team members
Dan Collins, PI. Dr. Collins is the project lead. Collins manages the team, oversee logistics, and contributes production assistance in geo-spatial visualization, fabrication and interactive media.
Mary Laura Lind, Co-I. Dr. Lind is an associate professor of Chemical Engineering at ASU. Dr. Lind will provide guidance on how to optimize the experimental regimes proposed for the mobileNEWT system.
Matthew Green, Co-I. Dr. Green is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at ASU. Dr. Green will help connect membrane characteristics to membrane separation performance.
Francois Perreault, Co-I. Dr. Perreault is a professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at ASU. Dr. Perreault's contribution to the project will lie in improving membrane flow.
Shahnawaz Sinha, Co-PI, Assistant Research Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and Built Environment, Co-I. Dr. Sinha will be the primary point of contact for integrating the team’s ideas and research into the mobileNEWT unit.
Kaard Bombe - Videographer. Mr. Bombe is a consultant to all aspects of pre-, on-site, and post- video production processes. Bombe is involved in an on-going process of shooting video, conducting interviews, and creating a comprehensive chronicle of the places we go and the people we meet.
Aislinn Varela, Chemical Engineering Lab Technician. Ms. Varela serves as a lab technician focused on desalination and energy production systems.
Jayani Mehta, Concept Artist and Designer. Ms. Mehdi is focused on concept development, site planning, and media production.
Xavier Nokes, Data Visualization Specialist. Mr. Nokes is focused on data visualization.
Garistyn Howard, Prop Artist and 3D Printing Specialist. Mr. Howard is focused on color 3D printing.
project consultants
Adrian Bergere, Program Coordinator, San Miguel Watershed Coalition, Telluride, Colorado
Kris Holstrom, County Commissioner, San Miguel County, Colorado
Evan Iverson, Director Science and Research, Telluride institute, Telluride, Colorado
Paul Kehmeier, Salinity Program Coordinator, Colorado Department of Agriculture, Delta, Colorado
Mark Prusten, photondyn@silicon-art.com, Optical Physicist and Neural IC Designer, Silicon Art, Tucson, AZ
Amanda Scott, Science Educator, Paradox, Colorado
Zach Valent, Artist, Tempe, Arizona (See portfolio of sculptures impacted by crystallization).
Paul Westerhoff, Regents Professor, Fulton Chair of Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University, Deputy Director, NSF (NEWT)
affiliated agencies and institutions
Arizona State University
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Arizona Public Service (APS)
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Paradox Valley Unit, Bedrock, Colorado