Sunlight Concentrator from Repurposed DVD and Blu-Ray Discs

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Engineering, 2012-13

Liaison(s): Vicky Colf ’95, Patrick Harman, Lewis Ostrover, Kim Vu
Advisor(s): Adrian Hightower
Students(s): Crystal Bong, Samantha Ipser, Kim Kilday, Liya Temin, Lisa Lam, Sun Hwi Bang

Through initiatives such as Warner Bros.’ Disc-to-Digital program, consumers are converting their Blu-ray and DVD discs to cloud-based media. Warner Bros. would like to give these physical discs a second life for another beneficial application. Our project includes evaluating the disc properties and determining their potential for solar concentration applications. The team, using this analysis, will design and develop a water purification system.