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ST E M CHAL L E NGE

T HE NUT S & BOL T S

Anje li Do ty

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• s Ala mo s Na tio na l L

a b o ra to ry

Sha fiq Cha udha ry

Ne w Me xic o Pub lic E duc a tio n De pa rtme nt

OVE RVI E W

• Crite ria re fre she r
• Cha lle ng e q ue stio n & sub to pic s
• Pro po sa l sub missio n c o mpo ne nts
• Gra ding & e va lua tio n
• Sta te wide sho wc a se
• Re so urc e s

WHE RE ARE YOU F ROM?

We lc o me !

CRI T E RI A: A QUI CK RE F RE SHE R

1) Se le c t

10-pe rso n stude nt te a ms

2) De sig n

& b uild mo de l so lutio n

3) Sub mit

pro po sa l pa c ke t

4) Pre se nt

a t Sta te wide Sho wc a se

CHAL L E NGE T HE ME

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Ho w wo uld yo u use te c hno lo g y to make the wo rld a safe r plac e ?

T OPI C # 1: PROT E CT I NG F ROM NAT URAL & MAN-MADE DI SAST E RS

• I

llic it ma te ria ls tra c king

• Nuc le a r o pe ra tio ns mo nito ring
• Aste ro ids impa c t pre dic tio n
• Na tura l disa ste r impa c t pre dic tio n a nd mo nito ring
• E

a rthq ua ke pre dic tio n

T OPI C # 2 : CONSE RVI NG T HE E NVI RONME NT

• Co nta mina tio n mitig a tio n a nd mo nito ring
• E

nviro nme nta l re so urc e mo nito ring

• Mo de ling wildfire b e ha vio r

T OPI C # 3: SE CURI NG I NF ORMAT I ON & DAT A

• Cyb e rse c urity
• Co mpute r ne two rk e nc ryptio n
• Qua ntum c o mputing

T OPI C # 4: I MPROVI NG HE AL T H

• Dise a se o utb re a ks a nd o rg a nisms mo nito ring
• Pe rso na lize d me dic ine a nd tre a tme nt
• Bio info rma tic s a nd b io te c hno lo g y

T OPI C # 5: SAF E GUARDI NG F OOD, E NE RGY, & WAT E R

• Ag ric ulture te c hno lo g y
• Ne w e ne rg y so urc e de ve lo pme nt
• I

nfra struc ture mo de ling

• Re silie nt e ne rg y distrib utio n
• Wa te r a va ila b ility

ANAT OMY OF T HE PROPOSAL PACK E T

1) E xe c utive summa ry

• One -pa g e “e le va to r pitc h”
• Skillse t de mo nstra te d : c o nc ise ne ss a nd fo c us

2) Writte n pla n

• 10 pa g e s ma ximum
• Skillse t de mo nstra te d : sc ie nc e writing

3) Slide de c k/ pitc h sta c k

• De sig ne d to b e a ro und ~10 minute s
• Co uld inc lude pho to s, dia g ra ms, g ra phs, e tc .
• Skillse t de mo nstra te d : visua l e ng a g e me nt

E XE CUT I VE SUMMARY

• 1. Show the pro b le m in a wa y tha t c a pture s a tte ntio n
• 2. E

xplain so lutio n a nd b a sic finding s/ re sults

• 3. Antic ipate c o ntra dic tio ns/ c ha lle ng e s
• 4. Compe l re a de r with future po ssib ilitie s

SL I DE DE CK / PI T CH ST ACK

• 1. Co ve r
• Gra b a tte ntio n
• 2. Pro b le m
• No de b a ta b le a rg ume nts
• 3. So lutio n
• Yo ur pro to type mo de l!
• 4. De mo
• Vide o , g ra phs, ske tc he s, da ta , e tc .
• 5. E

ffe c t/ I nflue nc e

• Po sitive a nd ne g a tive e ffe c ts if imple me nte d o n a la rg e sc a le
• 6. F

e a sib ility/ Co nstra ints

• I

s this pra c tic a l? Any uninte nde d e ffe c ts?

