Engineering World Health USYD Chapter

Meet your new EWH Executive Team!

We're also launching our new Instagram so make sure to follow and share!!

The application deadline has been extended til Tuesday 2 April 11:59pm so no excuses not to get your application in!

Engineering World Health - USYD Committee 2024 Hello!! Do you have a passion for humanitarian engineering? Would you like a chance to apply your engineering skills in the solving of real problems affecting low-income communities? Do you want to have an experience of working with faculty to organise fun and engaging events for other students? If....

🫵 🥳 It's Engineering World Health (EWH) USYD Committee Application time!!!

EWH (not to be confused with EWB) is one of USYD's most exciting and up and coming engineering societies! A humanitarian engineering society under the umbrella of SUABE, every year we seek to offer a platform for extra-curricular engagement for engineering and STEM students to approach and consider health-related engineering problems impacting low-income communities in Australia and around the world.

What can you give?

We want driven, organised students who have a passion for doing good. Some of the key goals include:

🤝 Looking at the possibilities of longer-term collaboration with faculty for humanitarian engineering research.

🤝Collaboration with local medical equipment redistribution centres and charities.

🤝 Run a design competition in Semester 2 2024 focused around providing real engineering solutions to existing issues impacting low-income communities.

🤝 Design fun events to keep people engaged with the society.

What do you get out of it?

🤝 The chance to use your engineering skills to make a real difference.

🤝 An integral role in the building and development of a young society at USyd.

🤝 Experience organising and running events for other students.

🤝 Experience working with other students and faculty to create a meaningful platform for people to engage with.

Applications due via the google form by 11:59pm Thursday 28th March.

Please note - all engineering students are welcome to apply (we are an interdisciplinary society)! If you would like to know more about what we do, there will be a mini information session at are Trivia Night - 5:30 pm Wednesday 20th March, ABS Case Study Lecture Theatre 1170! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions!

Engineering World Health - USYD Committee 2024 Hello!! Do you have a passion for humanitarian engineering? Would you like a chance to apply your engineering skills in the solving of real problems affecting low-income communities? Do you want to have an experience of working with faculty to organise fun and engaging events for other students? If....

❗️UNLOCK YOUR INNER TRIVIA GENIUS AND JOIN US FOR A NIGHT OF BRAIN-TEASING FUN❗️

Test your knowledge, challenge your friends, and get PEP hours at our TRIVIA NIGHT EXTRAVANGANZA 🥳 Gather your team (3-4 players) and let the games begin 🤩

Date: Wednesday, 20/03/2024
Location: ABS Case Study Lecture Theatre 1170

🌟 Join us for a day of impact! 🌟

📅 Saturday, 16th March at 10 am
📍 MedEarth Warehouse, 1619A Botany Rd

🤝 Calling all humanitarian engineers and enthusiasts!

Join us as we pack medical equipment at the MedEarth warehouse for redistribution to communities that really need it!

MedEarth's work is crucial, and YOU can be a part of it. Every helping hand counts! 🙌 Come down and join members of EWH to make a difference together!

See you there! 🌍💙

‼️TODAY IS THE DAY FOR THE FINAL PITCH NIGHT‼️

Hey participants! Our very last Fina Pitch Night is TODAY! There will be a special guests attending too 🫣 Make sure you don’t miss out 😉

🗓️Date: Thursday, 19th of October

⏰Time: 6:00 PM

📍Location: Eastern Avenue Auditorium

Goodluck for all the participants and hope to see you all soon! 🥳

Can you spot yourself 👀👀

Here are some of the photos from our past 2 workshops.

Looking forward to the Final Pitch Night and see you all soon 😉

‼️THE 3RD HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING DESIGN WORKSHOP IS TOMORROW‼️

Hey participants! Our second last workshop is TODAY! There will be a special guest speaker attending too 🫣 Make sure you don’t miss out 😉

🗓️Date: Thursday, 5th of October

⏰Time: 5:30 PM

📍Location: PNR Learning Studio 316

REMEMBER to bring everything necessary if you are working on your prototype or be ready to start working on your pitch as a team!

