Writes Chaitya J. (L6th)
This year, I joined our long-standing Imperial College Science in Medicine Competition team. We decided to compete in this year’s Global Health Prize – a competition to create solutions to the health risks posed by climate change.
Together, we devised and designed Atmis – a water purifier based on the thermoelectric Peltier Effect to evaporate and condense pure water, designed for drought-stricken countries with shortages of clean water and climate-change-intensified natural disasters. By using this effect, we were able to keep water at one temperature of just 2 degrees Celsius once cooled. We worked together to create our initial poster, creating CAD diagrams (including the internal electronics), tested our procedures, and created a budget.
We were soon given the news that we had won a spot at the finals, and immediately set to work creating a presentation on our project. After working through a few weekends, we were finally ready for presentation night, and (if I do say so myself), we absolutely smashed it on the day. After our presentation, we were asked a few questions about our budget and societal acceptance once implemented.
Unfortunately, despite a great performance, we did not win this year. That said, simply getting to the finals was a huge honour, placing us in the top 10 out of 76 entrants across the country! The experience was amazing, and I got to try out many new parts of engineering that I had not considered previously. I can’t wait for next year’s competition.
I’d like to thank my fellow team members and also Mrs Stuteley for organising it and supporting us throughout the competition.
More information about Atmis, including our poster, can be found here:
Our team consisted of:
Krish B. (L6th) Feasibility, Scalability and Budgeting
Chaitya J. (L6th) Electronic Systems, Website Design and Research
Samay Kachalia Poster Design, Illustrations and Product Concept
Xander M. (L6th) CAD Designing and Product Concept
Rayyan T. (L6th) Website Design and Product Testing
Noah W. (L6th) Research and Scientific Evaluation
