Tasks and responsibilities:
The undergraduate research assistant will carry out the project and have the following tasks and responsibilities: (1) Literature study - basic knowledge about environmental biotechnology and basic theory of microbial fuel cell (microbiology, electrochemistry and engineering); (2) Weekly meeting with the advisor - discussing experimental progress and the problems that they encounter during literature study or experimental test; (3) Experimental setup and operation - reactor setup and pump connection, prepare feed solution, perform routing test (measurement of pH, chemical oxygen demand, electric current output, temperature, nutrient and so on),and data analysis; and (4) Research presentation - prepare posters at the end of the project.
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