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Summary: January 2011 RAE schedule and proposal format
January 10: post exam questions at 9am; question selection by noon of that day (email
selection to Ms. Kathy Lopresti)
January 19: turn in exam (electronic copy only by noon); it is your responsibility to obtain
validation of submitted exam from Ms. Lopresti
January 20-21: oral exams
January 25: exam results
Prepare write-up in form of proposal:
Page 1: Title page and Project summary; be sure to include university honor pledge
Pages 2-6: Project background information including literature search, problem
motivation
Pages 7-10: Proposed research including plan of work, preliminary calculations
References: no page limit
Any written report not following the format above will be returned with a failing grade
The exam is an individual effort do not discuss the exam or your solution with
anyone. Please direct all questions to Professor Adomaitis
Question 1
In recent years, several companies (Ecogreen, Ecopurer, Stocretec etc..) have
developed photocatalytic paints containing photoactive titania nanoparticles. These
paints, it is claimed, can reduce the concentration of pollutants such as nitrogen oxides
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