Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Test how mycelium growth changes ionic conductivity and separator performance, while you build skills in materials testing, controls, and data analysis.

Test how flapping-foil design changes electrical output, then use your data to compare motion, drag, and energy conversion in water.

Use open DFT data and Python to rank MXene catalysts for hydrogen evolution, build a regression model, and test which features matter most.

Model how highlighter ink and acrylic geometry affect solar capture, then use ray-tracing to compare designs and build simulation skills.

Model and test how sand stores heat for home heating, using OpenFOAM simulation, temperature data, and simple thermal efficiency analysis.

Build a model that predicts HVAC load reduction from thermal-mass placement, then test it with EnergyPlus simulations and data analysis.

Build a thermoelectric generator project that tests how heat-sink geometry changes power output, then analyze the data with CFD and experiments.