Hope to see you all soon! 🥳

‼️THE 2ND HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING DESIGN WORKSHOP IS TOMORROW‼️

Hey participants! Our second workshop is just one day away! There will be a special guest speaker attending too 🫣 Make sure you don’t miss out 😉

🗓️Date: Thursday, 14th of September

⏰Time: 5:30 PM

📍Location: PNR Learning Studio 316

❗️Don’t forget to submit your soft plans if not already!

Hope to see you all soon! 🥳

‼️THE HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING DESIGN WORKSHOP IS TOMORROW‼️

Hey participants! Our very first workshop is just one day away! There will be a special guest speaker attending too 🫣 Make sure you don’t miss out 😉

🗓️Date: Thursday, 31st of August

⏰Time: 5:30 PM

📍Location: PNR Learning Studio 316

Hope to see you all soon! 🥳

Hi Design Competition Participants!

Here is the link to the Design Competition Proposal.

2023 EWH USYD Design Competition Proposal 2023 EWH USYD Design Competition General Aims and Objectives Many medical contexts around the world (and even around Australia) are greatly understaffed and under equipped. EWH is a global non-for-profit that seeks to make at least a marginal difference to these contexts by engaging student eng...

‼️ Attention Design Competition Sign-Ups ‼️

Hey there, design enthusiasts! The moment we've all been waiting for is almost here! ⚙️ The opening night for our upcoming design competition is just around the corner!

🗓️ Date: Thursday 17th August
🕠 Time: 5:30 PM
🏢 Venue: PNR Learning Studio 316

🚨 IMPORTANT: Attendance is VERY IMPORTANT for all participants. If you can't attend, shoot us an email at [email protected]

See you on Thursday at 5:30 PM in Upstairs PNR, and get excited! 🌟🎉

APPLICATION FOR DESIGN COMPETITION IS CLOSED 🚫

Thank you everyone for signing up to our annual Design Competition 🫶. Due to sign up limits being exceeded, we regret to inform you that we are no longer taking participants 😢. For those who did not get to participate this semester, we hope to see you in the next Design Competition 😃.

For BMET3921 students, don’t worry if you haven’t fill in the sign up form, you will still be able to join and participate in the competition! 👍

EWH DESIGN COMPETITION IS BACK!

📣 Are you interested in the growing field of humanitarian engineering?
📣 Would you like to develop creative ideas that can make a real impact on global health?
📣 Do you want to start putting what you've learnt at uni so far into practice?

If yes, then this competition is for you! This is a 9 week design competition where you will work in a team to try and design a solution to a health problem in low-resource countries. We will provide a few suggestions for areas to look into, but feel free to come with your own topics!

Why sign up?
✅ Exposure to field of humanitarianism
✅ Ability to work on meaningful projects that can genuinely support people in need
✅ Hands-on prototyping and design development experience
✅ Mentorship and judge feedback from experienced experts
✅ 75 automatic (claim-free!) PEP hours!! (Eng students only)
✅ Prizes, and opportunity to progress to international EWH International Competition
✅ Challenge yourself, and meet new people!

SIGN UP NOW: https://forms.gle/Vzr1qBFjyK1y71mWA

IMPORTANT: Given the resources, there is a limit to the amount of teams we can accomodate - if this cap is reached, entry will be granted on a first come first served basis, so make sure to register as soon as you can!

Registration closes on Sunday, 13th August!

Hi Everyone 👋
We are thrilled to introduce the new Engineering World Health Team 🌏
Stay tuned for the latest news and upcoming events 🎉

📣📣Last chance to apply for the EWH Executive Team!! 📣📣

Applications close at midnight tomorrow (5/4), so if you were looking to be involved with the Engineering World Health team then apply now!

We have a range of positions available including: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Marketing (x2) and Events (x2), all of which have a variety of opportunities to be involved in. If you have a passion for Engineering World Health, are looking to be involved with a diverse group of people or are interested in expanding your skills within the Humanitarian and Biomedical engineering community, then this could be the opportunity for you!

Looking forward to hearing from you !!

