ME students save water by adjusting temperature Last spring, five ME seniors showed off their project at the Inventor’s Open House. Daniel Pannel, Emery Sanford, Chris Suter, Yishun Coa, and Eric Yu thought up an ecoconscious shower system that minimizes water waste. The smart shower turns on when the water reaches the desired temperature set by the user. This eliminates the water waste that comes from running water until it warms or cools to the right temperature. Not only does it save water but it always guarantees the perfect temperature for your shower every time.

LucasArts engineer and EECS alum helps turn a sick boy’s wish into reality

Eric Johnston (B.S.’92 EECS), maker of video games since 1989, took on a unique project last fall, one that kept him working nights and weekends for six months, enlisting the help of his employer and colleagues and bringing to life unheard-of monsters like Robarf.

The project, which made its debut in May, is “Ben’s Game,” a video game envisioned by nine-year-old Ben Duskin of Greenbrae, who believed his own experience with leukemia and two years of chemotherapy could help other kids with cancer. Ben called on the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation, which spread the word to gaming companies, looking for someone to take on the project. Make-A-Wish representatives were told it would require several years and several million dollars to accomplish.

But Johnston, senior software engineer and technical director at LucasArts, stepped up to the challenge. He met every Tuesday night with Ben, whose cancer is now in remission, to create the game ...[FULL STORY]

Get to know your ASUC senator: a profile of Igor Tregub

After the shock of their freshman year, most students don’t dive headlong into responsibility that borrows more time from classes. But ME student Igor Tregub felt so passionately about improving the lives of students via student government that he campaigned vigorously (to the detriment of his grades) for ASUC senate.

He says the teamwork between him and his engineering running mates helped him get elected. Now, he’s eager to ....[FULL STORY]

Genius Corner: Gain fame with our brain game

If papa bull, mama bull, and baby bull are in the pasture and baby bull gets scared, who would he run to?... [FULL STORY]

IEOR student brings student chapter of national biotech and pharmaceutical society to campus

During his junior year, IEOR senior Farzin Shadpour found out, to his surprise, how easy it was to become the president of a student society on campus. He started his own group.

Sixteen months ago, Shadpour introduced the student chapter of the International Society of Professio

In 2002, Shadpour enrolled in a seminar taught by ISPE. At the end of the class the society solicited... [FULL STORY]

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