College of Engineering
Design Showcase April 27, 2022
FROM THE DEAN On behalf of the College of Engineering at Boise State University, I would like to welcome you to our annual Design Showcase! This year’s event has 57 projects designed by 253 students in Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Engineering PLUS, Materials Science & Engineering, and Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering. Our students are excited to talk to you about the challenges they faced and the discoveries they made working through problems in robotics, circuit integration, bridge design, instrumentation, materials characterization, and much more. I invite you to meet our students and talk to them about their projects, their teamwork, and their problemsolving strategies. Maybe you have a project of your own that would benefit from fresh ideas and a motivated design team. We are always looking for new projects and sponsors to challenge our emerging engineering professionals! Dr. JoAnn S. Lighty Dean, College of Engineering Professor, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
INSTRUCTOR CONTACT
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Civil Engineering Dr. Nick Hudyma Phone: 208-426-1045 Email: nickhudyma@boisestate.edu
Engineering PLUS Dr. Amy Moll Phone: 208-426-5719 Email: amoll@boisestate.edu
Computer Science Dr. Eric Henderson Phone: 208-426-5769 Email: ehenderson@boisestate.edu
Materials Science & Engineering Dr. Harold Ackler Phone: 208-426-5916 Email: hackler@boisestate.edu
Electrical & Computer Engineering Brian Higgins Phone: 208-426-4804 Email: brianhiggins@boisestate.edu
Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering Sarah Haight, PE Phone: 208-426-1050 Email: sarahhaight@boisestate.edu
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FROM THE DEAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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INSTRUCTOR CONTACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECTS #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11
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Lakeview Redevelopment by Dirty Civil Engineering, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeview Park Revamp by Supreme City Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeview Park Recreation Area Enhancements by Expedited Systems Engineering . . . . . . . . . . Escape to the Lake by Friendgineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasure Valley Design: Lakeview Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeview Park Restoration by Snake River Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Redesign of Lakeview Park by FL Design Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Ethel Revival by Smurf Turf Engineering Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeview Park Overhaul by 208 Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . City of Nampa Lakeview Water Park Renovation by Lost River Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeview Park Transformation by City of Trees Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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COMPUTER SCIENCE PROJECTS #12 Atomic Force Microscopy Localization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 #13 Boise State University Energy Infrastructure Mapping App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 #14 Energy Modeling App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 #15 Acclaim Discord Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 #16 Acclaim.gg Twitch & Youtube Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 #17 Ecological Momentary Assessment App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 #18 Boise State University Energy Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 #19 Embedded Web Controller Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 #20 BroncoDrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 #21 Inpatient Nurse Staffing Simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 #22 Data analysis for business intelligence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 #23 Micron Onboarding App v2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 #24 GHK Simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 #25 Structured Text Interpreter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 #26 Interactive Truth Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 #27 Faculty Adjunct Management Application v2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING PROJECTS #28 #29 #30 #31 #32
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Based Battery Tester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Brain Stimulator and Neural Response Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Neural Network Motor Control: Algorithm for Spike Train to PWM Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Occupancy Tracker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Atlanta Power Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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ENGINEERING PLUS PROJECTS #33 ENGR 180 & ENGR 280 Arduino Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 #34 Clean Greens Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 #35 Heritage Community Charter School Garden Labyrinth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 #36 The Bee Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 #37
UIdaho Accumulation Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
#38 Idaho Tape and Reel Wire Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 18-21
MECHANICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS #39 Titanium and Nickel Seal Testing Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 #40 Dewatering Sand Screw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 #41
Coronagraph Mass Simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
#42 Rotary Inverted Pendulum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 #43 301 Lab: Combined Loading Apparatus and Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 #44 ASHRAE HVAC Design Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . #45 Wide Field of View Arthroscopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 #46 Improved Clinostat Design for In-Vitro Microgravity Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 #47 Setty 2022 Applied Engineering Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 #48 Continuously Variable Transmission System Design and Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 21-22
ECE AND MBE JOIN PROJECTS* #49 Vibrational Apparatus for Preserving Energy (VAPE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 #50 Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 #51
Transportable Buoy Array (T.B.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
23-25 MICRON SCHOOL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROJECTS #52 Nanoindentation of Thin Films: Force-Displacement to Stress-Strain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 #53 DNA Separation Using Custom-Built Microfluidic Device Microfluidic Design and Development Using Methods of Photolithography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 #54 Characterization of “Black Spots” and Bulk Material Discoloration in Li3PO4 Ceramics . 24 #55 Computational Modeling of Chemical Mechanical Planarization Based on Contact Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 #56 Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) Experimental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 #57
Garbage to Junk: 3D Print Recycling with PLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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INDUSTRY SPONSORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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STUDENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
* ECE – Electrical and Computer Engineering, MBE – Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
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Boise State University College of Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING (CE) #1 – LAKEVIEW REDEVELOPMENT BY DIRTY CIVIL ENGINEERING, INC. DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Ross Ambrose Zac Mathews Ryan Pyper William Schultz PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
Dirty Civil Engineering Inc. was challenged with the task of redeveloping Lakeview Park in Nampa. The city hopes to get a similar result to Quinn’s Pond in Boise, with opened spaces and a water feature to attract a more diverse population and increase community park use. Our four engineers practice five different Civil Engineering disciplines to present the best possible design. During the entire life of this project sustainability, inclusion, and safety will be held paramount. Our design features a pavilion and bathroom/rental facility, channel inlets, and weir design. Our geotechnical and environmental approaches focus on structural reinforcements and improvements of water quality through a constructed wetland system. A 3D visualization will be provided to the client, done in Sketch-Up, and a hard deliverable that will allow construction to begin in early May.
#2 – LAKEVIEW PARK REVAMP BY SUPREME CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Russell Gray Grant Grichuhin Courtney Kim Jenn Pages PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
The Lakeview Park project is a newly renovated park located in Nampa, Idaho. The design intended is to expand the park while preserving some existing features. The new features are designed with consideration to Quinn’s Pond located in Boise, as well as the City of Nampa’s projected growth of 25% within the next decade. Our design elements include an elevated walkway around a 15-foot-deep pond with gender neutral restrooms. The restrooms will be housed in a newly built multiuse facility intended to provide extracurricular activities and water sports. Park redesigns also features rerouting 16th Avenue, additional parking lots, and new signage for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists. Overall, the park is a home for artistic expression, consisting of: existing military and historical displays, performing art facilities such as an amphitheater, flower garden, and other local features.
#3 – LAKEVIEW PARK RECREATION AREA ENHANCEMENTS BY EXPEDITED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Luke Larson Ryan Peri Bobby Sieker Trevor Steelsmith PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
The City of Nampa will redesign Lakeview Park and 16th Avenue to enhance recreational features, improve safety and efficiency of transportation, and attract active families within a 5-mile radius. The project integrates Structural, Transportation, Geotechnical and Hydraulic engineering with aesthetic, environmental and human considerations to vivify Nampa’s community and attract business, while working towards a sustainable future. The essential features of the enhancement include a 15-acre pond constrained by an inline and a lateral earthen weir, a bridge raising 16th Avenue over the pond, scenic walkways bordering the pond, expanded parking areas, gabion retaining walls and aesthetic picnic gazebos. Additionally, the project emphasizes sustainability by incorporating aquifer recharge areas, permeable pavements and recycled steel, concrete and soil. Finally, the team collaborated with local artists and visionaries to beautify the park structures and breathe local personality, culture and history into the recreation area.
