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P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet

Request for Applications closing date: December 22, 2010

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# Grant Number Abstract Principal Investigator Institution Grant Amount PROJECT PERIOD Project Start Date Project End Date Extended End Date State
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# Grant Number Abstract Principal Investigator Institution Grant Amount PROJECT PERIOD Project Start Date Project End Date Extended End Date State
1 SU835073
Grant



Climate-Responsive Adaptive Controls for Natural Ventilation Choi, Joon-Ho
Baur, Stuart W.
Holt, Dennis
Klover, Sean
Laughery, Lucas
Shen, Chou
Smith, Annelise  
Missouri University of Science and Technology $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     MO  
2 SU835074
Grant



The Integration and Optimization of Sustainability Benefits from Shading-Type Green Roof Technology Loge, Frank
Chacon, Kimberly
German, Alea
Holmes, Amelia
Hubert, George
Sherraden, Catherine  
University of California - Davis $11,162   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     CA  
3 SU835075
Grant



Use of Vermicomposting to Reduce Solid Waste Accumulations, Alleviate Flooding and Further Sustainable Development in Slum Settlements in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Sletto, Bjorn
Brigmon, Nathan
Clifton, Matt
Davila, Tánia
Die, Rachael
Díaz, Omar
Genova, Jared
Lara, Rosario Rizzo
Rojas, Danielle
Rosenbarger, Beth
Sertzen, Pamela  
The University of Texas at Austin $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     TX  
4 SU835076
Grant



Harvesting Wind Energy with Existing Bridge Underpass Infrastructure Benoît, Jean
Bell, Erin
Fu, Tat
Gherardi, AJ
Naylor, Michael
Schindler, Leanne
Steward, Joshua
Travers, John
White, Samuel  
University of New Hampshire $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     NH  
5 SU835077
Grant



Design of a Low Cost, Self Operating Hydraulic Ram Pump for Water Retention and Lifting in Developing Countries: Bringing Clean Water to Haiti Engel, Bernard A.
Ahiablame, Laurent
DeNardo, Nick
Deak, Brian
Garner, Leah
Kujur, Birendra
Poppe, Brooke  
Purdue University $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     IN  
6 SU835078
Grant



Utilization of Byproducts from a Solid Waste Landfill for the Sustainable Production of Algae Biodiesel Powers, Susan E.
Angerosa, Jordan
Boothroyd, Jeffrey
Engel, Holly
Fain, Samuel
Greenwood, Hannah
Grunert, Mark
Hanczyk, Daniel
Hughes, Aaron
Isabell, Ashley
Jamie Bates, William Armington
Jerabeck, Allen
Kring, Stefanie
LaPan, Kristopher
Lawson, Kathryn
Lea, Nuttapong
Maciuba, Mitchell
Parmelee, Bethann
Pawlowski, Gabrielle
Pesante, Joseph
Rieder, Daniel
Sawyer, Rick
Twiss, Michael R.
Yijia, Zhao  
Clarkson University $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     NY  
7 SU835079
Grant



Sustainable Erosion Control in Developing Countries Using Industrial By-Products Chrysochoou, Maria
Boyer, Dana
Cipoletti, Scott  
University of Connecticut $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     CT  
8 SU835081
Grant



Waste to Fuel: Design of a Landfill Algae Bioreactor Olson, Mira S.
Ahmed, Tausif
Cairncross, Richard A.
Comer, Carolyn
Davis, Edward Christopher
Hsuan, Grace
Hughes, Erin
Hurd, Eliya M.
Kilham, Susan
Lister, Eric
Mundackal, Ashley
Pant, Prateek Ghanshyam
Rowntree, Bob
Sniffen, Kaitlin
Sparaco, Megan
Spatari, Sabrina
Wang, Sheng
Wenrick, Matthew  
Drexel University $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     PA  
9 SU835082
Grant



Research into the Design and Development of a Campus Composting Facility Nagel, Robert L.
Brooks, Tim
Cash, Jack
Graham, Kent
Heede, Connor
McCloud, Robert
Ogundipe, Adebayo  
James Madison University $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     VA  
10 SU835083
Grant



Recombinant Lignin-Degrading Enzymes to Digest Wood for Biofuel Production Williams, Myron N.V.
Hines, Tara
Kiros, Filmon
Melnyczuk, John
Murray, Dejean
Oatis, Etienette
Rice, Demicca
Ross, Wendie  
Clark Atlanta University $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     GA  
11 SU835084
Grant



Extracting Lignocellulose and Synthesizing Silica Nanoparticles from Rice Husks Sun, Luyi
Chen, Haoran
Cheng, Xianbi
DeBord, Katelyn
Fan, Xiaotian
Huang, Wenxi
Long, Kevin
Martin, Jarett
Oliphant, Adam
Wang, Hong
Wang, Weixing
Ying, Xin  
Texas State University, South China University of Technology $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     TX  
12 SU835085
Grant



