We Made it Happen!
Engineering Service Learning commits to completing the projects brought to us by our not-for-profit community partners. These projects are completed by teams of students each semester in the ENGR 097 and ENGR 197 classes offered here at UC Merced. Below, is a list of projects Engineering Service Learning students have completed. Click on the project names to learn more about the teams and the projects they were responsible for completing.
Completed Projects:
Project Name |
Client |
Completion |
Description |
Healthy House |
Spring 2021 |
Developing a system to aid women in reestablishing community connections. |
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U.S. Geological Survey |
Spring 2020 |
Reducing the effects of nematode infestations on walnut orchards |
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Le Grand High School |
Spring 2020 |
Promoting STEM topics such as physics, projectile motion, and rocket building to local high school students |
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Merced County |
Spring 2020 |
An app to improve access to healthcare for the multi-ethnic communities in Merced County |
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UC Merced Admissions |
Spring 2019 |
A drone assisted tour that livestreams a campus tour experience to prospective students |
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Merced Community |
Spring 2019 |
A traveling maker-lab to attend outreach events and K-12 schools |
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UC Merced Sustainability |
Spring 2019 |
Performing the Existing Buildings Certification: Operations & Maintenance for the Sierra Terraces housing buildings |
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Tuolumne County |
Fall 2018 |
Designing software to snapshot economic development in rural counties in the Central Valley |
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UC Merced Reserve |
Fall 2018 |
Field Guide app for UC Merced's reserve |
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Merced County Cooperative Extension |
Fall 2018 |
Designing an autonomous system to detect Pierce’s Disease in grapevines using unmanned aerial platforms. |
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Plate Techtonics |
Chenoweth Elementary |
Fall 2018 |
Designing a Plate Tectonics lab to assist students in understanding plate tectonic movements |
N.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility |
Fall 2018 |
Improving rehabilitation among incarcerated youth |
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UC Merced Sustainability |
Spring 2018 |
Identifying sustainability initiatives on the UC Merced campus |
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Merced Children's Museum |
Merced County |
Spring 2018 |
Bringing a Children's Museum to Merced County |
Merced County Rescue Mission |
Fall 2017 |
Providing technical assistance in record-keeping for the Merced County Rescue Mission |
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Velocity Track |
Golden Valley Highschool |
Fall 2017 |
Developing educational supplements cover basic math, physics, and other sciences |
Merced County |
Fall 2016 |
Reducing the effects of antibiotic-resistant bacteria |
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UC Merced Sustainability |
Fall 2016 |
Working towards sustainability at the UC Merced campus |
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Floppy Chamber |
Merced County Office of Education |
Fall 2016 |
Helping local K-12 kids grasp basic physics concepts of energy |
Vacuum Chamber |
Merced County Office of Education |
Fall 2016 |
Developing a supplementary science curriculum to support local K-12 programs |
Kiva Zip |
Spring 2016 |
Looking at sustainability initiative for Bobcat Brewery |
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UC Merced Sustainability |
Spring 2016 |
Performing the Existing Buildings Certification: Operations & Maintenance for the COB1 building |
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UC Merced ASUCM |
Spring 2016 |
Putting UC Merced on the air |
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UC Merced Reserve |
Spring 2016 |
Converting a diesel-powered groundwater pump to a more environmentally friendly option |
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Merced County |
Fall 2015 |
Mapping the economic development of Merced County |
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UC Merced |
Fall 2015 |
Development of heat exchanger powered by renewable energy for UCM academics and research |
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Kiva Zip |
Fall 2015 |
Developing operational plans & address some of the needs of the new Reserve |
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Merced Community |
Fall 2015 |
Inspiring youth to explore nanoscience |
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San Joaquin Valley |
Fall 2015 |
San Joaquin River Restoration interactive kiosk |
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UC Merced |
Fall 2015 |
Providing educational computer-based tools to enhance student learning |
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Merced County |
Fall 2014 |
UC Merced Vernal Pool and Grasslands Reserve interpretive signage |
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Wildlife Camera |
Wetlands |
Fall 2013 |
Developing an interactive webcam for the California Fish and Wildlife Reserve |