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Lincoln High School, April Chastain, Tyler Clark, Gonzo Grasis, Eric Hayes, Robert Pile, and Jonathan Winslow
New Prodcut Development - Development Log, Arun Chenchugopal, Chris McGinnis, Josh Kelly, Rajesh Talla, Saad Al-Askaar, and Saranya Sethu Pragasam
A Phylogenetic Study of the Old World Asclepiadinae (Apocynaceae) Based on Chloroplast and Nuclear DNA Sequence Data, David Chuba
Powermat - Marketing Plan, Rafael Colon, Charanthej Durgesam, Tung-Lung Li, Paul Nguyen, Nuancharas Phopoonsak, Nadja Wolfangel, and Youngkoo Yoon
Powermat - Research Log, Rafael Colon, Charanthej Durgesam, Tung-Lung Li, Paul Nguyen, Nuancharas Phopoonsak, Nadja Wolfangel, and Youngkoo Yoon
The traditional and the modern : the history of Japanese food culture in Oregon and how it did and did not integrate with American food culture, David P. Conklin
Cully Main Street: A Plan for Community-Serving Improvements, Daniel Costantino, Lani Edghill, Mary-Rain O'Meara, and Jason Wallace
No Vacancy, Rebecca Dann, Beth Somerfield, Emily Rice, and Briana Meier
Washington Park Access & Circulation Plan, Ray Delahanty, Cathy Cibor, Mallory Atkinson, Brendon Haggerty, Talia Jacobson, and David Amiton
20 Minutes in West Portland Park: Opportunities for Access, Ali DeMersseman, Dana Dickman, Nuin-Tara Key, Laura Spidell, and Sara Wright
A Positive Development View of Risk-taking : Attachment, mental health, internal control, and life engagement, Lauren Michelle Denneson
Students Who Are Moms: How Do They Do It?, Rhianna Marie Derscheid
Neighborhood Climate Action Planning Handbook, Hannah Dondy-Kaplan, Erica Timm, Beth Cohen, Dyami Valentine, Mariah VanZerr, and Devin Moller
Me, Mine, and Sometimes Yours: Loyalty and Kinship Structures in the Secret History of the Mongols, Lisa Chere Donnelly
The McKee Preserve Management Options at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Ashley Marie Edwards
Dutch Spatial Planning: The Coordination of Compact Development and Affordable Housing, Andrew James Eickmann
Effects of Tide Gate Replacement on Water Temperature in a Freshwater Slough in the Columbia River Estuary, Sara Ennis
Downspout Disconnection Suitability and Incentives Analysis for the City of Gresham, Oregon, Brian C. Fletcher
The Incorporation of Direct Democracy : Populism and Initiative Practices as Contested Terrain, Larry Galizio
A Systematic Approach to Developing National Technology Policy and Strategy for Emerging technologies, Pisek Gerdsri
Business Plan for NewDirection, Michael Getman, Subasis Samal, Yulianto Suharto, and Jiting Yang
Risk Response Plan for Precision Castparts Corp Project, Nathan Gibbs, Richard Steeves, and Kabasele Yves Mupemba
Analysis and Classification of Sounds Produced by Asian Elephants (Elephas Maximus), Sharon Stuart Glaeser
Data Assimilation, Adaptive Observations and Applications, Humberto Carlos Godinez Vasquez