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 Expo and P3 Program Overview by EPA (Flash Video, 9.0MB) |
 Expo and P3 Program Overview by Student Volunteers from Jefferson High School, Charles Town, WV (Flash Video, 17.17MB) |
The following videos contain interviews of the P3 project teams, and demonstrations of their projects at the Fourth Annual National Sustainable Design Expo held April 20-22, 2008 on the National Mall in Washington DC. Additional videos will be added as they become available.
Award Winners | Honorable Mentions
| Award Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
 SU833524: A Novel Reactor Design for Efficient Production of Biodiesel from High Free-Fatty-Acid Oils Drexel University (Flash Video, 2:24, 10.56MB) (MP4, 2:24, 13.85 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 2:24, 12.76 MB) |
 SU83352: Innovative Biodiesel Production: A Solution to the Scientific, Technical, and Educational Challenges of Sustainability Loyola University (Flash Video, 3:07, 14.88MB) (MP4, 3:07, 19.34 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:07, 17.77 MB) |
 SU833553: Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation in Rural Bangladesh University of California - Berkeley (Flash Video, 2:58, 13.79MB) (MP4, 2:58, 18.22 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 2:58, 16.8 MB) |
 SU833562: Production of Natural Plastics in Wastewater Treatment University of California - Davis (Flash Video, 3:10, 11.74MB) (MP4, 3:10, 19.05 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:10, 15.91 MB) |
 SU833546: Sustainable Water Development Program for Rural Nigeria University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (Flash Video, 3:01, 14.25MB) (MP4, 3:01, 18.2 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:01, 17.18 MB) |
 SU833521: Design and Testing of a Point of Use Electrolytic Chlorine Generator for Drinking Water Disinfection in Poor Countries University of Iowa (Flash Video, 3:17, 15.67MB) (MP4, 3:17, 20.1 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:17 18.5 MB) |
| Honorable Mentions | ||
 SU833560: The Boone Bicycle Initiative: A Community Based Project to Promote Bicycles as an Alternative Mode of Transportation Appalachian State University (Flash Movie, 3:07 15.27MB) (MP4, 3:07, 19.54 MB ) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:07, 18.18 MB ) |
 SU833512: Waste Tires on the Island of Dominica: Survey and Solutions Clemson University (Flash Movie, 3:11, 13MB) (MP4, 3:11, 19.95 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:11, 18.42 MB) |
 SU833528: Development Plan of a Sustainable Micro Hydro Power Plant and Distribution System for Tribal Village Cluster in Rural India Columbia University (Flash Movie, 3:40, 14.62MB) (MP4, 3:40, 22.67 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:40, 21.02 MB) |
 SU833541: West Africa Technology, Education and Reciprocity (WATER) for Benin Gonzaga University (Flash Movie, 3:35, 14.72MB) (MP4, 3:35, 22.48 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:35, 20.0 MB) |
 SU833530: Catching the Wind: A Low Cost Method for Wind Power Site Assessment Humboldt State University (Flash Movie, 3:00, 12.06MB) (MP4, 3:00, 18.83 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:00, 17.15 MB) |
 SU833549: Design of Sustainable Water Supply and Distribution System for Pignon, Haiti Illinois Institute of Technology (Flash Movie, 2:31, 10.39MB) (MP4, 2:31, 15.46 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 2:31, 14.31 MB) |
 SU833544: Sustainable Community Development – Water Slow-Sand Filtration John Brown University (Flash Movie, 3:00, 12.01MB) (MP4, 3:00, 18.44 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:00, 17.18 MB) |
 SU833523: Keene Community Partnership for a Closed Loop Biodiesel System Keene State College (Flash Movie, 2:56, 11.96MB) (MP4, 2:56, 18.26 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 2:56, 16.30 MB) |
 SU833543: Sustainable Water Supply for La Garrucha, Guatemala Marquette University (Flash Movie, 2:52, 11.33MB) (MP4, 2:52, 17.99 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 2:52, 16.42 MB) |
 SU833539: Improving Public Awareness of Chemical Exposure Issues through a 3-D Online Environmental Education Game Ohio University (Flash Movie, 3:01, 12.02MB) (MP4, 3:01, 18.51 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:01, 17.27 MB) |
 SU833517: The Man's Jacket Design for Disassembly: an Implementation of C2CAD Framework Oklahoma State University and Illinois State University (Flash Movie, 3:46, 14.79MB) (MP4, 3:46, 23.03 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:46, 21.54 MB) |
 SU833535: Sustainable Biofuels Systems for Undeveloped Regions Oregon State University (Flash Movie, 3:05, 12.09MB) (MP4, 3:05, 18.92 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:05, 17.55 MB) |
 SU833534: Green Engineering to Reduce the Use of Petroleum Energy Resources. Phase I. Use of Sustainable Sources of Feed Stocks for the Production of Biodiesel Fuel – An Undergraduate Educational Program Pennsylvania State University (Flash Movie, 1:45, 6.94MB) (MP4, 1:45, 11.03 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 1:45, 9.60 MB) |
 SU833513: Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Solid Acid Catalyst for Improved Use of Waste Oil Feedstock for Biodiesel Production Radford University (Flash Movie, 1:45, 6.93MB) (MP4, 1:45, 10.91 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 1:45, 10.05 MB) |
 SU833547: Water Treatment and Education in Villahermosa, Mexico Rice University (Flash Movie, 3:07, 12.47MB) (MP4, 3:07, 19.26 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:07, 17.98 MB) |
 SU833551: The Development of an Indigenous Fluoride Filter The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art (Flash Movie, 3:08, 13.23MB) (MP4, 3:08, 19.27 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:08, 18.13 MB) |
 SU833538: Solar Lighting for Remote Rural Communities The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art (Flash Movie, 2:08, 8.99MB) (MP4, 2:08, 12.83 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 2:08, 11.87 MB) |
 SU833554: Sustainable Biological Phosphorous Removal: A New Theory to Meet Increasingly Stringent Effluent Discharge Requirements University of California - Davis (Flash Movie, 3:19, 13.76MB) (MP4, 3:19, 20.08 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 3:19, 18.61 MB) |
 SU833561: Architecture as Pedagogy: Interdisciplinary Design and Creation of a Carbon Neutral Idaho Environmental Learning Center at the University of Idaho McCall Field Campus University of Idaho (Flash Movie, 2:58, 12.61MB) (MP4, 2:58, 18.30 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 2:58, 16.58 MB) |
 SU833545: Enhanced Nutrient Removal from On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems University of Missouri - Columbia (Flash Movie, 2:19, 9.66MB) (MP4, 2:19, 14.19 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 2:19, 13.04 MB) |
 SU833548: Development and Evaluation of Three Simple, Low-Cost, Low-Tech Tests for Microbial Fecal Indicators in Drinking and Recreational Water University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Flash Movie, 2:13, 9.11MB) (MP4, 2:13, 13.59 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 2:13, 12.43 MB) |
 SU833518: Nanostructured Material Design for Mercury, Arsenic, and Selenium Capture Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Flash Movie, 1:47, 7.78MB) (MP4, 1:47, 10.82 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 1:47, 9.80 MB) |
 SU833520: Wind Power from Kites: Low-Cost, Sustainable Energy for Developing Nations Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Flash Movie, 2:18, 9.72MB) (MP4, 2:18, 14.04 MB) (Windows Media Player Video, 2:18, 12.96 MB) |
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Broadcast Quality Video and High Resolution Photos
Note to Reporters: The following are broadcast quality video and high resolution photos of all the six winning teams and their exhibits.
Note to General Public: The following videos are of broadcast quality and may not be suitable for web viewing due to their large size.
