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[[Image:Barbara_Knudson_with_Bob_Metcalf_receiving_Order_of_Excellence_Award_2005.jpg|left|thumb|168px]]'''Barbara Knudson''' has extensive experience living and working in developing countries, and is extremely knowledgeable about international relations and women's issues. Her first professional job was in a refugee camp in Austria as it was recovering from World War II. Barbara has worked for the United Nations (UN) on several occasions. She has traveled widely in Asia and Latin America, and lived for two years in Africa - a country she has since visited nearly 30 times. Most of her career was spent as a professor of International Relations and Women's Studies at the University of Minnesota. Barbara has been an active volunteer in solar cooker promotion for almost two decades. She was a featured speaker at SCI's very first conference in 1989, and a couple years later joined its board of directors, on which she has served for 12 years. Barbara was instrumental in the early success of [[SCI]]'s first field project, at [[Kakuma refugee camp]] in [[Kenya]]. In the early 1990s, the [[SCI Board of Directors]] searched for a site to field test its new solar cooker, the "[[CooKit]]." In 1994, Barbara and fellow board member [[Norge Jerome]] went to [[Kenya]] to network and brainstorm with several potential partner agencies. When [[Lutheran World Federation]] invited [[SCI]] to [[Kakuma]], Barbara visited the camp and prepared for the launch of the project. She was part of the initial team of trainers that spent two months in [[Kakuma in early 1995. Within weeks, UN representatives from Geneva visited the camp and urged [[SCI to immediately begin a second project in [[Dadaab refugee camp, also in [[Kenya]]. Later, Barbara traveled to Paris to negotiate a grant from the UN to begin a project in [[Zimbabwe]]. Barbara returned many times to [[Kakuma]] in the following years to document solar cooker use and [[firewood savings]]. In 1998 Barbara helped form the nonprofit organization [[Solar Household Energy, Inc.]] (SHE), which promotes commercial dissemination of solar cookers. In 2001 she provided training services to a [[Rotary]]-sponsored solar cooking program in [[Turkey]]. Most recently, Barbara has written a book-length summary of solar cooking activities world wide, available on the [http://she-inc.org SHE Web site] at http://www.she-inc.org/sam.pdf.
 
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[[Image:Barbara_Knudson_with_Bob_Metcalf_receiving_Order_of_Excellence_Award_2005.jpg|right|thumb|208px|Barbara Knudson is presented [[SCI]]'s Order of Excellence Award by [[Bob Metcalf]] in 2005]]
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Dr. '''Barbara Knudson''' has extensive experience living and working in developing countries, and is extremely knowledgeable about international relations and women's issues. Her first professional job was in a refugee camp in [[Austria]] as it was recovering from World War II. Barbara has worked for the United Nations (UN) on several occasions. She has traveled widely in Asia and Latin America, and lived for two years in Africa - a continent she has since visited nearly 30 times. Most of her career was spent as a professor of International Relations and Women's Studies at the University of Minnesota. Barbara has been an active volunteer in solar cooker promotion for almost two decades. She was a featured speaker at [[Solar Cookers International]]'s (SCI) very first conference in 1989, and a couple years later joined its board of directors, on which she served for 12 years.
   
 
Barbara was instrumental in the early success of SCI's first field project, at [[Kakuma refugee camp]] in [[Kenya]]. In the early 1990s, the [[SCI Board of Directors]] searched for a site to field test its new solar cooker, the "[[CooKit]]." In 1994, Barbara and fellow board member [[Norge Jerome]] went to [[Kenya]] to network and brainstorm with several potential partner agencies. When [[Lutheran World Federation]] invited SCI to Kakuma, Barbara visited the camp and prepared for the launch of the project. She was part of the initial team of trainers that spent two months in Kakuma in early 1995. Within weeks, UN representatives from Geneva visited the camp and urged SCI to immediately begin a second project in [[Dadaab refugee camp]], also in Kenya. Later, Barbara traveled to Paris to negotiate a grant from the UN to begin a project in [[Zimbabwe]]. Barbara returned many times to Kakuma in the following years to document solar cooker use and [[firewood savings]]. In 1998 Barbara helped form the nonprofit organization [[Solar Household Energy, Inc.]] (SHE), which promotes commercial dissemination of solar cookers. In 2001 she provided training services to a [[Rotary International | Rotary]]-sponsored solar cooking program in [[Turkey]]. Most recently, Barbara has written the book-length [[Media:sam.pdf|State of the Art of Solar Cooking]].
[[Solar Cookers International]] recently inducted Barbara into its [[Order of Excellence]]. She is the ninth person to earn this honor recognizing those whose "sustained efforts have contributed most to empowering people to cook food and pasteurize water with solar energy."
 
