INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS 2018-2019
Engineering for ArchaeologyChavín, Peru
ESW has partnered with Professor John Rick of the Department of Archaeology at Stanford in continuing the Engineering for Archaeology program in Chavín de Huántar, a UNESCO heritage site. We have three projects currently underway: structural engineering, AR/VR reconstruction, and robotic exploration. The first team is structural analysis focused - we look for ways to preserve the integrity of the site while maintaining its accessibility. The second team focuses on creating a VR experience showing what the site might have originally looked like. The third focuses on using technology for archaeological exploration (i.e. robots). This is a continuation of the Chavín Engineering in Archaeology program previously run by Stanford Global Engineering Programs. Check out the blog Team Members Joanna Liu, Roofing Project Leader Adam Nayak, Structural Analysis Engineer Maya Harris, Materials and Design Engineer Celine Wang, Sensors Project Leader D'Arcy Biddle Seamon, Engineering Team Member Belle Sow, Engineering Team Member Dhara Yu, Engineering Team Member Matthew Tan, Exploration Project Leader Gabe Perez, Engineering Team Member Cesar Regaldo, Engineering Team Member |
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Voya Sol Zimbabwe
ESW has partnered with Voya Sol, a social venture originating in the MIT D-lab. Voya Sol designs ready-to-assemble solar energy systems for off-grid communities in developing countries with the goal of enabling a bottom-up electricity grid through shared systems. We will be partnering with Voya Sol to develop a v.2 charge controller that can accommodate power from 10W –1kW and will develop a metering system. The charge controller will enable off-grid communities to build up their own micro-grid and the metering system will allow neighbors to interconnect their systems and share costs; local entrepreneurs could also start selling power to their neighbors. Learn more: http://www.voya-sol.com/ Check out the blog Team Members Caroline Jo, Project Leader Ashdeep Seth, Design Lead Stefan Streckfus, Market Analytics Lead Ben Choi, Hardware/Software Engineer Veronica Isabel Guerrero, Mechanical Design Engineer Malaika A. Koshy, Chief Materials/Design Officer Dhruvik Parikh, Hardware/Software Engineer |
Remote Monitoring ServiceIndonesia
ESW has partnered with IBEKA, an Indonesian NGO, for the past five years to develop a remote monitoring system for micro-hydro electric plants. The project focuses on developing a low cost system to measure current, voltage, and power generated by IBEKA’s 50+ remotely located micro-hydro plants and make the data publicly available on the internet. Last summer, two team members traveled to Indonesia and installed prototypes at three locations. While the system is designed for three-phase micro-hydro plants, it is easily adapted to monitor other systems, such as wind turbines. This year’s project aims to further improve accuracy, efficiency and scalability, and install the system in additional micro-hydro sites, with the eventual goal of installing in every plant. Learn More: https://eswrms.weebly.com/about.html Check out the blog Team Members Brian Tanabe, Project Leader Michael Lin, Project Leader Gabby Macias, Mechanical Engineer Zach Clayton, Mechanical Engineer Sicheng Zeng, Software Engineer Tai Kao-Sowa, Electrical Engineer Jason Kurohara, Electrical Engineer |
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ENGR177A & ENGR177B
For the past five years, ESW has offered a two-quarter course sequence to complement club members’ work on engineering projects.
These courses aim to address the ethical, cultural, political, organizational, technical, and business issues at the heart of implementing sustainable engineering projects in the developing world. As students work on project teams with NGO and social entrepreneur partners, they think critically about the impact of their work and how to collaborate ethically and effectively as engineers.
Teaching Team
Shoshanah Cohen, Faculty Advisor
Latifah Hamzah, Teaching Assistant
D'Arcy Seamon, Course Coordinator
These courses aim to address the ethical, cultural, political, organizational, technical, and business issues at the heart of implementing sustainable engineering projects in the developing world. As students work on project teams with NGO and social entrepreneur partners, they think critically about the impact of their work and how to collaborate ethically and effectively as engineers.
Teaching Team
Shoshanah Cohen, Faculty Advisor
Latifah Hamzah, Teaching Assistant
D'Arcy Seamon, Course Coordinator
