Ashok Gadgil, CEE professor in the Environmental Engineering program, has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Gadgil was honored for 2 inventions that have helped millions of people in remote areas: UV Waterworks, a low-powered water disinfection system that uses UV light to kill pathogens, and the Berkeley-Darfur Stove, which reduces fuel demands of those in displacement camps.
For more information, see National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees: Ashok Gadgil.