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Alan Plumtree, an inventor of a pump that provides clean drinking water to developing countries, died on November 5.

Plumtree, a À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ mechanical engineering professor, and Alfred Rudin, a À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ chemistry professor, created the hand-operated

pump in the late 1970s after being approached by the International Development Research Centre.

Alan Plumtree, left, and Alfred Rudin invented the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pump 

The À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pump design is still in use in countries around the world, delivering clean, safe water on demand. 

Plumtree joined the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ's mechanical engineering department in 1965. He served in many capacities at the University including as associate dean for graduate studies, and a member of the Board of Governors. [full story]