• 7. T

e a m

• Wha t do e s yo ur te a m c o ntrib ute ?
• 8. F

uture Pla ns

• Go b ig !

WRI T T E N PL AN

Ide ntify the Proble m

• De mo nstra te re se a rc h/ b a c kg ro und o f the pro b le m, inc luding wo rk do ne b y o the rs
• Disc uss a nd c la rify c o nstra ints
• Wha t wa s the ma in g o a l/ missio n?

Bra instorming

• Disc uss the c re a tive a nd de c isio n-ma king pro c e sse s
• Sho w the va rio us ide a s c o nside re d to so lve the pro b le m
• E

xpla in why se le c te d a ppro a c h wa s ta ke n a nd why o the r ide a s we re no t c ho se n

Mode l or Prototype

• De sc rib e in de ta il, pa int a pic ture
• L

ist o f ma te ria ls use d (inc luding c o st)

• I

de ntify ho w sa fe ty a nd pro to c o l wa s o b se rve d a nd fo llo we d

T e st Mode l a nd E va lua te

• Disc uss tro ub le sho o ting , te sting , a nd re de sig ning thro ug h a ll ite ra tio ns
• Disc uss stre ng ths a nd we a kne sse s o f de sig n
• Disc uss mo dific a tio ns/ re fine me nts ma de to impro ve / a djust the de sig n
• Sha re te st re sults, e xpla in if/ ho w de sig n e ffe c tive ly a ddre sse s the pro b le m

Colla bora tion

• Disc uss ho w the te am wo rke d o n the pro je c t
• Co mmunic a te ho w e a c h me mb e r c o ntrib ute d

PROT OT YPE CONSI DE RAT I ONS

• Ro ug h mo de l o f yo ur so lutio n
• Sma lle r in size = b e tte r (ne e ds to b e tra nspo rte d)
• T

hink a b o ut pre se nta tio n: spa c e , po we r, sa fe ty, no ise , e tc .

• Ca n b e ma de fro m re use d a nd re purpo se d ite ms
• Ca rdb o a rd, ho use ho ld supplie s, re c yc ling b in ite ms, e tc .
• Re so urc e usa g e a nd re usa b ility c o nside ra tio ns
• Ca n b e ma de in a fa b -la b o r ma ke rspa c e
• Gre a t ide a , b ut no t a re q uire me nt
• I

f it’ s no t func tio na l…

• Stude nts ne e d to e xpla in ho w it c o uld wo rk
• And e xpla in why the y we re una b le to ma ke it wo rk
• I

f yo ur pro to type is fully func tio ning , e ve n b e tte r!

ANAT OMY OF T HE PROPOSAL PACK E T

1)E xe c utive summa ry

• One -pa g e “e le va to r pitc h”
• Skillse t de mo nstra te d : c o nc ise ne ss a nd fo c us

2) Writte n pla n

• 10 pa g e s ma ximum
• Skillse t de mo nstra te d : sc ie nc e writing

3) Slide de c k/ pitc h sta c k

• De sig ne d to b e a ro und ~10 minute s
• Co uld inc lude pho to s, dia g ra ms, g ra phs, e tc .
• Skillse t de mo nstra te d : visua l e ng a g e me nt

ANAT OMY OF T HE PROPOSAL PACK E T

1)E xe c utive summa ry

• One -pa g e “e le va to r pitc h”
• Skillse t de mo nstra te d : c o nc ise ne ss a nd fo c us

2) Writte n pla n

• 10 pa g e s ma ximum
• Skillse t de mo nstra te d : sc ie nc e writing

3) Slide de c k/ pitc h sta c k

• De sig ne d to b e a ro und ~10 minute s
• Co uld inc lude pho to s, dia g ra ms, g ra phs, e tc .
• Skillse t de mo nstra te d : visua l e ng a g e me nt

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