WaSH Wednesdays connected students at NC State with practitioners, industry professionals, and researchers internationally over WaSH issues through webinars. We had two amazing speakers this year and their talks focused on public health and current WaSH research! The sessions were as follows:
- On the role of engineers in supporting global public health advancements
On October 21st, we hosted Dr. Joe Brown, an environmental engineering professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. During the virtual event, Dr. Brown discussed the roles, responsibilities, and opportunities for engineers to work in global public health research, practice, and advocacy. He presented examples of what works – and what doesn’t – when technology and people collide, and offered thoughts on building a career in this area.
- Sanivation
In collaboration with EWB-NCSU, the Global WaSH Student Chapter hosted Jim Lane and Naomi Korir from Sanivation on February 2nd, 2021. Sanivation is a Kenyan based sanitation company that is pushing the boundaries in waste management and sanitation solutions. They presented an overview of Sanivation, their goals, and a detailed look at their research strategies and current knowledge gaps.