关于小厅:公民科学家研究的可持续性
物理专业的学生几乎没有被难住。 可能的解决方案包括投资一个盖子或稻草人。 然而,最重要的需要是确定这样的问题将如何影响电池的性能。
During the spring 2009 semester, 千里, a part of the William and Mary Society of Physics Students, has been designing and constructing a solar-cell testing station with funds from the College’s Committee on Sustainability. 该项目试图测量各种太阳能电池技术的电气性能,目的是在不久的将来,为小大厅的装修提供节能建议。
Seth Aubin, assistant professor of physics and one of three faculty advisors to the group, said, “I was really impressed by the dedication and organization of the students on this project. They were able to take their physics skills out of the classrooms and contribute to the long-term sustainability of the campus, as citizen-scientists.”
除了考虑鸟类等环境因素外,该团队还在评估电池相对于太阳的角度依赖性,研究校园天气模式,并进行其他测试,以提出可靠的建议。
最近,千里邀请了一个威廉和玛丽新闻视频团队在小大厅的屋顶加入它。 在那里,团队成员展示了他们正在做的事情的概要。