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Alumnus Helps to Improve Access to Safe Water in Rural India

Friday, September 18, 2015

“Headloading” fresh water requires several trips a day and can cause physical ailments. Photo courtesy of WelloA woman demonstrates WaterWheel 2.5, a rolling water tank that eases the daily burden of fetching water in rural India. Photo courtesy of WelloJason C. Gross, '05, plastics and polymer engineering technologyFrom the Fall 2015 issue of One College Avenue magazine: In rural India, women travel sometimes miles to retrieve safe, clean drinking water for their families, carrying a gallon or two at a time in pots atop their heads. Penn College plastics graduate Jason C. Gross, '05, helped to ease that burden by lending his expertise to a unique product. Read "Clean Water to Go"