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Current and Potential Project Ideas

Current and Potential Project Ideas . Quang Pham . Sustainable Fitness Project. Personal experience with working out Idea: generate electricity while you work out Research Iteration: educate students as they work out on the value of energy Partnership with AFC and director

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Current and Potential Project Ideas

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  1. Current and Potential Project Ideas Quang Pham

  2. Sustainable Fitness Project • Personal experience with working out • Idea: generate electricity while you work out • Research • Iteration: educate students as they work out on the value of energy • Partnership with AFC and director • Grant Proposal • Timeline • Budget plan • Measure for success • Design posters, flyers, and education monitors

  3. Sustainable Fitness Project • Coordinate with AFC director • Buy and implement bikes into AFC • Advertise! • Collect data and analyze it • Iterate! • Future plan/goal: study and retrofit elliptical • Obtain more funding • Retrofit more bikes • We are always looking to expand the team!

  4. Idea: Education Gift Box • Charlottesville County Public School • Education division due to economic status • Increase young students interests in science and technology • Advocate for higher and continuing education • “Education in a box” • Make it sustainable! • Still working out the logistics

  5. Idea: Solar Panel Project • HelioSage: solar project development firm • Consulting services • Photovoltaic estimates • System sizing • Modeling • Continuation of last year’s solar panel project

  6. Idea: Window Farm • Use recycled water bottles and materials • Increase easy access to fresh produce/herbs • Promote healthier diets • Need refinement: • Who’s the clients? • Do they really need this?

  7. Recap: How to do your own project • 1. Experience it • 2. IDEAS: Identify a problem and stakeholders • 3. Create objectives • 4. Need help/advice? ESWB, professors, faculty mentors • 5. Develop metrics • 6. Iterations! • 7. Carry through! Analyze/reflect! Make improvements. • ESWB is a great resource for advice and mentorship!

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