Physics
MONDAY, MAY 4TH
Dr.ManuPrakash
StanfordUniversity
4:00PMinTH411
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Curiosity, Frugal Science and Global Health:
Opportunities and Challenges
Abstract:
Somebodyoncesaid,“Whatadamnfoolcandoforadollar,anengineercandofora
nickel.” Thinking about cost as an engineering constraint brings new life to ideas.
Thisiswhatmakesthedifferencebetweenanideain luencingahundredpeopleor
a billion. With our planet literally teeming with problems, it’s time to take cost
constraints into serious consideration. As physicists, we liketo make stuff. We use
theseskills(and ieldwork)todesignsolutionsforextremelyresourceconstrained
settings,speciallyinthe ieldofglobalhealth.Iwilldiscussourcurrentwork,from
ielddiagnosticstohigh‐throughputvectorecologyandhandsonscienceeducation.