Catastrophic events impact people and communities worldwide. These disasters disrupt all aspects of human life and cause life-threatening problems. Students were challenged to design a solar-powered solution to a human need in the aftermath of a natural disaster.

Two separate competitions were held in the Bay Area of California and Xi’an, China.

Bay Area 1st Place Project School: Cupertino High School, Cupertino, CA Topic: H2Oasis – reverse osmosis water supplier system Students: Jun Chang, Melody Hsu and John Zhao

Xi’an 1st Place Project School: The High School Affiliated to Xi’an Jiaotong University Topic: Solar Energy System of Prefabricated House Students: Yang Fan and Liu Yifeng