Toward Public Interest Technology is an interview series with UVA faculty who create or study technology for public good.
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Toward Public Interest Technology is an interview series with UVA faculty who create or study technology for public good. This series is hosted by UVA’s chapter of the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN). PIT-UN aims to support people to study, build, and use tech to serve society. This series promotes this important goal and helps form a multidisciplinary community at UVA around socially beneficial technology.
Garrick Louis (Systems and Information Engineering, Engineering & Society) will be in conversation with MC Forelle (Engineering & Society) on October 25 (Friday), 2:30-4pm, Shannon Library, Room 330. All are welcome!
Garrick Louis is Associate Professor of Systems and Information Engineering and Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He is director of the Small Infrastructure and Development Center and director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering. His research seeks to build capacity for sustained access to essential human services, including water sanitation and hygiene, in marginalized communities. He holds BSc. and MSc. degrees in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy. His honors include the 2000 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the National Science Foundation, 2006-7 AAAS Energy Environment and Natural Resources Fellow, and 2014 Design and Health Faculty Fellow at the University of Virginia. He was a 2015-16 Jefferson Science Fellow in the Office of Global Food Security at the US Department of State and is a Fulbright Specialist for the US Department of State. He won UVA’s 2024 Excellence in Public Service Award.
Register here to receive a Zoom streaming link. A video of the interview will be shared on UVA’s PIT-UN website.