Techxpo Winners 2024
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