Teaching and Learning about Solar Energy in Ghana

Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:00:00 -0500

The NSF funded Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship at the University of Rochester has pulled the graduate students out - out of their labs, out of their departments, out of their disciplines and even a bit out of their comfort zone. The result is a pioneer cohort of trainees with a significantly value-added education experience. These students had an amazing experience in Africa, and came back eager to share what they learned with their fellow IGERT students and also with the community at large. They have an edge, as they have successfully integrated the science of their discipline with complementary disciplines. In addition, they can do this in a culture very different from their own, and under conditions they never imagined.