ewb brochure spring 2009
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Contact Information
EngineersWithout Borders
Duke University
President:
Stephanie Chang [email protected] Faculty Adviser:
David Schaad [email protected] Honduras Contacts:
Joanna Gross [email protected] Bolivia Contacts:
Patrick Ye [email protected] Uganda Contact:
Matt Ball [email protected]
Contact Information
Our Mission
To improve the quality of life in underserved communities worldwide
through the implementation of environmentally and economically
sustainable engineering-based projects.
EWB-Duke was started in 2005 by Deirdre McShane and Jean Foster, two
Civil & Environmental Engineering undergraduate students in the Pratt
School of Engineering. The group’s first project was a mechanical aerator
designed to increase dissolved oxygen in water. This device was tested in the
summer of 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, to help local shrimp farmers recover from the devastating tsunami the previous winter. The students also worked on a riverbank erosion-control
project in Papua.
Since then, EWB-Duke has grown from five students to over 25 active members in addition to a seven member executive board. We’ve
worked on diverse projects, including solar-powered computers, rainwater harvesting systems, peanut shellers,
water quality testers, and water distribution systems. Our projects have
spanned the globe: from work in Indonesia to Uganda to Peru.
Duke University Durham, NC 27708
http://ewb.pratt.duke.edu
Engineers Without Borders
International Projects Honduras
The Duke team will work on communitydevelopment initiated and studied by EWBmembers and other Duke engineers. Manyprojects have strong business andsustainable development components forteam members specializing in economics,public policy, and political science. Muchof the work will be done through NGOssuch as the Rural Agency for SustainableDevelopment, an organization thatprovides technical assistance and trainingto local farmers.
Current Projects:
• Biomass Charcoal • Rainwater Harvesting • Waste Management
Uganda DukeEngage students will travel to the LasMercedes in Honduras to build asustainable simple clinic. This is acontinuation of the site-assessment tripcarried out last summer, where studentstravelled to Honduras to collecttopographical surveying data of the site,population statistics and pricing ofmaterials.
Partner Organizations:
• COMIPRONIL • Heifer International
Plans for the clinic include:
• Photovoltaic system • Water filtration system • Student designed building structure
Engagement
EWB-Duke is designing a bridge in Bolivia.During the rainy season, rivers in theObrajes Valley flood, separating farmersfrom markets, children from schools, andlivestock from pasture. After a siteassessment trip last May, students arecurrently designing a bridge in the CE 142Engineering Sustainable Design andConstruction. We plan on returning toBolivia to implement a bridge design thesummer of 2009.
EWB would like to thank our sponsors:
• DukeEngage • Engineering Alumni Council • Lord Foundation • Center for Latin American and
Caribbean Studies • Engineering Student Government • Duke Student Government
Bolivia