Volunteer Opportunities

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2				Public Invention Volunteer Opportunities
3				"Invent in the pulbic, for the Public."
4				For more information, please contact us in person, we are happy to help <read.robert@pubinv.org>
5	Last updated:	1/2/2021			read.robert@pubinv.org
6				In general, Public Invention believes volunteers are most effective if they can work at least 6 hours a week.
7				We do not pay volunteers, but we support material expenses, such as 3D printer filament and microelectronic components.
8				By volunteering for Public Invention, you agree that all of your contributions will be licensed under the GNU GPL (if code),
9				the CERN strong reciprocal share-alike license (if hardware), and CC share-alike by attribution (if art or writing.)
10				In general, every project also aims for peer-reviewed academic publication.
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12				Note: You can gift us an idea or start a new project! We have more than 50 projects defined already, and never have enough Invention Coaches to drive them to completion and make them real!	If you want to learn more about being an Invention Coach, please contact us!
13				Spreadsheet of all Projects
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15	Moonrat - A portable incubator for bacterial water quality analysis.	https://github.com/PubInv/moonrat	3	We need help finishing our design. We have a functioning breadboard solution and some CAD designs.	CAD design, design of enclosures, Arduino programming, packaging of electronics into a nice enclosure, UX design	Moderate	Detecting dirty water is part of providing clean drinking water worldwide.	Chris Ferguson, PhD, USA
16	Rapid E. Coli Detector Project	https://github.com/PubInv/PubInv/blob/master/ideas/Project%20%2341:%20Rapid%20coliform%20presence%20detector.md	3	We need someone to help lead efforts to create instructional documents, website content, social media posts, emails and other forms of engaging media; Support market analyses of relevant water quality researchers and institutions; Perform scientific literature review of existing research around water quality analysis; Work as part of a team and attend weekly team project meetings	Knowledge of or interest in biological concepts as they apply to human health, particularly around water quality analysis and microbiology; Experience or interest in drafting strategic communications targeting a diverse audience through social media posts, promotional materials, websites, and email correspondence; Self-motivated to drive tasks forward and seek guidance when necessary, excellent written and verbal communication skills, current college student or recent graduate (preferred)	Moderate	Detecting dirty water is part of providing clean drinking water worldwide.	Chris Ferguson, PhD, USA
17	PIOC - The Public Invention Oxygen Concentrator	https://github.com/PubInv/pioc	3	Ben Coombs is the Invention Coach for this project, and he is a versatile engineer, but could share the labor in programming, electronics design, physical design, and marketing and promotion. He has a working prototype, but would like to make a smaller (1-person) version. This project is a major pandemic response projects.	Arduino programming, CAD design, mechanical engineering, market/health research, UX design and evaluation, understanding of therapeutic use of oxygen, electrical engineering, packaging.	Moderate	Lower-resource communities don't have therapeutic oxygen capability. This can directly help deal with COVID-19; we may integrate this with a ventilator or BPAP machine. This could directly save thousands of lives.	Ben Coombs, New Zealand
18	VentMon: A monitor/tester for ventilators	https://github.com/PubInv/ventmon-ventilator-inline-test-monitor	2	One of our most advanced projects, 20 have been shipped and some used effectively. The goal is to build a versatile ventilator tester that is easy to use in the field. This open technology can also be integrated into ventilator designs. Most pressing need is probaly programming right now.	Arduino programing of small OLED display, some algorithm work, UX design, market research, communications and technical writing (manual and usage videos)	Wide range; some hard programming opportunities	This has helped 3 emergency teams already, but has not been as widely used as it should be. This could become an essential part of an open-source respiration ecosystem. It could also test operation of ventilators in the field, saving money and lives.	Robert L. Read, PhD, USA
19	Euler Notebook: A stylus-oriented notebook for mathematics and science	https://github.com/pubinv/math-tablet	Any	Computer Programming	JavaScript programming, node and TypeScript experience would be helpful, an interest in mathematics	Moderate and above	Has potential for wide use in secondary and university education.	David Jeschke, USA
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