Prompt: Engineers turn ideas (technical, scientific, mathematical) into reality. Tell us about an engineering idea you have or your interest in engineering. Explain how Cornell Engineering can help you further explore this idea or interest.
"I hate this smell!!, says my mother as she comes into the house after a weary day at work. I just nod my head and keep on reading the newspaper. The smell she is talking about comes from the canal flowing beside our apartment. Now why would a canal smell bad? Well, that is because this is not a freshwater canal. It is an erstwhile tributary of a river called Musi in the city of Hyderabad. But with the passage of time, the Musi has become the unofficial sewerage network of Hyderabad. Many of its branches criss-cross the city, albeit no longer flowing and mostly filled with garbage, organic and inorganic wastes thrown by almost every house that is on its banks. Potentially hazardous wastes from the chemical industries in and around the city also land up here. The result? A river heaving with biological, physical and chemical pollutants which contaminate the underground water sources and cause health hazards to people. I want to apply what I learn in Engineering to arrest the pollution of this once-beautiful river and restore it to its former glory.
Coming from a family of social entrepreneurs, civic responsibility is something I learnt at a very young age. Hence I am particularly passionate about improving the living conditions of thousands of people in Hyderabad. The plan I have in mind incorporates the setup of an extensive network of underground drainages and strategic placement of sewage treatment plants. The sewage treatment plants will be constructed near water bodies into which the underground sewage is let out so as to reduce the amount of toxic material being released into them. Planning the new underground sewers and modifying the existing ones so that they are all connected to sewage treatment plants is the most important part, To accomplish this, I need to have knowledge of town planning and environmental science.
This is where Cornell can help me turn my idea into reality. At Cornell, I can major in Environmental Engineering and at the same time minor in Civil Infrastructure. I hope to gain the right kind of insights and work experience from Cornell's Co-op program so that I can prepare myself for real life problems and try out new and innovative ideas for time consuming tasks like the underground sewers.. Since I am also interested in researching alternate energy sources, I believe the Environmental Engineering degree from Cornell will provide the right foundation to delve deeper into research. I look forward to attending Cornell and inspire and equip myself to take up more projects that help social causes.
This is just a rough draft.Please give me any suggestions or opinions and the topic choice.Grammar mistakes and all are fine..I can do that later..
"I hate this smell!!, says my mother as she comes into the house after a weary day at work. I just nod my head and keep on reading the newspaper. The smell she is talking about comes from the canal flowing beside our apartment. Now why would a canal smell bad? Well, that is because this is not a freshwater canal. It is an erstwhile tributary of a river called Musi in the city of Hyderabad. But with the passage of time, the Musi has become the unofficial sewerage network of Hyderabad. Many of its branches criss-cross the city, albeit no longer flowing and mostly filled with garbage, organic and inorganic wastes thrown by almost every house that is on its banks. Potentially hazardous wastes from the chemical industries in and around the city also land up here. The result? A river heaving with biological, physical and chemical pollutants which contaminate the underground water sources and cause health hazards to people. I want to apply what I learn in Engineering to arrest the pollution of this once-beautiful river and restore it to its former glory.
Coming from a family of social entrepreneurs, civic responsibility is something I learnt at a very young age. Hence I am particularly passionate about improving the living conditions of thousands of people in Hyderabad. The plan I have in mind incorporates the setup of an extensive network of underground drainages and strategic placement of sewage treatment plants. The sewage treatment plants will be constructed near water bodies into which the underground sewage is let out so as to reduce the amount of toxic material being released into them. Planning the new underground sewers and modifying the existing ones so that they are all connected to sewage treatment plants is the most important part, To accomplish this, I need to have knowledge of town planning and environmental science.
This is where Cornell can help me turn my idea into reality. At Cornell, I can major in Environmental Engineering and at the same time minor in Civil Infrastructure. I hope to gain the right kind of insights and work experience from Cornell's Co-op program so that I can prepare myself for real life problems and try out new and innovative ideas for time consuming tasks like the underground sewers.. Since I am also interested in researching alternate energy sources, I believe the Environmental Engineering degree from Cornell will provide the right foundation to delve deeper into research. I look forward to attending Cornell and inspire and equip myself to take up more projects that help social causes.
This is just a rough draft.Please give me any suggestions or opinions and the topic choice.Grammar mistakes and all are fine..I can do that later..