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Summer research may lead to tool for homeowners

By Contributing Writer on July 13, 2010

This story was originally posted to the Colgate University news site by Anthony Adornato.

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Inside a Ho Science Center physics lab, student-researcher Amanda Zranchev ’12 is taking on the role of inventor this summer as she conducts experiments on a plywood structure that resembles a closet on wheels.

“What we are doing in this lab will hopefully be valuable to homeowners one day,” said Beth Parks, associate professor of physics and astronomy.

Parks and Zranchev are developing an inexpensive handheld device homeowners could use to determine the quality of their homes’ insulation. Read more