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From: Michael Aziz <aziz(a)seas.harvard.edu>
Date: Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 8:29 PM
Subject: Graduate Consortium on Energy & Environment - Opportunity for your
doctoral students
To: me <aziz(a)seas.harvard.edu>
Cc: esimms(a)fas.harvard.edu
Dear Colleague,
I wish to call your attention to the opportunity afforded to your graduate
students by the Graduate Consortium on Energy and Environment, which is
sponsored by the Harvard University Center for the Environment. The
program is open to students enrolled in doctoral programs in any of
Harvard's graduate schools and, so far, has enrolled students from 25
departments in 8 schools. It fosters a community of individuals who are
well versed in the broad, interconnected issues of energy and environment
while maintaining their focus in their primary discipline. It requires
about the equivalent of a semester of full-time study, spread out over 1-2
years, and provides fellowship support to offset the time expenditure.
These and other benefits are detailed below, along with the program
requirements. Applications are due May 20, and can be found at
http://energy.harvard.edu/graduate-consortium/energy_and_environment_about_…
A flyer with more information is attached.
*Broadening Perspectives
*Through their participation in the Consortium, students have an
unparalleled opportunity to actively engage with, and learn from, faculty
and other students across a variety of disciplines with an interest in
Energy and Environment. Engagement in courses and seminars fosters
discussion and provides students with the broad perspectives needed to
address the challenges associated with the science, technology and policy
of energy and environmental issues.
*Eligibility
*To apply, students must already be enrolled in one of Harvard's doctoral
programs. Applicants must have completed one semester of college-level
physics and one semester of single-variable calculus. Among the required
materials is a letter from the advisor indicating that the advisor supports
the student's application.
*Requirements
*-Three half-courses, all of which have been developed to serve the breadth
of disciplinary expertise of Consortium students:
1) Energy Consequences (Fall semester, taught by Dan Schrag, FAS/EPS and
SEAS)
2) Energy Policy (Spring semester, taught by Joe Aldy, HKS)
3) Energy Technology (letter-graded only) or Survey of Energy Technology
(Pass/Fail only) (Spring semester, taught simultaneously by Michael Aziz,
SEAS)
-In addition, students are required to attend a weekly reading seminar,
which meets every Friday, noon-1:30 during term time, through which they
meet a variety of scholars in energy and environment from around the
University, and discuss materials that they will have read in advance.
*Fellowships
*Students accepted into the Consortium are eligible to apply for generous
fellowship support provided by the Harvard University Center for the
Environment. These funds are intended to offset the time students spend
participating in the Consortium, and are awarded during the semesters in
which students are actively enrolled in one or more of the three required
courses.
*Conference Travel Funds
*In keeping with the spirit of the Consortium, HUCE encourages
participating students to interact with other scholars and students beyond
the opportunities traditionally available in their primary field of
research. All Consortium students are eligible to receive up to $1,000 for
expenses related to attending conferences, workshops, or other appropriate
professional activities during their time in the program.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me or Eric
Simms, HUCE Educational Programs Manager, <esimms(a)fas.harvard.edu>
Best wishes,
Michael Aziz
Faculty Coordinator
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Michael J. Aziz
Gene and Tracy Sykes Professor of Materials and Energy Technologies
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Pierce Hall 204a Tel: +1 (617) 495-9884
29 Oxford Street FAX: +1 (617) 495-9837
Cambridge MA 02138 USA email: maziz(a)harvard.edu
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