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Abdul Latif Jameel Water & Food Systems Lab

Fueling research, innovation, and collaboration to solve urgent global water and food systems challenges

Celebrating 10 Years of Impact

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Highlights and Impacts

Project

The Jameel Index for Food Trade and Vulnerability

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J-WAFS celebrates ten years of water and food research at a special anniversary event

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J-WAFS celebrates a decade of launching real-world solutions for global water and food challenges

Commentary

Reflections on 10 years of J-WAFS research impact

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Rohit Karnik is named the new director of J-WAFS

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J-WAFS celebrates 10th anniversary of supporting water and food research across MIT

Latest News

MIT engineering student models regenerative aquaculture at Arkansas fish farm

Kiyoko Hayano is helping Keo Fish Farms build a model for regenerative water practices.

John H. Lienhard and Charles Harvey elected to NAE

J-WAFS founding director John H. Lienhard and past J-WAFS PI Charles Harvey have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one…

T. Alan Hatton receives prize for innovation in engineering

A past J-WAFS PI, Hatton has been named the recipient of the 2026 Bernard M. Gordon Prize by the National Academy of Engineering in…

Longtime J-WAFS researcher selected for 2026 Theodore Richards Medal

Timothy M. Swager will be the 48th recipient of this prestigious award. Presented by the Northeastern Section of the American…