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Piezoelectricity And Hydropower Research, Ashley Gigon

Engineering & Physics Student Scholarship

Major: Pre-Engineering

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Theresa Moreau, Engineering and Physics

The primary focus of my research project is to find a new way to conserve energy from the force that is produced by the flow of water out of a household faucet and convert this energy to outside sources. I started completing my research by collecting data and finding how much force the water produced. After learning about piezoelectric crystals I was able to light up a LED while applying mechanical energy to the crystals. I used a soldering iron and I was able to strongly connect different colored LEDs …

The Arecibo Pisces-Perseus Supercluster Survey: Exploring The Large Scale Structure In The Local Universe, Olivia Jo Dickinson

Engineering & Physics Student Scholarship

Major: Applied Physics and Mathematics

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joseph Ribaudo, Engineering and Physics

Construction And Use Of Radio-Telescope, Richard Thomson

Engineering & Physics Student Scholarship

Major: Pre-Engineering

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joseph Ribaudo, Engineering and Physics

This academic year, I have worked independently (with Dr. Ribaudo as my mentor) to construct a radio-telescope. I then aspired to use this radio-telescope to extract weather data from the NOAA satellites as a means of producing legible maps of the Providence area to submit to an organization called The Thought Emporium to help create an independent version of Google Maps. However, due to the CODID-19 pandemic, I was unable to collect data with my completed apparatus. I hope in the coming years, students find interest in continuing my project, …