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2022 Impact Projects Report
Report Overview In 2022, E4C welcomed our largest Fellowship cohort ever:…
About Leah Putman
Lifetime tinkerer, creator, and optimizer with an affinity to entrepreneurship and all things medical, health and nutrition.
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2021 Annual Research Report
In 2021, E4C led our largest Fellowship cohort ever: 50…
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2020 Annual Research Report
Report Overview Engineering for Change (E4C) Research Collaborations cut across geographies…
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2019 Research Report
       Report Overview In 2019, during the E4C Fellowship…
Explorer Program: Welcome & Introductions
Hello, I'm Leah. As lifelong process and design engineer, I see how AI has the potential to be a valuable part of ESD processes. Designing it to collect necessary data...
Nano- and microplastics in drinking water
Hi Jamie, thanks for sharing your research! This is an interesting topic. Historically, we haven't been able to determine harm at the time we know of the existence of certain...
Leah Putman In 3 Questions
Passion and curiosity- whether in myself or others. Seeing the spark of a question or the fire of passion for learning more about how things work, serving one's community, or even doing them together is inspiring.
For many sustainable development projects what's missing isn't the technological capability it's the fit of the product, service or technology to a particular market or community. We as engineers and designers need to understand who's actually going to use what we create and what is their life like. What's missing is the connection and understanding more than another technology. At E4C, we're looking to become even better at making those connections.