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CIVIL ENGINEERING (CE) #4 – ESCAPE TO THE LAKE BY FRIENDGINEERS DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Delaney Anderholt Chris Arenz Jason Mick Katie Taugher PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
Lakeview Park is a 44-acre park located in Nampa, Idaho which once hosted a recreational pond named Lake Ethel. Lakeview is Nampa’s oldest park and is also considered one of its most scenic parks. We were tasked with renovating Lakeview Park and designing a new recreational pond to attract more visitors. Our approach to this project involved not only the technical aspects of engineering and design, but also factors such as aesthetics, sustainability, and inclusivity. The final design for our park renovation includes a seven-acre lake with an island, a new system of walking and cycling paths, iconic land bridges spanning the park’s main thoroughfare, and a dog park. With these new amenities in place, Lakeview Park will become a central hub of community activity for the City of Nampa, attracting visitors from all across the Treasure Valley.
#5 – TREASURE VALLEY DESIGN: LAKEVIEW PARK DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: RJ Durrer Ulises Trujillo Garcia Sydney Grego McKenna Roan PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
Lakeview Park is Nampa’s oldest and most scenic park. Treasure Valley Design (TVD) is a group of four young engineers tasked with revamping Lakeview Park. Our team is responsible for designing the geotechnical, hydrology, structural, and transportation elements of the park. A strong emphasis on ADA accessibility, environmental justice, and indigenous acknowledgement is shown throughout the park in hopes of preserving the historical beauty of the park. The most significant design element is a community pond, with beach access from one side. From the transportation side, the park will include walking paths, bike lanes, and parking lots located off multiple access points. This park also requires a re-route of an adjacent street. With these design elements, TVD has focused its efforts on sustainability through the use of eco-friendly materials and practices. Aesthetics have played an essential function in preserving natural beauty and promoting cleanliness in the park.
#6 – LAKEVIEW PARK RESTORATION BY SNAKE RIVER ENGINEERS DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Hasan Abdulkareem Kyle Druyvestein Peter Tarricone Wyatt Wolfe PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
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The Lakeview Park project features a complete redesign of the park in Nampa, Idaho, incorporating Civil Engineering sub-disciplines such as geotechnical, hydrological, structural, and transportation engineering. The design elements include retaining walls, foundations, and weir analysis for a new pond connected to the existing Mason Creek. The team’s structural design includes building bathroom and concession stand facilities with new roads, parking lots, bus stops, multi-use pathways, signage, lighting for the park, and drainage. The project also includes the discussion and design of various lighter technical aspects for the park. These areas are aesthetics, safety, green and sustainable solutions, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Additionally, the park design focuses on creating a modern theme and strives to include aspects that support the special population of low-income families. Lastly, the project includes a 3D model that showcases some of the park’s largest and most important features.
Boise State University College of Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING (CE) #7 – REDESIGN OF LAKEVIEW PARK BY FL DESIGN GROUP DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Hannah Dunham Kyle Sihon Olivia Tabor Guilherme Rodrigues Vieira PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
Our revamp of Lakeview Water Park in Nampa, Idaho will feature a major water attraction, Hagermeier Pond, and a vendor space. Our goal is to make this a desirable meeting location for all people where events may be hosted such as farmers markets and small festivals. We will incorporate a variety of ADA compliant guidelines in order to welcome all. The current path of 16th street will be rerouted to better suit the park’s needs. We will also be incorporating a myriad of environmental features such as geothermal heating in our bathrooms, reuse of cut soil for our retaining walls and trails, recycled asphalt, and reintroduction of native plants throughout the park. Our structures throughout the park will include a masonry bathroom, woodframed gazebo, and playground structure. We hope that this park will suit the people of Canyon County and establish a place to gather and host events.
#8 – LAKE ETHEL REVIVAL BY SMURF TURF ENGINEERING CORP. DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Sarah Fohn Javier Hernandez Sierra Hyde Sebastian Szep PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
Our project is focused on recreating Lakeview Park in a way that not only brings new life to the area but also provides something to enjoy for all who visit. We have considered the community of the City of Nampa in all of our designs to create something that is not only innovative and interesting but also designs that pays respect to the history of the community. Our team plans on adding a weir and lake feature with water supplied from Mason Creek near the park. The park will be designed around the reroute of 16th avenue with a roundabout for safety improvements for traffic and pedestrians. With elementary schools nearby, Lakeview Park ensures young children have a safe and accessible way to visit the park. With new parking lots, large walking paths, and covered gazebos and changing rooms, we hope these features are open to the public year-round to spark interest and excitement for the community.
#9 – LAKEVIEW PARK OVERHAUL BY 208 CONSULTING DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Kenny Algeo Jack Ginter Zane McClish Blake Rourick PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
208 Consulting was approached for a complete overhaul of Lakeview Park, located southwest of the intersection of Garrity Blvd. and 16 Ave. N. in Nampa, ID. The overall design consists of several improvements and changes in the park’s use, scenery, and accessibility with a special focus and creating a safe enjoyable public space for all the residents of the local area. These improvements and changes will be designed based on the engineering field they best fit which will include Transportation, Structural, Geotechnical, and Hydrological engineering fields, all of which 208 consulting has experience in. Our designs feature winding asphalt roadways with eco-friendly medians, crosswalks, and ample-lighted pedestrian walkways with signage. The addition of multiple restrooms, an amphitheater, and a new lake combine to give the local community a new hub to gather, with an opportunity for growth and enjoyment for generations to come.
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CIVIL ENGINEERING (CE) #10 – CITY OF NAMPA LAKEVIEW WATER PARK RENOVATION BY LOST RIVER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Jack Burton Ryan Fowler Jace Okamoto Jacob Piccione PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
Nampa’s oldest and most scenic park will soon experience a large-scale transformation that will see it become a hub of outdoor recreation in one of the country’s fastestgrowing cities. Park redesign elements include the addition of a 9-acre lake with an adjoining beachfront, a masonry restroom/ concessions facility that neighbors the beachfront with a shallow foundation, and a cantilever retaining wall along the south side of the lake where there are significant elevation changes. The park design will reroute 16th avenue for park visitor safety and increase the amount of useable park space. The park will be designed with a new, eco-friendly storm drainage system with berms and three bio-infiltration swales ensuring runoff will receive some treatment before releasing into the watershed. The hydrology considerations are focused on Mason Creek and the new lake.
#11 – LAKEVIEW PARK TRANSFORMATION BY CITY OF TREES ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Rakan Alotaibi Adin Bowers Logan Hawkins Chase Heath PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
City of Trees Engineering (CTE) has transformed the existing Lakeview Park, located in Nampa Idaho, into a revamped neighborhood friendly hotspot inspired by Esther Simplot Park and Quinn’s Pond. The new design begins by rerouting 16th street with an integrated roundabout to ensure the safety of both pedestrians and vehicles. The redesign also includes the addition of multiple parking areas, a 2.8 recreational pond adjacent to Mason Creek, and a gazebo along with an amphitheater to encourage the community to enjoy some of Idaho’s beautiful green space and ensure all feel comfortable. CTE is putting forth a well-rounded and equity focused approach on the transformation of Lakeview Park. The forefront of our efforts will be placed upon the safety and enjoyment of all individuals while using the newly transformed Lakeview Park.
