A gentle reminder of the meeting. Please do RSVP.
Our two presentations are from faculty/grad student teams that have really made hay from their projects, in terms of funding and interest well beyond our kick-start I2D support :
1)
Yuehwern Yih (IE) and grad student Dawei Wang:
IT Platform for Supply Chain and Logistics Management in Humanitarian Response
The efficiency of humanitarian aid supply chains is critical to effective emergency response. In addition, a sustainable supply chain network facilitates the rapid recovery of devastated areas and provides
relief for the affected populations. Thus, an efficient, reliable and sustainable emergency supply chain management system plays a critical role in the humanitarian relief operations. Currently, a typical NGO ERP (enterprise resource planning) system does
not address the specific needs of emergency humanitarian relief functions. Without an emergency supply chain management system, the lack of coordination and potential human errors will cause unnecessary delays and wastes in resources, which jeopardizes the
safety, and sometimes survival, of affected people. In addition, tracking relief materials from donor resources all the way to distribution to target beneficiaries is important for accountability and transparency. In this project, Purdue University and Catholic
Relief Services (CRS) are co-designing a web-based, multi-platform, centralized, offline-compatible electrical emergency response system. This system is capable of connecting all global warehouses across different country programs, requesting and approving
relief materials, checking inventory levels, tracking relief materials from donors to beneficiaries, and automatically generating accounting and beneficiary reports. This application will help NGOs form efficient, reliable and sustainable distribution plans
for emergency responses with the most updated information.
2)
Jennifer DeBoer and grad student Dhinesh Radhakrishnan:
Engineering Skills Curriculum and Digital Materials for Out-of-School Youth
Dr. DeBoer and her team work with out-of-school youth the Tumaini Center in Eldoret, Kenya to apply best practices and research in engineering education to benefit the learners
The youth learn engineering concepts on Google Tablets, and then they apply then in hands-on projects such as in the building of a solar powered water pump. For the current funding year, the Deboer Lab Team and their partners look forward to piloting 8 weeks
of modules, which build skills that contribute towards employability for the homeless youth. The modules will address the following learning objectives: STEM fundamentals, professional competence, problem-solving, modeling, and problem-solving processes, design
and design process. Dr. DeBoer and her students seek to ‘cross-pollinate’ with other I2D projects in areas of formal curriculum (e.g., science, math), as well as to scale up for demand from collaborators working on conflict zones.
BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS REMINDER
Colleagues,
The Innovation for International Development Lab (I2D Lab) under the Office of Global Engineering Programs (GEP) aims to foster a vibrant community of faculty, staff, and students working with international partners to address grand challenges
in international development based on engineering innovations and market-driven approaches. This includes research, design, adaptation, and field-testing of appropriate technologies and services that have strong potential to become scalable solutions for energy
access, healthcare, water and sanitation, labor-saving innovations, and disaster/humanitarian response.
The next I2D Lab meeting of this semester is scheduled for
Thursday, October 20, 11:30 (lunch) 12:00-1:30pm (meeting) in WANG 2501 with the following agenda:
12:00pm Announcements – funding opportunities, upcoming campus visitors and events, etc.
12:15 –
1:15 pm Seed Grantees Jennifer DeBoer (EE) on STEM Skills Learning Platform and Experiential Applications; and Yuehwern Yih (IE) on IT Platform for Supply Chain and Logistics Management in Humanitarian
Response
1:15pm Round-the-table updates
This semester, we will also be offering the opportunity to join I2D Lab meetings remotely via WebEx. If you would like to join via this option, please let me know and I will send a connection link.
The goal of these meetings is to learn more about engineering faculty interests and ongoing projects in global sustainable development, look for potential research collaborations, and to network with partners on campus to target new funding/partnership
opportunities. Please feel free to share this announcement with interested colleagues or graduate students.
We ask that you RSVP at gep@purdue.edu to this, and subsequent meetings so that we can obtain a count for lunch. If you do not RSVP, you will not receive lunch.
Lunch starts at 11:30. Please RSVP by noon, Monday October 2nd so Tami is able to place the lunch order.
The meeting schedule for remainder of the semester follows. If you are interested in sharing your own project in an upcoming meeting, please let us know.
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ALL MEETINGS ARE 12:00-1:30PM IN WANG 2501
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I2D Meeting Schedule: 2016- 2017 |
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Wednesday, October 5: |
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Seed Grantee Chad Jafvert and John Howarter; and Gary Burniske, Logical Frameworks for Development Projects |
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Thursday, October 20: |
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Seed Grantee DeBoer Lab and Yuehwern Yih |
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Wednesday, November 2: |
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Seed Grantee Nandi Clean Kitchen Brandon Boor (CE/EEE) and Danielle Wagner (EEE); and Andrea Burniske (I2D), Monitoring and Evaluation for Development Projects |
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Thursday, November, 17: |
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Seed Grantees Chongli Yuan and Julie Liu (ChE) and Klein Ileleji (ABE) |
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Wednesday, December 7: |
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Seed Grantee Chip Blatchley and Margaret Busse
(CE); and I2D Lab Expo and Next Seed Grants |
Andrea Burniske
Program Manager, i2D Lab
Global Engineering Programs
4th Floor, Wang Hall
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Ph: 765.496.3533
Skype: AndreaLaBurniske