2008 P3 Expo on the Mall (Produced by student volunteers from Jefferson High School, Charles Town WV) (Flash Movie, 17.12MB)
Generic P3 B-Roll Footage (QuickTime MOV, 617MB, 6.56mbits/sec, 12:30 mm:ss)
| Institution | EPA Grant Number | Project Title | Project Descriptions | Photos | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel University | SU833524 | A Novel Reactor Design for Efficient Production of Biodiesel from High Free-Fatty-Acid Oils | Drexel University students will design, study, and build a reactor that produces biodiesel more efficiently. [Read More] |  Photos |
SU833524_DREXEL_UNIV.wmv (Windows Media Format, 21.3MB, 1,025kbps, 2:53 mm:ss) SU833524_DREXEL_U_P3_interview.mov (QuickTime MOV, 158.76MB, 6.99mbits/sec, 3:11 mm:ss) SU833524_DREXEL_U_P3_B-Roll.mov (QuickTime MOV, 176MB, 7.51mbits/sec, 3:17 mm:ss) SU833524_DREXEL (Flash Movie, 10.56MB) |
| Loyola University of Chicago | SU833522 | Innovative Biodiesel Production: A Solution to the Scientific, Technical, and Educational Challenges of Sustainability | Loyola University of Chicago students will construct a lab to produce biodiesel from vegetable oil waste from the cafeteria. [Read More] |  Photos |
SU833522_loyola_u_Web.wmv (Windows Media Format, 48.5MB, 1,430kbps, 4:42 mm:ss) SU83352_loyola_p3_ interview.mov (QuickTime MOV, 255MB, 7.14mbits/sec, 5:00 mm:ss) SU83352_loyola_u_P3_B-Roll.mov (QuickTime MOV, 94.28MB, 7.52mbits/sec, 1:45 mm:ss) SU83352_loyola (Flash Movie, 14.88MB) |
| University of California - Berkeley | SU833553 | Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation in Rural Bangladesh | A University of California-Berkeley student will develop a technology to help Bangladesh reduce the amount of arsenic in drinking water. [Read More] |  Photos |
SU833553_U-Cal_Berkeley_P3_web.wmv (Windows Media Format, 27.3MB, 808kbps, 4:40 mm:ss) SU833553_U-Cal_Berkeley_P3_interview.mov (QuickTime MOV, 238MB, 7.10mbits/sec, 4:41 mm:ss) SU833553_U-Cal_Berkeley_P3_B-Roll.mov (QuickTime MOV, 188.6MB, 7.51mbits/sec, 3:31 mm:ss) SU833553_U-Cal_Berkeley (Flash Movie, 13.79MB) |
| University of California - Davis | SU833562 | Production of Natural Plastics in Wastewater Treatment | University of California-Davis students will work to design and construct an efficient means of producing plastic from wastewater. [Read More] |  Photos |
SU833562_U-Cal_Davis_web.wmv (Windows Media Format, 39.0MB, 443kbps, 12:09 mm:ss) SU833562_U-Cal_Davis_b-roll.mov (QuickTime MOV, 157.83MB, 7.88mbits/sec, 2:48 mm:ss) SU833562_U-Cal_Davis_2.mov (QuickTime MOV, 583.12MB, 6.34mbits/sec, 12:49 mm:ss) SU833562 UCal Davis (Flash Movie, 11.74MB) |
| University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign | SU833546 | Sustainable Water Development Program for Rural Nigeria | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students will create a sustainable water development program for rural Nigeria, a country where over 50% of the population does not have access to safe drinking water. [Read More] |  Photos |
SU833546_U-Illinois_web.wmv (Windows Media Format, 22.4MB, 595kbps, 5:12 mm:ss) SU833546_U-Illinois_B-roll.mov (QuickTime MOV, 157.0MB, 7.88mbits/sec, 2:48 mm:ss) SU833546_U-Illinois4.mov (QuickTime MOV, 288.57MB, 7.28mbits/sec, 5:32 mm:ss) SU833546_U-Illinois (Flash Movie, 14.25MB) |
| University of Iowa | SU833521 | Design and Testing of a Point of Use Electrolytic Chlorine Generator for Drinking Water Disinfection in Poor Countries | University of Iowa students will develop a handheld bleach generator potentially useful for disinfecting drinking water in households of poor communities around the world. [Read More] |  Photos |
SU833521_U-Iowa_P3_web.wmv (Windows Media Format, 38.8MB, 869kbps, 6:12 mm:ss) SU833521_U-Iowa_P3_B-Roll.mov (QuickTime MOV, 215.0MB, 7.50mbits/sec, 4:01 mm:ss) SU833521_U-Iowa_P3_interview.mov (QuickTime MOV, 321.0MB, 6.81mbits/sec, 6:35 mm:ss) SU833521_U-Iowa (Flash Movie, 15.67MB) |
| Institution | EPA Grant Number | Project Title | Project Descriptions | Photos | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State University | SU833560 | The Boone Bicycle Initiative: A Community Based Project to Promote Bicycles as an Alternative Mode of Transportation | Appalachian State University students will develop and implement a community-based program to encourage the use of bicycles for commuting. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 15.27MB) |
