2022 E4C Summer Fellowship

Project description: The objective of this project is to support BuildX’s effort of increasing net zero carbon buildings in Kenya by contributing to their current research focused on measuring and lowering the carbon footprint of building projects. The research will involve generating data and insights for Kenya’s context by: 1) identifying relevant typical building typologies (residential and commercial, frame and masonry); 2) doing architectural, structural, and MEP modeling in REVIT (based on existing architectural drawings for the selected building typical building typologies in Kenya); 3) conducting analysis in Robot for typical (‘business as usual’) to quantify relevant material needs; and 4) conducting project lifecycle analysis in Tally as well as BuildX's embodied carbon calculator.

Education background: Architecture or Structural Engineering

Level of experience: At least 3 years

Region or country of interest: Compatible to work with East Africa Time, GMT+3

Skills: Software: Proficient in Revit (required) ; Relevant experience (all desired): 1) alternative/low-carbon building materials such as rammed earth, compressed stabilized earth blocks, mass timber; 2) quantifying carbon impacts in the built environment, 3) architectural, structural, and MEP modeling and material quantification, 4) lifecycle analysis in Tally (or comparable software)

Modality: Virtual or in-person (Nairobi, Kenya)

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project is a continuation of the 2021 E4C Summer Fellowship Program; the link below details the tasks completed for this project. The research aims to continue assisting in the development of a mechanical release system for mangrove seeds by developing several mechanical components, selecting actuators, and integrating new sensors for the concept designs. The project is meant to feed into a high-level plan to implement drones for the restoration of different mangrove species, and for this, the hardware will be tested in several small-scale pilot projects in collaboration with the Flying Labs. https://www.engineeringforchange.org/research/aerial-release-mangrove-seeds-support-coastal-ecosystem-restoration/

Education background: Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics/Robotics Engineering, Control Engineering

Level of experience: 2-3 years of professional experience in a related field

Region or country of interest: Europe (preferred)

Skills: Software: Advanced Inventor (required), Vault (desired), Fusion360 (desired), Autodesk HSM (desired), Nastran (desired) ; Experience: 1) rapid prototyping using tools such as 3D printing, laser cutting, and desktop CNC (required), 2) drone design and operation (desired)

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (preferred)

Project description: This project aims to improve KickStart’s design team capacity on electronics design for solar pumping for small-scale farmers. The research will include developing a use case as a vehicle for training including the design of a buck-boost converter that can allow the control functions in a solar pump. This case will then be used to develop and carry out an internal training program on basic electronics design using simulation software.

Education background: Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Level of experience: Not specified but specialization or relevant experience in controls and sensors is required.

Region or country of interest: Compatible to work with East Africa Time, GMT+3

Skills: Software: Advanced Eagle or similar (required) ; Experience: 1) circuit design, simulation, assembly, and testing (PCBs) (required), 2) working with solar systems (desired), 3) coding ICs (desired), 3) teaching and/or training (desired)

Modality: virtual or in-person (preferred, Kenya)

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project is a continuation of the 2021 E4C Summer Fellowship Program; the link below details the tasks completed for this project. This research aims to support Sanergy in improving airflow control (temperature and humidity) of their BSF larvae production greenhouse by evaluating and optimizing the current design and cost of the air distribution system. The main tasks to achieve this include: 1) reviewing Sanergy’s current system and identifying areas of improvement; 2) designing, prototyping, modeling (CAD and CFD), and trialing concept designs to allow larvae to grow optimally.

Education background: Mechanical Engineering

Level of experience: 1-2 years

Region or country of interest: Not specified

Skills: Software: Proficiency in AutoCAD, Autodesk CFD, Fusion360 (all required) ; Experience: 1) CFD, FEA, or other numerical analysis (required), 2) experimental setups and data analysis (required), 3) HVAC systems design (desired)

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project will provide Splash with product engineering support for transitioning from a prototype to a manufactured product of their new handwashing station designed in partnership with MASS Design, PATH’s Living Labs, and Heumen Design for rural schools and healthcare facilities. The engineering support will entail: 1) preparing and updating manufacturing-ready drawings of plastic handwashing stations through CAD software; 2) assisting in improving and modifying the design of these stations through participation in design meetings, evaluation of field/user feedback, and responding to manufacturer requests; 3) learning from current manufacturing process challenges and quality control and then assisting to adapt their design and manufacturing strategies to address these; and 4) completing work to identify and determine evaluation procedures for various off-the-shelf add-on components for stations, such as foot pedals.

