Key Dates

Project Planning Document         
Web Poster                                       
Exam Period [no thesis work]
Design Project [reduced thesis work]
Interim Submission                         
Final Thesis Submission             
19 Oct 2012
 7 Nov 2012
10 - 23 Dec 2012
14 - 28 Jan 2013
1 Feb 2013
26 April 2013

Gantt Chart

Proposed schedule of work. Click on the image to enlarge.

Risk Assessment

Field Trip (see Case Study)
Before embarking on a site visit to collect algae samples for the case study, a risk assessment must be conducted. The University of Edinburgh provides a suitable form, Fieldwork Assessment Form FA1, which will be completed and approved by the project supervisors.

Although the location and date of a site has not yet been identified, some likely hazards and their control measures have been identified for the type of fieldwork expected.
Lab Work
A method statement and risk assessment will be required for the lab work in due course.
Picture
Image courtesy of BarleyGreen.com

Resources

Field Trip (see Case Study)
  • Transportation arrangements,
  • camera and documentation equipment,
  • sterilised sampling equipment,
  • guide/supervisor ideally familiar with site.
Picture
Photograph: CC Sasha Trubetskoy
Lab Work
  • Safety and general induction was carried out on 1st Nov 2012.
  • Raw materials will be required for the design of the harvesting mechanism.

Expected Limitations
  • Lab conditions do not truly reflect environmental conditions, and samples are known to stop growing once taken to the lab.

Current priority, 02/11/2012

Contact Scottish Water/SEPA to discuss possibility 
of visiting suitable environmental sites.

Upcoming events

A highly relevant seminar is being held which we will attend:

“Green energy from organic waste” – An industrial perspective on Anaerobic Digestion
Amaya Arias-Garcia: Engineering Manager at Tamar Energy

Thursday 8th November
13:00
AGB Seminar Room
University of Edinburgh


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