Thanks to our judges for their generous time & expertise.
Chemical Engineering
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Cody McRady, DynoNobel,
Cheyenne, WY
Prof David Bell, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Wyoming
Prof Joseph Holles, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Wyoming
Prof John Myers, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Wyoming
Prof Karen Wawrousek, Chemical Engineering Department, University of WY
Civil Engineering/Environmental
Professor Michael Urynowicz, Ph.D., P. E., University of Wyoming
Professor Jonathan Brant, Ph.D., P. E., University of Wyoming
Wes Bressler, Laramie City Engineer (retired)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
John McInroy, Ph.D., Head, UW Electrical & Computer Engineering
Fred Benson, UW Alum, Chair, Department Advisory Committee,
Retired from Rockwell Collins
Walt Marshal, UW Alum, Retired from Aramco
David Whitman, Ph.D., P.E. H.T. Person Chair for Education Excellence
Kari Strube, MSEE, University of Wyoming alumni
Petroleum Engineering
Craig Tingey, Consulting Petrophysicist, retired from Exxon
Neal Neumiller, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) WY Section Board.
Pete Christian, Chief Commercialization Officer at WellDog
Dr. Khaled A. M. Gasem, Petroleum Engineering Department, University of WY
Dr. Xuebing Fu, Petroleum Engineering Department, University of WY
Dr. Vladimir Avarado, Petroleum Engineering Department, University of WY
Dr. Brian Toelle, Visiting Professor, Petroleum Engineering Department, UW
Professor Ken Baum, Visiting Professor, Petroleum Engr Department, UW
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Senior
Design
Symposium
December 9, 2015
Wyoming Union
sponsored by
Rocky Mountain Power
and the
Volpi Cupal Fund
Senior Design Symposium Schedule
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Presentations Times Vary by Department
Schedule at a glance:
Yellowstone
East
Chemical Engineering, Dr. John Myers
Wyoming Union, Yellowstone Center Ballroom, 8 AM - noon
Civil Engineering , Environmental, Dr. William Bellamy, Wyoming
Union, Yellowstone West Ballroom, 1-2 PM
8 AM- noon
noon - 1 PM
1-2 PM
Petroleum Engineering, Dr. Brian Toelle,
Wyoming Union, Yellowstone West, 8 AM – 5 PM
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12:00 – 1:00 PM
Judges and Advisors Luncheon
UW Union, Family Room
2-3 PM
ECE poster
session
Electrical and
Computer
Engineering,
Steve Barrett
(AV: computer
with
Powerpoint
and projector)
Environmental
Engineering Bellamy (AV:
computer with
Powerpoint and
projector)
3-4 PM
4-5 PM
Notes:
1
5
Yellowstone
West
Family Room
Chemical
Engineering,
John Myers (AV:
computer with
Powerpoint and
projector)
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Dr. Steve Barrett
Posters, Wyoming Union, Yellowstone East, 12-1 PM
Presentations, Wyoming Union, Yellowstone East, 1 PM – 5 PM
Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Kevin Kilty, Posters, Wyoming Union,
Family Room, 1-3 PM
Yellowstone
Center
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Petroleum
Engineering,
Brian Toelle
(AV: computer
with
Powerpoint and
projector)
ME Mid-project
Poster Session
Mechanical Engineering
Mid-Project Poster Session - Family Room
Dr. Kevin Kilty
Baja Powertrain
Carl Hampton, Donald Kennedy, David Cisneros
Baja Frame
Trey Jebens, Kelby Walker, Logan Walker
Petroleum Engineering (continued)
1:45
Wyoming Candidate Field Screening for EOR
Mentor: Dr. X. Fu, Team: John Baldwin, Jordan Polzin,
Jake Duda, Dylan Morin, Kyle Scalise
2:15
Enhanced Oil Recovery Planning - Luckey Ditch Field
Mentor: Dr. X. Fu, Team: Blake Robinson, Rebecca
Roskowski, Christopher Siebert, Hamilton Smith,
Whitney Smith
2:45
Break
3:00
Charlton 30/31 Field Development Project
Mentor: Prof. B. Toelle, Team: Nathan Driver, Jeremiah
Ennis, Ce Gao, Kenneth Stewart, Mitchell Acheson
3:30
Enhanced Oil Recovery Planning - Enigma Field, Tensleep
Formation
Mentor: Dr. X. Fu, Team: Jason Creel, Andres Fernandez,
Erik Johnson, Douglas Nale, Sarah Scott
4:00
Enhanced Oil Recovery Planning - Lost Dome Field, Tensleep
Formation
Mentor: Prof. B. Toelle, Team: Xiaotian Jia, Zachary Parr,
Alex Powers, Kurtis Raber, Jason Webb
4:30
Wyoming Candidate Field Screening for EOR
Mentor: Dr. X. Fu, Team: Jaiyeola Adeniyi, Hindi Alhajri,
Jarah Almahasheer, Thomas Pointon, Maxwell Wong
Baja Front Suspension
AbdulKhaliq Alshiek, Sheldon Evans, Robert Capron
Baja Rear Suspension
Donald Siler, John Gaudio, Matt Zollars
Small Engine Dynamometer
Sam Crone, Logan Williamson, Brad Orr
Ebaja
Garrett Laney, Kyle Plastino, Andrew Mayer, Chase Roullier
Wyoming Disabled Hunters
Nathan Benzel, Michael Barbero, Vincent Vogt, John Ysebaert
Welding Rod Feeder
Jacob Kroupa, Wesley Spaulding
