To select their class projects, students review and vote their
interest among a set of Design Challenges. These are short
project proposals compiled by D-Lab staff, based on criteria
including community partner interest, past D-Lab activity, and
overall value. Voting happens with the Project Selection Form,
which also helps the instructors create teams with an
appropriate mix of skills, backgrounds and interests. - Project
Selection Form (PDF) The following table lists the six design
challenges selected by the Spring 2010 class to become class
projects, followed by brief summaries of the other candidates
not selected by the class. |TOPICS ||SUMMARIES ||DESIGN
CHALLENGES | |Selected Design Challenges | |Bamboo Pencil Maker
||Process for easy manufacturing of bamboo pencils that are
comparable to pencils made from wood. ||Compiled descriptions
(PDF) | |Chlorine Generation ||Using locally run electrolysis
for a do-it-yourself approach to chlorine generation. | |Plastic
Bottle Recycling ||Device that granulates a