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AguaClara Summer Internship at Cornell
Instructor: M.L. Weber-Shirk
No prerequisite
An Fill out the summer internship application is required for all those interested in applying.
Prior to beginning the internship a paper copy (sorry!) of the Cornell volunteer form must be submitted to Monroe Weber-ShirkA hold harmless agreement must also be signed before working in the AguaClara laboratories. Any non-Cornell students must also fill out the Volunteer form and provide proof of insurance.
The summer internship is open to students of all disciplines interested in development work and helping solve a global crisis of lack of clean water through research and design of sustainable water treatment plants. International students see the PIRIP program website for more details.
The first internship meeting will be held on Monday, June 1311, 2011 2012 at 11 AM in HLS 366, but the time is flexible and can be changed due to student schedule constraints. It is crucial that interns attend the first week of the internship to receive proper training. Other scheduling constraints can be accommodated.
The internship will be 8 weeks long and will start and end the same dates as noted on Cornell's academic calendar for the 8 week summer session: June 11-August 3
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Although the summer program is similar to CEE 2550 or CEE 4550, it differs in that the workload and expectations will be higher.
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Students should plan for the internship to be a significant time commitment over the summer. Students will also be expected to work a minimum of ten hours a week on project related work in addition to the 75 minute meeting every week and 30 minute meeting with the instructor and/or team leader; there are 20-hour/week (part-time) and 40-hour/week (full time) options.
There are several deliverables expected:
- A midterm wiki report and midterm presentation
- A final wiki report and final wiki presentation
- A detailed task list and a research plan for those involved with research team research report will be submitted the first weekevery two weeks
For more information please contact Karen Swetland AguaClara@cornell.edu
Several options are available to fund a paid AguaClara internship.
- Undergraduate students who receive Federal Work Study as part of their financial aid award can apply for funding through the Develop Your Own Internship program, offered by Cornell Career Services. However, this program requires matching funding and thus is only possible if the AguaClara program has enough funding to provide the match.
- Undergraduate students are also eligible to apply for a research stipend through the Student Grant Program, offered by the Cornell Engineering Learning Initiatives Program.