Overview

Using environmental engineering and biomimicry to problem solve environmental issues such as climate change and negative human impacts on the natural world. 

Biomimicry

Biomimicry mimics nature's unique traits such as the Kingfisher's aerodynamic beak being applied to the bullet train. 

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Picture from: Phillips, Craig. "Biomimicry in UX." Craig Philips, 2 May 2018, https://medium.com/@craig5446/biomimicry-in-ux-design-249cc6d8649. Accessed 20 Jan 2021.

Water Filtration System

For this project, making a water filtration system to learn more about Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering is one of the main focuses of this project. 

The Green BirdWing Butterfly - Solar Panels 

The Green BirdWing Butterfly has unique properties that allow its wings to absorb more UV light than out current manmade solar panels. This is due to the structure of the black pigment on its wings. This butterfly is a great example of how we can use biomimicry to improve our solar panels. 

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"Common Green Birdwing butterfly." Google Arts & Culture, https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/common-green-birdwing-butterfly/AAEaHWCYhp8EMg. Accessed 20 Jan 2021.

Environmental Engineering

Being one of the main themes of this project, the goal is to learn more about environmental engineering how it can apply to problems and day to day life. 

Problem Solving Skills

As an aspect of this project, it is crucial to have problem solving skills for engineering and day to day life. 

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Picture from: Magana, Alejandra. "Figure 1- The four stages of problem solving." Research Gate, https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-four-stages-of-problem-solving-adapted-from-the-integrated-model-of-problem_fig1_281872752. Accessed 20 Jan 2021.