 IRES POSTER
All slots have been filled for the Summer of 2008
Check back in January 2009 to apply
Sustainability Research: An Integrative International Undergraduate Experience
The purpose of the University of Pittsburgh IRES program is to create an innovative, research experience in sustainable design for a select group of undergraduate engineering students who have high potential to pursue graduate education.
Our overall aims are:
- Teach undergraduate engineers to incorporate sustainability as a constraint in designs.
- Teach engineering undergraduates to work as part of an international design team, progressing from initial reliance on faculty and graduate student advisors to reliance on team members over the course of the program.
- Teach undergraduate engineers to function on cross-cultural design teams.
Eligibility:
- Students pursuing a BS in any engineering department
- Sophomores or juniors
- GPA: 3.5 or higher
- Interest in pursuing a graduate degree
- Interest in sustainable design
- Interest in an inter-disciplinary and cross-cultural experience
Program Highlights
Students will participate in a 12-week summer internship joining one of four research teams. Each team will be co-led by faculty from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
This first year they will spend four preparatory weeks in Pittsburgh, travel to Brazil with residence at UNICAMP for four weeks then return to Pittsburgh for the last four weeks. Each team will present a final report at the end of the summer session. All interns will be given the opportunity to continue on the project for a second year.
For additional information please contact: Larry Shuman at shuman@engr.pitt.edu
We are pleased to announce the 2008 student recipients of the
NSF: International Research Experience for Students Program
Microstructure Analysis of Clay Ceramic Materials treated with Silver Nanoparticles for us in Low Cost Water Filters in Brazil
Curtis Larimer
Engineering Physics
Advisor: Dr. Ian Nettleship
Microstructure Analysis of Clay Ceramic Materials treated with Silver Nanoparticles for us in Low Cost Water Filters in Brazil
Nicole Ostrowski
Mechanical and Materials Science Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Ian Nettleship
Microstructure Analysis of Clay Ceramic Materials treated with Silver Nanoparticles for us in Low Cost Water Filters in Brazil
Jacquelyn Speakman
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Ian Nettleship |
