The program accepts graduate and undergraduate students in the fields of civil, environment, biology and related fields.
No previous fieldwork experience is required. Spanish is not required, since most activities are conducted in English. All staff speaks both English and Spanish.
International Student Identity Card (ISIC), Laptops and copy of an international accident and health insurance (extensive coverage)
Fluvial Geomorphology, Precipitation and Drainage Patterns of the Upper Amazon System
LocationLima and Iquitos
Time period7 days.
Session DatesJul 7th to Jul 13th 2014
Credits6 credits
Language of InstructionEnglish
ProfessorsRonald Gutierrez, PhD. degree majoring in Water Resources from the University of Pittsburgh
Associated InstructorsJorge Abad, PhD., Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh.