LANL: ‘Garbage To Gas … Using Biodigesters To Create Energy’ Wins 2020 New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge - 8:37 am
Los Alamos National Laboratory awards a $4,500 cash prize to the winning students in the New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge. Courtesy/LANL
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Student scientists at Monte del Sol Charter School earned a $4,500 cash prize awarded by Los Alamos National Laboratory judges in the New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge with their project, “Garbage to Gas: Using Biodigesters to Create Energy”.
“The STEM Challenge’s team-based approach of applying science, technology, engineering and math to address real needs is a microcosm of what we do at the Laboratory every day,” Laboratory Director Thom Mason said. “I congratulate the teachers and student scientists of Monte del Sol Charter School and thank our partners for organizing this innovative contest.”
‘Garbage To Gas: Using Biodigesters To Create Energy’ Wins 2020 New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge
Biodigesters use microbes to speed the decay of organic matter (usually food waste) and use the resulting methane-rich biogas as a sustainable energy source for electricity, cooking, and heating. The Monte del Sol team built a biodigester in the school greenhouse. Photo Courtesy LANL
Student scientists at Monte del Sol Charter School earned a $4,500 cash prize awarded by Los Alamos National Laboratory judges in the New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge with their project, “Garbage to Gas: Using Biodigesters to Create Energy.”
“The STEM Challenge’s team-based approach of applying science, technology, engineering and math to address real needs is a microcosm of what we do at the Laboratory every day,” said Laboratory Director Thom Mason. “I congratulate the teachers and student scientists of Monte del Sol Charter School and thank our partners for organizing
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Participants from 33 high school teams convened virtually Dec. 12 for the second New Mexico Governors STEM Challenge, a competition testing students ability to use science, technology, engineering and math to solve real-world problems. Led by New Mexicos Office of the Governor, the Challenge was a collaboration between New Mexico State University, the Department of Public Education, the Department of Workforce Solutions, Los Alamos National Laboratory and 18 other STEM employers in the state. Centennial High School participants from Las Cruces, New Mexico, were one of 33 high school teams to compete virtually in the second New Mexico Governors STEM Challenge Dec. 12. (Courtesy photo)
High school students from 33 schools will be competing for $5,000 in prize money from 18 employers in the second New Mexico Governors STEM Challenge. Hosted and organized by New Mexico State University, the Los Alamos National Labs Foundation, New Mexico Department of Public Education and New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, this event will be entirely virtual Saturday, Dec. 12.
Ten-person student teams have submitted solutions to the NMSU formulated question, How can you combine New Mexicos natural resources with technology to address regional/global needs? Employer partners have provided judges who will rate the solutions based on quality, creativity, presentation, and how they match up with skills that employers need for future hires in their own industries. Selected teams will receive $500 per student in cash.