D-Lab Spring 2022 Student Showcase

D-Lab Spring 2022 Final Student Project Presentations

D-Lab: Design

Instructors: Sorin Grama, Eliza Squibb
Presentations: Thursday, May 5th, 3:30 PM-5:00 PM, MIT Room N51-350

Democratic Republic of Congo: Congo Clothing Company Consultants
Ghana: Moving Health
Mexico: Mobility Independent Device
Liberia: Environmental Rescue Initiative
Uganda: Outbox Water Harvester

D-Lab: Water, Climate Change, and Health

Instructors: Susan Murcott, Julie Simpson
Presentations: Thursday, May 5, 1:00 PM-3:00 PM, MIT Room N51-350

US: Net Zero Buildings at MIT
US: Building Coastal Resiliency with Emerald Tutu
US: Climate Clock
US: Building Resilience in Aquaculture
US: Engineering Solutions for a Cleaner World: A Guide Through the Operations of the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team

D-Lab: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

Instructors: Libby Hsu, Susan Murcott
Presentations: Tuesday, May 10, 12:30 PM, MIT Room N51-310

US: Trade-offs between Flood Water (Stormwater) Discharge and Water Quality of the Stormwater Inputs to the Charles River
Madagascar: Desalination prototypes for arid communities
Tajikistan: Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation Management Planning
Pakistan: Purification of fluoride-contaminated drinking water in Thal desert areas
Nigeria: Household-Scale Ultraviolet Water Purification System for sub-Saharan Africa

Design for Complex Environmental Issues

Instructors: Ari Epstein, Joel Grimm, Libby Hsu
Presentations: Monday, May 2, 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, MIT Lobby 13 (behind 105 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge)

US: Prototyping ergonomic, capacity, and safety improvements to the bicycle trailers used by the Pedal People cooperative to haul recycling and compost in the city of Northampton, Massachusetts