- Dates: JUNE 21 – JULY 19, 2010
- STIPEND: $125/week
Participants: 4 interns
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 15, 2010. APPLY ON-LINE after Thanksgiving!
Staff: Ross Hansen (SML's Operations Manager who has overseen SML’s facilities on Appledore Island for several years) is the program coordinator. Mentors have included: Tom Johnson, Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory; Mike Dalton, Unitil/NH; Abigail Krich, Tamarack Energy; Dr. Nancy Kinner, UNH; John Foote, Cornell Engineering Class of '74; and others.
Stipend:
Each intern will receive a stipend of $125/week plus room and board on
Appledore for 4 weeks and two round trips between
Portsmouth and Appledore. Interns are responsible
for their own travel arrangements and transportation costs to and from
Portsmouth, NH.
Prerequisites: Must be an ENGINEERING MAJOR!
PROJECT LIST FROM 2009
(1) Alternative Energy: SML has an operating 7.5 kW Bergey wind turbine and two solar arrays with a combined rating of 4.56 kW. Interns will be involved in determining the usable power generated by the wind turbine. Interns will also be involved in a project to install an electronic screen in Kiggins Commons showing real time alternative energy generation data. Electronic Data Gathering: Interns will be involved in implementing and testing an electronic data gathering system recommended by last summer’s interns.
(2) Gray Water Solutions: One of the buildings at SML has a gray water system which leaches through a Frickle Filter. Modifications have been made to this system. Interns will test this system to determine the effectiveness of the modifications and the quality of the leachate. They will also test the quality of the leachate of the three composting toilets feeding into the gray water system.
(3) Energy Conservation: Interns will implement and test methods for reducing water heating and lighting energy use.
(4) Design a Fresh Water Storage Solution: The present SML water storage tank is approaching the end of its usable life. The interns will propose the optimum design for a new storage facility.
READ about SEI alum, Lisa Damiano receiving an award!
See links below for SEI Final Reports:
PROJECT LIST FROM 2008
(1) Alternative Energy
(2) Black Water Reduction
(3) Gray Water Solutions
(4) Fresh Water Systems
(5) Trash Control Plan
(6) Data Collection Methodologies
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