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Devon:

Zach and I have met a few times with Bob Manning to talk to him about what this project will involve and what the ideal end product for the semester will be. At this point, it seems as though we will be doing somewhat individual, though related, proposals and research papers.

I am writing a 1-2 page paper summarizing my plans for the coming weeks that will help organize further research of this topic. My goal for the rowing machine is to have it set up as an educational tool for students and faculty of the University somewhere on campus, perhaps in the new Aiken building when it is completed, or in the mean time, in the Davis Center. At the moment, the group of engineering students are almost finished with the machine, and must present it at a design fair at the end of the semester, so many of the physical displays must be done in the fall.

Zach is going to work on a more general plan of how to get this sort of energy technology in the gym. He plans on looking into pricing, energy payback, and making a case for it in terms of the school budget when renovations for athletic facilities are considered in the future.