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J-WAFS Food amp Water NewsSeptember 2017
In this issue
JshyWAFS News
JshyWAFS Highlight Missionshydriven MIT startshyup seeds both resilient water
systems and economies in rural Mexico
MIT News Opportunities amp Water and Food Events
Bostonshyarea Water and Food Events
Funding and Other Opportunities
J‑WAFS News
J-WAFS awards commercialization grants to developtechnologies for water and food solutions
JshyWAFS is pleased to announce three newrecipients of JshyWAFS Solutions grants aswell as the award of a second year of fundingto two current projects The JshyWAFSSolutions program funded through aresearch partnership with CommunityJameel the social enterprise arm of AbdulLatif Jameel Enterprises and administered inpartnership with the MIT Deshpande Centerfor Technological Innovation awards grantsof up to $150k per year for commercializationsupport
This yearrsquos projects include innovative technologies to improve food safety and water quality and makeirrigation and pesticide application more efficient JshyWAFS financial support as well as the mentorshipfrom industry partners that the Solutions program facilitates helps to move these water and foodtechnologies from labs at MIT into the commercial world improving the productivity accessibility andsustainability of water and food systems New 2017 JshyWAFS Solutions projects Inshysitu Particle Characterization in Emulsions for Fieldshyscale Quality Assurance in the DairyIndustry PI Sanjay Sarma Vice President for Open Learning and Fred Fort Flowers (1941) and Daniel FortFlowers (1941) Professor of Mechanical Engineering Reducing Runoff and Environmental Impact of Agricultural Sprays PI Kripa Varanasi Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Developing Intelligent Selective Electrodialysis for 21st century Agriculture PI John H Lienhard V Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Water and Food and Director Abdul LatifJameel World Water and Food Security Lab Renewal grants Development of LowshyCost Water Filter Using Sapwood Xylem PI Rohit Karnik Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Amy Smith Senior LecturerDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Coshydirector DshyLab Detection of Pathogens Using Dynamically Reconfigurable Liquid Colloid Particles PI Timothy Swager John D MacArthur Professor of Chemistry Alexander M Klibanov NovartisProfessor Chemistry and Bioengineering The JshyWAFS Solutions program aims to help MIT faculty and students commercialize breakthroughtechnologies and inventions by transforming promising ideas at MIT into innovative products and cuttingshyedge spinshyoff companies Details about the JshyWAFS technologies awarded grants this year are availablevia this MIT News article and at the JshyWAFS website
Reminder J-WAFS Grant for Water and Food Projects inIndia
JshyWAFS is still accepting submissions tothe JshyWAFS Grant for Water and FoodProjects in India a new funding opportunityfor current members of the MIT communityinterested in addressing a water or foodchallenge in India This grant is intended tofurther work being pursued by individuals aspart of their MIT research innovation andentrepreneurship initiatives coursework orother relevant new activity Up to threegrants totaling $15000 will be awarded Submission deadline is 500 PM EST on
September 18th 2017 Interested applicants should refer to the JshyWAFS Water and Food Projects inIndia call for proposals for instructions and application requirements
J‑WAFS Highlight
Mission-driven MIT start-up seeds both resilient watersystems and economies in rural Mexico
There is a village in the Yucatan peninsulacalled La Mancalona This community of 450residents is in a tropical jungle region of ruralMexico where beekeeping and subsistencefarming are the main means of employmentIt is remote and until 2013 communitymembers lacked access to clean drinkingwater instead they relied on expensivebottled water or bottled soda a cheaperalternative 2013 was the year that the village joined upwith an MIT research team to pilot a newtechnology Leading the MIT team wasSteven Dubowsky professor emeritus ofmechanical engineering at MIT Amy Biltonthen a postdoc in MITs Department of
Aeronautics and Astronautics and MIT mechanical engineering research associate Huda Elasaad Thetechnology Photovoltaic powered reverse osmosis modular scalable rooftop solarshypowered waterfiltration The collaboration between Dubowsky and Elasaad began at the MIT Center for Clean Water and CleanEnergy a partnership between MIT and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) inSaudi Arabia They shared a passion for meeting the need for affordable clean water with effectivetechnology and a desire to elevate communities economically and socially with their work This visionhas since grown from a successful field trial in La Mancalona to the launch of a Somervilleshybased startupwith an economic justice mission PV Pure PV Purersquos water purification system providesvillages that do not have access to affordableclean water the methods to gather purifyand sell water through the power ofrenewable energy Solar panels chargebatteries that pump water from existingsources (both brackish well water andcollected rain water) power internal UVsterilization bulbs and push water through aset of semiporous water filtrationmembranes Their systems range inproduction from 250 to 25000 liters ofpurified water per day When the averageperson in Mexico consumes approximately 2shy5 liters of drinking water per day per person this contribution is significant The system is operated via smart controls that tune its functionality for changes in climate weather andwater chemistry It is also maintenance optimized These elements ensure resiliency for the technologyconsistency for its clean water outputs affordability and ease of use Individuals of any skill level andtechnical background can be trained in the systemrsquos use and maintenance an essential quality for atechnology designed for remote areas Before participating in the technology pilot La Mancalona was like many other rural communities aroundthe globe without access to clean water Residents lacked access to accessible and affordable waterfiltration technologies They relied on expensive bottled water often spending up to 25 of their income So when Dubowsky Elasaad and their team began work there they knew they had a lot to learn Their organizational partner Fondo Para La Paz provided essential support as they facilitated a user
adoption process with high standards forcultural sensitivity ldquoWe tried very hard tointegrate the community into every stage ofimplementation in the Yucatan It was soimportant for us to make sure that thecommunity there embraced and valued thetechnology because we knew that its futurewas actually in their handsrdquo said Elasaad This entailed extensive training in operationand maintenance as well as broadereducation in clean water use As Elasaadputs it ldquosafe water doesnrsquot stop at thesystemrdquo
In addition to enabling small communities to be water independent PV Purersquos technology creates asecondary economy Trained residents run and maintain their systems selling water to others at a pricethat everyone can afford In La Mancalona local device operators sold their outputs at 5 pesos per 20shyliter bottle just oneshyfifth of what the equivalent bottle of water would cost After covering labor andmaintenance they still earned a profit ndash $3600year that was reshyinvested in their community The twoshyyear pilot at La Mancalona proved the effectiveness of the solar powered reverse osmosistechnology as well as the communityshycentered economic philosophy behind it The technology proved tobe so valuable that at the end of the pilot Dubowsky and Elasaad received a list of over 80 villages in thesurrounding area of the Yucatan that were in need of it It was then that the team realized that theycouldnrsquot meet the need for their work through the nonshyprofit model that they had been following Theylooked to business for a road map to bring their technology into the hands of those who need it and stillachieve the social good that underscores their efforts In 2015 they incorporated as PV Pure andmoved their fledgling startup to GreentownLabs an incubator for clean tech inSomerville Massachusetts Since then thePV Pure founders have focused on buildingtheir team while conducting additional fieldtrials developing onshytheshygroundpartnerships and formulating strategicmanufacturing and deployment strategies Atpresent they are focusing on Mexico theCaribbean and the southwestern UnitedStates due to abundant solar availability andneed for clean water In a few months theywill bring water to 18000 people in theSonoran desert through a collaboration with the Yaqui indigenous community and facilitated by thesponsorship of the energy company IEnova While they see a global potential for their product in someways the team already feels like theyrsquove made it As Elasaad puts it ldquowersquove all decided that whether wehelp one village or a million itrsquos all worth itrdquo And they may be poised to reach a million When a technology effectively meets an important need itsusers are often the most convincing marketers The water entrepreneurs of La Mancalona are nowselling water to tourists who come to their region to visit the Mayan ruins The transaction that occurs isso much more than just financial theyrsquore educating foreigners about new water utility possibilities thatcan emerge through the union of technology and community engagement PV Purersquos management team
