User:Lonny

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Lonny Grafman


I am Lonny, the founder of Appropedia.org, feel free to ask me a question.

[edit] Campus Office Information

	University: Humboldt State University
	Department: Environmental Resources Engineering
	U.S. Phone: +1 (707) 826-3649 x1
	Mexico Phone: +52 (628) 104-8407
	School Email: lonnyhumboldtedu
	Other Email: lonnyappropediaorg or just click (must be logged in) to email me.
	Office Location: I am in Harry Griffith Hall 118B on the southwest corner of Harpst and B Streets - see bottom right marker on the interactive google map.
Feel free to leave comments at the discussion tab above

[edit] Office Schedule

Click here to see all of my available times. (this is temporary until Google Gadgets Calendar for MediaWiki can show multiple calendars simultaneously)

[edit] Courses

Userboxes

This user is a member with interest and knowledge of Photovoltaics.

This user is a member with interest and knowledge of Alternative building.

This user is a member with interest and knowledge of Service Learning.

This user is a member with interest and knowledge of Water and Sanitation.

Engineering 114: Whole Earth Engineering
Engineering 210: Solid Mechanics Statics
Engineering 215: Introduction to Design (current)
Engineering 305: Appropriate Technology (current)
Engineering 308: Technology and the Environment
Engineering 480: Independent Study
Engineering 499: Directed Study UD Engr (current)
Engineering 280, 380, 480 in Parras de la Fuente, Mexico

[edit] Bio

Lonny Grafman is an Instructor of Environmental Resources Engineering and Appropriate Technology at Humboldt State University; the co-founder and instructor in a summer abroad, full immersion, Spanish language and appropriate technology program in Parras, Mexico; and the executive editor of the International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering. In addition, he is the President of The Appropedia Foundation, sharing knowledge to build rich, sustainable lives.

Academically, Lonny seeks ways to increase knowledge of the world through exposure and synthesis, highlighting that science, culture and language are inextricably linked. He seeks to demonstrate this connection through service-learning based education, working to improve existing conditions by leveraging local knowledge, materials, wealth and labor through transparency and stakeholder participation. Professionally, Lonny supports and develops tools to thrive, catalyzing and strengthening networks of positive change, to help us be better ancestors.

[edit] Current Activities

[edit] IJSLE

International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering

Executive Editor

http://ijsle.org

"a free peer-reviewed electronic journal. The Journal welcomes manuscripts based on original work of students and researchers with a specific focus or implication for service learning in engineering, engineering entrepreneurship in service, or related service learning pedagogy."

[edit] the Appropedia Foundation

President

http://www.appropedia.org

Promoting, facilitating and bolstering the sharing of knowledge to build rich, sustainable lives.

[edit] Design Your Future

Co-Creator

http://www.dyfference.org

Teaching university, service learning based, sustainable engineering design in high school to engage students in the design process and encourage their entry into higher education. Developing sustainable design as context for curriculum.

[edit] Parras de la Fuente Summer Program

Co-Founder, teacher

http://www.humboldt.edu/~parras/

A summer immersion program in Spanish and Appropriate Technology since 2005.

[edit] Campus Center for Appropriate Technology

Advisor, Steering Committee member

http://www.humboldt.edu/~ccat

"The mission of CCAT is to demonstrate appropriate technology in a residential setting, to provide hands-on experiential learning opportunities to Humboldt State University and the surrounding community, to collect and disseminate information about appropriate technology, to examine the ethical and social consequences of technology, and to dispel the myth that living lightly on the earth is difficult or burdensome. CCAT is dedicated to sustainability and seeks to help others live likewise."

[edit] Green Wheels

Advisory board member

http://www.green-wheels.org/

"We're making the North Coast friendly for walking, biking and mass transit, to reduce carbon emissions, sprawl, and congestion, and make a stronger economy and improve health."

[edit] Humboldt Bay Center for Sustainable Living

Board of Directors

http://eco-hostel.org

Constructing "a lodging facility, the Humboldt Bay Eco-Hostel, and Sustainable Living Center where visitors can experience the ease and beauty of environmentally sustainable living.

The Center will serve as a portal for visitors to access the natural and heritage assets of our region. The Project will be an inspiration to thousands of new visitors to the Northcoast. These visitors will include both those who stay at the Hostel and those who lodge at other establishments but visit the hostel site and grounds. Expenditures on lodging, meals and other goods and services will make a significant contribution to the well being of the local economy."

[edit] Full Belly Project

Board of Advisors

http://www.fullbellyproject.org/

"The Full Belly Project, a non-profit dedicated to developing simple income generating devices to improve life for the world’s poorest, was today named a 2008 Tech Awards Laureate, The Full Belly Project is one of 25 global innovators recognized each year for applying technology to benefit humanity and spark global change. The Tech Awards, a signature program of The Tech Museum of Innovation, and presented by Applied Materials, Inc., selected The Full Belly Project from among hundreds of nominations representing 68 countries."

[edit] Waterpod

Appropriate Technology Advisor

http://thewaterpod.org

"Waterpod™ is a floating, sculptural, eco-habitat designed for the rising tides. It will depart May 2009, from the Newtown Creek between Brooklyn and Queens, navigate down the East River, explore the waters of New York Harbor, docking at several Manhattan piers on the Hudson River before continuing onward. The Waterpod™ demonstrates future pathways for water-based innovations. As a sustainable, navigable living space, the Waterpod™ showcases the critical importance of the environment and art, serving as a model for new living, d.i.y. technologies, art, and dialogue."

[edit] Recently Active Organizational Work

Humboldt PlanItGreen
Paihama
Open Sustainability Network Camp- San Francisco
Open Sustainability Network - Mid Missouri
YUCAN - San Francisco
Tofu Shop Specialty Foods, Inc.

[edit] Select Recent Presentations

Discussion tracking

Changes to community discussions & key policy pages Contributions by Lonny* to:* User talk pages Article talk pages Category talk pages Appropedia talk pages