MAPS Summer Bridge Program: Project IMPACT

Welcome to the Libraries' MAPS Summer Bridge Program: Project IMPACT Library Research Guide!  This guide will help you learn how to find the information you need for your projects with K-State Libraries' resources.  

If this guide does not have the information and/or guidance you are looking for, do not hesitate to Ask A Librarian.

Contact Carol Sevin (sevin@ksu.edu), Kendra Spahr (kspahr@ksu.edu), Jason Coleman (coleman@ksu.edu), or Livia Olsen (livia@ksu.edu) for a research consultation via phone, email, Zoom (video conference), or in person.

For your sustainability project, you will investigate issues associated with creating a sustainable product from a biomass (corn, soybeans, switch grass, algae, other biomass, etc). You will design and present a poster for invited MAPS sponsors, faculty, and university staff.

Project outline:

•   Choose a biomass to research.
•   Discipline specific perspective on your product.
  • Describe the agricultural, natural resource and sustainability implications of producing products from this biomass.
  • Describe the business considerations for producing and marketing this product.
  • Describe the engineering and environmental issues associated with producing, distributing, and using this product.
•   Develop conclusions about the future of using your biomass "input" for producing bio-based products.

Need help with your project? Follow the links below!