HAITI  RAPID RESPONSE     

On January 12, 2010 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Haiti, destroying more than 250,000 buildings and leaving thousands without clean water and electricity.

A team of Princeton University professors propose Rapid Response project.

Princeton University secures funding from the National Science Foundation’s Haiti RAPID funding program.            For more information click here

Representatives from the engineering school and the architecture school meet with Haitian Ambassador Raymond Joseph to discuss the potential of sustainably rebuilding of Haiti.             To read more click here

In Jane Harrison’s course Autonomy and Interdependence nine students build the first working prototype of the clay pot filtration unit.

Reporter Hilary Parker writes a top news story for the university home page.                                                    To read more click here

Between June 13th and 17th six team members travel to Haiti to select a site for deploying prototypes in Jacmel, and to form alliances with aid organizations.  Princeton employee, Josue Lajeunesse, travels with the team and introduces them to key figures in Haiti.            Photo Slideshow

Based on designs by ATOPIA Research, architecture students build 1/2" scale operable models of wind turbine and water treatment system.

Princeton University Facilities prepares a test site on Broadmead Avenue.

With a gemerous donation from Andy Tung '87, two 20 foot and one 40 foot shipping containers are delivered to the Broadmead site.

Engineering students analyze the structural stability of the wind turbine system under a variety of wind loading conditions.

Engineering students conduct experiments to optimize water flow rates through clay filtration system.