In September, Dr. Mohan Dangi was invited by the United States Consul General in Mumbai and Symbiosis International University, to speak at the “Re-Designing Sustainable Urban Waste Management” TechCamp in India.
In his early work, Dr. Mohan Dangi traveled to Kathmandu, Nepal to work with K-12 schools and Tribhuvan University, the national university of Nepal, to develop renewable energy curricula.
That’s where, as he walked through the narrow corridors of the medieval city, he found what would become his life’s work — trash.
“Everywhere, I felt the impact of garbage, heaps and heaps of garbage,” said Dangi, a professor of geography and city and regional planning. “That’s when I felt, yes, developing curricula is important. Yes, training teachers is important, but what’s more important is doing something about the trash. So, I’m going to shift my direction from renewable energy to trash.”
Dangi would go on to earn a master’s in environmental science and engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, a second master’s and Ph.D. in geography and environmental engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and become a leading expert worldwide in waste management. In addition to Nepal, he’s traveled to Madagascar and countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East to teach and advise governments about the best practices in waste management.
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