Huda Elasaad Steven Dubowsky Mark Sears CoshyFounder CoshyFounder CEO Chief Scientist Chief Engineer
MIT News Opportunities amp Water and Food Events
New MIT Course on Water Innovations for DevelopingCountries This fall Susan Murcott of MITs DshyLab will be joined by MIT alumna and water entrepreneur KateCincotta to teach a new class Water Sanitation Hygiene and Environmental Innovations for theCommon Good Featuring weekly handsshyon lab activities ndash such as how to drill a water well how to testwater quality how to build a slow sand filter and more ndash the course will cover both theory and realshyworldpractice related to waterenvironment innovations in developing countries and underserved communitiesworldwide The class is open to MIT graduate (11474) and undergraduate (EC715) students
Katherine Taylor 28 Named MIT Technology Reviews 35Innovators Under 35
Katherine Taylor MS 15 who is CEO and coshyfounder of the MIT spinout Kethworks hasbeen named one of 35 Innovators Under 35by MIT Technology Review The simplewater pump that she developed during hermechanical engineering masters program atMIT could transform the lives of millions offarmers in India Kethworks builds reliable solarshypoweredirrigation systems that enable theircustomers to farm yearshyround a challenge inIndia where diesel or kerosene pumps areprohibitively expensive Read more
Vote for Water and Food Innovation Finalists through MITSolve MIT Solves 2017 Solve Global Challenge finalists have beenannounced and are available for a vote Teams from MIT and acrossthe world responded to the topics of Brain Health Sustainable UrbanCommunities Women and Technology and Youth Skills and theWorkforce of the Future Water and food innovations are wellrepresented in the finalist pool including the MIT teamPipeguard Deadline September 16th 2017
Outdoor Screening of Poverty Inc at MIT MITs Legatum Center and Lab for Chocolate Science are hosting an outdoor screening of thedocumentary film Poverty Inc The film examines the international development industry withperspectives from 200 people in 20 countries across the globe From from US agricultural subsidiesto solar panels TOMs Shoes to international adoptions the film challenges viewers to ask thequestion Could I be part of the problem When September 7th 700 PM Where MIT Stata Center outdoor amphitheater 32 Vassar Street Cambridge More information and RSVP
MIT Water Club BBQ Open House Meet this years Water Club leadership and learn more about the activitiesfor the coming year as well as how to get involved When September 13th 4 PM Where Kresge BBQ Pits (near MIT Student Centre) More info
MIT Water Innovation Prize Kickoff Dinner Save the date for the kickoff dinner for this years MIT Water Innovation Prize Learn more about waterinnovation pitch your own idea or network with others to find teammates for a future water innovationteam The dinner will include invited speakers who will discuss the worlds water challenges and newinnvoations to address them
When October 23rd 6 PM Where MIT Media Lab (E14 6th floor) More info
MIT Water Summit Save the date for the 2017 MIT Water Summit The theme of this twoshydaysummit is the water and food nexus Panelists and keynote speakers fromacademia government industry and other sectors will be present When November 6 shy 7th Where MIT Wong Auditorium More info
Boston‑area Water and Food Events
Greentown Labs EnergybarJoin Greentown Labs for a panel discussion focused on the water sector The panel will highlightchallenges watershybased startups encounter and how to overcome them as well as why startup andcorporate partnerships in water is a valuable pursuit More information is available here
When September 7th 530 shy 830 PMWhere Greentown Labs 28 Dane Street Somerville MA 02143
Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium 2017Attend the Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium (NEGSWS) on September 8 shy 10 2017 Thesymposium includes studentshyled sessions and discussions on regional approaches to research needsfunding and teaching needs on watershyrelated subjects
When September 8 shy 10th times varyWhere University of Massachusetts Amherst More info and registration
NEWIN Massachusetts Water Week Join the New England Water Innovation Network (NEWIN) for a week of events focused on waterinnovations and highlights from their network partners Networking sessions company tours incubatoropenshyhouses water facility tours dinners and meetings comprise the range of opportunities forengagement that are available The week culminates in the NEWIN Symposium on Water Innovation Innovating a New Future forWastewater Management at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester MA MIT staff and studentscan receive a discount by registering as a NEWIN affiliate Contact Marcus Gay for more informationabout the discount at marcusnovustechnicalservicescom When September 11th shy 18th dates and times varyWhere Locations vary More info and registration
NEWIN Water Pitch Night Water IT Sensors DataAnalytics and Security NEWIN is hosting Water Pitch Night in Boston on September 14th Speakers from MassTechCollaborative and OptRTC will discuss their sensor security and analytics technologies When September 14th 500 shy 800 PMWhere 50 Milk Street Boston MA More info and registration
Funding and Other Opportunities
New Product Initiative Engineer Position at Gradiant MIT startup Gradiant is seeking a product initiative engineer This technologyshydriven water service
company focused on purifying contaminated water from oil and gas extraction and other industrialprocesses Their systems commercially convert highly contaminated waste streams to drinkingshyqualitywater Visit their website for more information about the position
Job and Fall Internship Opportunities with Ceres Ceres a sustainability nonprofit organization working with influential investors and companies to buildleadership and drive solutions has open positions for employment and internships in Boston Theorganization tackles the worlds biggest sustainability challenges including climate change waterscarcity and pollution and human rights abuses Visit their website for more information about thepositions
PhD Student Position at Arizona State University Two PhD student position are available in the Garcia Lab at the School of Sustainable Engineering andthe Built Environment (SSEBE) at Arizona State University (ASU) beginning in spring 18 Researchtopics include hydrological variability and change sustainable water management coupled (socioshyhydrological or socioshyecologicalshytechnical) systems analysis and resilient infrastructure systems Visittheir website for more information
ITRI-Rosenveld Postdoctoral Fellowship in Water-EnergyTechnologies The Energy Technologies Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory invites applications for adistinguished postdoctoral fellowship opportunity in watershyenergies technologies Applicants for the twoshyyear appointment should apply directly to the CERCshyWET website and identify a topic an ETA mentor isrequired Application materials are due by November 1 2017
USDA Announces $400000 to Support AgriculturalScience EntrepreneursThe US Department of Agricultures (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) isawarding $400000 through a new competition to help university researchers in agricultural science bringtheir discoveries to the marketplace The competition Innovations in Food and Agricultural Science andTechnology (IshyFAST) is a joint initiative of NIFA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Preshyapplications are due September 8th 2017 Visit the website for more information
