FRS 002 — Sec. 016 — (2 units) — CRN 73060 — T/R 5:10 - 6:00 pm — 1007 EU III
Appropriate Engineering Technology for Drinking Water Treatment in Developing Communities (Drinking Water Quality for Health)

Instructor: Bill Fleenor and Mimi Jenkins, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

Description: The course will present the student with the concept of the need to use design technologies appropriate to the community being served. The material will include both the need for considering cultural and economic sensitivities as well as the need for the technology implemented to be sustainable within the community. The course will include design, testing, and implementation concepts for point-of-use drinking water treatments for developing communities.

Besides the enrolled students, the class will include participation by upper-class students and graduate students as mentors.

The objective of the class is not only to contribute to new and ongoing development projects in an effective way, but also to expand the dimensions of experience for emerging engineers. It is our vision that this is a primary path to achieving a more sustainable world, without suffering the consequences of engineering projects that are socially, culturally, or economically inappropriate.

Format: The seminar will meet two hours each week. The time will be divided between informal lectures by the instructors and other practicing engineers with developing community experience as well as discussion of various reading materials supplied to the students. A presentation will also be given by students that implemented a drinking water filter system in Guatemala in July, 2005. There is no text for the class. Grading: Students will be required to write a report on the treatment systems studies and lab tested which will account for (1/2) of their grade. The balance of the grade will be based on quality and frequency of class participation on the assigned reading (1/2).

About the Instructor: Mimi Jenkins and Bill Fleenor are Professional Research Engineers in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department with experience working on remote field projects for developing communities both in the US and abroad.