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

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