WINTER 2016-2017
Where We ’ ve Been : Conferences
MAR
12
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MAY
2
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MAY
9
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JUN
3
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AUG
21
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SEPT
15
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60th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women [ New York , NY ] |
UNESCO Tech4Dev Conference [ Lausanne , Switzerland ] |
Evidence to Action : FinTech for Global Development [ San Francisco , CA ] |
International Conference on ICTs and Development [ Ann Arbor , MI ] |
International Engineering Design Conference [ Charlotte , NC ] |
Social Capital Markets Conference [ San Francisco , CA ] |
News : Highlights from the Press
- Mobile , phone-based microscopes work well in the field with minimal training ( Science Daily ) - How Research Universities Can Help the Refugee Crisis ( Stanford Social Innovation Review ) - Satellite Images Can Pinpoint Poverty Where Surveys Can ’ t ( New York Times ) - How the ‘ solar-suitcase ’ makes childbirth safer ( BBC ) - The Wages of Sin ( The Economist ) - How to Keep the Peace in an Age of Water Wars ( Reuters ) - Towards gender equality through sanitation access ( UN Women ) - This Is a Proven Way to Get Women Excited About Engineering ( Fortune ) - Waste Not Addressing the Fuel and Sanitation Need ( ASME DEMAND )
Academic Publications : Disseminating Research
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“ Computer Security for Data Collection Technologies ” by Camille Cobb , Samuel Sudar , Nicholas Reiter , Richard Anderson , Franziska Roesner , and Tadayoshi Kohno , ICTD , June 2016 .
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“ Formation of macroscopic surface layers on Fe ( 0 ) electrocoagulation electrodes during an extended field trial of arsenic treatment ” by Case M . van Genuchten , Siva R . S . Bandaru , Elena Surorova , Susan E . Amrose , Ashok J . Gadgil , Jasquelin Pena , Chemosphere , June 2016 .
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“ Experimental Evidence on the Demand for and Costs of Rural Electrification ” by Kenneth Lee , Edward Miguel , and Catherine Wolfram , National Bureau of Economic Research , May 2016 .
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“ Renewable Additives that Improve Water Resistance of Cellulose Composite Materials ” by Heather L . Buckley , Caitlin H . Touchberry , Jonathan P . McKinley , Zachary S . Mathe , Hurik Muradyan , Hannah Ling , Raj P . Fadadu , Martin J . Mulvihill , and Susan E . Amrose , Journal of Renewable Materials , May 2016 .
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“ Scalable DC Microgrids for Rural Electrification in Emerging Regions ” by Achintya Madduri , Jason Poon , Javier Rosa , Matthew Podolsky , Eric Brewer , Seth Sanders , IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics , May 2016 .
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“ An efficient power harvesting mobile phone-based electrochemical biosensor for point-of-care health monitoring ” by Alexander C . Sun , Chengyang Yao , Venkatesh A . G ., Drew A . Hall , Sensors and Actuators B : Chemical , May 2016 .
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“ Energy Security in ASEAN : A quantitative approach for sustainable energy policy ” by Sopitsuda Tongsopit , Noah Kittner , Youngho Chang , Apinya Akosornkij , Weerin Wangjiraniran , Energy Policy , March 2016 .
-- “ Discussion Paper : Towards Gender Equality Through Sanitation Access ” by Zachary Burt , Kara Nelson , and Isha Ray , UN Women , March 2016 .
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