EWB Simon Fraser University
Chapters are the beating heart of EWB. Across Canada chapter members are taking thoughtful and strategic actions to create profound social change in their universities, companies, and communities.
EWB SFU is a student organization based in Simon Fraser University, Canada, British Columbia. We are a vibrant, multi-disciplinary community of students who are looking to create socially conscious engineering projects.​​ We have five ventures that we work on:
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Education outreach - We reach out to numerous elementary schools, middle schools and community centers to run interactive activities amongst students to introduce them to engineering and to raise awareness about social issues.
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Project ROW - We've created a dockside, rowing station to be used by SFU Rowing, a rowing club affiliated with SFU. In this project, we've learnt a lot on how to act as a consultant for SFU Rowing as well on being the bridge between the technical side of engineering to the client.
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Project R3D - In this project, we are making a method for 3D printing using recycled materials from plastic bottles, containers and other packaging. Our goal is to provide all engineering students and faculty in SFU with a dedicated 3D printing station that is sustainable as well as affordable that could be used with just household waste without the need to purchase dedicated 3D printer filament.
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SUSTAIN-EE Solar Electrification - This venture is also a design team. SUSTAIN-EE stands for "Sustainable Undergraduates Shaping Tomorrow’s Alternatives in Innovating Next-generational Electrification Energy". Our goal is to develop and test green energy systems using emerging sustainable technologies made by SFU's research faculty such as thin-film solar panels and advanced batteries. Our current project focuses on creating a solar home system powered by advanced thin-film solar panels that could also act as a weather forecasting station.
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Bionics - This venture is our 2nd design team. It is a highly multi-disciplinary venture between many different engineering students, computer science students, and biology students working towards creating feasible and affordable prosthetics that aid in lost human functions.