Susan Amrose
Research scientist
Desalination, drip irrigation, & water and sanitation teams
Research Interests
I am a Research Scientist interested in developing affordable and scalable water solutions for low resource settings and ultra low energy irrigation solutions for smallholder farmers. I was previously at the Gadgil Lab for Energy and Water Research at the University of California, Berkeley, where I helped develop water treatment technologies. I played an integral role in the development of ECAR technology to remove naturally occurring arsenic from drinking water, a problem affecting millions of people in South Asia. My team was awarded the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize in Water for ECAR in 2013. In 2014, I co-founded SimpleWater, Inc., a US company to commercialize ECAR technology for small water systems in the US that currently have no affordable arsenic solution. I led a research program to develop recycled materials for low-cost modular roofing for slum housing in India, which is currently being sold in Ahmedabad. At Berkeley, I taught a series of interdisciplinary graduate level courses on designing scalable technologies for low-income regions.
Education
PhD in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 2008
MS in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 2003
BS in Physics with Highest Honors and Philosophy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2000
Honors and Awards
Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Water Prize, Creativity Prize (with members of the ECAR team), 2013
Reed-Elsevier Environmental Challenge, Silver Prize, Reed Elsevier, 2013
Empowering People Award, Siemens Stiftung Foundation, 2013
Professional Development Award, UC Berkeley, 2010
Daniel Cubicciotti Award, The Electrochemical Society, 2008
Chancellor’s Outstanding Public Service Award, UC Berkeley Chancellor, 2007
People, Planet, and Prosperity (P3) Phase I & II Award, USEPA, 2007
Berkeley Energy Symposium award, Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative, 2007
Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) fellowship, NASA, 2002
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, University of California, Berkeley, 2001
Williams L. Williams Prize, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2000
Elsa L. Haller Philosophy Prize, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 1998