Week 12

Week 12

This week we spent time thing about the direction that our project is heading to and wear the root of our issue is resulting from. We were joined in our weekly meeting by John Cronin, a Senior Fellow at Pace University, who’s passion and knowledge of the Hudson river...

OCEANS5: Week 4

This week, the Oceans5 team finished their opportunity cards. This came after meticulous exploration of New York State’s water quality issues. It was interesting to find many human and animal water concerns in an ostensibly developed and clean area. In other words,...

OCEANS5: Week 1

The team consisting of Mackenzie, Will, Nate, Kyle, and Sven met for the first time with our faculty advisors Andreea and Dr. Kline. We introduced ourselves to each other and discussed what the CBI project would be. We received our schedules and timelines.

OCEANS5: Week 3

Will and Mackenzie coded an Arduino sensor that would become the heart of Pip the Pig! After going through the development phase, Sven and Nathaniel worked on the creative aspects of Pip’s exterior. Pip ended with an LED smile and cute pink ears. The most challenging...

OCEANS5: Week Two

This week, OCEANS5 started brainstorming water sanitation problems within their area. Each member contributed valuable problems that led to the overall focus on water quality within the parameters of human consumption, human use, fish and wildlife habitats, and...