Some mechanical engineering students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) are helping healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
At first, some students were tasked with making things like a rocket or an off-road car, but when COVID-19 hit, they decided to switch gears, putting their senior projects on hold in order to design difference between computer science and computer engineering. They were in need of ventilators, respirators and proper face masks.
“My mask idea was something that could be commonly used or something that was around the household that could be turned into some sort of mask,” said Jody Brown, a recently graduated engineering student.
So UTC engineering students like Brown switched up their final class project and got to work on personal protective equipment.
His idea took advantage of a HEPA or Merv air filter you might already have in your home.
At first, some students were tasked with making things like a rocket or an off-road car, but when COVID-19 hit, they decided to switch gears, putting their senior projects on hold in order to design difference between computer science and computer engineering. They were in need of ventilators, respirators and proper face masks.
“My mask idea was something that could be commonly used or something that was around the household that could be turned into some sort of mask,” said Jody Brown, a recently graduated engineering student.
So UTC engineering students like Brown switched up their final class project and got to work on personal protective equipment.
His idea took advantage of a HEPA or Merv air filter you might already have in your home.
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