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PostAugust 12, 2020

Quantum Wei, member of the Leinhard Group and co-founder of Harmony Desal, has been featured on the MIT Energy Initiative Podcast.

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The MIT Energy Initiative released a podcast episode where Quantum Wei, a student researcher in the Leinhard Group, was interviewed. Quantam is the co-founder of Harmony Desal, the runner up of the 2020 MIT Clean Energy Prize. Read more here.

by Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS)
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