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Brittany Hsu

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Brittany Hsu is a senior at Jericho High School in Jericho, N.Y. She does research at Drexel University where she works on an independent environmental engineering research project to develop novel macro and nanomaterials for improving surface water quality. She has earned accolades for her work at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Siemens Competition, and  the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award at the New York State Science Fair.

MY POSTS
Disaster strikes Haiti ... who's responsible?
Sat, Jan 16 2010 at 6:20 PM EST
C'est la vie? Unforeseeable earthquakes strike the small, impoverished nation, robbing millions of people of any hope of livelihood. While nations and organizations around the world are providing relief to this much needed cause, many are starting to wonder: what happened?   Read this blog
Quality time with your rubber ducky in the tub? Think again
Sun, Nov 08 2009 at 1:43 PM EST
When I first started doing water contamination research, I thought I would be helping the plight of billions of children in third world nations. According to Charitywater.org, an organization that raises money to help communities drill wells and obtain access to clean water, one in six people on this planet does not have access to water. A large percentage of them live in Bangladesh, Haiti, India, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya and other third world countries. Who would have thought that we should add America to that list? Read this blog
Solar energy initiative takes off: Greater bolt for the buck
Thu, Aug 27 2009 at 1:15 PM EST
Environmentally friendly due to less pollution, reduced energy bills by "creating" your own electricity and fewer power outages are some of the numerous benefits of using solar panels. The only problem? Solar panels are a hefty investment that can cost more than $100,000 for installation. Read this blog
NYC's No Impact Man makes an impact ... on me
Sun, Aug 16 2009 at 8:02 PM EST
Recently the Los Angeles Times reported that movie goers would rather "hug Transformers than trees." Documentaries with go-green themes are losing in the box office to the likes of Harry Potter and G.I. Joe. But who's to say that No Impact Man won't make an impact this fall?   Read this blog
Revitalizing Long Island's green work force
Sat, Aug 15 2009 at 12:00 AM EST
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Battling Mother Nature: Climate engineering
Thu, Aug 13 2009 at 4:33 PM EST
Global warming? Ha! Let's put a giant fan over Earth's atmosphere and create global cooling. Hmm ... not quite, but who says climate engineering won't do the trick? Climate engineering, formally known as geoengineering, aims to revive the spirit of science fiction authors and cool the planet with sun blocking-particles or shades to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Currently, proposals to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere involve planting trees and chemically absorbing the gas. Read this blog
Cuddle with a Kindle
Thu, Jul 30 2009 at 12:54 PM EST
Backpack too heavy? Textbook papers getting torn? Never fear, Kindle is here!   Read this blog
Green roofs that can reduce air conditioning bills?
Wed, Jul 29 2009 at 9:29 AM EST
As promised, here is the data that I collected when doing experiments with my research team on green roofs. Our procedure for the experiments involved splitting up into two teams to go to a building with a green roof and a building without a green roof (to act as a control) to measure the temperatures of buildings on each floor. Using thermosensors, the two groups would simultaneously measure air and ceiling temperatures to determine if there was a greater cooling effect on high building floor levels because of the presence of a green roof. Read this blog
Bloomberg's fight for the green apple: PLANYC 2030 and white roofs
Tue, Jul 28 2009 at 11:27 AM EST
  Challenge: Green the most populated state in the United States that is home to some of the largest worldwide commerce, finance, fashion, and entertainment conglomerates. Who? Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City.   Read this blog
“Woof” for greener cities and roofs
Mon, Jul 27 2009 at 6:51 PM EST
Hot, humid, congested and sunburned. Sitting on the 7th floor of a New York City building with large, open windows as I type, I'm in a complimentary tanning salon and yet I can't help but wish that I was in the desolate, forlorn spaces of Antarctica. I've always liked the cold and I don't appreciate feeling like a sweaty Olympic athlete minus the supernatural basketball skills.   Read this blog

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