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Earth Hacks Recap

The 3 broad themes this year were:

2. Public Health, Biotechnology, and Medical Waste

3. Energy Efficiency

147 registered participants were at this year’s Earth Hacks.

12 different universities were represented, with the highest attendance numbers coming from VCU, George Mason University, and the University of Virginia.

Of the 125 participants who chose to respond to the question asking for their gender, 45 were female and 80 were male.

The breakdown of majors who attended Earth Hacks as shown in the image below:

The breakdown of year in college of those who attended Earth Hacks as shown in the image below:

Mentors are a huge component of any hackathon and I was able to catch up with Associate Professor, Stephen S. Fong, Ph.D., from the Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering at VCU and asked him about the experience of mentoring over the weekend event:

Here are some winners to highlight from the event:

Team members: Colleen Foley, Rebecca Youngerman, Mollie Gaines

2-sentence bio: ROSS is a Repurposed Open-source Smartphone Sensor that helps reduce e-waste and promotes community growth. ROSS helps communities around the globe bring in open source data on the community they live in and pushes these cities and towns further towards the goal of becoming a smart city without the major costs.

Team members: Taylor Duncan, Binal Patel, Trent Jackson

2-sentence bio: Mycoremediation is a form of bioremediation, the process of using fungi to degrade or sequester contaminants in the environment. Allows cardboard to be used as a medium for mushrooms to grow in landfills, and thus accelerates the time necessary for cardboard boxes to decompose.

Team members: Thomas Gordon, Charles Logan Parham, Kishore Bhat, Soham Apte

2-sentence bio: To reduce the commonly unaffordable price tag attached to smart thermostats filled with bells and whistles, we were able to offer a smart thermostat that is projected to surpass efficiency performance tests, while maintaining a modest retail value. Rohe eliminates the need for a digital interface by utilizing an embedded WiFi chip that offers accurate indoor location fixes, thus boosting energy efficiency and cutting costs drastically for the user.

Team members: Aliyah Desautels, Anthony Milositz, Jarrod Burrowes, Raymond Hang

2-sentence bio: The application also uses incentives to increase interest in lower the carbon footprint that is caused by driving. This will help create awareness by connecting the data collected with accessible technology along with creating a network to attract different types of users

Team members: Emma McCamey, Nick Agliano, Sean McDermott, Connor Massaro

2-sentence bio: Our project promotes sustainable living through an easy-to-use, easy-to-implement point collection system. We designed CleanStreak around green habits in the workplace, in the hope that these habits won’t just be a way to get free Lyft rides, but instead help to form healthy, long-lasting habits in and outside of work.

So there you have it! These were amazing projects built in a short amount of time! Congrats to all involved.

As always, if you need hackathon support, give us a shout at Experimental Civics, we’re here with juicy consulting tips and proven templates to help elevate your impact and performance.

If you are a VCU student, make sure to make this event down for next year, perhaps you can even volunteer your time to make it go!

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