THANK YOU TO OUR CIVIL ENGINEERING MENTORS TO Engineers • •
Hattie Zobott Brendon Daniels
Forsgren Engineering Associates •
Ron Manning
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Connor Candrian Abbey Hahn Anthony Newton
Horrocks Engineers • Will Rice
WSP • • •
Beema Dahal McClendon Engineering Sarah McClendon
Tamarack Grove Engineering •
Doug Hardin
Boise State University College of Engineering
Keller Associates • • • •
Paul Blackham Don Tonning T.J. Centanni Steven Cranney
Jacobs Engineering
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Kent Soelberg
Brown and Caldwell • Erin Cox
Innovate Geotechnical •
Seth Olsen
COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS) #12 – ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY LOCALIZATION DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Floriana Ciaglia Joseph Green Andrew Moorcroft Mitchell Peterson CLIENTS: Dr. Paul Davis Dr. Luca Piantanida
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is being used to produce high-resolution images of protein structures. The image resolution of this technique is limited by the physical size of the AFM tip being used. Image resolution can be improved by implementing a technique called “AFM Localization” where multiple images are aligned and overlapped to produce a clearer picture. We will implement a version of “AFM Localization” using automated feature recognition and image alignment to enable registration and precise overlap of multiple AFM images for input into an existing localization AFM ImageJ algorithm.
PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
#13 – BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE MAPPING APP DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Ashlyn Adamson Keelan Chen Tom Hess Kenny Miller Joseph Moore CLIENT: Brian Emtman PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
Boise State University has a need for a system to easily track energy infrastructure information across campus. Team BEIMA is working to create a web application to record, display, and manage energy infrastructure data for the campus. Users will walk to each piece of equipment and take a location-tagged photo of it on their smartphone/tablet. Using a desktop browser, the user will then input the equipment’s relevant characteristics, the location-tagged photo, and additional documents if needed. The entered information will populate a searchable database. The data can then be displayed in an organized and user-friendly interface for each piece of equipment.
#14 – ENERGY MODELING APP DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Seth Banta Andrew Carlson Madeline Nelson Zarek Sliwosk CLIENT: Dr. Leslie Elliott PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
Science students struggle to understand and model energy effectively, and to relate those models to the graphs, laws and equations that characterize most physics instruction. This project seeks to develop an application in which students can develop, run, share, critique and modify dynamic models of energy transfers and transformations in a range of scenarios. It builds on existing work by creating an app where students construct frame-by-frame animations of energy transfers and transformations. Programs that allow students to model and visualize energy physics do exist, but they do not allow constructing custom animations of energy transfer or a way for students to test their knowledge. We propose building a web application that will allow students to design custom energy transfer scenarios by adding objects and energy to a system, then creating a frame by frame representation of energy transfer in a given scenario. This will allow students to test their knowledge of how energy is converted and transferred, and to visualize the law of conservation of energy.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS) #15 – ACCLAIM DISCORD INTEGRATION DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Jake Beslanowitch Jeremy Hochstrasser Brandon Mattaini Luke Ptomey Daniel Villarmero
Acclaim.gg is a website for content creators, streamers, and internet personalities to properly track certain metrics and statistics about their viewership/audience. The problem that Acclaim.gg is trying to solve is with collecting those certain metrics and relaying that information to discord for their PlayOn subscribers. This discord integration, whether it be through a bot or another approach, will manage roles and quantify the amount of engagement that each user from Acclaim.gg has with the Discord server.
CLIENT: Matt Vuturo, Acclaim PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
#16 – ACCLAIM.GG TWITCH & YOUTUBE INTEGRATION DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: John Capone Brandon Fung Angel Legaspi Amara Tariq CLIENT: Matt Vuturo, Acclaim
Acclaim streamers, who are people who play video games and broadcast their gameplay on platforms such as Twitch and Youtube, need easier facilitated interaction with viewers and means of reward distribution. These streamers are influencers, building an audience of people who are interested in video games. The proposed solution to help these influencers is to create a bot for each platform that can monitor the live chat and respond to viewers. This bot will also be able to deliver rewards to viewers via links posted in the chat, which the streamer will be getting through their Acclaim dashboard.
PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
#17 – ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT APP DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Brandon Boys Andrew Haddon Jeff Kahn Jason Kuphaldt Alejandro Macias Daniel Rao Jonathan Tipton CLIENT: Dr. Cindy McCrea PROJECT ADVISOR Dr. Eric Henderson
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The purpose of the EMA application is primarily to remind users participating in a social science research study to fill out a selfassessment survey for the purpose of data collection. A previous team started the work of implementing this idea, and created a minimally functional mobile application. The current problem with the app is that it is cumbersome to perform administrative duties such as managing projects, viewing data analytics, etc. Additionally, the app currently only functions on Android platforms. Our group will continue where the previous team left off and finish implementing the iOS version of the mobile app. Our team also intends to replace the administrative functionality in the app with a web application that can provide additional tools for managing projects. After working on the foundation, we intend to add extra features such as sleep hours, improved reminders, and additional authentication methods.
Boise State University College of Engineering
COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS)
#18 – BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY ENERGY DASHBOARD Currently Boise State does not have an easy way to view and analyze campus energy usage. Most data is contained within spreadsheets which makes it difficult for non-technical users to understand. The energy department wants to build an application so there is a central location to display the history and current usage of various utilities on campus.
DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Jack Carr Victor Cerda Keegan Hanes Aidan Leuck Khaled Natouf Taylor Poulsen CLIENT: Brian Emtman PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
Team Energy is working to implement a web dashboard that graphically displays campus energy usage. This application will allow an admin user to upload utility data to be displayed on a campus map.
#19 – EMBEDDED WEB CONTROLLER OPTIMIZATION DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Mateo Ortegon Devyn Roth Daniel Vega-Myhre CLIENT: GoWest Robotics PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
Go West Robotics develops automation software for industrial robots using innovative modern development methods. Part of their system uses an embedded web controller which is currently implemented as a Vue.js app connecting to a backend written in Rust. This runs on an x86 system with a 1GB memory footprint. The goal of this project is to analyze the current implementation and research alternatives which could reduce the resource requirements, allowing the web controller to be run on a smaller embedded system. This may result in re-implementing the web controller using a different framework so that the storage, memory, and CPU requirements are more inline with an embedded environment.
#20 – BRONCODROME DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Ben Bettencourt Saulo Gragg Joey Kitzhaber Doug McEwen Marie Phelan Ross Rippee DJ Roychoudhury CLIENT: Dr. Eric Henderson PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
In 1996, Viacom released DeathDrome for Windows 95. DeathDrome was a third-person shooter game consisting of vehicular combat. The vehicles, using weapons and various power-ups, compete to see who will be the last one standing. The goal of this project is to recreate the iconic game on a modern engine with the gameplay set on various parts of the Boise State campus. In the Fall 2021 semester, Boise State students created the first version of BroncoDrome which was very rudimentary with limitations such as a nonthreatening AI opponent, no way of winning or losing once the game is started, only one map, and nonfunctional powerups. This semester Team Gregg is taking up the baton to improve on the previous version. Our goal is to supply a finished (yet updatable) game. We intend to implement most (if not all) of the missing features. In addition to adding these new features, we also intend to improve and polish current features, such as the game loop, the menus, the sound, and the AI opponents. Design Showcase | Spring 2022
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COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS) #21 – INPATIENT NURSE STAFFING SIMULATOR DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Andrew Gerber Jonathan McLeod Chinwendum Njoku Derek Valenzuela CLIENT: Dr. Renee Walters PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
Healthcare budgets have a direct impact on nursing care. Nurses have the responsibility to understand and advocate for healthcare budgets that support exceptional patient care. Staffing, specifically nursing, is one of the largest components of the operational budget. In the ever evolving healthcare landscape, that includes increasingly complex high acuity patients and a nursing shortage, it is critical that staffing concepts are fully understood. This project is designed to assist students moving into the healthcare industry by providing a tool to explore a hospital environment by simulating a budget for staffing nurses, and the associated impediments and solutions that accompany current challenges for healthcare facilities and their staff.
