Global Air Quality Trekkers (GAQT)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/89926615
Contact Information: epics-gaqt@purdue.edu
Description: Global Air Quality Trekkers (GAQT) focuses on reducing indoor air pollutants (IAP) of K-12 schools. Indoor air pollution is created by harmful pollutants in indoor environments. For instance, every school is prone to indoor air pollutants which can come from toxic chemicals in building materials, furnishings, or art supplies. Even chemicals in cleaning products or pesticides used outside can cause IAP. High concentrations of these pollutants can affect a child’s learning process by causing such things as respiratory illnesses, fatigue, or attention problems. This happens not only all throughout the US, but all around the world as well. Our team is working to create a device that can help reduce these IAPs.
Partners: GAQT is currently partnered with the Miller School in Lafayette, Indiana where we educate not only the students, teachers, and administrators at this school, but also the Lafayette community. By working with the Miller School, we are able to teach about air pollutants and ways that we can work to fix this problem. GAQT is also currently working under a grant funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) called P3 (People, Prosperity, and Planet). We will be using cloud-based quality air sensors to monitor IAP in local classrooms and will be able to share our project at an EXPO in Summer 2024.
Mission: The goal of GAQT is to develop natural ventilation solutions and efficient filtration methods in order to mitigate the amount of air pollution presented in homes and schools.
Technologies: The primary technologies currently employed by GAQT include: Fusion360, AutoCAD, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and MobaXTerm.
Division: 52
Schedule: Fridays 3:30pm - 5:20pm