Let’s make a to-do list:

1. Keep searching grant opportunities.
2. Choose one or two grant(s) by mid-August.
3. Start writing a draft(s) for proposal in two weeks after mid-August.

Agenda

1 Cloud server setup
2 CIS HPC account
3 Solid waste mixing model simulation
4 Methane generation model
5 Mapping toolbox for landfill fieldwork
6 Paper writing
 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S129007290900266X
7 Schedule

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Members  attended:
+ Masa Nakamura

Kamel, Joshua and myself were busy modifying a new motor layout using a Scotch-yoke setup.

Chris and Kamel, researchers in EESL’s reverse-acting grate team, are working hard on redesigning the mechanism of moving grate system.

Tiffany and Sam had a field trip to Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, in Millbrook, NY.

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The design proposed yesterday during the 49th EESL club meeting is based on scotch yoke mechanism which is  used to convert rotational motion to linear one  and vice versa. The advantages of using such a mechanism is to get more push power, a smoother motion, with fewer parts.

Scotch yoke (image courtesy S.Dalton, ITSligo)

Agenda
1. Introduction
2. NSF
3. DOE
4. EPA
5. NYSERDA
6. Schedule, next meeting

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Discussions we had:
+ Each member will find a grant opportunity from either grants.gov or http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/
+ Next meeting will be on Thursday 7/16 from 4:30pm

Members  attended:
+ Masa Nakamura
+ Chris Amoroso
+ Charles Wandalo
+ Sharon Jones
+ Api Castano
+ Franklin Foulen

Agenda + discussion
1 Cloud server setup
+++ Masa will do document work by Thursday

2 CIS HPC account
+++ Everyone will submit an application form

3 Solid waste mixing model simulation
+++ Already developed, just use current one

4 Methane generation model
+++ Start after August 1st

5 Mapping toolbox for landfill fieldwork
+++ Start after August 1st

6 Paper writing
+++ About Mixing model. everyone read this paper
 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S129007290900266X

7 Schedule
+++ The 3rd simulation team meeting 07/16/2015 at V509 from 3pm.

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Members  attended:
+ Masa Nakamura
+ Chris Amoroso
+ Ezra Stabler
+ Joshua Afrifa
+ Himanshu Pandey

EESL researchers, Tiffany (Lead), Sam, Ye and Masa went to Freshkills landfill park in Staten Island in  July 6, 2015  and acquired environmental data such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, etc. This kind of field work, as well as  experimental work and simulation work, is very important for environmental researchers like us.

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