All majors and experience levels encouraged to join
PROJECTS
No prior experience needed to join any project team. All majors encouraged to join!
Current Projects
The purpose of the Education Project Team is to educate ourselves, students, faculty, and community members about sustainability and eco-friendly living. Currently, we work on K-12 & special event presentations. In addition, many members are working on independent projects (check them out on our page). If you are interested in joining this Project Team, please email eswakron@uakron.edu for more information.
Zips Precious Plastic (ZPP) is an interdisciplinary student design group focused on reducing the single use plastic consumption around the Akron area. Visit the Zips Precious Plastic tab to learn more or join the project team! Contact eswakron@uakron.edu if you are interested in joining the team.
Eco-Bricking
Eco-Bricking is all about utilizing the non-recyclable plastics in a new and useful way. This design team takes plastic like water bottle labels, plastic bags, and other single-use plastics and create functional bricks! Visit the Eco-bricking tab to learn more or join the project team! If you are interested, please email us at eswakron@uakron.edu.
Project Leader: Anna Rosenthal
Zips Metal Makers (ZMM)
Zips Metal Makers (ZMM) is an interdisciplinary student design group focused on recycling metals. Visit the Zips Metal Makers tab to learn more or join the project team! Contact eswakron@uakron.edu if you are interested in joining the team.
Completed Projects
Abundant Life Farm
Added additional solar panels and batteries to an already existing solar system created by ESDT to increase power output and storage capacity. This project included one installation day during the Spring 2019 semester where members mounted panels, installed batteries and wired the system together.
Project Leader: Josh Loveland
The goal of this project team was to create an energy producing micro wind turbine. This project educated students on the importance and availability of renewable energy. This project has successfully completed construction of a wind turbine!
Have ideas for new projects or would like to sponsor a project?