Think of yourself as a maker? Come participate in the MaxQ Challenge—a space-themed maker hackathon. This event brings together developers, designers, engineers, scientists, creators, and other makers to explore the modern world of space data and hardware. You'll get o choose to collaborate on one of the following challenges:
» Open Space Data: You’re living on a changing planet, monitored by orbiting spectrometers. You’ve been granted early access to an index of datasets from 5 emissions satellites; AIRS (NASA JPL), GOSAT (JAXA), MOPITT (NASA EOS), OCO-2 (NASA JPL), and TES (NASA JPL). Locate specific sources of greenhouse gasses, identify changes over time or create impactful visualizations.
» Physical Prototyping: Design a biofilter that can be packed flat and assembled in orbit, research and propose a culture to treat gray water and gas loaded with ammonia and hydrogen sulfide, or build a purification system to remove enough suspended particles that ultraviolet germicidal irradiation of the output is effective.
» Ingenious Creations: You're the boss. Invent an ingenious space-related concept and wow the room with your ability to both identify real-world problems and solve them.
Aug. 13, 2016
MaxQ Accelerator Inc
MakeWorks, Toronto