| Clemson University | SU833512 | Waste Tires on the Island of Dominica: Survey and Solutions | Clemson University students will develop alternatives for automobile tire recycle and/or disposal for the island nation of Dominica. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 13MB) |
| Columbia University | SU833528 | Development Plan of a Sustainable Micro Hydro Power Plant and Distribution System for Tribal Village Cluster in Rural India | Columbia University students, along with their NGO partner Gram Vikas (GV), will gather data to design and implement a micro-hydro power plant in the Badi Trika Gouda village in India. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 14.62MB) |
| Elizabethtown College | SU833529 | Standalone "Green" Community-Center Buildings: Hydrogen Generation/Storage/Delivery System for when Primary Energy Storage is at Capacity | Elizabethtown College students will design, construct, and monitor a ‘smart’ hydrogen-fuel storage system. [Read More] |  Photos |
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| Gonzaga University | SU833541 | West Africa Technology, Education and Reciprocity (WATER) for Benin | Gonzaga University students will work to improve the production of drinking water filters to be used in sub-Saharan Africa. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 14.72MB) |
| Humboldt State University | SU833530 | Catching the Wind: A Low Cost Method for Wind Power Site Assessment | Humboldt State University students will design software that predicts wind energy potential and will install a monitoring system at a test site to evaluate it. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 12.06MB) |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | SU833549 | Design of Sustainable Water Supply and Distribution System for Pignon, Haiti | Illinois Institute of Technology students will help design a sustainable water supply and distribution system for the Haitian town of Pignon. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 10.39MB) |
| John Brown University | SU833544 | Sustainable Community Development – Water Slow-Sand Filtration | John Brown University students will design and construct a slow sand water purification system for use by small communities. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 12.01MB) |
| Keene State College | SU833523 | Keene Community Partnership for a Closed Loop Biodiesel System | Keene College students will work to bring biodiesel production, use, and research to the local community on a sustainable scale. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 11.96MB) |
| Marquette University | SU833543 | Sustainable Water Supply for La Garrucha, Guatemala | Marquette University students will design and evaluate alternative methods of obtaining access to clean drinking water for the residents of La Garrucha, Guatemala. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 11.33MB) |
| Ohio University - Main Campus | SU833539 | Improving Public Awareness of Chemical Exposure Issues through a 3-D Online Environmental Education Game | Ohio University students will design video game to increase public awareness of everyday chemical exposures. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 12.02MB) |
| Oklahoma State University | SU833517 | The Man’s Jacket Design for Disassembly: an Implementation of C2CAD Framework | Oklahoma State University and Illinois State University students will create a man’s jacket from environmentally benign chemicals and materials. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 14.79MB) |
| Oregon State University | SU833535 | Sustainable Biofuels Systems for Undeveloped Regions | Oregon State University students will work to create a model of implementing vegetable oil-based fuels in the developing world. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 12.09MB) |
| Pennsylvania State University | SU833534 | Green Engineering to Reduce the Use of Petroleum Energy Resources. Phase I. Use of Sustainable Sources of Feed Stocks for the Production of Biodiesel Fuel – An Undergraduate Educational Program | Pennsylvania State University students will use plant oils, animal fats, algae, and waste cooking oil in a variety of chemical engineering experiments to sustainably produce biodiesel. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 6.94MB) |
| Radford University | SU833513 | Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Solid Acid Catalyst for Improved Use of Waste Oil Feedstock for Biodiesel Production | Radford University students will create a novel carbon catalyst to help improve the efficiency of biodiesel made from waste oil. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 6.93MB) |
