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2011/2012 P3 Grant Recipients - Phase 1: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity, and the Planet


Institution EPA Grant Number Project Title Project Description
Appalachian State University SU836015 An On-Site Biological Graywater Treatment System Suitable for a Small Business 
Arizona State University SU836016 Developing Commercially Viable Culture Media from Wastewaters Optimized for the Emerging Microalgae-based Biofuel Industry 
Blackburn College SU836034 Mycocomposting of waster paper and the search for the next Biofuel 
Brigham Young University SU836027 Power Harvesting System For More Efficient, Cleaner Burning Cookstoves 
Butte College
Sustainable Community Development Institute
SU835095 Rice Hulls as Alternative Building (RHAB) Project 
Christian Brothers University SU836029 Neighborhood Building Envelop Energy Conservation and Outreach 
Clark Atlanta University SU835083 Recombinant Lignin-Degrading Enzymes to Digest Wood for Biofuel Production 
Clarkson University SU835078 Utilization of Byproducts from a Solid Waste Landfill for the Sustainable Production of Algae Biodiesel 
Colorado State University SU835087 A Sustainable Design Paradigm for Smart Performance Textiles and Apparel 
Cornell University SU836023  Point-of-Use Polyurethane Foam Filter 
Drexel University SU835081 Waste to Fuel: Design of a Landfill Algae Bioreactor 
Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University SU836025 Portable Solar Water Purification System for Public Use during Disaster Recovery 
Gannon University SU836031 Prototype of a Biomass Energy-Source Generator and Remote Control and Monitoring 
Gonzaga University SU835088 Integrating Improved Sustainable Technologies into the Heart of the Home — The Kitchen 
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Central Campus SU835085 Green Infrastructure in Protection of Coastal Water Quality 
James Madison University SU835082 Research into the Design and Development of a Campus Composting Facility 
Missouri University of Science and Technology SU836040 Selective Source AC/DC Power Supply 
Missouri University of Science and Technology SU835073 Climate-Responsive Adaptive Controls for Natural Ventilation 
New Mexico State University SU836018 Pyrolysis of Algal Biomass in a Solar Furnace Reactor 
Northern Illinois University SU835130 A Continuous-Operation Variable-Feedstock Biomass Gasifier Design Based on Indigenous Materials 
Ohio University SU836012 Virtual Boat for Environmental Education (VBEE) 
Oregon State University SU836026 Developing Sustainable Alternatives to Plastic Mulch 
Princeton University SU835099 Wind Energy for Haiti: A Rapidly Deployable Renewable Energy System 
Purdue University SU835077 Design of a Low Cost, Self Operating Hydraulic Ram Pump for Water Retention and Lifting in Developing Countries: Bringing Clean Water to Haiti 
Rochester Institute of Technology SU836021 Scalable, Low-impact, run-of-river Hydropower generator 
Santa Clara University SU836032 Enhanced Solar Energy Harvest for Power Generation From Brayton Cycle 
Santa Clara University SU835089 Regenerative Fuel Cell for Off-Grid Renewable Energy Storage 
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale SU836028 Sustainable Utilization of Coal Combustion Byproducts through the Production of High Grade Minerals and Cement-less Green Concrete 
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville SU836036 Use of Selenium-Contaminated Plant Waste Materials from Phytoremediation in Central California for Production of Selenium-Enriched Edible Mushrooms 
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry SU836013 Sustainably Overcoming Hindrance to Struvite Recovery from Anaerobically Digested Dairy Manure 
Texas State University
South China University of Technology
SU835084 Extracting Lignocellulose and Synthesizing Silica Nanoparticles from Rice Husks 
Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
SU836019 Characterisation of Ionised and Zero-Valent Metals as Disinfectants for Microbiologically Contaminated Water in Resource-Poor Settings 
University of California - Davis SU835074 The Integration and Optimization of Sustainability Benefits from Shading-Type Green Roof Technology 
University of California - Irvine SU836030 Microbial Desalination Fuel Cell as a Sustainable Technology for Renewable Water and Power 
University of California - Riverside SU836024  Heating Attic Air Using Solar Thermal Energy for Space Heating and Drying Applications 
University of Cincinnati SU836038 Community Based Biodiesel Production from Trap Grease: The Evaluation of Technical and Economic Feasibilities 
University of Connecticut SU835079 Sustainable Erosion Control in Developing Countries Using Industrial By-Products 
University of Delaware SU835096 Twenty-mile clothing: localized production of apparel and accessories from agriculture-based materials 
University of New Hampshire SU835076 Harvesting Wind Energy with Existing Bridge Underpass Infrastructure 
University of North Dakota SU835086 Development of a Biosensor for Monitoring of Mercury Pollution in Natural Water 
University of Oklahoma SU835090 Comparing the Sustainability of a Compressed Earth Block House to a Conventionally Framed House Built to National Green Building Standards 
University of Texas at Austin SU835075 Use of Vermicomposting to Reduce Solid Waste Accumulations, Alleviate Flooding and Further Sustainable Development in Slum Settlements in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 
University of Toledo SU836037 Optimization and Sustainability of Converting Agricultural Animal Wastes into Biofuels 
Valdosta State University
University of Georgia
SU836033 Application of Green Technology in the Production of Pharmaceuticals 
Vanderbilt University SU836022  Don’t Eat Your Spinach: Nature Inspired Biohybrid Solar Cells 

2011/2012 P3 Grant Recipients - Phase 2: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity, and the Planet

Institution EPA Grant Number Project Title Project Description
Drexel University SU835066 Lightweight Green Roof Water Retention System
Purdue University SU835067 Development of Community Power from Sustainable Small Hydro Power Systems – A Capacity Building Project in Bangang, Cameroon
Stanford University SU835068 New Methods of Teaching Renewable Energy to Students
University of Delaware SU836007 Development of apparel and footwear from renewable sources
University of Georgia SU836006 Renewable Energy-Powered Bulk Milk Cooling for Smallholder Dairy Farmers 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign SU835070 Water Collection, Containment, and Self Regulating Distribution System
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign SU835069 Use of Bone Char for the Removal of Arsenic and Uranium from Groundwater at the Pine Ridge Reservation
University of Massachusetts - Lowell SU835071 Novel 'Greener' Routes to Halogen-Free Flame Retardant Materials

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