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Using STEM to save the world

Dedicated to health, the environment, or education, the four winning projects at AUB's STEM Week presented concrete solutions to current issues.

Using STEM to save the world

The EduSustain Lebanon team. From left to right: Hadil Sari, Houssam Moustapha, Paolo Hadaie, Ibrahim Chahbaz, Randi Ghazal, Lara Merhi. (Credit: AUB)

Bingy (Bin to Energy), AlkelbulTeck, EduSustain Lebanon, and Hydrostruct were recognized among 25 submissions from various universities during the STEM for Sustainability Challenge, held last November at the American University of Beirut (AUB). Focused on health, the environment, or education, these projects offered STEM-based solutions addressing at least two of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Turning organic waste into biogas and fertilizerWinner of the best overall solution award, the Bingy project focuses on energy recovery from organic waste, converting it into biogas and fertilizer using anaerobic digestion. “The main objective was to offer an environmentally friendly solution that's realistic for Lebanon and centered on humans, not just technology. We wanted to show that sustainability can be practical,...
Bingy (Bin to Energy), AlkelbulTeck, EduSustain Lebanon, and Hydrostruct were recognized among 25 submissions from various universities during the STEM for Sustainability Challenge, held last November at the American University of Beirut (AUB). Focused on health, the environment, or education, these projects offered STEM-based solutions addressing at least two of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Turning organic waste into biogas and fertilizerWinner of the best overall solution award, the Bingy project focuses on energy recovery from organic waste, converting it into biogas and fertilizer using anaerobic digestion. “The main objective was to offer an environmentally friendly solution that's realistic for Lebanon and centered on humans, not just technology. We wanted to show that sustainability can be practical,...
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