Discovery Learning Apprenticeships

The Mortenson Center provides financial support to undergraduate engineering students in the Discovery Learning Apprenticeship (DLA) program. These students are paid for hourly research with faculty whose work aligns with our mission. See what the 2022-23ÌýMortenson Center DLA's are doing:

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Luis Munoz

Environmental Engineering

AnalyzingÌýfactors impacting the social sustainability of sanitation systems withÌýGlobal Projects and Organizations

Luis Moniz isÌýusing household surveys from rural Peru and interviews with stakeholders to analyze factors impacting social sustanability of sanitation systems. The project seeks to better understand what motivates households to adapt, construct, and use improved sanitation.

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Luke TiefelÌý

Environmental Engineering

Using ultraviolet (UV)Ìýlights to disinfect biofilm formationsÌý

Luke Tiefel is focusingÌýon the use of UV lights to disinfect biofilm formations, especially in water distribution systems. This work aims to seeÌýhow effective UV lights are in theÌýinactivation ofÌýbiofilm formations, with the hopes ofÌýincorporating this disinfection method over the widely used alternativeÌýchlorine.Ìý

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Ben DeBlasio

Aerospace Engineering

Investigating how social justice in collegeÌýprograms influences career paths

Ben DeBlasio is investigating how college programs of social justice and engineering equality influence career paths of Global Engineering students post-graduation. This research aims to build an understanding of the career aspirations and learning experiences these students undergo.

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William MacDonald

Engineering Physics

Creating a real-time speech translation system within augmented reality (AR)

William MacDonald is creatingÌýa system within an AR environment that translates speech between two languages in real-time. The project seeks to find the most efficient way of presenting translated text or audio within an AR environment and then implementing the system with headsets.Ìý


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Hannah Sanders

Environmental Engineering

Organizing a Living Learning Lab between university students

Hannah Sanders is working as an undergraduate research assistant for the Building A Legacy in Engineering Project. Her role in the projectÌýis to organize for the collaborative Living Learning Lab between Tuskegee University and ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder University students.


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