Events
UMRP Fall Meeting 2023
November 16, 2023
7:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique—MIT Research Program
UMRP Fall Workshop 2023
Promoting Sustainable Development for Africa
MIT Samberg Conference Center
6th Floor, Dining Room #5
Thursday, November 16th, 2023
7:45 am Welcome & Program Overview
Elfatih A.B. Eltahir, UMRP Faculty Director
Hicham El Habti, UM6P President
8:00 am Atmospheric Water Harvesting
Professor Xuanhe Zhao, MIT (via Zoom)
Professor Youssef Habibi, UM6P
8:40 am Solar Photo-molecular Desalination
Professor Gang Chen, MIT
Professor M. Chaker Necibi, UM6P
9:20 am Coffee Break
9:30 am Modeling Renewable Energy Resource Potential & Generation
Professor Michael Howland, MIT
Professor Radouan Boukharfan, UM6P
10:10 am Urban Planning for Sustainability
Professor John Fernandez, MIT
Professor Hassan Radoine, UM6P (via Zoom)
10:50 pm Coffee Break
11:00 am Greening and Diversifying Industrial Phosphate Processing
Professor Yogesh Surendranath, MIT
Professor Rachid Benhida, UM6P (via Zoom)
Professor Christopher “Kit” Cummins, MIT
11:40 am Sustainable Agriculture for Arid Regions
Professor Benedetto Marelli, MIT
Professor Manal Mhada, UM6P
Professor Abdelaziz Nilahyane, UM6P
12:20 pm Coffee Break
12:30 pm Climate and Water in Morocco
Professor Elfatih A.B. Eltahir, MIT
Professor Nabil El Mocayd, UM6P
Professor Ghani Chehbouni, UM6P (via Zoom)
1:10 pm General Discussion & Closing Remarks
Elfatih A.B. Eltahir, UMRP Faculty Director
Hicham El Habti, UM6P President
1:30 pm Adjourn to Buffet Lunch