Fog Harp is a design for a fog harvesting material which builds on insights from coniferous trees in nature to improve drinking water yields. Fog harvesting is a passive water technology in its infancy that has proven valuable as part of a larger water management strategy for municipalities and communities around the world, particularly with those experiencing drought. Fog Harp is patent pending, award winning and currently undergoing pilot testing at California State University Monterey Bay.
Year: 2016 – ongoing
Size: 3ft x 3ft x 0.5ft
Materials:
Steel, stainless steel and SS wires
Principal Investigators:
Brook Kennedy and Jonathan Boreyko
Student Researchers:
Weiwei Shi, Josh Tulkoff, Mark Anderson, Tom van der Sloot, Brandon Hart, Xandra Jones, Lance De Konnick, Nick Kowalski
Sponsors:
Plainsight Innovations, VT Proof of Concept Fund, VT ICAT
Photography:
Erica Corder
Awards:
IDEA, Finalist Award, 2021
National Collegiate Inventors Competition, Finalist, 2019
