Objectives
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Identify a specific and contextualized engineering problem
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Search for a set of contending solutions to said problem, based on academic literature
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Produce and justify a set of criteria with which to compare the solutions
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Analyze and assess which solution best addresses the criteria
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Choose an engineering problem that is fun and requires you to dive into a relatively unfamiliar field
Methods/Features/Results
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Engineering Problem: space radiation could present additional risks for long moon missions scheduled during solar maxima.
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Possible Solutions: Aluminum, Liquid Hydrogen, Polyethylene.
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Criteria: Material Weight, and Shielding Effectiveness against Galactic Cosmic Radiation and Solar Particle Events.
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Winner: Liquid Hydrogen, acknowledging the limitations of the research.
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A well-justified set of criteria and solutions to a unique and interesting engineering problem.
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Earned an A in McGill's WCOM 206 course.