Apply for the MATTO New Ventures Showcase The Massacnusetts Association of Technology Transfer Offices (MATTO) and the MassachusettsTechnology Transfer Center (MTTC) are showcasing startshyups in food and nutrition ocean and marinesciences big data clean tech as well as other fields in a forum on October 13th 2017 Visit theMATTO website for a presenter application form Registration is $80 for MATTO members and $100 fornonshymembers
Pilot Program Tipping Points Request for Applications The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research seeks applications for developing and testingcomputational and mathematical methods ndash with existing approaches ndash that deepen our understandingof the complex relationship between the food system health and the environment The goal of thisRequest for Applications (RFA) is to support projects that encourage food systemshylevel transformationsthat promote positive communityshywide health outcomes and economic opportunities Funded projectswill examine multiple foodshysystem interventions and environmental factors to address how componentsof a system function within the context of their environment The collective behaviors that arise fromindividual elements of the food system working together to alleviate food insecurity and increase healthoutcomes will also be considered A letter of intent and matching funds are required for this RFA thedeadline is September 13th 2017 More information and submission guidelines
Call for Community Input Science Breakthroughs in Foodand Agriculture Throughout the next six months the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and MedicinesScience Breakthroughs 2030 will explore new scientific approaches and ideas in food and agricultureIndividuals can share ideas insights and tools via the projects website After collecting input the studycommittee will produce a report describing ambitious and achievable scientific pathways to addressproblems and opportunities in the food and agriculture system More information and idea submission
Copyright copy 2017 MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab All rights reserved
Want to change how you receive these emails You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Reminder J-WAFS Grant for Water and Food Projects inIndia
JshyWAFS is still accepting submissions tothe JshyWAFS Grant for Water and FoodProjects in India a new funding opportunityfor current members of the MIT communityinterested in addressing a water or foodchallenge in India This grant is intended tofurther work being pursued by individuals aspart of their MIT research innovation andentrepreneurship initiatives coursework orother relevant new activity Up to threegrants totaling $15000 will be awarded Submission deadline is 500 PM EST on
September 18th 2017 Interested applicants should refer to the JshyWAFS Water and Food Projects inIndia call for proposals for instructions and application requirements
J‑WAFS Highlight
Mission-driven MIT start-up seeds both resilient watersystems and economies in rural Mexico
There is a village in the Yucatan peninsulacalled La Mancalona This community of 450residents is in a tropical jungle region of ruralMexico where beekeeping and subsistencefarming are the main means of employmentIt is remote and until 2013 communitymembers lacked access to clean drinkingwater instead they relied on expensivebottled water or bottled soda a cheaperalternative 2013 was the year that the village joined upwith an MIT research team to pilot a newtechnology Leading the MIT team wasSteven Dubowsky professor emeritus ofmechanical engineering at MIT Amy Biltonthen a postdoc in MITs Department of
Aeronautics and Astronautics and MIT mechanical engineering research associate Huda Elasaad Thetechnology Photovoltaic powered reverse osmosis modular scalable rooftop solarshypowered waterfiltration The collaboration between Dubowsky and Elasaad began at the MIT Center for Clean Water and CleanEnergy a partnership between MIT and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) inSaudi Arabia They shared a passion for meeting the need for affordable clean water with effectivetechnology and a desire to elevate communities economically and socially with their work This visionhas since grown from a successful field trial in La Mancalona to the launch of a Somervilleshybased startupwith an economic justice mission PV Pure PV Purersquos water purification system providesvillages that do not have access to affordableclean water the methods to gather purifyand sell water through the power ofrenewable energy Solar panels chargebatteries that pump water from existingsources (both brackish well water andcollected rain water) power internal UVsterilization bulbs and push water through aset of semiporous water filtrationmembranes Their systems range inproduction from 250 to 25000 liters ofpurified water per day When the averageperson in Mexico consumes approximately 2shy5 liters of drinking water per day per person this contribution is significant The system is operated via smart controls that tune its functionality for changes in climate weather andwater chemistry It is also maintenance optimized These elements ensure resiliency for the technologyconsistency for its clean water outputs affordability and ease of use Individuals of any skill level andtechnical background can be trained in the systemrsquos use and maintenance an essential quality for atechnology designed for remote areas Before participating in the technology pilot La Mancalona was like many other rural communities aroundthe globe without access to clean water Residents lacked access to accessible and affordable waterfiltration technologies They relied on expensive bottled water often spending up to 25 of their income So when Dubowsky Elasaad and their team began work there they knew they had a lot to learn Their organizational partner Fondo Para La Paz provided essential support as they facilitated a user
adoption process with high standards forcultural sensitivity ldquoWe tried very hard tointegrate the community into every stage ofimplementation in the Yucatan It was soimportant for us to make sure that thecommunity there embraced and valued thetechnology because we knew that its futurewas actually in their handsrdquo said Elasaad This entailed extensive training in operationand maintenance as well as broadereducation in clean water use As Elasaadputs it ldquosafe water doesnrsquot stop at thesystemrdquo
In addition to enabling small communities to be water independent PV Purersquos technology creates asecondary economy Trained residents run and maintain their systems selling water to others at a pricethat everyone can afford In La Mancalona local device operators sold their outputs at 5 pesos per 20shyliter bottle just oneshyfifth of what the equivalent bottle of water would cost After covering labor andmaintenance they still earned a profit ndash $3600year that was reshyinvested in their community The twoshyyear pilot at La Mancalona proved the effectiveness of the solar powered reverse osmosistechnology as well as the communityshycentered economic philosophy behind it The technology proved tobe so valuable that at the end of the pilot Dubowsky and Elasaad received a list of over 80 villages in thesurrounding area of the Yucatan that were in need of it It was then that the team realized that theycouldnrsquot meet the need for their work through the nonshyprofit model that they had been following Theylooked to business for a road map to bring their technology into the hands of those who need it and stillachieve the social good that underscores their efforts In 2015 they incorporated as PV Pure andmoved their fledgling startup to GreentownLabs an incubator for clean tech inSomerville Massachusetts Since then thePV Pure founders have focused on buildingtheir team while conducting additional fieldtrials developing onshytheshygroundpartnerships and formulating strategicmanufacturing and deployment strategies Atpresent they are focusing on Mexico theCaribbean and the southwestern UnitedStates due to abundant solar availability andneed for clean water In a few months theywill bring water to 18000 people in theSonoran desert through a collaboration with the Yaqui indigenous community and facilitated by thesponsorship of the energy company IEnova While they see a global potential for their product in someways the team already feels like theyrsquove made it As Elasaad puts it ldquowersquove all decided that whether wehelp one village or a million itrsquos all worth itrdquo And they may be poised to reach a million When a technology effectively meets an important need itsusers are often the most convincing marketers The water entrepreneurs of La Mancalona are nowselling water to tourists who come to their region to visit the Mayan ruins The transaction that occurs isso much more than just financial theyrsquore educating foreigners about new water utility possibilities thatcan emerge through the union of technology and community engagement PV Purersquos management team
