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Evan Thomas, director of the Mortensen Center in Global Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, presented on possible applications of blockchain in the world of water rights. Blockchain could create a system to trade water by using sensors that track how much water is used or conserved to create...

In 2017 The Millennium Challenge Corporation issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Annual Program Statement (APS) to request partnership applications related to several technical areas. MCC received a concept note from a the University of Colorado Boulder’s Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience in response to the high...

Evan Thomas, Director of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering Mortenson Endowed Chair in Global Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder summarizes what the Mortenson Center does at CU Boulder and in the world.

Tech giant IBM has become a leader in demonstrating real-world applications of blockchain technology. The company has already implemented blockchain-based solutions to track food supply chains and to ensure ethically sourced minerals . The University of Colorado at Boulder will provide additional research support for this project, which is also...

Leveraging Satellites and the Internet of Things, SweetSense Facilitates Water Service Access in Kenya and Water Resource Management in California , USAID AgriLinks, May, 2019 Colorado senator wants to study blockchain for water rights management , TNW, March, 2019 Blockchain is overhyped, but it’s also perfect for California’s drought problem...

Isolation caused by lack of transportation infrastructure affects almost every facet of life for the rural poor. Without adequate transportation access, families cannot access schools, health care, employment, or local markets to sell and buy goods. The World Bank estimates that nearly a billion people worldwide lack access to an...

Allie Davis, Amy Javernick-Will and Sherri Cook are recently published in Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology with a paper titled "A comparison of interviews, focus groups, and photovoice to identify sanitation priorities and increase success of community-based sanitation systems". Abstract: Addressing priorities is essential for the success of water...

Global development is undergoing a dramatic transformation that is impacting the industry's human capital and landscape. Development professionals a decade from now will not look the same as they do today. Read the survey summary where diverse development professionals predict what will help them navigate, thrive and excel in the...

There are a billion people in the world who don’t have access to clean water while 2 billion people don’t have safe sanitation. Almost half of the world’s population still uses firewood daily. These are some of the global development challenges that Evan Thomas, the new director of the Mortenson...

A Note from MCEDC's New Director, Evan Thomas! I am excited to join the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities and work with our incredible team of students, faculty, and staff to maximize the University of Colorado Boulder's positive impact in the world. Over the coming months, the MCEDC...