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Kelly Stefanski's Individual Contribution Page

"Semester" Contributions

Spring 2017

I recently joined AguaClara after my exposure to design challenges in CEE 4540 and working on the 1 L/s plant in Honduras. My personal goals for the semester This semester my personal goals are to familiarize myself with AguaClara standard procedures and expectations. I know I will learn a lot and grow through this hands-on learning experienceAs well as learn new software such as ProCoDA and technical writing techniques using LaTeX. I will be working on building an Arsenic Sensor to measure the removal of arsenic in AguaClara plants. My ultimate goal is for my team and I I is to be able to show what we've learned and how we've progressed through the accomplishment of creating a cost-effective, reliable way to detect arsenic in drinking water. I am excited to create something tangible and that can speak for itself in the hopeful success of our project. I look forward to working with my team as colleagues and as friends.

During the Spring 2017 semester I worked on the Research Team, Arsenic Sensor. So far, I have contributed to determining an appropriate procedure to base the arsenic detection method off of and worked toward recreating it. By using DI water with a controlled amount of arsenic and creating a reaction through a mixture of solutions to create a blue color change, I feel confident this colorimetry method can help us detect arsenic at different concentrations without the use of a spectrophotometer in the field.