Fwd: 2014 Summer Research program at RPI

Dear NAFAns,

 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF) invites your students to partake in our 2014 Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Research Experience.  This summer research program brings together underrepresented* minority undergraduate students in the STEM fields for the summer to experience laboratory research under the mentorship of premier Rensselaer faculty.  Rensselaer calls on your students to apply!

 

This eight week program is designed to help curious and solution-oriented students gain confidence in the lab, develop enthusiasm for graduate school, cultivate a professional network, and earn attractive qualifications. Participants will participate in professional development activities and present their research. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in upstate New York, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180.  

 

*African-American, Alaskan Native, Native American, Hispanic American, or Native Pacific Islander

 

Benefits Mentorship in a Rensselaer Lab Living Allowance On-campus Room and Board Professional Development Sessions   Requirements Full-time, eight week commitment Sunday June 8 through Saturday Aug 2 Participation in all program activities   Eligibility Applicant must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident, with a minimum GPA of 2.75 and will be a junior or senior in the fall of 2014.

To Apply: http://gradoffice.rpi.edu/update.do?catcenterkey=34     Application Deadline March 3, 2014       Contact: Heather Carbary, Office of Graduate Education carbah@rpi.edu, 518-276-3048

Please pass on the information to you students.

Best,

 

Heather Carbary
Sr. Program Administrator
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

The Office of Graduate Education
110 8th Street (Mailing Address)

1516 Peoples Avenue (Street Address)
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: 518.276.3048
Fax: 518.276.2256
carbah@rpi.edu

 

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Fwd: paid internships with NASA

NASA 2014 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

NASA is still actively recruiting interns for its paid summer internship program!  Internships are available in a wide variety of disciplines including engineering, physics, astronomy, life and earth sciences, and even some business and finance.

The deadline is March 1st.  To apply, visit http://intern.nasa.gov to complete your base application and apply for up to 15 specific internship opportunities.

You may be interested in the attached flyer and the information below which highlights internships available at two of NASA's largest recent centers -- Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.  Hundreds of internship opportunities are available!

--- NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center anticipates hosting at least 400 student interns this summer ---


NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., leads the world in scientific discovery and understanding. Goddard is the home of innovative Earth science, astrophysics, heliophysics and planetary science. The center's diverse and talented team is responsible for each breakthrough emerging from Goddard laboratories.  From high school interns to accomplished Nobel Prize winners, each member of the Goddard team plays a vital role in mission success.

Goddard is a science and engineering Center, with enabling technologies like computer science and IT management, to support missions to explore and observe the Earth from space, the study of the sun, exploration of the solar system, and to address big questions such as the origins of life on Earth.

GSFC studies the Earth from space with missions like the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission, or GPM.  GPM is an international satellite mission to provide next-generation observations of rain and snow worldwide every three hours, and is scheduled for launch on February 27th.

GSFC studies the Universe and is now building the James Webb Space Telescope.  Scheduled for launch in 2018, the JWST is a large space observatory that will operate in an orbit some 1 million miles from Earth to find the first galaxies that formed in the early universe.


--- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory anticipates hosting internships covering at least 45 different research topics! ---


We offer internships and fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students throughout the year. Students are engaged in research projects under the guidance of JPL scientists and engineers, and experience the process of research as a creative intellectual activity. Our goal is to further students' pursuit of careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Research projects are offered in areas such as computer science, robotics, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, astrophysics, electrical engineering, as well as planetary, geological and biological sciences.

In August 2013, JPL was named one of "The 10 Most Awesome College Labs of 2013" by Popular Science.

To learn more about the research conducted at JPL or to contact us please visit: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/,
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/

 

Fwd: Two REUs in Computational Sciences & Materials Science

     Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Alliance for Simulation-Guided Materials Application (LA-SiGMA) are now accepting applications for TWO Summer 2014 REU Programs in Computational Sciences and Material Sciences.  Please distribute this information to your students as these are great opportunities for them.

     Thank you very much,
                          Juana
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Juana Moreno, Associate Professor
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy & Center for Computation and Technology
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-7586,  Fax: 225-578-5855, email: moreno@lsu.edu
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CCT REU: Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Computational Sciences
http://reu.cct.lsu.edu/
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The Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) hosts a ten week Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program where students work collaboratively on a wide variety of computational science projects. Each student receives a stipend of $5,000, free housing in university dormitories, and up to $600 in travel expenses to and from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Nine students will be selected.

Qualifications:
Undergraduate, community college student, or high school senior attending college in the fall, interested in a major that is within the computational sciences umbrella (leaves out few majors as it includes all sciences, mathematics, engineering, finance, statistics, etc.) with at least a 2.75 GPA, considering a career in research and/or graduate school in your major, being a US citizen or permanent resident, and graduating at least one semester after completion of the REU.

