Working with University of Wisconsin-Madison civil and environmental engineering faculty and students, staff of the Beloit, Wisconsin, Department of Public Works have been implementing and improving an electrolysis system for generating hydrogen. Coupled with gas or diesel engines, the hydrogen could help city vehicles boost their gas mileage and reduce their emissions.
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth was the Grand Prize Winner in a video contest sponsored by the National Engineers' Week Foundation (www.eweek.org and the American Society of Civil Engineers (www.asce.org Students were invited to make a two-minute video that shows why their engineering school is the best at making a difference through volunteer projects. The top three of 12 entries were chosen by ASCE EWeek planning staff. Then, 7th and 8th grade students -- who were finalists at the National Engineers' Week Future City Competition (www.futurecity.org -- voted for their favorite out of the top three entries. Thanks to all the Dartmouth students who worked on this video: Bonnie Hennessee '08; Betsy Dain-Owens '10; Calvin Krishen MEM'08; Tao Mao, Ph.D. candidate; Evan Lipinski, Dual Degree; Grayson Zulauf '12
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