2004-2005 MAP/Ming Visiting Professor

Dr. Ashok Gadgil has a doctorate in Physics from University of California, Berkeley.   He is a Senior Staff Scientist in the Environmental Energy Technologies Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.    He has substantial experience in technical, economic, and policy research on energy efficiency and its implementation -- particularly in developing countries.   For example, the utility-sponsored compact fluorescent lamp leasing programs that he has pioneered are being successfully implemented by utilities in several east-European and developing countries.   When scaled up, as currently planned by these utilities, these programs will delay the construction of several thousand megawatts of electric generation capacity with their associated adverse environmental impacts.   He has several patents and inventions to his credit, among them the "UVWaterworks," a technology to inexpensively disinfect drinking water in the developing countries, for which he received the Discover Award in 1996 for the most significant environmental invention of the year, as well as the Popular Science award for "Best of What is New - 1996".

Dr. Gadgil has received several other awards and honors for his work, including the Pew Fellowship in Conservation and the Environment in 1991 for his work on accelerating energy efficiency in developing countries, the World Technology Award for Energy in 2002, and the 2004 Tech Award Laureate in Health from the Tech Museum of Innovation (San Jose).   Fundraising Information for Tsunami Relief, using Dr. Gadgil's UV Waterworks Disinfection Technology can be found here.

He serves on several international and national advisory committees dealing with energy efficiency, invention and innovation, and issues of development and the environment.   He is also a member of the STAP roster of experts of the Global Environmental Facility.  

At Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Dr. Gadgil leads a group of about 20 researchers conducting experimental and modeling research in indoor airflow and pollutant transport.   He has authored or co-authored 68 papers in refereed archival journals and 99 conference papers.

Dr. Gadgil, his wife, and two daughters live with their cat in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Click <here> for more information on Dr. Gadgil and his publications or <here> for his resume.

Winter Quarter 2005
CEE 173 G/207G Technologies Implementation for Sustainable Development in Developing Countries. 3 units (..letter grade/PNC..) Limited Enrollment
Examination, via case studies, of technology implementations in developing countries in support of sustainable development.  The selected cases will be examined comprehensively - including their societal, institutional and technological contexts, their scientific, engineering and economic aspects, technical suitability, approaches to implementation and their potential societal impact.

Spring Quarter 2005
CEE 207 H  Seminar on Technologies for Sustainable Societies. 2 units (..letter grade/PNC..)  Limited Enrollment
Exploration of technologies that address major societal needs in the context of rapidly growing populations, increasing demands for resources, and stressed local, regional and global environmental systems.  The seminar will take the perspective of how technologies do or don't contribute to a move toward sustainability in the context of buildings, water, food, energy and transportation.  Student presentations on selected topics, plus associated discussion.