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Undergraduate Research in Sustainable Engineering

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A tweleve week summer program aimed at providing talented undergraduate students with creative opportunities that go beyond the engineering classroom curriculum and enable them to develop their own ideas and work independently on hands-on research projects in sustainable engineering with the advice and guidance from a faculty mentor.       

 

All slots have been filled for the Summer 2008

Check back in January 2009 to apply

     

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*** 2008 FACULTY ADVISORS AND PROJECT IDEAS ***

*** LISTING OF PAST URP STUDENTS AND PROJECTS ***

 

We are pleased to announce the 2008 student recipients of the Undergraudate Summer Research grants in Sustainable Engineering

Processing & Properties of Renewable Polymers based on Thermoplastic Starch

James Goetz

Chemical Engineering (Penn State University)

Advisor: Dr. Sachin Velanker

Fabrication of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Paul Shin

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Advisor: Dr. Di Gao

A Risk Assessment of Sea-Level Rise as a Coastal Hazard for regions of the Pacific

Mary Beth Oshnack

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Advisor: Dr. Kent Harries

 

 

   
   
   
 

 
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