily Kooistra‐Manning


Biological Sciences

133: An Investigation of the Common Loon (Gavia immer), on Spencer Lake and Blanchard Lake
Spencer Hale


Chemistry/Geochemistry

135: Suspension Electrospinning Carbon Nanotube Doped Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Nanowires
Ryan Hensleigh


Welding Engineering

137: Ultrasonic Weld Monitoring System
Tate Patterson, Dale Brush


Metallurgical & Minerals Processing Engineering/Materials Science PhD

139 booth: Modeling and Optimization of Rare Earth Mineral Flotation using Novel Collectors
Richard LaDouceur


Metallurgical & Minerals Processing Engineering/Materials Science PhD

141 poster: Surface Chemistry of Rare Earth Minerals using Novel Collectors
Greer Galt, William Nicholas


Professional & Technical Communications

144 booth: Virtual Environments for Industrial and Medical Training (also Runner up for Best in Show)
Tim Lewis

145 poster: Analysis of the Accuracy of Human Translation as Opposed to Machine Translation
Shihua Brazil


Electrical Engineering

154 poster: Real‐Time Electrospinning Diagnostics via Laser Extinction
Joshua Beisel, Marvin Franson

156 booth: RC Helicopter Altitude Control
Brandon Rydberg, Alex Havlovick


Highlands   College

Trades & Technical

166: Watering the Remote
John Jaeger


Social Programs

173: Anxiety among College Students Leading to Negative Effects
Shauna Stiles


Business & Accounting

174: Human Resource Research Survey
Eric Ingwerson, Nicole Graham‐Murphy, Jennifer Sprouse


Health Programs

175: An Investigation to Compare Blood Pressure Before and After Concentrative Meditation
Candice Walden


Geophysical Engineering

179: Hydrogeophysical Investigation of Logan, Montana, using Electrical Techniques and Diving Wave Refraction
Taylor Stipe


Petroleum Engineering

184: Future Development of Elm Coulee
Suzann Herrmann, Kyle Berkram, Karsan Sprague, Robert Corson, Nicolette Ferradas, Dexter Richards


Best in Show – Runner up

144: Virtual Environments for Industrial and Medical Training
Tim Lewis


Best in Show

104: A Sustainable Approach to the Treatment of NORM in Produced Waters Associated with Oil and Gas Extraction
Brenna Ferko, Samantha Hutcheson, Melissa Kottke, Kelly Doble


Teen’s Choice

182: Reprocessing and Interpretation of Vintage Seismic Reflection Data: Evidence for the Tectonic History of the Rocky Mountain Trench, Northwest Montana
Mason Porter

Professional & Technical Communications

A Representation of Montana Tech's Campus Building through an Interactive Medium - Sean Ryan


Software Engineering

Show Robbie - Josh Lee, Mack Sutherland, Mitchell Deplazes, Jordanelle Espinosa


Welding Engineering

Additive Manufacturing using Large Scale Filler Material - Trevor Edwards, Payson Alexander, Riley Semmens


Geophysical Engineering

Geophysical Investigation of Bricked Slag: Parrot Smelter, Butte, Montana - Aaron Mack, Kyle Shepherd, Chau Ha


Civil Engineering

Associated Schools of Construction - Commercial Team - Jacob Erpenbach, Colby Sims, Sarah Qunell, Braedy Germann, Spencer VanWichen, Perryn Raymond


Geological Engineering

Modeling Stress Redistribution in Pillars Adjacent to Longhole Stopes at the Golden Sunlight Mine - Ryan Turner


Mechanical Engineering: Poster

Coaxial Melt Electrospinning - Nathan Sutton


Mechanical Engineering: Booth

Environmental Chamber for Rare Earth Mineral Flotation - Brady Sesselman, Dylan Smith, Mike Kallas


Chemistry/Geochemistry

Stormwater in Silver Bow and Blacktail Creeks: Implications for the Microbial Community - Jordan Foster


Biology

A GIS Model Revegetation Efforts on Reclaimed Mine Lands - Mark Mariano


Bioengineering, IIP Program

Iron-Doped Apatite Nanoparticle Influence on Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Viral Infection - Jessica M. Andriolo, Richard J. Rossi, Casey A. McConnell, Baili I. Connors, M. Katie Hailer, Marisa L. Pedulla, Jack L. Skinner


General Engineering

Substrate-Independent Electrospinning Apparatus - Shelby Mallin, Kelsey Otten, Eric Sayre


Environmental Engineering

Carbon Dioxide Sequestration using Photosynthesis of Green Algae - Elizabeth Speare, Westley Lund, Eric Hull, Craig Smith, Nathan Burke


Electrical Engineering: Booth

Touchless Thermal Respiratory Monitor - Jonathan Schulz, Robin Hallett


Electrical Engineering: Poster

Copper Filter Press Control Systems Upgrade - Joshua Wiley


Mathematical Science

Composition Operators on the Hardy Space - Kaitlyn Rudy


Mining Engineering: Poster

Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Tungsten Carbide (WC) via Carburization of Tungstate Anions on an Activated Carbon Matrix - Grant Wallace


Mining Engineering: Booth

Modeling and Optimization of Rare Earth Flotation - Richard LaDouceur, Ben Suslavich, Stephen Broddy


Materials Science Ph.D.

