Alumni Profile: Ava Watts
Ava Watts (M.S. ’21) was looking for a challenge. While running two businesses, the mother of two left her home in Trinidad to pursue her master’s degree and ultimately began a new career in environmental work.
Environmental Tech Student’s App Aims to Solve the Food Waste Problem
A student in the Master of Science in Environmental Technology and Sustainability and Advanced Certificate in Energy Technology programs creates a company and an app that connects, educates, and incentivizes consumers to divert their food waste for renewable energy generation.
Key Resources Are Becoming FEWer
Associate Professor Ziqian (Cecilia) Dong talks about the dangers food, energy, and water (FEW) resources face and how to provide and maintain food, energy, and water (FEW) supplies in urban environments as the population continues to increase.
Engineers, Life Scientist Team Up to Create “Precision Agriculture”
With the help of a nearly $300,000 NSF grant, NYIT faculty are developing a soil nutrient sensing system to enhance crop growth and reduce contamination from agricultural runoff.
News Brief: FEW Researchers Strategize at NYIT
Scientists, designers, and others interested in the food/energy/water nexus met at NYIT to establish a research network.
NYIT Hosts Sustainability Leadership Teleconference
Experts will share their perspectives on applying sustainable business practices.