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Engineers for a Sustainable world

Engineers for a Sustainable world. UCSD startup 5/26/2010. How we started. Got an email Few meetings Lots of ideas. What we found out. Most already on campus (Engineers without Borders, Green Campus, Sustainability Coalition) Poor publicizing. What we did. We joined them

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Engineers for a Sustainable world

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  1. Engineers for a Sustainable world UCSD startup 5/26/2010

  2. How we started • Got an email • Few meetings • Lots of ideas

  3. What we found out • Most already on campus (Engineers without Borders, Green Campus, Sustainability Coalition) • Poor publicizing

  4. What we did • We joined them • No funding for ourselves

  5. 1st meeting • First meeting was a bit hectic • Room for 40 people, 60 people showed up • Kept about 35 people • 3 keynote speakers – Biomatrica, Faculty Advisor, Chris Prelitz

  6. Results • Have about 40 members or so • Currently 4 different projects -Biomatrica -Green Bikes -Air Quality - Water Efficiency In the process of acquiring two more: compost team, and underwater component for tracking sea urchin travel with Scripps Institute of Oceanography

  7. Biomatrica -Reduces cryogenic freezers -We have become their salesmen Symbiotic relationship where we both benefit from it

  8. Green Bikes • Training bikes into generators • Worked with Triathlon team • Project has finished

  9. Air Quality • Creating sensors to monitor particulate matter in the air

  10. Water Efficiency Working with facilities on their irrigation In and around Giesel library

  11. Difficulties • Funds • Communication with Facilities • Midterms • Persistence

  12. Thank you • rdchung@ucsd.edu

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