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2007/2008 P3 Teams
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2007-2008 P3 Grant Recipients - Phase 1: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity, and the Planet
2008 Expo and P3 Award photos will be added incrementally to this site over the next 2 weeks.
| Institution | EPA Grant Number | Project Title | Project Description | Photos |
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| Appalachian State University | SU833560 | The Boone Bicycle Initiative: A Community Based Project to Promote Bicycles as an Alternative Mode of Transportation | Appalachian State University students will develop and implement a community-based program to encourage the use of bicycles for commuting. [Read More] | Photos |
| Auburn University Main Campus | SU833566 | Place-Based Green Building: Integrating Local Environmental and Planning Analysis into Green Building Guidelines | Auburn University students will develop a methodology for a place-based approach to the green building rating system that considers buildings within their local environmental and social contexts. [Read More] | Photos |
| Carleton College | SU833564 | Reducing the Waste Stream: Bringing Environmental, Economical, and Educational Composting to a Liberal Arts College | Carleton College students will conduct a pilot on-site composting program using the Green Mountain Technologies Earth Tub. [Read More] | Photos |
| Carnegie Mellon University | SU833519 | Engineering the Biosynthesis of Styrene in Yeast | Carnegie Mellon University students will engineer microorganisms to produce styrene, a chemical compound used along with enormous amounts of natural gas to produce plastics, rubber, and insulation. [Read More] | Photos |
| Chadron State College | SU833510 | Sustainability of Chadron Creek Watershed | Chadron State College students will develop and implement a sustainability model to revitalize the Chadron Creek watershed, which has been degraded by ash runoff from recent forest fires as well as intensive grazing. [Read More] | Photos |
| Clemson University | SU833512 | Waste Tires on the Island of Dominica: Survey and Solutions | Clemson University students will develop alternatives for automobile tire recycle and/or disposal for the island nation of Dominica. [Read More] | Photos |
| Columbia University | SU833528 | Development Plan of a Sustainable Micro Hydro Power Plant and Distribution System for Tribal Village Cluster in Rural India | Columbia University students, alonge with their NGO partner Gram Vikas (GV), will gather data to design and implement a micro-hydro power plant in the Badi Trika Gouda village in India. [Read More] | Photos |
| Drexel University | SU833524 | A Novel Reactor Design for Efficient Production of Biodiesel from High Free-Fatty-Acid Oils | Drexel University students will design, study, and build a reactor that produces biodiesel more efficiently. [Read More] | Photos |
| Elizabethtown College | SU833529 | Standalone "Green" Community-Center Buildings: Hydrogen Generation/Storage/Delivery System for when Primary Energy Storage is at Capacity | Elizabethtown College students will design, construct, and monitor a ‘smart’ hydrogen-fuel storage system. [Read More] | Photos |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | SU833555 | Development and Monitoring of a Sustainable Affordable Housing Community in Southwest Florida Gulf Coast University | Florida Gulf Coast University students are building an affordable and sustainable community in southwest Florida that is energy efficient, has increased hurricane safety, has lower indoor pollution, and has yards that are productive in their own right. [Read More] | |
| Gonzaga University | SU833541 | West Africa Technology, Education and Reciprocity (WATER) for Benin | Gonzaga University students will work to improve the production of drinking water filters to be used in sub-Saharan Africa. [Read More] | Photos |
| Heidelberg College | SU833563 | Paving the Way to a "Greener" Campus: Alternative Paving Materials for Pollution Control and Aesthetic Appeal | Heidelberg College students will develop a cost-effective and sustainable design for paved parking areas. [Read More] | Photos |
| Humboldt State University | SU833530 | Catching the Wind: A Low Cost Method for Wind Power Site Assessment | Humboldt State University students will design software that predicts wind energy potential and will install a monitoring system at a test site to evaluate it. [Read More] | Photos |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | SU833549 | Design of Sustainable Water Supply and Distribution System for Pignon, Haiti | Illinois Institute of Technology students will help design a sustainable water supply and distribution system for the Haitian town of Pignon. [Read More] | Photos |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | SU833527 | Sewage Off-Gas-Driven Fuel Cells to Stimulate Rural Electrification | Illinois Institute of Technology undergraduate and graduate students, in concert with high school students from