Appropriate Technologies in Mpala Village, Kenya:
Solar, Water and Bamboo
Eden Full ‘13Health Grand Challenges
Advisor: Wole Soboyejo, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Lab Research at Princeton
• Soboyejo Research Group• Water filter research:– Small-scale sintering– Flow rate testing– Adsorption testing– Hydroxyapatite synthesis
• Solar panel research:– Bimetallic strip-bamboo tracker
prototype
Bamboo Research at Princeton
• Nodes stiffen and strengthen the specimen
Water Filter Research• Testing: flow rate, pH, microbial
count• 3 filters: with HA, without HA, bone
char
Solar Panel Implementation
• One 85W panel in each:– Ranchhouse village– Research Centre village
Roseicollis Technologies
+ =Bimetallic Strips
(Recyclable)Practical
Environmentally-friendly
Cost-effective
Bamboo (AvailableLocally)
$10
