Five MIT PhD students awarded 2022 J-WAFS fellowships for water and food solutions
Students are driving innovative research to promote water and food security for all.
Students are driving innovative research to promote water and food security for all.
Encapsulating modified bacteria in tough hydrogel spheres prevents them from spreading genes to other microbes.
MIT students explore algal water purifiers, programmable soil bacteria, and other biological engineering approaches to food and water security.
Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysis.
Workshop highlights how MIT research can guide adaptation at local, regional, and national scales.
Voigt Lab's work could eventually replace cereal crops’ need for nitrogen from chemical fertilizers.
A J-WAFS connection brings together two MIT research teams helping to advance irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa.
At the sixth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students and postdocs sharpen their communication and presentation skills.
MIT welcomed the Class of 2023 with an initiative to reduce the impact of water consumption through reusable water bottles and other sustainable habits.
The Institute aims to update its water management practices to prepare for droughts, sea level rise, and other risks posed by the climate crisis.
J-WAFS Fellow and DUSP PhD student Andrea Beck examines the success factors behind water utility partnerships in Africa.
Nine principal investigators from MIT will receive grants totaling over $1 million for solutions-oriented research into global food and water challenges.
An affordable, easy-to-use handheld sensor, soon to enter the market, can indicate the presence of bacterial contaminants in food in seconds.
Two new J-WAFS Solutions commercialization grants will support novel technologies that aim to improve the economics and resiliency of farming.
J-WAFS-funded MIT research team shows a new method of fertilizer production can better suit the needs of farms in Africa and around the globe.