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Dr. Barbara Knudson has recently retired as Chair, Education Division, Walden University. A sociologist, she has specialized in international women’s issues. She serves as an SCI board member and is heavily involved in both in-country management and evaluation of Kenyan projects.
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In 2005, Solar Cookers International inducted Barbara into its [[Order of Excellence]]. She was the ninth person to earn this honor recognizing those whose "sustained efforts have contributed most to empowering people to cook food and pasteurize water with solar energy."
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==Audio and video==
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*'''December 2002:''' [http://solarcooking.org/media/broadcast/default.htm?knudson Audio interview with Barbara Knudson]
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*[http://solarcooking.org/media/audio/knudson-turkey1.wma Audio interview with Barbara Knudson discussing Mr. Paksoy's exciting project in Adana, Turkey]
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==See also==
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*[[Media:sam.pdf|State of the Art of Solar Cooking]] (The history of solar cooking by country until 2002) - ''Dr. Barbara Knudson''
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*'''July 2007:''' [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070225090132/solarcooking/images/8/8e/Granada06_Barbara_Knudson.pdf The Murderer in the Kitchen] - One of the papers presented by Dr. [[Barbara Knudson]] at the Granada solar cooking conference
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*'''July 2007:''' [http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/solarcooking/images/9/9d/Granada06_barbara_knudson.pdf A global view: solar cooking in the 21st Century] - One of the papers presented by Dr. [[Barbara Knudson]] at the Granada solar cooking conference
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==Contact==
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1823 Franklin Ave<br />
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[[USA]]
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Tel: +1 612-378-2634<br />
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Fax: +1 612-339-4720
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[[Category:Minnesota|Knudson]]

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Barbara Knudson with Bob Metcalf receiving Order of Excellence Award 2005

Barbara Knudson is presented SCI's Order of Excellence Award by Bob Metcalf in 2005

Barbara Knudson

Dr. Barbara Knudson has extensive experience living and working in developing countries, and is extremely knowledgeable about international relations and women's issues. Her first professional job was in a refugee camp in Austria as it was recovering from World War II. Barbara has worked for the United Nations (UN) on several occasions. She has traveled widely in Asia and Latin America, and lived for two years in Africa - a continent she has since visited nearly 30 times. Most of her career was spent as a professor of International Relations and Women's Studies at the University of Minnesota. Barbara has been an active volunteer in solar cooker promotion for almost two decades. She was a featured speaker at Solar Cookers International's (SCI) very first conference in 1989, and a couple years later joined its board of directors, on which she served for 12 years.

Barbara was instrumental in the early success of SCI's first field project, at Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. In the early 1990s, the SCI Board of Directors searched for a site to field test its new solar cooker, the "CooKit." In 1994, Barbara and fellow board member Norge Jerome went to Kenya to network and brainstorm with several potential partner agencies. When Lutheran World Federation invited SCI to Kakuma, Barbara visited the camp and prepared for the launch of the project. She was part of the initial team of trainers that spent two months in Kakuma in early 1995. Within weeks, UN representatives from Geneva visited the camp and urged SCI to immediately begin a second project in Dadaab refugee camp, also in Kenya. Later, Barbara traveled to Paris to negotiate a grant from the UN to begin a project in Zimbabwe. Barbara returned many times to Kakuma in the following years to document solar cooker use and firewood savings. In 1998 Barbara helped form the nonprofit organization Solar Household Energy, Inc. (SHE), which promotes commercial dissemination of solar cookers. In 2001 she provided training services to a Rotary-sponsored solar cooking program in Turkey. Most recently, Barbara has written the book-length State of the Art of Solar Cooking.

Dr. Barbara Knudson has recently retired as Chair, Education Division, Walden University. A sociologist, she has specialized in international women’s issues. She serves as an SCI board member and is heavily involved in both in-country management and evaluation of Kenyan projects.

In 2005, Solar Cookers International inducted Barbara into its Order of Excellence. She was the ninth person to earn this honor recognizing those whose "sustained efforts have contributed most to empowering people to cook food and pasteurize water with solar energy."

Audio and video

See also

Contact

1823 Franklin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55414
USA

Tel: +1 612-378-2634
Fax: +1 612-339-4720