Extramural Research - People, Prosperity and the Planet
2005 Phase 2 Award Winners and Honorable Mentions
P3 Research Project Search
Phase 2 Award Winners
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| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Encouraging Toxic Use Reduction in Academic Laboratories | Can research labs use less toxic chemicals?... [Read More] |  |
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| Oberlin College, Brown University | A Visual Feedback System for Improving the Environmental Performance of Buildings and Institutions | Researchers designed and tested a relatively low-cost system that enables easy observation and interpretation of total energy and water consumption for individual dormitory floors or an entire college campus... [Read More] |  |
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| Rochester Institute of Technology | Design and Development of a Low Cost, Multifunction, Regionally Appropriate Solar Oven for Developing Countries in Latin America | The objective of this study is to design and develop a series of solar ovens that can be mass-produced at low cost... [Read More] |  |
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| University of California at Berkeley | UV-Tube Design Concept for Sustainable, Point-of-Use Water Disinfection | Can UV-tubes be used successfully in developing countries to treat drinking water at the point of use - the household tap or neighborhood well?... [Read More] |  |
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| University of Colorado at Denver | Sustainable Energy Systems Design for a Tribal Village in India | The objective of this P3 project is to sustainably meet the energy needs of Trishul, a tribal village in Maharashtra, India, by using locally available materials, integrating different renewable energy systems, and designing environmentally benign, and locally appropriate, energy-storage options... [Read More] |  |
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| University of Michigan | AWARE@home: Profitably Integrating Conservation into the American Home | This P3 project developed an information gathering and reporting tool that will allow households to monitor their own resource consumption patterns in real time and on-demand, and to measure the costs and impacts of specific energy conservation actions... [Read More] |  |
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| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Comparative Analysis of Three Sustainable Point of Use Drinking Water Treatment Technologies for Developing Nations | Are Point of Use water treatment technologies effective and affordable in developing countries?... [Read More] |  |
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| Institution | Project Title | Project Description | Team Photos |
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| Arizona State University | A Decision Support Tool for Sustainable Urban Water Management | Can urban scale models help urban planners sustain urban water supplies? ...[Read More] |  |
| Brown University | Farm to College: Reducing Food Miles through Direct Purchasing | This project is creating a system for direct purchasing between Brown University Dining Services and local farms ...[Read More] |  |
| Colorado State University | Sustainable Housing at Pine Ridge Reservation | This P3 team is working to develop regionally, culturally, and economically appropriate housing choices for the residents of Pine Ridge Reservation ...[Read More] |  |
| Gonzaga University | Pathogen Reduction with Sustainable and Appropriate Technology for a Secondary School Sanitation Facility in Azové, Benin | Designing Water treatment systems for schools in developing countries ...[Read More] |  |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Scrap Tire Recycling: Convincing Businesses to Integrate Inexpensive, Cutting-edge Technology to Convert Tires Into Various Construction Materials | Using scrap tires to make low-cost construction material and polymer coatings ...[Read More] | |
| Miami University | Eco-Wall Systems: Using Recycled Material in the Design of Commercial Interior Wall Systems for Buildings | Can recycled paper products be used as the primary material in commercial interior wall systems? ...[Read More] |  |
| Michigan Technological University, Southern University, A&M College | P3 Design Project for an Interdisciplinary Team of Graduate Students: Development of Appropriate, Sustainable Construction Materials | Training engineers to use sustainable construction materials ...[Read More] |  |
| Oberlin College | Community-Scale Biodiesel: An Affordable, Renewable Resource | Students designed and built a community-scale,
processing facility for biodiesel that minimizes the environmental
impacts of biodiesel production and makes ...[Read
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| Rutgers, State University of New Jersey | Engineered Stormwater Management for Low-Income Urban Communities | Can storm water management solutions be engineered for low income urban communities? ...[Read More] |  |
| University of California at Berkeley | Smart Growth: Infill Development Along a Multilane Transit Corridor | This project will develop an "infill" plan for San Pablo Avenue on the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay Area ...[Read More] |  |
| University of Colorado at Denver | Waste to Value: Incorporating Industrial Symbiosis for Sustainable Infrastructure | Using industrial wastes as raw materials in various industrial processes ...[Read More] |  |
| University of Connecticut | Pollution Reduction and Resources Saving Through the Use of Waste Derived Gas for Fueling a High Temperature Fuel Cell | Fuel cells are widely recognized to be ultra-clean, high-efficiency, energy conversion systems that can address ...[Read More] |  |
| University of Michigan | Sustainable Modular Panelized System: Reinventing the Building Industry | This P3 team is rethinking conventional building practices and establishing a new system through which production waste can be reduced and sustainable and environmentally friendly products can be used in innovative ways ...[Read More] |  |
| University of Utah | Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production Prototype | Most hydrogen gas is currently produced from nonsustainable sources by a process that emits greenhouse gas byproducts ...[Read More] |  |