Organometallic Halide Perovskite/Polymer Composite Material for Improved Moisture Stability: Synthesis and Characterization - John P. Murphy


Occupational Safety & Health

The Shadowing Effect - Floyd Brinton


Petroleum Engineering

Senior Design Project - Nechelik Oil Accumulation at Colville River Unit, Alaska - Patiphol Kitwattana, Tuan Tran Le, Anh Tuan Hoang, Andrei Laptseu


Highlands   College

Psychology/Sociology

College Students: Perceptions of Suicide in Relation to Depression and Substance Abuse - Stanley Glovan


Education

Retired Educators - Reflections and Perceptions: Teaching and Learning - Jessica Elliott, Rory Hosking, Janna Marjamaa, Alexus Scott, Alison Mendoza


Criminal Justice

Counselors Recommendation of Treatment Options Focused on the Offense Rather than the Individual Needs of each Pre-releaser - Sadie Harrington


Health Care Addictions

The Nuances of Alcohol Addiction & Depression Prior to and Following Substance Abuse Treatment - Haley Thompson


Civil Engineering Technology

Self-healing Concrete: Using Bacteria to Change an Industry - Aaron Sexton


Drafting Technology: Poster

Reverse Engineered Carburetor mounting gasket - 3D Printed - Jeremy Hankel


Drafting Technology: Booth

3D Design and Replication - Raven Hrysenko, Matt Carlson


High   School/Teen   Choice   Award

General Engineering

Substrate-Independent Electrospinning Apparatus - Shelby Mallin, Kelsey Otten, Eric Sayre


Best   in   Show   Award

Materials Science Ph.D.

Organometallic Halide Perovskite/Polymer Composite Material for Improved Moisture Stability: Synthesis and Characterization - John P. Murphy

MS ‐ Hydrogeologic Engineering

101: Geochemical Assessment and Separation of Source Waters in the Upper Boulder River Watershed, Boulder, Montana
Josh Anderson


Mathematical Sciences

102: Algebra meets Topology: Rings of Continuous Functions
Walker Hopkins, Justin Gomez


Environmental Engineering

104: A Sustainable Approach to the Treatment of NORM in Produced Waters Associated with Oil and Gas Extraction (also Winner for Best in Show)
Brenna Ferko, Samantha Hutcheson, Melissa Kottke, Kelly Doble


General Engineering

106: Utilization of Electrospinning Technique to Decorate Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications
Heidi Reid


Computer Science/Software Engineering

109: NASA Lunar Robotic Behavior Simulation and Design
Garrett Brown, Adam Cass


Geological Engineering

Jenna Kaplan (entered late—was not assigned a booth number)


Mining Engineering

114 booth: Montana Tech Mine Rescue
Lucas McQuinn, Carl Gunderson, Logan Ward, Niklas Folke, Jordan Artis, Austin Timmons, Michael Drake, Adam Abu‐dayyeh, Jenna Kaplan

116 poster: Optimization of the Quantity of Heated/Refrigerated Air Required for Ventilating Underground Mines with Ventilation‐On‐Demand Systems
Samuel Wiley


Civil Engineering

120: ASC Bidding Competition ‐ Heavy Civil
Ryan Pearson, Bethany McAuley, Travis Craig, Aaron Sessions, Luke Seubert, Lamia Al‐Wahaibi


Mechanical Engineering

123 booth: SAMPE Composite Bridge Competition
Daniel Douglass, Cody Burghduff, Taylor Winsor

130 poster: Reproducible Antibacterial Surfaces Using Thermal Imprint Technology
Emily Kooistra‐Manning


Biological Sciences

133: An Investigation of the Common Loon (Gavia immer), on Spencer Lake and Blanchard Lake
Spencer Hale


Chemistry/Geochemistry

135: Suspension Electrospinning Carbon Nanotube Doped Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Nanowires
Ryan Hensleigh