#22 – DATA ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Wesley Brown Brandon Brugman Michael Ennis Justin Heck Jacob Hill Sam Jackson Matthew Johnson David Marcial McKenzie Steenson Sahar Al Taie
Jacksons is one of the largest privately owned companies in Idaho. As a part of their company they have many different business ventures such as gas stations, convenience stores, car washes, and a couple other branches. One of these specific branches is ExtraMile, which they own in a partnership with Chevron. ExtraMile is a franchisor of convenience stores spread out over 1,000 stores in 8 different states. As a part of this partnership, Jacksons has gathered a lot of data, but have not yet fully explored how to use that data. Their vision is to use this data to recognize patterns and adjust how they run their business. We will help them to solve this problem by using the data to explore five business-related questions proposed by Jacksons for this project.
CLIENT: Jacksons Business Intelligence PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
#23 – MICRON ONBOARDING APP V2.0 DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Josh Coward Oscar Filson Jerry Liu Taylor Nielson Cesar Raymundo CLIENT: Micron PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
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Interns and new hires face a daunting task when they join a Fortune 500 company such as Micron. They must navigate a new environment, new policies, responsibilities, and relationships. The company also has a limited window to make a good impression on the new employee. Micron has commissioned an onboarding app that will facilitate the process of integrating new hires. In the fall, a team created an initial version of the app in a modular architecture that supports future implementations for interns, new hires, internal transfers and supervisors. Our goal is to extend the existing app to refine and improve the UX, especially for module loading as well as implement a couple of modules in the app itself.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS) #24 – GHK SIMULATOR DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Dawson Biersdorff Taylor Brooks Jost Leavell CLIENT: Dr. Daniel Fologea PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
The Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz equation is used to show the transmembrane voltage in a cell. The biophysics department is in need of a tool for visual analysis of transmembrane voltage to help students understand the Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz equation. This tool will have input and output to show what changes are happening in real time. The tool currently being used to simulate the Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz equation is the Nerntz/ Goldman equation simulator which was developed by the University of Arizona. The Nerntz/Goldman equation simulator simulates this given ten variables. That tool was developed using Adobe Flash which makes it difficult to distribute to students as Flash is now outdated and requires extra security steps to run. We propose an application that will be an updated and simplified Nerntz/Goldman equation simulator that is able to run on any device with a web browser. Many of the features of Nerntz/Goldman equation simulator will be the same in our application. Most importantly, we will have a graph that updates in real time very similarly to the one in the original application.
#25 – STRUCTURED TEXT INTERPRETER Structured Text is a language frequently used for PLCs but is difficult to work with and test. There are no debugging facilities for Structured Text like those that exist for languages like C. To resolve this, we will write an interpreter for Structured Text in Rust which can be used to execute Structured Text code natively. This would allow debugging by stepping through code and examining the environment, as well as writing automated tests for Structured Text programs.
DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Rob Muschamp Natalie Reece Anna Rift Carson Thompson Doug Tucker CLIENT: GoWest Robotics PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
#26 – INTERACTIVE TRUTH TABLE DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Berto Cisneros Josh Gandolfo Zachary Sherwood Trevor Smith Kyle Worley CLIENT: Dr. Andrew Cortens PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
Instructors and students working with truth tables are often subjected to creating tables that all have a similar structure and contain the same or similar contents. This process can be repetitive, tedious, and unnecessary, so some automation could be used to generate a base portion of the table dependent on the statements/clauses provided. The idea is to have an application that allows instructors to create truth table problems such as testing an argument’s validity, or finding out whether two propositional well-formed formulas (WFF) are equivalent, or finding out whether a WFF is a tautology, etc. We plan to build a Spring Boot application (Java based web framework), storing information in a MySQL Database and using Boise State services for back-end/hosting. This will allow us to create truth table problems, allowing the professor to organize different questions in chapters, and potentially evaluate student problems for class grades.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS) #27 – FACULTY ADJUNCT MANAGEMENT APPLICATION V2.0 DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Jeremy Bouchard Daniel Bogden Arah Jeide Sunny Moran CLIENT: School of Public Service Jordan Jacobs PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
The School of Public Service (SPS) is currently managing adjunct faculty records through several manually controlled spreadsheets. This method is both time consuming and inefficient. This original problem was addressed by the previous semester’s web application, but key aspects such as functionality, security, and other features are lacking. Our group, TWCA, plans to build the 2.0 version of this original web application that seeks to improve upon the initial features,fix the deficiencies, and add any additional features requested by the sponsor. The goal is to focus on deployment and sustainability so that the original problem of managing data through multiple spreadsheets is addressed with a helpful web application.
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ECE) #28 – ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY BASED BATTERY TESTER DEPARTMENT: Electrical and Computer Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Devin Edmiston Joshua Hatch Robert Kinney Reed Osbrink CLIENT: Dr. Thad Welch PROJECT ADVISORS: Brian Higgins Fady Hussein Dr. Thad Welch
A popular mode of transportation in the Philippines is the Tuk Tuk, a three-wheeled motorcycle taxi. The batteries that power the Tuk Tuks have high failure rates due to poor quality control. To combat this, the client desires a system for checking the condition of the battery. This design uses a custom-made PCB that interacts with a programmable development board in order to perform Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. The development board injects a current into the PCB which goes through a calibration resistor as well as the battery under test. By measuring the voltage across the resistor and battery, the internal impedance of the battery is calculated over a range of frequencies. The user interfaces with the device via USB by running a Python script. The Nyquist Impedance plots will be shown and can then be saved and used for reference, by the user, to compare changes in battery health over time.
#29 – BRAIN STIMULATOR AND NEURAL RESPONSE RECORDER DEPARTMENT: Electrical and Computer Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Dmitry Balandin Remington Lambie Justin Schuessler CLIENT: Integrated Biomedical Medicine Laboratory PROJECT ADVISORS: Brian Higgins Dr. Ben Johnson
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Boise State professor, Dr. Benjamin Johnson, is sponsoring the BIO Team for a proof of concept, non-invasive brain stimulation device. The device can simultaneously record brain activity using an electroencephalogram (EEG) and stimulate via transcranial electrical stimulation (tES). The goal is to see the impact of stimulation in real-time to improve the stimulation results. The primary challenge is that the stimulation resides at a magnitude of roughly 30 Vpp, while the recorded brain signals reside in the microvolt range. This dynamic range, paired with additional noise sources and other interference, poses a severe engineering challenge. A digital adaptable filter was implemented to remove the stimulation from the recording. Simulations and prototypes demonstrate an initial design and functionality to be further developed by Dr. Johnson’s research. Further improvements of the design include making the device low cost, user-friendly, and portable.
