“I am an electric engineer, but I think the most important links are those around them. Water control in Colombia (Water Control in Colombia) A project at the University of Andes Mountains in Bogota. In Colombia, many rivers are contaminated, for example with mercury used in illegal gold mining. Through this project, university engineering students work with groups in remote areas to design water investigations, such as those I use in the picture.
I lead this project along with my research using nanotechnology to create innovative materials for energy applications. The use of my engineering skills and resources to make human technologies for people here in Colombia is a very satisfactory and important part of my job.
In this image, which was taken last November, he explained how to use a specially designed probe to record the pH, delivery, dissolved oxygen level and water temperature. We download the results on our website to form a data collection that can be accessed to the public, which shows the safety of water throughout the country. As of February, we worked with 8 societies and conducted about 50 investigations. I am proud that this project is an open science, so that any society can build an investigation for themselves.