Huda Elasaad Steven Dubowsky Mark Sears CoshyFounder CoshyFounder CEO Chief Scientist Chief Engineer
MIT News Opportunities amp Water and Food Events
New MIT Course on Water Innovations for DevelopingCountries This fall Susan Murcott of MITs DshyLab will be joined by MIT alumna and water entrepreneur KateCincotta to teach a new class Water Sanitation Hygiene and Environmental Innovations for theCommon Good Featuring weekly handsshyon lab activities ndash such as how to drill a water well how to testwater quality how to build a slow sand filter and more ndash the course will cover both theory and realshyworldpractice related to waterenvironment innovations in developing countries and underserved communitiesworldwide The class is open to MIT graduate (11474) and undergraduate (EC715) students
Katherine Taylor 28 Named MIT Technology Reviews 35Innovators Under 35
Katherine Taylor MS 15 who is CEO and coshyfounder of the MIT spinout Kethworks hasbeen named one of 35 Innovators Under 35by MIT Technology Review The simplewater pump that she developed during hermechanical engineering masters program atMIT could transform the lives of millions offarmers in India Kethworks builds reliable solarshypoweredirrigation systems that enable theircustomers to farm yearshyround a challenge inIndia where diesel or kerosene pumps areprohibitively expensive Read more
Vote for Water and Food Innovation Finalists through MITSolve MIT Solves 2017 Solve Global Challenge finalists have beenannounced and are available for a vote Teams from MIT and acrossthe world responded to the topics of Brain Health Sustainable UrbanCommunities Women and Technology and Youth Skills and theWorkforce of the Future Water and food innovations are wellrepresented in the finalist pool including the MIT teamPipeguard Deadline September 16th 2017
Outdoor Screening of Poverty Inc at MIT MITs Legatum Center and Lab for Chocolate Science are hosting an outdoor screening of thedocumentary film Poverty Inc The film examines the international development industry withperspectives from 200 people in 20 countries across the globe From from US agricultural subsidiesto solar panels TOMs Shoes to international adoptions the film challenges viewers to ask thequestion Could I be part of the problem When September 7th 700 PM Where MIT Stata Center outdoor amphitheater 32 Vassar Street Cambridge More information and RSVP
MIT Water Club BBQ Open House Meet this years Water Club leadership and learn more about the activitiesfor the coming year as well as how to get involved When September 13th 4 PM Where Kresge BBQ Pits (near MIT Student Centre) More info
MIT Water Innovation Prize Kickoff Dinner Save the date for the kickoff dinner for this years MIT Water Innovation Prize Learn more about waterinnovation pitch your own idea or network with others to find teammates for a future water innovationteam The dinner will include invited speakers who will discuss the worlds water challenges and newinnvoations to address them
When October 23rd 6 PM Where MIT Media Lab (E14 6th floor) More info
MIT Water Summit Save the date for the 2017 MIT Water Summit The theme of this twoshydaysummit is the water and food nexus Panelists and keynote speakers fromacademia government industry and other sectors will be present When November 6 shy 7th Where MIT Wong Auditorium More info
Boston‑area Water and Food Events
Greentown Labs EnergybarJoin Greentown Labs for a panel discussion focused on the water sector The panel will highlightchallenges watershybased startups encounter and how to overcome them as well as why startup andcorporate partnerships in water is a valuable pursuit More information is available here
When September 7th 530 shy 830 PMWhere Greentown Labs 28 Dane Street Somerville MA 02143
Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium 2017Attend the Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium (NEGSWS) on September 8 shy 10 2017 Thesymposium includes studentshyled sessions and discussions on regional approaches to research needsfunding and teaching needs on watershyrelated subjects
When September 8 shy 10th times varyWhere University of Massachusetts Amherst More info and registration
NEWIN Massachusetts Water Week Join the New England Water Innovation Network (NEWIN) for a week of events focused on waterinnovations and highlights from their network partners Networking sessions company tours incubatoropenshyhouses water facility tours dinners and meetings comprise the range of opportunities forengagement that are available The week culminates in the NEWIN Symposium on Water Innovation Innovating a New Future forWastewater Management at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester MA MIT staff and studentscan receive a discount by registering as a NEWIN affiliate Contact Marcus Gay for more informationabout the discount at marcusnovustechnicalservicescom When September 11th shy 18th dates and times varyWhere Locations vary More info and registration
NEWIN Water Pitch Night Water IT Sensors DataAnalytics and Security NEWIN is hosting Water Pitch Night in Boston on September 14th Speakers from MassTechCollaborative and OptRTC will discuss their sensor security and analytics technologies When September 14th 500 shy 800 PMWhere 50 Milk Street Boston MA More info and registration
Funding and Other Opportunities
New Product Initiative Engineer Position at Gradiant MIT startup Gradiant is seeking a product initiative engineer This technologyshydriven water service
company focused on purifying contaminated water from oil and gas extraction and other industrialprocesses Their systems commercially convert highly contaminated waste streams to drinkingshyqualitywater Visit their website for more information about the position
Job and Fall Internship Opportunities with Ceres Ceres a sustainability nonprofit organization working with influential investors and companies to buildleadership and drive solutions has open positions for employment and internships in Boston Theorganization tackles the worlds biggest sustainability challenges including climate change waterscarcity and pollution and human rights abuses Visit their website for more information about thepositions
PhD Student Position at Arizona State University Two PhD student position are available in the Garcia Lab at the School of Sustainable Engineering andthe Built Environment (SSEBE) at Arizona State University (ASU) beginning in spring 18 Researchtopics include hydrological variability and change sustainable water management coupled (socioshyhydrological or socioshyecologicalshytechnical) systems analysis and resilient infrastructure systems Visittheir website for more information
ITRI-Rosenveld Postdoctoral Fellowship in Water-EnergyTechnologies The Energy Technologies Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory invites applications for adistinguished postdoctoral fellowship opportunity in watershyenergies technologies Applicants for the twoshyyear appointment should apply directly to the CERCshyWET website and identify a topic an ETA mentor isrequired Application materials are due by November 1 2017
USDA Announces $400000 to Support AgriculturalScience EntrepreneursThe US Department of Agricultures (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) isawarding $400000 through a new competition to help university researchers in agricultural science bringtheir discoveries to the marketplace The competition Innovations in Food and Agricultural Science andTechnology (IshyFAST) is a joint initiative of NIFA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Preshyapplications are due September 8th 2017 Visit the website for more information
Apply for the MATTO New Ventures Showcase The Massacnusetts Association of Technology Transfer Offices (MATTO) and the MassachusettsTechnology Transfer Center (MTTC) are showcasing startshyups in food and nutrition ocean and marinesciences big data clean tech as well as other fields in a forum on October 13th 2017 Visit theMATTO website for a presenter application form Registration is $80 for MATTO members and $100 fornonshymembers
