Doctoral Research Seminar on Water Treatment and Purification Technologies
Renee Robins, Executive Director, J-WAFS
| Jan/29 | Fri | 12:00PM-01:30PM | E51-145, Brown bag lunch, snacks provided |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Join us for three doctoral student research presentations and discussion:
Xiao Su, Hatton Lab in ChemE: A principal challenge for water remediation is to target dilute contaminants that are highly toxic, such as pesticides. Many of these pollutants are present in remote agricultural locations, where large-scale purification systems cannot be implemented. Xiao will talk about developing electrochemical separation methods employing redox-mediated separation chemistry. These techniques are particularly attractive due to their modularity, fast kinetics, and integration with renewable energy sources.
Emily Tow, Lienhard Research Group, MechE: Emily conducts research on heat and mass transfer processes in desalination with the goal of reducing energy consumption and improving sustainability. She will discuss the thermodynamics of energy consumption in desalination processes and her research on membrane fouling, a significant operational and energy consumption challenge in desalination plants.
Shreya Dave and Brendan Smith, Grossman Group, DMSE: This combined talk will cover nanoporous membranes as a paradigm shift in filtration technology. Thin film materials are broadly used as desalination membranes for water purification. Brendan will talk about his work on nanoscale membrane innovation. Shreya will address system-level implications using manufacturing and plant-scale models that she is developing to understand the design space for novel materials in reverse osmosis membranes.
Sponsor(s): Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Sec Lab
Contact: Renee Robins, E70-1279, 617 324-6726, RROBINS@MIT.EDU
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Water and Food Sectors: An Introduction to MIT and outside resources for MIT Students and Post-docs
Renee Robins, Executive Director, J-WAFS
| Jan/15 | Fri | 12:00PM-01:30PM | E51-145, bring your own lunch, snacks provided |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Thinking of doing a start-up in water, food, or agriculture? Interested in the Water Innovation Prize or the new MIT Food and Agribusiness Prize Competition or the MIT Ideas Global Challenge? Want to hear about resources -- inside the Institute and beyond -- available for students and others that support innovation and entrepreneurship? This 90-minute seminar will feature speakers from the MIT Innovation Initiative, the Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, Clean Tech Open, and the New England Water Innovation Network. Speakers will explain what their centers or organizations do and how you can engage with them. Ample time will be provided for Q&A as well as general discussion and networking.
Speakers are:
Georgina Campbell, Executive Director, MIT Legatum Center
Trish Cotter, Entrepreneur in Residence, Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship
Karen Golmer, Executive Director, New England Water Innovation Network (NEWIN)
Katie MacDonald, Executive Director, Cleantech Open Northeast
This introduction to MIT and outside resources is intended aimed at MIT students and post-docs. Recent alumni are also welcome.
This seminar is a brown bag lunch. Light snacks will be provided.
Co-sponsored by J-WAFS, the MIT Innovation Initiative, the MIT Water Club, and the MIT Food and Ag Club.
Sponsor(s): Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Sec Lab, MIT Innovation Initiative
Contact: Renee Robins, E70-1279, 617 324-6726, RROBINS@MIT.EDU
Water and Food Security Seminar Series
Chandra Madramootoo, Visiting Scholar, J-WAFS
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
This seminar series will address a variety of global challenges around water and food security. Topics include limitations to water use in some selected large basins, surface water/groundwater interactions, the water-food-energy nexus, an overview of agricultural production systems in two agro-ecologic zones (tropical drylands and the wet humid tropics), and the linkage between food and nutrition security and health.
Presentation and discussion will be centered on technological, institutional, governance, and socio-economic constraints to small-holder productivity; water management challenges in the two agro-ecologic zones, and protection of natural resource systems in degraded agricultural landscapes. Specific topics will include irrigation and water conservation, drainage and flood control, irrigation value chains, and climate smart agriculture. The series is led by J-WAFS visiting scholar Chandra Madramootoo, James McGill Professor in the Department of Bioresource Engineering at McGill University. Prof. Madramootoo was Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at McGill from 2005 to 2015.
This is a four-part series; attendees are welcome at any or all sessions.
Sponsor(s): Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Sec Lab
Contact: Renee Robins, E70-1279, 617 324-6726, RROBINS@MIT.EDU
| Jan/11 | Mon | 10:00AM-11:30AM | E51-145 |
An overview of global food demands and supplies and how water, limits to crop productivity, and other drivers such as food prices, population, and changing demographics and dietary patterns are affecting food supplies. Led by J-WAFS visiting scholar Chandra Madramootoo, former Dean, School of Ag. and Env. Sciences at McGill Univ. First of a 4-part series; attendees welcome at any or all sessions.
Chandra Madramootoo - Visiting Scholar, J-WAFS
| Jan/12 | Tue | 10:00AM-11:30AM | E51-145 |
Agriculture production systems in two agro-ecologic zones: This seminar will describe agricultural production systems in the wet humid tropics and the arid/semi-arid tropics, including cropping patterns, nomadic systems, and soil resources. Led by J-WAFS visiting scholar Chandra Madramootoo, former Dean, School of Ag. and Env. Sciences at McGill Univ. Second of a 4-part series; attendees welcome at any or all sessions.
Chandra Madramootoo - Visiting Scholar, J-WAFS
| Jan/13 | Wed | 10:00AM-11:30AM | E51-145 |
How can we better manage water to increase food security? This seminar will address strategies such as new irrigation and drought protection technologies to boost food production in tropical drylands, and drainage water management systems. Led by J-WAFS visiting scholar Chandra Madramootoo, former Dean, School of Ag. and Env. Sciences at McGill Univ. Third of a 4-part series; attendees welcome at any or all sessions.
Chandra Madramootoo - Visiting Scholar, J-WAFS
| Jan/14 | Thu | 10:00AM-11:30AM | E51-145 |
This seminar addresses the technological and socio-economic constraints to water and food security for smallholder farmers. Topics include why smallholder farmers are slow to adopt new crop varieties, agronomic practices, and irrigation. Led by J-WAFS visiting scholar Chandra Madramootoo, former Dean, School of Ag. and Env. Sciences at McGill Univ. Last of a 4-part series; attendees welcome at any or all sessions.
Chandra Madramootoo - Visiting Scholar, J-WAFS
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