Egypt Food Security Research Project The Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt (BFCE) is pleased to announce a new Fulbright Alumni Competition administered by BFCE and the University of Utah in the United States. The Egypt Food Security Research Project is a one-year collaborative research project that aims at engaging a selected team of four junior […]
Read MoreU researcher investigates desiCcant-based solutions to democratizing water supply Making water from air. Professor Sameer Rao’s work sounds a bit like a magic trick, but Rao is quick to point out that the concept is not so unusual and is, in fact, an old practice. Ancient peoples built piles of stones to accumulate condensation and […]
Read More“It’s 3D printed titanium,” said Dr. Krista Carlson, cradling the dark grey lattice-filled tube in her palms. Smaller than a toilet paper tube and nearly as light, the device represents years of research and offers an elegant solution to the ugly problem of pathogen-contaminated drinking water.
Read MorePakistan plays host to the most extensive irrigation canal network in the world. That vein-like system, fed by five large rivers, sprawls across the Indus Basin and is the lifeblood of the country’s agriculture industry–a sector that supports more than 40 percent of Pakistan’s workforce.
Read MoreAs a WaSH scholar at Mehran University for Engineering and Technology, Sharma’s goal is three-fold: understand the perceptions people in Pakistan have about menstruation, create research-based school curriculum about menstruation, and design and distribute a biodegradable sanitary napkin that can replace the traditional ways of managing menstruation.
Read MoreThe Water Entrepreneurship Program is designed to equip engineering students with the holistic skillset needed to develop, deploy and scale market-based solutions to global water challenges. Students are introduced to lean and practical approaches to invention and product development, learn to write effective business plans, and explore various sources of funding.
Read Moreoriginally posted in @theu on July 16, 2018 By Cecily Sakrison, communications specialist, The Water Center at the University of Utah From Mason Kreidler’s campus office you can see Mount Olympus wedging its way into the sky. The mountain view calls to mind the six canyons in his Salt Lake watershed study area—deep clefts that […]
Read MoreWhat are the implications for snow and ice as Earth’s climate continues to change? To chip away at that question, two U Water Center researchers have based their work in some of the world’s most breathtaking mountains.
Read MoreWhether we live on its salty coasts or far from its shores, we are all indelibly connected to the ocean’s waves. In observation of World Oceans Day, held each year on June 8, the U Water Center reached out to Dr. Robin Kundis Craig to learn more about Utah’s many ties to the ocean, how climate […]
Read MoreAnila Memon and Abdul Ghani are agricultural engineers with the federal government of Pakistan, but right now—sitting in a university computer lab in the shadow of the Wasatch Mountains—they’re a long way from home. Currently in Salt Lake City on sabbatical from their professional posts, both are pursuing doctoral studies at The University of Utah […]
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