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Comment: Still promotional in tone, and Pinterest, Appropedia, and Forbes' Contributor program are known to be unreliable sources. Ca talk to me! 14:31, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: Weirdly promotional in tone, and Appropedia cannot be used as a source. Qcne (talk) 17:59, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
Lonny Grafman | |
|---|---|
| Nationality (legal) | American |
| Known for | solar photovoltaics, open source hardware, appropriate technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | photovoltaics, open-source-appropriate technology, |
| Institutions | Cal Poly Humboldt |
| Website | Appropedia User Page |
Lonny Grafman is an Instructor of Engineering and Appropriate Technology at Cal Poly Humboldt.[1] He is best known for being the Founder and first President of the Appropedia Foundation[1], which publishes Appropedia, the largest wiki website dedicated to sharing knowledge to build rich, sustainable lives (e.g., to make open source medical tech available for all).[2][3]
Service Learning Pioneer edit
Lonny's work on Appropedia has become a large outlet for service learning.[4] For example, he is the founder of Practivistas, which is a full immersion, study abroad, resilient community technology program[5][6]. He has been a leader of these types of service learning projects all over the world[7] including in his home state of California.[8] His academic work[9][10][11] centers on these types of service learning projects. Lonny has taught university courses and workshops in dozens of countries.[12] He has worked, and led teams, on hundreds of domestic and international projects across a broad spectrum of sustainability - from solar power to improved solar cook stoves, from micro-hydro power to rainwater catchment, from earthen construction to plastic bottle schoolrooms.[13][14]
Advising Outside of Academia edit
He is a director of the Northern California Hub of BlueTechValley, supporting energy saving entrepreneurs.[15] He is also the Advisor and Project Manager for the epi-apocalyptic city art projects Waterpod[16], Flock House[17], WetLand, and Swale[18]. Lonny is also a director of the AWEsome Business Competition for groups working on Agriculture, Water and Energy in Northern California.[19]
Biography edit
His first books, To Catch the Rain and Atrapando la lluvia, cover inspiring stories of communities coming together to catch their own rainwater.[20][21] His newest book, co-authored with Dr. Joshua Pearce, is To Catch the Sun covering inspiring stories of communities harvesting their own solar power and how you can do it too. Forbes reported this book cuts solar costs in half with a DIY methodology.[22]
References edit
- ^ a b "Lonny Grafman | School of Engineering". engineering.humboldt.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ Moore, Nicole Casal; Michigan, University of. "Students build wiki of medical devices designed for low-income countries". medicalxpress.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "Appropedia". Reference Reviews. 29 (2): 31–31. 2015-01-01. doi:10.1108/RR-08-2014-0239. ISSN 0950-4125.
- ^ Pearce, Joshua M. (March 2009). "Appropedia as a Tool for Service Learning in Sustainable Development". Journal of Education for Sustainable Development. 3 (1): 45–53. doi:10.1177/097340820900300112. ISSN 0973-4082.
- ^ "Practivistas in Dominican Republic constructing a first-flush to get rid of the first and dirty part of the rain. (Photo courtesy Lonny Grafman) | GAB Report". 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Lonny Grafman". resilience. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ Bhandari, Kavi (2018-08-13). "Changing rural India". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ Times-Standard, Sonia Waraich | Eureka (2019-05-15). "HSU students help Zane Middle School solve engineering problems". Times-Standard. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "Medical device compendium for the developing world: a new approach in project and service-based learning for engineering graduate students" (PDF).
- ^ "Improving Early Interest And Confidence In Engineering: Creating Partnerships Between Universities, K 12 Teachers, Their Students, And Engineers".
- ^ Pearce, Joshua; Grafman, Lonny; Colledge, Thomas; Legg, Ryan (May 2019). Leveraging Information Technology, Social Entrepreneurship, and Global Collaboration for Just Sustainable Development.
- ^ Pearce, Lonny Grafman, Joshua (2021-12-28). "Catching the sun: How communities create their own people-powered solar solutions". Shareable. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Practivistas build an urban school room in La Yuca, Santo Domingo, from ecoladrillo (plastic bottles). | School room, Domingo, The neighbourhood". Pinterest. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Engineering Students Put Their Skills to Work in Dominican Republic, Nicaragua | Humboldt NOW | Cal Poly Humboldt". now.humboldt.edu. 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "BLUETECH VALLEY – CPH – Bolstering Energy, Water, and Agricultural Entrepreneurs in Northern California". Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "Welcome to Waterpod™ Project". www.thewaterpod.org. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "Using Mobile Robot To Make Storage Facility Supply Easier". www.flockhouse.org. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "Swale Team". SWALE NYC. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "AWEsome Business Competition – A new business model competition". Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "To Catch the Rain: Inspiring stories of communities coming together to harvest their own rain, and how you can do it too (Paperback) | Face in a Book". www.getyourfaceinabook.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "To Catch the Rain". Open Textbook Library. 2017. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ Palmer, Ian. "Can Build-Your-Own Solar System Help The US Reach Biden's Climate Goals?". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-12-22.