Education background: Industrial/Product Design, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering, open to other backgrounds with relevant experience

Level of experience: Not specified

Region or country of interest: Able to meet at Seattle Time, GMT-8. Candidates from Ethiopia could conduct fieldwork.

Skills: Software: Advanced Fusion360 (required), Advanced Solidworks (desired) ; Experience: 1) taking products from prototypes to full-scale production (required), 2) plastic manufacturing, rotomolding (desired), 3) human-centered design (desired), 4) basic understanding of plumbing design and installation (desired)

Modality: Virtual or in-person (Ethiopia)

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project aims to support EarthEnable on building detailed 3D-model prototypes of their earth block housing alternatives in Autodesk Revit. Additional support includes quantifying and documenting building inputs such as materials, labor, and infrastructure for the prototypes developed. The research outcomes will be compiled in a graphic support package that will assist the organization in visualizing and analyzing construction implementation scenarios that make efficient use of limited resources.

Education background: Architectural Engineering or Environmental Engineering

Level of experience: Not specified

Region or country of interest: Compatible to work with Esat Africa Time, GMT+3

Skills: Software (all required): Proficient 3ds Max, Autodesk Rendering, Revit ; Experience: 1) Develop graphic support package for marketing (2D renderings and 3D models/animation) (required), 2) environmentally-responsible building materials and construction technologies (desired), 3) familiar with the principles behind low-cost housing design and construction and earth construction (desired), 4) familiarity with low-impact residential water and wastewater systems (desired).

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project aims to support Rebound Technologies in improving the aerodynamic efficiency of their Icepoint Mechanical Vapor Recompression Compressor. The research will require using the Autodesk CFD package on existing compressor geometry to establish the current compressor’s aerodynamic performance baseline. Additional research will involve studying various compressor efficiency improvements, ranging from but not limited to impeller and flowpath geometry, control scheme improvements, or the introduction of system-level improvements such as inlet guide vanes, active stator clearance control, etc.

Education background: Mechanical Engineering

Level of experience: Not specified but specialization or relevant experience in mechanical design and fluid dynamics expertise is required.

Region or country of interest: Able to meet at Mountain Time Zone

Skills: Software: Advanced Autodesk CFD or similar (required), Advanced Fusion360 (required) ; Experience: 1) CFD, FEA, or other numerical analysis (required), 2) data processing and analysis (Excel, Mintab, Python) (required), 3) turbomachinery (desired), 4) transient heat transfer analysis (desired)

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: The research project aims to provide engineering support to Obantarla’s on-going commercial system development of a small-scale gas-to-methanol system. This will be achieved by developing a parametric solid model of Obantarla’s modular plant for conversion of stranded wellgas to low-carbon fuels and chemicals that helps to inform decisions about transportability and maintainability of the modular skid.

Education background: Mechanical Engineering, Applied Sciences (physics or chemistry), Chemical Engineering or related disciplines.

Level of experience: BS/BA or higher, 0-4 years

Region or country of interest: Not specified

Skills: Software: Fusion360 or Inventor (required), AutoCAD Experience: 1) experience with engineering system packaging design (desired), 2) chemical process engineering background (desired)

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project is a continuation of the 2021 E4C Summer Fellowship Program; the link below details the tasks completed for this project. The research will entail expanding the possibilities of MSF’s water tower catalog previously developed by adding more models, materials, and detailed customization to the design process. Additionally, Autodesk’s Forge platform will be implemented to make the catalog ready to be used online. https://www.engineeringforchange.org/research/standard-adaptable-catalogue-water-tower-designs-construction-typologies

Education background: Civil Engineering

Level of experience: 2 years with experience in the WASH sector and in steel and reinforced concrete modeling with the Autodesk software

Region or country of interest: Central Europe or compatible time zones

Skills: Software (all required): Intermediate Autodesk Forge, Advanced Steel, Revit, Intermediate Robot Structural Analysis, Beginner/Intermediate, Inventor Intermediate, Revit Advanced ; Experience: 1) modeling reinforced concrete structure desired, 2) construction and managing teams in low-resource settings countries since he/she should understand the limitations of these contexts (quality, materials, resources in general)

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project aims to support Sunvine Africa’s mission of bridging the gap of access to high-quality LPG tabletop gas burners in the Kenyan market via innovative financing mechanisms. The main research task for this project is the design and development of a gas tabletop appropriate for the rural context in Kenya.

