P3 Expo: Media information

Multimedia Highlights

View a P3 video describing the P3 competition.

P3 Research Project Search

Note to Reporters: The following are broadcast quality video and high resolution photos of all the six winning teams and their exhibits. Additional footage of the honorable mentions will be added in the near future.

Additional photos of the Expo and all of the participating P3 teams will be available here later in the week.

Note to General Public: The following videos are of broadcast quality and may not be suitable for web viewing due to their large size. Compressed (web viewable) versions will be made available as time permits.

2008 P3 Expo on the Mall (Produced by student volunteers from Jefferson High School, Charles Town WV) (Flash Movie, 17.12MB)

Generic P3 B-Roll Footage (QuickTime MOV, 617MB, 6.56mbits/sec, 12:30 mm:ss)

In the following video segments, several questions were posed to the teams. Phase II winners were asked additional questions regarding their research accomplishments:

Questions posed to all teams:

Please state and spell out your first and last name, name of the school you represent, and the name of your project.
Tell us briefly about your project. How does it work?
What was your inspiration to research this particular subject?
What were your results?
Why did you apply to p3?
What do you think about programs like p3?

PHASE II Winners:

What have you been able to accomplish in Phase II of the competition?
What do you ultimately hope to accomplish with your research?

Award Winners | Honorable Mentions | Other Awards

Select a photo below to see the full-size image.

Institution	EPA Grant Number	Project Title	Project Descriptions	Photos	Videos
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	SU833524_DREXEL_UNIV.wmv (Windows Media Format, 21.3MB, 1,025kbps, 2:53 mm:ss) SU833524_DREXEL_U_P3_interview.mov (QuickTime MOV, 158.76MB, 6.99mbits/sec, 3:11 mm:ss) SU833524_DREXEL_U_P3_B-Roll.mov (QuickTime MOV, 176MB, 7.51mbits/sec, 3:17 mm:ss) SU833524_DREXEL (Flash Movie, 10.56MB)
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	SU833522_loyola_u_Web.wmv (Windows Media Format, 48.5MB, 1,430kbps, 4:42 mm:ss) SU83352_loyola_p3_ interview.mov (QuickTime MOV, 255MB, 7.14mbits/sec, 5:00 mm:ss) SU83352_loyola_u_P3_B-Roll.mov (QuickTime MOV, 94.28MB, 7.52mbits/sec, 1:45 mm:ss) SU83352_loyola (Flash Movie, 14.88MB)
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	SU833553_U-Cal_Berkeley_P3_web.wmv (Windows Media Format, 27.3MB, 808kbps, 4:40 mm:ss) SU833553_U-Cal_Berkeley_P3_interview.mov (QuickTime MOV, 238MB, 7.10mbits/sec, 4:41 mm:ss) SU833553_U-Cal_Berkeley_P3_B-Roll.mov (QuickTime MOV, 188.6MB, 7.51mbits/sec, 3:31 mm:ss) SU833553_U-Cal_Berkeley (Flash Movie, 13.79MB)
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	SU833562_U-Cal_Davis_web.wmv (Windows Media Format, 39.0MB, 443kbps, 12:09 mm:ss) SU833562_U-Cal_Davis_b-roll.mov (QuickTime MOV, 157.83MB, 7.88mbits/sec, 2:48 mm:ss) SU833562_U-Cal_Davis_2.mov (QuickTime MOV, 583.12MB, 6.34mbits/sec, 12:49 mm:ss) SU833562 UCal Davis (Flash Movie, 11.74MB)
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	SU833546_U-Illinois_web.wmv (Windows Media Format, 22.4MB, 595kbps, 5:12 mm:ss) SU833546_U-Illinois_B-roll.mov (QuickTime MOV, 157.0MB, 7.88mbits/sec, 2:48 mm:ss) SU833546_U-Illinois4.mov (QuickTime MOV, 288.57MB, 7.28mbits/sec, 5:32 mm:ss) SU833546_U-Illinois (Flash Movie, 14.25MB)
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	SU833521_U-Iowa_P3_web.wmv (Windows Media Format, 38.8MB, 869kbps, 6:12 mm:ss) SU833521_U-Iowa_P3_B-Roll.mov (QuickTime MOV, 215.0MB, 7.50mbits/sec, 4:01 mm:ss) SU833521_U-Iowa_P3_interview.mov (QuickTime MOV, 321.0MB, 6.81mbits/sec, 6:35 mm:ss) SU833521_U-Iowa (Flash Movie, 15.67MB)

2008 P3 Honorable Mentions

Institution	EPA Grant Number	Project Title	Project Descriptions	Photos	Videos
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	Video (Flash Movie, 15.27MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 13MB)
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, along 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	Video (Flash Movie, 14.62MB)
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
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	Video (Flash Movie, 14.72MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 12.06MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 10.39MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 12.01MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 11.96MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 11.33MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 12.02MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 14.79MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 12.09MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 6.94MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 6.93MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 12.47MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 13.23MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 8.99MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 13.76MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 12.61MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 9.66MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 9.11MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 7.78MB)
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	Video (Flash Movie, 9.72MB)

2008 P3 Other Awards

Award	Institution	EPA Grant Number	Project Title	Project Descriptions	Photos
Green Building Institute	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
YCOSST	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
American Society of Civil Engineers and Engineers without Borders	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, along 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

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