Students will learn about the water treatment process. By applying the fundamentals of wastewater treatment in order to design a small-scale filtration system, students will assess how effectively their designs produce “cleaner” water.
Students will:
- Describe and explain actions that contribute to your water footprint
- Mimic a water clarification process
- Design and create a water filtration system
- Identify and explain various steps involved in the process of water treatment
- Analyze a water sample before and after it undergoes a water filtration process
- Use the iterative process to optimize a design
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Lab time commitment
100-110 minutes (including 30-minute intro video)
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Lab materials
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Live Q&A session and wrap up with
College Students & Professional Engineers
Classroom Tools & Resources
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Teacher Guide
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Student Workbook
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Abbreviated Student Worksheet
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Engineer’s Presentation
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ViewMeet the lab intro host
Erik O. Einset
Director, Engineering Tomorrow
Erik has over 30 years of experience in various engineering and leadership roles, including 17 years at GE in R&D, product development, process improvement, technical sales, and business management. After GE, he spent 16 years as a member of the operations team at Global Infrastructure Partners, working on business improvement in a variety of infrastructure businesses in the energy and transportation sectors. He has been a director at Engineering Tomorrow since 2014. Erik is the author of 6 patents and numerous technical publications, and holds Chemical Engineering degrees from Cornell University (BS) and the University of Minnesota (PhD).
Erik has over 30 years of experience in various engineering and leadership roles, including 17 years at GE in R&D, product development, process improvement, technical sales, and business management. After GE, he spent 16 years as a member of the operations team at Global Infrastructure Partners, working on business improvement in a variety of infrastructure businesses in the energy and transportation sectors. He has been a director at Engineering Tomorrow since 2014. Erik is the author of 6 patents and numerous technical publications, and holds Chemical Engineering degrees from Cornell University (BS) and the University of Minnesota (PhD).
Lab Day Keynote
Every Engineering Tomorrow Lab Day event ends with an inspiring keynote from an engineering expert. Watch this one from the latest Clean Water Lab Day.
Natalie Celmo
Senior Program Engineer
Engineers Without Borders USA
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