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| 9/7/2023 |  more info... |
| 9/8/2023 | Join us for a West Coast Chapter Luncheon on: Reinventing the Toilet for Global Sanitation: The NEWgenerator Resource Recovery Machine Developed at the University of South Florida, the NEWgenerator is a solar-powered, modular, automated wastewater treatment and recycling system capable of operating independently from grid power, piped water and sewer. The core technology within the NEWgenerator is the anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBDR). The value propostion of the NEWgenerator is that is makes flush toilerts possible in off-grid, remote locations. The NEWgenerator was a recipient of the 5th Cade Museum Prie for Innovation and the 2020 USPTO Patents for Humanity Award. This presentation will follow the two-decade journey of the NEWgenerator from concept to development to commercialization, including extended field trials in India, South Africa and disadvantaged communities in the U.S. Speaker: Daniel H Yeh, PhD, PE, BCEE, LEED AP. Dr. Daniel Yeh is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida and Director of the Membrane Biotechnology Lab. He is also a visiting professor at NASA Kennedy Space Center and co-founder of the cleantech startup BioReNEW, Inc. Dr. Yeh’s research and teaching interests are in water & wastewater engineering, global water & sanitation, water/energy/food nexus, and life support systems for space travel. Dr. Yeh is keen to communicate and promote environmental engineering to the public and school children through classroom lesson plans, museum exhibits, podcasts, TEDx and Pint-of-Science talks, and late night talk show comedy feature. Dr. Yeh is a professional engineer, an AAEES board-certified environmental engineer, and a LEED Accredited Professional. He is also a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors and a two-time recipient of the Excellence in Innovation Award at USF. West Coast Sponsors contact WHaggen@chacompanies.com for your 2 free tickets. more info... |
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