Education background: Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering

Level of experience: Not specified

Region or country of interest: Compatible to work with Esat Africa Time, GMT+3

Skills: Software: Intermediate Fusion 360 or Inventor (required), 3ds Max (desired), AutoCAD (desired), Dynamo Studio (desired), Factory Design Utilities (desired), Fusion Teams (desired), Fusion 360 Manage (desired) ; Experience: 1) rural-off grid energy products, design and/or manufacturing (desired); 2) factory, systems build, operations, and set up; 3) design for manufacturing

Modality: Virtual or in-person (preferred)

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project aims to provide Powward Limited with engineering support to continue the development of their e-mobility micro-mobility bicycle solutions. The research will include two main tasks: 1) developing and simulating electric vehicle designs to make them suitable for African roads, considering payload, stresses, terrain, weather, etc.; and 2) establishing modular components for Powward’s electric 3-wheeler, with backs that can become pickup, closed box, and mobile shops for different use cases.

Education background: Mechatronics Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Level of experience: 2-5 years

Region or country of interest: Not specified

Skills: Software: Proficient Inventor or similar (required), Proficient 3ds Max or similar (required) Experience: 1) designing products and running simulations (required), 2) electric vehicles and transportation knowledge or interest (desired)

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project aims to support Partsimony’s business initiative of developing technology that can provide hardware developers insights around manufacturer discovery, design intent, and supply chain resilience. The engineering support will entail the development of an Autodesk Forge plug-in that can live on Fusion360 or other similar Autodesk software and extracts meta-data from CAD files to pass them to Partisimony’s software.

Education background: Computer Science or Software Engineering (preferred), Mechanical Engineering with experience using Forge (optional)

Level of experience: Not specified

Region or country of interest: Compatible to meet at 10 AM EST

Skills: Software: Autodesk Forge (required), Intermediate Fusion360 and plung-in integrators (required) Experience: 1) proficient in extracting meta-data from CAD files in addition to Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) (required), 2) proficiency in Git, creating commits and pull requests, managing repositories, branching, and merging code (required), 3) proficient in writing efficient, scalable, and reusable code (required), 4) knowledge of containerization tools like Docker or Podman (for replicating an environment locally) (desired), 5) ability to lead code review sessions (desired)

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project aims to support Amped Innovation in gaining customer acceptance of their PV-based inverter and power bank in Nigeria. The project will require conducting customer and user knowledge research and developing an implementation and go-to-market strategy. Additionally, the user needs identified will inform a proposal for a product and system integration scheme.

Education background: Mechanical Engineering, Product Design

Level of experience: Not specified

Region or country of interest: Africa, Nigerian applicants are preferred

Skills: Software: Basic/Intermediate Fusion360 or Inventor (required) ; Experience: 1) integrating CAD for sales process (sell sheets, installation and wiring guides) (required), 2) customer research (required), 3) system architecture design (desired), 4) cost-benefit analysis (desired)

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project is a continuation of the 2021 E4C Summer Fellowship Program; the link below details the tasks completed for this project. The project will support Build Change’s goal of developing a technical assistance platform that can allow government agencies in Colombia to structurally retrofit vulnerable houses at scale. This research aims to accelerate the development of an automated BIM workflow that would allow the organization to move past simple Dynamo scripts to more advanced tools using Revit. Revit plug-ins will need to be developed that can: 1) allow importing houses and parts of the retrofitting process, and 2) let users rapidly perform tasks such as placing elements, dimensioning plans, and performing engineering checks. https://www.engineeringforchange.org/research/automating-structural-retrofits-low-income-households-bogota-colombia

Education background: Civil Engineering or Architecture (preferred), Software Engineering or Computer Science (optional).

Level of experience: Not specified but if Civil Engineer or Architect coding experience is required, and if Software Engineer or Computer Scientist should be eager to learn more about Revit and the built environment.

