Pellissippi State engineering students showcase green projects
The race for green energy is on for engineering students at Pellissippi State.
Engineering students competed recently to see who would be the first to build a solar water heater that would reach 130 degrees Fahrenheit, then they presented their projects in class.
Mary Kocak, professor of Engineering and Media Technologies at the College, says she is proud of the students’ work. Kocak says that she encouraged them to be creative with their projects.
“I told my students, ‘We’d still be driving Model T’s if we didn’t try different things,’” she said.
Each semester the engineering transfer students in Fundamentals of Engineering II complete a unique project and “engage in a friendly competition.”
Forty students presented 10 projects this semester. Teams of engineering students spent nine weeks designing and constructing the solar water heaters.
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