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By the summer of 2010 we will likely need 4 AguaClara Engineers with 2 AE working with each of two regional partners. The goal here is to add one more regional partner, probably in a country neighboring Honduras. In order to grow the AE program we need to do several things. First, we need to increase the population of students who have the training and skills required for AE. The skills and training including
• Spanish proficiency (to be supplemented with in country language study)
• AguaClara technology expertise (plant hydraulics and unit processes)
Only a small fraction of Cornell graduates from combined B.S., M.S., and M.Eng. will have some Spanish proficiency and be interested in a term as an AE. Thus to grow this program we need to either increase the yield or the pool or a combination of the two. Growth of the pool suggests increasing the number of students on the AguaClara team, and that is a possibility. In particular, it would be beneficial to increase the number of students in the M.Eng. and M.S. program to increase the level of expertise on the team.
One possible way to grow the pool and increase the yield for the AE program is to develop a scholarship program.
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- 2 students per year are granted the full tuition scholarship (should this be full tuition or full tuition and stipend?) We will need to interview the students prior to offering the scholarship to ensure that they are appropriate candidates for the AguaClara Engineering position. We also need policies to handle students who want to opt out of the program.
- Students commit to 2 year term as AE
Program cost
At steady state with 2 M.Eng. students and 4 AE in the field the cost is (2*scholarship+4*AE salary). The AE cost about $15,000 per year for a total of $60,000. The scholarships would cost $60,000* each for a total annual cost of $180,000*.
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Task | Location | Start | End |
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Send 2 AE to assist new regional partners | Latin America | Summer 2010 |
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AguaClara team provides detailed designs for Latin America communities | Cornell | Fall 2010 |
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Latin American partners design plant for first communities | Latin America | Fall 2010 |
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Latin American partners build plant for first communities | Latin America | Spring 2010 |
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