the Illinois Math and Science Academy, will study a power-generating system that creates electricity from decomposing organic waste. [Read More] | Photos |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | SU833565 | The Cast Paper Dome; An Opportunity to Develop New Materials and Construction Techniques for Sustainable Building | Illinois Institute of Technology students will construct a compact geodesic dome from recycled paper. Paper pulp, when cast into complex shapes and dried, has considerable strength and as a result may eventually be a material incorporated into architectural design. [Read More] | Photos |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico- San German | SU833542 | Bioindicators of Sustainable Development Strategies in Subtropical Climates | Inter American University students partnered with the Center for Environmental Education Conservation and Research will study the effect of land development in Puerto Rico on the health of the flat tree oyster population. [Read More] | Photos |
| Iowa State University | SU833537 | Small-Scale Fuel Alcohol Production to Meet University Vehicle Fuel Needs and Promote Regional Sustainable Development | Iowa State University students as well as students from the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) in Brazil will create small-scale ethanol production and distribution systems. [Read More] | Photos |
| James Madison University | SU833507 | Sustainable Water Extraction and Distribution System for Agricultural Applications in the Namawanga Community, Kenya | James Madison University students will partner with the non-profit organization Least of These International, Inc. (LOTI) to create a sustainable water pumping and irrigation system for the Namawanga Community in western Kenya. Currently the community does not have adequate water for crops to feed everyone. [Read More] | Photos |
| John Brown University | SU833544 | Sustainable Community Development – Water Slow-Sand Filtration | John Brown University students will design and construct a slow sand water purification system for use by small communities. [Read More] | Photos |
| Keene State College | SU833523 | Keene Community Partnership for a Closed Loop Biodiesel System | Keene College students will work to bring biodiesel production, use, and research to the local community on a sustainable scale. [Read More] | Photos |
| Lawrence Technological University | SU833557 | Development, Design and Consumer Testing of Marketable Residential LED Light Luminaires | Lawrence Technological University students will design and construct two aesthetically pleasing and energy efficient LED lights. [Read More] | Photos |
| Loyola University of Chicago | SU833522 | Innovative Biodiesel Production: A Solution to the Scientific, Technical, and Educational Challenges of Sustainability | Loyola University of Chicago students will construct a lab to produce biodiesel from vegetable oil waste from the cafeteria. [Read More] | Photos |
| Marquette University | SU833543 | Sustainable Water Supply for La Garrucha, Guatemala | Marquette University students will design and evaluate alternative methods of obtaining access to clean drinking water for the residents of La Garrucha, Guatemala. [Read More] | Photos |
| Northern Illinois University | SU833516 | Eco-Friendly Golf Tees Filled with Corn-Based DDGS | Northern Illinois University students will develop a process for incorporating a by-product of the ethanol industry into the manufacture of plastics. [Read More] | Photos |
| Northern Illinois University | SU833509 | Higher Performance Solar Crop Dryer Kit for Developing Economies | Northern Illinois University students will develop a prototype design for a solar-powered crop dryer. In many parts of the world, farmers must first dry crops using fossil fuels. [Read More] | Photos |
| Ohio State University - Main Campus | SU833508 | Harvesting Rooftop Runoff from RDP Housing in South Africa: A Pragmatic Approach to Supplement Water Supply While Reducing Flooding, Soil Erosion, and Disease | Ohio State University students will design a collection and distribution system for water runoff from metal rooftops of South African homes built by the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). [Read More] | Photos |
| Ohio University - Main Campus | SU833539 | Improving Public Awareness of Chemical Exposure Issues through a 3-D Online Environmental Education Game | Ohio University students will design video game to increase public awareness of everyday chemical exposures. [Read More] | Photos |
| Oklahoma State University | SU833517 | The Man’s Jacket Design for Disassembly: an Implementation of C2CAD Framework | Oklahoma State University and Illinois State University students will create a man’s jacket from environmentally benign chemicals and materials. [Read More] | Photos |
| Oregon State University | SU833535 | Sustainable Biofuels Systems for Undeveloped Regions | Oregon State University students will work to create a model of implementing vegetable oil-based fuels in the developing world. [Read More] | Photos |
