Hi everyone,

Welcome to our blog! Our team is comprised of six Civil Engineering students: Keith Russell, Jack Liu, Aria Ashtiani, Carson Xu, Parastoo Ghazizadeh, and Farindokht Lari and is headed by our outstanding mentor Carlo Penacerrada.  We not only have a technically skilled group, but one that is passionate about the task at hand. The project is very exciting and offers an opportunity for us to create a solution that we can be proud of for years to come.

Our roles will be as follows:

Keith Russell – Blogger
Farindokht Lari – Mediator
Jack Liu – Secretary
Carson Xu – Client Liaison
Parastoo Ghazizadeh –  Leader/Organizer
Aria Ashtiani – Documentor

The goal of the project is to keep birds from roosting in and on the structure of Science World’s geodesic dome. This could potentially cause damage to the exterior of the structure — one that is unique and, in all likelihood, very expensive to repair. We are all looking forward to discussing these challenges and how to approach them with Science World representatives.

If we succeed, we will save Science World from having to make costly repairs, and the community may also benefit from fewer aggressive birds near Creekside Park. Perhaps more importantly less downtime for maintenance on the building will lead to Science World  being able to fulfill its goal of instilling scientific interest in young minds.