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The Center for Clean Technology at UCLA's School of
Engineering and Applied Science announces the Defense
Environmental Education Program (D.E.E.P.).  This new
environmental education program, which includes six months
of field work, will provide displaced defense engineers 
with practical training and a Masters of Science degree 
in engineering. An overview of the program follows:
 
What is the Defense Environmental Education Program? 
Goal:  To train engineering professionals for civilian
environmental work with the Department of Defense and its
contractors throughout the United States. 
Program Structure:  Participants will complete all normal
coursework requirements for a Masters of Science in
Engineering at UCLA in either chemical, mechanical, or civil
and environmental engineering including a core sequence of
environmental courses, four short courses focussing on
practical training, and a six-month, work-based field project.
Time Frame:  This full-time program will start March 1, 1995,
and take 16 months to complete: 10 months at UCLA, and 6
months in the field (April - September 1995). 
Funding:  The federal government is providing a consortium
led by UCLA's School of Engineering and Applied Science with
an initial award of about $1.3 million, which is
approximately 90% of the cost for the first class of
students. 

Who is eligible? 
Target Population:  Engineers either displaced, or who will
be displaced, by defense down-sizing.  Preference will be
given to former members of the Armed Services.  Women and
minorities are encouraged to apply. 
Academic Qualifications: An undergraduate engineering degree
and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are required. 
Employment history and career objectives will be considered. 
Additional materials may be required of all applicants by
individual academic departments.  Candidates must meet all
requirements for graduate admission to UCLA. 

How much financial support will participants get? 
Participants will receive a stipend of about $16,000 for the
10 months in residence at UCLA, plus tuition and fee
remission.  Each will be paid about $2,200/month while
working as a UCLA employee on a field project for six months.
Total support for the 16 month period is estimated to be
about $32,000 per participant. 

Do participants incur an obligation for civilian employment? 
Each participant will incur an obligation to serve two years
in civilian employment with the Department of Defense.  Such
obligations, however, are not guarantees of employment after
the program. 

How do I apply? 
Application materials can be obtained from the participating
engineering departments or from D.E.E.P.  Interested
individuals are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, but
no later than November 30, 1994. 

For more information on D.E.E.P.: 
Please write to D.E.E.P., 7440 Boelter Hall, UCLA, Los
Angeles CA 90024-1600, send email to deep@seas.ucla.edu, or
leave a message at  310/206-7868.  Prof. D. T. Allen is the
program director.

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UCLA Center for Clean Technology's 
Defense Environmental Education Program
deep@seas.ucla.edu   http://cct.seas.ucla.edu/cct.deep.html