2006 News
General
Education
Research and Development
- The
Center for Drinking Water Optimization
continues to study the
effectiveness of the Filtrón water purifier system developed
by Potters for Peace in Nicaragua
-
EDC faculty and students are
working on two research projects supported by EPA P3 grants
in 2005-2006: (i)
Sustainability of the Filtrón for Microbial
Disinfection, conducted by Jay Shah under the supervision of
Profs. Scott Summers and Angela Bielefeldt; (ii)
A Green Mind: A Sustainable, Smart Growth Plan
for Muramba, Rwanda conducted by Evan Thomas and
members of the EWB-CU Rwanda project under the
supervision of Prof. Bernard Amadei.
Outreach/Services/Projects
-
As part of CVEN 4830, 4434/5434 in fall 2006,
twelve students in three teams are working on a
wastewater treatment/reuse design for a community in
Sonora, Mexico. Nine students traveled to the
community over four days in October, to meet with
community leaders and gather data to better
understand the scope of the problem.
- Over 30 CU
students from EWB-CU are actively involved in projects in Rwanda
and Peru.
- In August 2006, the EWB-CU
Peru
team traveled to San Leon for phase 1
implementation of their water project consisting of
installation of water well, hand pump and storage
tank.
- In June 2006, the EWB-CU
Rwanda
team traveled to Muramba (Gisenyi) and Muganero (Kibuye)to
install water purification, biogas, and rain water
catchment systems. Check
project
summary.
- In January 2006, the EWB-CU
Peru team continued its implementation
of a potable water system and explored how to
use a network of 500 internet cafes in Peru for
education purpose.
In the News
(Press Releases)
Peace Through Empowerment (Denver Post, 11/15/05)
Engineers Put Skills to Humanitarian Use (Longmont
Times Call, 10/24/05)
Engineering's Soft Side (Denver Post, 09/30/05)
From the US to Rwanda:
Building Bridges Between Worlds (CEM Magazine, fall
2005)
Students Ready
for Rwanda: Engineers Planning Trip to Africa.
(Campus Press, 09/27/05)
The
Monk, the Rapid Sand Filter and NASA (Stormwater
Magazine, July/August 2006)
Engineers Put Idealism to Work (Baltimore Sun,
10/01/06)
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