Region or country of interest: Latin America, South America

Skills: Software: Proficient Revit (required), Dynamo (desired), Revit API (desired) Experience: 1) coding in C# and Python (required), 2) general knowledge of building structures and construction / able to read structural and architectural plans (desired).

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required), Spanish (preferred)

Project description: This project aims to support Build Health International in providing clean, stable, and affordable energy for healthcare facilities in limited-resource contexts by understanding the market for renewable energy technologies. The research will focus on gathering information on clean energy alternatives including PV alternatives, battery storage options, and power systems suitable for BHI’s renewable energy projects. Additional research will involve performing a detailed analysis on the viability of implementing the technologies identified based on criteria such as compatibility with the local context, accessibility to reliable technical support for maintenance and operation, and cost-benefit.

Education background: Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Level of experience: 3-5 years

Region or country of interest: America, Africa or Europe

Skills: Software: Proficient in AutoCAD and BIM360 (desired) ; Experience: 1) design, installation and operation of renewable energy systems (required), 2) design, installation and operation of energy storage systems (required),3) power generation system maintenance and operation (desired),

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project aims to contribute to JFF’s mission of using data and data-driven solutions to drive change in the workforce and education system by developing an impact data ecosystem. This will be achieved by assisting JFF’s LEAD Forward Program in analyzing the current data landscape and use within the organization and developing a tool to manage, track and model the overall JFF Data Landscape. Outputs from this research will inform JFF’s use of data in programs, partnerships, and publications across the various teams in the organization.

Education background: Software Engineering, Computer Science

Level of experience: Not specified

Region or country of interest: Able to meet at Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5

Skills: Software: not specified ; Experience: 1) data engineering, management and analysis (required), 2) management, tracking, and diagraming/modeling of data focus areas and data sources (required), 3) data landscape analysis (required), 4) working in workforce development, adult education, or education management or similar (desired)

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project is a continuation of the 2021 E4C Summer Fellowship Program; the link below details the tasks completed for this project. This project will assist KHEYTI in scaling the ‘Greenhous Rakshak’ offered to bottom of the pyramid farmers across India by improving the organization's current system workflow and developing technical documentation. The research will involve: 1) developing robust SOPs and technical documentation for manufacturing and installing the greenhouse and all of its features, 2) documenting all current greenhouse offerings for farmers, 3) researching the dissemination and scaling of agricultural innovations and sustainable technologies in India. https://www.engineeringforchange.org/research/improving-diy-ability-small-scale-greenhouses

Education background: Mechanical Engineering or Structural Engineering

Level of experience: 2-3 years

Region or country of interest: India

Skills: Software: Proficient Solidworks, Inventor, Fusion360 (required), AutoCAD (required), generative design (desired), PLM Software (desired) ; Experience: 1) development of technical documentation (BOM and engineering drawings) (required), 2) conducting structural and load simulations with a combination of materials (desired), 3) experience with steel and concrete design and analysis (desired), 4) experience with agriculture sector and working with agronomists, greenhouse experts and farmers (desired)

Modality: virtual or in-person (Hyderabad, India)

Language: English (required), fluent in Telugu and Hindi (desired)

Project description: This project seeks to improve MASS’s capability of conducting remote site assessments to reduce the need for staff members to travel long distances and strengthen the organization’s relationships with local partners. The research tasks will include developing, prototyping, and testing a set of tools designed to collect and analyze data for site assessments and communication of results to a range of stakeholders.

Education background: Software Developing or Software Engineering

Level of experience: Not specified

Region or country of interest: Not specified

Skills: Software: Proficient BIM360 (required) Experience: 1) coding (required)

Modality: Virtual or in-person (preferred, Rwanda)

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project aims to support The Industrial Commons in developing a system management software to systematize the process, production, R&D, and inventory for one of their cooperatives, Material Return, an initiative that reclaims textile waste to manufacture circular products for industries, brands, and consumers. The main tasks to achieve this include: 1) working with process engineers on the ground to identify the flow of work; 2) develop a user-friendly, real-time digital interface; 3) building, testing, and deploying a prototype; 4) training frontline coop members on the system's use; 5) developing standard operating procedures for self maintenance and onsite modification; and 6) ensuring the scalability of these systems.

