The 2019 NSCC Weather Station Project will provide an opportunity for students from the School of Trades and Technology to travel to Grenada in the Caribbean to participate in a two-week program in May 2019. NSCC is offering this program in partnership with the T.A. Marryshow Community College from Grenada (http://www.tamcc.edu.gd/) and Grenlec the local power utility. NSCC program participants will collaborate on the 2019 Weather Station Project with counterparts from the T.A. Marryshow Community College (TAMCC).
The project will be the design and implementation of extensions to environmental data acquisition systems on the island which reflect the operating conditions and limitations learned from the previous phase of this project. Wind measurements is one of the key areas identified as an addition to each system.
This project could act as a senior design project for students.
Selected NSCC students will be mentored by two (2) NSCC employees who will provide support to the students during all phases of the program. The senior employee lead will travel in 2019 and the junior lead will travel in 2020.
The State of Grenada (www.grenadagrenadines.com/#) is made up of three islands, namely, Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. It is the most southern of the Caribbean island chain known as the Windward Islands. Grenada is also known as the "Island of Spice" because of the production of nutmeg and mace crops of which Grenada is one of the world's largest exporters. The size of Grenada is 344 square kilometers, with an estimated population of 110,000. The capital of Grenada is St. George’s and tourism is the main economic sector.
T.A. Marryshow Community College (TAMCC – www.tamcc.edu.gd) is the only publicly funded post-secondary institution in Grenada. TAMCC has four campuses and offers a wide range of programs in three schools – School of Arts, Sciences and Professional Studies, (SASPS), the School of Applied Arts and Technology (SAAT), and the School of Continuing Education (SCE).
Grenlec, the local electric power utility, has indicated that they are installing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in various locations across the island. They have also indicated that solar electric power can be problematic to their electric grid. The electric grid consists of generators being connected together and the electric power is transmitted to various substations where it is distributed to local consumers and communities.
To identify and reflect on the differences and similarities between Canada and Grenada and the Caribbean in general.
Must be a student enrolled in the second year of one of the identified programs.
Students should complete their application on or before November 16, 2018. Following interviews with shortlisted candidates, students will be notified in the first half of November if they are accepted to participate in this program. Within two weeks of receiving approval, students are expected to submit a $500 deposit toward the program fees in December. At the time of receiving notice of selection a learning contract will be distributed to be signed by students and faculty outlining roles and responsibilities.
The approximate costs associated with this program are outlined below. The exact costs will be confirmed by NSCC and TAMCC and will depend on the Eastern Caribbean Dollar exchange rate. The following costs will be included in your Program Fee payable to Nova Scotia Community College.