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Quantifying the impacts of large-scale irrigation on rainfall
A new study describes how irrigation development modifies local and regional climate.
A spot market for water
Sourcewater pioneers an exchange for trading and recycling water for oil and gas production and other operations.
Toward cheaper water treatment
MIT spinout makes treating, recycling highly contaminated oilfield water more economical
J-WAFS awards $1.8 million in first round of seed-grant funding
Nine grants of $200,000 for two years have been awarded to researchers from 11 MIT departments.
Graduate student Sami Khan receives Young Researcher Award
The PhD candidate was honored at the 2015 World Hydropower Congress in May.
Powering desalination with the sun
PhD student Natasha Wright makes water safe to drink for rural, off-grid Indian villages.
Elaine Kung '15 awarded $5,000 by MIT Tau Beta Pi to improve design of compost toilets
Continuing work begun on a D-Lab trip, Kung aims to reduce the costs and labor required to produce compost toilets in El Salvador.
Using desalination to address drought
Developed by Carlos Riva ’75, a California water plant will be the largest seawater desalination facility in the Western Hemisphere.
MIT and Masdar Institute work together to transform an oil-based economy
Researchers collaborate on innovative water, energy, and next-generation technology projects.
New program aims to commercialize innovations in food and water
“J-WAFS Solutions” will provide seed funding for promising new approaches to water, food supply.
MIT and Kuwait University researchers awarded $5.5 million for work on next-generation desalination systems
Funding sponsored through the Kuwait-MIT Center for Natural Resources and the Environment.
International experts analyze impacts of Ethiopian dam
Report from conference at MIT addresses potential effects of huge construction project.