Important Dates:
March 1, 2014: Application deadline.
April 1, 2014: Notification of decision.
May 26, 2014 through August 1, 2014: Program dates.

The research activities of the CCT are organized into five Focus Areas: Core Computing Sciences, Coast to Cosmos, Material World, Cultural Computing, and System Science and Engineering. These are broad, and sometimes overlapping areas where faculty from diverse departments (Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Civil Engineering, Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computing Engineering, Music, Business, etc.) collaborate in multidisciplinary projects. Our REU students learn how to use some of the nation's largest supercomputers, may participate in the setup and management of large-scale simulations, and may take on an important role in the analysis and visualization of the simulation results.

For more information and to apply, visit:  http://reu.cct.lsu.edu/

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LA-SiGMA REU:  Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Materials Science
http://reu.lasigma.loni.org/
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This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) project is a nine or ten week program where students work collaboratively on a wide variety of materials science projects. Each student receives a stipend of $4,500, free housing in university dormitories, and up to $400 in travel expenses. Thirty students will be selected, five each at Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech University, Southern University at Baton Rouge, Tulane University, University of New Orleans, and Xavier University of Louisiana.

Qualifications:
Undergraduate, community college student, or high school senior attending college in the fall, interested in a major that is within the computational sciences umbrella (leaves out few majors as it includes all sciences, mathematics, and engineering) with at least a 2.75 GPA, considering a career in research and/or graduate school in your major, and being a US citizen or permanent resident.

Important Dates:
March 1, 2014: Application deadline.
April 1, 2014: Notification of decision.
End of May, 2014 through early August, 2014: Program dates vary by university.

The research activities of LA-SiGMA are organized into three Science Drivers: Electronic Materials, Energy Materials, Biomolecular Materials and the CyberTools and Cyberinfrastructure group. These are broad, and sometimes overlapping areas where faculty from diverse departments (Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computing Engineering, Biomolecular Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, etc.) collaborate in multidisciplinary projects. Our REU students learn how to use some of the nation's largest supercomputers, may participate in the setup and management of large-scale simulations, and may take on an important role in the analysis and visualization of the simulation results.

For more information and to apply, visit: http://reu.lasigma.loni.org/

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The LSU Center for Computation & Technology, or CCT, is an innovative research environment, advancing computational sciences, technologies and the disciplines they touch. Researchers at CCT use the advanced cyberinfrastructure - high-speed networks, high-performance computing, advanced data storage and analysis and hardware and software development - available on campus to enable research in many different fields. By uniting researchers from diverse disciplines, ideas and expertise are disseminated across LSU departments to foster knowledge and invention. For more information on the CCT, visit:  http://www.cct.lsu.edu.

Fwd: [curl] REU in Physics and Astronomy

Have students interested in Physics and Astronomy? Please share this summer research experience!

 

The University of South Carolina, Department of Physics and Astronomy is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a NEW NSF REU this summer.

 

Details:

     •        Cutting-edge research with physics and astronomy faculty members (Descriptions here: http://www.physics.sc.edu/REU/REUAreas.html)

     •        Weekly workshops for professional development: research strategies, intellectual property, communication skills

     •        Social activities and outings to local attractions

     •        End of summer symposium

     •        10 weeks May 25 - August 1 for 8 students

     •        Stipend: $5000

     •        Housing and meals included

     •        Travel reimbursement, up to $400

 

Application DEADLINE: February 28

Application and more information: http://www.physics.sc.edu/REU/REU.html 

 

Questions and to apply, contact baltschu@physics.sc.edu  

 

    Professor Brett Altschul

    Department of Physics and Astronomy

    University of South Carolina

    712 Main St., Room 404

    Columbia, SC 29208

 

Fwd: Summer 2014 Opportunities for Undergraduate Students for Training in Biostat

Re: Summer 2014 Opportunities for Undergraduate Students for Training in Biostatistics

This is a reminder that applications are still being accepted for the Summer Institutes for Training in Biostatistics (SIBS).

Eight Summer Institutes for Training in Biostatistics (SIBS) are scheduled for the summer of 2014. SIBS are open to all US undergraduate and beginning graduate students (US citizens or permanent residents) and are sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Center for Research Resources. The programs have been very successful, but space is limited!

The program flyer explains that SIBS is offered at eight sites: Boston University, Columbia University, Emory University, University of Iowa, University of Minnesota, North Carolina State University-Duke Clinical Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Further details are given at the individual websites listed on the flyer.

SIBS introduces quantitatively oriented participants to Biostatistics. Students learn about the applications of statistical methods to biomedical research through coursework and hands-on experience working with real data collected in major clinical studies. Each of the program sites has its own unique features, but they all have a well-conceived, balanced agenda and an outstanding staff of dedicated investigators and professors. No specific training in statistics is required as a prerequisite.

