The Energy & Geoscience Institute announces Dr. Kristie McLin as Director of Research and Science and new Principal Investigator of the Utah FORGE project, succeeding Dr. Joseph Moore.
Do you have a question about the 2019 Geothermal Design Challenge™?
Send your question to
Geothermalchallenge@inl.gov
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Questions and answers will be posted below.
2019 Geothermal Design Challenge™ Questions & Answers
How can we create visualizations with software if they can’t be direct model outputs?
Answer: The guideline means we are looking for more than a single bar chart or line graph exported directly from a tool. We would like dashboards or portfolios of visualizations that tell a clear story. Some of the best examples can be found in the Tableau Public Gallery: https://public.tableau.com/en-us/s/gallery . For instance, Boeing’s market outlook combines several visualizations to explain their global market: Boeing Current Market Outlook .
Can we use a mentor, and do they need to register with FORGE?
Answer: Yes. Having a team mentor is encouraged. Mentors do not need to register for the competition. They can be high school teachers, university faculty, scientists at local companies, or any person you feel is appropriate.
Are we limited to the “student” data sets, or can we use other data?
Answer: You are welcome to use other data, but it must be publicly available and properly cited in your submission. Remember that the challenge focuses on siting a new well at the FORGE site in Milford, Utah. Please send any additional data links you plan to use to Geothermalchallenge@inl.gov so we can review their accuracy.
Can we use published articles about the FORGE site?
Answer: Yes. You are encouraged to find and use published articles about FORGE in your analysis and supporting narrative.
Where can I find the legend and rock unit descriptions for the FORGE geologic map?
Answer: You can find the full geologic map, including the legend and descriptions of rock units, here: https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1034 .
Can we use Unity or Three.js to build our visualizations?
Answer: Yes. Unity and Three.js are open-source frameworks, and you are free to use them. We have not developed any special visualization libraries for this competition in either framework, so you will be working with the standard tools. Just make sure your final visualizations follow the competition guidelines: https://utahforge.com/studentcomp/ .
As a follow-up note: these frameworks are open-source, but again, no dedicated contest-specific libraries have been built for them.
Are we restricted to using only the data provided for the challenge?
Answer: You may use additional publicly available data, but you must cite all external sources. The primary focus of the challenge remains siting a new well at the FORGE site in Milford, Utah.
Can students at universities outside the United States participate?
Answer: Students are eligible if they are U.S. citizens and are attending accredited U.S. universities at the time of the competition.