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Abdul Latif Jameel Water & Food Systems Lab

Highlights and Impacts

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J-WAFS research team develops a novel technique to combat membrane fouling

People

J-WAFS-funded graduate student wins prestigious national prize for student inventors

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J-WAFS PIs team up to fortify crops for climate resilience

Multimedia

Winners Announced for the 2021 J-WAFS World Water Day Video Competition: MIT Research for a Water Secure Future

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J-WAFS researchers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water

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World Water Day Video Competition: MIT Research for a Water Secure Future

Latest News

MIT unveils a new action plan to tackle the climate crisis

The Institute commits to net-zero emissions by 2026, charts course marshaling all of MIT’s capabilities toward decarbonization.

3 Questions with J-WAFS Fellow Nadia Christidi

MIT SHASS speaks with J-WAFS Fellow Nadia Christidi on her interdisciplinary work that combines water access, art, and urban planning.

J-WAFS sponsored project on desalination membranes covered in Tech Xplore

A MechE-led research team have developed a more efficent method to clean membranes at a lower cost to producers and the environment.

Winners announced for the 2021 MIT Water Innovation Prize

The student pitch competition addressed a variety of problems expected to worsen with climate change.