MrChotiwat Jantarakasem

Chotiwat Jantarakasem is a postdoctoral fellow at the K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) and the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is passionate about applying his expertise to help people in low-resource settings, particularly in improving access to safe and clean water. He completed his PhD under the supervision of Professor Michael Templeton, where he concentrated on estimating water turbidity using a smartphone camera. Additionally, he researched the ammonium removal capabilities of biological activated carbon under the guidance of Associate Professor Ikuro Kasuga at the University of Tokyo. At MIT, he focuses on problem scoping and identifying research opportunities aimed at addressing the urgent need for clean water and sufficient food in underserved communities.