New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New Mexico Tech Team
From left to right: Dr. Peter Anselmo, Ben Simpson, Vincent
Brandon, Robbie Rayas,and Duong Hung
STUDENTS:
- Vincent Brandon - Mechanical Engineering - Sophmore
- Jonathan Gardner - Management - Sophmore
- Pablo Garibay - ME/Engineering Management - Senior
- Ben Simpson - Management of Technology - Junior
GENERAL OBJECTIVE: Develop an understanding of the technology and market for surfactant-modified zeolite as a purification agent for bacteria and virus-contaminated drinking water wells. The team is going to assess the commercial viability of surfactant-modified zeolite (SMZ) as a filter pack for drinking water wells. As of now, we are formulating the problem, but essentially we will be looking at the feasibility of alternative delivery methods of SMZ, the long-term costs of SMZ as a solution for removal of bacteria and viruses from drinking water, and - possibly - the commercialization potential of SMZ-like methods for treatment of produced water in an oil and gas environment.
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Intoduction to SMZ - ZVI Pellets
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STUDENT SELECTION: The students were selected based on their interest in a project like this and their majors. A 50/50 split between Management and Engineering majors. The process consisted of the pubication of the project across campus, students coming to the faculty leader office with their resumes, an informal interview, and selection.