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I will be working with Future Scientist on the Portobelo Drinking Water Project in Panama from March 24th to April 1st, 2012. Currently, I am a graduate student in the Bioengineering Masters in Translational Medicine (MTM) program at UC Berkeley/UCSF. While I spent a great deal of my undergraduate years exploring different applications of bioengineering in research settings, I find it much more empowering to apply engineering design in solving real-world problems. Access to clean drinking water is a major issue in many developing countries.
For this project, I will work with the local community in Panama to repair the existing sedimentation tank and add a chlorination module. In addition, I will work closely with local high school students to help them organize an incentivized maintenance program to keep the system sustainable. I would really appreciate your support for this program! Any donation that you provide will go directly toward program costs and excess donations will go toward travel expenses. - Joyce Bao |
about the sustainable project design program: panama
The goal of SPDP: Panama is an intensive program designed to teach motivated students how to effectively make a significant positive impact through engineering design and technical training. During 9 intense days, each participant will learn and put into action every part of the engineering design process, from initial needs assessments to the final user training. Future Scientist provides students of all backgrounds with a fundamental understanding of developing practical and appropriate projects that will make a lasting difference.
Participants will receive an introduction to the culture, language, and ecology of Panama and then travel to the town of Portobelo where they will repair a sedimentation tank and adding a chlorination module to the water supply. Training local high school students in tank operation and maintenance using hands-on activities will provide project sustainability. Throughout the project, teams of students will each perform a needs assessment, identify several potential engineering or education solutions to address one specific problem, and propose a final project design and training lesson that may be funded for future implementation.
Future Scientist is a non-profit organization founded by science and engineering graduate students as a way to make an impact through technical training. Read more about us here.
Participants will receive an introduction to the culture, language, and ecology of Panama and then travel to the town of Portobelo where they will repair a sedimentation tank and adding a chlorination module to the water supply. Training local high school students in tank operation and maintenance using hands-on activities will provide project sustainability. Throughout the project, teams of students will each perform a needs assessment, identify several potential engineering or education solutions to address one specific problem, and propose a final project design and training lesson that may be funded for future implementation.
Future Scientist is a non-profit organization founded by science and engineering graduate students as a way to make an impact through technical training. Read more about us here.
