1001 Wells for Darfur Lecture from Dr. El-Baz
- Starts: 6:00 pm on Monday, October 29, 2012
- Ends: 8:00 pm on Monday, October 29, 2012
1001 Wells for Darfur is a group of Boston University students fundraising to build a 10,000 dollar well in BU's name in Southern Darfur. Dr. El-Baz, head of the Remote Sensing Department at BU, worked for NASA and developed a satellite that allowed him to discover underground water resources that could be utilized by building wells in rural areas. Come listen to Dr. El-Baz share his mission to raise awareness and help resolved the problem of the scarce water resources in parts of Sudan and the humanitarian affect it has on the people there. There will be a Q&A and reception with refreshments following the lecture.
- Speaker(s)
- Dr. Farouk El-Baz
- Event Open To
- public
- Building
- College of General Studies
- Room
- 129
- Show Fees
- free
- Link:
- http://1001wellsfordarfur.blogspot.com/
- Contact Organization
- 1001 Wells for Darfur
- Contact Name
- Melinda Hudson (President)
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- Make sure to check out our website for more information about our group!
- Contact Email
- ourwell@bu.edu
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