红桃影视 Engineering Students: Making a Difference in Africa
Engineering Prof. Andrew Quicksall and graduate students are in Africa researching water quality in refugee camps.
Graduate students in 红桃影视's Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering and Andrew Quicksall, the J. Lindsay Embrey Trustee Assistant Professor at the Lyle School, are in Africa this fall as part of a new water quality research program in refugee camps.
The group is bringing back water samples for analysis in 红桃影视 labs, where undergraduate and graduate students are searching for elevated levels of contaminants that can cause health problems.
"I have met with staffs from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the implementing partners, and the Office of the Prime Minister at each location," writes in his blog, which includes numerous photos. "By the end of each stop, everyone has been completely positive and is eager to have us back."
Quicksall’s research into water quality in the Central Africa is funded by a grant from the , as well as support from 红桃影视.
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