OPEnS Team

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Dr. John Selker

Dr. John Selker

Dr. Selker, principle investigator for the OPEnS lab, OSU distinguished professor of Biological and Ecological Engineering, and co-Director of both CTEMPs and TAHMO.org. His areas of expertise include soil hydrology, environmental monitoring, mechanical, analog and digital electronic design. Dr. Selker has been a professor in the department of Biological and Ecological Engineering at Oregon State University for 26 years focused on Water Resources Engineering, publishing more than 175 peer-reviewed articles.

Dr. Chet Udell

Dr. Chet Udel

Dr. Udell, Director of the OPEnS Lab and OSU assistant professor of Biological and Ecological Engineering. He received his PhD from the University of Florida in Music Composition and Electrical Engineering. He is inventor of U.S. and international patents on wireless sensor technology and data protocols and CEO of a technology startup company.

Current Staff

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Marc Belinga (CS) - eDNA

Marc Belinga is a Computer Science major working on the eDNA sampler.

Alexei Burgos

Alexei Burgos (ECE) - Loom, WeatherChimes

Alexei Burgos is an electrical and computer engineering student, working on the Loom and WeatherChimes projects. During his free time, he enjoys working out and playing sports, as well as spending time with loved ones.

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Douglas Crocker (ECE) - WeatherChimes, Loom

Douglas Crocker is an electrical and computer engineering major who enjoys bonsai caretaking and going on walks.

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Andrew Ensinger (ECE) - Pied Piper

Andrew Ensinger is a ECE major working on the Pied Piper project.

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Jacob Field (ECE) - eDNA

Jacob Field (he/they) is a 4th-year ECE major working on the eDNA Project. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, cooking, tinkering, and spending time with friends. He is currently enjoying converting a Japanese kei van into a camper van.

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Paul Gasper (ME) - FluxTool

Paul Gasper is a Mechanical Engineering major, and works on the FluxTool project.

Colin Hale-Brown

Colin Hale-Brown (ME) - Smart Rock, Lilypad

Colin Hale-Brown (Assembly Manager) is majoring in Mechanical Engineering with an interest in robotics and aerospace. He is currently developing and manufacturing the Smart Rock and Lilypad.

Dylan Heisey

Dylan Heisey (ME) - Rag guard

Dylan Heisey is a fifth year Mechanical Engineering student. He enjoys making music and rollerblading.

Evan Hockert

Evan Hockert (ECE) - FloDar, Evaporometer, Loom

Evan Hockert is majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering and working on the FloDar, Evaporometer, and Loom projects.

Benjamin Howe (ME) - Passive Seeder project

Benjamin Howe is majoring in Mechanical Engineering. In his free time he enjoys backpacking, climbing, building drones, and reading sci-fi.  

eDNA sampler

Joshua Iler (ME) - eDNA

Josh Iler is majoring in Mechanical Engineering and working on the eDNA project.

Casey Jacklyn - WeatherChimes

Casey Jacklyn is majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering and working on the Weather Chimes project.

Nathan Jesudason

Nathan Jesudason (CS) - eDNA

Nathan Jesudason is majoring in Computer Science and working on the eDNA project.

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Sri Kuncharam (CS) - Loom

Sri Kuncharam is majoring in Computer Science and working on Loom.

Hendy Kurniawan

Hendy Kurniawan (ME) - eDNA

Hendy Kurniawan is majoring in Mechanical Engineering and working on eDNA.

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Nicholas Le (ECE) - Dendrometer

Nicholas Le is an Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) major currently working on the Dendrometer project. In his free time, he enjoys making the best of life as well as spending time with friends and family.

Dendrometer device

Zexian Li (CS) - Dendrometer, Pied Piper

Zexian Li is majoring in Computer Science and working on the Dendrometer and Pied Piper projects.

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Chris Milford (ECE) - Smart Rock

Chris Milford is an undergraduate in the University Exploratory Studies Program, considering Ecological Engineering, Ecology, or Zoology. His goal is to help animal conservation and wildlife restoration acts.

Dendrometer device

Connor Moyce (ECE) - Dendrometer

Connor Moyce is majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and working on the Dendrometer project.

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Aman Pandita (MEng CS) - Loom

Aman Pandita is an International Student from India pursuing his Master's in Engineering in Computer Science and working on the Khutí and Loom projects.

Riley Prince

Riley Prince (BioE) - eDNA

Riley Prince is majoring in Bioengineering and working on the eDNA project.

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Lars Rasmussen (ME) - Dendrometer

Lars Rasmussen is majoring in Mechanical Engineering and working on the Dendrometer project.

Gianluca Rianda

Gianluca Rianda (ME) - WeatherChimes

Gianluca Rianda is majoring in Mechanical Engineering and working on the WeatherChimes project.

