First Place
Mitchell Johnson
Mechanical engineering senior
- “Automated Drilling Fluid Property Measurement”
- Mitchell aims to improve oil and gas well drilling by automating measurements of fluid pressure.
Second Place
Thomas Dougherty
Mechanical engineering senior
- “Making Waves with Bluetooth”
- Thomas works on using patterns in Bluetooth signals to control elements of the user’s environment.
Third Place
Min Ji Son
Biology and sociology senior
- “Inheritance of EDC effects”
- Min Ji studies the ways that endocrine-disrupting chemicals effect individuals and their offspring.
Honorable Mention
Zaria El-Fil
Psychology and African and African Diaspora Studies sophomore
- “Exploring Uganda’s Secondhand Clothing Industry”
- Zaria examines how the globalized secondhand clothing industry impacts the culture and economy of Uganda.
Tess Johnson
Speech language pathology junior and IE Pre-Grad intern
- “Out of the Stuttering Closet: Success through Self-Disclosure”
- Tess studies how self-disclosure effects communication for people who stutter.
Paul Lee
Mechanical engineering honors senior
- “Safety Risks of DIY Electric Skateboards”
- Paul works on improving battery management for electric skateboards.