Index of Approved Projects
Climate Change Projects
2022 - Solar Powered Ventilation with Controlled Airflow for Parked Cars
This is the initial application for funding by the Valencia Team of the IEEE Orlando Section.
IEEE_Application_For_FundingThe following application for funding by the Valencia Team of the IEEE Orlando Section was approved for funding.
IEEE_Application_For_Funding - Nov 3 Version IEEE_Application_For_Funding - Nov 3 Email
Status Report
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The Orlando Section’s Valencia College team (IEEE Student Members Daniel Eisenbraun and Ian Matheson supervised by IEEE Senior Member Dr. Masood Ejaz) has submitted their final report on their “Solar-Powered Ventilation with Controlled Airflow for Parked Automobiles” project. The project was funded through the 2022 round of Region 3 project grants.
Great Job Daniel and Ian!
Senior Design ReportIn addition to reading the report above, you can also check out their website https://deisenbraun.wixsite.com/senior-design-2022.
2023 - Climate Change
IEEE Region 3 is offering funding for projects that are tied to climate change. See the attached flyer for details.
2023 Climate Change Project FlyerThe IEEE maintains a large list of resources on climate change. Visit https://climate-change.ieee.org/ for more information.
Lee Stogner, Past Region 3 Director, has also assembled a list of 6,000+ resources that are open and free for use by everyone. These can be found on his Flipboard site.
2023 - Components for Next-Generation Magnetocaloric Heat Pumps
This is the initial application for funding by the NexGen Heat Pumping Solutions Team of the IEEE Richmond Section.
VCU NexGen Heat Pumping Solutions with Richmond Section EndorsementFunding approval for the NexGen Heat Pumping Solutions Team project.
NexGen Heat Pumping Solutions Team Grant ApprovalThis is the first project status report from the NexGen Heat Pumping Solutions Team of the IEEE Richmond Section.
IEEE Grant_MidTerm ProjectThis is the second project status report from the NexGen Heat Pumping Solutions Team of the IEEE Richmond Section. Click here to download a larger copy of the poster.
Click here to watch a brief video of the prototype extruder in operation.
IEEE Report _ Nov 2023This is the December 2023 project status report from the NexGen Heat Pumping Solutions Team of the IEEE Richmond Section. Click here to download a copy of the report.
IEEE Grant_December ProjectThis is the February 2024 status report from the NexGen Heat Pumping Solutions Team of the IEEE Richmond Section.
A team of Virginia Commonwealth University students (Micaiah Akyeampong, Kamau Bey, Thomas Pierce, and Vincent Mazzochette), under the direction of Dr. Radhika Barua, noted that using the magnetocaloric effect for heating and cooling could save vast amounts of energy over the current reliance on refrigerants and compressors, while also eliminating the need for high global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants. Various attempts to create practical magnetocaloric effect heat pumps have encountered problems which might be addressed by 3D printing the heat exchangers. Unfortunately, 3D printer filaments containing magnetocaloric substances are not currently available. The group’s grant from IEEE Region 3 provided partial funding to work on creating such filaments. Click here to watch a video that introduces each of the team members and that provides a status update on the project..
Pandemic Projects