All the best,
EWH Committee🌏🌏

Engineering World Health - USYD Committee 2023 Hello!! If you are keen to get involved in the incredible Engineering World Health USYD Chapter, with the Sydney University Association of Biomedical Engineers (SUABE), then this is your chance!!! We are now officially taking applications to join the Committee for 2023/24, with the new Exec team tak...

🌏🌏 EWH EXECUTIVE TEAM APPLICATION 🌏🌏

We are now officially taking applications for our 2023/24 Executive Team!!

If you have a passion for Engineering World Health, are looking to be involved with a diverse group of people or are interested in expanding your skills within the Humanitarian and Biomedical engineering community, then this could be the opportunity for you! We have a range of positions available including: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Marketing (x2) and Events (x2), all of which have a variety of opportunities to be involved in.

If you're keen to get involved with Engineering World Health USYD Chapter then fill in the form below by Wednesday 5th of April!

Looking forward to hearing from you!!

All the best,
EWH Committee

Engineering World Health - USYD Committee 2023 Hello!! If you are keen to get involved in the incredible Engineering World Health USYD Chapter, with the Sydney University Association of Biomedical Engineers (SUABE), then this is your chance!!! We are now officially taking applications to join the Committee for 2023/24, with the new Exec team tak...

📣📣 HELP NEEDED FOR TEAM B -- Summer Project Opportunity 📣📣

Keen to get involved in a project over the summer to get some experience in real-world, hands-on projects, and make new uni friends? Passionate about global health, or the growing field of humanitarian engineering?

🌏❤️🌏 EWH USYD - Submission for EWH International Competition 🌏❤️🌏

One of the winning teams from our 11-week EWH Design Comp is continuing work on their project for submission to the international competition, with a $1000 prize for the winning team. If you think you can add value to their team and are available to contribute over the summer break, we’d love to hear from you!

Express interest here: https://forms.gle/AnCfbVmyCk8dKd4B8

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Team B - At-a-Glance
Want to help develop a new medical device to save thousands of neonates?

Newborn babies are one of the most vulnerable population demographics on the planet. Within the context of developing countries, they are at a high risk of developing severe infections, congenital defects and post-birth complications which can lead to death.

However, with early diagnosis it is possible to spot the warning signs of health complications in neonates. Vital signs such as pulse oximetry and body temperature act as key indicators of a neonate’s critical state and whether they are in need of further treatment at a hospital.

As a part of the Engineering World Health Design Competition, our team is looking for enthusiastic electrical/biomedical engineer(s) to assist with the manufacturing of a low-cost system that allows for the simultaneous monitoring of multiple neonatal vitals. With your help, we envision the future of neonatal care to incorporate wearable devices with digital systems that allow for easy identification of newborns in need of intensive care before it is too late.

Experience with the following is preferred but not essential:

- Circuit + Electronics Development
- Arduino Prototyping
- Pulse Oximetry Measurement Methodologies
- Body Temperature Measurement Methodologies

EWH USYD - EOI to join continuing team for EWH International Competition 📣📣 Summer Project Opportunity 📣📣 Keen to get involved in a project over the summer to get some experience in real-world, hands-on projects, and make new uni friends? Passionate about global health, or the growing field of humanitarian engineering? 🌏❤️🌏 EWH USYD - Submission for...

📣📣 HELP NEEDED FOR TEAM A -- Summer Project Opportunity 📣📣

Keen to get involved in a project over the summer to get some experience in real-world, hands-on projects, and make new uni friends? Passionate about global health, or the growing field of humanitarian engineering?

🌏❤️🌏 EWH USYD - Submission for EWH International Competition 🌏❤️🌏

One of the winning teams (team A) from our 11-week EWH Design Comp is continuing work on their project for submission to the international competition, with a $1000 prize for the winning team. If you think you can add value to their team and are available to contribute over the summer break, we’d love to hear from you!

Express interest here: https://forms.gle/AnCfbVmyCk8dKd4B8

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Want to get involved?

Here are some more details for Team A's - ZeoLight project :

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a non-communicable disease characterised by narrowing the airways, alveolar wall destruction (emphysema), and amplifying inflammation and proteolysis throughout the respiratory system.

Given the harmful effects of burning biomass fuels, possible alternative heating sources to biomass for communities in Humla were explored that did not rely on electricity and did not produce toxic chemicals.

