Project Resources
Presentations, symposium materials, and project documents
Explore materials developed through CAPPUCCINO’s work in research and innovation, education and training, civic engagement, and student-led design thinking.
Resource library
Sharing knowledge across the project network
CAPPUCCINO brings together perspectives from researchers, educators, students, community members, entrepreneurs, and other partners interested in sustainability and campus-based circular economies.
This resource library includes symposium announcements, presentations, student activities, and other materials created through the project.
Featured presentation
CAPPUCCINO Student Symposium
This presentation introduces CAPPUCCINO’s campus-based circular economy concept and guides students through possible uses of spent coffee grounds, design thinking, idea development, and short business pitches.
Possible uses of spent coffee grounds
Human-centered design thinking
Business and project idea development
Student pitch preparation
Symposium series
Research, education, and civic engagement
CAPPUCCINO’s symposium series was designed to build a community of practice around spent coffee grounds and broader campus-based circular economies.
Series overview
CAPPUCCINO Project Symposium Series
Overview of the three-part symposium series and its focus on research and innovation, education and training, and civic engagement.
Symposium announcement
Symposium 3: Civic Engagement
Invitation and overview for the civic-engagement symposium, including community gardens, food production, STEM participation, citizen science, and international collaboration.
Presentation
Civic Engagement Symposium Presentation
Presentation materials covering Illinois project activities, coffee-ground upcycling, food and medical-waste sustainability, community partnerships, and symposium discussion findings.
Topics explored
Ideas represented in the project materials
Food and health
Food formulations, food waste, nutrition, human health, and the gut microbiome.
Materials and manufacturing
Composite materials, polymers, additive manufacturing, and other material applications.
Mushroom cultivation
Using spent coffee grounds as a substrate for growing mushrooms and mushroom-derived materials.
Education
Curriculum development, student competitions, design thinking, outreach, and participatory learning.
Enterprise
Product ideas, business models, student entrepreneurship, and local employment opportunities.
Civic Engagement
Citizen science, community partnerships, food justice, outreach, and responsible innovation.