sponsor Vincent's sustainable project design program
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I will be participating in the Portobelo Water Treatment Project in Panama from March 24th to April 1st, 2012. I am a fourth year undergraduate student studying Bioengineering at UC Berkeley with experience in research and design projects. I hope to connect with the local Panamanians and learn how to best create a sustainable solution to benefit their lives.
I will be repairing and improving the local sedimentation tank responsible for providing clean water and educating the community in its maintenance. Help finance my efforts! Contributions will go to travel expenses and program costs. I would appreciate any and all donations. Thank you for your support! - Vincent Liu |
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.