Pilot Program Tipping Points Request for Applications The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research seeks applications for developing and testingcomputational and mathematical methods ndash with existing approaches ndash that deepen our understandingof the complex relationship between the food system health and the environment The goal of thisRequest for Applications (RFA) is to support projects that encourage food systemshylevel transformationsthat promote positive communityshywide health outcomes and economic opportunities Funded projectswill examine multiple foodshysystem interventions and environmental factors to address how componentsof a system function within the context of their environment The collective behaviors that arise fromindividual elements of the food system working together to alleviate food insecurity and increase healthoutcomes will also be considered A letter of intent and matching funds are required for this RFA thedeadline is September 13th 2017 More information and submission guidelines
Call for Community Input Science Breakthroughs in Foodand Agriculture Throughout the next six months the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and MedicinesScience Breakthroughs 2030 will explore new scientific approaches and ideas in food and agricultureIndividuals can share ideas insights and tools via the projects website After collecting input the studycommittee will produce a report describing ambitious and achievable scientific pathways to addressproblems and opportunities in the food and agriculture system More information and idea submission
Copyright copy 2017 MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab All rights reserved
Want to change how you receive these emails You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
adoption process with high standards forcultural sensitivity ldquoWe tried very hard tointegrate the community into every stage ofimplementation in the Yucatan It was soimportant for us to make sure that thecommunity there embraced and valued thetechnology because we knew that its futurewas actually in their handsrdquo said Elasaad This entailed extensive training in operationand maintenance as well as broadereducation in clean water use As Elasaadputs it ldquosafe water doesnrsquot stop at thesystemrdquo
In addition to enabling small communities to be water independent PV Purersquos technology creates asecondary economy Trained residents run and maintain their systems selling water to others at a pricethat everyone can afford In La Mancalona local device operators sold their outputs at 5 pesos per 20shyliter bottle just oneshyfifth of what the equivalent bottle of water would cost After covering labor andmaintenance they still earned a profit ndash $3600year that was reshyinvested in their community The twoshyyear pilot at La Mancalona proved the effectiveness of the solar powered reverse osmosistechnology as well as the communityshycentered economic philosophy behind it The technology proved tobe so valuable that at the end of the pilot Dubowsky and Elasaad received a list of over 80 villages in thesurrounding area of the Yucatan that were in need of it It was then that the team realized that theycouldnrsquot meet the need for their work through the nonshyprofit model that they had been following Theylooked to business for a road map to bring their technology into the hands of those who need it and stillachieve the social good that underscores their efforts In 2015 they incorporated as PV Pure andmoved their fledgling startup to GreentownLabs an incubator for clean tech inSomerville Massachusetts Since then thePV Pure founders have focused on buildingtheir team while conducting additional fieldtrials developing onshytheshygroundpartnerships and formulating strategicmanufacturing and deployment strategies Atpresent they are focusing on Mexico theCaribbean and the southwestern UnitedStates due to abundant solar availability andneed for clean water In a few months theywill bring water to 18000 people in theSonoran desert through a collaboration with the Yaqui indigenous community and facilitated by thesponsorship of the energy company IEnova While they see a global potential for their product in someways the team already feels like theyrsquove made it As Elasaad puts it ldquowersquove all decided that whether wehelp one village or a million itrsquos all worth itrdquo And they may be poised to reach a million When a technology effectively meets an important need itsusers are often the most convincing marketers The water entrepreneurs of La Mancalona are nowselling water to tourists who come to their region to visit the Mayan ruins The transaction that occurs isso much more than just financial theyrsquore educating foreigners about new water utility possibilities thatcan emerge through the union of technology and community engagement PV Purersquos management team
Huda Elasaad Steven Dubowsky Mark Sears CoshyFounder CoshyFounder CEO Chief Scientist Chief Engineer
MIT News Opportunities amp Water and Food Events
New MIT Course on Water Innovations for DevelopingCountries This fall Susan Murcott of MITs DshyLab will be joined by MIT alumna and water entrepreneur KateCincotta to teach a new class Water Sanitation Hygiene and Environmental Innovations for theCommon Good Featuring weekly handsshyon lab activities ndash such as how to drill a water well how to testwater quality how to build a slow sand filter and more ndash the course will cover both theory and realshyworldpractice related to waterenvironment innovations in developing countries and underserved communitiesworldwide The class is open to MIT graduate (11474) and undergraduate (EC715) students
Katherine Taylor 28 Named MIT Technology Reviews 35Innovators Under 35
Katherine Taylor MS 15 who is CEO and coshyfounder of the MIT spinout Kethworks hasbeen named one of 35 Innovators Under 35by MIT Technology Review The simplewater pump that she developed during hermechanical engineering masters program atMIT could transform the lives of millions offarmers in India Kethworks builds reliable solarshypoweredirrigation systems that enable theircustomers to farm yearshyround a challenge inIndia where diesel or kerosene pumps areprohibitively expensive Read more
Vote for Water and Food Innovation Finalists through MITSolve MIT Solves 2017 Solve Global Challenge finalists have beenannounced and are available for a vote Teams from MIT and acrossthe world responded to the topics of Brain Health Sustainable UrbanCommunities Women and Technology and Youth Skills and theWorkforce of the Future Water and food innovations are wellrepresented in the finalist pool including the MIT teamPipeguard Deadline September 16th 2017
Outdoor Screening of Poverty Inc at MIT MITs Legatum Center and Lab for Chocolate Science are hosting an outdoor screening of thedocumentary film Poverty Inc The film examines the international development industry withperspectives from 200 people in 20 countries across the globe From from US agricultural subsidiesto solar panels TOMs Shoes to international adoptions the film challenges viewers to ask thequestion Could I be part of the problem When September 7th 700 PM Where MIT Stata Center outdoor amphitheater 32 Vassar Street Cambridge More information and RSVP
MIT Water Club BBQ Open House Meet this years Water Club leadership and learn more about the activitiesfor the coming year as well as how to get involved When September 13th 4 PM Where Kresge BBQ Pits (near MIT Student Centre) More info
MIT Water Innovation Prize Kickoff Dinner Save the date for the kickoff dinner for this years MIT Water Innovation Prize Learn more about waterinnovation pitch your own idea or network with others to find teammates for a future water innovationteam The dinner will include invited speakers who will discuss the worlds water challenges and newinnvoations to address them
When October 23rd 6 PM Where MIT Media Lab (E14 6th floor) More info
MIT Water Summit Save the date for the 2017 MIT Water Summit The theme of this twoshydaysummit is the water and food nexus Panelists and keynote speakers fromacademia government industry and other sectors will be present When November 6 shy 7th Where MIT Wong Auditorium More info
Boston‑area Water and Food Events
Greentown Labs EnergybarJoin Greentown Labs for a panel discussion focused on the water sector The panel will highlightchallenges watershybased startups encounter and how to overcome them as well as why startup andcorporate partnerships in water is a valuable pursuit More information is available here
When September 7th 530 shy 830 PMWhere Greentown Labs 28 Dane Street Somerville MA 02143
Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium 2017Attend the Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium (NEGSWS) on September 8 shy 10 2017 Thesymposium includes studentshyled sessions and discussions on regional approaches to research needsfunding and teaching needs on watershyrelated subjects
When September 8 shy 10th times varyWhere University of Massachusetts Amherst More info and registration
