Ulrich, P. D., & Vecitis, C. D., & Dyett, J., & Porto, M. F. A. (2013, June), The Harvard SEAS/Poli-USP Collaborative Field Course for International Environmental Engineering Education  Paper presented at 2013 ASEE International Forum, Atlanta, Georgia. 10.18260/1-2--17271

\bibitem{asee_peer_17271}
  Ulrich, P. D., \& Vecitis, C. D., \& Dyett, J., \& Porto, M. F. A. (2013, June), \emph{The Harvard SEAS/Poli-USP Collaborative Field Course for International Environmental Engineering Education}
  Paper presented at 2013 ASEE International Forum, Atlanta, Georgia.
  10.18260/1-2--17271

Patrick D Ulrich, Chad D Vecitis, Jason Dyett, and Monica F A Porto.  "The Harvard SEAS/Poli-USP Collaborative Field Course for International Environmental Engineering Education".  2013 ASEE International Forum, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2013.  https://peer.asee.org/17271 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_17271}
  Patrick D Ulrich, Chad D Vecitis, Jason Dyett, and Monica F A Porto.
  "The Harvard SEAS/Poli-USP Collaborative Field Course for International Environmental Engineering Education".
  \emph{2013 ASEE International Forum, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2013.
  https://peer.asee.org/17271 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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