| Pennsylvania State University | SU833534 | Green Engineering to Reduce the Use of Petroleum Energy Resources. Phase I. Use of Sustainable Sources of Feed Stocks for the Production of Biodiesel Fuel – An Undergraduate Educational Program | Pennsylvania State University students will use plant oils, animal fats, algae, and waste cooking oil in a variety of chemical engineering experiments to sustainably produce biodiesel. [Read More] | Photos |
| Pierce College | SU833511 | Development of a Method to Convert Green and Animal Wastes to a Useful Agricultural Product with Possible Alternative Fuel Use | Pierce College students will produce a product created from animal and green wastes that will be a fertilizer and/or a fuel source. [Read More] | Photos |
| Princeton University | SU833558 | An Innovative Paradigm: Green Retrofitting Residential Buildings | Princeton University students will partner with the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association to develop cost-effective retrofitting strategies to reduce energy consumption in homes. [Read More] | Photos |
| Radford University | SU833513 | Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Solid Acid Catalyst for Improved Use of Waste Oil Feedstock for Biodiesel Production | Radford University students will create a novel carbon catalyst to help improve the efficiency of biodiesel made from waste oil. [Read More] | Photos |
| Rice University | SU833547 | Water Treatment and Education in Villahermosa, Mexico | William Marsh Rice University students will design and construct a water treatment facility for several schools and communities in developing nations with water supplies contaminated by waste runoff. [Read More] | Photos |
| Rutgers University | SU833552 | Developing a Small Business in Response to a Stormwater Utility for New Jersey | Rutgers University students will develop a business plan for a potential consulting company to a wastewater treatment facility. [Read More] | Photos |
| St Lawrence University | SU833536 | Manufacture of Photovoltaic Solar Cell Using Plant Chlorophyll | St. Lawrence University students will create a chlorophyll-based photovoltaic cell to generate electricity from solar power. [Read More] | Photos |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art | SU833551 | The Development of an Indigenous Fluoride Filter | The Cooper Union and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) students will work to develop a simple filter that removes fluoride from groundwater. [Read More] | Photos |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art | SU833538 | Solar Lighting for Remote Rural Communities | The Cooper Union and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) students are developing a rechargeable lantern that can be used in remote communities around the world. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of Arizona | SU833525 | Power Generation Using Megnetohydrodynamic Generator with a Circulation Flow Driven by Solar-Heat-Induced Natural Convection | University of Arizona students will design and test a novel means of generating electricity using solar heat. The system, called a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) system, creates electricity by flowing a conductive fluid through a permanent magnetic field. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of California - Berkeley | SU833553 | Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation in Rural Bangladesh | A University of California-Berkeley student will develop a technology to help Bangladesh reduce the amount of arsenic in drinking water. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of California - Davis | SU833562 | Production of Natural Plastics in Wastewater Treatment | University of California-Davis students will work to design and construct an efficient means of producing plastic from wastewater. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of California - Davis | SU833554 | Sustainable Biological Phosphorous Removal: A New Theory to Meet Increasingly Stringent Effluent Discharge Requirements | University of California-Davis students will work to develop a more efficient method of removing phosphorous from wastewater. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of California - Riverside | SU833526 | Zero Waste Biodiesel: Using Glycerin and Biomass to Create Renewable Energy | University of California – Riverside students will create a combustible alternative form of energy derived from glycerin. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of Florida | SU833550 | A Sustainable Approach to Preserve the Choctawhatchee Coastal Dune Lakes of Florida | University of Florida students will study the coastal dune lakes of the Choctawhatchee basin in Florida to suggest alternative land-use practices. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | SU833556 | Treatment and Reuse of Urban Storm Water with a Customized Constructed Wetland | University of Hawaii at Manoa students will design and build a storm water wetland using native Hawaiian plants. