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Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation (2020-2021)

This Bass Connections project team aimed to identify, design and prototype new energy technologies, systems or approaches. Subteams addressed the trade-offs among technological design choices, environmental impacts, economic viability and other issues related to use. Each subteam produced a useful prototype and evaluated its environmental benefits and viability. While some subteams concentrated on building a physical prototype, others focused on alternatives like statistical analysis, mathematical modeling or computer simulation.

Timing

Fall 2020 – Spring 2021

Team Outputs

Prototypes (physical and conceptual) and accompanying evaluation of environmental and social benefits

Reflection

Will Hess

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Meet the Members of the 2022-2023 Student Advisory Council

See related teams, Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation (2021-2022) and Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation (2019-2020).

 

Image: Members of the 2018-19 project team, by Jared Lazarus

Team Leaders

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

Undergraduate Team Members

  • Annika Allado, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Ayo Balogun, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Henry Burns, Economics (BS); Physics (AB2)
  • Elena Cavallero, Economics (BS)
  • Vanessa Chen, Computer Science (BS)
  • Kyra Cooperman, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • Ava Ganeshan, Mechanical Engineering (BSE); Mathematics (AB2)
  • Will Hess, Mechanical Engineering (BSE); Political Science (AB2)
  • Tommy Hessel, Computer Science (AB)
  • Ivy Jiang, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • James Kim, Electrical & Computer Egr(BSE)
  • Jack Kochansky, Economics (BS); Public Policy (AB2)
  • Elizabeth Lamb, Political Science (AB); Asian & Mid East Studies (AB2)
  • Becca Lau, Mechanical Engineering (BSE); German (AB2)
  • Sunny Li, Civil Engineering (BSE); Linguistics (AB2)
  • Powell Lowe, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Mike McWilliams, Mechanical Engineering (BSE); Earth & Ocean Sciences (AB2)
  • Franco Picone, Economics (BS)
  • Annie Roberts, Environmental Sciences (BS)
  • Alison Rosenbaum, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • Maryam Shahid, Computer Science (BS)
  • Sophia Simms, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Renata Starostka, Environmental Engineering(BSE); Mathematics (AB2)
  • Margaret Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Egr(BSE); Computer Science (BSE2)
  • Natasha Von Seelen, Electrical & Computer Egr(BSE); Computer Science (BSE2)
  • Ben Williams, Electrical & Computer Egr(BSE)
  • Jeffrey Zheng, Chemistry (BS)

Themes