Megan M. Richardson

Megan M. Richardson is an associate staff member in the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Systems Group at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Her multidisciplinary approach to system design focuses on context and user specifics. She holds BS and MS degrees in mechanical engineering from Lafayette College and Oregon State University, respectively. Richardson’s MS degree was obtained through the Peace Corps Master’s International program, during which she integrated engineering and interdisciplinary coursework with two years of service in Tanzania. While serving in rural Tanzania, she developed a community-driven thesis on water distribution, biogas development feasibility, and sanitation design.

Prior to working at Lincoln Laboratory, Richardson served as a sanitation research fellow for Engineering for Change. Her work is field-forward, developing hardware and process designs through iterative collaboration with stakeholders and users. Currently, Richardson’s technical focus areas include supply chain traceability, sustainable waste management, and water resiliency.