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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?