WPI-Stantec (various domestic & international locations) C2013
Term – C 2013
Project Opportunities – MQP (CEE, EVE)
Housing – Shared student apartments
Director – Professor Fred Hart
WPI Advisor – Professor Suzanne LaPage plus other CEE faculty
Preparation – 1/6 unit PQP in B term
Application Deadline – November 3, 2011 (before 1:00 p.m.)
LOCATION
Stantec is a global company with operations in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean. To date, students have completed projects in Edmonton, Alberta and Lexington, KY. For the 2012-13 academic year we will be at the Halifax office in Nova Scotia.
PROJECTS
Students will work with a Stantec engineer at a Stantec office and a WPI faculty advisor at the WPI Campus. Project topics will cover the full range of CEE focus areas – including sustainable solutions, civil engineering and environmental engineering. Topics will be selected based on student interest and current activities at the selected Stantec office. Past topics include College Sustainability Designs, Green Guide for Roads, Sustainable Community Design, Renewable Energy Applications, Sustainable Landscape Architecture, Dam Construction and Coal Combustion By-Products. The Halifax office is one of the largest Stantec offices in North America and regularly works on projects in sustainable solutions, geotechnical engineering, materials engineering (concrete, etc), structural engineering and environmental engineering. To see a more detailed description of past projects, visit the CEE department's Stantec Project Center page.
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Estimated Out-of-Pocket Expenses* |
Amount |
NOTE: In calculating the extra expense to participate in an off-campus project experience compare this figure to expenses incurred while living on campus: groceries or meal plan, entertainment expenses, transportation, etc. |
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Travel to site (RT airfare) |
$1,000.00 |
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Local Transportation |
$250.00 |
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Groceries |
$600.00 |
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Dining out (10 x term) |
$350.00 |
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Weekend tourist activities |
$750.00 |
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Estimated total out-of-pocket expenses |
$2,950.00 |
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Expenses included on your WPI bill* |
Amount |
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Housing |
$2,800.00 |
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Estimated Total expenses |
$5,750.00 |
Tuition and on-campus housing not included |
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* Subject to change due to fluctuations in exchange rate |
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