Engineering

Presenter: Tanner Green, Fulton College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Presenter: Conner Mantz, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Presenter: Taylor Mumford, College of Engineering & Technology, Architecture

Presenter: Devin Wright, College of Engineering and Technology, Computer Science

Presenter: McCall Soifua, College of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology, Interior Design

Presenter: Christine Akagi, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Presenters: Garrett Hawkins, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Presenter: Benjamin Johnson, College of Engineering and Technology, Chemical Engineering

Presenter: Travis Skene, College of Engineering & Technology, Computer Science

Presenter: Riley Winter, Engineering and Design Technology, Architecture

Presenters: Swornim Chhetri, College of Computer Sciences, Computer Science

Presenter: Sandra Call, College of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology, Interior Design

Presenter: Ariel Green, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Presenter: Michael Harmon, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Physical Sciences

Presenter: Lindsey Barker, College of Engineering and Technology, Architecture & Engineering Design

Presenters: Paige Leland, College of Engineering, Chemical

Presenter: Michael Harding, College of Engineering & Technology, Computer Science

Presenter: Dylan Hare, College of Engineering and Technology, Architecture

Presenter: Zach Haws, College of Engineering and Technology, Architecture

Presenter: Steven Taylor, College of Engineering and Technology, Civil Engineering

Presenter: Ryan Turley, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Department of Engineering

Presenter: Savanna Cahoon, College of Science, Biology

Presenter: Julissa van Renselaar, College of Engineering, Biological Engineering

Presenter: Gursirat Grewal, College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering

Presenters: Nathan Cornell, College of Sciences, Biology

Presenter: Chandler Flinderes, College of Engineering & Technology, Mechanical Engineering

Presenter: Ian Hargrave, College of Engineering and Technology, Architecture and Engineering Design

Presenter: Wesley Romeril, College of Engineering and Technology, Architecture and Engineering Design

Presenter: Kimberly Wright, College of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology, Interior Design

Brian Jensen; Phillip Ng, Brigham Young University The purpose of this project is to invent a device capable of filtrating oil from fracking waste using a system of Carbon Infiltrated Carbon Nanotubes (CI-CNT) and its passive filtration properties. Fracking produces harmful waste material that pollutes clean water. A large-scale CI-CNT device that can filter large amounts of the microscopic oil particles from the waste will offer drilling companies a viable option to reuse the fracking mixture collected from after the fracking process instead of burying their unusable waste material underground, thereby causing less environmental damage. Pyrolytic CI-CNT’s can isolate water and oil molecules due to their superhydrophobic and oleophilic properties, unique cylindrical nanostructure, and functional groups. The CI-CNT’s will be grown on a stainless steel substrate that will give us the robustness and material properties needed to withstand the forces from fluid flow. We have designed a long channel with unique mechanical features that we anticipate will effectively separate oil from fracking waste as it interacts with it by splashing, rolling, and flowing across its surface.

Craig Schoenberger; Nathan Van Katwyk; Jens Griffin; Insu Kim, Brigham Young University

Austin Schenk, Brigham Young University

Jackson Podis, Westminster College In the Guna Yala archipelago, PanamÌÁ, the removal of coral species for construction of coral walls has been a common practice for the Guna Yala indigenous group. This practice has the potential to drastically alter the community structure of offshore reefs. This study analyzed three reefs offshore of islands with varying coral wall volumes to quantify macroalgae and scleractinian coral cover, diversity of scleractinian coral species, and correlation between macroalgae and scleractinian coral cover. All three study sites exhibited significant differences in scleractinian coral coverage; a significant negative correlation was shown between scleractinian coral cover and macroalgal cover, and the site with the largest coral wall volume showed the lowest rates of coral species commonly used for mining. These results are telling of the potential effects coral mining can have on coral reefs in the Guna Yala archipelago, and aim to inform the development of marine resource management plans in the future.

Thomas Shober; Jaxon Roller; Ashley Kennedy, University of Utah

Joseph Rich, Brigham Young University

Mary Rosbach, Brigham Young University

Ariel Green; Taylor Schroedter, Brigham Young University

Austin Bettridge, Utah Valley University

Anastasiia Matkovska; Austin Bettridge; Blake Allred; Jeff Keller, Utah Valley University

TaylorAnn Christensen, Dixie State University

Hayden Brady; Alex Jafek; Sean Harbertson; Raheel Samuel, University of Utah

Rhianna Wolsleger, Dixie State University

Joseph Millar, Utah Valley University

Autumn Wyatt, Dixie State University

Chase Omana, University of Utah

Kyle Hakes; Heather Erickson, Brigham Young University

Konstantinos Karpos; Koren Roach, University of Utah

Nathanael Nelson, Brigham Young University

Dustin Mattei, Dixie State University

Ryan Clark; Taylor Dickinson; Johnfredy Loaiza; Kari Beardsley; Dan Geiger, Brigham Young University