Achievement

This past fall we piloted our Greener Solutions program, a project based class that partners students with companies, non-profits, and/or government agencies interested in promoting the adoption of more sustainable chemistry. This year we partnered with Hewlett Packard on a project related to the informal e-waste recycling sector. An interdisciplinary team of students from Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science and Public Health worked with scientist at HP to characterize the processes and emissions from common e-waste recycling practices. This information informs changes to the design of consumer electronics that minimize the use of harmful substances, as well as identifying emerging contaminated from newer generations of electronics. The student team produced a comprehensive report for HP which they presented to the materials division in December. They will be presenting the report to an international HP audience in May. The report can be found on our website.