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Ocean Floor Sediment Collection Device
Hello, we are team O-Vac a group of four Computer Engineering Students at the University of California Santa Cruz working in collaboration with the long Marine Lab to create an Ocean Floor Sediment Collection Device. Our device will autonomously descend to the Ocean Floor and collect sediment samples along with other valuable data points for researchers to analyze. The current techniques for collecting these samples are inefficient and time-consuming. The goal of our project is to provide a simple, low-cost alternative. Our device utilizes a standard scuba tank to control its buoyancy as well as provide the suction needed to collect the sediment samples.
In order to make this project a reality we need your help. and together we can enable researchers to more accurately collect the data they need to monitor the health and biodiversity of our local Ocean Environment. Thank you for your support!
$10
Personalized Thank You Email!
For a $10 donation, you will receive a personalized thank you email from a team member with photos detailing the current progress of our project.
$15
Personalized Thank You Email
For a $15 donation, you will receive a personalized thank you email from a team member detailing the current progress of our project.
$25
Personalized Thank You Email!
For a $25 donation, you will receive a personalized thank you email from a team member with photos detailing the current progress of our project.
$50
Handwritten Thank You Card
We will send you a handwritten thank you letter from one of our team members expressing our appreciation of your support and giving a personal account of the project experience and our immediate plans.
$100
Signed Team Photos!
In addition to all previous perks, for a $100 donation, we will send you a signed team and progress photos!
$250
Lab Tour
For a $250 donation, you are invited to come to our lab, visit with the team and see the project in action.(Includes all previous rewards).
$500
Lab Tour+
For a $500 donation, you are invited to come to our lab, visit with the team,see the project in action, AND have lunch with the team.(Includes all previous rewards).
$1,000
Pool Demonstration
For a $1000 donation, you will receive a live demo of the device in action here at the UCSC Pool! (Includes all previous rewards)
