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A Bit About the Team
Jacob Homola
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Peter Sandell
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Our names are Jacob Homola and Peter Sandell, and we are seniors in the 2018 graduating class of Bishop McGuinness High School. We are both AP students and heavily focused in the math and science fields. As far as the project goes, we've been researching and planning for almost a year. After seeing a video of a man using a small, super efficient pyrolysis chamber to demonstrate the theory behind it, we got really excited about the whole concept. We started collecting plastic from wherever we could in preparation to test it ourselves. Neither of us have the same expertise, meaning we cover the mechanical and chemical sides of the whole thing fairly comprehensively. Even still, we needed a mentor to make sure we don't have any knowledge gaps. We have an excellent candidate for this, as well: a petroleum engineer currently working at Argentum Energy. Together, we are determined to make this project a reality.