Fruitful Minds
Fruitful Minds is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization that aims to educate fourth through eighth graders in at-risk communities in making healthy decisions regarding diet and lifestyle. This is accomplished through nutrition education programs and activities that cater to the specific needs of each community. Fruitful Minds collaborates with local elementary and middle schools in … Continue reading “Fruitful Minds”
- Team Members: Stephanie Yan, Albert Ou, Brian Kim, Erin Dunn, Jessica Jew, Julie Chailin Lee, Karen Yang, Paulina Altshuler, Regine Leger
- Food and Agriculture, Social Justice & Community Engagement
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
Campus Biodiesel Project
The main objective of this project is to develop an optimal way to improve energy efficiency on the UC Berkeley campus by converting waste cooking oil to biodiesel and then using this biodiesel to power various campus operations. Biodiesel, a type of diesel that comes from biological sources, is biodegradable, non-toxic and produces 60% less … Continue reading “Campus Biodiesel Project”
- Team Members: Michelle Kim and Nicole Lai
- Climate, Energy & Sustainability
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
Crime Fighter
Many students who died during the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech tried to text 9-1-1 for help, but their messages were never received because police departments did not have the technology to receive text reports. Crime Fighter is a technology that revolutionizes the way we report crime. Crime Fighter is the first mobile technology that … Continue reading “Crime Fighter”
- Team Members: Max Dama, Han Jing, Nanxi Liu
- Information Technology for Society
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
Power for Water
Currently, about 140 million rural mountain inhabitants lack access to an improved water source. Consequently, there is an urgent need to find an efficient solution to supply safe water to these populations by further developing the delivery of piped water. Piped water is necessary to conveniently supply the water volume required to meet personal and … Continue reading “Power for Water”
- Team Members: Marc Muller, Michèle Muller-Itten, and Slav Hermanowicz
- Global Health, Science, Technology, and Engineering Policy
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
Requirements for a Renewables Revolution
This project identifies and analyzes the obstacles presently barring the rise of renewables, evaluates the role of the current policy favorite emission pricing, and offers design recommendations for a comprehensive U.S. renewable policy. Successful climate change mitigation requires a timely shift to renewable sources of energy, such as sunlight, wind or tides, to decarbonize today’s … Continue reading “Requirements for a Renewables Revolution”
- Team Members: Felix Mormann
- Climate, Energy & Sustainability, Science, Technology, and Engineering Policy
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
Using Demand Management to Address the Problem of Intermittent Water Supply: The Capellanía Water System in Panama
Many piped potable water systems in developing countries do not provide continuous service. Intermittent supply is a nuisance to users and can degrade water quality. During much of the year the Capellanía water system in Coclé, Panamá provides only intermittent service to many of its clients. This project examines ways to address the issue of … Continue reading “Using Demand Management to Address the Problem of Intermittent Water Supply: The Capellanía Water System in Panama”
- Team Members: John Erickson
- Climate, Energy & Sustainability, Science, Technology, and Engineering Policy
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
Like a Green Chemist
Get down with this group of chemistry students as they use music to explain the 12 principles of green chemistry.
- Team Members: Raphael Fish, Seunghyuk Daniel Yang, Pritha Hait, and Mun Sek Kim
- Climate, Energy & Sustainability, Green Chemistry
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
Green and Brown Chemists
In this video demonstration, four UC Berkeley chemists show us what to do and what NOT to do as we strive to be more sustainable.
- Team Members: Caleb Alexander, Adam Nitido, Caroline Quan, Matthew Quan, and Loong-Yi Tan
- Climate, Energy & Sustainability, Green Chemistry
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
The Sustainable Future
This video invites viewers to imagine a more sustainable future and shows us how we can apply the 12 principles of green chemistry to live in a more environmentally friendly fashion.
- Team Members: Telly Cheung
- Climate, Energy & Sustainability, Green Chemistry
- UC Berkeley
- 2011