Team A has proposed/ designed a stainless-steel thermal cooker, akin to a pressure cooker, that does not require fire or electricity to produce heat. They are aiming to ensure simplicity and familiarity so that the people of Humla can quickly adopt this solution.

They are using the exothermic reaction of zeolite and water to simultaneously cook meals, as well as possibly generate electricity using a thermoelectric generator. Theoretically, this electricity will then be stored in batteries, and released to power thermoelectric couples or a thermoelectric stove to evaporate the water out of the zeolite and reactivate it so that the cycle can be repeated indefinitely until each component wears out.

If you think you have the passion and skills to help Team A please complete the form above !!!!!

🌞🌞 EWH Summer Institute 🌞🌞

For those who may be interested. EWH offers a summer institute program that involves a two-month service abroad for university students in STEM.

For the first month of each program, participants will complete intensive language and technical training in-country. This training prepares participants for their work in hospitals during the second month of the program, providing the hands-on skills needed to troubleshoot and repair vital hospital equipment in a low-resource environment.

Teams of two to four participants are then placed in local hospitals or healthcare facilities, working closely with hospital staff to assess each hospital's needs and improve their healthcare technology situation.

For more information: https://www.ewh.org/the-institutes/summer-institute-programs/

If you are interested fill out this form and we can help assist you with the application.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMJHUABpOvQKLKkiiu2Zdr_V9NNcEQXC049cH4676osUDvRw/viewform

EWH is able to cover the application fees for the first five applicants.*

*Please note this does not cover the costs of the actual program just the application fees.

🌏 FINAL PITCH NIGHT 🌏

Thank you so much to all of our teams, judges and special guests who were able to join us this week for our Final Pitch Night!

Each of the 9 teams made exemplary pitches, which the judges were very impressed by. Special congratulations are in order for our winning teams:

1st Place - Team 2 with 'ZeoLight Cooker'
2nd Place - Team 5 with 'At a Glance- Monitoring of Neonatal Vital Signs'
Honourable Mention- Team 4 with 'Sanitolyzer'

For our winning 2 teams, they will now progress forward onto the International Competition. If you'd like to join them, let us know here: https://forms.gle/w1gqQaceMuMbAPZf9

Thank you again to everyone who made the night a success and best of luck to all teams moving forward with their projects. Let us know if you have any feedback: https://forms.gle/S1f3yzSEaWTyo2mU7

The EWH Team 🌏❤️

Meet our judges for Final Pitch Night!!

We are lucky enough have 8 very talented judges join us tomorrow to decide upon a winning team. Each of them have a unique background and experience within industry and humanitarian engineering.

We are excited to announce our wonderful judges are:
- Liam Holley
- Pralhad Dhakal
- Aleesha Caldwell
- Marnie Rickards
- Young No
- Peter Sibary
- Michael Wong
- Robert Ssekitoleko

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

The EWH Team 🤍🌍

https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/85219062216

Just a quick reminder for The EWH competition groups, soft pitches are being held tonight with the expectation that you stick around for the whole evening.

Join via the zoom link ASAP.

All the best,
EWH Team xx

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🌏🚨WEEK 9- REMINDERS !!! 5:30 tonight PNR room 311🚨🌏

Hope you have all enjoyed your mid-sem break.

We have the Prototyping Workshop this evening Tuesday, October 4th, again starting at 5:30pm in PNR Room 311. For Teams 1-7, the expectation is you try and be there in person if possible, but if not, and for Teams 8 & 9, the zoom invite is in your emails.

The focus of this is to try and test some functionality in your designs, which is important to demonstrate key points of feasibility and viability in the criteria. We will also discuss what you need to start considering as you prepare for the final pitch, and clarify exactly what you should be working towards. If you think it may be beneficial, we can also support the production of a secondary prototype for some teams.

As always, please reach out with any questions. See you tonight!

See you soon!!
The EWH Team

Week 7- REMINDER !!!
Hey everyone!

We have our third workshop this evening Tuesday, September 13th, again starting at 5:30pm in PNR Room 311.

See you all soon !!!!!