Welding Engineering

137: Ultrasonic Weld Monitoring System
Tate Patterson, Dale Brush


Metallurgical & Minerals Processing Engineering/Materials Science PhD

139 booth: Modeling and Optimization of Rare Earth Mineral Flotation using Novel Collectors
Richard LaDouceur


Metallurgical & Minerals Processing Engineering/Materials Science PhD

141 poster: Surface Chemistry of Rare Earth Minerals using Novel Collectors
Greer Galt, William Nicholas


Professional & Technical Communications

144 booth: Virtual Environments for Industrial and Medical Training (also Runner up for Best in Show)
Tim Lewis

145 poster: Analysis of the Accuracy of Human Translation as Opposed to Machine Translation
Shihua Brazil


Electrical Engineering

154 poster: Real‐Time Electrospinning Diagnostics via Laser Extinction
Joshua Beisel, Marvin Franson

156 booth: RC Helicopter Altitude Control
Brandon Rydberg, Alex Havlovick


Highlands   College

Trades & Technical

166: Watering the Remote
John Jaeger


Social Programs

173: Anxiety among College Students Leading to Negative Effects
Shauna Stiles


Business & Accounting

174: Human Resource Research Survey
Eric Ingwerson, Nicole Graham‐Murphy, Jennifer Sprouse


Health Programs

175: An Investigation to Compare Blood Pressure Before and After Concentrative Meditation
Candice Walden


Geophysical Engineering

179: Hydrogeophysical Investigation of Logan, Montana, using Electrical Techniques and Diving Wave Refraction
Taylor Stipe


Petroleum Engineering

184: Future Development of Elm Coulee
Suzann Herrmann, Kyle Berkram, Karsan Sprague, Robert Corson, Nicolette Ferradas, Dexter Richards


Best in Show – Runner up

144: Virtual Environments for Industrial and Medical Training
Tim Lewis


Best in Show

104: A Sustainable Approach to the Treatment of NORM in Produced Waters Associated with Oil and Gas Extraction
Brenna Ferko, Samantha Hutcheson, Melissa Kottke, Kelly Doble


Teen’s Choice

182: Reprocessing and Interpretation of Vintage Seismic Reflection Data: Evidence for the Tectonic History of the Rocky Mountain Trench, Northwest Montana
Mason Porter

MS ‐ Hydrogeologic Engineering

101: Geochemical Assessment and Separation of Source Waters in the Upper Boulder River Watershed, Boulder, Montana
Josh Anderson


Mathematical Sciences

102: Algebra meets Topology: Rings of Continuous Functions
Walker Hopkins, Justin Gomez


Environmental Engineering

104: A Sustainable Approach to the Treatment of NORM in Produced Waters Associated with Oil and Gas Extraction (also Winner for Best in Show)
Brenna Ferko, Samantha Hutcheson, Melissa Kottke, Kelly Doble


General Engineering

106: Utilization of Electrospinning Technique to Decorate Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications
Heidi Reid


Computer Science/Software Engineering

109: NASA Lunar Robotic Behavior Simulation and Design
Garrett Brown, Adam Cass


Geological Engineering

Jenna Kaplan (entered late—was not assigned a booth number)


Mining Engineering

114 booth: Montana Tech Mine Rescue
Lucas McQuinn, Carl Gunderson, Logan Ward, Niklas Folke, Jordan Artis, Austin Timmons, Michael Drake, Adam Abu‐dayyeh, Jenna Kaplan

116 poster: Optimization of the Quantity of Heated/Refrigerated Air Required for Ventilating Underground Mines with Ventilation‐On‐Demand Systems
Samuel Wiley


Civil Engineering

120: ASC Bidding Competition ‐ Heavy Civil
Ryan Pearson, Bethany McAuley, Travis Craig, Aaron Sessions, Luke Seubert, Lamia Al‐Wahaibi


Mechanical Engineering

123 booth: SAMPE Composite Bridge Competition
Daniel Douglass, Cody Burghduff, Taylor Winsor

130 poster: Reproducible Antibacterial Surfaces Using Thermal Imprint Technology
Emily Kooistra‐Manning


Biological Sciences

133: An Investigation of the Common Loon (Gavia immer), on Spencer Lake and Blanchard Lake
Spencer Hale


Chemistry/Geochemistry

135: Suspension Electrospinning Carbon Nanotube Doped Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Nanowires
Ryan Hensleigh


Welding Engineering

137: Ultrasonic Weld Monitoring System
Tate Patterson, Dale Brush


Metallurgical & Minerals Processing Engineering/Materials Science PhD

139 booth: Modeling and Optimization of Rare Earth Mineral Flotation using Novel Collectors
Richard LaDouceur


