ASU LightWorks is looking forward to working more closely with Mexico’s UNAM Institute of Engineering, Institute of Renewable Energies, as well as Mexico’s Electrical Research Institute. Director and deputy director of ASU LightWorks, Gary Dirks and Ellen Stechel, visited their campuses in January 2015 and met with institutions’ directors to further discuss collaborations regarding undergraduate and graduate student exchange programs, bioremediation, desalination and joint algae ventures, expanding their solar expertise and operations, smart grids, micro grids and cross-border transmissions.