Joseph Cassella of Cheshire Receives Eastern Sustainable Energy Symposium Award

2010 Dec 14

On Nov. 30, more than 250 students participated in a Sustainable Energy Symposium at Eastern Connecticut State University. Students presented their research results using posters, PowerPoint presentations, pamphlets, videos, and, in one case, as a musical performance. Topics ranged from analysis of environmental problems to the use of wind power, energy conservation, and renewable energy to reducing consumption of fossil fuels.

Joseph Cassella '13 of Cheshire received a project award. Cassella is majoring in Undeclared.

Eastern President Elsa M. Núñez and Nancy Tinker, director of facilities management and planning, were among those in attendance. Students, faculty, staff and members of the Willimantic community attended the symposium, which was held in Eastern's Student Center.

Students are studying sustainable energy either as part of their liberal arts course requirements or as majors completing the Energy Science track in the Environmental Earth Science bachelor of science program.

In addition to the student presentations, Dan Britton from Sunlight Solar presented a lecture about his experiences working in Connecticut's Green Energy industry. Faculty and staff members, including Bob Horrocks, Drew Hyatt, Bill Leahy, Denise Matthews, Bill Black, Joel Rosiene, Carol Williams and Norma Vivar, judged the student posters and presentations.

The judges presented awards for technical content, communication and originality. They also presented awards for outstanding work by students in the introductory course, "Sustainable Energy and the Environment," and outstanding work by students in advanced energy courses.

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Eastern Connecticut State University is part of the Connecticut State University System (CSUS) and is the state's public liberal arts university. Eastern serves more than 5,000 students each year on its Willimantic campus.

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