Requirements

College/School Eligibility:

  • Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Architecture, Art and Planning
  • Arts and Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Graduate School
  • Human Ecology
  • Industrial and Labor Relations
  • SC Johnson Business - Dyson

Class Year Eligibility:

  • Third Year (undergrad)
  • Fourth Year + (undergrad)

Open to:

  • Cornell Graduate/Professional Students

AguaClara offers numerous opportunities for involvement. Recruitment for AguaClara takes place at the beginning of every semester.

The research, invention, and design project courses specific to AguaClara are focused on developing technology that can be used to improve the drinking water quality of surface water sources in the Global South. The program is structured to allow students with different levels of expertise to collaborate, share knowledge, and create new knowledge. Because the need for clean water is urgent and the cost of implementing the technology is minimal, the development effort includes multiple tracks.

The project tasks evolve from semester to semester as we develop sustainable water treatment technologies. We also encourage students to participate in the program for multiple semesters so there is continuity of team members to aid in the transfer of knowledge from semester to semester. Following graduation, students also have the ability to become involved directly in implementation as an AguaClara Engineer.

See the Academics tab for more details on courses connected to and/or serve as pre/corequisites for AguaClara.

General Inquiries: aguaclara@cornell.edu