

This next picture shows Frederick presenting the hardware of the project. This project was awarded a PACTI grant from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Technology Institute and a first place award at the Enterpreneurship Institute.

Engineering and Engineering Technology at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Building the Payloads. Because the extremely low temperatures, electronic components must be kept as insulated as possible. Basic insulation sheets are used to house the different experiments and electronic components.
Inflating the balloon with helium. The inflation process is critical for a successful flight.
Launch. Two High Altitude Balloons were launched simultaneously. It is possible to see the different payloads linked together. The small balloon in the background was from an inflation test.
A camera inside one of the payloads provides spectacular views.
Another camera, pointing upwards captures the balloon and the payloads above it. Once again, the views are spectacular!
Joseph Sack, in the picture below is ready to start the presentation for his group that is designing a text-to-speech system to help individuals with hearing disabilities. Leah Klink (left) and Brian Smihosky (center) shown in the second picture are the other members of the group.
The last group of students is designing a microntroller-based system used to control, record and modify different parameters that are key in the germination and growth of plants. Leo Insalaco (right) and Justin Konstelansky (left) are presenting their project. The other component of their group, James Hannan is discussing the mechanical aspects of one of their components.