Education background: Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Program Developing

Level of experience: Not specified

Region or country of interest: United States (preferred)

Skills: Software: Factory Design Utilities, Fusion 360, Fusion Teams, Inventor, Vault, Fusion 360 Manage, Upchain ; Experience: 1) developing inventory, process, and production systems (desired); 2) product Lifecycle Management (desired); 3) textile industry knowledge in the manufacturing sector with a focus on innovation, research, scalability, and sustainability (desired); 4) circular economy (desired)

Modality: Virtual but initial on-site work might be required (3-day visit)

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project is a continuation of the 2021 E4C Summer Fellowship Program; the link below details the tasks completed for this project. This research project aims to provide technical support for UNHCR’s integrated planning framework that brings together multi-sectoral elements of Shelter, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Energy and Environment for refugee and internally displaced persons (IDP) responses. The technical support will entail: 1) Developing guidelines that support UNHCR’s Technical Support Section (TSS) in integrating greening outcomes wherever possible to support the organization’s implementation of its Strategic Framework for Climate Action; 2) providing technical support through the form of continued standardization of site templates both from a settlement, shelter, WASH and environmental perspective for improved camp and camp-like situations. https://www.engineeringforchange.org/research/development-templates-support-integrated-settlement-planning-framework-context-refugees-humanitarian-conflict-affected-areas/

Education background: Architecture, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering or other relevant

Level of experience: University degree (or currently studying)

Region or country of interest: Able to meet at Geneva Switzerland time

Skills: Software: AutoCAD (required), GIS system usage (required), Civil 3D, WaterCAD, EPANet, In-Design, Infraworks, Autodesk AEC suit (desired) ; Experience: 1) understanding of shelter, settlement planning, WASH, and environmental issues (desired), 2) SharePoint, MS Teams (desired), 3) exposure to development and humanitarian issues

Modality: Virtual

Language: Fluent written and oral communication in English (required), French and Spanish (desired)

Project description: This project will support BamCore’s mission of reducing the embodied carbon in the built environment by identifying which material usage rules can result in the least wasted input material of the company’s bamboo-based Prime Wall system. Through this project, multiple material usage rules, such as panel cutting, are tested across a set of example panelized-wall system BIM models using Revit. With the aim of determining the feedstock panels required for each project, Dynamo scripts developed by BamCore will also be implemented and improved.

Education background: Software Engineering or Computer Science, or Civil Engineering or Architecture with strong coding background.

Level of experience: Not specified

Region or country of interest: Compatible working in the morning of GMT-8.

Skills: Software (preferred): Revit, Dynamo

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project is a continuation of the 2021 E4C Summer Fellowship Program; the link below details the tasks completed for this project. The research will entail expanding Sistema.bios’s standard technical drawings to facilitate the work process for the sales and technical team and to facilitate the communication process with their clients. Additionally, fellows will train Sistema.bio's project design teams in AutoCAD to handle the drawing layouts/templates. https://www.engineeringforchange.org/research/waste-energy-standardizing-work-stream-biodigester-solutions/

Education background: Civil Engineering (preferred) or Mechanical Engineering

Level of experience: Post-graduate (desired)

Country or region of interest: Kenya (or East Africa), India

Skills: Software: Advanced AutoCAD for 2D and 3D drawings (required) ; Experience: 1) WASH or environmental projects (desired)

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project will support BamCore’s efforts of reducing the embodied carbon in the built environment by developing training examples and templates for structurally designing a building using a bamboo-based Prime Wall system. The project focuses on developing templates by creating profiles and design methods in the Structural Robot Analysis Program that takes different design values, such as beams and headers, vertical wall capacity, and others. The resulting templates will inform the development of tutorial material to train BamCore’s staff.

Education background: Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering

Level of experience: Not specified but programming background is desired

Country or region of interest: Compatible to work at Pacific Time (GMT-8) in the morning

Skills: Software: Advanced Revit (required), Advanced Robot Structural Analysis Professional (desired) ; Experience: 1) understanding of USA structural design, including ASCE7 and load cases (desired), 2) structural engineering with experience using structural modeling programs

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project expands a rapid mini-grid electrification process used for generation asset sizing, distribution network analysis, and cashflow and business model development. The Rapid Assessment Process remotely completes technical and economic feasibility assessments of mini-grids with the inclusion of power system modeling and high-level system design through geospatial information and machine learning. Specific work for the fellow will include power system modeling and analysis, including single-phase and three-phase unbalanced power flow in distribution networks.

