{"id":15381,"date":"2024-09-26T11:35:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T17:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/library\/?p=15381"},"modified":"2025-03-28T13:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:02:56","slug":"kade-bolen-revolutionizes-sustainability-in-albertsons-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/library\/2024\/09\/26\/kade-bolen-revolutionizes-sustainability-in-albertsons-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Kade Bolen revolutionizes sustainability in Albertsons Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-image-15382\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/668\/2024\/09\/Kade__Recycler-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Photo\" class=\"wp-image-15382\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kade Bolen posing with his recycler in Albertsons Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-student-work-and-revolutionizing-sustainability\">Student Work and Revolutionizing Sustainability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you think about student work in college, what comes to mind? Maybe it\u2019s the&nbsp; convenience of working on the same campus as your classes. Do you typically imagine transformative scholarship, and revolutionizing sustainability? Well, for Kade Bolen, a MakerLab Lead working in Albertsons Library, that\u2019s par for the course. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When Bolen first started working in the library, he found spools of expired 3D printer filament that couldn\u2019t be used for projects. He&nbsp;saw this as wasted potential, and wanted to find a way to utilize the scrap. After tossing some ideas around through collaboration with MakerLab colleagues, Caleb Ashcraft, MakerLab manager, introduced him to the Student Sustainability Fund grant. This grant funds student-led projects that promote sustainability on campus. Bolen was thrilled by the grant\u2019s possibilities, saying, \u201cfree money just sits there until someone uses it, so I figured I could be someone that did.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It turns out free money from the Student Sustainability Fund grant, and a little encouragement was exactly what Bolen needed to propel his idea forward. Library technology unit head Yitzhak &#8220;Yitzy&#8221; Paul provided forward momentum to Bolen by informing him<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of an open source kit he could modify and have up and running faster than starting from scratch. A couple weeks later, Bolen had a functional recycler.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plastic needs dehydrated and shredded before it can be melted and recycled into usable filament. To accomplish this, Bolen sought support from the Materials Teaching Lab in the Micron Center for Materials Research for use of a shredder. The Engineering Innovation Studio and Studio Blu has a dehydrator that Bolen was able to borrow to move this project forward.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bolen has successfully 3D printed objects with recycled filament that are on display in Albertsons Library. Next, he\u2019s navigating the unique challenges presented by plastic bottles like their tendency to get caught up in the shredder\u2019s teeth. Bolen is hopeful and plans to apply for the Student Sustainability fund grant again this year to bring a shredder and dehydrator into Albertsons Library. Bolen\u2019s dream is to have the whole operation running in house, saving plastic bottles all around campus from their landfill fates and turning them into 3D printer filament with unlimited potential. Interested students can come check out our MakerLab, and Bolen\u2019s machine, to discover what problems our technology can solve for you. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student Work and Revolutionizing Sustainability When you think about student work in college, what comes&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3085,"featured_media":15383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1798,2623,2672],"tags":[2539,2535,2531,2077,2543,2676],"class_list":["post-15381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at-the-library","category-makerlab","category-student-success","tag-academic-library","tag-albertsons-library","tag-boise-state-university","tag-makerlab","tag-makerspace","tag-student-success"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - 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