(Summer 2014) Tamanna Urmi, ’16
Tamanna Urmi (’16, Environmental Science & Mechanical Engineering) This summer, Tamanna piloted Ways2Clean, a mechanism to clean-up and create a waste stream in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Without Ways2Clean, uncollected and untreated waste accumulates…(Summer 2014) Brad Goldsberry,15
Brad Goldsberry (‘15, Computer Science and Engineering) Brad spent the summer in Dorchester, MA, working with a Non-Profit Organization named InnerCity Weightlifting. He increased their technical reach in the community…(Summer 2014) Anita Liu, ’17
Anita Liu (’17, Computer Science and Molecular Biology) Anita spent the summer in Boston interning for Vecna Cares Charitable Trust, a non-profit organization partnered with Vecna Technologies. She improved Vecna Cares’…Summer ’13 Jason Knutson, G
THE MICROBIAL FUEL CELL LATRINE AND A WEEK IN TAMALE Posted on January 28, 2014 MICROBIAL FUEL CELL LATRINE Well, it has been two weeks since my last post, for which…(IAP- ’14) Caroline Bates, G
Caroline Bates (G, Civil and Environmental Engineering) Caroline evaluated the feasibility of establishing a fire-brick plant in the Northern Region of Ghana. She worked with Pure Home Water, a non-profit water and…(IAP ’14) Allison Hansen, G
Allison Hansen (G, Civil and Environmental Engineering) Alli spent the month of January in hot and sunny Tamale, Ghana working to improve the drinking water. She worked directly with the Ghana Water…(IAP ’14) ReEnergize Benham
Brian Bowen, Ryan Cook, and Christian Desrosiers (G, Urban Studies and Planning) will work with together to assist the town of Benham, Kentucky in the development of a municipal energy plan.…(IAP ’14) Christopher Tang, G
Christopher Tang (G Management) Chris researched smallholder rice farming in the Philippines over IAP and tried to answer two questions: first, why are these farmers poor? And second, what strategies exist for…(IAP ’14) Sofia Essayan-Perez, ’15
Sofia Essayan-Perez (’15, Brain and Cognitive Sciences) worked to strengthen math and science education in rural high schools in Nicaragua. Continuing previous collaborations with healthcare providers, teachers, administrators, and students, she created…