Institution |
EPA Grant Number |
Project Title |
Project Descriptions |
Team Photo |
Clarkson University |
SU832488 |
Biodiesel as a Sustainable Alternative to Petroleum Diesel in School Buses |
Clarkson University students will conduct a feasibility study that examines using locally produced biodiesel as a replacement fuel for school buses.[Read More] |
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Drexel University |
SU832486 |
Design of a Trap Grease Upgrader for BioFuel Processing - Phase I |
Drexel University students will characterize waste cooking grease captured from grease traps to determine its suitability as a feedstock to produce biodiesel. A biofuel production plant will be designed around the feedstock properties of the trap grease.[Read More] |
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Gonzaga University |
SU832495 |
Manufacturing Facility for Activated Carbon and Ceramic Water Filters at the Songhai Center, Benin |
Gonzaga University students will plan and design a facility and the processes to manufacture Filtron® ceramic drinking water filters at the Songhai Center in Porto-Novo, Benin.[Read More] |
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Iowa State University, Federal University of Vicosa |
SU832490 |
Renewable Resources To Power A University - A Model For Regional Sustainable Development |
Iowa State University and Federal University of Vicosa students will develop an overall system model for a renewable energy system and investigate the ...[Read More] |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
SU832492 |
Scale-up Implementation of a Sustainable, Appropriate, Awards-winning, Arsenic and Microbial Removal Filter in Rural Nepal |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and their local Nepali partner, Environment and Public Health Organization have engaged in multiple years of R&D on arsenic detection and remediation in Nepal, and, since 2003 have implemented and are now scale upping their innovative, low-cost, award-winning household-level drinking water treatment system, the KanchanTM Arsenic Filter.[Read More] |
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Ohio Northern University |
SU832477 |
High Albedo and Environment-Friendly Concrete for Smart Growth and Sustainable Development |
Ohio Northern University students will investigate solar reflective properties (albedos) of conventional concrete and design new concrete mixtures that have higher albedo values, yet are affordable, environment-friendly, durable, structurally sound, and esthetically acceptable.[Read More] |
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University of Colorado at Boulder |
SU832509 |
A Green Mind: A Sustainable, Smart Growth Plan for Muramba, Rwanda |
University of Colorado at Boulder students will develop a green community in Muramba, Rwanda. The project will focus on rainwater collection for safe drinking water at relatively low cost.[Read More] |
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University of Iowa, Iowa Department of Natural Resources |
SU832503 |
Design of a P3 Exchange Program |
University of Iowa and Iowa Department of Natural Resources will develop an intern exchange program with Xicotepec de Juarez, Puebla, Mexico and the University of Iowa for students studying pollution prevention.[Read More] |
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University of Missouri - Rolla |
SU832487 |
S.T.E.P. (Solar Thermal/Electric Panel):Full-Scale Performance Data and Energy Testing |
University of Missouri - Rolla students will construct and test a model of a roofing system that is visually appealing, hybridized, and solar/thermal panel integrated.[Read More] |
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University of Virginia |
SU832505 |
EVALUATING ecoMOD: Building Performance Monitoring and Post-Occupancy Evaluation of an Ecological, Modular House |
University of Virginia students are creating a series of ecological, modular and affordable houses through partnerships with Piedmont Housing Alliance and Habitat for Humanity.[Read More] |
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