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Topics for Term Paper 1 (Prof. Koh)
P01: Ocean acidifcation due to global warming and its impacts on
marineecosystem (Presentation date: 20/1/2016)
Discuss te mecanisms tat ocean is acidi!ed due to uman
acti"ities# owmuc $O2 as been dissol"ed# ow muc canges in te p% as
been recordedso &ar# te capacity o& te ocean to act as te
carbon storeouse# wat impactsocean acidifcation as on marine
ecosystem (eg di'erent depts) and wy#specifc eamples o& te
damages so &ar# predictions &or te &uture trends
P02: Drougts# &orest fres# a!e and its impact on ealt
(Presentation date:20/1/2016)
Discuss wy te cance and te lengt o& draugts increase due to
globalwarming# and ow te cance o& &orest fres increases due
to global warming*i"e specifc eamples +lso discuss te specifc case
study o& te &orest fres in
,ndonesia# and ow te a!e a'ects te ealt o& te residents in
,ndonesia#-ingapore and .alaysia Particularly discuss te dangers
o& P.2 and wy it ismore arm&ul tan oter pollutants
P0: ,cealbedo &eedbacs and polar amplifcation (Presentation
date: 20/1/2016)
Discuss wat is te icealbedo &eedbacs# and wat and wy tere is
a polaramplifcation Discuss its e'ects on arctic# including te
"anising cryospereand te cange o& polar 3et stream Discuss te
predictions on ice&ree summer+lso discuss ow real are tose
predictions (eg against te seasonal "ariationwic is natural) and
also te increase o& iceco"erage in +ntarctica (and coldweater
tere as well)
P04: Paleocene5cone ermal .aimum + $ase -tudy (Presentation
date:20/1/2016)
Discuss wat is P5.# wat appened and te possible reasons it
appenedDraw analogy to te possible scenario &or te manmade
global warming Discusste impacts o& global warming during te
P5. period# especially to teecosystem during te time
P0: ,s global warming real and manmade7 (Presentation date:
20/1/2016)
Discuss te uncertainty o& te e"idences o& global
warming# oter e"idences tatmigt not be consistent wit global
warming# any wea lins to pro"e tat teglobal warming is manmade
rater tan due to natural cause# te catastropicpredictions by te
alarmists and te reliability o& te predictions# etc
P06: Organic solar cells (Presentation date: /2/2016)Discuss te
rationale and potential ad"antages o& organic solar cells
Discuss teworing principles o& te organic solar cells and ow te
woring principles a'ectte coices o& materials# designs# te
per&ormance etc o& te solar cells Discussrecent new
inno"ations to impro"e te potential commerciali!ation o&
organicsolar cells
P08: Dyesensiti!ed solar cells (Presentation date: /2/2016)
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Discuss te rationale and potential ad"antages o&
dyesensiti!ed solar cellsDiscuss te woring principles o& te
dyesensiti!ed solar cells and ow teworing principles a'ect te
coices o& materials# designs# te per&ormance etco& te
solar cells Discuss recent new inno"ations to impro"e te
potentialcommerciali!ation o& te dyesensiti"e solar cells
P09: $oncentrated solar power (Presentation date:
/2/2016)Discuss te rationale and ad"antages o& concentrated
solar power systemDiscuss te woring principles o& concentrated
solar power and ow te woringprinciples a'ect te coices o&
materials# designs# te per&ormance etc o&concentrated solar
power Discuss recent new inno"ations to impro"e teper&ormance
o& concentrated solar power system
P0: -a&ety o& modern nuclear power plants (Presentation
date: 10/2/2016)Discuss te e"olution o& designs o& nuclear
power plants to date Discuss tesources o& potential accidents
in nuclear power plants and ow sa&etyprecautions are
incorporated into modern nuclear plant designs Discuss te
potential riss o& modern nuclear power plants (eg ow large
te a'ected areas#ow long is te e'ects# &or eac type o&
accidents) and &rom tat discuss tesuitability o& building a
modern nuclear power plant in -ingapore
P10: -upercapacitors (Presentation date: 18/2/2016)Discuss te
rationale and ad"antages o& ig capacity supercapacitors
Discusste woring principles o& ig capacity supercapacitors and
ow te woringprinciples a'ect te coices o& materials# designs#
te per&ormance etc o& tesupercapacitor Discuss recent new
inno"ations to impro"e te potentialcommerciali!ation o& ig
capacity supercapacitors
P11: e use o& pasecange materials &or termal energy
storage (Presentation
date: 18/2/2016)Discuss te rationale and ad"antages o& using
pasecange materials &ortermal energy storage Discuss te
potential felds/industries tat pase cangematerials could be applied
Discuss te di'erent types o& pasecange materialscurrently
a"ailable/proposed# and ow tey are suitable &or di'erent
potentialapplications due to di'erent needs o& te industries
Discuss recent newinno"ations to impro"e te per&ormance o&
pasecange materials &or energystorage
