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Bill Ball is a Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD (USA). Bill has a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Virginia and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. He is a registered professional engineer and has 25 years of experience in practicing, teaching and researching physical and chemical processed in environmental engineering, including 6 years of full-time professional practice in water and wastewater treatment and 19 years of teaching and mentoring students in all aspects of environmental engineering. The more important research contributions of Bill and his doctoral students have been primarily in the area of contaminant hydrology and subsurface remediation, where the focus has been on better understanding and predicting integrated effects of chemical reactions and physical transport. Most relevant to the current workshop, however, has been Bill's more recent involvement (over the past four years) in mentoring students through his role as faculty advisor for the JHU chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB). Through these activities, Bill and students have been learning not only the value of engineering expertise, good communications and proper project management, but also about the importance of understanding a project's background and cultural setting before work is begun. Perhaps most importantly, they are also learning how innovations of various types (e.g., economic, administrative and social, as well as technical) are still sorely needed before truly sustainable solutions can be found to some of the most pressing global problems.

Etienne Toussaint is a graduate student at The Johns Hopkins University pursuing a M.S.E. in Environmental Engineering in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. His area of concentration has been Environmental Management and Economics, with a particular interest in environmental and energy policy. Prior to beginning studies at The Johns Hopkins, Etienne completed a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he concentrated in appropriate technology and sustainable development. During his time at MIT, Etienne was actively involved in several service initiatives. He participated in research to develop appropriate energy production technologies in Haiti. In addition, Etienne studied abroad during the spring semester of his junior year with the IHP, Cities in the 21^st Century Program. During that semester, Etienne traveled to Brazil, South Africa, and France where he engaged in case study projects and field work focusing on critical urban development issues. Since the fall of 2007, Etienne has served as a graduate adviser for the Johns Hopkins University Chapter of Engineers Without Borders. In January of 2008, Etienne traveled with EWB-JHU’s South Africa Team to KwaZulu-Natal to promote sustainable irrigation technologies for rural communities.

Stefanie M Falconi is completing her M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. She received a B.A. in Chemistry from the College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, MN. After completing her degree, she worked for a year with a consulting group in Quito, Ecuador advising the local government. This experience prompted her to cross-over to the area of Environmental Management and Economics in order to critically analyze the economic and environmental tradeoffs often inherent to the natural resources decision-making process. Stefanie’s interests also extend to international development. She traveled with the JHU Engineers Without Borders Chapter to South Africa in January 2008 to install and maintain ram pump irrigation systems in rural community gardens. In May, she traveled again with EWB to study the feasibility of linking the gardeners to local markets in an effort to increase the self-sufficiency of and generate revenue for the community gardens in KwaZulu-Natal.

Kristen Downs is completing her Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering from the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. She earned a B.S. in Chemistry and a minor in French from the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. Following her degree, Kristen worked in the Peace Corps as a math and science teacher at a rural secondary school in the Central Province of Kenya. This grassroots exposure to the inadequacies of clean water and sanitation in poor rural communities motivated Kristen to study Environmental Process Engineering in the interest of addressing these needs in the social context critical to sustainability. She currently serves as a graduate advisor for the Johns Hopkins University Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB). Kristen traveled to South Africa with EWB in May 2008 to investigate community and project factors impacting the sustainability of a locally developed ram pump irrigation system, which has had varying degrees of success in multiple community gardens in KwaZulu-Natal.

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