Sheree Pagsuyoin Leads Project Funded by Grand Challenges Canada
Monday, June 9, 2014
Sheree
Pagsuyoin,
Assistant
Professor
in
Civil
&
Environmental
Engineering,
was
awarded
$122,000
in
funding
from
Grand
Challenges
Canada,
Stars
in
Global
Health
(round
6).
The
project
proposed
by
Pagsuyoin
and
her
co-PIs
J.R.
Santos
(George
Washington
University)
and
R.R.
Tan
(De
LaSalle
University,
Philippines)
aims
to
build
a
lowcost
biofiltration
system
for
drinking
water
treatment
in
rural
areas
of
the
Philippines.
The
proposed
modular
design
will
use
indigenous
materials
and
can
be
adapted
for
household
and
communal
use.
