The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga awarded 2022 SPS Chapter Research Award
OCT 01, 2022
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga awarded 2022 SPS Chapter Research Award
Zone and Chapter: University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Project
Project Name: A LEGO Watt balance: an apparatus to determine the SI unit of kilogram using the fundamental Plank’s constant
Project Leaders: Ivy Cartwright
Chapter Advisors: Tatiana Allen
Project Description: The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga SPS chapter will construct a LEGO-based model of the Kibble balance that redefines a SI unit of kilogram using the fundamental Plank’s constant. It will measure macroscopic masses to 1% accuracy, and will be used for physics demonstrations, student recruitment, community inspiration, and outreach.
Project Media:
Final proposal (.pdf, 515 kb)