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Planio Chapter- Project Name [COMPLETED] - Task #44 (In Progress): Univeristy of Guelph Pop Tab Projecthttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/442022-12-23T23:28:36Zalexa bates
<p>The UofG Pop Tab Project will be relaunched January 2023. There will be multiple pop tab collection sites in various areas on the UofG campus so that students can give in their pop tabs to raise money for wheelchairs.
One site for collection will be in the student residences on campus in the lobby of each campus. These collectors will be mason jars and they will be collected often by UofG ESW members.
Another site for collection will be in the University Centre in the middle of the UofG campus. This collection site will be a rain barrel that is designed to look like a pop can. We hope that this will attract students to our project and they will be more intrigued to donate their tabs.
Another method of collection that will be created is through creating mini games that utilize pop tabs as a ticket. For example, there will be a plinko game placed on campus and students will put their pop tabs in and it will mimic a plinko game. This will also attract students to take part in the project and donate their tabs.
This project is still underway and the multiple collection methods will be released at different times throughout the semester (January 2023-April 2023) to keep students engaged, and also because different collection methods take different amounts of time to create.</p> Pivoting blade Vertical Axis Turbine - Task #43 (Open): Estimate rotor diameter for 0.5 kw turbine https://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/432022-08-24T21:00:16ZSanjay Jain
<p>Using online calculators like <a href="https://rechneronline.de/wind-power/" class="external">https://rechneronline.de/wind-power/</a> estimate the size of rotor area to produce 1/2 kw</p> Chapter- Project Name [COMPLETED] - Task #42 (Open): UW Madison Wisconsin Chapter Vertical Aquapo...https://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/422022-08-02T02:12:10ZBen Yang
<p>Project Summary:</p>
<p>Over the past 8 months we have hit a number of major milestones. Most of them are related to funding and outreach opportunities we have been given. Through the university we were awarded an additional grant to fund the construction of our project, with enough money to build a large scale system as well as a smaller scale system for a greenhouse. Additionally, we have decided to partner with a local community food organization and middle school to implement these projects, which we are projected to officially implement spring of 2023. In terms of construction, we are in the process of installing the plumbing system for the aquaponics system, which we’ve ordered all the required materials for. We’ve finished building the frame and fish tank for our large vertical aquaponics system, which took 2 months to build. We are looking to finish the construction by the end of September.</p>
<p>Project Plan & Evaluation:
Overall, this project is far greater of an endeavor than we could have imagined. As of right now we are roughly 40% through the project, with the most difficult section past us. Most of the issues we ran into came from logistical processes, we are required to run almost everything through the school since we were awarded a grant through them as well. For example, with ordering materials, we had long shipping times, concerns related to having workbench access, getting shop certified to use the heavy machinery, expense reports for reimbursement, etc. Additionally, we dealt with issues related to material usage, specifically warping of wood, which was a huge set back and we were required to revise our dimensions to account for the shift in shape. However, we are still following the constructed pathway that we created in early March, starting with the development of a frame, then plumbing systems, then filters, biological components, then finally the solar components. We have revised our timeline which hopefully gives a more accurate and realistic projection of our project considering where we stand right now. Where we hope to finish building our final prototype by the end of September.</p>
<p>Project Impact:</p>
<p>One of our long term goals for this project is to be able to give a foundational understanding of food systems, sustainability, STEAM principles, and systems thinking for youth. We believe that this project serves as a vital interactive element for the learning process, which will give the users the opportunity to develop a technical and interpersonal understanding of social, cultural, and scientific expressions of sustainability, which will be highlighted through growing their very own plants and maintaining the system. Additionally, this project serves as a platform for underrepresented youth to explore sustainability career options, understandings, and initiatives which they may be systematically excluded from. Ultimately, this project is a fun initiative that hopes to engage students through core concepts of self-sustainability and renewable technology.</p> Chapter- Project Name [COMPLETED] - Support #41 (Open): UTEP Plastic Recycling--Precious Plastichttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/412022-06-09T20:49:01ZAiram Flores
<p>In collaboration with Philosophic Systems Institute, ESW will help in accumulating plastic throughout the campus to then shred it and recycle the material for different use cases. The Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at El Paso will be in charge to program the machines necessary to deploy the shredding of plastics.
Employment inside the campus might be provided in the upcoming semester, where students tasks will be collecting, distributing, and process the plastic brought up by students.</p> Chapter- Project Name [COMPLETED] - Task #40 (In Progress): Brown University Solar Laptop Chargerhttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/402021-12-27T15:21:13ZAdeline Mathier
<p>Our proposed project is a solar laptop charging station that would also serve as a piece of outdoor
seating for students on Brown’s campus to stop and charge devices. We are designing to solve the
research challenge of powering 4 laptops for 6 hours per day. Our software team has been working on
connecting it to a website that will track power usage. This project will build skills and experience for
club members as well as sustainability awareness in the greater Brown and Providence community.</p> HMC - Hydroponics - Task #36 (In Progress): Data logging systemhttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/362020-07-22T05:15:04ZBill Yen
<p>Build data logging system that reads the voltage data from the RPi sensors and logs it into a SQLite database saved locally to a flash drive on the RPi.</p> RHIT - Garden Irrigation Project - Task #25 (Open): MCD EJP Solar Panel Projecthttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/252020-06-27T02:50:35ZAnonymous
<p>This proposal is to assemble and mount a solar-powered charging station at Eduardo J.
Padron Campus. The system will include an LED that will notify students when the panel has
enough energy to charge their devices. With this project, we will promote clean energy use on
campus while encouraging other clubs to make the Padron Campus greater.</p> RHIT - Garden Irrigation Project - Task #23 (Open): Data Analysis and Adjustmentshttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/232020-06-10T00:17:52ZAnonymousRHIT - Garden Irrigation Project - Task #22 (Open): Collect Data of Operationhttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/222020-06-10T00:17:06ZAnonymousRHIT - Garden Irrigation Project - Task #21 (Open): Program Electronic Controllerhttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/212020-06-10T00:15:09ZAnonymousRHIT - Garden Irrigation Project - Task #20 (Open): Test Set up and Fix Leaks / Errorshttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/202020-06-10T00:14:17ZAnonymousRHIT - Garden Irrigation Project - Task #19 (Open): Setup Electronicshttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/192020-06-10T00:09:13ZAnonymousRHIT - Garden Irrigation Project - Task #18 (Open): Assemble Piping and Coverhttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/182020-06-10T00:06:42ZAnonymousRHIT - Garden Irrigation Project - Task #17 (Open): Dig Area for Pipehttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/172020-06-10T00:05:36ZAnonymousRHIT - Garden Irrigation Project - Task #16 (Open): Clear Dig Site with Facilitieshttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/162020-06-10T00:01:56ZAnonymousRHIT - Garden Irrigation Project - Task #15 (Open): Purchase Itemshttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/152020-06-10T00:01:29ZAnonymousRHIT - Garden Irrigation Project - Task #14 (Open): Finalize Budgethttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/142020-06-09T16:06:37ZAnonymousRHIT - Garden Irrigation Project - Task #13 (Open): Finalize Designhttps://eswprojects.planio.com/issues/132020-06-09T16:06:06ZAnonymous