Webcast 2008: The Collaboratory Water Group

May 2nd, 2008

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The Collaboratory Water Group: Village Water Ozonization System
Daniel Barlow, William Bellows, Ariela Vader

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Webcast 2008: The Collaboratory Education Group

May 2nd, 2008

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The Collaboratory Education Group: Strengthening Mathematical Literacy in a Developing Country
Angela Hare, Katie Patton, Kristen Wilt

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Webcast 2008: Words from the Provost

May 2nd, 2008

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Words from the Provost
Randy Basinger

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Webcast 2008: Lunch Time

May 2nd, 2008

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Webcast 2008: Village Water Ozonization System

May 2nd, 2008

The Senior Design Project Presentation Webcast is in progress!

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Village Water Ozonization System
Ian Leslie, Gerald Mwangi

There is a critical need for clean water in parts of rural Honduras. The VWOS team has designed a simple, cost–effective ozone water purification system for installation and use in two villages in Honduras. Our project has involved designing and assembling a solar power source which will be used to run the purification systems.

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Webcast 2008: Personal Electronic Math Tutor

May 2nd, 2008

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Personal Electronic Math Tutor
Jeremy Ashinghurst, Scott Eshleman, Phil Gilde

On trips to Burkina Faso, the Collaboratory’s Education Group learned that Mahadaga’s students have difficulty applying arithmetic to real situations. To alleviate this problem, our team designed a handheld personal electronic math tutor capable of reinforcing arithmetic knowledge visually.

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Webcast 2008: Alternate Aviation Solutions

May 2nd, 2008

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Alternate Aviation Solutions 2008
Jeffrey Eng, Nathan Horst, Jonathan Patrick

As commercial flight–tracking and communication technologies are rapidly increasing in price, AAS 2008 has sought to provide an alternative in adapting the Automated Flight Following System, developed by JAARS, to interact with the line of Codan radios currently employed by Mission Aviation Fellowship.

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Webcast 2008: Thermosyphon System Design

May 2nd, 2008

The Senior Design Project Presentation Webcast is in progress!

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Thermosyphon System Design
Ben Jordan, Nick Kipe, Tyler Thumma

This year’s Thermosyphon team created multiple testing models in order to analyze, verify, and change the existing theoretical computer model. They also created a list of manufacturing guidelines for the collector panel.

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Webcast 2008: Wind–Solar Hybrid Energy System

May 2nd, 2008

The Senior Design Project Presentation Webcast is in progress!

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Wind–Solar Hybrid Energy System
Michael Dell, Jonathan Siemen, William Tanis

A wind–solar hybrid energy system uses the availability of both wind and solar energies in one versatile and convenient package. Small wind and solar systems are quickly gaining popularity and, in combination, present an affordable, clean, and effective solution for household energy needs.

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Webcast 2008: Introductory Remarks (Engineering)

May 2nd, 2008

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Introductory Remarks
Don Pratt, Engineering

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