Currently, we are working on 8 projects: Bee Hotel, Engineering Expo, Shade Sail, Hydroponics, Solar Little Free Library, Runoff Education Demo, Sustainaponics, and a 3D-Printable Biomaterial Reactor. During general meetings, we break-out into our desired project group to continue the progress on these projects and meet throughout the week to accomplish our planned goals. Projects are at varying stages of development, so you can jump in wherever you most want experience. You can find out more about each project below!
We appreciate the support and dedication of our members regarding our projects. If you would like to take on a leadership role and start your own project please reach out to our Presidents Alex and Maddy or our VP of Proposals Patrick.
Bee Hotel
ESW is building habitats for solitary bees. This semester’s Bee Hotels will be placed in the Education Building Patio and Eagle Heights Garden. This project is in the finishing touches and installation phase. Contact Grace or Maddy for more details!
- gcharlson@wisc.edu
- mmandresen@wisc.edu
Shade Sail
ESW is designing and building a sun shade using recycled city materials. This project will be in the design phase this semester. Contact Maks or Aden for more details!
- mkasprzak2@wisc.edu
- aywasserman@wisc.edu
Hydroponics
ESW is developing a wall mounted NFT hydroponic growing system for education use in the DC Smith Greenhouse. This project is in the fabrication phase this semester. Contact Alex or Maddy for more details!
- akyang@wisc.edu
- orstad@wisc.edu
Little Free Library
This semester a past ESW project, the solar powered little free library, will be undergoing some minor repairs. If you want some hands on woodworking experience, contact Vasco for details!
- vmangano@wisc.edu
Engineering Expo
ESW will be developing an interactive project for middle schoolers to present at Engineering Expo. Our research this year will continue past work on air quality monitoring. Contact Lily to get involved!
- lschick@wisc.edu
3D Printable Biomaterial Reactor
ESW is developing a 3D printing filament reactor for waste biomaterial. This project is beginning this semester, and will include a lot of experimentation, including material testing. Contact Anjali for additional details.
Runoff Education Demo
ESW is designing a runoff education demonstration tool for Olbrich Botanical Gardens to use for k-8 students to illustrate the positive effects of gardens & plants on water quality. This project will be beginning fabrication this semester, contact Morgan, Em, or Annika to get involved!
- mrafacz@wisc.edu
- eamcneil@wisc.edu
- alweir@wisc.edu
Sustainaponics
ESW is installing a functional aquaponics system at Spring Harbor Middle School. This semester will be finishing up the project with final testing and sensor installation. Contact Patrick to get involved!
- pgrunklee@wisc.edu
Future Projects
Do you have a sustainability-related project idea? We would love to hear it! Please reach out to our board to propose your idea!