ASME Philadelphia Section Awards Funding for Drone Based Air Quality Project

A student team affiliated with cOllab and the ASME Temple University Section has been awarded $600 in project funding by the ASME Philadelphia Section to support the Drone Mounted Air Quality Sensor System initiative.

The team includes Samuel Mikus, Hanna Tugado, Santiago Troya, and Allen Anthony. Through this cOllab effort, the group will partner with Northeast High School of Philadelphia to mentor students as they design and build a drone mounted system capable of measuring air quality and reporting local pollutant levels.

Funding was granted following a competitive review process in which proposals were evaluated by academics and engineering professionals from the ASME Philadelphia Section. The team also presented the project publicly as part of the selection process.

This work strengthens hands on learning in mechatronics while expanding the community presence and visibility of the ASME Temple University Section through a real local impact project.

Congratulations to the student team and everyone involved.