Summer Research Opportunities Info
| Research Opportunity |
Date Posted |
| Undergraduate Research in Global Change |
10-12-2006 |
12-Oct-06
http://www.atmos.anl.gov/GCEP/
http://www.atmos.anl.gov/GCEP/SURE/index.html
Global Change Education Program
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
The approximately ten-week SURE 2007 program will run from mid-June to mid-August. The program will begin with a one-week orientation and focus session on global change research areas. The orientation will involve a series of lectures aimed at giving undergraduate students a detailed overview of all research areas within the BER global change activities. As well, the students will receive more focused information on the specific area in which they expect to conduct research.
Another important aspect of the SURE program will be a scientific writing course that will focus on developing the organizational and writing skills needed for the communication of scientific findings in the literature and in short research proposals.
After the orientation and focus sessions are completed, the students will travel to their nine-week research assignments at national laboratories or universities conducting BER-supported global change research. Each student will have a mentor who will direct and monitor the student’s summer research experience.
Mentors will be recruited from all global change research areas, including ASP, ARM, EMP, PER, and TCP. If applications are distributed relatively evenly in each of the program areas, approximately four to six students (and mentors) will be involved in SURE 2007. Successful applicants will be given travel and housing support, as well as a weekly stipend during the ten-week program. The program will be aimed primarily at undergraduates in their sophomore and junior years, but outstanding freshman and senior applicants will also be considered. All qualified students will be encouraged to apply, and minority and female students will be particularly encouraged. Successful participants in SURE 2007 will be expected to reapply for a second year of research with their mentors when possible.
To apply complete the application form, and provide three letters of recommendation, copies of transcripts, and a short essay describing your career goals and interest in global change research programs. We anticipate selecting from 20 to 30 SURE participants by a competitive process involving the selection of applications by a review panel. Applications will be accepted electronically or by written submission beginning October 2, 2006 through February 5, 2007. Applicants will be notified of their status in April, 2007.
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Biological and Environmental Research
Benefits: Undergraduates: $475 weekly, plus travel.
The application period for 2007 participation is
October 2, 2006 -
February 5, 2007
Successful applicants will be notified in May 2007.
Mentors include:
Dave Bowling
Dept. of Biology
University of Utah
257 S. 1400 E.
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone: 801-581-2130
Fax: 801-581-2174
Email: bowling@biology.utah.edu
Research Abstract
Jerome D. Fast
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
P.O. Box 999, K9-30
Richland, WA 99352
Phone: 509-372-6116
Fax: 509-372-6118
Email: Jerome.Fast@pnl.gov
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Sasha Madronich
Atmospheric Chemistry Division
National Center for Atmospheric Research
P. O. Box 3000
Boulder, Colorado 80307
Phone: 303-497-1430
Fax: 303-497-1400
Email: sasha@ucar.edu
Research Abstract
Dr. C. David Whiteman
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
P.O. Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
Phone: 509-372-6147
Fax: 509-372-6168
Email: Dave.Whiteman@pnl.gov
Web page: http://www.pnl.gov/atmos_sciences/Cdw/
Research Abstract
Barbara J. Bond
Assistant Professor
Department of Forest Science
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-5752
Phone: 541-737-6110
Fax: 541-737-1393
Email: Barbara.Bond@orst.edu
Web page: http://www.fls.orst.edu/~bond
Web page: http://www.fls.orst.edu/oldtree/index.htm
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Jim Ehleringer
Department of Biology
University of Utah
257 S 1400 E
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
Phone: 801-581-7623
Fax: 801-581-4665
Email: ehleringer@biology.utah.edu
Web page: http://ecophys.biology.utah.edu
Research Abstract
Tom Hinckley
Ecosystem Sciences, College of Forest Resources
Box 352100, University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone 206-543-1588
Fax 206-543-3254
Email: hinckley@u.washington.edu
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