Metallurgical & Minerals Processing Engineering/Materials Science PhD

141 poster: Surface Chemistry of Rare Earth Minerals using Novel Collectors
Greer Galt, William Nicholas


Professional & Technical Communications

144 booth: Virtual Environments for Industrial and Medical Training (also Runner up for Best in Show)
Tim Lewis

145 poster: Analysis of the Accuracy of Human Translation as Opposed to Machine Translation
Shihua Brazil


Electrical Engineering

154 poster: Real‐Time Electrospinning Diagnostics via Laser Extinction
Joshua Beisel, Marvin Franson

156 booth: RC Helicopter Altitude Control
Brandon Rydberg, Alex Havlovick


Highlands   College

Trades & Technical

166: Watering the Remote
John Jaeger


Social Programs

173: Anxiety among College Students Leading to Negative Effects
Shauna Stiles


Business & Accounting

174: Human Resource Research Survey
Eric Ingwerson, Nicole Graham‐Murphy, Jennifer Sprouse


Health Programs

175: An Investigation to Compare Blood Pressure Before and After Concentrative Meditation
Candice Walden


Geophysical Engineering

179: Hydrogeophysical Investigation of Logan, Montana, using Electrical Techniques and Diving Wave Refraction
Taylor Stipe


Petroleum Engineering

184: Future Development of Elm Coulee
Suzann Herrmann, Kyle Berkram, Karsan Sprague, Robert Corson, Nicolette Ferradas, Dexter Richards


Best in Show – Runner up

144: Virtual Environments for Industrial and Medical Training
Tim Lewis


Best in Show

104: A Sustainable Approach to the Treatment of NORM in Produced Waters Associated with Oil and Gas Extraction
Brenna Ferko, Samantha Hutcheson, Melissa Kottke, Kelly Doble


Teen’s Choice

182: Reprocessing and Interpretation of Vintage Seismic Reflection Data: Evidence for the Tectonic History of the Rocky Mountain Trench, Northwest Montana
Mason Porter

Biology

  • Casey McConnell – “Nanoparticle Enhancement of Viral Infections”

Chemistry/Geochemistry

  • Hannah Dysinger – “Exporing How hMutY Glycosylase Homolog Modulates Response to Alkylation Damage in Human Cells”

Civil Engineering:

  • Trent Hansen, Keely Barry-Dion, Joe Hickey, Jake McGinley, Trent Thomas, Logan Ledgerwood, & Dan Heringer – “ASC Bidding Competition, Heavy Civil”

Computer Science/Software Engineering:

Tie:

  • Jake Jones & John Wareham – “MegaMarine Game Development”
  • Haythem Memmi – “Optimizing Touch Screen Interaction in Mobile Devices for Visually-impaired Users”

Electrical Engineering:

  • Doug Korin, Grant Frazier, Jason Schmutz, & Steve Moodry – “Mobile Bar Stool”

Environmental Engineering:

  • Michelle Boyle, Kyle Loch, & Joseph Mitzel – “Zero Valent Iron Mediated Nitrate Reduction”

Geophysical Department:

  • Michael Beecher – “A Statistical Analysis of Elastic Properties Related to Normalized Production in the Bakken Formation”

General Engineering:

  • Eric Gray, Sierra Briese, Chris Tarrant, William Pratte, Lindsay Kilmer, Chance Wilson, & Cory Faber – “Montana Tech Baja”

Geological Engineering:

  • Shannon Smith, Sara Adams, & Mariah McCormick – “Joint and Solid Material Characterization in Support of Seismic Slope Behavior Modeling”

Highlands College:

  • Breanna Biegler – “Concept Fire Truck”

Liberal Studies:

  • Vincent Siragusa – “Analysis of Variation in Frontal and Temporal Lobe Volumes and Their Relationship to Myopic Refractive Error in Humans

Mechanical Engineering:

  • Angelina Anderson, Jake Banovich, & Jordan Emmert – “The Snow Hog”

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering:

  • Grant Wallace & Sean Dudley – “Leach Optimization And Separation of Rare Earth Elements”

Mining Engineering:

  • The Mining Team

Professional & Technical Communication:

  • Cole Berg – “Community Health Recruitment Video”

Petroleum Engineering:

  • Jackie-Lynn Gibson, Abdulaziz Al Noaimi, Brayden Gilewicz, Mahdi Al Mohsin, Cooper Gulbraa & Aaron Zielsdorf – “Manufacture of Anhydrous Ammonia Fertilizer from Produced Natural Gas with an Onsite Manufacturing Facility”

Technical Presentation:

Environmental Engineering

  • Michelle Boyle, Kyle Loch, & Joseph Mitzel – “Zero Valent Iron Mediated Nitrate Reduction”