SXSW 2018
Dying of Thirst: Solving Water Purification
Millions worldwide are at risk of death and disease from a lack of clean water. Hear from Ashok Gadgil, Senior Faculty Scientist, and Co-lead for the Water-Energy initiative at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Benjamin S. Hsiao, Distinguished Professor in Chemistry at Stony Brook University about potential solutions to this crisis. Gadgil is a National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) Inductee and Hsiao is an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Ambassador.
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Takeaways
- What is the current state of the clean water crisis faced by millions across the globe?
- What current and proposed solutions to this crisis exist today?
- Where do we go from here to solve the clean water crisis?
Speakers
- Ashok Gadgil, Physicist Senior Faculty Scientist/Engineer, UC Berkeley
- Benjamin Hsiao, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, Stony Brook University
Organizer
Jon Abboud, Public Affairs Specialist, US Patent and Trademark Office
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