Specific Student Questions to Answer over the Course

From the Questionnaire on Day 1

2011:

• Physics of households; improve sustainability
• Geothermal energy
• Modelling climate change
• Indepth study of conventional vs hybrid powered cars
• Feasibility of wind power on the Great Lakes?
• What types of solar heating/energy is most efficient and where can it be used?

2009:

• Hybrid Engines (how they work, compare efficiency to other cars)
• Why doesn't anyone anyone address the real reason for energy problems: overpopulation?
• How things work.
• How (and how much) science influences policy
• Energy efficiency& conservation
• How efficient is solar power compared to other resources?
• Global warming, & how do Milankovich cycles affect climate?
• How fuel cells work, what fuels they use?
• Fission, fusion & solar energy