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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

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, Energy and Environment
  • Mandy Hooks, Energy and Environment

Undergraduate Team Members

  • Filip Bartel, Civil Engineering (BSE)
  • Woodley Burrow, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Alex Bussey, Civil Engineering (BSE)
  • Gabriel Debs, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • Katie Depasquale Cobb, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Jack Dugoni, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Audrey Hicks, Economics (BS)
  • Adam Johnson, Biomedical Engineering (BSE); Electrical & Cmputr Egr (BSE2)
  • Colin Lee, Program II (AB)
  • Leonora Lee, Civil Engineering (BSE)
  • Katherine Li, Civil Engineering (BSE)
  • Grace Llewellyn, Computer Science (BS)
  • Powell Lowe, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Tina Machado, Electrical & Computer Egr(BSE)
  • Prokop Martinek
  • Ginny Naughton, Public Policy (AB)
  • Jack Patterson, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • Kevin Peng, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Emma Quigg, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • Andrew Rasetti, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • Will Rawlings, Mechanical Engineering (BSE); Earth & Ocean Sciences (AB2)
  • Ashley Rosen, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Alfredo Sanchez, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Isabelle Sanz, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Benji Schussheim, Computer Science (BS)
  • Swetha Sekhar, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Sagar Shah, Public Policy (AB)
  • Avery Taylor, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • Ava Weinreb, Environmental Sci/Policy (AB)
  • Chang Yan, Economics (BS)