The Physics of "Green" Engineering
How can we engineer a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable future?
Course Description: Green Up and Go is a dynamic, hands-on course that empowers students to become environmental innovators and changemakers. Through engaging, real-world projects, students explore the intersection of sustainability, engineering, and science to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing our planet—climate change, water scarcity, and food production.
What You'll Do: Students will investigate how energy flows, how systems work together, and how design thinking can lead to meaningful solutions. Projects include designing aquaponics systems, programming electric cars, building wind turbines, testing solar panels, and designing nature-inspired solutions through biomimicry. Throughout the course, students apply the engineering design process, collaborate in teams, and develop the critical thinking and communication skills essential for future careers in green technology and environmental science.