{"id":22178,"date":"2014-10-02T16:47:43","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T20:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=22178"},"modified":"2016-01-06T09:26:11","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T14:26:11","slug":"engineers-for-a-sustainable-world-a-club-engineering-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2014\/engineers-for-a-sustainable-world-a-club-engineering-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineers for a Sustainable World, a club tackling problem-solving projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #111111\"><em>Reprinted with slight edits from the student-produced <\/em>Weather Vane<em>, <\/em><em>Oct. 2, 2014. Written by first-year student Harrison Horst.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">Engineers for a Sustainable World, referred to by its members as ESW, is only a year old, and though it has already achieved significant results, still has not been heard of by the majority of the EMU population.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">ESW is a national organization with chapters at approximately 40 universities across the country, with the only Virginia chapter located here at EMU.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">Esther Tian, assistant professor of engineering, started the organization her first year here in hopes of stimulating sustainable projects on campus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">\u201cI thought [ESW] was a really good fit with the mission of the university,\u201d said Tian, who is excited with the inaugural successes of ESW.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">Last winter, the club drew up plans for its first project ever: a new greenhouse for EMU\u2019s Sustainable Food Initiative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">\u201cWe wanted to build a low-budget greenhouse with the materials we had on hand,\u201d said junior Jordan Leaman, student president of ESW and a computer science major. \u201cTo make it more sustainable, we designed it to be completely solar-powered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">In a continued collaboration of EMU initiatives, EarthKeepers helped to fund the building of the greenhouse, which cost about $600.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">Leaman, along with five other students, completed the building project in one impressive eight-hour workday in March.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">In addition, ESW used the greenhouse project design to win second place in the undergraduate division of the American Society for Engineering Education regional competition last spring.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">Leaman and a team of three others designed an informative poster detailing the structure and aerodynamics of the project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">Under the guidance of Tian and Leaman, ESW has several projects in the works for their second year, including a solar panel canopy to assist in charging the physical plant\u2019s golf carts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">\u201cThere are so many possibilities with solar,\u201d said Leaman, \u201cbut right now, we\u2019re doing what we can with the limited resources we have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">In defining ESW, both Tian and Leaman emphasized the discovery of workable solutions to everyday problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">\u201cOur projects benefit the university and the community,\u201d said Tian proudly. \u201cOur club is a little different because we plan projects instead of activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">First-year student Isaiah Williams enjoys the practicality and project-based orientation of the club. \u201cIt allows me to utilize what I learned in engineering class and apply it to real life scenarios,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">Like Williams, most members of ESW are students in the pre-engineering program. Others, like Leaman, found their interests sparked by Tian\u2019s &#8220;Introduction to Engineering&#8221; class.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111\">Leaman remarked, \u201cEngineering has always been my passion, but [Esther] really drew me into the club. I\u2019m excited for the upcoming years; we have some cool projects planned.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reprinted with slight edits from the student-produced Weather Vane, Oct. 2, 2014. Written by first-year student Harrison Horst. 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