NSF-IRES: US-Morocco Collaborative Research
Four-week intensive summer research experience.
The overall goal of this collaborative National Science Foundation (NSF) International Research Experience for Students (IRES) project is to train interdisciplinary engineers, scientists and anthropologists to research and design socially and environmentally sustainable and equitable systems.
Amazigh woman deshelling argan nuts by hand to extract the kernel
Students will all be trained in ethnographic research methods including interviews, participant observation, focus groups, and more.
Argan Oil
Students will learn about argan oil production and how to conduct life cycle environmental and social assessments.
“Argan oil production provides a case study of sustainable development of a product with environmental benefits that also contributes to rural household livelihoods and income and women’s participation in local economies and markets.”
— Drs. Deubel and Naughton, project leads
Atlantic Coast of Morocco
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions after you have read the major pages of the website.
Email
sustainableargan at gmail.com