Appropriate Technologies in Mpala Village, Kenya: Solar, Water and Bamboo

Eden Full ‘13Health Grand Challenges

Advisor: Wole Soboyejo, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Lab Research at Princeton

• Soboyejo Research Group• Water filter research:– Small-scale sintering– Flow rate testing– Adsorption testing– Hydroxyapatite synthesis

• Solar panel research:– Bimetallic strip-bamboo tracker

prototype

Bamboo Research at Princeton

• Nodes stiffen and strengthen the specimen

Water Filter Research

• Testing: flow rate, pH, microbial count

• 3 filters: with HA, without HA, bone char

Solar Panel Implementation

• One 85W panel in each:– Ranchhouse village– Research Centre village

Roseicollis Technologies

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Bimetallic Strips (Recyclable)

PracticalEnvironmentally-

friendlyCost-effective

Bamboo (AvailableLocally)

$10

Thank you!

Eden Fullefull@princeton.edu