Can turning seawater into drinking water be a cost-effective way to  provide clean, fresh water for the growing numbers of people facing water scarcity? Bahman Abbasi, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is taking up that challenge with a mobile, modular, solar-powered, desalination system. Bonus content <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://osucascades.edu/news/osu-cascades-researcher-awarded-2-million-research-turning-salt-water-drinking-water"> OSU-Cascades researcher awarded $2 million to develop solar-powered desalination technology</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/solar-desalination">Department of Energy Solar Desalination program</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://osucascades.edu/academics/energy-systems-engineering"> Energy Systems Engineering -- OSU Cascades</a></li> </ul> <a href= "https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/season-7-clean-water/turning-seawater-sweet-water-s7e6"> https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/season-7-clean-water/turning-seawater-sweet-water-s7e6</a>

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