The President’s Sustainable Solutions Challenge is a system-wide program to encourage student-led innovation in sustainability on CU campuses. At the SSC Pitch Night on April 14, the five finalists will present their ideas for improving environmental quality, resource efficiency and social equity on campus in front of a panel of judges and an audience of community members.
- The Zero Waste Outreach Team (Lauren Mullen, Kat Avedovech, Karlie Conzachi, Kate Huun, Bryce Poirot, Tasha Smith and Kayla Vasarhelyi) will present on recycling education for undergraduates.
- Helen Flock’s proposal will lay out a plan for combining sustainable transportation and biodiversity on campus.
- Henrique Sannibale will present on his plans for incorporating hempcrete into CU’s construction planning.
- Ishan Gohil and Anuradha Prakash will share their unique take on a carbon calculator for CU students.
- Joseph Marrujo and Ann Giang’s proposal will address the introduction of piezoelectric tiles for electricity generation on campus.
Students and campus faculty and staff are invited to watch the competition on April 14 from 5:30-7 p.m. in person at the University Memorial Center, room 247, or via zoom. Audience members will be able to vote (through a google form) for an audience choice award winner, which will be announced live at the end of the evening along with the judges’ picks for a winner and a runner-up.