Season 6: Student research

In Season 6, we’re excited to feature student research and projects from undergrads up through the ranks of the doctoral level. What these students are doing in school is already impacting our day-to-day lives through things like software solutions for helping those living with mental illness take control of their health to impacting the generation and storage of renewable energy.

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Comparing computer code for radiation worker safety
How do you quickly calculate a worker's radiation skin dose in the event of exposure? VARSKIN--maintained and updated at Oregon State--is one of the main computer codes…

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Gaining control over mental health
How can two undergraduates impact the health of people with mental illness? Inspired by her own experience with bipolar disorder, Alison Bowden from Oregon State…

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A softer future for robots
Will a new breed of highly mobile, radiation-resistant soft robots become automated work horses for the nuclear industry—or save the day during nuclear disasters? A team…

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Building a better battery
Can clean and renewable energy sources like wind and solar power reduce our dependence on fossil fuels? One major challenge is figuring out how to make that energy…

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Engineering a culture of problem solving
Javier Calvo-Amodio, Sage Kittelman, and Siqi Wang examine how teams and their communications function as systems within large, complex organizations. They are working…

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Incorporating culture into engineering
How does culture influence engineering design? Two seniors in civil engineering tell about how they incorporated their research on the culture of Ethiopia into the…