Archive for the Group Updates Category

Gadgil Research Lab Youtube Channel is Now Active!

Our lab’s Youtube channel is now active! You can now subscribe to our channel to follow the most recent video updates on our progress and […]

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A Big Idea to Tackle Global Water Contamination

Our lab’s long-time efforts in developing cost-effective arsenic remediation technologies was featured in Rudd Family Foundation’s Big Ideas contest. You can read about the Gadgil […]

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Addressing arsenic problems in rural CA

Addressing arsenic problems in rural CA

Read this Op-Ed by Ashok Gadgil and Dana Hernandez discussion Arsenic in groundwater in rural California.

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Combating arsenic-water crisis in rural India

Combating arsenic-water crisis in rural India

“The Better India” news outlet reported Gadgil’s lab technological innovation which has been providing drinking water to rural communities in West Bengal at just 60 […]

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Farewell dinner for visiting researchers from National Taiwan University

The Gadgil research group organized a farewell dinner for visiting scholars Shao Wei Tsai and Shu-Yuan Pan from the National Taiwan University. Here is a […]

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Job Opening For Full Time R&D Engineer

Job Opening For Full Time R&D Engineer

The Gadgil Lab for Energy and Water Research is currently seeking a Research and Development Engineer! Get involved with one of the nation’s leading development […]

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Effective Remediation of Groundwater Fluoride with Inexpensively Processed Indian Bauxite

India represents one-third of the world’s fluorosis burden and is the fifth global producer of bauxite ore, which has previously been identified as a potential […]

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Dr. Joyashree Roy visits from Jadavpur University, India

On Thursday, May 11th members of the Gadgil water group met with Dr. Joyashree Roy from Jadavpur University, India in the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory cafeteria. […]

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Gadgil Lab Celebrates Doctoral Graduates

Gadgil Lab Celebrates Doctoral Graduates

The Gadgil Lab celebrated the graduation of two of its Ph.D. students, Adam Rausch and Katya Cherukumilli on May 16th, 2017. Both graduating from UC […]

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Water Group 2017 Science Retreat

Water Group 2017 Science Retreat

In late April 2017, the Gadgil water group went on a science retreat in Bodega Bay, California. For three days the team discussed research projects, […]

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Factors Governing the Performance of Bauxite for Fluoride Remediation of Groundwater

Globally, 200 million people drink groundwater contaminated with fluoride concentrations exceeding the World Health Organization’s recommended level (WHO-MCL = 1.5 mg F–/L). This study investigates […]

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Ashok Gadgil gave a talk at Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies

Ashok Gadgil was asked by the Subir and Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies, Institute for South Asia Studies(ISAS) at UC Berkeley to deliver a lecture on […]

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US Consul General learns about ECAR operation in India 7/12/16

On July 12th 2016 the US Consul General for India, Craig Hall, visited our academic partner, Jadavpur University, in Kolkata. Along with many members of our […]

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Caroline Delaire gave her PhD “exit talk” at the Environmental Engineering Seminar

Berkeley does not require a PhD defense, but PhD candidates are able to present their dissertation work in an informal seminar. Caroline gave her “exit talk” […]

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Engineering water research opportunity in India for Spring 2016

  Spend six months working towards arsenic-safe drinking water in rural India Over 100 million people in rural South Asia have only arsenic-contaminated  water to […]

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When an engineer explores behavior change: some thoughts and pictures from Caroline Delaire’s field work in India.

              Caroline Delaire, 3rd year PhD student in the Gadgil Lab, was given the opportunity to write about her […]

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Ashok Gadgil in IEEE Spectrum

Ashok Gadgil in IEEE Spectrum

Professor Gadgil is the featured profile under Geek Life in the IEEE Spectrum in the issue dated Feb. 28, 2015. The article, by Evan Ackerman, […]

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Caroline Delaire conducts household survey in arsenic-affected villages of West Bengal, India

Caroline Delaire is conducting a household survey in arsenic-affected Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India, in order to quantify and better understand the adoption of alternatives […]

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ECAR team at Indo-US Science and Technology Form (IUSSTF) Tech Expo meeting at Greater Noida in India

L-R: Professor Ashok Gadgil, Dr Susan Amrose, Professor Joyashree Roy, Mr Raja Mohanty ( 18th Nov 2014)    

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Ashok Gadgil’s “Lessons Learned” talk at CITRIS — Sept 10, 2014

Ashok Gadgil gave a talk on UC Berkeley campus at the CITRIS Research Exchange, on Sept 10, 2014, titled: “Lessons Learned from Drinking Water Treatment, […]

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