Dr. Perkowski's 'Kids'

 

Arushi RaghuvanshiFrank Zhao and Wiliam Han worked with Dr. Perkowski on a project requested by a professor of radiology from OHSU. The project used image processing to control the radiation therapy of an eye. Hough Transform was used to find the location of the iris of the eye and interrupt radiation when the eye moved in the way that it may harm its part that did not have a tumor. The title of the project was "A Novel Automated Eye Tracking System for Treatment of Uveal Melanoma".

James Siderius worked with ECE Associate Professor Dr. Martin Siderius on building a highway robot to place cones with remote control and thus saving lives of human highway workers.

Yale Fan worked with Marek Perkowski on using a quantum computer to simulate quantum many body problems, specifically electrons' location in various atoms.

Arushi Raghuvanshi worked with Marek Perkowski on a project called "Group Theory: From Rubik's Cube to Quantum Reversible Logic". The project showed relations between various problems related to the theory of permutative groups. Arushi developed software to solve Rubik's cube, some other permutative games and also to synthesize quantum circuits from permutative quantum games. All software was based on the same principles.

 

26th Annual Intel Northwest Science Expo Winners under the leadership of Dr. Marek Perkowski

Arushi Raghuvanshi, 10th grade, Jesuit High School
: PSU Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science Computer Sciences Scholarship sponsored by the PSU Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science
: IEEE Special Awards sponsored by the IEEE Oregon
: Physical Science Intel ISEF Alternate
Project: Group Theory: From Rubik's Cube to Quantum Reversible Logic

William Han & Frank Zhao, 11th grade, Westview High School
: AWC Category Award Ceremony Winner for Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical - 1st Place
: IEEE Special Awards sponsored by the IEEE Oregon
: Physical Science Intel ISEF Alternate, Team
: University of Oregon Scholarships sponsored by the University of Oregon
Project: A Novel Automated Eye Tracking System for Treatment of Uveal Melanoma

James Siderius, 9th grade, West Linn High School
: AWC Category Award Ceremony Winner for Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical - Honorable Mention
: Higherway Transport Prizes sponsored by Higherway Transport Research

Yale Fan, 11th grade, Catlin Gabel School
: AWC Category Award Ceremony Winner for Physics & Astronomy - 1st Place
: Outstanding Project by an 11th Grade Student sponsored by Yale University Science & Engineering Association
Project: A Quantum Algorithm for Molecular Dynamics Simulation

Complete list of winners.
 
awarded

Jeff Hoffman & Don Tornquist have been chosen for the 2009-2010 ECE Undergraduate Honors Program. The program enables undergraduates to go beyond their normal studies to work with faculty in the area of their choice: research, entrepreneurship or innovation.

Robert Daasch

Dr. Robert Daasch has won the Semiconductor Research Corporation 2009 Technical Excellence Award. It is the second highest research award in the SRC. The Technical Excellence Award was established as an incentive and recognition program for research of exceptional value to GRC members. Authorized by the Board of Directors in December 1991, the award is intended to complement the Inventor Recognition Award. The Technical Excellence Award is shared among key contributors for innovative technology that significantly enhances the productivity/
competitiveness of the semiconductor industry. To date 25 research efforts have received the award. The 2008 Technical Excellence Award was presented to a team of researchers from Portland State University led by Professor W. Robert Daasch, and supported by students Liwei Ning (PhD 2009), and Amit Nahar (MS 2006) for their research, "Burn-in Reduction: Improving Outlier Screening".