Sustainability Poster Competition

As part of WPI’s 2009 Earth Day Celebration, the WPI Task Force along with the Environmental Studies Program sponsored a sustainability-themed poster contest, with two top prizes of $250!

The competition took place on April 22^ndin the Gordon Library and was divided into two categories:

Technological responses to a problem associated with greening or sustainability.
Interdisciplinary projects that focus on socio-technical dimensions of social or environmental sustainability.

Panel of Judges

State Representative Bob Spellane

City Councilor Barbara Haller

Assistant Professor Robert Krueger

Associate Professor Jeanine Plummer

Associate Professor James Doyle

Michelle Nicholson

Ben Thompson

Christine Drew

Kathleen Adams

Participating Posters

TECHNOLOGICAL RESPONSES	INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS
Six Foundation Steps towards Campus Sustainability MQP by Yan Wang, Deniis Milechin, Ha Hoang	Swimming in the Sun: Why WPI should Invest in a Solar Heating System for the Pool in the New WPI Athletic Center GPS by George Shakan, Ryan Worsman, Kim Woodward, and Dan Nyren
Alternative Solar Cell and its Implications IQP by Mairaj Aftab Malik, Omar Kiyanim, Anvind Srinivasan	Using Green Infrastructure as a Redevelopment Strategy: Town Centre Redevelopment in Swaffham, England MQP by Alison Leflore
Generation of ethanol and fusel alcohols from lignocellulosic material using Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Jeff Swana and Nick Durour	Analysis of the Feasibility of Utilizing the STARS 0.5 Rubric as a Guide for the WPI Sustainability Initiative by David Boudreau, Michael Bedford, Adam Belanger, Thomas Strott
Platinum Supply and the Growth of Fuel Cell Vehicles MQP by Justin Boudreau, Eugene Choi, and Oljora Rezhdo	Cape Town Water and Sanitation Design IQP by Michelle Carbonneau, Margaret Elbag, Joseph Krasinskas
Wind Power in Massachusetts MQP by Scott Guzman, Kenneth Barnett, Rob Lowry	Greenhouse Gas Policies IQP by Todd LeClearc, Chris Boudreau, Neil Toupin
Green Process Design MQP by Eric Sheridan and Katie Bedrosian	Predicting Fuel Poverty through the Analysis of Housing Stock MQP by Nicholas Amendolare
Prototype LED Lighting Control System IQP by Brendan Turcotte, Robert Gagliardi, Eugene Choie	Re-Making Recycling withing WPI and the World by Alyce Buchenan and Katrina Crocker
	Sanitation and Hygiene for the Developing World GPS by Alyssa Gottshall, Matthew Connolly, Michael O'Brien, Vu Nguyen, Edwin Muniz, and Nathaniel VerLee
	Winds of Worcester IQP by Michael Ghizzoni, Nicole Cahill, and Jonathan Low
	Sustainability and Transportation at WPI by Neda Seher Zahid, Emmanuel Akese, Shubhneed Sandhu, Steven Ellis
	Malewa Clear Water Project by Jesse Bowers, Fiona Buckley, Anna Chase, and Paul Kinsky
	Social Entrepreneurship at WPI IQP by Jillian McMillen, Divya Mathew, and Dave Mullen
	Support and Opposition: The Wind Power Paradox GPS by Nate Thorn, Clark CBaskstran, David Kent, and Kyle Padelford

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNING GROUPS:

First Category: Technological Responses to a problem associated with greening or sustainability

Project Name: Generation of ethanol and fusel alcohols from lignocellulosic material

Students Name: Jeff Swana and Nick Dufour

Second Category: Interdisciplinary projects with a focus on socio-technical dimensions of social or environmental sustainability

Project Name: Social Entrepreneurship at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Students Name: Jillian McMillen, Divya Mathew, and Dave Mullen

Thank you to all groups, guest judges, and members of the WPI community who participated in this exciting event!

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