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This semester I am a member of the SRSF Theory team. Our main goal is to understand and parameterize the performance of AguaClara's SRSFs. To this end, we plan to design and construct a new filter column that will more accurately model an SRSF; the filter column will then be used to run experiments measuring head loss, influent turbidity, and effluent turbidity. With this data, we hope to begin the process of understanding the SRSF. So far this semester I have helped design and draw up the schematic for the new filter column, and I have also arranged meetings with the design team to help us get measurements necessary for the construction of the filter column. I also set up the calculations that determined which materials we needed to order, and I visited the machine shop several times to gain assistance in the construction of the filter column.