Conference Session

Engineering Empowered Communities: Place-Based Community Engaged Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Mateo Rojas; Casey Gibson, National Academy of Engineering; Jaime Elizabeth Styer, Colorado School of Mines; Sofia Lara Schlezak, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

, she also participated as an invited expert in an online official meeting organized byone of the local authorities in Buenos Aires. At this meeting, she shared some observations andinput for future policies based on her research. (1.3)E-waste workers and general public: In an attempt to popularizing "expert" knowledge -that isusually confined to governmental, scientific, and academic spaces- and respond to the e-wasteworkers' questions and interests, Schlezak developed workshops for them and gave lectures inacademic courses. She addressed topics such as e-waste management, chemical risks, andprevention measures. During the development of the thesis, she presented in two differentrecycling facilities in Buenos Aires with more than 37 workers