Tata Center adds 14 new projects to its portfolio for 2017-18
The MIT Tata Center for Technology and Design has selected 14 proposals to receive funding during the 2017-18 academic year. Chosen from a highly competitive field of more than 50 submissions, the projects range across disciplines and span six focus areas: agriculture, energy, environment, health, housing, and water. “We are delighted with this diverse new crop of projects,” said Diane Rigos, the Tata Center’s executive director. “Whether it’s in sustainable energy, clean water, or agricultural production, we feel that they have the potential to make a difference in the developing world.” The newly-selected proposals join a portfolio of more than 40 active projects focused on improving lives in resource-constrained communities in South Asia, particularly India, and sub-Saharan Africa. The new 2017-18 projects and principal investigators are: Low-cost, low-carbon structural components for housing in India: Caitlin Mueller of the Department of Architecture Mind the yield gap: An integrated tool to alleviate information gaps constraining crop yields:...