About

A Small Team with Grand Ambition

Maker Network was founded in 2023. It began as a R&D project in Illini Vex Robotics focused on building Precious Plastic machines. This work was a continuation of Neil Pearse and the CU Fab Lab's work in early 2020 to build a sheet press, funded by an SSLC grant. We are housed in the Siebel Center for Design and are thankful for all the help they have given us to make our initiatives possible.

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In Spring 2023, we won Illini Vex Robotic's "Best R&D Project" Award

Our Team

We are a team united by a passion for sustainability across a diverse range of majors and backgrounds

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Sofia

President

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Maggie

Vice President

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Megan

Treasurer

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Trey

Operations Director

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Charlie

Initiatives Director & Precious Plastic Lead