Mondialogo's Community Award
Mondialogo a partnership initiated by Daimler and UNESCO that aims to promote intercultural
dialogue and exchange. In the past, EWB-JHU's South Africa project applied and received the Mondialogo
Engineering Award. This year, EWB-JHU's Ecuador project sent in their application. A
fact sheet for the Ecuador Project can be found in the Resources section. Although Mondialogo has not yet sent out the results of the application process
for this year, there is an opportunity for the EWB-JHU Ecuador project to win Mondialogo's Community Award.
A description of Mondialogo's Community Award is provided below:
" What's your favourite project proposal? For the first time, a Community Award is being awarded within the
Mondialogo Engineering Award. Your vote counts! All visitors of the Mondialogo Internet Portal will have the
opportunity to support their favourite project. The project team with the most votes will be invited to the
Mondialogo Engineering Award Symposium."
The contest ended on Friday, June 12th.
DLC Awards Ceremony and Reception
From left to right: Shane Woolwine, Linda Wan, President Ron Daniels, and Mike Wheeler
National Sustainable Design Expo
Update 5/27/2009
ASCE NEWS
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Details of Awards Received by EWB-JHU at the 2009 EPA P3 National Design Expo (April 20, 2009):
1) ASCE-EWB Sustainable Development Award: For the Demonstration of a Community Driven Sustainable Engineering Solution that Effectively Addresses a Pressing Need in the Developing World" is awarded to "Development of an Economical and Sustainable Irrigaiion Ram Pump for Cummunity Gardening in South Arrica", David Alcock, William Ball, Ryan Farmer, Devin McDermott, Charles Meneveau, Tom Pank, and Etienne Toussaint, The Johns Hopkins University." The certificate is was signed by the ASCE Executive Director and ASCE President.
The names on the certificate are those of the investigators listed on the original (Dec 2007) proposal.
This award was given by the ASCE and was accompanied by a check for $1,000 to JHU as well as a certificate from ASCE.
2) 2009 P3 Award: Honorable Mention: The U.S. EPA hereby recognizes William Ball, Graham Belton, Sam Cassatt, Illana Green, Djuna Gulliver, Devin McDermott, Charles Meneveau, Thomas Pank, Michael Wheeler, and Laura Woo, Johns Hopkins University, for the Quality of their Design and Proposal for the Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 P3 Program - People, Prosperity, and the Plant."
This certificate was signed by Lek Kadeli, Acting Assistant Administrator for Research and Developement, U.S. EPA.
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Detailed Thanks, with Timeline (forgive us if we missed anyone!):
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US EPA P3 (People, Prosperity, and the Planet) and EWB-JHU South Africa
In 2008, EWB-JHU's South Africa Project Team, in collaboration with our South African partners,
was awarded a $10,000 EPA P3 "Phase 1" grant entitled
"Development of an Economical and Sustainable Irrigation Ram Pump for Community Gardening in South Africa". The team has accomplished
the phase 1 activities and has prepared a
"report/proposal" that has been submitted for Phase 2 funding, which,
if funded, would be $75,000 to help the team "build capacity" at the Zakhe Agricultural School (a South
African agricultural boarding high school) so that they can undertake ram pump construction and dissemination
on their own, using proceeds from the sale of ram pump systems to commercial farmers to finance subsidization
of systems for communal gardening groups that are working to help feed at-risk children.
At the Design Expo, our student team will be presenting a poster and a video of the ram pump in action.
They will also have a pump with
them, to show all of the working parts, etc. to the judges. This is not a ram pump of their own design, but is
rather a "home made" South African design (the "Alcock" Ram Pump), which our students have been installing in
past work and which they have been studying through this P3 grant. The EWB-JHU South Africa project team has
also helped
the Zakhe Agricultural School with the implementation of their own pump systems, as well as a curriculum of
study designed around the pump.
Information about the Expo
On April 18 - 20, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host one of the most exciting sustainability events of the year: the National Sustainable Design Expo on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Expo hosts exhibitors who will display their sustainable programs or technologies and EPA's 5th Annual P3 (People, Prosperity and the Planet) Award student design competition. More than 250 college and university students, and their faculty advisors from around the country, will exhibit their designs for a sustainable tomorrow and compete for the prestigious EPA P3 Award. You'll see novel approaches to green design and buildings, innovative ideas for alternative energy and materials, new technologies for clean drinking water, and more.
The event is free and open to the public. The National Sustainable Design Expo featuring EPA's P3 Award will take place near the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. between 3rd and 4th streets, NW. The event will be open on Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, April 19, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Monday, April 20, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information about the Expo and the P3 Award competition, visit: www.epa.gov/P3 or contact Cynthia Nolt-Helms, EPA's National Center for Environmental Research, at nolt-helms.cynthia@epa.gov or (202) 343-9693.
P3 Flyer 2009
EWB Seminar Series
Biographies of Speakers
Health and Safety Seminar with Kevin Yue (Feb 12, 2009)
Kevin Yue currently works as a project engineer for Kleinfelder, providing assessment and remediation solutions to major petroleum clients. Outside of the office, he is the Vice President of the Maryland Outdoor Club and President of the National Capital Area Alumni Association of Alpha Phi Omega.
He has been trained in CPR and First Aid by the National Safety Council and works for Kleinfelder, a Loss Prevention System (LPS) company. He has also completed the Occupational Health and Safety Agency's (OSHA) 40-hour hazardous waste and operation training, along with being certified for working in confined spaces, as defined by OSHA.
Concrete Workshop with Steve Eggleston (March 8, 2009)
under construction...
Project Management with Pete Thomson (March 10, 2009)
Pete Thomson is a Project Manager in Black & Veatch's Gaithersburg, Maryland,
office and has been responsible for water and wastewater treatment projects ranging
in size from a few thousand gallons per day to 370 mgd. Pete is active in a number of professional
societies, serving on the Editorial Board for the Chesapeake Water Environment Association's Ecoletter
publication and on the Water Environment Federation's Municipal Wastewater Design and Water Reuse Committees.
In January 2008, Pete traveled as a Professional Advisor on a University of Maryland, College Park, EWB
implementation trip to Maceio, Algoas, Brazil, where the project team constructed a septic tank and a wetlands to
treat sewage from a school.
Surveying Workshop with Chuck Podolak (April 21, 2009)
Chuck Podolak is a PhD student of fluvial geomorphology in the Department of Geography and Environmental
Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include the development of topography
and bedforms in gravel-bed mountain rivers, the relationship of water resources development to changes in river
form, and connections between fluvial geomorphology an riverine fish ecology. His current field research is on
the Sandy River, OR where he is heading up a project monitoring the response of the Sandy River to the removal
of the Marmot Dam. He has taught several seminars and lessons on both GIS and basic topographic surveying.
First Aid Overview with Yujie Wang (April 29, 2009)
Yujie Wang is a graduating senior majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Spanish. She is the co-leader of the
EWB-JHU Ecuador Project and the Maryland State Representative for Southeast Region of EWB-USA.
Yujie has been Maryland Emergency Medical Technician - Basic certified since February 2007 and works on
campus with the Hopkins Emergency Response Organization.
Traveling Advice/Tips with Kristen Downs (April 29, 2009)
More information coming soon...
EWB-JHU Newsletters
Meeting with Senator Barbara Mikulski Dec 2008
Dessert Reception Nov 2008
more coming soon...
Orioles Baseball Fundraiser Summer 2008
more coming soon...