Projects of 2007-2008

As of now there are several projects on the table. We have yet to select which ones we would like to presue. However, below are some of the current options for the upcoming year, and still many more are to come.

Projects for 07'-08' (pending)

1. Low tire pressure fill station

A study by students at Carnegie and Mellon project that the majority of cars in the U.S. are operating on tires inflated to only 80 percent of recommended capacity. According to fuelecnoomy.gov, leaving tires under-inflated can lower gas mileage by 0.4 percent for every one PSI drop in pressure. Doesn't sound like much of a big deal - unless you are an average American. An average American clocks in a whopping 12000 miles per year. WIth underinflation taken into account, this translates into an extra 140 extra gallons of wasted gas a year, at a cost of $300-$500. In environmental terms this means that as much as 2,800 pounds of carbon dioxide is needlessly being spewed into our skies.

Club F.E.A.S.T. (Future Energies And Sustainable Technologies) has recognized this easily solved problem and has organized the first ever F.U.M.T.A.S.T.E. campaign (Fill Up My Tires And Save The Environment- We know is a little long winded okay, if you think of a better one you tell us. Alright.).

On (day) Club FEAST members will be manning a tire pressure station in the Leffer Chapel parking lot. This event will last all day (8 am to 8 pm) and is totally free. Just pull up, get your tires checked, pressure adjusted, and get an instant gas savings calculation.

Not only will you help the environment, but you will also have a safer car (properly inflated tires are safer and less likely to fail at higher speed than under inflated tires). Not to mention the cash you'll save.

Thank you,
Justin Hypnarowski
President, Club FEAST

2.Cardboard furniture

Just for fun. Build furniture out of cardboard.

3.eBoat 2.0

This past summer we competed in the 2007 Solar Splash competition for the second time. We preformed well. We won an award for “Most Commercially Viable Hull” and we increased our point score by nearly 15% over the first time we competed. This year we have many advantages that we didn't have this time last year:

1. We have a functioning boat
2. A new German made motor
3. New Batteries
4. Experienced team members
5. Enhanced work space

To say the least, we're going again. With these advantages over last year we will have to adjust ourselves to focus on three new fields: Sponsorship, Product improvement, and testing.