Meet Elmar
In Elmar Villota’s home country of the Philippines, as much as 15 percent of households do not have electricity. Villota, a doctoral student in biological systems engineering at WSU Tri-Cities, is motivated to close that gap with renewable energy. “A simple light bulb could make a world of difference,” he said. “Without a sustainable source of electricity, students cannot have light or read comfortably at night. Imagine how much knowledge they would miss.” Read more…