User:Solarusdude

Bio

 * NAME: Ryan
 * AGE: 26
 * LOCATION: Oakland, CA
 * HOMETOWN: South Kingstown, RI

Education

 * University of Colorado at Boulder
 * MA in Engineering - Enrolled in the Building Systems Program with a focus in Solar Power and HVAC Systems.
 * Enrolled Fall 2004 - May 2006


 * University of Rhode Island
 * BS in Civil Engineering
 * Graduated May 23, 2004
 * Enrolled Fall 2000 - Spring 2004
 * Extracurricular Activities:
 * URI Outing Club
 * URI Student Senate - Residence Hall Representative
 * Student representative of the Appeals Board of Student Conduct.

Activities & Contributions

 * See Contributions page for article edits.

I am involved with the Energy Development WikiProject and I will be focusing much of my editing time on articles in that area. In addition, I also like sorting stubs and fixing (or flagging) random/new articles that need attention. On occasion, I'll go on RC Patrol and wikify any new articles that need adjustment as well as revert vandal edits and nonsense pages.

Notable Contributions

 * Hydrogen vehicle
 * On September 10, 2005, I moved Hydrogen car into Hydrogen vehicle. Before then, both articles existed but Hydrogen car was much more in-depth than the latter article. The first article was moved into the second because Hydrogen vehicle was the preferred title.
 * I am currently doing a graduate research project on fuel cell vehicle designs and prototypes and I plan to incorporate much of my findings into the article after the fall semester ends.


 * Hydrogen economy - When I first read this article, I was amazed at the article's comprehensiveness on the issues of hydrogen use on a macroeconomic scale. There were two main problems with this article. First, there was not enough structure to support the breadth of issues discussed. Some sections were several paragraphs long and I felt that more subsections were needed. Second, the original writer had a tendency to use complex compound sentences that I found difficult to read, and I felt compelled to rewrite some of the sections without losing any information. Below are major changes I've made:
 * On September 15, 2005, I restructured (and partially rewrote) the Production Methods section.
 * On September 16, 2005, I restructured (and parially rewrote" the Storage Methods section.


 * Home automation - Article needs more information.

Reading List


 

My Wikipedia Toolbox 
 * Cleanup & Maintenance
 * Template Messages
 * Cleanup
 * Deletion
 * Stubs
 * Stub Categories
 * Deletion
 * Articles for deletion
 * Criteria for speedy deletion
 * RC Patrol
 * New Pages
 * Vandalism in Progress
 * Other Reference
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * How to edit a page
 * Help pages
 * Manual of Style
 * Wikipedia Topical Index