Week 1 Post 2

What we need to filter (and how it will be done):

• Bacteria:
• Boiling (this will be the first step in filtering the water so as to not leave behind bacteria on the filter explained below)
• We will use a desk lamp and magnifying glasses as a source of heat.  They will shine on an angel food cake baker with saran wrap over it to allow the water to condense:

• Metal Flakes and Biological 
• Our after-boiling filtration system will take place in a two-liter empty upside-down Gatorade bottle that has its bottom cut off (for unfiltered water to be poured into and for the filtered water to come out through the small opening). 
• a layer of kitty litter (a household item with the same consistency as sand).  
• below the kitty litter, a layer of chemically untreated cotton balls solidly hand-molded together (to imitate a wool sweater)

Week 1 Post 1

The majority of this week has been spent brainstorming.  Here are some of the ideas:

• filtering with bark
• boiling water
• using matches/lighters
• climb to top of house since the roof is covered in tar, burning is not a problem
• can pry wood off house to burn, or use wood floating by in water
• magnifying glass
• sunlight (may take a long time 
• electric heat 
• coal

Group Advisor - Dr. Caroline Schauer

Education

• Ph.D., chemistry, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY; April 1997
• Dissertation: “The Development of Strategies for the Design and Synthesis of Molecular Solids”
• MS, chemistry, SUNY at Stony Brook; Stony Brook, NY; December 1994
• BS, chemistry, Beloit College; Beloit, WI; May 1991

Professional Experience

• Graduate Advisor, 09/06-09/07
  Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University
• Assistant Professor, 9/03-present
  Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Drexel University
  Projects: Biosensors and Natural Color
• NRC Research Associate, 9/01- 9/03
  Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory with Dr. Frances S. Ligler
  Project title: Colored chitosan thin films
• Postdoctoral Fellow, 12/98-7/01
  Tufts University with Prof. David R. Walt
  Project titles: Glutamate biosensor, protein cross-reactive arrays, and Enzyme-based biosensors
• Postdoctoral Fellow, 7/97-4/98
  University of Twente, the Netherlands with Prof. David N. Reinhoudt
  Project titles: Liquid crystals and Hydrogen bonded polymers

Email: cschauer@coe.drexel.edu

What university do you all attend?

We are all students at Drexel University.

Dareus Chen

Hi guys my name is Dareus Chen. I'm majoring in biomedical engineering in hopes of working on external mechanical assists and augmentation for humans or portable fast-acting short term medical solutions for the DoD.  I grew up in the rural suburbs an hour west of Boston. This past summer I moved to Los Angeles. I am a cellist of 13 years and I was on the Nordic Ski team in high school.

Email: dtc43@drexel.edu

Ashley Holmes

Hi everyone, I'm a freshman from Silver Spring, MD majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Aerospace.  I have hopes of eventually working at a company that has a mission in space exploration (maybe NASA) in order to be a part of securing the lives of future generations.  I'm involved in Drexel's Space Systems Lab, Engineers Without Borders, National Society of Black Engineers, and Drexel's African Student Association.  Community outreach is very important to me. Lastly,  I'm a violinist of nine years and I'm responsible for the upkeep of this blog. :)

Email: aeh336@drexel.edu

Jacob Lindsey

My name is Jacob (Jake) Lindsey. I am a freshman environmental engineering student at Drexel University. I chose this major because the health of our environment has become an increasing concern over the years and I would like to be part of the solution. With this career path I have chosen I could engineer more efficient ways of providing clean water to people, or perhaps I could remediate sites that have become contaminated due to human waste. There are many different things that I could do with this degree and every one of these possibilities excites me. One could assume from my major that I enjoy the outdoors and this is most certainly true. On my free time I like taking walks through the woods near my hometown of Glen Mills, PA and playing video games when I am not outside.

Email: jhl57@drexel.edu 

Juan Manriquez

Hello, I am Juan Manriquez. I wish to be a Chemical Engineer and possibly participate in the military's Chem Weapon development. I love to play Billiards, I'm considered a semi pool shark. I also love to play video games and go on long drives. I have driven from California to Texas with my Dad.

Email: jmm648@drexel.edu

Rohan Rao

Hey guys my name is Rohan Rao. I'm majoring in mechanical engineering as I'm fascinated with the working of our everyday machines and appliances. I grew up in Bangalore, India. It was just last September that I moved to Philadelphia. I enjoy playing video games and soccer in my spare time. I even represented my school in soccer back in high school.

Email:  rr587@drexel.edu