What: The Spring 2016 Energy and Environment class will be hosting a session on April 30. The first half will be a business plan competition, where students will be presenting their ideas about recycling, LED lights, solar energy, and recycling. Anyone is welcome to attend!
When: Saturday, April 30, 9:00am-12:00pm
Where: Brockman Hall Room 103, Rice University
Map of Rice University – Building 12 on map
Schedule
9:00 – 10:30am – Business Plan Competition
- Greener Electrical Storage Solutions – Youssef Machkhas and Maddy Tadros
- LED Lights for McMurtry College – Ethan Agrawal, Quazi Rasool, and Amanda San Miguel
- LED Lights for Rice Parking – Kentrell Owens and Tae Hyun Yun
- Improving Recycling in Athletics – Emmanuel Ellerbee, Sophia Erhard, Ansley Jones, Ryan Saathoff
10:30am – 12:00pm – Science Dimensions of Climate and Energy
- The Science of Emissions Monitoring in Texas Petrochemical Plants – Maddy Tadros
- Sustainable Building Material: The Life Cycle of Hempcrete – Ansley Jones
- Environmental Impacts of Trawling for Fish – Ryan Saathoff
- Solar Panels and Solar Power – Ethan Agrawal
- How do we know humans are impacting the climate? – Amanda San Miguel
- LEED Certified Stadiums – Emmanuel Ellerbee
- LID Impact Development – Sophia Erhard
- Biomass’ multiple use in energy and beyond it – Quazi Rasool