First-year student teams once again showcased a wide range of innovative solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges at the Spring 2016 Great Problems Seminar (GPS) Poster Presentation day on Friday, April 29.
The biennial event, held each year at the ends of B- and D-Terms, enables WPI community members to learn about the impressive project work carried out by first-year students in GPS courses.
Judge’s Winners
HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING
Winner: Innovative Sanitation Solution for Informal Settlements in Quibdo, Columbia
Nicolas Riart, Veronica Soto-Belloso, Valentina Zapata
POWER THE WORLD
Winner: Fuel Poverty in Lawrence, MA
Jessica D’Agostino, Eve George, Toni Joy, Jessica Locke
People’s Choice Award Winner
Fuel Poverty in Lawrence, MA
Jessica D’Agostino, Eve George, Toni Joy, Jessica Locke
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has acknowledged WPI’s Great Problems Seminar in a report called Infusing Real World Experiences into Engineering Education. The report “showcases 29 engineering programs at U.S. colleges and universities that effectively incorporate such activities into their curriculum and highlights best practices for schools seeking to create new programs.”
