The article discusses the work of an electrical engineer managing the Monitoreo De Agua En Colombia project at the University of the Andes. The initiative aims to combat water contamination from illegal activities like gold mining by collaborating with remote communities to develop water-testing probes. These efforts not only provide vital data on water safety but also empower communities through open science, allowing them to create their own probes. The engineer balances this humanitarian outreach with research in nanotechnology for energy applications, emphasizing the importance of human connections in engineering.
"I think the most important connections are those between humans. This is what drives my work managing Monitoreo De Agua En Colombia, a project at the University of the Andes in Bogotá."
"Through this project, the university's engineering students work with groups in remote areas to co-design water probes, such as the one I'm using in the picture."
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