Students ‘pitch’ their
projects with 3 minute sessions over yesterday and today.
Kirill Kudinov from
Electrical Engineering on ‘converting a grid tie inverter into a hybrid tie
inverter’. For solar inverters to design device to improve efficiency and lower
costs. Solar inverters convert electricity as used in a variety of devices.
Summarised the project’s rationale and method to find the solution – firstly
using simulations.
Gabriella Elea from
applied sciences on ‘correlation between parent nutritional knowledge and their
adult child’s dietary behaviour’. Hypothesis that parent knowledge not effective
and support should be to children for them to learn the right approaches and to
change behaviour to attain better diet.
Nilay Chauhan and
Nineb Haddad from Engineering on ‘mobility platform development’.
Background of
the need to adapt domestic mobility scooter to farm environment conditions for
a client. Aim to improve overall functionality to provide better lifestyle
outcomes for client.
Charles Brookes from
Engineering with ‘development of F1 sidecar chassis’. Goal to reduce cost of
chassis as currently very expensive. Also to ensure to incorporate racing
technologies. Has prepared simulation to find out where chassis is stressed and
to add into new design.
Shannon-Aimee Bradley
from Performing Arts on ‘Hamilton the musical: rewriting history’. A qualitative
study to examine the translation of a historical event into a musical. How is
the musical developed and themes relevant to the NZ socio-political context.
Keeneth Love presents
from NASDA on ‘sustainable musical theatre in Canterbury’. As most musicals are
run by ‘amateurs’ who are not paid. Investigated funding to set up a musical
theatre through a cooperative organisation whereby actors will be paid,
ensuring talent is nurtured within Chch. rather than moving overseas.
Dearna Doglione also
from NASDA on ‘showing our girls they can be great: female representation in commissioned
works in Christchurch theatre’. Looked at 3 works to work out female
participation (not only actors but producers, directors, playwrights etc.)
rates and find out support for women in the industry. Proposed a support
network to help mentor new entrants and provide mutual support.
Alex Taylor from Engineering
with Olympic paddle design – an epic wing paddle. Needed to increase speed,
decrease fatigue and win medals. Using wind tunnel to simulate various designs
and analysed numerical data. Still need to test in water.
Eloise Goodison from
Outdoor Education and Sustainability with ‘phenomenogical study of women
experiences with surfing’ in relation to healthy lifestyles and involvement in
physical activity, The challenges and potentials. Literature tends to be on
male surfers and barriers. So this study is to find out from women, their
experiences and recommendations.
Savanna Ornsby from
health promotions programme on ‘St. Georges workplace well-being programme’.
Aimed to identify what types of well-being programmes staff would be interested
in attending if offered at their workplace. Covered rationale and method for
study to assist workplaces to design cost effective, customised programmes for
workplaces.
Mario Evason and
Chelsea Sheehan-Gaiger from NASDA on ‘NZ
film /theatre and its potential in youth crime prevention’. Media is powerful
instrument in establishing models for social change. Argued for ensuring
context of NZ film etc. are accessible to youth and have a moral objective to
assist with social change.
Julianne Gordon from
Applied Science presented on her work on the antimicrobial properties of Manuka
Honey. Covered the ways Manuka honey contribute to fighting pathogens and her
project is to investigate efficacy various types of honeys on wound healing.
Always interesting to
see how students perceive the world through the newly attained lenses of their
discipline’s paradigms. Good variety of presentations exampling the range of
topics students find are of interest. Good learning when projects are student
initiated.
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