Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation (2021-2022)

To explore the breadth of issues that confront our society in its need for clean, affordable and reliable energy, students partnered with faculty on year-long projects focusing on identifying, designing and prototyping new energy technologies, systems or approaches. Subteams addressed the tradeoffs among technological design choices, environmental impacts, economic viability and other issues related to use. Their goal was to produce a useful prototype and evaluate its environmental benefits and viability. 

Timing

Fall 2021 – Spring 2022

Team Outputs

Building a Better Future for Recycled Plastic (2022 Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Virtual Showcase, including team profile and poster)

Helping North Carolinians Build Better Green Roofs (2022 Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Virtual Showcase, including poster)

Maximizing Solar Power Efficiency Using Heat Pipes (2022 Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Virtual Showcase, including poster)

Off the Grid: A Wind Turbine that Fits in Your Backpack (2022 Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Virtual Showcase, including poster)

Reducing Waste with an Energy-Harvesting Speed Bump (2022 Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Virtual Showcase, including team profile)

This Team in the News

Senior Spotlight: Reflections from the Class of 2023

See related teams, Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation (2022-2023) and Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation (2020-2021).

 

Image courtesy of 2019-2020 project team

Image courtesy of 2019-2020 project team.

Team Leaders

  • Emily Klein, Nicholas School of the Environment-Earth and Climate Sciences
  • Josiah Knight, Pratt School of Engineering-Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

/graduate Team Members

  • Stefan Chen, Master of Environmental Management, Energy and Environment
  • Mandy Hooks, Master of Environmental Management, Energy and Environment

/undergraduate Team Members

  • Jack Patterson, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • Prokop Martinek, Program II (BS)
  • Kevin Peng, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Emma Quigg, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • Andrew Rasetti, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • William Rawlings, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Ashley Rosen, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Alfredo Sanchez, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Isabelle Sanz, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Benjamin Schussheim, Computer Science (BS)
  • Swetha Sekhar, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Sagar Shah, Public Policy Studies (AB)
  • Avery Taylor, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • Ava Weinreb, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • Chang Yan, Economics (BS)
  • Abigail Naughton, Public Policy Studies (AB)
  • Filip Bartel, Civil Engineering (BSE)
  • Cristina Machado, Electrical & Computer Egr(BSE)
  • Powell Lowe, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Grace Llewellyn, Computer Science (BS)
  • Qingqi Li, Civil Engineering (BSE)
  • Colin Lee, Program II (AB)
  • Leonora Lee, Civil Engineering (BSE)
  • Adam Johnson, Biomedical Engineering (BSE)
  • Audrey Hicks, Economics (BS)
  • Jack Dugoni, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Gabriel Debs, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • Mary Cobb, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Alexandra Bussey, Civil Engineering (BSE)
  • Holden Burrow Jr., Mechanical Engineering (BSE)

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