The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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2022

SPS Chapter Research Award

University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

A LEGO Watt balance: an apparatus to determine the SI unit of kilogram using the fundamental Plank’s constant

PDF icon Final proposal

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga SPS chapter will construct a LEGO-based model of the Kibble balance that redefines a SI unit of kilogram using the fundamental Plank’s constant. It will measure macroscopic masses to 1% accuracy, and will be used for physics demonstrations, student recruitment, community inspiration, and outreach.

Project leader(s):

Ivy Cartwright

Chapter advisor:

Tatiana Allen