What Stuart Archer did with his prize moneyโ€ฆ

Stuart was the winner of the New Materials Zone in 2013 and spent his ยฃ500 prize money running workshops for around 50 students at local schools.

โ€œI ran a workshop for local schools in Sheffield where the students made โ€œdye-sensitisedโ€ solar cells from fruit juice. Blackberries, cherries and raspberries all have a useful dye in them that can be used to make the solar cells, so we compared and contrasted the three in teams. Prizes were available for the best team and best individual solar cell. Approximately ยฃ350 of the money went towards equipment and solar cell components. ยฃ100 went towards consumables for the workshops and the rest went on travel costs.

It all went very well, the students and the teachers were really happy with it and we will likely add it to our annual programme of outreach at Sheffield. We continue to deliver the workshops and have more planned for this year.โ€

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Posted on December 6, 2017 by in STFCWinner, Winner Reports. Comments Off on What Stuart Archer did with his prize moneyโ€ฆ

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