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of Idaho | SU833561 | Architecture as Pedagogy: Interdisciplinary Design and Creation of a Carbon Neutral Idaho Environmental Learning Center at the University of Idaho McCall Field Campus | University of Idaho students will plan, design, and construct a carbon-neutral environmental learning center. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign | SU833546 | Sustainable Water Development Program for Rural Nigeria | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students will create a sustainable water development program for rural Nigeria, a country where over 50% of the population does not have access to safe drinking water. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of Iowa | SU833521 | Design and Testing of a Point of Use Electrolytic Chlorine Generator for Drinking Water Disinfection in Poor Countries | University of Iowa students will develop a handheld bleach generator potentially useful for disinfecting drinking water in households of poor communities around the world. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of Maryland - Baltimore | SU833515 | Social Feasibility of Energy-Efficiency Retrofits and Educational Campaigns for Sustainable Energy Use in Pre-existing College Residence Halls | University of Maryland, Baltimore County students will study the most effective means of promoting energy conservation within student residences. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of Massachusetts - Lowell | SU833540 | Creating a Sustainable Project Dashboard | University of Massachusetts—Lowell students will develop an interactive software program designed to evaluate the performance of sustainability projects. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of Missouri - Columbia | SU833545 | Enhanced Nutrient Removal from On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems | University of Missouri-Columbia students will develop a wastewater treatment system that removes excess nutrients from septic tanks. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | SU833548 | Development and Evaluation of Three Simple, Low-Cost, Low-Tech Tests for Microbial Fecal Indicators in Drinking and Recreational Water | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students will develop and test three simple, inexpensive, and portable means of testing water for microbial and viral infection. [Read More] | Photos |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | SU833559 | Sustainable Overlay District (SOD) Methodology | University of North Carolina at Charlotte students will create a sustainable plan for a run-down suburban strip mall. [Read More] | |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | SU833514 | Sustainable Plastics: Designing and Demonstrating Renewable, Biodegradable Products Made of Soy Protein-based Plastics | University of Wisconsin-Madison students will design and produce plastic from soy protein. [Read More] | Photos |
| Virginia State University | SU833506 | Comparison of an Engine Operated on Canola Based Biodiesel to an Engine Operated on Petroleum Diesel | Virginia State University and James Madison University students will demonstrate to small-scale farmers that biodiesel can be a sustainable fuel to use in their equipment. [Read More] | Photos |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | SU833518 | Nanostructured Material Design for Mercury, Arsenic, and Selenium Capture | Worcester Polytechnic Institute students are using nanotechnology to create a material that captures mercury, arsenic, and selenium produced during coal combustion. [Read More] | Photos |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | SU833520 | Wind Power from Kites: Low-Cost, Sustainable Energy for Developing Nations | Worcester Polytechnic Institute students are designing a low-cost system that generates electricity from the up and down motion of a tethered kite. [Read More] | Photos |
2007-2008 P3 Grant Recipients - Phase 2: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity, and the Planet
| Institution | EPA Grant Number | Project Title |
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| Appalachian State University | SU833683 | The Affordable Bioshelters Project: Testing Innovative Technologies, Working to Make High Performance Solar Greenhouses Cost Competitive |
| Lehigh University | SU833759 | Removal of Arsenic from Drinking Water in Remote Indian Villages and Sustainable Disposal of Resultant Arsenic-Laden Waste Products |
| Northwestern University | SU833758 | Solar Photovoltaic and Wastewater Treatment Systems Design for Communities in Panamá |
| University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign | SU833682 | An Innovative System for Bioremediation of Agricultural Chemicals for Environmental Sustainability |
| University of Virginia | SU833802 | The Learning Barge: Environmental + Cultural Ecologies on the Elizabeth River |
| Western Washington University | SU833684 | Biomethane for Transportation |
If you are a member of a 2007/2008 P3 team, review information for Current Grantees.