Homework

Week 1 HW: Principles and Practices
Class Assignment 1. Describe a biological engineering application or tool you want to develop and why. This could be inspired by an idea for your HTGAA class project and/or something for which you are already doing in your research, or something you are just curious about. I would like to develop solid electrolytes based on chitosan for lithium-ion batteries, aiming to enhance ionic conductivity and electrochemical stability while minimizing environmental impact. Chitosan serves as a renewable polymer matrix that can be chemically and structurally tuned to facilitate ion transport and improve mechanical and thermal robustness. This application applies principles of bio-inspired material design to energy storage, with the integration of chitosan targeting the creation of more sustainable and environmentally friendly batteries.
Week 1 HW: Principles and Practices
Does the option: Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Enhance Biosecurity • By preventing incidents • By helping respond Foster Lab Safety • By preventing incident • By helping respond Protect the environment • By preventing incidents • By helping respond Other considerations • Minimizing costs and burdens to stakeholders • Feasibility? • Not impede research • Promote constructive applications