EXPERIENCIAL LEARNING:
Past Projects
Each project completed in association with the ASP Office is included in the annual report for the year in which the project took place. The individual project reports are created by the author(s) of each initiative
2018/2019
- Reduce Food Packaging Waste at McMaster Stefania Abbatangelo, Natalie Ciancone
- Upcycling Jute Coffee Sacks with Detour Coffee Roasters: Reusable Bags Manjyot Kainth, Brandon Lebel, Gurinder Sandhu
- Upcycling Jute Coffee Sacks with Detour Coffee Roasters: GTJ Coffee Sleeves Josephine Agueci, Gabrielle Gonsalves, Taddeo Moretti
- Waste Free Champions: Essential Utensils Kit Sabrina Dasouki, Science Billy Olds, Science Kristal Ramnarine
- Trees for Hamilton Philippe Alves, Eric Howarth, Erin Nunn
- Catering Sustainable Events at McMaster Lina Abril, Madeleine Seatle, Thomas Siuda
- Students Supporting Students Through the Gig Economy Anita Bharji, Janelle Treash, Shannon Wu
- Towards a Sustainable Campus: Green Room Certification (GRC) in Residence Katelynn Blowe, Kathy Xie
- Mother Nature’s Minions in Residence Navjot Mann, Alexander Mo
- No Lunch Money: Enhancing Student Engagement and Participation Myra Gobitharan, Dominika Piskorz, Shirin Talebi
- Hungry for Knowledge Student Food Insecurity at McMaster University An’am Sherwani, Asha Smith, Garry Vinayak
2017/2018
- Promoting Opportunities in the Gig Economy to Secondary School Students Hamad Akram, Jonathan La, Erin Varey, Victoria Wong
- Ment-it: Cultivating Mentorships and Community in an Ambitious City Avasarala Anjini Varsha, Degiorgio-Daley Brandon, Gillia-Adelman Camilla, Lavigne Brady,
- Seedy Saturday Molly Bradford, Rachel Brennan, Stephanie Bysice, Ana Rivera
- The Block Party: A Strategy For Community Engagement Codey Boers, Sabrina Musto, Zoe Shepherd, Jennifer Tian
- Cycle Hamilton: Linking Industries and Forging Value Wilfred Bao, Stephen Folorunsho, Joy Park
- Reducing Barriers to SoBi Use on Campus Connor MacLean, Trey McLeod, Udari Premachandra, Amanda Reale
- Designing a Mobile Greenhouse Daniella Giardetti, Nicholas Moss, Simran Sharma, Emily Siskos
- Exploring Ways to Distribute Excess Food For Consumption Riya Mistry, Simren Rai, Nikhita Stoimenov
- Sustainable Action to Reduce Electronic Waste in the McMaster Community Breanne Lyons, Diana Zuniga,Tanzim Hoque, Zil Nasir
- Food Waste At Mac: Sustainable Composting Initiative Alicia Giannetti, Amber van Druten,
- Implementing a Reusable Takeout Container: The Eco-To-Go Program Mohammad Abdul Aziz, Gloria Ko, Abigail Little, Carolyn Stearns
- Growing Bridges Muhammed Aydın, Katheleen Eva, Jay Krause, Ikra Saeed
- Wellness and Engagement in CityHousing Hamilton Robert Etherington, Zoë Grant, Coomal Rashid, Gagandeep Saini
- Sustainable Submissions Standards in Science Talia Moretti
- Evaluation of a Novel Food Recovery Program John Vu
- Evaluation of Electric Waste Recycling at McMaster University Karen Taggar
- Tree Planting at Fifty Point Conservation Area Anita Bharji
2016/2017
- Improving on Campus Bike Share Zaeem Kibria, Tyler Marr, Mehant Parkash, Erin Sinclair, Angela Xie
- Cycling Advocacy Week Akeel Ali, Danielle de Laat, Zoe Grant, Yasa Ibragimova, Michael Romaniuk
- Cycling Demographics in Hamilton Robert Etherington, Patricia Kousoulas, Nathania Ofori, Coomal Rashid, Aisha Ikra Saeed
- Hamilton Cycling Gap Analysis Robbyn Darling, Waleed Dhillon, Fiona McGill, Rachel Medved, Maria Wolos
- Food Waste in Halton Region Dalton Budhram, Amy Dang, Maryam Davari, Jovana Jovanovic, Zarwa Saqib
- Hydrogen Energy in the 21st Century Raisa Ahmed, Natalie Cranston, Dalia Nasser, Emily Urban, Shira Weiss
- Local Food at McMaster: Bridging the Gap Between Farm and Campus Aedammair Dunleavy, Rhys Thomas, Vyshnavi Mahendran, Shaera Rahim, Louise Twells