NEWIN Massachusetts Water Week Join the New England Water Innovation Network (NEWIN) for a week of events focused on waterinnovations and highlights from their network partners Networking sessions company tours incubatoropenshyhouses water facility tours dinners and meetings comprise the range of opportunities forengagement that are available The week culminates in the NEWIN Symposium on Water Innovation Innovating a New Future forWastewater Management at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester MA MIT staff and studentscan receive a discount by registering as a NEWIN affiliate Contact Marcus Gay for more informationabout the discount at marcusnovustechnicalservicescom When September 11th shy 18th dates and times varyWhere Locations vary More info and registration
NEWIN Water Pitch Night Water IT Sensors DataAnalytics and Security NEWIN is hosting Water Pitch Night in Boston on September 14th Speakers from MassTechCollaborative and OptRTC will discuss their sensor security and analytics technologies When September 14th 500 shy 800 PMWhere 50 Milk Street Boston MA More info and registration
Funding and Other Opportunities
New Product Initiative Engineer Position at Gradiant MIT startup Gradiant is seeking a product initiative engineer This technologyshydriven water service
company focused on purifying contaminated water from oil and gas extraction and other industrialprocesses Their systems commercially convert highly contaminated waste streams to drinkingshyqualitywater Visit their website for more information about the position
Job and Fall Internship Opportunities with Ceres Ceres a sustainability nonprofit organization working with influential investors and companies to buildleadership and drive solutions has open positions for employment and internships in Boston Theorganization tackles the worlds biggest sustainability challenges including climate change waterscarcity and pollution and human rights abuses Visit their website for more information about thepositions
PhD Student Position at Arizona State University Two PhD student position are available in the Garcia Lab at the School of Sustainable Engineering andthe Built Environment (SSEBE) at Arizona State University (ASU) beginning in spring 18 Researchtopics include hydrological variability and change sustainable water management coupled (socioshyhydrological or socioshyecologicalshytechnical) systems analysis and resilient infrastructure systems Visittheir website for more information
ITRI-Rosenveld Postdoctoral Fellowship in Water-EnergyTechnologies The Energy Technologies Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory invites applications for adistinguished postdoctoral fellowship opportunity in watershyenergies technologies Applicants for the twoshyyear appointment should apply directly to the CERCshyWET website and identify a topic an ETA mentor isrequired Application materials are due by November 1 2017
USDA Announces $400000 to Support AgriculturalScience EntrepreneursThe US Department of Agricultures (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) isawarding $400000 through a new competition to help university researchers in agricultural science bringtheir discoveries to the marketplace The competition Innovations in Food and Agricultural Science andTechnology (IshyFAST) is a joint initiative of NIFA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Preshyapplications are due September 8th 2017 Visit the website for more information
Apply for the MATTO New Ventures Showcase The Massacnusetts Association of Technology Transfer Offices (MATTO) and the MassachusettsTechnology Transfer Center (MTTC) are showcasing startshyups in food and nutrition ocean and marinesciences big data clean tech as well as other fields in a forum on October 13th 2017 Visit theMATTO website for a presenter application form Registration is $80 for MATTO members and $100 fornonshymembers
Pilot Program Tipping Points Request for Applications The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research seeks applications for developing and testingcomputational and mathematical methods ndash with existing approaches ndash that deepen our understandingof the complex relationship between the food system health and the environment The goal of thisRequest for Applications (RFA) is to support projects that encourage food systemshylevel transformationsthat promote positive communityshywide health outcomes and economic opportunities Funded projectswill examine multiple foodshysystem interventions and environmental factors to address how componentsof a system function within the context of their environment The collective behaviors that arise fromindividual elements of the food system working together to alleviate food insecurity and increase healthoutcomes will also be considered A letter of intent and matching funds are required for this RFA thedeadline is September 13th 2017 More information and submission guidelines
Call for Community Input Science Breakthroughs in Foodand Agriculture Throughout the next six months the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and MedicinesScience Breakthroughs 2030 will explore new scientific approaches and ideas in food and agricultureIndividuals can share ideas insights and tools via the projects website After collecting input the studycommittee will produce a report describing ambitious and achievable scientific pathways to addressproblems and opportunities in the food and agriculture system More information and idea submission
Copyright copy 2017 MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab All rights reserved
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Katherine Taylor 28 Named MIT Technology Reviews 35Innovators Under 35
Katherine Taylor MS 15 who is CEO and coshyfounder of the MIT spinout Kethworks hasbeen named one of 35 Innovators Under 35by MIT Technology Review The simplewater pump that she developed during hermechanical engineering masters program atMIT could transform the lives of millions offarmers in India Kethworks builds reliable solarshypoweredirrigation systems that enable theircustomers to farm yearshyround a challenge inIndia where diesel or kerosene pumps areprohibitively expensive Read more
Vote for Water and Food Innovation Finalists through MITSolve MIT Solves 2017 Solve Global Challenge finalists have beenannounced and are available for a vote Teams from MIT and acrossthe world responded to the topics of Brain Health Sustainable UrbanCommunities Women and Technology and Youth Skills and theWorkforce of the Future Water and food innovations are wellrepresented in the finalist pool including the MIT teamPipeguard Deadline September 16th 2017
Outdoor Screening of Poverty Inc at MIT MITs Legatum Center and Lab for Chocolate Science are hosting an outdoor screening of thedocumentary film Poverty Inc The film examines the international development industry withperspectives from 200 people in 20 countries across the globe From from US agricultural subsidiesto solar panels TOMs Shoes to international adoptions the film challenges viewers to ask thequestion Could I be part of the problem When September 7th 700 PM Where MIT Stata Center outdoor amphitheater 32 Vassar Street Cambridge More information and RSVP
MIT Water Club BBQ Open House Meet this years Water Club leadership and learn more about the activitiesfor the coming year as well as how to get involved When September 13th 4 PM Where Kresge BBQ Pits (near MIT Student Centre) More info
MIT Water Innovation Prize Kickoff Dinner Save the date for the kickoff dinner for this years MIT Water Innovation Prize Learn more about waterinnovation pitch your own idea or network with others to find teammates for a future water innovationteam The dinner will include invited speakers who will discuss the worlds water challenges and newinnvoations to address them
When October 23rd 6 PM Where MIT Media Lab (E14 6th floor) More info
MIT Water Summit Save the date for the 2017 MIT Water Summit The theme of this twoshydaysummit is the water and food nexus Panelists and keynote speakers fromacademia government industry and other sectors will be present When November 6 shy 7th Where MIT Wong Auditorium More info
Boston‑area Water and Food Events
Greentown Labs EnergybarJoin Greentown Labs for a panel discussion focused on the water sector The panel will highlightchallenges watershybased startups encounter and how to overcome them as well as why startup andcorporate partnerships in water is a valuable pursuit More information is available here
When September 7th 530 shy 830 PMWhere Greentown Labs 28 Dane Street Somerville MA 02143
Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium 2017Attend the Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium (NEGSWS) on September 8 shy 10 2017 Thesymposium includes studentshyled sessions and discussions on regional approaches to research needsfunding and teaching needs on watershyrelated subjects
When September 8 shy 10th times varyWhere University of Massachusetts Amherst More info and registration
NEWIN Massachusetts Water Week Join the New England Water Innovation Network (NEWIN) for a week of events focused on waterinnovations and highlights from their network partners Networking sessions company tours incubatoropenshyhouses water facility tours dinners and meetings comprise the range of opportunities forengagement that are available The week culminates in the NEWIN Symposium on Water Innovation Innovating a New Future forWastewater Management at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester MA MIT staff and studentscan receive a discount by registering as a NEWIN affiliate Contact Marcus Gay for more informationabout the discount at marcusnovustechnicalservicescom When September 11th shy 18th dates and times varyWhere Locations vary More info and registration
NEWIN Water Pitch Night Water IT Sensors DataAnalytics and Security NEWIN is hosting Water Pitch Night in Boston on September 14th Speakers from MassTechCollaborative and OptRTC will discuss their sensor security and analytics technologies When September 14th 500 shy 800 PMWhere 50 Milk Street Boston MA More info and registration
Funding and Other Opportunities
New Product Initiative Engineer Position at Gradiant MIT startup Gradiant is seeking a product initiative engineer This technologyshydriven water service
company focused on purifying contaminated water from oil and gas extraction and other industrialprocesses Their systems commercially convert highly contaminated waste streams to drinkingshyqualitywater Visit their website for more information about the position
Job and Fall Internship Opportunities with Ceres Ceres a sustainability nonprofit organization working with influential investors and companies to buildleadership and drive solutions has open positions for employment and internships in Boston Theorganization tackles the worlds biggest sustainability challenges including climate change waterscarcity and pollution and human rights abuses Visit their website for more information about thepositions
PhD Student Position at Arizona State University Two PhD student position are available in the Garcia Lab at the School of Sustainable Engineering andthe Built Environment (SSEBE) at Arizona State University (ASU) beginning in spring 18 Researchtopics include hydrological variability and change sustainable water management coupled (socioshyhydrological or socioshyecologicalshytechnical) systems analysis and resilient infrastructure systems Visittheir website for more information
ITRI-Rosenveld Postdoctoral Fellowship in Water-EnergyTechnologies The Energy Technologies Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory invites applications for adistinguished postdoctoral fellowship opportunity in watershyenergies technologies Applicants for the twoshyyear appointment should apply directly to the CERCshyWET website and identify a topic an ETA mentor isrequired Application materials are due by November 1 2017
USDA Announces $400000 to Support AgriculturalScience EntrepreneursThe US Department of Agricultures (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) isawarding $400000 through a new competition to help university researchers in agricultural science bringtheir discoveries to the marketplace The competition Innovations in Food and Agricultural Science andTechnology (IshyFAST) is a joint initiative of NIFA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Preshyapplications are due September 8th 2017 Visit the website for more information
Apply for the MATTO New Ventures Showcase The Massacnusetts Association of Technology Transfer Offices (MATTO) and the MassachusettsTechnology Transfer Center (MTTC) are showcasing startshyups in food and nutrition ocean and marinesciences big data clean tech as well as other fields in a forum on October 13th 2017 Visit theMATTO website for a presenter application form Registration is $80 for MATTO members and $100 fornonshymembers
Pilot Program Tipping Points Request for Applications The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research seeks applications for developing and testingcomputational and mathematical methods ndash with existing approaches ndash that deepen our understandingof the complex relationship between the food system health and the environment The goal of thisRequest for Applications (RFA) is to support projects that encourage food systemshylevel transformationsthat promote positive communityshywide health outcomes and economic opportunities Funded projectswill examine multiple foodshysystem interventions and environmental factors to address how componentsof a system function within the context of their environment The collective behaviors that arise fromindividual elements of the food system working together to alleviate food insecurity and increase healthoutcomes will also be considered A letter of intent and matching funds are required for this RFA thedeadline is September 13th 2017 More information and submission guidelines
Call for Community Input Science Breakthroughs in Foodand Agriculture Throughout the next six months the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and MedicinesScience Breakthroughs 2030 will explore new scientific approaches and ideas in food and agricultureIndividuals can share ideas insights and tools via the projects website After collecting input the studycommittee will produce a report describing ambitious and achievable scientific pathways to addressproblems and opportunities in the food and agriculture system More information and idea submission
Copyright copy 2017 MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab All rights reserved
Want to change how you receive these emails You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
When October 23rd 6 PM Where MIT Media Lab (E14 6th floor) More info
MIT Water Summit Save the date for the 2017 MIT Water Summit The theme of this twoshydaysummit is the water and food nexus Panelists and keynote speakers fromacademia government industry and other sectors will be present When November 6 shy 7th Where MIT Wong Auditorium More info
Boston‑area Water and Food Events
Greentown Labs EnergybarJoin Greentown Labs for a panel discussion focused on the water sector The panel will highlightchallenges watershybased startups encounter and how to overcome them as well as why startup andcorporate partnerships in water is a valuable pursuit More information is available here
When September 7th 530 shy 830 PMWhere Greentown Labs 28 Dane Street Somerville MA 02143
Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium 2017Attend the Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium (NEGSWS) on September 8 shy 10 2017 Thesymposium includes studentshyled sessions and discussions on regional approaches to research needsfunding and teaching needs on watershyrelated subjects
When September 8 shy 10th times varyWhere University of Massachusetts Amherst More info and registration
NEWIN Massachusetts Water Week Join the New England Water Innovation Network (NEWIN) for a week of events focused on waterinnovations and highlights from their network partners Networking sessions company tours incubatoropenshyhouses water facility tours dinners and meetings comprise the range of opportunities forengagement that are available The week culminates in the NEWIN Symposium on Water Innovation Innovating a New Future forWastewater Management at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester MA MIT staff and studentscan receive a discount by registering as a NEWIN affiliate Contact Marcus Gay for more informationabout the discount at marcusnovustechnicalservicescom When September 11th shy 18th dates and times varyWhere Locations vary More info and registration
NEWIN Water Pitch Night Water IT Sensors DataAnalytics and Security NEWIN is hosting Water Pitch Night in Boston on September 14th Speakers from MassTechCollaborative and OptRTC will discuss their sensor security and analytics technologies When September 14th 500 shy 800 PMWhere 50 Milk Street Boston MA More info and registration
Funding and Other Opportunities
New Product Initiative Engineer Position at Gradiant MIT startup Gradiant is seeking a product initiative engineer This technologyshydriven water service
company focused on purifying contaminated water from oil and gas extraction and other industrialprocesses Their systems commercially convert highly contaminated waste streams to drinkingshyqualitywater Visit their website for more information about the position
