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IGERT Trainees Help to Educate and Inspire Others
IGERT students demonstrated a cutting edge infrared (IR) thermal imaging camera
Trainees and affiliates of the National Science Foundation’s Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program in Indoor Environmental Science and Engineering at The University of Texas (UT) are actively involved in a wide range of public outreach efforts. These activities provide a service to the community, but also allow students to hone their public communication skills and to work as interdisciplinary teams on public outreach projects. At UT Explore 2010, a large open-house on the University of Texas campus, IGERT students demonstrated a cutting edge infrared (IR) thermal imaging camera. In this image, children from a local elementary school learned about IR imaging and its use it to assess indoor air quality issues. For example, IR imaging can detect non-visible water leakage and potential mold growth in buildings, pollutant pathways through minor leakage around doors and windows, and occupant thermal plumes that affect pollutant and energy distributions.
Credits: IGERT Trainee
