JMU Students and Faculty Present Electric Bicycle Project at the Capitol
James Madison University was represented at the 5th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo on April 18-20, 2009 in Washington, DC. This event is held in conjunction with other Earth week festivities on the National Mall. JMU's team consisted of undergraduates from ISAT, Math & Statistics, Secondary Education & Engineering. Team members attending the event were Margaret Beckom (Statistics), Tripp Loflin (ISAT), Paul Crisman (ISAT), Sam Sweet (ISAT) and Ari Giller-Leinwohl (ISAT). The team presented the results of their EPA P3 Award Phase I project titled "Promoting Sustainability onCampuses: A College Student Run, Electric-Assisted Bicycle Competition for High Schools".
The students designed a competition that would have teams of high school students design and build electric-assisted bicycles to meet the needs of commuters on college campuses. The goal of their competition is two-fold: to promote STEM education in the high school population and to promote sustainable transportation in the community. Competition events and judging criteria are based on the responses of JMU students to a survey of their transportation habits and requirements.
The team from JMU presented the results of their Phase I project and proposed Phase II project to two sets of judges and also talked to members of the public about their work. As part of Phase I the team built 3 electric-assisted bicycles using the facilities of the Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) lab and these bicycles were available for demo rides throughout the weekend. Ari Giller-Leinwohl was interviewed for the Online Newshour with Jim Lehrer.
The student team was advised by Dr. Samantha Bates Prins (Mathematics & Statistics) and Dr. Rob Prins (Engineering).
Team members Margaret Beckom (Statistics), Tripp Loflin (ISAT), Paul Crisman (ISAT), Sam Sweet (ISAT) and Ari Giller-Leinwohl (ISAT).
Team members present their Phase I and Phase II projects to judges from the Amerian Association for the Advancement of Science in front of the U.S.Capitol.
Contact: Samantha C. Bates Prins, Ph.D.
Mathematics & Statistics Dept, James Madison University
322 Roop Hall, MSC 1911, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Phone: (540) 568-5102
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