MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab
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J-WAFS is catalyzing research and innovation @MIT to find solutions to urgent global water and food systems challenges to secure humankind’s vital resources
Cambridge, MA
Joined August 2019
During #UNGA79 and #ClimateWeekNYC, I spoke in the "Food and Water: Securing Vital Resources" discussion, highlighting challenges in #watermanagement, particularly in #agriculture. Read more here: https://t.co/oEIiFmPgqF
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UNGA79, New York, September 23, 2024 On September 23, 2024, I had the privilege of participating in a high-level discussion titled "Food and Water: Securing Vital Resources," organized on the...
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How do water stress and food insecurity impact global instability? Join experts at the United Nations on September 23, during New York Climate Week, for an in-depth conversation. Presented, in part, by @jwafs_mit.
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🎉J-WAFS is happy to award two outstanding MIT graduate students from @MITdusp in the @mitsap —Shubhi Goyal and Daniela Morales—to attend this year's Stockholm World Water Week in Sweden, occurring in August. https://t.co/cLpPgBKQh7
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🎉J-WAFS is happy to announce the 14 outstanding recipients of our 10th round of seed grant funding for cutting-edge water and food research at MIT. Learn more about our recipients and each seed grant project here: https://t.co/PiRES60m4Z.
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🎉J-WAFS is delighted to announce that Cesar Terrer (@c_terrer), an assistant professor in @MIT_CEE at the @MITEngineering, has received a 2024 J-WAFS Grant for Transforming Animal Agriculture Systems. Learn more here: https://t.co/OOGO9Gu4NL
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Finally, an enzyme that has facilitated life on earth is kind of horrible at its job
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And it’s getting worse with extreme heat.
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International aid is needed for small-scale farmers in #Africa (60% of the population) who are threatened by #climate change-amplified #drought, said MIT Joint Program Research Scientist Kenneth Strzepek at a 3-day Vatican climate resilience summit. https://t.co/9lL5UmMj9O
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A new @jwafs_mit-backed technology provides continuous, low-cost detection of nitrogen dioxide, paving the way for a big lead forward in mitigating the toxic gas’ harmful effects.
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A new system for detecting toxic gases developed by MIT researchers could provide continuous monitoring of these gases, such as nitrogen dioxide, at low cost.
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🎉Congratulations to Akash Ball from @KulikGroup & @MITChemE and Jonathan Bessette from @MITMechE on being named 2024-2025 J-WAFS Fellows. The fellowship honors PhD students tackling key global water and food challenges. https://t.co/IWpOdLgMmd
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MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) has awarded fellowships to PhD students Jonathan Bessette and Akash Ball, who are working on ways to create water desalination systems in...
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MIT Sea Grant Doherty Professor Aristide Gumyusenge will develop thin films to detect toxins in seawater, building on earlier research supported by @jwafs_mit. Read more about Gumyusenge's work in this @mit_dmse story: https://t.co/pDFYx8B6zf
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Learn how @urop_mit students Santiago Borrego + Unyime Usua are helping to advance technology for aquaculture using machine learning with MIT Sea Grant, A.R.C. Hatchery, @Northeastern Institute for Experiential Robotics + @MIT_CEE @FishAlliance @jwafs_mit: https://t.co/6ShVqi7fR4
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MIT Sea Grant is working with students and partners including the Aquaculture Research Corporation to create a machine learning image recognition tool that will help aquaculture hatcheries monitor...
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A team led by Professor Michael Triantafyllou & Edvard Ronglan SM ’23 have engineered structures that are engineered to mimic the wave-buffering effects of natural reefs while also providing pockets for marine life. https://t.co/zZtOzvmGui
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Join a speaker session on atmospheric water harvesting technologies and strategies, co-hosted by J-WAFS, @MITMechE , and MIT Device Research Lab on April 16, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Click the link below to learn more and register! https://t.co/hgFkyOfsXs
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🌍💧Today is #WorldWaterDay. Scott Odell and John Fernández (@johnefernandez) of @mit_esi investigate the effects of mining in Chile. Read more here:
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J-WAFS researchers Scott Odell, a visiting researcher in MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative, and John Fernández, a professor in MIT’s Department of Architecture, are examining climate change,...
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In a Scripps News clip by @Meghan_Lopez, @aushah98 and @DevchemE discuss their project with Professor @PSdoyleMIT which offers a solution for removing micropollutants from water through a zwitterionic hydrogel system. Watch the news clip here:
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🌱Looking forward to contributing to the @BOKUvienna FACT Alliance Global Food Systems Resilience Dialogue on the link between #landscape #restoration and #Peace 🗓️ 16 January 2024 ⏰15:00 CET 👉Register here: https://t.co/bYK6d87scf
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Scott Odell, a @jwafs_mit scientist, explains why the green transition needs mining – for raw materials for cleaner technologies – but also mitigation of the environmental and social costs, like dust contamination of drinking water. https://t.co/RMYHvSRQV4
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The second @BOKUvienna Food Systems Resilience dialogue discussed the climate risks facing the Lake Victoria Basin, delving into transboundary land governance in complex systems. Watch here: https://t.co/I27l250zWL Register for the Jan 16 dialogue here: https://t.co/JUEsY8yJhb
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The second @BOKUvienna Food Systems Resilience dialogue discussed the climate risks facing the Lake Victoria Basin, delving into transboundary land governance in complex systems. Watch here: https://t.co/I27l250zWL Register for the Jan 16 dialogue here: https://t.co/JUEsY8yJhb
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The second @BOKUvienna Food Systems Resilience dialogue discussed climate risks facing the Lake Victoria Basin, delving into transboundary land governance in complex systems. Watch here: https://t.co/I27l250zWL Register for the Jan 16 dialogue here: https://t.co/JUEsY8yJhb
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