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Will Richards (CS) - Loom, Weather Chimes

Will Richards is a Computer Science major working on Loom and Weather Chimes.

Nick (Mykyta) Synytsia

Nick (Mykyta) Synytsia (CS) - Pied Piper

Mykyta "Nick" Synytsia is majoring in computer systems with an emphasis on embedded systems programming and computer architecture. Some of his favorite activities and hobbies are astrophotography, enjoying the outdoors, and spending time with family.

Phuong Tran

Phuong Tran (ME) - Smart Rock

Phuong Tran is majoring in Mechanical Engineering and working on the Smart Rock project.

 

Bryce Truong

Bryce Truong (ME) - Smart Rock

Bryce Truong is a Mechanical Engineering Major freshman who is working on the Smart Rock project. He enjoys hikes, mountain biking, and kayaking.

Vincent Vaughn-Uding

Vincent Vaughn-Uding (Applied Physics) - Pied Piper

Vincent Vaughn (Field Tech) is an Applied Physics major working on the Pied Piper project. In his free time, he runs, bikes, and develops games.

Current Interns

  • DeLoach Honors, URSA, CAS Researchers Support Program, Senior Design, unpaid

Previous Staff and Interns

  • Renee Aimba - ECE
  • Emre Akbulut - EE
  • Hadi Al-agele - BEE
  • Aaron Arvidson - BioEngr
  • Aditya Bagchi – CS
  • Lucas Ball - CS
  • Joshua Barksdale - EE
  • Jonah Biedermann – CS
  • Alyssa Bergquist - ME
  • Bradley Best - SS
  • Ryan Bohl - EE
  • C. Greyston Brady - ECE
  • Andrew Brown - ME
  • Dexter Carpenter - ME
  • Benjamin Cha - CS
  • Ryan Christensen - ECE
  • Max Chu - ME
  • Cameron Clonch - Applied Physics
  • Natalie Clouse - EE
  • Tom DeBell - EcoE
  • Ashwin Devarajan - ME
  • Kurtis Dinelle - CS
  • Rij Dorfman - ECE
  • Liam Duncan - ECE
  • Kaitlyn Duthil - BioEngr
  • Kamron Ebrahimi - CS
  • Sam Edwards - IE
  • Martin Escoto - CS
  • Jonathan Fookes - EE
  • David Gasper - CS
  • Luke Goerzten - CS
  • Bryson Goto - ECE
  • Isaac Goshay - ECE
  • Gabriela Griffin - ME
  • Daniel Green - CS
  • Matt Guo - ECE, EE
  • Josh Hanna - ECE
  • Marshal Horn - EE
  • Ryan Hosie - ME
  • Catherine Hu - CS
  • Blake Hudson - CS
  • Mark Huynh - CS, CE
  • Kenneth Kang - CS
  • Adam Kerr - CS
  • Duane Knapp - EcoE
  • Ezra Kramer – ECE
  • Danil Kryuchkov - CS
  • Marissa Kwon - ECE
  • Lars Larson - EcoE
  • Dongjun Lee – EE
  • Tilford Li - ME
  • Grayland Lunn - CS
  • Manuel Lopez - EE
  • Henry McCreery - ME
  • Guy McFeeters-Krone - EcoE
  • Torrey Menne - ME
  • Brendan Miller - EcoE
  • Jackson Miller - EcoE
  • Emmanuel Moncada - CS
  • Stephen More - EE
  • Mitch Nelke - ME
  • Bao Nguyen - EE
  • Aiden Olsen - ECE
  • Jace Palmer - CS
  • Emily Pannell - ME
  • Jace Parks - CS
  • Kawin Pechetratanapanit - CS
  • Carter Peene - CS, Biology
  • Zack Pelster - ECE
  • Ethan Pohlschneider - ME
  • Jordan Porter - BioE, ECE
  • Mitchell Rose - ECE
  • Kai Roy - ECE
  • Isaac Salchenberg - ME
  • Shanrajkumar Selvakumar - MME, IE
  • Colton Shaw - EcoE
  • Andrew Schenbeck - ECE
  • Elijah Shumway - ECE
  • Jared Smith - Math
  • Maddie Smith - CS
  • Brett Stoddard - ECE
  • Ariel Stroh - IE
  • Annika Sundstrom - EcoE
  • Cyrus Swihart - CS
  • Hannah Thompson - ME
  • Alicia Veach - ME
  • Aleksandras Vidmantas - CS
  • Andrew Walker - EcoE
  • Nikhil Wandhekar - ME
  • Cameron Whitlow - ECE
  • Parker Williams - ME
  • Winnie Woo - ECE
  • James Yang - ECE
  • Liam Zimmermann - CS