Welcome to the University Research Committee’s
5th Annual Faculty and Staff Research Symposium
Friday, June 5, 2026
Oral Presentations: 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Poster Sessions and Reception: 2:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Klamath Falls (Boivin Hall), Portland Metro (124),
and Virtually via ZOOM
Research Symposium Flyer
Student IDEAfest Information
Archived URC Symposium Schedule & Speakers
Oral Presentations
Oral Presentation Sessions #1 & #2 Run Concurrently 1:00–2:00 PM | ||
|---|---|---|
| College of ETM Presentations | College of HAS Presentations | |
| Time | Session #1 Klamath Falls: Boivin Room 101 Portland Metro: Use Zoom Link Facilitator: Jintai Wang ZOOM link: https://oregontechonline.zoom.us/j/2855324778 | Session #2 Klamath Falls: Boivin Room 108 Portland Metro: Use Zoom Link Facilitator: Rachel Edwards ZOOM link: https://oregontechonline.zoom.us/j/97645867918 |
| 1:00 | Ganghee Jang (Computer Systems Engineering Technology) & Jherime Kellermann (Natural Science) Image Analysis Methodologies for the Measurement of Climate Change – Air Quality Monitoring and Snow Cover Change Tracking | Darlene Swigart (Dental Hygiene) and Andrea McCracken (Communication) Integrating Social Determinants of Health Screening in Student Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice |
| 1:20 | Shawn Duan (Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology) Study on Good and Bad Whole-Body Vibrations via Multibody Dynamics Approaches | David Grossnickle (Natural Sciences) What is a Mammal? Insights from Recent Fossil Discoveries |
| 1:40 | Meng-Lun Lee (Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology) From Toolbox to Robot Arm: A Collect-and- Build Pathway for Hands-On Learning | Kari Lundgren (Communication) Rhetoric, not AI: How Incorporating Rhetorical Principles into Policy-Writing Empowers Audiences and Communicators |
Poster Session & Reception
Reception compliments of President Nagi & Interim Provost El-Rewini
Thank you for attending!