Wind Tunnel for ME 3160
Clint Dunn, Wyatt Chapdelaine
Chris Lambrecht, Randy Layton
Jeremy Helstrom, Stephan Munari
Composite Snowmobile Drive Shaft
Kyle Kuhn, Matthew Doherty, Christian Rundberg
Bicycle Battery Charger
Taylor Wollert, Alexandra Howell, Daylon Roitsch
Tank Shell Welding
Dugan Hughes, Michelle Fenn,
Clayton Maxey, Nicholas Reh
NASA Robo Ops
Robert Ressler, Kent Scarince, James Lamb
Aaron Harms, Cale McCormick, Matthew Love
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Zero G Environment
Alexandra Crook, Adam Block
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Chemical Engineering (continued)
Chemical Engineering
Wyoming Union, Yellowstone Center, 8 AM - noon
Coordinator: Dr. John Myers
8:00
Methane to Aromatics
Team: BigTex
Audra Destefano, Timothy Gunderson,
Andrew Mann, Aric Von Buettner
Mentor: Professor Holles
8:30
Biomass to Liquid Fuels
Team: Biolene
Seth Bassham, Kevin Grauberger, Joseph Graves,
Katherine Rosecrance, Alexander Tyrrell
Mentor: Professor Myers
9:00
Bio-Propanediol
Team: WyoBio
Rex Bagley, Christian McWorkman, Spencer Nelson,
Graham Wallace
Mentor: Professor John Myers
9:30
Project:Bio-para-Xylene
Team:LCGPM
William Duncan, Wyatt Keller, Rachael Weber,
Zachary Witters
Mentor: Professor Myers
Notes:
10:00: BTEXterminator – GMO for Produced Water Clean-Up
Team: C&C
Christine Muñoz, Cody Sackett
Mentor: Professor Karen Wawrousek
10:30
Methanol to Aromatics
Team: Automatic Aromatic
Gabrianna Ruskowsky, Tess Ward, Jonathan Weishaar,
Brady Wilkison
Mentor: Professor Bell
11:00
Direct Methane to Methanol
Team: YMCE Engineering
Yousif Alqatari, Eric Fabrizius, Christian Jones,
Michael Seas
Mentor: Professor Holles
11:30
Ethane to Aromatics
Team: EBTAX
Saud Alshahri, Aaron Cheese, Bridger Martin,
Emily Schwichtenberg
Mentor: Professor Bell
Notes:
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Electrical & Computer Engineering
Presentations – Union, Yellowstone East
Coordinator: Dr. Steve Barrett
Notes:
12:00 noon
Poster session
1:00 PM
Automatic Dispensing Pill Box
Billy Roberts*
1:30 PM
Automated Beanbag Game
Sean Hensley
2:00 PM
Automatic Programmable Boot Dryer
Adam Smith, Chris Hart
2:30 PM
Self-Stabilizing Robot
John Cherry, Karan Sodhi
3:00 PM
MathCounts Timing System
Karolyn Hopfensberger
3:30 PM
Painting Robotic Arm
Zachary Gains**
4:00
Parking Lot Guidance System
Joshua Cook
4:30
Smart Security Camera
Austin Groskopf, Brendon Dickerson
Electrical and Computer Engineering
projects sponsored by the
Volpi Cupal Fund
**Project sponsored by the
National Science Foundation
Biomedical Engineering Program and
Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities Program (BME/RAPD)
Grant 0962380
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Petroleum Engineering
Wyoming Union, Family Room, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Coordinator: Dr. Brian Toelle
8:15
Wyoming Candidate Field Screening for EOR
Mentor: Prof. K. Baum, Team: Daniel Bebo, Lyndon Copithorne,
Athanasios Nathanail, Elyse Robinette, Ryan Yarger
8:45
Wyoming Candidate Field Screening for EOR
Mentor: Prof. B. Toelle, Team: Evan Oughton, Cameron McCallum,
Cullen Taylor, Rushton Davis-Hall, Brendan Rath
9:15
Drilling Simulator Advancement
Mentor: Prof. K. Baum, Team: Kirsten Behla, Lance Beyer,
Chelse Felts, Jacoby Johnson, Quentin Ridinger
9:45
Reservoir Evaluation and Simulation of CO2Miscible and
Immiscible Enhanced Oil Recovery in the Willson South Ranch Field
in Nebraska
Mentor: Dr. X. Fu, Team: Joseph Determann, Briana Dodson,
Zachary Kurtenbach, Jesse Stinson, Darya Rezaei Hariri
10:15
Charlton 30/31 Field Development Project
Mentor: Prof. K. Baum, Team: Elizabeth Barsotti, Charles Monroe,
James Segrave, Darren Turner, Mitch Weigel
10:45
Lunch Break
12:15
Enhanced Oil Recovery Planning - Candy Draw Field, Minnelusa
Formation
Mentor: Prof. B. Toelle, Team: Brennan Holowaty, Bryson Jones,
Trent Kostenuk, Quentin Stronski, Tyson Trail, Ryan Zuchetto
12:45
Charlton 30/31 Field Development Project
Mentor: Prof. B. Toelle, Team: Yilihamujiang Tayier,
Jacob Westley, Marvin Norena Bazan, Abdul Mannan Qazi,
Badi Alanazi
1:15
Wyoming Candidate Field Screening for EOR
Mentor: Prof. K. Baum, Team: Mark Donkor, Rhys Fletcher,
Liam Love, Mathuvapan Sekar, Fanxiang Xu
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Civil Engineering, Environmental
Wyoming Union, Yellowstone West Ballroom, 1-2 PM
Coordinator: Dr. William D. Bellamy. Ph.D., P.E.
1:00 –2:00 PM
Parker Water and Sanitation District - Advanced Water Treatment
(AWT) and Alternative Disinfection Evaluation and Design
Student team:
Sierra Rose Johnson
Shelby Lynn Kindsvater
Joseph C Meier
Antolin Barraza
Megan Varner
Erica Jeanne Gilrein
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