Registration is under way for a week-long
graduate-level seminar in water resources planning that
will be hosted in January by Johns Hopkins'
Engineering and Applied
Science Programs for Professionals, known as EPP, and
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The seminar is open to civil and environmental
engineers and planners in the Baltimore-Washington area who
wish to study and explore current issues and challenges in
water resources planning. It is offered through Johns
Hopkins' Environmental Engineering, Science and Management
Program and is also designed to serve as the capstone
course for the Corps-sponsored advanced degree programs at
five univer-sities.
The program will be held Jan. 23 to 27 at Johns
Hopkins' Mount Washington Conference Center. The seminar
and a followup two-month online course, designed for Corps
planners, are open to other students and professionals with
the necessary academic credentials. Those who would like to
attend the seminar but not participate in the online course
also are welcome.
John J. Boland, professor emeritus and EPP's
coordinator for the course, said the seminar is a proactive
step between academia and the Corps to improve retention of
its most skilled planners, to create incentives for its
existing employees and to train a future work force. "This
is a unique opportunity for water management students and
professionals from across the U.S. to come together with
some of the top water resource experts in the country and
objectively look at some very critical challenges," he
said.
Boland said that attendees who complete the online
course will be working on an existing Corps project. For
more information on the seminar and online course, contact
Boland at 410-235-5515 or go to
www.waterresourceeducation.us/advanced/capstone.cfm.
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