Thoreau Faculty Grant sends Northeastern University class to WEFTEC, Chicago
From October 19 - 21, 2008, Northeastern's Hydrologic Engineering class, including 28 students, two professors and three teaching assistants, traveled to Chicago to attend WEFTEC, the Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference. There they joined over 20,000 water quality professionals from around the world in attending technical sessions, exhibitions, and mentoring and networking events. They also met with engineers from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the City of Chicago to learn about their activities. Of course, the reputation of Chicago's deep-dish pizza was also verified while on site. This trip was part of a project comparing the environmental sustainability of the cities of Chicago and Boston.

It is part of the Enviropolis urban environmental education program sponsored by the Henry David Thoreau Foundation. For more information about the program please contact Prof. Ferdi Hellweger at ferdi@coe.neu.edu or (617) 373-3992.

Northeastern University class attends WEFTEC, Chicago