The brief of the James Dyson Award is simple: design something that solves a problem.
This year’s national winner for the James Dyson Award competition in the Philippines goes to Maria Yzabell Angel Palma, an engineering student from De La Salle University who invented AirDisc Cooling Technologies. The winning technology aims to prevent rapid climate change due to the widespread use of chemical refrigerants.
The problem Palma dealt with was the current air-conditioning systems that use piston or rotary compressors with pressure and low volume with the harmful hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) as the medium of cooling which has contributed to global warming problem.
Palma’s invention was the perfect solution. Her AirDisc uses air molecules in combination with atmospheric moisture as cooling medium, which is free, abundant, non-toxic, has zero ozone depleting potential and zero global warming potential unlike chemical refrigerants that are ozone depleting or has thousands of times more potent than C02. AirDisc air conditioners only consume a total of 150 watts per hour of electricity, against ordinary air conditioners require 1, 500 watts per hour. It is earth-friendly and pocket-friendly.
Palma also stated, “One kilo of chemical refrigerant can have as much as 20,000 kilos of carbon dioxide (CO2) global warming potential. Cooling must be made available for all, in an era of increased global temperatures. To be successful against the horrendous threats, the entire global population as much as possible must be made aware to act commensurately.”
Mr. Richard Perez, the General Manager of Dyson Philippines Advanced Manufacturing Centre, said “Angel Palma’s approach in innovation is very much in line with Dyson’s philosophy – solving problems that others ignore and creating environmentally friendly products. We hope that through the Award, other Filipino students can be inspired to find solutions for problems relevant globally.”
The James Dyson Award runs in 27 countries. It is also open to all university level students (and recent graduates) studying product design, industrial design and engineering. The award encourages ideas that challenge convention, lean engineering – less is more, and design with the environment in mind. The best inventions are simple and practical yet provide a solution to a real world problem. A national winner is selected from every country the award runs in, before going through to the final phase where the international winner is chosen by James Dyson himself.
The award is run by the James Dyson Foundation, a registered charity set up in 2002 which exists to inspire and support the next generation of engineers to think differently, make mistakes, invent and realize their engineering potential.
What is the prize?
International Winner:
The international prize is £30,000 (PHP2,000,000) for the student and £5,000(PHP330,000) for the student’s university department.
Up to two International Runners-up:
£5,000 (PHP330,000) each
National Winners:
£2,000 each (PHP130,000)
The James Dyson Award is made simply to push the younger generation to design something that solves a problem. As said by James Dyson, “young design engineers have the ability to develop tangible technologies that can change lives. The James Dyson Award rewards those who have the persistence and tenacity to develop their ideas,”
The competition chiefly happens in four phases, as follows:
28 March: Open for entries
11 July: Entries close
19 Sept: National Winners announced
17 Oct: Announcement of International Top 20 entries
14 Nov: Announcement of International Winner
Who can enter the James Dyson Award?
Any university level student of product design, industrial design or engineering, or graduate within four years of graduation, who is studying or studied in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Spain, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, the UK, Sweden, Mexico, Dubai, Philippines and the USA.
For more information and regular updates on the progress of the James Dyson Award, follow the James Dyson Foundation on Facebook and Twitter.
Local distribution & online information
Whiteplane, Inc. (WPI) is the exclusive distributor of Dyson in the Philippines.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesDysonAward/
Instagram: @jamesdysonfoundation
Website: https://www.jamesdysonaward.org/en-PH/
Lord, the work is yours – Saint La Salle
Is that her project at the Philippine Science High School, Bicol Campus?
According to Ms. Angel Palma, yes, she started the project when she was in high school and even said it was an “unintentional discovery.” She later on refined and developed the technology and hardware in college.
Naku! Ganito na ba ka babaw mag isip mga ME professor sa DLSU or sa buong Pilipinas? Where is the experimental data supporting the claim of “invention”? Publish it and let us see if it will survive the scrutiny of experts. Initial analysis of the setup bopol na talaga.
So you are trying to say is that judges from James Dayson are stupid? Marunong ka pala eh bakit hindi ka nag submit ng entry mo para ma scrutized din ng mga experts?
We need present reports or studies to show that your intelligence is that of a parrot aggravated by the fact your a sour loser and envious of the mental ability of this young girl. Did you get or are you getting your education from a dog school. Your a loser for life
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