CEE graduate Elaine Kung ’15 has been awarded $5,000 by the MIT engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi to continue her inspiring work on the design of compost toilets in El Salvador. In January, Kung traveled to Santa Ana to work on their compost toilet design and involve community members in an exploration of different materials and construction techniques. “It’s really meaningful to be able to continue the work I did with D-Lab over the fall semester and IAP, because it helps ensure that this project will be able to have a greater impact and be sustainable in the long term,” she said. Her goal is to reduce the production cost for compost toilets, and make them more affordable for the local community. For the article, please see here.