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New sustainability award for Integrated Design Engineering Design Expo presented by SPIKE Student Scholar

Students outside on a sunny day at an engineering expo looking at booths
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At this year’s CU's Integrated Design Engineering Design Expo on April 18th, SPIKE Student Scholar, Talin Shefman, introduced a new sustainability award recognizing the student project with the most sustainable design. The expo highlights innovative engineering projects developed by first, second, and third year students across disciplines, making it an ideal setting to elevate sustainability within engineering innovation.Ìý
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As part of the SPIKE Student Scholars program, each scholar leads an initiative aligned with their passions and values, and Talin chose to highlight the importance of integrating sustainability into engineering innovation. The award was presented at the close of the expo, celebrating student teams that are thinking critically about the future impact of their designs.
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The winning team, made up of four first-year engineering students, designed an automatic composting bin intended for placement in national parks to help reduce littering and improve waste management in outdoor recreation spaces. Their project demonstrates how thoughtful engineering solutions can support environmental stewardship.
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