User:Lauradanier
Laura Danier is currently studying her fourth year of Honours Specialization in Health Sciences at Western University. Throughout her university experience, Laura has developed a strong passion for astronomy, medicine, and engineering. Despite not taking any engineering courses, Laura pursues her interests by joining clubs such as the 3D Printing club at Western University and participating in coding and engineering workshops to get hands-on experience and inquiring engineering friends about their projects. She explores her astronomy curiosities by taking astronomy courses at Western University and asking questions. Throughout her life, Laura has researched on her own about our universe and it's dynamics, wanting to know more and help develop technologies that can advance our discoveries.
Laura is involved in her university community by taking on roles such as being a Senior International Peer Guide, to help international/exchange students with their transition to Canada and Western culture, in addition to being the President for the Canadian Association of Regenerative Medicine. She also has a strong passion for music, which she incorporates into her community by playing piano at the Windermere on the Mount retirement home in association with the Western Piano Society, and recently joining the Charity Chords club, where they collaborate with charities to raise money for specific causes with the power of music. Leadership is a focus Laura is working on, which she does so by participating in the Collegiate Leadership Competition, in which her team placed second in the Canadian Nationals, representing Western University.
Project Part 1: Open source bioreactor PLA to food[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
- Open source bioreactors
- Open Source Medical Laboratory Bioreactor
- Killing two birds with one stone: chemical and biological upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate plastics into food
To do[edit | edit source]
- Read Category:FAST literature reviews to do this Literature review - PLA end of life
- Bioreactor data acquisition system from Finn
- Build v2 OS Bioreactor
- PLA experiments
Project 2: Open source photo-bioreactor for microalgae cultivation[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
Introduction[edit | edit source]
- Provides a controlled and illuminated environment for cultivating microalgae
- Microalgae has various diverse applications, such as creating biodegradable plastics and various pharmaceutical and biomedical uses
Making microalgae biodegradable plastic[edit | edit source]
- Glycerol, microalgae, and pectin are mixed at 60 degrees celsius using a hot plate magnetic stirrer for 30 minutes
- Samples are pressed into molds of various shapes depending on desired testing before being placed in an isotemp muffle furnace (Thermo Fisher Scientific) and dried for 24 hours at 60 degrees celsius
- Once dried, the solid bio-composite can be peeled from the mold and stored at room temperature
