Study Abroad Costa Rica-December

Announcing a unique winter-break opportunity for Biosystems Engineering students interested in ecological engineering.   Supported by the Michigan State University and University of Costa Rica Biosystems Engineering Department, the 4-credit study abroad program will run December 15-29, 2012.    

 The program goal is to study the engineering design, performance, installation and long term carbon and water footprints for biomass energy installations in a tropical environment.

Students will use ecosystems engineering to analyze sustainability of anthropogenic systems to produce water, energy, and food.  An existing MSU/University of Costa Rica (UCR) bioenergy demonstration site and the National Electric Company (ICE) production sites will be used for academic activities.

MSU engineering students in partnership with peer colleagues from the UCR Biosystems Engineering department through expert lectures, industrial site visits and the MSU/UCR demonstration project design and evaluation will learn how to answer these types of engineering questions:

Interested student should contact Dr. Dawn Reinhold reinho17@msu.edu or Dr. Luke Reese reesel@msu.edu for more specific information.