Project Info
Mines indoor/outdoor air quality
Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco | tabares@mines.edu
Student will install and monitor indoor air quality at different location on campus. We will start with Brown, monitoring VOC, ozone and particles. It requires knowledge in buildings, data analysis and programing.
Elucidate the interdisciplinary nature of the project
Students will have to work on how to connect sensors, monitor data, analyze large data and figure our the contaminant sources around campus. It requires knowledge on Computer science and ME.
More Information
https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/introduction-indoor-air-quality
Grand Engineering Challenge: Restore and improve urban infrastructure
Student Preparation
Qualifications
- ME/EE with a minor on computer science or experience with programming.
- CS with data background.
- ME/Environmental should have already taken Fluids class
Time Commitment
4-6 hours/week
Skills/Techniques Gained
Good programming and hand-on experience with Internet of Things (IoT), initiative and self driven profile. Good understanding of how buildings work, interesting in indoor air quality, initiative and self driven profile.
Mentoring Plan
I will meet with the students every 1-2 weeks to review progress on the project. They might also meet with one of my PhD students.