Site of Internship:  Located in Michigan. Specific facility to be determined.

Internship Description 

Time Period: May/June 2006 to September 2006 
                   40 hours/week

Project Title: Case Study in Pollution Prevention

Brief Description: The intern will help identify, test, and analyze pollution prevention technologies and practices that reduce waste generation at the assigned facility..  The intern will conduct a study to evaluate a P2 technologies’ effectiveness based on the impact to manufacturing operations, cost analysis, and quantity of waste reduced. The project will culminate with a  report documenting the project results and a case study.  The case study will be published and distributed by the MDEQ to further pollution prevention efforts statewide.

 

For purposes of this program, pollution prevention is defined as the practice of minimizing the generation of waste at the source and, when wastes cannot be prevented, utilizing environmentally sound on-site or off-site recycling.

Background Required:    Junior or senior undergraduate students are only being considered.  Excellent research, writing and communication skills desired.  Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Environmental Engineering background required.