Outreach and Education
ISU BioBus Outreach
One of ISU BioBus’ goals is to provide outreach to students and people of all ages. We are always willing to visit local schools or host visits from student groups, other universities, and companies.
A few things we do:
- Teach students and comunity members of all majors and ages the concepts of sustainability by recycling used grease into biodiesel fuel.
- Share information about alternative fuels and renewable energy through on-campus events and volunteer opportunities
- Host student groups in our laboratory where they can do a hands on experiments and see our processor and process
Recent Outreach
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On the 20th of October 2016, BioBus participated in the National Sustainability Day that was held in front of Parks Library. Along with other clubs and organizations, we've reached out to a a lot of people,mostly ISU studentsm, regarding sustainability and renewable energy.
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On the 19th of October 2016, BioBus participated in the Bioenergy Day held at Sukup Atrium. We've reached out to ISU students and faculty members to increase the awareness about biodiesel and renewable energy. A lot of people were interested and it was an successful event.
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In January 2016 BioBus provided a biodiesel demo and interactive station for FIRST Lego League at the State Championship held at ISU. 350+ individudals of all ages were reached.
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In October 2015 BioBus participated in the WiSE: Taking the Road Less Traveled event and reached out to over 60 girls about sustainability, renewable fuels, renewable energy and careers in these fields.
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ISU BioBus attended the annual campus sustainability day in front of Parks Library in November 2015. It was a large success and we are thankful for the invitation.
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The BioBus club put on an interactive chemistry obstacle course for freshman coming in at Destination Iowa State. The event was a huge success and we outreached to 500+ individuals at the event.
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The BioBus team recently outreached to local elementary school girls and gave them a tour of what we do. The team also gave them an enlightening presentation about science and renewable energy. More than 30 girls were present!
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BioBuser’s Bailley & Andrew visited Edwards Elementary in Ames, IA in April 2013 to teach around 50 2nd graders about biorenewables and how our club produces biodiesel for the CyRide buses that they frequently ride to spots around town.
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ISU BioBus attended VEISHEA Village under the College of Engineering tent during VEISHEA 2013 where we showcased our “Super Sucker” and poster full of new pictures of the club and our activities! We had a fun time talking to the current students and alumni and their families about biodiesel!
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ISU BioBus attended Sustainapoolza on the Iowa State campus in late February and presented a poster about our club! Our president Dave also spoke at the event and received the Live Green Award for Excellence in Sustainability! Great job Dave!
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ISU BioBus hosted a Farm Bureau program with 5th graders in late October, 2012. Students learned about biodiesel and renewable energy and then walked over to our lab where they saw our lab area and processor. This field trip was a part of their class and they had lots of questions which we were happy to answer!
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Spring semester of 2013, ISU BioBus visited almost every single introductory engineering class to get the ISU BioBus name out there to new engineering students! Next year, we would like to hit all the introductory engineering classes again, as well as introductory business classes and others!
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ISU BioBus was a case study topic for a few classes this past year including; Supply Chain Management (SCM) 487 & 490, ME (Mechanical Engineering) 490, & BSE (Biological Systems Engineering) 490!
We have done much more in the past and are always looking for more opportunities for outreach!
See other outreach photos here!