Green Infrastructure in Protection of Coastal Water Quality Hertler, Heidi
Colon, Jose
Fernandez, Carolina
Ramirez-Toro, Graciela  
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Central Campus $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     PR  
13 SU835086
Grant



Development of a Biosensor for Monitoring of Mercury Pollution in Natural Water Zhao, Julia Xiaojun
Chen, Jiao
Ducioame, Robert
Fahruddin, Nenny
Hanson, Aaron
Shephard, Kali
Strating, Shaina
Wu, Xu  
University of North Dakota $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     ND  
14 SU835087
Grant



A Sustainable Design Paradigm for Smart Performance Textiles and Apparel Sanders, Eulanda A.
Blumentritt, Jared
Garey, Logan
Gauck, Eric
Reider, Anna
Sarkar, Ajoy K.  
Colorado State University $14,758   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     CO  
15 SU835088
Grant



Integrating Improved Sustainable Technologies into the Heart of the Home — The Kitchen Bormann, Noel E
Bannister, Ethan
Elmenhurst, Sidney
Ferro, Patrick D
Fry, Spencer
London, Mara
Matsumoto, Andrew
Nowak, Paul
Stevens, Christopher E.
Walter, Melanie  
Gonzaga University $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     WA  
16 SU835089
Grant



Regenerative Fuel Cell for Off-Grid Renewable Energy Storage Strickland, Daniel G.
Barker, Laughlin
Krishnan, Shoba
Lele, Sandeep
Pimentel, Ross
Schwartz, Jeff
Shah, Sapaan
Sizemore, Michael
Zabalegui, Aitor
Zalawadia, Sutyen  
Santa Clara University $14,907   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     CA  
17 SU835090
Grant



Comparing the Sustainability of a Compressed Earth Block House to a Conventionally Framed House Built to National Green Building Standards Holliday, Lisa M.
Barrientos, Estefania
Berdis, Jesse
Boer, Paul
Butko, Daniel J.
Crandall, Aaron
DeFreitas, Kyle
Everest, Peter
Farber, Benja
Graham, Charles
Johnson, Mitch
Lyons, Molly
McManus, Bill
McNeil, Katy
Moheb, Ryan
Poole, Travis
Renevier, Kyle
Reyes, Matthew
Rodman, Adam
Sivuilu, Hervé
Williams, Scott  
University of Oklahoma $14,897   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     OK  
18 SU835095
Grant



Rice Hulls as Alternative Building (RHAB) Project Williams, Michael
Anguiano, Maria Elena
Feher, Stephen I.
Flores, Jesus
Nava, Robert
Rhodes, Bryce
Vazquez, Luis  
Butte College, Sustainable Community Development Institute $14,475   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     CA  
19 SU835096
Grant



Twenty-mile clothing: localized production of apparel and accessories from agriculture-based materials Cao, Huantian
Frett, John J.
Howard, Christine
Piro, Karen
Tattersall, Hillary  
University of Delaware $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     DE  
20 SU835099
Grant



Wind Energy for Haiti: A Rapidly Deployable Renewable Energy System Peters, Catherine A.
Bou-Zeid, Elie
Campus, Angelo
Chang, Ben
Elbert, Eleanor
Fauber, Ryan
Jeong, Sarah
Liu, Yunzhi
Moder, Emily
Pal, Satyajeet
She, Richard
Smith, Kate
Verne, Wesley  
Princeton University $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     NJ  
21 SU835130
Grant



A Continuous-Operation Variable-Feedstock Biomass Gasifier Design Based on Indigenous Materials Pohlman, Nicholas A.
Barnes, Jonathan
Mackey, Michael
Musika, Rudolf
Prokup, Christopher
Ryan, John  
Northern Illinois University $14,935   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     IL  
22 SU836012
Grant



Virtual Boat for Environmental Education (VBEE) Chang, Tiao
Andre, Nathan
Bentz, John
Copley, Andrew
Fang, Yanhui
Liu, Chang
Ozercan, Sertac
Wiseman, Justin
Ye, Xin
Zhu, Qing  
Ohio University - Main Campus $14,898   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     OH  
23 SU836013
Grant



Sustainably Overcoming Hindrance to Struvite Recovery from Anaerobically Digested Dairy Manure Tao, Wendong
Agyeman, Fred
Arnold, Christopher
Leon, Eileen
Martin, Lee
Mayer, Douglas
Moran, Sharon
Shi, Shun
Wen, Jianfeng
Wright, David
Xu, Wenjie  
The State University of New York $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     NY  
24 SU836015
Grant



