Alumnus Profile
Eric Chilton
B.S., Civil Engineering, Tufts University, 1997.
Field(s) of Study
Water quality management, Native American issues
Experience Before UEP:
Field Engineer and Project Manager, Turner Construction, Boston, MA.
High school science and math teacher, Northbridge and Cambridge, MA.
"Application of technical knowledge without an understanding of the political and ethical context in which engineering problems are solved is shortsighted. The great power of technology cannot be effectively wielded without knowing how to aim it properly."
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The professional internship consists of a minimum of 150 hours of supervised work usually completed during the summer between the two academic years. Most internships are located in a public or nonprofit agency. Students may also elect a research internship where they would work on a university-based project. Although faculty provide assistance and advice, and the Department posts internship listings, students are expected to secure their own internship placements, most of which are paid.
Internship Requirements and Student Contract
Click on the following link to see the specific requirements of the professional internship.
Internship Requirements (PDF)
Students are required to complete and sign a contract with their internship supervisor which is then approved by the UEP Coordinator of Field-based Education.
Internship Agreement (PDF)
Examples of Recent Internships
- County of Marin (Calif.) Sustainability Team, San Rafael, CA
- Charles River Watershed Association, Weston, MA
- Irish Immigration Center, Boston, MA
- Massachusetts Association of CDCs, Boston, MA
- Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Boston, MA
- One Family, Inc., Boston, MA
- The Trust for Public Land (TPL), Boston, MA
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, Boston, MA
- United Way, Boston, MA
- Department of Public Works, City of Cambridge, MA
- Ocean River Institute, Cambridge, MA
- Somerville Community Corp., Somerville, MA
- Planning and Development Department, Town of Ipswich, MA
- Waltham Land Trust, Waltham, MA
- Santa Fe Watershed Association, Santa Fe, NM
- Project for Public Spaces, New York, NY
- Clean Water Action, Providence, RI
- Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University
- EcoSecurities, Rio de Jeneiro, Brazil
- Ministerio del Ambiente y Energia, Despacho del Viceministro, San Jose, Costa Rica
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