The speaker is from Indonesia. She is currently a Singapore Permanent Resident. She has been studying in Singapore since Primary 1 and is 21 this year. She graduated from Singapore Polytechnic with a Diploma in Chemical Engineering. In May 2015, she was invited to attend the 11th international CDIO conference in Chengdu, China and presented her Final Year Project for competition in CDIO Academy 2015 and won a Silver Award. This project that she will be presenting at World Engineer Summit 2015 is actually her Final Year Project that she has completed in her third Year of study in Singapore Polytechnic.
Presentation Title
Feasibility Study on Converting Solid Wastes into Usable and Valuable Products for Developing Countries
Abstract
The paper talks about the background of the community (Philippines Las PinasWaWa dumpsite) that the speaker’s project is helping. Needs have been identified and there is intention to improve the standard of living of the locals living there by just using the available materials found in the community. The paper also talks about how the prototype was designed and its effectiveness through the testing results that the Singapore Testing Company have conducted. Last but not least, the paper will share on technological transferability on the prototype to the community and if it can actually benefits the latter.