ABOUT THE AUTHORS
AMOS WINTER is the Germeshausen Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Winter’s work focuses on creating high-performance, low-cost technologies for resource-constrained communities around the world. His portfolio includes innovations for irrigation, desalination, clean energy, and global health. Many of these innovations have been commercialized through startup companies or licenses. Recent examples include drip irrigation emitters that cut pumping power by 50 percent and reduce the cost of solar-powered irrigation by up to 40 percent; desalination solutions that directly convert solar energy to water ...
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