THE STUDENT CONTRACTOR WILL WORK WITHIN A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TEAM, AND BE DIRECTLY MENTORED BY DR.JAY GARLAND, THE DIVISION DIRECTOR OF MCEARD. THE STUDENT CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL LABORATORY SUPPORT FOR A RESEARCH PROJECT FOCUSING ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF ALTERNATIVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS BASED RESOURCE RECOVEY. THE STUDENT CONTRACTOR, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE RESEARCH TEAM, WILL SET-UP AND OPERATE EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS, COLLECT PERFORMANCE DATA (PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL), COMPILE/ANALYZE DATA, AND WRITE MANUSCRIPTS DESCRIBING THE WORK. THE STUDENT CONTRACTOR WILL PERFORM DUTIES AS REQUESTED, ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATION AND INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THEIR MENTOR. WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE STUDENT CONTRACTOR WILL MAINTAIN CAREFUL AND ACCURATE RECORDS IN DESIGNATED LABORATORY NOTEBOOKS. THESE NOTEBOOKS, AND ALL OTHER DATA PRODUCED UNDER THIS ORDER WILL BE THE PROPERTY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. DR. JAY GARLAND WILL BE THE TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT $5000 TRAVEL INCLUDED IN THIS PROCUREMENT