b'Department of ChemistryUsing the EPAs 12 Guidelines for a New Green Technology Building Material and a Business PlanEmily Craft, Bethany Guinn, Yasmine Guzman, Nathan Hart, Thomas Mancil, Danielle McKay, Amayah Outlaw, Estefani Quinones, Shelby Raybon, Haley Reynolds, Kevin Soria, Stacie Stringer, Amara Tucker, Cleanthi ZuppasSponsor: Thomas Manning, ChemistryThe Environmental Protection Agency outlines 12 Principals that help define what a green technology should incorporate. The project is focused on using a fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms (stearic acid) as a building material. The material is novel, has poor heat conduction (insulates), can be easily molded, is extracted in high quantities from plants (will dissolve in soil and serve as a fertilizer), and is low cost and safe to work with at all stages of development. Our business model is to use this material in the burgeoning Tiny Home craze that is sweeping the planet. We are developing the material as a binder for other green materials that can be recycled such as saw dust, shells, ground up concrete, old metal and sand. These materials can easily be reused by melting them at an easily achievable temperature. In addition to presenting the materials, how the process and use of them adheres to the EPAs Principals will be outlined.Using the National Park System to Explore Key Environmental IssuesBethany Guinn, Yasmin Guzman, Nathan Hart, Thomas Mancil, Danielle McKay, Amayah Outlaw, Estefani Quinones, Shelby Rabon Haley Reynolds, Kevin Soria, Stacie Stringer, Amara Tucker, Cleanthi Zuppas, Emily CraftSponsor: Dr. Thomas Manning The National Park System encompasses 423 national park sites in the United States. They span across more than 84 million acres in each state and extend into the territories, including parks in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam. Within the system, there are 62 sites that include National Park as part of their proper name such as Acadia, Everglades, Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone. Though world-renowned for their grandeur and beauty, our national treasures encompass far more than these 62 sites. They include landscapes and historical narratives within areas that interpret our nations past, and cultural and recreation areas that stretch our minds and bodies to learn and do more.(1) There are many environmental issues facing our planet today including climate change, ocean acidification, rise in atmospheric CO2 levels, plastics on land and in the ocean, melting polar caps, endangerment and extinction of many species, carcinogens in the environment, deforestation, herbicides and pesticides impacting reproduction rates of humans and animals, etc. This presentation will use specific studies in the relatively pristine environments of our national parks to bring awareness to and understand these problems an offer a solution. In addition, various state, national and international polices are in place or proposed will be discussed within the context of this project.(1) https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/how-many-national-parks-are-there16'