An On-Site Biological Graywater Treatment System Suitable for a Small Business Houser, James
Downey, Erin
Gropper, Alexis
Hambourger, Michael
Hauser, Katarina
Johnson, Jennifer
Kenny, Jillian
Lail, April Lafone
Martin, Jack
May, Erik
Roark, Stephanie
Swinson, Bobbie Jo
Trowbridge, Jamie
Wallach, Hannah
Williams, Megan
Winkler, Robin  
Appalachian State University $14,988   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     NC  
25 SU836016
Grant



Developing Commercially Viable Culture Media from Wastewaters Optimized for the Emerging Microalgae-based Biofuel Industry Kent, Martha
Sommerfeld, Milton
Puruhito, Emil
Wray, Joshua T.  
Arizona State University $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     AZ  
26 SU836018
Grant



Pyrolysis of Algal Biomass in a Solar Furnace Reactor Deng, S.
Dailey, Peter
Garcia, Chris
Herrera, Edward
Muppaneni, Tapaswy
Willis, Adam
Wise, Christopher  
New Mexico State University - Main Campus $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     NM  
27 SU836019
Grant



Characterisation of Ionised and Zero-Valent Metals as Disinfectants for Microbiologically Contaminated Water in Resource-Poor Settings Sobsey, Mark D.
Armstrong, Andrew
Bailey, Emily
Bartram, Jamie
Bharambhe, M. S.
Clear, Michael
Cooper, Mary
Cory, Rose
Deshmukh, P.
Garg, B.S.
Islam, Mehrin
Jathan, Nikita
Komandur, Abhinav
Leker, Hannah
Malone, Alyson
Mehendale, A. M.
Motte, Hunter
Radhakrishnan, Jani
Reddi, Prianca
Richardson, Jess
Rothwell, Kathleen
Singer, Philip C.
Witsil, Tucker  
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University $14,883   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     NC  
28 SU836021
Grant



Scalable, Low-impact, run-of-river Hydropower generator Gomes, Mario
Alm, Hope
Bastian, Geoff
Buckner, Tim
Donnelly, Chris
Dunn, Adam
Fertitta, Joe
Garland, Andrew
Grates, Justin
Kirman, Vulf
Leclerc, Donald
Lentlie, William
Marion, Matt
Matheu, Andres Santizo
McConnaghy, Kelsey
Negro, Mark
Sood, Harshita
Traxler, Shauna
Wang, Michelle  
Rochester Institute of Technology $14,936   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     NY  
29 SU836022
Grant



Don’t Eat Your Spinach: Nature Inspired Biohybrid Solar Cells Jennings, G. Kane
Anilkumar, Amrutur V.
Dilbone, Eric
Ingram, Philip
Locke, Trevan
McDonald, Paul
Ogg, Jason  
Vanderbilt University $14,999   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     TN  
30 SU836023
Grant



Point-of-Use Polyurethane Foam Filter Weber-Shirk, Monroe
Edwards, Katie
Grimshaw, Walker
Irish, Bradshaw
Lion, Leonard William
McBride, Kelly
Philipson, Rachel
Shebaro, Nadia  
Cornell University $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     NY  
31 SU836024
Grant



Heating Attic Air Using Solar Thermal Energy for Space Heating and Drying Applications Chau, Kenny
Agbonwaneten, Etinosa J.
Lozano, Jesse S.
Matsumoto, Mark
Nguyen, Nhat
Opot, Stephen R.
Tam, Kawai
Villanueva, Ariana E.  
University of California - Riverside $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     CA  
32 SU836025
Grant



Portable Solar Water Purification System for Public Use during Disaster Recovery Tang, Yan
Camp, Johnathon
Coleman, Jared
Compere, Marc
Fennesy, Kyle
Fugler, Mark
Holmes, James
McCalla, Neil
Pinto, Shavin
Surpris, Glenn
White, Dean
Wong, Yung  
Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University $12,845   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     FL  
33 SU836026
Grant



Developing Sustainable Alternatives to Plastic Mulch Santelmann, Mary
Anderson, Michelle
Cassidy, James
Chen, Hsiou-Lien
DeGeorge, Dustin
DiFrancesco, Kara
Doniger, Alison
Holley, Courtney
Ingman, Mark
Li, Kaichang
Miller, Isaiah
Selko, Tucker  
Oregon State University $14,999   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     OR  
34 SU836027
Grant



Power Harvesting System For More Efficient, Cleaner Burning Cookstoves Jones, Matthew
Crellin, Brennan
Decker, Fred
Lewis, Randy S
Mackay, Curtis
Pokharel, Suman
Terrill, Trevor
Wada, Sharyn  
Brigham Young University $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     UT  
35 SU836028
Grant



