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 2012, the focus will be on water conservation in agriculture as well as 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 ten weeks working with one or more assigned businesses on pollution prevention 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 7, 2012
Benefits for interns:
· Formal environmental engineering training
· Hands-on-work experience
· Professional contacts
· Stipend of approximately $5,600 (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; Biology, Chemistry, other science or engineering program)
· Completed an introductory class in Environmental Engineering or Environmental Science before the summer of 2012
· Preference given to juniors and seniors
· Preference given to students who are Nebraska residents and University of Nebraska students
Approximately three-to-four internships are available—two will be specifically focused on water conservation in agriculture. To be considered you must submit a complete application that is received or postmarked no later than Wednesday February 1, 2012. 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:
Valdeen Nelsen, Intern Project Associate
234 Chase Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0726
Tele: (402) 472-1627
Email: vnelsen2@unl.edu
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/7h6