Illness and Disability Awareness In Children’s Media
Our challenge was addressing the lack of fun educational products that teach about illness and disability in children’s media. This is a problem because…
Grand Challenges Initiative
Jimothy the Chatbot
A sarcastic chatbot that also has a text-to-speech element Full poster: JimothyChatbot
JAC Profit
We are creating a stock forecasting app by analyzing human interaction with certain stocks through Twitter. We hope to use the data and trends…
Looking to Save Money and Water? Add Some Native Plants to Your Yard!
Xeriscaping is a form of gardening in which plants that are more drought tolerant are incorporated into a garden, reducing water usage. Under persistence water…
Smart Charger: Utilizing Trickle Charging to Extend Battery Life
Our goal is to create a device that helps reduce the amount of e-waste produced by extending the battery life of single-life electronics through…
Flattening the Duck Curve
We addressed the California energy ‘duck’ curve problem with a more intelligent and efficient household thermostat. Our goal was to alleviate the strain on…
The Proliferation Problem
Our group was interested at how cells proliferate within different biomaterials, specifically a matrix/collagen solution compared to normal collagen. Full poster: TheProliferationProblem
Paper Production Impact & Alternative Production
Wood-pulp paper production negatively impacts the environment due to its reliance on deforestation for material and its production by polluting paper mills. Using fungi…
Data Analysis of Sea Turtle Nesting Habits
Although global change is negatively affecting endangered sea turtles, populations are decreasing at a rate faster than research and conservation efforts. We propose here…
The ECOSTRESS
Our grand challenge is to evaluate whether or not emerging satellite remote sensing tools can be used to infer plant function, particularly with respect…
Water Contamination Solution: Life Bucket
Portable water filtration and storage device. View the full poster here
Using Satellites to Improve Water Management
Water management is crucial for New Mexico as it is one of the driest states. Inefficient allocation of water only worsens water scarcity. Satellite…