on 1.Based on your life experience, skills and interests, what would a design process that is both uniquely yours and effective look like? Our group will look to learn from and build off of other projects that have already attempted to improve the processing of copra. It has already been shown by other research groups that… Continue Reading Week 4: The Design Process
on 1) List the top 20 questions your team needs to answer to advance the venture forward. Categorize the questions if necessary. Three questions that we agree that are the most significant and will help move our venture forward are: What makes copra project so impactful? How do we make a sustainable impact? What will be… Continue Reading Week 3: Theory of Change
on Give three compelling examples of how cultural issues affect your project. The first cultural issue that is going to affect our COPRA project is the Filipino family-centered and hierarchical society. In the Philippines, there exists a concept called “pakikisma” that expresses the need for comradeship and for decisions to be made by the group. The… Continue Reading Week 2: Cultural Issues
on CINQ 388: Inquiry to Impact WorkShop Series As a materials science engineer, I have a strong passion for growing and synthesizing materials with unique electrical, magnetic, or optical properties that could enhance energy-power conversion in support of a more sustainable lifestyle. As an undergraduate assistant, I have exposure to crystal growth of nitrides using solvothermal… Continue Reading Week 1: My interest in GSIF