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ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ECE) #30 – NEURAL NETWORK MOTOR CONTROL: ALGORITHM FOR SPIKE TRAIN TO PWM CONVERSION DEPARTMENT: Electrical and Computer Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Kevin Peck Brennar Schindel Nathaniel Weissinger CLIENT: Electronic and Neuromorphic Devices and Systems Lab PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr. Kurtis Cantley Brian Higgins
Under the supervision of Dr. Kurtis Cantley of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, our team designed a Spiking Neural Network Translation to Pulse Generator. The design’s purpose is to demonstrate control of servo motors based on time-dependent input spike trains, modeled from the firing of artificial neurons. Spike trains are converted to digital via an ADC, then converted into pulsewidth modulated (PWM) outputs with specified duty cycles that change the speed and direction of the motors. Once neural networks are trained, this spike to PWM conversion algorithm can be used to control a wide variety of motors, for potential use in developing applications such as pattern-recognizing robot arms, braincontrolled prosthetics, or autonomous control systems.
#31 – OCCUPANCY TRACKER DEPARTMENT: Electrical and Computer Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Korben Drake Gerardo Herrera Kristen Mabry Michael Williams CLIENT: Dr. Wan Kuang PROJECT ADVISORS: Brian Higgins Dr. Wan Kuang
During the pandemic, businesses had employees sitting at entrances counting how many people entered and exited the building. This isn’t an efficient use of employees. Using a LIDAR sensor interfaced with a custom controller board, the team worked with Dr. Wan Kuang to create a small, batterypowered device to be mounted on a ceiling to anonymously track motion through an area. Users can view the current occupancy of a room with a custom Android application as well as see device battery life. The solution proved to be greater than 90% accurate for a single person and could be used in stores for a low cost. It can be expanded to create a mesh network for businesses to track the occupancy and most visited areas, giving insight into the customers’ activity.
#32 – ATLANTA POWER STUDY DEPARTMENT: Electrical and Computer Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Zong Yin Chi Adrian Lopez Shawn Shields Andrew Van Vleck CLIENT: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. PROJECT ADVISORS: Brian Higgins Andres Valdepena MENTOR: Ed Atienza
Atlanta, ID, is a remote townsite in the Boise National Forest. It operates as an islanded microgrid with a hydro-electric generator. The power system experiences large frequency fluctuations, undergoes recurring blackouts, and has a difficult cold-startup procedure. A multi-pronged approach was taken to understand these problems and develop solutions. A trip was made to Atlanta to record the startup sequence and map the system’s physical connections. During startup, the analog gauges’ ranges were too narrow to determine the frequency, so an audio analysis was performed to understand the system parameters. The system’s electrical imbalance was calculated based on meter data. Additionally, multiple planning tools were developed for the system operator. The startup was then modeled in Simulink, which allowed for exploratory tests to help develop a strategy to reduce the startup load by sectionalizing the grid.
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ENGINEERING PLUS (EPLUS) #33 – ENGR 180 & ENGR 280 ARDUINO CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT: Engineering PLUS TEAM MEMBERS: Chris Dagher Oliver MacDonald CLIENT: Dr. Courtney Hollar PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr. Courtney Hollar Sue Latta Dr. Amy Moll MENTOR: Leslie Atkins
The purpose of this project was to create Arduino and hands-on embedded systems curriculum for the ENGR 180 and ENGR 280 classes. The curriculum was designed to be modular so that it could be used at any point in the semester, or at multiple points throughout the semester. The ENGR 180 curriculum focused on building the fundamental concepts students need when learning to code and build electrical systems, while the ENGR 280 curriculum builds off of the ENGR 180 curriculum so that students get a refresher of what they did followed by new content. This project focused on providing students with the ability to think about and create programmed electrical systems while providing them with resources to pursue more advanced projects. Curriculum was drafted and tested on the Spring 2022 ENGR 380 class to get feedback before the pilot unit. This feedback was used to design and create curriculum for the ENGR 180 class, which was then presented during the weeks of March 28th and April 4th. Based on the results from the ENGR 180 class, curriculum for ENGR 280 was created using feedback from teaching and the collaborating instructors. The outcome of this work is curriculum for ENGR 180 and ENGR 280 that can be used in successive semesters and can be modified as needed for different classes and student needs.
#34 – CLEAN GREENS TEAM DEPARTMENT: Engineering PLUS TEAM MEMBERS: Joe Citi Sierra Fielding Caden Hiebert CLIENT: Global Gardens PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr. Courtney Hollar Sue Latta Dr. Amy Moll MENTOR: Randy Geile
The project’s primary client is the lead manager of Global Gardens: Dr. Rabiou Manzo. His main priority lies in establishing relationships with wholesale partners, constantly improving the farmers’ working conditions and providing the farmers with exceptional entrepreneurial experience. Dr. Manzo hails from Niger, Africa, and pursued veterinary and agricultural studies in Ukraine. He received a Masters in Veterinary Science from the National Agricultural University of Kiev, Ukraine. Dr. Manzo is well versed in agricultural techniques and has a passion for helping those in need. He is the point of contact for all aspects of the project. The Global Gardens community needs help increasing their capacity, quality and efficiency of washing produce at two of their farming locations. The farmers on ground experience an inconsistent quality of produce subsequent to difficulties processing mass amounts of leafy green vegetables. They currently use hand crank salad spinners, which require manual operation and don’t provide the best quality cleaning for fresh greens such as kale, lettuce, arugula, etc. This in turn, makes it harder for these greens to be sold at local farmers markets and restaurants.
#35 – HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL GARDEN LABYRINTH DEPARTMENT: Engineering PLUS TEAM MEMBERS: George Ankeney Paris Colton Campbell Crowe Luke Favillo CLIENT: Matt Wigglesworth (IDoTeach) PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr. Courtney Hollar Sue Latta Dr. Amy Moll MENTOR: Amy Dolan
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Boise State University College of Engineering
Throughout the 2022 spring semester, Heritage Community Charter School (HCCS) in Caldwell, Idaho wanted to take steps to construct a labyrinth in an open dirt field behind the school. A small group of HCCS 8th grade students are working with school staff members and community volunteers to research, design, and build a labyrinth in the school garden. This labyrinth project is one part of a larger HCCS garden renovation project.
ENGINEERING PLUS (EPLUS) #36– THE BEE TEAM The Bee Team has developed a new type of beehive smoker to help encourage potential beekeepers. The new smoker helps eliminate the uncertainties of a traditional beehive smoker, making it easy to use and safer for the user and the hive. It uses wire to provide heat, is switch activated, has a dial for temperature control, and is suitable for different types of fuel.
DEPARTMENT: Engineering Plus TEAM MEMBERS: Isabelle Boicourt Kade Nyman Ben Thomsen PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Courtney Hollar Sue Latta Dr. Amy Moll MENTOR: Chad Watson
#37 – UIDAHO ACCUMULATION TABLE DEPARTMENT: Engineering Plus TEAM MEMBERS: Vic Edwards Johnny Gonzalez Jake Holmes Kyle Powell
We are working with the UIdaho Commercial Kitchen to modify a custom packing table. This table needs improvement upon current design flaws, including a lack of food security, ease of wall adjustment, and transportation of the table. We will modify a defective accumulation table to become functional, transportable, and easy to use.