Job and Fall Internship Opportunities with Ceres Ceres a sustainability nonprofit organization working with influential investors and companies to buildleadership and drive solutions has open positions for employment and internships in Boston Theorganization tackles the worlds biggest sustainability challenges including climate change waterscarcity and pollution and human rights abuses Visit their website for more information about thepositions
PhD Student Position at Arizona State University Two PhD student position are available in the Garcia Lab at the School of Sustainable Engineering andthe Built Environment (SSEBE) at Arizona State University (ASU) beginning in spring 18 Researchtopics include hydrological variability and change sustainable water management coupled (socioshyhydrological or socioshyecologicalshytechnical) systems analysis and resilient infrastructure systems Visittheir website for more information
ITRI-Rosenveld Postdoctoral Fellowship in Water-EnergyTechnologies The Energy Technologies Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory invites applications for adistinguished postdoctoral fellowship opportunity in watershyenergies technologies Applicants for the twoshyyear appointment should apply directly to the CERCshyWET website and identify a topic an ETA mentor isrequired Application materials are due by November 1 2017
USDA Announces $400000 to Support AgriculturalScience EntrepreneursThe US Department of Agricultures (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) isawarding $400000 through a new competition to help university researchers in agricultural science bringtheir discoveries to the marketplace The competition Innovations in Food and Agricultural Science andTechnology (IshyFAST) is a joint initiative of NIFA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Preshyapplications are due September 8th 2017 Visit the website for more information
Apply for the MATTO New Ventures Showcase The Massacnusetts Association of Technology Transfer Offices (MATTO) and the MassachusettsTechnology Transfer Center (MTTC) are showcasing startshyups in food and nutrition ocean and marinesciences big data clean tech as well as other fields in a forum on October 13th 2017 Visit theMATTO website for a presenter application form Registration is $80 for MATTO members and $100 fornonshymembers
Pilot Program Tipping Points Request for Applications The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research seeks applications for developing and testingcomputational and mathematical methods ndash with existing approaches ndash that deepen our understandingof the complex relationship between the food system health and the environment The goal of thisRequest for Applications (RFA) is to support projects that encourage food systemshylevel transformationsthat promote positive communityshywide health outcomes and economic opportunities Funded projectswill examine multiple foodshysystem interventions and environmental factors to address how componentsof a system function within the context of their environment The collective behaviors that arise fromindividual elements of the food system working together to alleviate food insecurity and increase healthoutcomes will also be considered A letter of intent and matching funds are required for this RFA thedeadline is September 13th 2017 More information and submission guidelines
Call for Community Input Science Breakthroughs in Foodand Agriculture Throughout the next six months the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and MedicinesScience Breakthroughs 2030 will explore new scientific approaches and ideas in food and agricultureIndividuals can share ideas insights and tools via the projects website After collecting input the studycommittee will produce a report describing ambitious and achievable scientific pathways to addressproblems and opportunities in the food and agriculture system More information and idea submission
Copyright copy 2017 MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab All rights reserved
Want to change how you receive these emails You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
company focused on purifying contaminated water from oil and gas extraction and other industrialprocesses Their systems commercially convert highly contaminated waste streams to drinkingshyqualitywater Visit their website for more information about the position
Job and Fall Internship Opportunities with Ceres Ceres a sustainability nonprofit organization working with influential investors and companies to buildleadership and drive solutions has open positions for employment and internships in Boston Theorganization tackles the worlds biggest sustainability challenges including climate change waterscarcity and pollution and human rights abuses Visit their website for more information about thepositions
PhD Student Position at Arizona State University Two PhD student position are available in the Garcia Lab at the School of Sustainable Engineering andthe Built Environment (SSEBE) at Arizona State University (ASU) beginning in spring 18 Researchtopics include hydrological variability and change sustainable water management coupled (socioshyhydrological or socioshyecologicalshytechnical) systems analysis and resilient infrastructure systems Visittheir website for more information
ITRI-Rosenveld Postdoctoral Fellowship in Water-EnergyTechnologies The Energy Technologies Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory invites applications for adistinguished postdoctoral fellowship opportunity in watershyenergies technologies Applicants for the twoshyyear appointment should apply directly to the CERCshyWET website and identify a topic an ETA mentor isrequired Application materials are due by November 1 2017
USDA Announces $400000 to Support AgriculturalScience EntrepreneursThe US Department of Agricultures (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) isawarding $400000 through a new competition to help university researchers in agricultural science bringtheir discoveries to the marketplace The competition Innovations in Food and Agricultural Science andTechnology (IshyFAST) is a joint initiative of NIFA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Preshyapplications are due September 8th 2017 Visit the website for more information
Apply for the MATTO New Ventures Showcase The Massacnusetts Association of Technology Transfer Offices (MATTO) and the MassachusettsTechnology Transfer Center (MTTC) are showcasing startshyups in food and nutrition ocean and marinesciences big data clean tech as well as other fields in a forum on October 13th 2017 Visit theMATTO website for a presenter application form Registration is $80 for MATTO members and $100 fornonshymembers
Pilot Program Tipping Points Request for Applications The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research seeks applications for developing and testingcomputational and mathematical methods ndash with existing approaches ndash that deepen our understandingof the complex relationship between the food system health and the environment The goal of thisRequest for Applications (RFA) is to support projects that encourage food systemshylevel transformationsthat promote positive communityshywide health outcomes and economic opportunities Funded projectswill examine multiple foodshysystem interventions and environmental factors to address how componentsof a system function within the context of their environment The collective behaviors that arise fromindividual elements of the food system working together to alleviate food insecurity and increase healthoutcomes will also be considered A letter of intent and matching funds are required for this RFA thedeadline is September 13th 2017 More information and submission guidelines
Call for Community Input Science Breakthroughs in Foodand Agriculture Throughout the next six months the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and MedicinesScience Breakthroughs 2030 will explore new scientific approaches and ideas in food and agricultureIndividuals can share ideas insights and tools via the projects website After collecting input the studycommittee will produce a report describing ambitious and achievable scientific pathways to addressproblems and opportunities in the food and agriculture system More information and idea submission
Copyright copy 2017 MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab All rights reserved
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Copyright copy 2017 MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab All rights reserved
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