About Me

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My name is Hannah Topliff. I am a Green Engineering Scholar. I am from Hudson, Ohio, in the Northeast a little south of Cleveland. I attended Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls. During my time at Walsh, I took my classes very seriously, and participated in mostly AP and Honors classes. AP Calculus AB, Honors Chemistry, and Honors Physics were some of my favorite classes. I hope my prior knowledge in science and math will help me excel to receive my degree in Engineering. At the moment, I am interested in Industrial Systems Engineering with a minor in Business. I am not sure exactly what type of job after college I would like, but I want something that involves the business aspect. Outside of the classroom, I participated in Track and Field, Cross-Country, and various other student activities around school. Outside of Walsh Jesuit, I was an associate at American Eagle Outfitters, volunteered at a local hunger center, and was a babysitter.

 

 

 

 

Artifacts

Minimize water usage in Southern California

My team and I decided to have our project be about the water shortage in Southern California and how water usage can be minimized in order to conserve water. We researched the issues within Southern California about their water shortage and drought, and we researched the way engineers and people in California can conserve the amount of water they use. I learned how Southern California already used a majority of California’s water, and now with the drought, there is even less water around the region. Also, much of the water is outsourced to other countries through crops and electricity, so California, and their declining water quality, who needs water, is giving their water to other countries. Through this project, I learned how methods such as desalination, reuse of graywater, and agricultural/residential conservation are just some of the ways California can conserve their water.

This project allowed me to better understand the issues going on in California and the ways they can conserve their usage. Some of the conservation methods used in California could be used all around the world to conserve water intake everywhere. There is already a limited amount of water, so knowing how to make more clean water would be beneficial for the world and the future.

Career

[“Career” is where you can collect information about your experiences and skills that will apply to your future career.  Like your resume, this is information that will evolve over time and should be continually updated.   For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]

G.O.A.L.S.

[ “G.O.A.L.S.” is a place where students write about how their planned, current, and future activities may fit into the Honors & Scholars G.O.A.L.S.: Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.

Global Awareness: Students cultivate and develop their appreciation for diversity and each individual’s unique differences. For example, consider course work, study abroad, involvement in cultural organizations or activities, etc .
Original Inquiry: Honors & Scholars students understand the research process by engaging in experiences ranging from in-class scholarly endeavors to creative inquiry projects to independent experiences with top researchers across campus and in the global community. For example, consider research, creative productions or performances, advanced course work, etc.
Academic Enrichment: Honors & Scholars students pursue academic excellence through rigorous curricular experiences beyond the university norm both in and out of the classroom.
Leadership Development: Honors & Scholars students develop leadership skills that can be demonstrated in the classroom, in the community, in their co-curricular activities, and in their future roles in society.
Service Engagement: Honors & Scholars students commit to service to the community.]

Year in Review

[ “Year in Review”  is where you should reflect on the past year and show how you have evolved as a person and as a student.  You may want to focus on your growth in a particular area (as a leader, scholar, researcher, etc.) or you may want to talk about your overall experience over the past year.  For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]