Graduate Engineering Research Showcase
Students can apply by December 1 for full consideration.
About the Showcase
Oregon State Engineers are creating a better future here and now, through vital research that tackles some of humanity’s greatest challenges. The Graduate Engineering Research Showcase offers an exciting glimpse of that future, presented by some of the brilliant, creative minds who are helping to make it happen. Student presenters receive expert coaching in communicating complex, technical ideas to a general audience through accessible language, live demonstrations, and visual aids.
The Student Experience
The Graduate Engineering Research Showcase offers a valuable professional development opportunity for a select number of master’s and Ph.D. students engaged in research throughout the College of Engineering. If you want to gain experience and confidence in presenting your research to a broad audience of non-engineers, you are strongly encouraged to apply. Technical communication is a highly sought “soft” skill prized by industry and academia alike. If you are selected, you will receive expert guidance from a professional speaking coach in preparing a brief (4-10 minute) presentation, to be delivered April 3, 2025, at the LaSells Stewart Center.
- Professional, one-on-one and small-group coaching over a period of two months.
- Improved public speaking skills and increased confidence in communicating your work.
- Opportunity to demonstrate your research and presentation skills before a general audience and to network with attendees, including college alumni and donors, industry partners, and campus leaders.
- A professional video recording of your presentation, featured on the College of Engineering website, which you may share with prospective future employers or mentors.
Apply by December 1st for full consideration.
Highlights from 2024
Watch these short presentations from our most recent Showcase for a taste of what this amazing event is like — and get inspired to attend or participate in the next one!
Past Engineering Showcase Speakers
Michelle Gee - How Plant Chemistry Plays a Role in Wildfires
Laurinda Nyarko - Studying Impacts of Heavy Metals in Water: A New Method
Ana Garcia Caraveo - Micro-Mechanical Materials Testing for Fusion Energy
Amanda Eness - Reducing Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewater
Pratik Khanal - Quantifying Emotion in Music: A Novel Approach
Tema Telewo - Garbage In, Gospel Out: Detecting Anomalies in Weather Sensor Networks
Marie Olland - Forensic Chemistry: Detecting Chemicals in Biosolids
Triniti Armstrong - Using Robots to 'Nudge'
Steven Kontra - Earthquakes and Tall Timber Buildings: Testing Full-Scale Designs
Rachel Thompson - Spinal Discs Research: A New Solution
Alan G. Sanchez - Host
Alfiya Orman - Validating spectral lighting simulation tools
Eric Slyman - Social bias in multimodal artificial intelligence
Javier Corona - Optic-based thermal characterization
Jessee Svoboda - Bacterial strain engineering
John Ste. Marie - Antimicrobial resistance in wastewater
Juliana Huizenga - Remediation and toxicity of hydrocarbon contaminants
Karina Puente - Underwater robotic gripper development
Logan Scott-Deter - Bicycle crash mitigation
Nicole Fronda - Learning specifications for cyber-physical systems