Grassroots Engineering
Event! 10/21/2009
 
Interdisciplinary Student Presentations hosted by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Earth Institute.
MODI RESEARCH GROUP
Thursday October 22, 12-2pm
Interschool Lab, 7th Floor, CEPSR

Spatial Tools for Resource Management and Service Delivery 
“An Integrated System for Infrastructure Planning and Optimization,” Sahil Shah, undergraduate student, Applied Physics & Applied Mathematics Department, SEAS, Ayse Selin Kocaman, graduate student, Earth & Environmental Engineering Department, SEAS and Roy Hyunjin Han, Energy & Data Analyst, Modi Research Group 
 
“The Flood in the Desert: Dealing with Spatial and Temporal Variation in Water Availability in a Data-Sparse Environment,” Anna Tompsett, graduate student, School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA)

“Urban Energy Efficiency,” Hildigunnur Jonsdottir, graduate student, Mechanical
Engineering Department, SEAS 

“Using Rapid SMS for Improved Health Services,” Kevin Rehak, graduate student,  Columbia Business School

Interventions/Adoption/Impact Assessments
 “Evaluation of Household Biomass Cookstove Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Jin Wang, undergraduate student, Applied Physics & Applied Mathematics Department, SEAS 

“Adoption & Cost-benefits of Agroforestry in Mali,” Frances Jeffrey-Coker, undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering Department, SEAS 

“Irrigation in Gujarat, India,” Ram Fishman, graduate student, School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA)