Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering June 2013
Work Experience
Pure Home Water, Tamale, Ghana
Lab Technician July 2013-October 2013
Tested the log removal rates of the organization’s ceramic pot filters using the hydrogen sulfide and Quanti-Tray test methods
Monitored the correct use of ceramic filters by villagers in local villages
Enhanced the instructional material given to individuals based on the results found in the lab and at the site
Community Water Solutions, Tamale, Ghana
Summer Fellow May 2013-July 2013
Fundraised approximately 1500 US Dollars for the implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of a water treatment facility outside of Tamale, Ghana
Implemented a water treatment facility in a village in Tamale, Ghana that would provide clean drinking water to 67 households
Trained four local village women on the process of treating water as well as operation and management of the water treatment business
Monitored the use of the facility by visiting households and taking samples of the drinking water
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Undergraduate Researcher June 2012-June 2013
Developed a simple, low cost, quantitative, and portable test to measure the performance of ceramic filters by creating a dry powder hydrogen sulfide test to use at Pure Home Water factory, located in Tamale, Ghana and potentially other ceramic filter factories around the world
Developed a method to test the efficacy of the hydrogen sulfide test by using prepared E.Coli cultures and cross-checking with Quanti-Tray tests
Trained two undergraduates on laboratory processes and techniques relating to project
Leadership Experience
MIT Leadership Training Institute
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