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Susan Amrose
Susan Amrose, M.S., is a PhD student in physics at University of California at Berkeley. She is finishing her thesis on an electrochemical remediation technique that could provide low cost arsenic removal from groundwater in Bangladesh.

Susan earned her B.S. in Physics and B.S. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Susuan was one of the first Darfur Stoves Project volunteers to got to Darfur where she worked on in-field testing that led to the design of the Berkeley Darfur Stove.

Michael Helms
Michael is a Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. He is exploring metadesign at the Center for Design Research under the guidance of Professor Larry Leifer. Michael has over 20 years of engineering experience in the fields of aerospace, medical products, transportation, and alternative energy. He has a BSME from Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, and a MSME from Stanford. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in California. For the Darfur Stoves Project Michael improved the stove design, and set up a metal stove factory in Darfur.

You-Mi Lee
Yoo-Mi is a freelance volunteer with over 27 years of diverse business and development experience.  She has a strong background in investment and business analysis and as a consultant for international development organizations. She currently manages a South Asian development portal and works on environmental and energy projects in South India.

Ms. Lee was a member of the first fact-finding team to visit the refugee camps in North Darfur in 2005.  She took part in surveying the food and fuel situation in three camp, evaluated and tested the locally-produced mud stoves, and introduced several models of fuel-efficient stoves to the refugee community.

Seth Silverman
Seth is a BA and MS candidate at Stanford University. He is pursuing an Individually Designed Major in “The Global Politics of Health, Human Rights, and the Environment” and a Masters of Science in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department’s Atmosphere and Energy program. He is writing an honors thesis on the implications of climate change for violent civil conflict, focusing on the arc of conflict in the Horn of Africa, including the crisis in Darfur.

Brian Y. Tachibana
Mr. Tachibana is a R&D Engineer with Allux Medical in Menlo Park, CA. For the Darfur Stove project, Mr. Tachibana worked in Khartoum, Sudan managing the production and distribution of the first fifty stoves while establishing baseline knowledge for the program's production, distribution, and monitoring plan. Mr. Tachibana volunteers with Engineers Without Borders - San Francisco Professionals and helps with the chapter's appropriate technology projects. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles.

Cathy Tanimura
Cathy is pursuing her MBA at the University of San Francisco, with a focus in Entrepreneurship.  She has worked extensively with start-up companies in industries including online ticketing, digital media and microfinance.  She received her bachelor’s degree in Economics from Princeton University.  Cathy is a Board Fellow with the Darfur Stoves Project, and has worked on planning and marketing projects.

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