- New Fee for Stormwater Management in Hamilton Daljeet Cheema, David Gowland, Sophia Silverton
- Sustainability Professionals Network: Sustainability Plan Dina Hamed, Danielle Hudson, Matthew Li, Isa Mulder, Nicole Vasarevic
- Sustainability in Action: Supporting Community Campus Partnerships Natalie Charette, Jeevika Goyal, Bakht-Awar Khan, Jacob Lee, Natalie Phung, & Carol Tang
- Active Transportation To and From Elementary School Syed Ali Haider Zaidi, Sandra Hernandez, Hayya Usmani, Jasmine Wong
- Athenium Evolution: The New Age of Academic Libraries Areeba Amer, Mohamed Mahfouz, Agamsharan Patel
- Volunteering in Hamilton Through Smart Phone Technology Adam Chiaravalle, Manprit Kaur, Midhat Malik, Andre Marini, Edwin Wong
- Role of Public Participation in the Waste Management System Samantha Chow
- Effects of Infrastructure Improvement on Waste Diversion Wayne Cutinha
2015/2016
- City of Hamilton Bike Parking Inventory and Analysis Tabbish Aziz, Matthew Halleran, Agstya Kaul, Tom Yang
- Communicating Sustainability in a Healthcare Setting Ahmad Zubair Banoor, Joshua Del Gobbo & Srishti Harnal
- Community Carshare at McMaster Rubaid Dhillon, Amanul Haque, Sushen Talwar & Dillon Phoenix
- Halton Consumer Food Waste Advocacy Team: Promoting Conscious Consumption Sarah Dzin, Sohana Farhin, Agatha Maciaszek, Varun Muddaluru & Aheen Mukherjee
- Hamilton Burlington Trails Geetha Ramachandran, Ibrahim Kareemi, Jasmine Wong, Kritika Badhan & Neil Reu
- Random Acts of Kindness Omar Balbaa, Charlie Coe & Sandra Hernandez
- Random Act of Kindness Day (RAK): McMaster Outreach Morgan Brauer, Hannah Hinchey & Jonathon Tonietto Hussain Abbas, Duncan Chambers, Liana Glass, Luc Hains & Jordan MacCarthy-Tilley
- Small Farm Biodiversity and Pollinator Habitat Hussain Abbas, Duncan Chambers, Liana Glass, Luc Hains & Jordan MacCarthy-Tilley
- Student Attitudes Towards Food Waste Komal Aryal, Aqsa Arshad, Mackenzie Kretz, Nikhil Kumar & Pauline Varona
- Supporting the Formation of Cycle Hamilton Miranda Babbitt, Christine Luu, Janine Sziklasi, Kelly Yeung & Syed Zaidi
- SustainableJoes EdTEAM Ashley Darch, Andre Marini, Melina Ralph & Hayya Usmani
- SustainableJoes: Making Sustainability Easy Alexandra Crone, Nicole Vandenheuvel, Samantha Wright & Christine Yachouh
- Waste Management at McMaster Medical Center Negin Balaghi, Zaki Bayat, Christian Monti, Mansi Patel & Hiba Shah
2014/2015
- Bruce Trail Conservancy Community Outreach Project Moeed Ahmed, Jasjit Birk, Danielle Bove, Elise Desjardins, Ingrid Farnell, Christina New, Sofia Romero Gonzalez & Lindsey Wellstead
- Building a Portable Solar Generator Saad Amjad, Aathiq Hameed, Nilushi Kariyawasam, Nabil Khaja & Onkabetse Lekgwere
- Grand & Toy: Student Attitudes Towards Corporate Sustainability Chitmandeep Josan & Warren Viegas
- The Green Red Cup Basmah Ahmed, Cristian Ivascu, Erik Jurriaans, Marijke Jurriaans & Amanda Watkins
- Hamilton Bike Share at McMaster Rachel Brain, Thomas Nokes, Alexandria Rees, Maia Stevenson & Kristina Vucenic
- Local Quinoa Project Crystal Chan, Kimberly Dowell, Ana-Maria Qarri, Julia Redmond & Michael Spencer
- Solar-powered McMaster Aqsha Adam-Haji & Brandon Huzevka
- Textbooks for Change Jeremy Bober, Emily Guan & Matthew Thomson
- Waste Management at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton Anton Gallego, Katya D’Costa, Michael Hissink & Sara Sahota
2013/2014
- Cultural Heritage Project Scott Dawson, Gabriela Gepilano & Holly Thomson
- Electronics Waste Program Aliya Satani & Carolyn Willems
- Getting Your Greens Nicholas Austin, Colin Delsey, Kamal Prasher & Matt Terry
- Growing the Garden Lucia Jara, Scott MacDonald & Chelsi McNeill
- Less Waste More Taste Yaman Al-Nachawati & Brianna Smrke
