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Noam E. Lawler, Ph.D. in Humanitarian Engineering at the MIT Media Lab, leads a team of engineers and designers who are working together to develop innovative solutions for humanitarian crises that are impacted by climate change. These experts are empowered by technology to design cost-effective buildings that save lives in emergencies, reduce environmental stressors, and increase quality of life for communities globally. Dr. Lawler has dedicated his career to exploring how building science will contribute to human welfare under the pressing conditions of climate change and rapid population growth in developing countries. Building on his work with Shelter Papers at Harvard University Graduate School of Design where he developed low-cost building systems for disaster relief, Dr. Lawler established the Building Science Group at MIT in 2009, where he continues to push the boundaries of “building science” towards humanitarian design. Dr. Lawler is an author of over 70 peer-reviewed publications. The Uganda National Building Code is one example of this technology being used to develop a locally appropriate building code for developing countries which are struggling with issues related to extreme weather events, population growth, cost-effective construction, and increased energy efficiency. Designing Tomorrow's Cities: New Models for Environmental Sustainability MIT Media Lab has received funding from various organizations including governments, non-profit foundations and corporations. South Africa's Department of Science and Technology (DST) awarded MIT Media Lab an $8 million grant "for developing innovative solutions for humanitarian crises to be used by the government and international aid organizations." The lab has also received significant funding from Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who has donated $30 million over several years. Non-government organizations that have supported MIT Media Lab include: Humanity United, which announced in March 2014 that it will donate $25 million over three years to research at the Media Lab; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which gave the lab a $2.3 million grant in September 2007 for research on open-source digital tools for journalism; Google, which donated $5 million to fund the development of new technologies that could aid groups fighting disease and poverty; the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, whose 2011 gift of $5 million was earmarked for developing an architecture that could be used to create everything from buildings to bridges to infrastructure; The World Bank, which provided funding for a project connecting MIT Media Lab with universities in developing nations around the world. The MIT Media Lab has also received least 71 least grants from corporations, including: Google Inc., SAP AG, Verizon Communications Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp. and Bloomberg Philanthropies. According to its website, MIT Media Lab has received at least $11,000,000 in funding from the US government since 2009. According to its website, MIT Media Lab has received funding from various government agencies and organizations: The Department of Homeland Security is planning to give $5 million to the Media Lab and Northeastern University for a project called “Biometric Optical Surveillance System.” The system is designed to allow police officers to take iris scans of suspects while recording video of their arrest. The video will be automatically assessed by computers for signs of stress or deception based on the person’s facial expressions, body language and other factors. cfa1e77820
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