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[[Image:Paul_Munsen_Flickr.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Paul Munsen standing beside a [[Villager Sun Oven]]]]
 
[[Image:Paul_Munsen_Flickr.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Paul Munsen standing beside a [[Villager Sun Oven]]]]
[[File:Mandela_with_chicken.jpg|right|thumb|Paul Munsen with Nelson Mandela-Demonstrating the Sun Oven in South Africa]]
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'''Paul Munsen''' is the president of [[Sun Ovens International]]. SUN OVENS is located in Elburn, Illinois [[USA]], and is a leading manufacturer of high quality solar cooking devices. SUN OVENS were developed to combat deforestation and slow down global warming, and are currently being used in 130 counties around the world.
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'''Paul Munsen''' is the former president of [[Sun Ovens International]]. Paul retired in 2019 and sold the company to George Critz, and SUN OVENS subsequently relocated to Wilkesboro, NC [[USA]]. Sun Ovens International is a leading manufacturer of high quality solar cooking devices. SUN OVENS were developed to combat deforestation and slow down global warming, and are currently being used in 130 counties around the world.
   
Paul has been involved in solar cooking projects in developing countries on 5 continents and is currently involved with projects supported by:
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Paul has been involved in solar cooking projects in developing countries on five continents and is currently involved with projects supported by:
 
*[[Rotary International]]
 
*[[Rotary International]]
 
*United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
 
*United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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*UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)
 
*UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)
 
*South African Ministry of Minerals and Energy
 
*South African Ministry of Minerals and Energy
*World Bank
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*World Bank
   
Paul has addressed the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development at the UN Headquarters in New York. He is the past-president of the Illinois Society for International Development.
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Paul has addressed the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development at the UN Headquarters in New York. He is the past-president of the Illinois Society for International Development.
   
   
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Sun Ovens International]]
 
*[[Sun Ovens International]]
*[http://www.solarcook.net The Solar Cook's Blog by Paul Munsen]
 
*[http://twitter.com/thesolarcook Paul Munsen on Twitter]
 
 
==Audio and video==
 
[[Video:Solar Cooking on Good Day Utah Fox 13|400px|none]]
 
 
==Articles in the media==
 
* '''May 2011:''' [http://www.heraldextra.com/hold/article_c701de41-5dcc-584e-adbd-f9016a3f574e.html Sun-baked meals gaining popularity] - ''Utah Daily Herald''
 
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* [http://www.solarcook.net/events.html SUN OVENS Cooking Essentials Seminars in Texas!]
 
 
* '''April 2009:''' [http://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=59&sid=6090273 Paul Munsen interviewed by Studio Five]
 
* '''April 2009:''' [http://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=59&sid=6090273 Paul Munsen interviewed by Studio Five]
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*[http://audio.wbez.org/wv/2006/03/wv_20060330a.m3u Paul Munsen of Sun Ovens International interviewed on NPR's Worldview program]
 
*[http://audio.wbez.org/wv/2006/03/wv_20060330a.m3u Paul Munsen of Sun Ovens International interviewed on NPR's Worldview program]
 
*[http://www.kcsg.com/news/local/42596082.html?video=YHI&t=a Using the Dixie Sun for Solar Cooking] The Villager Sun Oven was in St. George, Utah and was picked up by the television station in that area, KCSG. You can watch the video from the segment, which lasts about 2.5 minutes and talks about many of the different elements of the Sun Oven - environmentally friendly, great tasting food (more moist) and just something fun to cook in.
 
*[http://www.kcsg.com/news/local/42596082.html?video=YHI&t=a Using the Dixie Sun for Solar Cooking] The Villager Sun Oven was in St. George, Utah and was picked up by the television station in that area, KCSG. You can watch the video from the segment, which lasts about 2.5 minutes and talks about many of the different elements of the Sun Oven - environmentally friendly, great tasting food (more moist) and just something fun to cook in.
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*[http://podcast.tech-talk-with-craig-peterson.com/index.php?id=1288 Paul Munsen Talks Tech with Craig Peterson]
 
*[http://podcast.tech-talk-with-craig-peterson.com/index.php?id=1288 Paul Munsen Talks Tech with Craig Peterson]
 
*[http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=paul_munsen Science Hero: Paul Munsen: Solar Oven Man]
 
*[http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=paul_munsen Science Hero: Paul Munsen: Solar Oven Man]
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[[Category:Who's who in the solar cooking movement|Munsen]]
 
==Contact==
 
{{See|Sun Ovens International}}
 
[[Category:Individuals|Munsen]]
 
 
[[Category:USA|Munsen]]
 
[[Category:USA|Munsen]]
[[Category:Illinois|Munsen]]
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[[Category:Solar Cookers International Network members|Munsen]]
 

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Paul Munsen Flickr

Paul Munsen standing beside a Villager Sun Oven

Mandela with chicken

Paul Munsen with Nelson Mandela-Demonstrating the Sun Oven in South Africa

Paul Munsen is the former president of Sun Ovens International. Paul retired in 2019 and sold the company to George Critz, and SUN OVENS subsequently relocated to Wilkesboro, NC USA. Sun Ovens International is a leading manufacturer of high quality solar cooking devices. SUN OVENS were developed to combat deforestation and slow down global warming, and are currently being used in 130 counties around the world.

Paul has been involved in solar cooking projects in developing countries on five continents and is currently involved with projects supported by:

  • Rotary International
  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • U.S. Department of Energy
  • Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
  • UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)
  • South African Ministry of Minerals and Energy
  • World Bank

Paul has addressed the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development at the UN Headquarters in New York. He is the past-president of the Illinois Society for International Development.




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