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MAE171b/MAE126b/MAE175b midterm
Mechanical and Environmental Engineering Laboratory
Spring Quarter, 2011
Prof. Meyers, Prof. Kleissl, Prof. Lal

Grading
The midterm: 30% of the total course grade
•8 minute oral presentation by the group + 2 Minutes Q/A: 10%
•written report of a maximum 8 pages: 20%
•literature survey,
•organization of group,
•project outline & goals,
•work to date
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The presentation should cover the following topics:
Project Definition and Objectives (3 pts)
Project Task Descriptions (3 pts)
Experimental/Theoretical/Design Methods (5pts)
Work Schedule (2 pts)
Preliminary Results (4 pts)
Team Assignments and Organization (2 pts)
Overall Presentation: Presentation well-rehearsed? well rehearsed? Captures audience?
Sufficient graphic material? Properly referenced? (6pts)
Total (25 pts)

DATES:
Monday April 25
Wednesday April 27
TIME: 5:00pm - 6:50pm
LOCATION: PCYNH 106
Time and Place
All written reports will be due on Monday April 25 at the
beginning of the presentations.
Late reports will lose 50% of the grade!
Each presentation should take a maximum of 8 minutes with an additional 2 minutes
for questions.
The updated list of midterm presentations will be as follows. Note that the list of
presentations is NOT in chronological order.
Everyone who has a presentation scheduled for a particular day should be present
during all the midterm presentations on that day.

Instructions for oral presentation
•Items 1-2 should be the opening of your presentation
- Can be given by one person.
•Items 3-5 are the main body of the presentation
- Each team member should present the scope of his/her
tasks, applicable methods, and progress to date.
•The presentation should be closed by one person explaining
team assignments and organization.
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• A PC and a projector will be available for your presentation
• Please bring your presentation on either a CD-ROM or a USB flashdrive
•Show up 10 minutes before class, to copy your presentation onto the class PC.
•You can also bring and use your own laptop.
•Show up 10 minutes before class to verify your computer display has the right
resolution
•All presentation from individual laptops will be held at the end of the 2 hour
session
•Make sure your computer is booted and ready to go a few minutes before your
presentation starts.

Midterm Presentations for Monday, April 25, 2011
Location: PCYNH 106 (NOT in chronological order)
E1: North campus Housing Solar Thermal System
E2: Energy Savings Through Window Films
E4: Total Sky Imager
E5: Hydroelectric Power from SIO Outflow
E7: Heat Pump Water Heater
E8: Solar Panel Testing Facility
E10: Carbon Footprint of Renewable Energy Storage
B1: Design and Fabrication of an Automatic Roller for
Monolayer Nano Particles
B3: 3D Micro Stereo Lithography System

Midterm Presentations for Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Location: PCYNH 106 (NOT in chronological order)
C1: Measuring Thermocline with a Custom Ocean sensor
C3: Motor Dynamometer
C4: Top Bot
C5: Quad-Copter
C6: iSee Platform
B4: Wireless Biotelemetric Egg
M2: Fabrication and Analysis of a Biomimetic Bone
Composite
M7: Improvement of Charpy Testing Machine