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Welcome to the North Penn High School Engineering Projects In Community Service website. The EPICS club meets after school on Wednesday afternoons at North Penn High School in the Nanotechnology and Engineering Research Laboratory (Room H-003). The club is a service-learning club that teaches students about engineering, computing and technology related fields while civically engaging them in their local communities. All students are encouraged to participate and do not need to have any technical experience. Click here if you would like to learn more.
Project Member(s): Charlotte Jaffe, Erin Zhu, Md Siam
Description: The purpose of this endeavor is to control the spread of disease in our community. There are a few possible paths that we could take: a self sterilizing robot; strategically placed "sanitation turrets"; or a different, germ-free way of opening doors.
Problem Statement 1: Due to the current pandemic, controlling the spread of disease is more important than ever. Doorknobs, handles, and other highly used items can transmit viruses and other diseases. By limiting or sterilizing these touched surfaces, we can curb the spread of diseases and ensure a healthier tomorrow.
Project Member(s): Matt Pedicone, Cletus Moloney, Shouvik Majumder, River Ocden
Description: Football injury prevention, specifically head injuries.
Problem Statement 1: Football is one of America’s most popular sports, with millions playing and watching every season. Yet many parents are reluctant to allow their children to play the sport with its high risk of serious injury, especially to the head. Protective equipment has not adequately protected the player without restricting movement and comfortability. More alternative options should be pursued to help better protect players and rebuild the sports safety reputation.
Project Member(s): Jessica Baek, Tobi Selgiman, Hali Selgiman, Sarah Yakatan, Jada Beach
Description: Finding ways to reduce the impact of Carbon Footprint
Problem Statement 1: Carbon emission is one of the leading causes of climate change and has various negative effects on the environment. By studying the results of nanotechnology and its ability to capture carbon we can experiment with different masses of solute to create a nanofiber that successfully captures large amounts of carbon.
Project Member(s): Emme Blanchard, Noshin Sinthi, Arushi Mittal
Description: Eco-friendly breakdown of plastics / Biodegradable materials
Problem Statement 1: Synthetic, petroleum-based plastics are detrimental to the environment. Contaminating both our soils and our oceans, millions of tons of plastic end up in landfills, and it is responsible for over the death of 100 million marine animals each year. Because petroleum-based plastics are not made of organic material, they can take anywhere from 450-1000 years to decompose, and release several harmful toxins in the process.
