Pathways
by Brooke Thames
“We built a few of these solar sets with students there and showed them how to power their homes,” Casturo says. “My interest in engineering took off from there.”
He followed his fascination to Bucknell, where the electrical engineering major has partnered with classmates to design an electric slot machine and a line-tracing robot — in addition to fun, personal projects like a flashing LED “Thank You” display for a car’s rearview mirror.
Casturo even attended the 2021 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon in Dubai to see college students like himself construct high-performance, low-carbon buildings powered by renewable energy.
“I’m not even through my sophomore year and have had so many cool experiences,” he says. “Being a Bucknell engineer really does give you an advantage. I can’t say enough good things about the program.”
Pathways
“We built a few of these solar sets with students there and showed them how to power their homes,” Casturo says. “My interest in engineering took off from there.”
He followed his fascination to Bucknell, where the electrical engineering major has partnered with classmates to design an electric slot machine and a line-tracing robot — in addition to fun, personal projects like a flashing LED “Thank You” display for a car’s rearview mirror.
Casturo even attended the 2021 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon in Dubai to see college students like himself construct high-performance, low-carbon buildings powered by renewable energy.
“I’m not even through my sophomore year and have had so many cool experiences,” he says. “Being a Bucknell engineer really does give you an advantage. I can’t say enough good things about the program.”