CALTECH ESW

History Started in 2004 in conjunction with E 105

Product design for the developing world Professor Ken Pickar Intelligent Mobility

Speaker Series Sustainable development

Alternative Career Fair

Officers President: Fei Yang Vice president: Richard Wang Secretary: Cole Hershkowitz Treasurer: Hoi Yee Nam PR/Webmaster: Michael Cheng

Problems Trouble with officer transitions after

original officers left/graduated Large decrease in speakers invited,

events, etc 2007-2008 Mainly an organizational issue

A new start! All new officers this year Ambitious plans to revitalize the

organization Increase number of speakers per term Find regular volunteer activities to engage

members Recruit/retain active members (especially

freshmen)

Current projects Speakers

Professor Richard Nelson: biodiesel Professor Sossina Haile: fuel cells Professor Adlai Wertman: social

entrepreneurship

Current projects Volunteer projects

Solar Cup: John Muir HS Biodiesel Club: Seth John Solar Decathlon

Current projects Solar Cup

Solar-powered canoe (with batteries) Endurance and sprint races High school competition in SoCal

Current projects Biodiesel Club

Working reactor: biodiesel produced already

Used vegetable oil from Chandler Some technical/legal issues Test purity: gas chromatography-mass

spectrometry Certification? Campus fleet

Current projects Solar Decathlon

Build an attractive, efficient, solar-powered house

Zero net metering (does not draw off the grid)

Solar-powered (off-the-shelf panels) 20 university teams Competition on the Mall every two years for 3

weeks Proposal decision: December 11th

Solar Decathlon 2009 winners

Solar Decathlon 2011 Southern California Institute of

Architecture (SCI-Arc) Known for innovative/daring designs Full support of their faculty and

administration Project/design classes in support

Caltech Support of our president and faculty Organizing project classes for students

Questions?