- Recycling Plastics: Construction of a 3D “Unprinter” Kara Grace Hounsell, Matthew Le Feuve, Eric Phillips-Sheldon & Taha Shoaib
- Small Scale Organic Farming Stephen Clare, Christopher Galano, Ritika Goel & Spencer Imbrogno
- Social Impact Bonds Madeline Lawler, Christopher Raptopoulos & Guang Zheng (Greg) Sun
- Sustainable Fashion Tsering Shrestha
- The Plan “Bee” Initiative Anna Iwanicki, Nashwa Khan, Mark Lee & Mark Westerink
- The Sustain Race Peter Fenlon, Lavinia Ghinea & Hani Ramzan
2012/2013
- McMaster Social Innovation Lab Kathryn Dye & Simon Gooding-Townsend
- Promoting Cardboard Construction Basmah Ahmed, Elizabeth Nagai, Tsering Shrestha & Nickolay Vityuk
- From Farm to Table Narina Jabari & Nauras Jabari
- The Sustainable Hamilton Project Tomasz Diduszko, Jyssika Russell & Ainun Zaria
- Vote with your Wallet Jessica Chen & Sarah Hampson
- Think Bright, Think LED Lavinia Ghinea, Daniel Lochbihler & Adam Milko
- Defining Natural Lands Cristina Silvestri & Steven Tang
- Growing the Garden, Amber Dewar Med Draguceanu, Chelsea Soares & Daniel Walsh
- Beekeeping on Campus Claire Danukarjanto, Daniel Fahey & Trevor Reid
- The Good Tomato Project Ariel Bader-Shamai, Scott MacDonald, Jacob McLean & Mackenzie Rogers
- Healthy Sustainable Eating Jacqueline Brown & Emily Trudeau
- Keith Neighbourhood Community Market Philip Hang
- Bike Repair Station Prashant Patel
- Bike Share System Colin Delsey, Vivek Govardhanam, Raheel Syed & Jason Yeung
- McMaster CAN-BIKE Colin Coon & Victoria Medeiros
- Rain Garden at McMaster Ian Blechta, Emily Ives, Kamal Prasher & Renata Samigullina
Sustainability Internships/GUCEL
2014/2015
- Pollen Analysis of McMaster’s Apiary Christopher Galano
- McMaster University Sustainability Literacy Assessment Jane Zhang
- Local Food at TwelvEighty Rashmi Gautam, Benjamin Gilles & Cveta Manassieva
- Local Food at TwelvEighty: Perspectives, Attitudes and Values Towards Local Food Katherine Marino
- Local Food at TwelvEighty: Finding Alternatives & Increasing Awareness Joshua Patel
2013/2014
- The GUCEL Program Melissa Gallina
- Active Management of McMaster’s Waste Data Janelle Trant
- Employee Education and Engagement Jeff Chan
- Identifying Sustainability-focused Employment Opportunities and the Associated Skill Requirements Simon Webb
- Green Jobs Student Survey Connie Cheung
- How Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Epistemological Pluralism Contribute to Sustainable Solutions Jessie Lu
- Help the Honeybee Holly Steele
2012/2013
- Climate Action Plan Meaghan Langille
- McMaster Outdoor Learning Space Justine DiCesare
- Residence Green Bin Pilot Program Jeff Chan
- GUCEL Pilot Program Melissa Gallina
2011/2012
- Climate Change Education and Community Engagement Jung Lee
- Sustainable Printing Initiative Melissa Gallina
- Permeable Paving Expansion Lucy Ambroszkiewicz
- Ash Tree Preservation and Landscape Management Britanny Staboon
- McMaster Students Union Green Roof Initiative Melanie Fox-Chen
- McMaster Teaching & Community Garden (Phase I) Julianne Bagg & Emily Taylor
- McMaster Teaching & Community Garden (Phase II) Mike Lee
- Open Streets Hamilton: McMaster Edition Karin Gordon
- Carpool Week 2012 Sabah Ahmed
- Flex Pass Karin Gordon
- CAN-BIKE Karin Gordon
- Long-term Bike Rack Recommendation Plan Janine Wong
- Waste Education and Diversion Catherine Lau
- Written Work Submission Guidelines Melissa Gallina
- Sustainable Procurement Guide Janelle Trant
2010/2011
- Campus Transportation Survey Results Christine Fandrich
2009/2010
- Short Term Bike Parking Utilization Study Zibby Petch
- Hamilton Bike-Share Feasibility Study Jesse Bauman & Nicole Harper
- Permeable Paving Study Tommy Lee
- Composting Pilot Program Julia Shulist