SUMMER POLLUTION PREVENTION INTERNSHIP UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
The Partners in Pollution Prevention (P3) Internship program trains and works with junior and senior engineering/science students to provide pollution prevention technical assistance for Nebraska businesses. For 2013, the focus will be on water conservation in agriculture and sustainable manufacturing processes. This assistance helps businesses minimize their wastes and their costs, improves worker safety and environmental compliance, and protects the environment. Student interns are provided with intensive training before they spend eleven weeks working with one or more assigned businesses on pollution prevention or sustainability projects. The students are supported in their technical assistance efforts by University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) faculty and staff. This program is funded in part by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.
Program Dates:May 14 to August 13, 2013
Benefits for interns:
• Formal environmental engineering and sustainability training
• Hands-on-work experience
• Professional contacts
• Stipend of approximately $6,000 (amount varies depending on the cost of living at the student’s technical assistance location)
• Tuition paid for 3 credit hour course (Sr. Engineering Technical Elective)
• Meals and lodging during training at UNL
• Work-related travel & expense reimbursement in some cases
Eligibility Guidelines:
• Currently enrolled in an accredited engineering or science program at a US college or university (Includes Civil, Biological, Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Environmental Engineering; Mechanized Systems Agriculture, other science or engineering program)
• Preference given to juniors and seniors
• Preference given to students who are Nebraska residents and University of Nebraska students
Approximately six internships are available—three will be specifically focused on water conservation in agriculture and three on sustainable manufacturing. To be considered you must submit a complete application that is received or postmarked no later than Monday, February 4, 2013. Application forms can be downloaded from the P3 program Web site: http://www.p3.unl.edu Visit the Web site for additional information about this program or application requirements.
For More Information Contact:
Bruce Dvorak
234 Chase Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0726
Tele: (402) 472-3431
Email: bdvorak@unl.edu
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/7v6