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Energy and the Environment Collaborative Field Course
This course, which was approved by the SEAS Dean in mid‐2008 as an SEAS/DRCLAS pilot initiative,
will follow the successful model established by the two editions of collaborative public health field
courses in Brazil (see above). It will take place for the first time in January 2010 and is made possible
thanks to the adoption of a unified University calendar and a new January experience period. The course
will help educate broad‐minded “renaissance engineers.”
Numbers:
• 10 Harvard students (capacity)
• 10 exceptional Brazilian students from throughout the country (capacity)
• 5 to 7 lectures that are linked directly to field site visits and experiences
• 5 to 7 site visits at world class facilities (hydroelectric power generation facility; treatment plants
for drinking and wastewater; oil production operation; biofuels/ethanol production facility;
mining site)
Target Results:
• Broaden the scope of students’ introduction to engineering
• Increase the number of SEAS students who pursue a capstone experience
• Encourage students to pursue follow‐up to the January activities
• Foster future international faculty and student research and teaching collaborations
For more information, see: http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/seas2010
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