CLIENT: University of Idaho Kitchen PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr. Courtney Hollar Sue Latta Dr. Amy Moll
#38 – IDAHO TAPE AND REEL WIRE CUTTING DEPARTMENT: Engineering Plus TEAM MEMBERS: Trace Arnold Gaven Freeland Ashley Jensen CLIENT: Justin Jensen PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr. Courtney Hollar Sue Latta Dr. Amy Moll
Our mentor, Justin Jensen, is the chief operating officer at Idaho Tape and Reel, where they manufacture multiple variations of electrical wires. They use a machine by Shleuniger that encases these spools of electrical wire into their housings. When these wires are extruded from the machine they need to be quickly and easily obtained so that they can be bundled for distribution. Currently these wires fall into unorganized piles and it requires a lot of time and effort to sort these into neat piles. Our task is to design custom reservoirs for multiple wire variations to ensure that these wire extrusions do end up into neat and easy to pick up piles.
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MECHANICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEEING (MBE) #39 – TITANIUM AND NICKEL SEAL TESTING FIXTURE DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Jake Carson Brayan Mendez Garcia David Geske Wil Sexton Zach Sullivan CLIENT: Visioneering Space Corp Braden Grim PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr. Clare Fitzpatrick Sarah Haight, PE
Visioneering Space Corp. tasked the team with designing a fixture to test metal-on-metal seals for use in environments where traditional seals are not possible. The project had to incorporate predesigned nickel cap and titanium knife edge pieces which were pressed together to achieve a leak rate of no more than 12.9E-3 atm cc/s. Through market research and guidance from our mentor, the team designed and fabricated an apparatus featuring aluminum brackets supporting a series of pipes, isolation valves, a regulator, and a pressure sensor along with the titanium and nickel pieces. The fixture was then pressurized with helium to 1.0 psig, mounted to a load frame, and put through a series of tests to determine the force required to meet the project’s leak rate.
#40 – DEWATERING SAND SCREW DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Trace Arnold Hannah Higdon Lucas Little Colby Lord Eric Shields CLIENT: JB Laser Brad Bowcutt PROJECT ADVISOR: Sarah Haight, PE
JB Laser wants to manufacture a gold recovery system with tooling it currently owns. This senior design team is tasked with designing a dewatering sand screw for processing residual wet sand from gold extraction. A sand screw is not known to have been manufactured utilizing tooling available to JB Laser. JB Laser is equipped to process any part that can be cut and bent from a sheet of steel. This team’s solution for a sand screw uses a square tube shaft with bolt-on “paddles” to form a helical screw. These bolt-on joints make manufacturing and maintenance less demanding than other sand screws on the market that typically sport welded joints.
#41 – CORONAGRAPH MASS SIMULATOR DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Richelle Cook Peter Haase Sabrina Mooers Adam Reingold Sawyer Thompson CLIENT: Visioneering Space Corp Morgan Diefendorf PROJECT ADVISOR: Sarah Haight, PE Dr. Erin Mannen
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In support of NASA’s CODEX mission to further our understanding of the conditions surrounding the sun, Visioneering Space Corp. is building a coronagraph to be installed on the International Space Station in 2023. To aid in the testing and development of the involved equipment, a coronagraph mass simulator is needed prior to the launch date. The goal of this project is to design and manufacture this mass simulator as well as a shipping container for transporting it. The mass simulator will replicate the total mass and center of mass location within 0.5% error and the moment of inertia tensor within 10% error. Accurately incorporating various lifting and mounting interfaces in exact locations will be critical. Prior to manufacturing, the mass simulator design was 3D modeled entirely in SolidWorks to meet the required specifications. 6061 T6 Aluminum was used for the entire assembly due to its lightweight and durable properties. The completed design resulted in a total mass of 93.2 pounds measured in SolidWorks, falling within the desired range of 92.43 - 93.36 pounds.
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MECHANICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEEING (MBE) #42 – ROTARY INVERTED PENDULUM DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Micheal Gareau James Jones Drew Keller Quinn Le Zackary Pinkly CLIENT: Dr. Aykut Satici and Nardo Sashenafi Robot Control Laboratory PROJECT ADVISOR: Sarah Haight, PE MENTOR: Dr. Aykut Satici
The Rotary Inverted Pendulum, also known as the Furuta Pendulum, is a mechanical robot that uses control theory to swing a pendulum upright and balance it. The Robotics Control Laboratory (RLC) at Boise State University commissioned our senior design group to design the mechanical systems involved in the pendulum. This involved designing, manufacturing, assembling, and testing. The RLC required that the pendulum be able to continuously rotate a full 360 degrees without tangling wires or damaging systems. This introduced the primary problem in the project that our team strove to overcome. Our team developed and assembled the mechanical components of the pendulum to be delivered to the RLC so that they could implement the electrical systems and computer algorithms to make the system operate as intended. The final design was compact and lightweight compared to the existing Pendulums in the RLC.
#43 – 301 LAB: COMBINED LOADING APPARATUS AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Caleb Fryer Mark Lopez Caleb Overlie Terrell Thurgood CLIENT: MBE Department PROJECT ADVISOR: Sarah Haight, PE MENTORS: Dr. Mahmood Mamivand Dr. Gunes Uzer
Boise State’s College of Engineering is in need of a Combined Loading lab for future students. The new lab consists of a combined loading apparatus, which is a demonstration of two or more different types of forces applied to a system (axial, torsional, and/or bending), and a lab manual. The lab will also use SolidWorks for Finite Element Modeling. The physical strain applied to the apparatus will be measured via a device called a Strain Rosette, which is a group of 3 strain gauges. The program LabView will take the information from the strain rosette and turn it into usable data for stress calculations, which will be around 803.76psi when loaded with 40lbs of weight. This lab will help future students understand the effects of combined stresses on a system and compare results of different result finding methods.
#44 – ASHRAE HVAC DESIGN CALCULATIONS DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Dylan Burruel Thomas Campbell Jake McFadden Angel Rodriguez CLIENT: ASHRAE 2022 Design Competition PROJECT ADVISORS: Lynn Catlin, PE Sarah Haight, PE
Our project designs an energy efficient HVAC system for a performing arts university building in Sydney, Australia. The system will use air handling units (AHU’s) and variable air volumes (VAV’s). The system was designed by grouping together similar rooms into zones. Then minimum required ventilation for each room was calculated using ASHRAE standard 62.1. We also determined heat gains in each room based on ASHRAE standards 55 and 90.1. Our system has an average of 15 zones per floor with a VAV in each zone. It will have two AHU’s with a total capacity of 55,000 L/s to provide proper ventilation to the building.
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MECHANICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEEING (MBE) #45 – WIDE FIELD OF VIEW ARTHROSCOPY DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Tim Carlquist Brody Fielding Michael Grant Matthew Robinett Adam Tran CLIENT: Based Solutions Company PROJECT ADVISOR: Sarah Haight, PE Dr. Trevor Lujan
Dr. Nathan Grimm and Zack Fettel commissioned our team with the development of a new arthroscope design. Arthroscopy is the practice of using a device to view the inside of joints during surgery to operate in a non-invasive manner. Grimm, and most other surgeons, use two different arthroscopes to successfully operate on patients, each providing different fields of view allowing surgeons to see around various joint structures. Our clients find that having and switching between two tools to be superfluous, wanting our team to consolidate their functions into a single design. Our solution offers the necessary functions through the use of a wideangle lens paired with various display methods, which allows for seamless operations. This design would replace existing tools, making for fewer expenditures and obstacles in surgery.
