Kenny Sheffler

My interest in the Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP) originated during a study abroad experience on the Fiji Islands. I was taking EE301 - Energy Systems, which is a technical class on renewable energies. We had just finished a lecture on anaerobic digestion (a microbial decomposition process) and ideas on how to implement what I had just learned started to flow. Anaerobic digestion is an efficient way to transform organic waste into a burnable gas and a nutrient rich fertilizer. As an electrical engineering major, I instantly thought of how this could be utilized for power production.

Since returning to the United States, I have developed my GCSP portfolio around harnessing the power of anaerobic digestion. Please click through the five component tabs at the top of this page to learn more about my project.