Engineering
development for humanity
The Michigan Tech International
Sustainable Development Engineering Research Experiences Program
(ISDEREP), funded by the National Science
Foundation (NSF) Developing Global Scientists and Engineers (DGSE)
program, brings together Michigan Tech students, Universidad Tecnologica
Boliviana students, professors, NGOs, and Bolivian communities to
work on sustainable development engineering projects to meet community
needs. The program commences in May 2007 and concludes in April
2010.
Each year, three teams, pairing one Michigan Tech undergraduate
and one doctorate student with two UTB students will work on development
projects for communities in Bolivia.
The project work requires remote collaboration with Bolivian partners
and culminates in a one-month residency in Bolivia during the (Northern
Hemisphere) summer working with community partners. To date 13 students
in environmental, mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering,
as well as environmental policy have participated.