#46 – IMPROVED CLINOSTAT DESIGN FOR IN-VITRO MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Brayden Buchanan Lucas Doerr Hayden Miles Hugh Sheldon CLIENTS: Biomolecular Research Center Conner Patricelli MBE Department PROJECT ADVISOR: Sarah Haight, PE Dr. Gunes Uzer
The Boise State Invitro Microgravity research lab requires a new clinostat design to allow them to start testing cells again. Our team’s new clinostat design has been integrated ergonomically for ease of use, better cable management, data visualization, faster flask interchange times, minimized surface area and weight, and an all-new feature of cradle removability. This new design will keep track of multiple new data points to be tracked as the clinostat is in use, these metrics being RPM, humidity, and temperature. The clinostat is calibrated to a 15 RPM spin to cancel out gravity over time. Since the cradle will now be removable, the clinostat frame and motor may remain inside the incubator when flasks are being interchanged.
#47 – SETTY 2022 APPLIED ENGINEERING CHALLENGE DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Kyle DeWick Peyton Holland Morgan Kennedy Christopher Matlock Kolby Warfield CLIENT: 2022 Setty Family Foundation Applied Engineering Challenge PROJECT ADVISOR: Sarah Haight, PE Stephen Howe MENTORS: Todd Nelson, PE - Musgrove Engineering
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Current global shipping companies are experiencing a 10% loss of covid-19 vaccines. To combat this loss, the SETTY design team has developed a Modular Delivery and Storage System (MDSS) to transport the frozen vaccine vials at a maintained temperature of -70° Celsius. The scope of the MDSS is to reduce the loss of vaccines in transportation in order to help vaccinate more patrons. The MDSS fits in a standard 40x8x9’ shipping container to meet shipping standards and regulations. The container consists of a 20’x8’x9’ ultra-cold storage compartment. The ultracold storage compartment is insulated with 9” of Polyurethane foam and a 1” high density polyethylene liner. With the configuration, 588 W of cooling is required to maintain the temperature at -70° Celsius. This provides a total storage volume of 644 ft3 and the chiller requires 3.4 kW of power to provide the proper amount of cooling. The chiller and a backup generator are in a sealed compartment within the intermediate storage, with an external access panel and exhaust venting, providing a completely self contained unit to meet the global shipping need of safe and effective transport.
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MECHANICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEEING (MBE) #48 – CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Tyler Beaucannon Emma Cameron Mike Migliore Shane Perry Nick Wikert CLIENT: Boise State Baja Racing Club PROJECT ADVISORS: Doug Hagemeier Sarah Haight, PE
Continuously variable transmissions (CVT’s) allow the engine of a vehicle to operate at its most efficient RPM while adjusting the drive ratio between the engine output and the drivetrain input. When functioning correctly, a CVT will deliver the greatest amount of torque throughout the vehicle’s entire operating range. The BAJA senior design team analyzed and reengineered a CVT provided by the Boise State University Baja Racing Club. The CVT and drivetrain system will have a ratio of 15.33:1 for maximum torque and 6.6:1 for maximum speed to ensure optimal performance at the SAE competition. The team achieved this by calculating the engagement RPM, torque delivery, and drive ratio for the system. Within the CVT’s primary pulley are flyweights that determine the engagement RPM. Three weight sets, 104g, 114g and 127g, were designed and fabricated to allow modularity and best performance of the system.
JOINT TEAMS (ECE-MBE) #49 – VIBRATIONAL APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING ENERGY (VAPE) DEPARTMENT: Joint Teams ECE-MBE TEAM MEMBERS: Levi Knott (ECE) Ellie Schlake (ECE) Ryan Vanacore (ECE) Trever Arnold (MBE) Alex Draper (MBE) Kathryn Goff (MBE) Dexter Peterson (MBE)
A byproduct of many mechanical systems is kinetic energy in the form of vibrations. The Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) aims to decrease wasted energy by harvesting vibrations to generate electricity by utilizing magnetostrictive materials such as Galfenol. When Galfenol undergoes stress, magnetic dipoles align, producing a magnetic field. The changing magnetic field within a copper coil generates electricity. For this project, a cantilever was used to convert the vibrational energy into stress within the Galfenol. Simulations have shown that this device can produce a maximum magnetic flux density change of 0.146T to generate 260mV. The signal produced is then amplified and converted to usable DC power to light an LED.
CLIENT: CAES Smart Materials and Systems Laboratory PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr. Zhangxian Deng Sarah Haight, PE Brian Higgins
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JOINT TEAMS (ECE-MBE) #50 – SOLAR DISTRICT CUP COLLEGIATE DESIGN COMPETITION DEPARTMENT: Joint Teams ECE-MBE TEAM MEMBERS: Nicholas Lee (ECE) Isaiah Shute (ECE) Grant Stang (ECE) Glen Taylor (ECE) Madan Aryal (MBE) Jake Fuller (MBE) Anthony George (MBE) Andrew Kinney (MBE) Will Rendler (MBE) CLIENT: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) with United States Department of Energy (DOE) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
The Solar District Cup (SDC) Design Competition is a collaborative design project focused on designing and implementing a solar-plus-storage system for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). PNNL has set a goal to have energy-resilient and net zero emissions operations by 2030. With over 92% of its power already coming from zero emission sources, PNNL is seeking to protect the campus’s facilities from outages by installing one or more solar/battery storage systems. The primary purpose of these systems is to supply emergency backup power to key structures on PNNL’s campus. This project took into account the layout of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, the implementation of battery storage, connecting the design to the existing grid, planning and scheduling the construction of the design, and modeling the finances of the potential project for PNNL. From our analysis, our proposed ~16.3MW system will cost PNNL 0.08 $/kWh to build.
PROJECT ADVISORS: Sarah Haight, PE, Brian Higgins Dr. Todd Otanicar MENTOR: Dr. Andres Valdepena
#51 – TRANSPORTABLE BUOY ARRAY (T.B.A.) DEPARTMENT: Joint teams ECE-MBE TEAM MEMBERS: Taylor Gibbens (ECE) Will Fors (ECE) Adrian So (ECE) Chase Wilson (ECE) Maeve Bakic (MBE) Koda Boldt (MBE) Keegan Mills (MBE) Austin Smith (MBE) Garret Vandenbeld (MBE) CLIENT: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) PROJECT ADVISORS: Sarah Haight, PE Brian Higgins
Beach nourishment projects combat erosion through offshore dredging operations to replenish the sediment on shorelines. Currently, offshore dredgers rely on a nonrenewable energy source, diesel generators, to provide 700kW of power to the dredging operation. This project focused on converting diesel operations to marine energy operations utilizing a transportable point absorber, wave energy converter (WEC). Energy harnessed from this wave converter was simulated with the WEC-Sim computer program to confirm the amount of power generated. The WEC-Sim results proved this design by utilizing the physical attributes of the buoy and the environmental conditions. These values determined the size of the array of WECs’ to include four buoys. Each buoy had an output of 216kW to reach a total of 864kW to meet the power requirements of the offshore dredging operations.
