Dr. Bob Metcalf, one of the original founders of Solar Cookers International (SCI), is a professor in microbiology at California State University at Sacramento. Bob has traveled extensively on projects for SCI, working cooperatively with the UNHCR, Plan International, World Vision, and other international organizations.
Bob is well known for his work on solar water pasteurization and solar cookers in many countries. He has been able to confirm that contaminated water need only be heated to 65° C to make it safe to drink, whereas it is commonly thought that water has to be boiled for up to 20 minutes to render it safe.
Bob was selected as the 2000-2001 Outstanding Teacher in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at California State University in Sacramento, California. Award criteria include teaching effectiveness and impact on the lives and careers of students.
Audio and video
- December 2002: Audio interview with Dr. Bob Metelf
See also
External links
- September 2007: Bob Metcalf interviewed on Sacramento NPR program
- May 2007: Sacramento’s Solar Cookers International uses the sun to improve quality of life, one village at a time - Sacramento News Review
- Recent Advances in Solar Water Pasteurization
- Bob Metcalf's 2006 Granada conference presentation on solar water pasteurization. Audio: 16k, 8k -- Slides: PDF
- Bob Metcalf's vision of solar cooking. Presented at the GlobeScope Conference in the late '90s. Audio: (8k -- RealAudio).
- December 2003: Professor sees solar solution to safer water - Sacramento State News
- December 2002: A 2002 audio interview with Bob Metcalf where he explains the science behind food safety and water pasteurization
- December 2000: Solar Water Pasteurization in Tanzania - Bob Metcalf
- The Energy Crisis on a Global Scale - Bob Metcalf