This engineering "January experience" field course is a joint initiative of Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), the Escola Politécnica of the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin America Studies' (DRCLAS) Brazil Studies Program. Scot Martin, Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Chemistry, is leading this course with the support of the DRCLAS Brazil Office in São Paulo. The program will include Brazilian students and faculty from throughout the country and will take place in Brazil from January 7th to January 21st, 2010.

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The following Harvard students are encouraged to apply: students currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs at SEAS, doctoral students in related disciplines in GSAS, and current graduate students from other Schools across the University (HKS, HBS, HLS, etc.) who hold undergraduate degrees in engineering. There is no foreign language requirement for this course, which is not credit-bearing. Preference will be given to students who have an interest in pursuing related research and/or coursework subsequent to the program’s conclusion. For undergraduates, preference will be given to students in their final two years of study and to those pursuing or planning to pursue senior thesis work that is related to the course’s content.

If you are interested in learning more, please contact us at hbrazil@fas.harvard.edu.