CEE Professors Ashok Gadgil and Alexandre Bayen were selected as Top 10 Innovators on Water Sustainability by NASA. Professor Bayen is a member of CEE's Systems Engineering faculty, and Professor Gadgil is a member of both the Systems Engineering and the Environmental Engineering faculty.
On March 16-18, The 10 Innovators met with approximately 40 leaders from various disciplines at NASA's first water sustainability forum, LAUCH: Water, where they discussed creative solutions to water supply problems across the world.
Professor Gadgil was selected for his project, Electro Chemical Arsenic Remediation. The project proposes a new method to safely, affordably, and effectively remove arsenic from drinking water using a small amount of electricity to create rust in contaminated water. The project was co-presented by Dr. Susan Addy. See video of their presentation.
Professor Bayen was selected for his project, The Floating Sensor Network. The project focuses on the development of a group of motorized drifters that measure and transmit physical and chemical conditions within a flow of water to create a situation awareness map across space and time. The project was presented by Andrew Tinka, Systems Engineering PhD candidate. See video of their presentation.
Congratulations, Professor Gadgil and Professor Bayen!