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Energy and Water Autonomy for Off-Grid Waterfront Floating Structures

Energy and Water Autonomy for Off-Grid Waterfront Floating Structures

by krpleas | Feb 15, 2021 | Faculty Opinions

By Dorit Aviv, Ph.D Waterfront communities are the most susceptible to climate change and to extreme weather events. Beyond the risk of flooding itself, centralized water and energy systems are prone to failure under dynamic storm conditions; the connectivity of...
Experiences in Guatemala Water and Sanitation: Challenges, community priorities, and student engagement

Experiences in Guatemala Water and Sanitation: Challenges, community priorities, and student engagement

by agaray | Oct 21, 2020 | Faculty Opinions

By Tony Sauder Lecturer and Academic Advisor Master of Science in Applied Geosciences Program University of Pennsylvania The Penn chapter of Engineers without Borders (PennEWB) has been involved in water and sanitation projects in the Lake Atitlán region of Guatemala...
Innovations in Membrane Technology for Water Treatment

Innovations in Membrane Technology for Water Treatment

by agaray | Jul 15, 2020 | Faculty Opinions

By Daeyeon Lee, ProfessorUniversity of PennsylvaniaChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringJuly 16, 2020One of the most critical challenges that we face is providing access to clean water for every region and human being.  Combinations of different phenomena including...
A Public-Private Partnership Works for Stormwater Management in Prince George’s County, Maryland

A Public-Private Partnership Works for Stormwater Management in Prince George’s County, Maryland

by agaray | Mar 18, 2020 | Faculty Opinions

By Tom Daniels, ProfessorDepartment of City and Regional PlanningWeitzman School of DesignUniversity of PennsylvaniaMarch 19, 2020The hardest part of creating a successful stormwater management program is to get private landowners to green up their properties. But...
Exploring Puerto Rico’s Diverse Ecosystems in the Wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria

Exploring Puerto Rico’s Diverse Ecosystems in the Wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria

by agaray | Dec 9, 2019 | Faculty Opinions

By Sally Willig, Lecturer & Advisor Master of Environmental Studies University of Pennsylvania December 10, 2019   Puerto Rico’s diverse ecosystems derive from its varied climate, geology, topography, and disturbance history (Gould et al. 2008; Miller and...
Is Floating Architecture a Gimmick or a Serious Way to Address Sea Level Rise?

Is Floating Architecture a Gimmick or a Serious Way to Address Sea Level Rise?

by agaray | Aug 21, 2019 | Faculty Opinions

By Simon Richter, Interim Department Chair and Acting Graduate Chair Germanic Languages and LiteraturesSeptember 3, 2019 There is a whole lot of floating going on in the Netherlands. That is not surprising when you consider that 26% of the country is below sea...

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