2022 PCEC Student Research Symposium
The 2022 Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium was held IN PERSON on Friday, April 22 in the IT Building on the Statesboro campus starting at 1pm. We thank everyone for attending — it was a wonderful turnout for our student researchers, who presented 137 posters in the following categories: Additive Manufacturing | Aerospace Engineering | Automation | Biofuels, Combustion & Sustainable Energy | Biomedical Engineering | Communications | Construction | Cyber Security | Drones, Robotics & Gadgets | Environmental Energy | Fluid Dynamics | Machine Learning/AI | Materials | Modeling | Power | Structural Engineering | Testing |
Sponsored Awards
The Paulson College of Engineering and Computing is very appreciative of its generous industry and agency sponsors. We are proud to recognize their efforts to promote excellent education for engineering and computing students at Georgia Southern University. We were able to present 26 awards totaling $10,000 this year to our deserving students.
| Company Name | Sponsored Awards | Student Team Winners | Faculty Mentor(s) | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mechanical Engineering Excellence Awards | 3rd: David Obando Ortegon, Kody Pierce & Shaen Mehrzed | Dr. Valentin Soloiu (MechE) | Intensity Analysis on LiDAR System Performance for e-Mobility Applications |
| 2nd: John Havenar | Dr. Marcel Ilie (MechE) | Aeroelastic Phenomena of Fixed-wing Aircraft in Transonic and Supersonic Flight Regimes | ||
| 1st: Logan Sapp, Rayanne Taylor | Dr. Jinki Kim (MechE) | Intensity Analysis on LiDAR System Performance for e-Mobility Applications | ||
 | Georgia Power Innovation Awards | 3rd: James O’Hara, Levi McKinney | Dr. Valentin Soloiu (MechE) | Thermoelectric Generators and Visual Wavelength Lasers for Orbit-to-Ground Power Generation and Transmission |
| 2nd: Juan Lee, EunBin Bak, Maia Stewart, Thomas Gatu | Dr. Seungmo Kim, Dr. Fernando Rios (ECE) | LoRa Radio Communications System | ||
| 1st: Jalexis Vanga Guzman | Dr. Sungkyun Lim (ECE) | A Size-reduced, Folded Antenna for Wireless Electromyography Systems | ||
 | Hawk Measurement Technology Awards | 3rd: Kalvin Carruthers, Hank Frazer, Andy Gerhardstein | Dr. Vladimir Gurau (MfgE) | Automated Laser Profilometer (Laser CMM) |
| 2nd: Frank Martin | Dr. Junan Shen (CEC) | The Effects of Lignin Additive on the Rheological Properties of Asphalt Binders | ||
| 1st: Jaedah Wheeler, Mathew Flanagan, Cody Warnock, Abdoul Ouangre | Dr. Gustavo Maldonado (CEC) | 3D LiDAR Model of the Blue Creek Area in Statesboro | ||
 | MAPP Awards of Excellence in Civil Engineering & Construction | 3rd: Ahmed Yunus | Dr. George Fu (CEC) | Highway Stormwater Runoff On-site Treatment Using Biochar |
| 2nd: Brooke Warlitner, Nate Barnes, Andrew Gonzalez, Ethan Rhine, Douglas Williams | Dr. Francisco Cubas-Suazo, Dr. Soonkie Nam (CEC) | Savannah River Ecosystem Restoration at Blanket Point | ||
| 1st: Alexis Stephens, Tiffany Pike, William Eason, Jared Dozier | Dr. Soonkie Nam (CEC) | Design and Construction of a Model Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Retaining Wall Under Asymmetrically Loaded Conditions | ||
 | Southern Automation Logistics & Technology (SALT) Computing Awards | 3rd: Lorna Kangethe | Dr. Hayden Wimmer (IT) | Replicating a Cryptolocker Ransomware Attack |
| 2nd: Jordan Limperis | Dr. Felix Hamza-Lup (CS) | Using Google Satellite Imagery and Geographic Elevation Data to Create a High-Fidelity 3D Model of Joshua Tree National Park | ||
| 1st: Jordan Limperis | Dr. Weitian Tong (CS) | Using Transformer Neural Networks to Predict PM2.5 Values in Chinese Cities | ||
 | Trane Technologies Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Award | 3rd: Nnamdi Ofuani | Dr. Prakash Bhoi (MechE) | Life Cycle Analysis of Biochar-based Syngas to Jet Fuel |
| 2nd: Thomas Heusel, Ricardo Pantin Hernandez, Ryan Savage | Dr. Valentin Soloiu (MechE) | Automated Throttle Control Systems for Briggs Hybrid Engine | ||
| 3rd: Dylan Dansby, Jalexis Vanga Guzman, Gaven Reamy, Andrew Taormina | Dr. Fernando Rios (ECE) | Using a Solar Panel to Power a Wireless Phone Charger and Duplex Receptacles | ||
 | Top IT Project Team | Benjamin Morris, Maura McNish, Quinton Quarles | Dr. Meenalosini Vimal Cruz (IT) | EagleAssist Chatbot for Georgia Southern |
| Top Female Researcher | Corina Fluker | Dr. Francisco Cubas-Suazo (CEC) | Nitrate Removal via Denitrification in Aerobic Sediments from Freshwater Systems | |
 | Georgia Centers of Innovation Top Eagle Awards (co-sponsored with the PCEC): Graduate | 3rd: Sebastian Gomez Amador | Dr. Kamran Kardel (MfgE) | Distortions Regarding Vat-Polymerization Processes and Mechanical Properties Testing: LCD 3D Printing |
| 2nd: John Verboom | Dr. Sungkyun Lim (ECE) | A Tunable Parasitic Array Antenna with Size Reduced Elements | ||
| 1st: Rubayet Hassan | Dr. Sevki Cesmeci (MechE) | A Comparative Evaluation of Magnetorheological Micropump Designs for Drug Delivery Applications | ||
| Undergraduate | 3rd: Logan Sapp, Matthew Sands | Dr. Jinki Kim (MechE) | Characterization of Hydrogel Structures using Video-based Vibration Analysis | |
| 2nd: Jonah Henry, Joshua Bunting, Mohammad Fuad Hassan | Dr. Sevki Cesmeci (MechE) | Numerical Simulation and Experimental Analysis of Elastohydrodynamic Seal Concept for Supercritical CO2 (sCO2) Power Cycles | ||
| 1st: Michael Runzi | Dr. Haijun Gong, Dr. Lianjun Wu (MfgE) | Effects of Humidity on Plastic Filaments and the 3D Printing Process |
Last updated: 4/25/2022