Linda Hallinan

Ninth-grade students at Dayton Regional STEM School will study the science, math, and engineering design behind solar cooking to figure out "How Can Solar Ovens Improve Quality of Life?." Hallinan will have students construct their own solar ovens, devise a test plan for evaluation, and reverse engineer a commercially available solar oven for optimum efficiency. Students will collaborate with mechanical engineering students enrolled in the Engineers in Technical Humanitarian Opportunities of Service learning program at the University of Dayton. In addition, students will plan a fundraiser involving food cooked in the solar ovens. Money raised from the event will help subsidize the cost of solar ovens to make them affordable for people in Bolivia. Hallinan resides in Dayton.