Sustainable Utilization of Coal Combustion Byproducts through the Production of High Grade Minerals and Cement-less Green Concrete Mohanty, Manoj K.
Akbari, Hamid
Bhusal, Sudha
Culberth, Nick
Heller, Tom
Jha, Pravin
Kolay, Prabir
Kumar, Sanjeev
Rahman, Mohammad Wahid
Rimmer, Sue
Shin, Sanguok
Wiltowski, Tomasz
Yang, Xinbo
Zhang, Baojie  
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale $14,841   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     IL  
36 SU836029
Grant



Neighborhood Building Envelop Energy Conservation and Outreach Lin, L. Yu
Blair, Dederick
Dunning, LeAndreaonia
Indeglia, Paul
Norris, Kenderick
Tamayo, Ivan
Tribo, Martin  
Christian Brothers University $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     TN  
37 SU836030
Grant



Microbial Desalination Fuel Cell as a Sustainable Technology for Renewable Water and Power Jiang, Sunny C.
Gellers, Joshua C.
Glenn, Errol M.
Huang, Siqian
Huang, Xiao
Jeung, Matthew K.
Jiang, Luman
Karmen, Andrew
Katebian, Leda
Lim, Keah Ying
Sobhani, Reza
Tseng, Linda Y.
Tu, Tiffany
Wu, Yanwen
Y.Orellana, Dean  
University of California - Irvine $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     CA  
38 SU836031
Grant



Prototype of a Biomass Energy-Source Generator and Remote Control and Monitoring Lee, Wookwon
Alkhuraiji, Raed
Almalki, Naif
Alruwaili, Musaad
Bennett, Leanne
Diz, H. Rick
Halilovic, Adis
Hawsawi, Alaa
Keller, Nicholas
Lossie, Jared
McMahan, Ted
Prischak, Joshua
Schweisthal, Michael
Smith, Bradley
Smith, Dean
Steinbrink, Scott E.
Tomasik, Joseph  
Gannon University $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     PA  
39 SU836032
Grant



Enhanced Solar Energy Harvest for Power Generation From Brayton Cycle Lee, Hohyun
Barker, Laughlin
Daley, Brian
Marumoto, Darcy
Neber, Matthew
Olaes, Criselle
Valdez, Joe
Zabalegui, Aitor  
Santa Clara University $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     CA  
40 SU836033
Grant



Application of Green Technology in the Production of Pharmaceuticals Manning, Thomas J.
Baum, Jeramy
Ledwitch, Kaitlyn
Nienow, James
Ogburn, Ryenne
Phillips, Dennis
Wylie, Greg  
Valdosta State University, University of Georgia $14,900   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     GA  
41 SU836034
Grant



Mycocomposting of waster paper and the search for the next Biofuel Bray ;Jr., James R.
Blasa, Masey
DeLong, Nicolaus
Hausman, Robert
Long, Daniel  
Blackburn College $14,728   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     IL  
42 SU836036
Grant



Use of Selenium-Contaminated Plant Waste Materials from Phytoremediation in Central California for Production of Selenium-Enriched Edible Mushrooms Lin, Zhi-Qing
Haddad, Samuel
Hong, Jie
Morrissy, Jennifer  
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville $14,539   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     IL  
43 SU836037
Grant



Optimization and Sustainability of Converting Agricultural Animal Wastes into Biofuels Kim, Dong-Shik
Apul, Defne
Batt, Justin
Bever, Bradley
Irving, Kelly
Lautzenheiser, Rachael
LeBlanc, Steve
Moscarillo, Alison
Seedorf, Melissa
Weir, Jeremy  
University of Toledo $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     OH  
44 SU836038
Grant



Community Based Biodiesel Production from Trap Grease: The Evaluation of Technical and Economic Feasibilities Lu, Mingming
Chai, Ming
Gregory, Jarod
Schutte, Mark
Tu, Qingshi
Wang, Jingjing
Wang, Wendy
Williams, Brittany  
University of Cincinnati $15,000   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     OH  
45 SU836040
Grant



Selective Source AC/DC Power Supply Kimball, Jonathan
Ahmadi, Reza
Brannon, Benjamin
Brennan, Cory Joseph
Clucas, Dominic
Gualdoni, Mathew
Irigoyen, Alberto Berrueta
Kashyap, Amshumaan Raghunatha
Murdock, Austin
Pahl, Jason
Patnaik, Abhishek
Rayachoti, Anagha
Wright, Charles  
Missouri University of Science and Technology $14,430   August 15, 2011 -
August 14, 2012  
August 15, 2011   August 14, 2012     MO  


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