Colleagues,
In September 2015, UN member countries will adopt a new set of sustainable development goals (SDGs) that will transform the world by 2030.
They will guide global efforts to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, ensure healthy lives and quality education, empower all women and girls,
ensure access to water and sanitation and access to affordable, sustainable energy for all, build resilient infrastructure and promote sustainable industrialization.
I2D was launched in March this year to facilitate ENGR faculty and students interested in R and D and translational impact in these areas. Since Spring 2015 a group of interested faculty
in ENGR have been meeting on a monthly basis with other colleagues on campus (from Center for Global Food Security, Global Sustainability Institute, Burton Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship etc.) to discuss funding opportunities with USAID and other Foundations.
One of the recommendations from faculty was to use these meetings to learn more about what each other’s interests are in this area.
I am glad to announce the fall semester schedule for the I2D Lab regular meetings. Several ENGR faculty have agreed to talk about their ongoing
R and D in low and middle income countries in areas as diverse as Water and Sanitation, Energy, Labor saving innovations, Global health, Information and Communication Technologies.
All meetings will be held from 12:00 to 1:30pm in WANG 2501. Lunch will be provided for all meetings.
To ensure sufficient quantities, please RSVP to Tami Sells (tsells@purdue.edu).
We are still looking for speakers for some slots this semester, if you are interested please let us know. A schedule of presentations follows and is attached.
I hope to see you at the meetings!
Meeting format:
12:00pm I2D Lab announcements –
funding opportunities, upcoming campus visitors and events, etc.
12:15pm Specific project presentations and discussions from ENGR faculty (titles below)
1:00pm Roundtable updates from all in attendance
Wednesday, September 2
Yuehwern Yih, Humanitarian response and supply chain management
Chad Jafvert & John Howarter, Medium capacity slow sand filters & Smart phone-based spectrophotometer+turbidity meter for water testing
Thursday, September 17
Jacqueline Linnes, Point-of-care detection of neonatal sepsis
You-Yeon Won, Development of a cost effective treatment for neonatal RDS in low-resource countries
Tuesday, September 29
John Lumkes, Practical Utility Platform (PUP)
To be announced
Wednesday, October 14
Jennifer DeBoer, Engineering skills curriculum and digital materials for out of school youth
To be announced
Tuesday, October 27
To be announced
To be announced
Wednesday, November 11
Chad Jafvert & John Howarter*, Medium capacity slow sand filters & Smart phone-based spectrophotometer+turbidity meter for water testing
Yuehwern Yih, Humanitarian response and supply chain management
Thursday, December 10
Jacqueline Linnes, Point-of-care detection of neonatal sepsis
Jennifer DeBoer, Engineering skills curriculum and digital materials for out of school youth
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