UC Berkeley Student Graduates with ‘Small Green World’ on Cap
June 9, 2009 · Print This Article
One University of California at Berkeley student definitely stood out from the crowd at graduation this year, with a ‘small green world’ on his cap complete with a working solar panel.
Roland Saekow, a Product Design major, created this fun little diorama with grass paper, miniature trees, a working solar panel that drives the little wind turbine and a sun that can be made to rise by remote control.
Saekow was involved in several sustainable groups on campus and helped pass the Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) legislation on campus, which generates $200,000 annually for green projects at Berkeley. He was also the Waste Reduction Manager at his housing cooperative for four semesters and taught a course on the impact of waste on our past, present and future.
If this amazingly creative little cap is any indication, we’ll be seeing some awesome sustainable products from Saekow in the years to come!
Link [AP Community]
- Flexseg Personal Local Solar Transportation System
- Open Solar Electric Generator
- Discuss and research solar cookers and other green technologies
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Designers like this are so important to our future! I know two out of RISD who are combating social and environmental issues with a sustainable backpack for the homeless and an eco-home redecorating show for low-income families. Brilliant ideas! http://www.changents.com/impactdesigners