THE GLOBAL ENGINEER

ALGAE GROWS THE FUTURE (NSF IUSE 1610164)

 

Instructor:

Margaret E. Hunter

email: hunterm@rowan.edu

Click here for general course syllabus

PATHFINDER SCHEDULE                      GAMELAB DEADLINES

Tentative Schedule for The Global Engineer Freshman Clinic (Section 17)

Meeting Times:

 

M: 6:30 PM-7:45 PM Rowan Hall Extension 241
W: 5:00 PM-7:45 PM Rowan Hall Extension 241


Week Start Date
TOPIC

 

PATHFINDER READING

 

Deliverables

Important Links/Resources/Queries

1 Jan 15

Introduction to the Course Syllabus

FIRST DAY

Forming Teams

 

Effective Student teams

 

FEC II Intro

Product Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Jan 22

Product Development

Intellectual Property

 

Absurd Patents

Intellectual Property

Eng communication II

 

 

Guidelines to Report Writing

Sample Report

BAD REPORT

Letter of Transmittal

 

Oral Presentation Guidelines

3 Jan 29

UD Project Overview

Project Lab 1

 

 

 

 

Universal Design (UD)

 

Gender Bias in Science & Engineering

Dark Lady of DNAdna

Hidden Figures authorhidden

4 Feb 5

 

 

 

Project Lab 2

 

Project Lab Reading

 

 

Statistics Presentation

Engineering Statistics I

 

UD Memo # 1 (Team)

 

Usable Stats

Normal Distribution

t - test and error bars

Article on Error Bars

Sample Problem with Error Bars

 

 

5 Feb 12

Universal Design Week 3 (UD)

 

Statistics II

 

UD Memo # 2 (Team)

 

6 Feb 19

Universal Design Week 4 (UD)

 

MATLAB

 

MATLAB Student Challenges

 

 

UD Memo # 3 (Team)
7 Feb 26

 

Design for the 90 (D90)

Water Pumping Presentation

 

Solar Water Pumping

 

Pumping Codes

 

 

Nine Principles for Design

 

 

 

 

 

Design 90

UD Team YouTube Video

 

UD design Report

NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering

United Nations Millenium Development Goals

Billions in Change

 

NASA: Global Horizontal Radiation in kWh/m^2/day

NASA: Global Average Ambient Temperature in Celsius

 

 

 

8 Mar 5

Design for the 90 (D90)

Technology Transfer Resources

 

Pump Econ Evaluation

 

Engineering Economics

 Econ presentation

Interest factor handout

 

 

9 Mar 12
SPRING BREAK
10 Mar 19

 

Design for the 90 (D90)

 

 

Engineering Economic II

 D90 Tech Transfer   Team Presentation

 

11 Mar 26

Midterm

 

Ethics

 

 

 

Henrietta Lacks Foundation

Engineering Ethics

HeLa Artcle on Bioethics

Article from Johns Hopkin

 

12 Apr 2

Introduction to Algae

Algae Growth Kinetics

Algae Growth Conditions

Algae Derived Biofuels

Algae Growth Studies

Useful Report on Algae Growth Studies

Algae Growth Study Paper

Sample Journal Paper on Algae Growth

Paper Guidelines

 

 

NA

 

 D90 Water Supply Memo with MATLAB code (Ind)

 

D90 Team White Paper

All About Algae

The Future Will Run on Algae

Review Article on Algae Derived Biofuels

Photosynthesis for Kids

Photosynthesis Lab

Algae Oil Extraction

NASA Video 

NASA OMEGA Project

Photosynthesis

 

13 Apr 9

Gas Transfer Slides

Gas Transfer Study Guide

Gas Transfer Quiz

Gas Transfer Rate Measurement

 

 

NA

 

Movie Reflection

 

Greenhouse Gases

CO2 Sequestration

CO2 Solubility

White House Committee on Science & Environment


14 Apr 16

Algae Applications

                       NA
Algae growth report

Algae Surfboards

Algae Products

Are You Gellin?

Alginate

Algae Gel-Vetigel

Algae Gel for Healing Wounds

Gel Properties

 

Gel Handout

 

Algae for Food Industry

 

Famous Cosmetics Industry Entrepreuners

 

15 Apr 23

 

Algae Project Wrap Up

Final Team Presentations

NA

Gas Transfer Memo

 

Final presentation slides

How will algae grow the future for Bangladesh?

 

 

16 April 30

 

Final Exam (TBA)