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MICRON SCHOOL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (MSMSE) #52 – NANOINDENTATION OF THIN FILMS: FORCE-DISPLACEMENT TO STRESS-STRAIN DEPARTMENT: Micron School of Material Science and Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Ashton Enrriques Bette Gougar Carmen Wu CLIENT: Micron Technology PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr. Harold Ackler Dr. Paul Davis MENTORS: Dr. Paul Davis Dr. Steve Hues Thiagarajan Raman Derik Rudd Dr. Guohua Wei
Nanoindentation is a mechanical indentation testing tool that is performed on small areas. This can provide information such as the hardness, young’s modulus, and other elastic properties of microscopic materials. However, nanoindentation does not provide information on materials as it transitions from elastic deformation to plastic deformation. This project seeks to accurately quantify the postelastic behavior of thin films by performing nanoindentation and developing a program that can convert these results into stress-strain curves. It is done by determining and validating a mathematical model with standards and then converting load-displacement data from nanoindentation into stress-strain curves.
#53 – DNA SEPARATION USING CUSTOM-BUILT MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE MICROFLUIDIC DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT USING METHODS OF PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT: Micron School of Material Science and Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Hannah Byers Molly Graham Audrey Parker CLIENT: Micron School of Material Science and Engineering, Boise State Biology PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr. Harold Ackler Dr. Eric Hayden
Microfluidic devices capitalize on obtaining microscale chemical and physical properties of liquids and gasses. Composed of an array of channels and pathways, they are capable of directing, mixing, separating, and manipulating liquids for detailed analysis. Sponsored by Dr. Eric Hayden, assistant professor in the Boise State University Biology department, this project works to exploit microfluidic devices through the characterization and construction of microfluidic channels through methods of photolithography. The team has illustrated the methods for creating functioning microfluidic devices on campus which are capable of delivering known amounts of liquid to streamline DNA, RNA, and biological research.
MENTORS: Dr. Paul Davis Travis Gabel
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MICRON SCHOOL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (MSMSE) #54 – CHARACTERIZATION OF “BLACK SPOTS” AND BULK MATERIAL DISCOLORATION IN LI3PO4 CERAMICS DEPARTMENT: Micron School of Material Science and Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Tommy Blank Cayden Doyle Quinn Hulse CLIENT: Tansmill Technologies Inc. PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Brian Jaques MENTOR: Dr. Henry Ji
Li3PO4 ceramics serve as an effective sputtering target for the deposition of dielectric thin films in the semiconductor industry. However, macroscopic defects can form in the bulk of the material, including visible “black spots” and bulk material discoloration which is believed to occur during processing. Materials characterization techniques including x-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy (RMS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) can be used to determine possible causes for these macroscopic defects through microstructural and phase characterization. A combination of these techniques has revealed impurity phases to be present in the material and “black spot” regions to be highly porous. It is believed that impurity phases have led to a discoloration of the bulk material and powder agglomeration have created localized porous regions in the form of visible “black spots.” Characterizing these macroscopic defects can improve the processing and understanding of Li3PO4 ceramics which currently have little literature attributed to them.
#55 – COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION BASED ON CONTACT MECHANICS DEPARTMENT: Micron School of Material Science and Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Josh Adams-Miller Emily Elliston Cade Greseth Cody LaCoursiere CLIENT: Micron Technology BSU MSMSE PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Harold Ackler MENTORS: Larecia Bercochear Jim Hofmann Dr. Steve Hues Dr. John Matovu
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Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) is a critical process in the semiconductor industry that allows for precise and uniform patterning of thin films used to construct electrical devices. Wafers are polished on a CMP pad for a specified length of time to achieve surface planarity or to expose an underlying pattern of material. The types of materials used on the wafers, the shape of the patterns, and the size of the microscopic contact points of the CMP pad have a large influence on the planar uniformity of the surface after CMP. Micron Technology has sponsored some Boise State Univerisity MSMSE students to try and model the process using contact mechanics. The idea is to model the contact points of the CMP pad as elastic semi-spheres or cylinders. The pressure exerted on the wafer by these points can be calculated in the simulation. This pressure can then be plugged into the Preston’s equation to predict how much material is going to be removed. The model needs to be validated and evaluated based on real life data from CMP experiments. Upon validation the model can be used to predict the topography of wafers with adjusted parameters and materials alongwith different CMP pads and slurries. Therefore accomplishing the goal of the sponsors to reduce their resources spent trying to optimize their CMP process for each new part type.
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MICRON SCHOOL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (MSMSE) #56 – CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION (CMP) EXPERIMENTAL DEPARTMENT: Micron School of Material Science and Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Shannon Crain Jerry Murphy Dustin Nguyen CLIENT: Micron Technology PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Steve Hues MENTORS: Leticia Vazquez Bengochea Jim Hofmann Dr. Cody Johnson Dr. Guohau Wei
The sponsor of this project, Micron Technology, Inc., is interested in learning more about the impact of the chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process used on their semiconductor wafers. CMP is the process of polishing the surface of semiconductor wafers using a chemical slurry and mechanical grinding to obtain a smooth and flat surface (planarization). This process allows manufacturers to build 3D designs on their chips, for complex and powerful circuits. Any defects present on the planarized surface will cause imperfections on the additional layers, which can potentially cause the wafer to malfunction and become inoperable. The conditions that impact the CMP process are the nanoparticles used in the slurry, pressure placed on the wafers when polished, the roughness of the polishing pad, and the amount of time it is polished. The research is split into two teams, computational and experimental, and this team focuses on the experimental portion. The team is tasked with characterizing different CMP conditions and comparing the defects generated of each condition. The results from this team are shared with the computational team to help them with their modeling.
#57 – GARBAGE TO JUNK: 3D PRINT RECYCLING WITH PLA DEPARTMENT: Micron School of Material Science and Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Katie Bleffert Kelli Lucas Dylan Melander Hayes Neukom Laura Velvick CLIENT: Dr. Amy Moll Micron School of Material Science and Engineering PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Scott Phillips
The process of 3D printing, frequently used in the Boise State student engineering shop and maker lab, can create waste prints that have either failed or are no longer needed. Within the larger scope of plastics recycling, this presents an opportunity for Boise State to recycle plastic in a closed loop system. Specifically, this project focuses on the recycling of PLA, a commonly used plastic for 3D printing. In this project a system was developed to process 3D print scraps into new usable filament. This recycled filament was characterized for its properties and performance comparative to commercial filament.
MENTOR: Dr. Amy Moll
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THANK YOU TO OUR INDUSTRY SPONSORS Our sponsors generously support the College of Engineering’s Senior Design Showcase. Thank you for providing your time, experience and financial support that help make our program a success.
Dr. Amy Moll
University of Idaho Kitchen
Dr. Eric Henderson
CAES
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Brian Emtman
Smart Materials and Systems Laboratory
Dr. Courtney Hollar
Dr. Cindy McCrea
Dr. Wan Kuang
Dr. Paul Davis
2022 Setty Family Foundation Applied Engineering Challenge
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Biomolecular Research Center Conner Patricelli
Laboratory Dr. Thad Welch
Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
School of Public Service Jordan Jacobs
Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Andrew Corten
Boise State Biology
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