J-WAFS announces 2023 seed grant recipients
Fifteen principal investigators from across MIT will conduct early work to solve issues ranging from water contamination to aquaculture monitoring and management.
Fifteen principal investigators from across MIT will conduct early work to solve issues ranging from water contamination to aquaculture monitoring and management.
A new computational tool empowers decision-makers to target interventions.
Matt Shoulders will lead an interdisciplinary team to improve RuBisCO — the photosynthesis enzyme thought to be the holy grail for improving agricultural yield.
President Sally Kornbluth talks with Associate Professor Desirée Plata about her research — and what she wishes students knew about their professors.
MIT engineers identified an unusually absorbent material that could be used for passive cooling or water harvesting in warm climates.
Gokul Sampath and Jie Yun have been named 2023-24 J-WAFS Fellows.
The structure of the desert birds’ belly feathers enables males to carry water over long distances to their chicks.
J-WAFS researchers are using remote sensing observations to build high-resolution systems to monitor drought.
A new method for removing the greenhouse gas from the ocean could be far more efficient than existing systems for removing it from the air.
A new understanding of how particle shape controls grain flow could help engineers manage river restoration and coastal erosion.
Using sand and rock, MIT senior Aviva Intveld tells stories of ancient climates.
Startups founded by mechanical engineers are at the forefront of developing solutions to mitigate the environmental impact of manufacturing.
Lane leaves a lasting legacy at the Institute and on tribal communities around the country.
J-WAFS Fellows discuss their inspiration for pursuing challenges in water and food systems.
Vishnu Jayaprakash SM '19, PhD '22 won for the AgZen-Cloak, an invention that makes pesticides stick to crops, minimizing pollution and water waste.