By Reigha Weaver | Arts & Life Writer
Baylor’s newest student-led society hopes to inspire all students to think, dream, research and build.
Honduras sophomore Cinthya Oliva and Lufkin sophomore Abigail Miranda founded NEMO Society together. Oliva said the society strives to promote collaboration and research alike.
“Our mission is to promote ethical research, sustainable innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration across science, engineering, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, physics and the arts,” Oliva said.
Additionally, Miranda said NEMO Society was built to foster passion to make a difference.
“It’s meant to be something that you can get connected with people who are passionate about what you’re passionate about, to really make a difference and hold each other accountable.” Miranda said.
However, Miranda and Oliva do not only want to do research, but they want to take initiative and follow through.
“There are so many great ideas that never go anywhere because there’s no initiative,” Miranda said. “We kind of hold your hand as it develops. Students might want to start something in college and then be hands off afterwards.”
NEMO’s first project was robot design, which they will pursue in the coming weeks. However, meeting topics vary depending on the week.
“We have our interest meetings, where when students are interested, we explain to them what we do,” Oliva said. “We have our general meetings, like for example, our brainstorm meeting; which is mostly for having new ideas.”
Miranda, a pre-engineering major, wants to work on energy sustainability projects.
“I am hoping to get some students together who are passionate about energy sustainability projects where it would be feasible to bring it to Baylor, to the community,” Miranda said.
However, membership is open to all majors, and students at NEMO Society are free to create and dream up just about anything.
“We have a couple students who are in business majors, they want to work on managing food waste at the dining halls,” Miranda said.
Looking toward the future, the co-founders of NEMO want to inspire change outside as well as inside Baylor.
“We want to have multiple ideas and take them out to the community,” Oliva said. “One of our ideas was to increase efficiency of solar panels.”
Information about NEMO Society is available on their website or on Instagram. Meetings take place Wednesdays in the Makerspace on the garden level of Moody Memorial Library at 8 p.m.
