Premise of the StudyBiological collections are uniquely poised to inform the stewardship of life on Earth in a time of cataclysmic biodiversity loss. Efforts to fully leverage collections are impeded by a lack of trained taxonomists and a lack of interest and engagement by the public. We provide a model of a crowd‐sourced data collection project that produces quality taxonomic data sets and empowers citizen scientists through real contributions to science. Entitled MicroPlants, the project is a collaboration between taxonomists, citizen science experts, and teachers and students from universities and K–12.MethodsWe developed an online tool that allows citizen scientists to measure photographs of specimens of a hyper‐diverse group of liverworts from a biodiversity hotspot.ResultsUsing the MicroPlants online tool, citizen scientists are generating high‐quality data, with preliminary analysis indicating non‐expert data can be comparable to expert data.DiscussionMore than 11,000 users from both the website and kiosk versions have contributed to the data set, which is demonstrably aiding taxonomists working toward establishing conservation priorities within this group. MicroPlants provides opportunities for public participation in authentic science research. The project's educational component helps move youth toward engaging in scientific thinking and has been adopted by several universities into curriculum for both biology and non‐biology majors.

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This paper investigates the computational modeling of a binary organic Rankine power cycle. The computer model has been generated to aid the design and manufacture of apparatus that will be utilized during experimentation on the geothermal resources in Victoria, Australia.Suitable technology to utilize the low grade heat from the available geo-fluids has been explained to connect the recent technology with the new approached design. The paper involves the design of the heat engine with the reaction turbine. In addition, theoretical analysis and performance predictions have been presented briefly in the paper to compare between different diameters for the reaction turbine in the organic Rankine cycle engine with power and efficiency. In this paper, realistic recommendations will be discussed to the best of the geothermal energy as sustainable energy resources to be useful for achieving the Australian target. The binary cycle is modeled to evaluate the output power and the efficiency. A computer model for binary cycle is presented in this paper. Thermal-mechanical energy conversion efficiency is predicted using the computer modeling and presented in the analysis. NomenclatureD Rotor Diameter (cm) h enthalpy (kJ/kg) Angular speed (radian/s) R Radius (m) Q Heat transfer (kW) U Tangential velocity (m/s) W O u t p u t p o w e r ( k W ) a V Absolute velocity (m/s) Vr Relative velocity (m/s) T Torque (N-m) T Temperature (°C)

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