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President

Heather Bischel

I'm a "NorCal" gal (at heart and in practice)...born in Mt. Shasta, CA; rasied in Auburn, CA; schooled at the University of California, Berkeley where I studied Civil and Environmental Engineering. I'm now a PhD student in Environmental Engineering and Science -- thinking about the beneficial uses of recycled water for ecological restoration and (more specifically) the biological accumulation of emerging organic contaminants released into the environment. I was involved with the founding of Cal's ESW and am excited to work with and support ESW on the Farm!

Vice-President

Grace Hsu

I've spent my whole life in the Bay Area, amidst organic grocery stores and the like. I enjoy playing golf, sketching, running, and being in ESW, which I discovered in the middle of my freshman year as we were gearing up for the Andaman Islands Project. Some of my internship and research experiences have included stints at Agilent Technologies' Corporate Quality Department (Santa Clara), the Carnegie Institute of Washington, and the Environmental Defense (Washington, D.C.).

Secretary

Whitfield Fowler

I'm originally from Minneapolis, MN. I did my undergraduate studies at St. Olaf, a liberal arts college about an hour south of the twin cities. I spent about 3 years working as a mechanical design engineer at a product design company in Minneapolis before moving out to the SF Bay Area, and applying to grad schools. Currently I'm a Ph.D. student in the Manufacturing Modeling Lab, and my research focusses on Design For Reliability and long term risk management. I've been involved with ESW for the past year and a half, and it has been a great way for me to include environmental and social aspects to my work here at Stanford.

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Director of Projects

Sarah Toukan

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Director of Projects

Eric Sundstrom

Treasurer

Max von Bargen

I'm originally from Washington, DC, but living right now in San Jose. I'm a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering; at the moment my particular focus is on vehicle and vehicle component design. Perhaps as a carry-over from my Washingtonian childhood, I'm interested in the policy side of environmentalism as well as the technological side. Outside of engineering, I enjoy playing jazz saxophone, golf, watching or playing soccer, and reading up on some military history.

Advisor

Kristof Richmond

Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, I grew up among granola-crunching, sports-loving, enviro-communists. After high school, I decided to get a change of environment and see the wonders of Texas, and obtained a BA and BSME from Rice University in 1997. I then spent nigh on three years working as a technician at the Sondrestrom Incoherent Radar Facility run by SRI, Intl. in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. I returned to civilization to pursue my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford in 2000. I am working on underwater robotics at the Aerospace Robotics Lab. I discovered ESW in the spring of 2003. I was excited by the new perspectives I saw and fun people I met, and the prospect of using my skills to help others, so I immediately joined on and was an officer of some sort until my graduation in 2007.

Advisor

Karim Al-Khafaji

I grew up in Las Vegas, a fascinating place caught philosophically as well as geographically between Los Angeles and the Inter-Mountain West. I obtained a BS in Biological Sciences and a BSE in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. I worked for a few years as an environmental engineer in Austin, TX before entering the PhD program in ecology at Stanford University. My research involves various forms of population modeling, including some (limited) work on how human demographics influences economic and resource systems. Although not formally a part of my research, I am particularly interested in the extent of congruence or divergence between (biological) conservation and development, both in theory and practice. After a few aborted intial forays into ESW, I really took the plunge as an intern to the Andaman Islands. Since then I have helped coordinate and develop new project opportunities for ESW.

Advisor

Sophie Walewijk

I was born in Belgium, country of beer, chocolate, mussels, Brussels sprouts and French fries. I did my undergrad in Chemical Engineering at the University of Toronto, Canada (no, they don't have igloos), and came here to work on a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering. I co-founded the Stanford Chapter of ESW, and am very excited by the achievments of our chapter over the years.

Advisor

Molly Morse

I am originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. I did my undergraduate work at Cornell University majoring in Civil Engineering with a focus on Structural Engineering. I completed my MS at StanfordUniversity in Design Construction Integration (DCI) where I became interested in environmentally friendly building materials. Currently, I am researching the anaerobic degradation of biocomposites for the building industry.

I have been involved with ESW for quite a while and have helped out on many projects and classes.

Associate

Eric Hulburd

I am currently a junior in civil engineering. This is my first year as a participating member and officer of ESW. I participated in ESW's Design for a Sustainable World class in Autumn '06.

Associate

Andrew Carroll

I grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Richmond (of the Virginia sort). I got my undergrad degrees in Biology and Physics at the University of Virginia. I'm presently in the PhD program for cell and molecular biology at Stanford. I work with the genetics and chemistry of the plant cell wall, with the goal of understanding and engineering cellulose for more efficient biofuel production. Last summer, I represented ESW in Haiti when I worked with Sasha Kramer and her group SOIL developing ecological sanitation and other sustainable technologies. It was definitely the most life changing experience I have had.