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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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CALTECH ESW
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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
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Officers President: Fei Yang Vice president: Richard Wang Secretary: Cole Hershkowitz Treasurer: Hoi Yee Nam PR/Webmaster: Michael Cheng
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Problems Trouble with officer transitions after
original officers left/graduated Large decrease in speakers invited,
events, etc 2007-2008 Mainly an organizational issue
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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)
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Current projects Speakers
Professor Richard Nelson: biodiesel Professor Sossina Haile: fuel cells Professor Adlai Wertman: social
entrepreneurship
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Current projects Volunteer projects
Solar Cup: John Muir HS Biodiesel Club: Seth John Solar Decathlon
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Current projects Solar Cup
Solar-powered canoe (with batteries) Endurance and sprint races High school competition in SoCal
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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
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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
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Solar Decathlon 2009 winners
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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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Questions?