| Rice University | SU833547 | Water Treatment and Education in Villahermosa, Mexico | William Marsh Rice University students will design and construct a water treatment facility for several schools and communities in developing nations with water supplies contaminated by waste runoff. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 12.47MB) |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art | SU833551 | The Development of an Indigenous Fluoride Filter | The Cooper Union and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) students will work to develop a simple filter that removes fluoride from groundwater. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 13.23MB) |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art | SU833538 | Solar Lighting for Remote Rural Communities | The Cooper Union and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) students are developing a rechargeable lantern that can be used in remote communities around the world. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 8.99MB) |
| University of California - Davis | SU833554 | Sustainable Biological Phosphorous Removal: A New Theory to Meet Increasingly Stringent Effluent Discharge Requirements | University of California-Davis students will work to develop a more efficient method of removing phosphorous from wastewater. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 13.76MB) |
| University of Idaho | SU833561 | Architecture as Pedagogy: Interdisciplinary Design and Creation of a Carbon Neutral Idaho Environmental Learning Center at the University of Idaho McCall Field Campus | University of Idaho students will plan, design, and construct a carbon-neutral environmental learning center. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 12.61MB) |
| University of Missouri - Columbia | SU833545 | Enhanced Nutrient Removal from On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems | University of Missouri-Columbia students will develop a wastewater treatment system that removes excess nutrients from septic tanks. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 9.66MB) |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | SU833548 | Development and Evaluation of Three Simple, Low-Cost, Low-Tech Tests for Microbial Fecal Indicators in Drinking and Recreational Water | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students will develop and test three simple, inexpensive, and portable means of testing water for microbial and viral infection. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 9.11MB) |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | SU833518 | Nanostructured Material Design for Mercury, Arsenic, and Selenium Capture | Worcester Polytechnic Institute students are using nanotechnology to create a material that captures mercury, arsenic, and selenium produced during coal combustion. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 7.78MB) |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | SU833520 | Wind Power from Kites: Low-Cost, Sustainable Energy for Developing Nations | Worcester Polytechnic Institute students are designing a low-cost system that generates electricity from the up and down motion of a tethered kite. [Read More] |  Photos |
Video (Flash Movie, 9.72MB) |
| Award | Institution | EPA Grant Number | Project Title | Project Descriptions | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Building Institute | University of Idaho | SU833561 | Architecture as Pedagogy: Interdisciplinary Design and Creation of a Carbon Neutral Idaho Environmental Learning Center at the University of Idaho McCall Field Campus | University of Idaho students will plan, design, and construct a carbon-neutral environmental learning center. [Read More] | Photos |
| YCOSST | University of Idaho | SU833561 | Architecture as Pedagogy: Interdisciplinary Design and Creation of a Carbon Neutral Idaho Environmental Learning Center at the University of Idaho McCall Field Campus | University of Idaho students will plan, design, and construct a carbon-neutral environmental learning center. [Read More] | Photos |
| American Society of Civil Engineers and Engineers without Borders | Columbia University | SU833528 | Development Plan of a Sustainable Micro Hydro Power Plant and Distribution System for Tribal Village Cluster in Rural India | Columbia University students, along with their NGO partner Gram Vikas (GV), will gather data to design and implement a micro-hydro power plant in the Badi Trika Gouda village in India. [Read More] | Photos |