Education background: Electrical Engineering

Level of experience: Post-graduate and/or 2+ years of experience

Region or country of interest: Compatible to work with Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Skills: Software: OpenDSS or other closely related power system modeling software (required), XENDEE (desired), QGIS or ArcGIS (desired), Python or C++ (desired); Experience: (1) detailed engineering design of distribution networks or mini-grid systems (required), (2) techno-economic and business model analyses (desired), (3) geospatial experience (desired)

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project expands a rapid mini-grid electrification process used for generation asset sizing, distribution network analysis, and cashflow and business model development. The Rapid Assessment Process remotely completes technical and economic feasibility assessments of mini-grids with the inclusion of power system modeling and high-level system design through geospatial information and machine learning. The fellow will support the application of the process to rural communities, island communities, informal settlements, and/or refugee camps.

Education background: Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering

Level of experience: Post-graduate and/or 2+ years of experience

Region or country of interest: Compatible to work with Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Skills: Software: Excel (required), power system modeling software (desired), XENDEE (desired), QGIS or ArcGIS (desired), Python or C++ (desired); Experience: (1) academic technical writing (required), (2) techno-economic and business model analyses (desired), (3) household survey design (desired), (4) statistical analysis (desired), (5) engineering design of mini-grid systems (desired)

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project aims to support Hometeam Ventures in streamlining their current processes for scouting potential construction technologies to fund that address affordable housing bottlenecks, inputting information into their database, technology and company vetting/due diligence, and tracking timelines. The fellow will help in developing a backend tool for managing this process and supporting the automation of technology scouting (e.g., web crawling/scraping), as well as creating a CRM system that allows reporting for portfolio companies and can be integrated with Notion for note-taking for diligence, and sharing investment memos with LPs.

Education background: Data Science, Industrial or Systems Engineering

Level of experience: 3-5 years of experience in management consulting, venture capital, and/or data science, industrial/systems engineering

Region or country of interest: Ability to work in EST timezone

Skills: Technical skills: Coding (required), data structures (required), creating backend tools (required), web crawling/scraping (required), system management (required); Experience: creating backend tools for scouting early stage startups (desired), creating CRM systems connected to Notion database (desired), understanding the full Venture Capital process and why criteria etc., are applied as they are (desired), familiarity with construction value chain (desired).

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: The objectives for the E4C Solutions Library (SL) Fellow are to assist in 1.) validating the SL as a decision-making tool through data analysis/statistics/impact tracking of user engagement and database accounting, 2.) improving the SL process from product sourcing, selection, inclusion, peer review, and publication, and 3.) providing recommendations on best practices for maintaining the SL.

Education background: Not specified

Level of experience: Not specified

Region or country of interest: Not specified

Skills: Technical skills: proficient with Google suite (required), creating data structures (preferred), coding (preferred), familiarity with creating backend tools (preferred), interest in learning about technology assessment frameworks (preferred).

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This research aims to support E4C’s impact evaluation strategy for the fellowship program by identifying best practices for technical workforce development program impact assessments. Additional research will involve analyzing E4C’s current approach for impact evaluations and tracking how this approach is carried out throughout the fellowship (e.g., current and alumni fellow surveys, etc.). This research will be enriched through three case studies of fellows participating in the fellowship through impact projects. Outputs of this research will 1) inform E4C’s impact evaluation strategy and 2) capture concrete examples of how the fellowship exposes fellows to multidimensional (physical, digital, social) design/infrastructure.

Education background: Open, experience in STEM and engineering preferred

Level of experience: Not specified

Region or country of interest: This project will accept two Fellows, a US citizen, and a non-US citizen.

Skills: Experience: 1) research skills (required), 2) impact assessment frameworks (desired)

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: The objective of this research is to support the visioning of the engineering and human rights initiative at the University of Dayton. This will be realized by conducting a landscape analysis of the field of and intersections between engineering and human rights to understand current trends and gaps in research, knowledge, and partnerships; existing challenges/barriers to vocational pathway; potential opportunities for the university; and similarities and differences between the field of “engineering and human rights” and other related fields (Engineering for Global Development, Engineering for Good, Peace Engineering, etc). Recommendations will be provided based on the landscape analysis and existing synergies between Dayton’s School of Engineering and Human Rights Center, as well as other University assets.

