At the end of 2020, BDL said farewell to Northeastern Student and BDL Intern Isabella Stepanek. During her internship, Izzy played a critical role in the N95 Decontamination Box assembly process, and she led the Extended Life Stove project through the research and testing of several new potential materials. Izzy returns to Northeaster University to continue pursuing a BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering. 

In other staffing news, we are so pleased to announce that Jeremy Su will be staying on as a Mechanical Engineer with BDL for the spring and early summer! Jeremy currently leads our Improved Shea Roaster project and was the production manager for the N95 Decontamination Box Assembly process. 

Joining Jeremy on staff this spring is Louisa Anderson. Louisa received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rochester. Upon graduation in 2020, Louisa was set to join the Peace Corps in Tanzania. Faced with a global pandemic, Louisa instead returned to her family in Seattle, WA and began volunteering at BDL. In January she started as a Mechanical Engineering Fellow with the implementation of LPG in the Shea Project. 

Rounding out our spring engineering team is our new Mechanical Engineering Design Intern Devin Quinoy. Devin is a 2nd year student studying Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern University, and is originally from Westchester, New York. At BDL, Devin will be  involved with the manufacturing of products and the improvement of manufacturing processes for the cookstove factory project in Lira, Uganda.