RT International
Ecuadorian device improves the efficiency of condensing water from humidity
Coverage of the Water-Y approach to atmospheric water harvesting.
Stories / Press / Field notes
The work
travels.
A record of the people and institutions helping move Garzon Institute ideas from the field into wider conversations.
Press highlights & blogs
Evidence has a life after the expedition.
These articles, research pages, and institutional stories document the origins of Rikuna, the development of Water-Y, and the people working to make science useful in underserved communities.
01 · Water-Y
Innovation
under pressure.
Coverage of the device, its origins, and Domenica Garzon’s recognition as one of Latin America’s leading innovators.
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Teleamazonas
Domenica Garzon, one of Latin America’s best innovators
Recognition of Domenica’s work with Water-Y and its wider promise.
BBVA
Young entrepreneurs who can inspire
A feature on young founders and the potential of projects such as Water-Y.
Innovaspain
Water-Y, the Ecuadorian project making water from air
An in-depth look at the project’s development and water solution.
Primicias
The university project producing water from air
The origin story of Water-Y and the four students who began building it.
MIT Technology Review
Domenica Garzon · Innovators Under 35
Recognition of Water-Y’s innovation and its potential to address water scarcity.
Yachay Tech
MIT names Domenica Garzon one of the best innovators under 35
Institutional recognition of the project and its team.
02 · Rikuna
Curiosity led
to a discovery.
Stories of Amazonian fieldwork, cave reconnaissance, scientific outreach, and the first mosasaur fossil found in Ecuador.
Blog
How curiosity led to an extraordinary discovery
A narrative account of the Rikuna Project’s origins, discoveries, and community engagement.
Yachay Tech
Rikuna Project
Coverage of the expedition to the Amazon, cave reconnaissance, and collaboration with Tamia Yura.
University of Illinois
Excellence in Outreach, Service, and Diversity
Recognition of Domenica’s outreach and service through the Rikuna Project.
Witek Gravity Group
Rikuna outreach
Details on Rikuna as an initiative bringing scientific research and education to underserved communities.
PaleoDB
Rikuna Project Expedition 2018
Documentation of the fossil collection and mosasaurid discovery in Ecuador’s Napo formation.
03 · The record
Keep the source close.
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