Congratulations to the 2021 Innovation Hour Sustainability Showcase Winners!
On April 21, the Office of Sustainability, Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IIE), and Associated Students, Inc. (ASI), hosted the Innovation Hour Sustainability Showcase virtual event which featured student sustainability-related projects from the following disciplines:
- Design Concepts/Solutions
- Business or Marketing Solutions
- Technology or Engineering Solutions
- Research Related to Public Policy, Education or Social Issues
- Research Related to Environmental or Natural Sciences
The Office of Sustainability, IIE, and ASI were extremely impressed with the diverse set of innovative student-led sustainability projects displayed in the Showcase this year. Over 62 projects were submitted by 144 participants across 6 courses. Thank you to all who contributed to making this an unforgettable and enriching experience for those who attended.
A huge congratulations to our 2021 Innovation HourSustainability Showcase Winners and recipients of the People's Choice Award!
1st Place
"ESC Pod"
Michael Miller, Takashi Hosaka, Osberto Ramirez, Chris Keefe, John Beltran, Brett Workman
2nd Place
"Encuentro Guadalupe"
Jenson Mark Fajardo & Jennifer Lopez
3rd Place
"Meijie Mountain Hotspring Resort"
Dallas Calhoun & Samantha Little
1st Place
"American Epidemic Prevention Inc. (AEP)"
Mira Nagle
2nd Place
"Chipotle: 10 Sustainability Indicators"
Carley Sullivan, Jackie Wiedemeier, Vanessa Buck, Eric Pak
3rd Place
"Bloom Energy"
Nathaniel Herrera, Jakobi Dye, Naomi Hunt, Andrew Solares, Garrett Longley
1st Place(tie)
"Recycled Clothing"
Mariana Mendoza
1st Place(tie)
"Environmental Education and Civic Engagement"
Juliet Agtang, Deanna Ochi, Teodora Custodio
2nd Place
"LA River Revitalization & Green Gentrification "
Jessica Ramos-Guerra, Jose Rios, & Erick Estrada
3rd Place(tie)
"Oceans: Invasive Species from the Aquarium Trade"
Chelsea Inthavong, Kevin Bartelheim, Shaun Gross, Rachel Biller, Nicole Angel, Exequiel Castillo, Jonathan Lau
3rd Place(tie)
"LA River Master Plan Evaluation"
Hugo Chi, Sofia Cunningham, Sailé Gutierrez, & Perla Rios Munoz
3rd Place(tie)
"Biodiversity Conservation"
Edgar Alvarez, Amanda Torres, Phoebe Evans, Andrew Pham, Brendan Schultheis
1st Place
"Earth Day Lesson Plan: Recycling Our Waste"
Gwen Atizado, Ashley Dizon, Luis Hernandez, Devyn Yuhashi
2nd Place(tie)
"How is UAIZ Legislation Being Utilized in Long Beach?"
Holly Haile, Sean Simpson
2nd Place(tie)
"Earth Day Lesson Plan for Climate Change Adaptation"
Jose Cruz
3rd Place
"California Wildfires"
Kathy Chavarria, Seth Hall, Arthella Vallarta, Holly Haile, Kevin West, Riley Symons
1st Place
"Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype"
Eduardo Rangel
"Encuentro Guadalupe"
Jenson Mark Fajardo & Jennifer Lopez
"Chipotle: 10 Sustainability Indicators"
Carley Sullivan, Jackie Wiedemeier, Vanessa Buck, Eric Pak
A Special Thanks to Our Official Judges for the Sustainability Project Showcase
JUDGES
Dr. Christine Whitcraft - Professor, Biological Sciences | Chair, Presidential Commission on Sustainability
Dr. Pitiporn Asvapathanagul - Associate Professor & Undergraduate Advisor (L-Z), Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management
Dr. Ingrid Martin - Professor, Marketing
Dr. Sandra Arevalo - Assistant Professor of Human Development
Tom Tredway - Assistant Professor — Design Historian
Kimberly Cruz - Sustain U Student Assistant
Francesca Vivanti - Sustainability Center Programming Intern
Kayla Jolly - Sustainable Transportation Coordinator
Tom Bowman - Principal, Bowman Change, Inc.
