Civil & Mechanical Sustainable Technologies Kitchen, CE6/ME6 Christopher Fragner Webster Ross Katie Neal Charlie Rogers Christine Ngan Paige Lawrence Krista Beyer
Advisor: Tait Carroll Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency Liaison: Noel Bormann
Our mission is to remediate the burden of disease in developing nations, strengthen cross-cultural relationships, and expand engineering knowledge, made possible through grant from the US EPA People, Prosperity, and Planet (P3) Program. Our project combines components of old technologies in environmentally and economically sustainable ways for use in rural Africa. Our products can improve health in rural Zambian homes by implementing easy-to-use water filters and a stove that emits fewer contaminants while converting excess energy to charge Zambian electronic devices. Design factors included cost, ease of use, sustainability, target market, construction materials, and consumer needs. Final research and designs were presented to the EPA in Washington DC. Our products will be produced in Zambezi this summer.
Benin Groundwater Modeling, CE11/ME11 Connor McGregor Cillian Wing Jessica Bladow Advisor: Stephen Silliman Sponsor: Gonzaga University
Cotonou is the largest city in Benin, Africa with a population of 1.5 million. The city relies on groundwater wells, some with increasing levels of salinity (salts). Certain wells have been abandoned because they exceed the taste threshold for chloride. Future groundwater development must be managed so long-term threats to water quality are minimized while the rate of water production remains sufficiently high to serve the population. Our team developed a calibrated groundwater management tool with a user manual that demonstrates how to modify the model. This management tool allows agency personnel to assess the impact of present and future water development strategies. The tool also allows agency personnel to determine the flow pathways of groundwater under various well location and pumping discharge scenarios. Gonzaga Design Exposition Day 2014
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