Students and staff of the Centro Educativo Olaya Heriera in the village of Nicanor Restrepo, Amagá Township in Colombia celebrate by drinking water from the slow sand filters installed by Civil Engineering Professor Chad T. Jafvert!

Purdue's Global Engineering Program (GEP) hosted the third annual Global Engineering Design Symposium (GEDS) on January 25, 2014. Through a series of presentations and interactive discussions, the symposium challenged participants to think about what it means to undertake participatory problem solving in developing contexts, including a thorough discussion of considering stakeholder needs and engaging with international partners.

Daher recently co-published in the Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineering titled “Water, energy, and food: The Ultimate Nexus”. He was also recently invited to contribute with his study as a young scientist to the UN Global Sustainable Development Report.

Four GEP students will represent the College of Engineering and the Office of Global Affairs, interacting with the Global Affairs Strategic Advisory Council and campus visitors.