Artifacts

Green Engineering Presentation

As part Green Engineering Scholars Program, a took a survey course in which students were asked to create a presentation which would explore the development and applications of green engineering technologies. As Green Engineering Scholars, we are students who are committed to the exploration and understanding of the positive impact that engineers can have on the environment. Earning a degree in Engineering is difficult, as everyone knows. But it is difficult for a reason. With the discipline, skills, and knowledge that engineers develop throughout their schooling and professional lives, they gain an great amount of power to make fantastic technological innovations. With this power, there comes an immense amount of responsibility to mother nature, and to the generations which will come after us, to create every new design with a commitment to environmental sustainability. This is the role that engineers play in the global fight against climate change. The technologies which my group researched and presented are just a few examples of those which engineers have developed, and which can be applied to OSU’s campus and beyond.

About Me

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My name is Gabriela Avila, and I am a first year student from St. Louis, Missouri, who is majoring in Mechanical Engineering at The Ohio State University. I am a Morrill Scholar, and a member of the Green Engineering Scholars Program. Being a young person with quite diverse interests, my plans for my academic and professional future are a bit out of the ordinary for an engineering student. Once I earn my degree in Engineering, I hope to go on to graduate school. Depending on the direction which I choose for myself, I would like to pursue a master’s degree in either Professional Writing, and to go on to work as a technical writer, or to enter a program for Prosthetics and Orthotics, and to work in a clinical setting building custom prosthetics for pediatric patients. While I love the mechanics and the skills which are associated with engineering, I also have a deep interest in the human element which is not always talked about in this field. Therefore, in whatever I may do in my future endeavors, I hope to use my verbal and people-oriented skills to work to connect the engineering world with the outside.

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.]

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.]

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.]