MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP 2013

IAP 2013 Subjects: Civil and Environmental Engineering


1.092
Traveling Research Environmental Experience (TREX)
Sheila Frankel, Jesse Kroll
Mon Jan 7 thru Tue Jan 29, ??-??:00am

Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 15 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Level: U 6 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit   

Provides students with the opportunity to gain direct fieldwork and research experience in a global context. Subject spans three weeks, including two weeks of fieldwork in a remote location, such as Hawaii or Florida, and one week of lectures on campus. Expedition focuses on one or more ecological issues in three dimensions: scientific, political, and economic. Research paper or equivalent required. Limited to Course 1 students.
Provides students with the opportunity to gain direct fieldwork and research experience in a global context. Subject spans three weeks, including two weeks of fieldwork in a remote location, such as Hawaii or Florida, and one week of lectures on campus. Expedition focuses on one or more ecological issues in three dimensions: scientific, political, and economic. Research paper or equivalent required. Limited to Course 1 students.
Contact: Sheila Frankel, 48-333, x3-2339, sfrankel@mit.edu