J-WAFS announces 2023 Travel Grantees to attend UNC Water & Health Conference
The Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) announces its 2023 Travel Grant recipients, who will attend the University of North Carolina (UNC) Water & Health Conference in October 2023. Travel grant recipients are current master's students and PhD candidates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Anushka Shahdadpuri, master's student in the department of urban studies and planning and institute for data systems and society; Barathkumar Baskaran, PhD candidate in the department of chemical engineering; Catherine Lu, master's student in the department of civil and environmental engineering; and Devashish Gokhale, PhD student in the department of chemical engineering.
J-WAFS offers travel grants for MIT graduate students to attend major upcoming water sector conferences like Stockholm World Water Week and the UNC Water & Health Conference. Today, J-WAFS is happy to announce that four outstanding students were selected to receive funding to attend the UNC Water & Health Conference this October:
• Anushka Shahdadpuri, Master’s student in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and Institute for Data Systems and Society
• Barathkumar Baskaran, PhD candidate in the Department of Chemical Engineering
• Catherine Lu, Master’s student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Devashish Gokhale, PhD student in the Department of Chemical Engineering
The UNC Water and Health Conference is held annually and serves as a curated space for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to convene and assess available data, scrutinize scientific findings, and enhance new and existing strategies for expanding access to and provision of WaSH services.
As Travel Grantees, students are expected to attend sessions and panels of interest and network with professionals and others in the water industry.