Zachary Loeb
2014 SME Education Foundation Family Scholarship Recipient SME Member Since 2014
SME SPEAKS GUEST EDITORIAL My Freshman Year: It’s All about Time
been given. Time seems to move three times faster at a university than in my previous life. In addition to your studies, there are so many activities and opportunities happening at such an incredible pace that you can become completely immersed in them. The brilliant minds and wealth of knowl- edge is awe inspiring. As a freshman UCF Environmental Engineering student, you have a deluge of homework assignments thrust upon you, which includes everything from designing autonomous boats to solving thousands of math problems to creat- ing and presenting persuasive and dynamic PowerPoint presentations. Being organized and detail oriented is critical to your success.
M My smaller classes afforded me with the opportunity to
forge great relationships with my professors, which allowed a more introspective experience. My favorite class was the Engi- neering II course, with its team projects and speakers from vari- ous industries who provided insight into real-world applications that I can apply in my future career in green manufacturing. With that being said, I have found new potential in myself, and I am just getting started. The resources at UCF are amazing! From 3D printing manufacturing labs to innova- tion business startup services to the offi ce of undergraduate research, I am determined to become profi cient to fully utilize these wonderful resources on my own original projects. In addition to my studies at UCF, I am still involved in my six-year quest to remove endocrine disrupting compounds from municipal waste water and manufacturing effl uents. I have found a substance that can effectively and economi- cally perform this, and I am continuing to move forward on this project.
y experience as a freshman at the University of Central Florida (UCF) reinforces my belief that time is one of the most precious things we’ve ever
Because my 2014 Science Research project was selected as one of the best internationally, I was invited in February 2015 to become the fi rst student member to serve on the Stockholm Junior Water Prize Evaluation Committee, Florida Region. This allowed me to provide feedback to the top emerging high school environmental engineers/scientists across Florida, which was an awesome experience. At UCF, I am developing more opportunities to partici-
pate in research. My research in the catalytic treatment of manufacturing and municipal waste water effl uent has been published in the Florida Water Resources Journal (on page 48). As a result of my successful participation in my fi rst engineering competition at UCF, I am soon to be published again. I am fortunate to have been selected to contribute to the Conference on Engineering Resilient Sustainability in Orlando, FL, this summer.
For all of this, I want to thank my grandfather, Lee H. Loeb, (SME life member, SME Award of Merit winner, among many others), for recognizing the valuable contribution that SME provides to our country’s manufacturing success, and for his years of volunteer service to your organization, which was incremental to your achievements. This allowed me to be eligible for this SME Education Foundation Family Scholarship. My grandfather realized and respected SME for providing its members with vast resources of technical and professional tools. I am very proud to be a third-generation SME member! All my opportunities and achievements are a direct result of the support SME has provided me through its Family Scholarship. Without this support, none of this would be possible. It’s a huge honor to be a part of the SME com- munity and to demonstrate the impact SME has on the next generation and future of green manufacturing in the US. This scholarship has provided me with the direction, op- portunity and resources needed to move forward in my UCF
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