My name is Eoin Merriman and I am a freshman in the class of ’29 at SHC. I was born in San Francisco, but I lived in Dublin, Ireland for 2 years when I was young. I have one sister who is currently a senior at SHC, and a dog named Oscar. At SHC, my favorite subject is World History because I enjoy learning about the past. At SHC, I am on the cross country team and hope to run on the track and field team in the spring as well. I enjoy running as it allows you to clear your head for a while. I am also part of French Club and Young Men’s Mental Wellness Club. Outside of school, I enjoy listening to music, especially different types of rock and reading non-fiction. In school, my main interest is in science and engineering, specifically in the aerospace field. I am very excited to be in the i2 program for the next 4 years, and am looking forward to researching my topics of interests.
My i2 idea is a device that cleans a solar panel of dust, debris and ash particles, but without using any water. I plan to use electrostatic forces (via an electrode) to charge those particles, and then pass the electrode back over them to repel off of the solar panel. This project addresses the problem […] Read more