American Solar Energy Society » Richard born http://www.ases.org Leading the Renewable Energy Revolution Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:13:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 ASES Member Serves as Solar Ambassador to Illinois Teens http://www.ases.org/ases-member-serves-as-solar-ambassador-to-illinois-teens/ http://www.ases.org/ases-member-serves-as-solar-ambassador-to-illinois-teens/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:00:08 +0000 Carolyn Beach http://ases.org/?p=7631 Girl power is on the move in northern Illinois. On June 11-15, 2012, Northern Illinois University held their annual Enhanced Engineering Pathways STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) camp for junior high school girls. This free, week-long camp, sponsored by Motorola Solutions Foundation, focuses on green technology and this year emphasized renewable energy. One of the events for this year’s attendees was a visit to the home of Richard Born of Dekalb, IL.

Richard is a life member of both the American Solar Energy Society and the Illinois Solar Energy Association. Three groups of about 20 girls each visited his house for a tour of his 5 kW solar system and a chance to work on five hands-on projects that Richard had assembled for them. The activities included demonstrating the effects of shadows on solar cells, monitoring energy production/consumption and calculating the time to charge a Chevy Volt. All had a great time and Richard classified the event as a great success.

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