Education background: Human Rights with STEM experience

Level of experience: Not specified

Region or country of interest: Not specified

Skills: Not specified

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: The research aims to increase MASS’s awareness and knowledge on fire protection engineering best practices to ensure their projects in Rwanda are safe and compliant. This will be achieved by 1) reviewing fire engineering strategies and fire fighting services across MASS already built work, 2) comparing and assessing the Rwanda Building Code and International standards for fire engineering, 3) preparing fire engineering and fire fighting services best practice guidelines for MASS projects in Rwanda, and 4) preparing design workflows for fire protection.

Education background: Architect, Civil Engineering, MEP Engineering or Structural Engineering

Level of experience: Engineering university qualification

Region or country of interest: Rwanda, Africa

Skills: Experience: fire engineering knowledge or experience (desired)

Modality: virtual or in-person (preferred, Rwanda)

Language: English (required)

Project description: This project aims to contribute to Vartega’s mission of obtaining a Global Recycling Standard (GRS) certification for recycled carbon fiber by conducting research on the process to gain the certification and developing a plan to achieve this. The project is meant to feed into a high-level plan to implement low-cost recycled carbon fiber for electric vehicle manufacturing in China to reduce vehicle emissions.

Education background: Not specified

Level of experience: PhD (desired)

Region or country of interest: Hong Kong or Taiwan (preferred)

Skills: Software: Beginner Fusion360 Manage (desired), Beginner Upchain (desired) Experience: 1) advanced materials and composites (desired), 2) standards for importing/exporting, supply chain, and logistics into China (desired).

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: This National Science Foundation-funded project aims to assess how off-grid residential systems on Native American reservations perform and to develop a novel method to improve their design, resulting in lower costs and enhanced performance. This will be achieved by creating a dataset of measurements taken from the off-grid systems, rigorously exploring and analyzing the data (applying machine learning, time series models, etc.,), and developing a new data-driven design methodology.

Education background: open, engineering, math, computer science

Level of experience: bachelor’s degree

Region or country of interest: United States

Skills: Data analysis (ML, time series models, etc.,), coding, statistical analysis; (desired) Experience with solar/off-grid communities/tribal lands/interest in working with undergraduate students.

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: ASME ISHOW, an accelerator of hardware-led social innovation, has been supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystems in India, Kenya, and the United States since 2015. This research project aims to support ISHOW’s internal data collection/Social Return on Investment (SROI) initiatives for past applicants, finalists, and winners. The Fellow will collect and analyze data from surveys and interviews as part of a longitudinal study on ISHOW impact on early stage startups and innovation ecosystems at large to identify gaps/needs and inform ISHOW strategy over the short/mid term.

Education background: Engineering/technical background

Level of experience: Not specified

Region or country of interest: Not specified

Skills: The following are desired skills: research methods, quantitative/qualitative analysis, interest in SROI best practices and KPIs in measuring impact, market assessments, and entrepreneurial acumen/experience with startups.

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)

Project description: ASME ISHOW, an accelerator of hardware-led social innovation has launched a new initiative, Idea Lab. Idea Lab acts as an incubator and provides mentorship, seed capital, resources, tooling and space to aspiring social entrepreneurs with an innovative and impactful idea, concept, or developed concept who has not yet created a first iteration prototype. The Fellow will support candidates and help manage their journey as they turn their idea into a functioning, first iteration prototype. Additionally, the Fellow will research best practices for incubators and provide recommendations on how to improve future offerings.

Education background: Engineering/Design

Level of experience: Not specified

Region or country of interest: Not specified

Skills: Required skills included an understanding of product development milestones/processes, research/need finding, and user-centric/human-centered design practices. Fellow should have entrepreneurial acumen and/or aspirations. Desired skills include CAD modeling (e.g., Inventor, Fusion 360, or similar), testing/FMEA, sustainable design practices, supply chain analysis (e.g., sourcing, manufacturing, distribution), competitive analysis/market assessment, and system mapping.

Modality: Virtual

Language: English (required)