Design Change: In 2018, all of the EDI Fellows were given a design challenge proposed by Jarod Haley, a 2020 Chesapeake Bay Fellow. This challenge was to create a prototype of an hydroponic garden. This garden would be used to …
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Atomic Orbitals Model – Post by Caitlin Johnson EDI’21
The NA chemistry teachers approached Christopher Asuncion EDI’21 and I last November to create a combined model of atomic orbitals for their Chemistry classes. We have been working on the model for several months, and now it is finally complete! …
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Field Day Map update by Patrick McElroy EDI’19
The chaos of Field Day has long been a part of the charm of the day for me, but, as I’ve gotten older, not having some of the schedules or locations on hand has become more of a nuisance. Thinking …
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Outdoor Middle School Courtyard – Update by Frances Harrington eDI’19 and Kevin Smedley EDI’19
Here are Kevin Smedley EDI’19 and Frances Harrington EDI’19 about their project related to using an outdoor space here at NA. Today we presented our final plan for the outdoor space in the middle school. Our project started in the …
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Biodegradable Food Packaging by Sebastian Singh EDI’19
Here is Sebastian Singh, Senior EDI Fellow ’19, describing his current project. Recently, I have taken up a project relating to biodegradable food packaging. Currently, there are two main problems with food packaging materials and methods, the first being the …
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Biomimicry in Urban Architecture – By Keon Tavakoli EDI’21
Every few weeks EDI fellows are split into three groups and each group is assigned a chapter from the book Adapt by Amina Khan. This blog post will discuss one of the presentations from the past week. The topic of the …
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A Hackathon Hosted by the Seniors – Written by Kevin Smedley EDI’19
By Kevin Smedley EDI’19 This past Thursday, February 5th, the senior EDI fellows ran a hackathon for the younger fellows and the directors. The seniors designed this Hackathon around the concepts of sustainability and eco-friendliness, as every day, we use …
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A Model for Modeling: ODU’s Dr. McKenzie and the Engineering of Simulation by Patrick McElroy ’19
By Patrick McElroy EDI’19 On Wednesday, January 24, the EDI Fellows had to privilege of hearing from Dr. McKenzie, the chair of the Modelling and Visual Simulations Engineering department at Old Dominion University. The field of study is relatively new, …
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Blog Post about Speaker, Kim Jenks
In October, we invited Kim Jenks to skype with us about her career as an aerospace engineer. She gave us a very engaging and informative insight on her journey in becoming an aerospace engineer. She also provided many helpful tips …
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Hydroponic Garden Update by Charlie Walker ’21
Hydroponic Garden In September 2017, Jarod Haley CB’20 came to us with an idea of building a hydroponic garden. We held a hackathon (a design challenge) where two groups designed prototypes for the structure. When the initial design challenge was …
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