Participants receive college credit that can transfer back to their home institutions. All costs are covered including tuition, housing, and all meals. Students may apply to more than one program, but should accept only one.

Please

1. Forward this message to appropriate faculty advisors and student groups.

2. Print and post the program flyer in an attractive location.

We hope that this information reaches interested students majoring in the mathematical, biological, and other sciences, with strong quantitative skills. There is a shortage of biostatisticians world wide, so career opportunities are quite good across many sectors. We appreciate any assistancein reaching your students.

For more information, including dates for summer 2014 and online applications to individual programs, please visit our program web sites:

Boston University
Columbia University
Emory University
University of Iowa
University of Minnesota
NC State University - Duke Clinical Research Institute
University of Pittsburgh
University of Wisconsin

Department of Statistics, Box 8203
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-8203

Fwd: Undergraduate Summer Research Program

Dear Professor Crider,   Are your students looking for summer research opportunities? Please post, forward, or tell your students about the 2014 Nebraska Summer Research Program housed on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.   The program offers students an excellent opportunity to hone research skills and to experience life as a graduate student. Students will enhance their academic resume, work closely with faculty and peers, and have fun with social and professional development activities, all while receiving numerous benefits. Students historically underrepresented in graduate education are especially encouraged to apply. Due to funding restrictions, participation is limited to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.   All programs for 2014 are listed at http://www.unl.edu/summerprogram and include projects in Applied Mathematics, Bioenergy Systems, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/Water Resources, Minority Health Disparities, Nanohybrid Materials and Algal Biofuels, Redox Biology, and Virology.   Our online application makes it easy for students to apply. Priority review of applications begins Friday, February 1 and all applications are due by Monday, February 17.   Thank you for your assistance in disseminating this information.

Fwd: FW: Newly funded REU at Missouri!

The Office of Undergraduate Research and the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Missouri-Columbia are pleased to announce a newly funded NSF REU program in Materials and Modeling.  Please see the attached PDF for information and a student application.  Detailed information on potential projects can be found at:

 

http://physics.missouri.edu/undergraduate-program/reu/reu-projects/

 

The Deadline is March 1st, with program dates of May 27-July 26th.  10 positions are available for 2014.  The physics REU students will enjoy the benefits of participating in a larger community of summer research interns, including shared housing, educational and professional development events, and social activities.

 

Please pass this information along to appropriate faculty/students at your institution.  Thanks! 

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Theoretical and Experimental Project topics include:

·   Modeling RNA folding        

·   X-ray studies of nanostructured metals grown on silicon     

·   Tunable single electron memory        

·   Charge transport in polymer-based transistors          

·   Tunable Pt nanoparticle based single electron memory        

·   Single molecule approaches to membrane proteins   

·   Molecular dynamics: water transport in channel proteins     

·   Computational condensed matter physics    

·   Neutron scattering studies of model membranes      

·   Ultrafast optical processes in organic semiconductors          

·   Spin-orbit interaction at oxide interfaces      

·   Modeling bio-molecular interactions

 

 

Fwd: Undergraduate Research Opportunity

 

Applications for the Amgen Scholars U.S. program have just become available online.  This program provides undergraduate students with faculty-mentored summer research opportunities in science and engineering fields.  You can learn more about this opportunity by reading the program flyer or you can access eligibility requirements, site specific information, and applications at http://www.amgenscholars.com.  If you have students that might be interested in this opportunity, please encourage them to apply.

Fwd: Yale Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program | February 1 deadline

Dear Colleague, 

I am writing to ask for your assistance in spreading the word out about an excellent summer research opportunity for your undergraduates. The Yale CRISP REU program will once again be funding REU fellowships (residential and non-residential) at Yale University in New Haven, CT for the summer of 2014. 

 
The deadline for applications is February 1, 2014.  Please post and/or forward to the appropriate individual(s) in your Department and/or Institution.

The application information can be found at: http://www.crisp.yale.edu/index.php/Reu

Here are the links to our informational flyers if you wish to print and post it for your students:

Residential REU program | 2014  Flyer

Non-Residential REU program | 2014 Flyer

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The CRISP Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) program.

The goal of the CRISP REU program is to offer high-quality, state-of-the-art research experiences, enrichment activities and professional development events to undergraduates. Current research topics range from thin film growth and characterization to friction and manipulation at the atomic level with projects involving computation, simulation, fabrication, characterization and image processing. Materials systems included semiconductors, dielectrics, optical materials and bio-materials.

Program Dates June 2 - July 28, 2014

Application Candidates must apply directly to the Yale SURF program through the Leadership Alliance Summer Research-Early Identification Program starting November 01, 2013. Students must also complete the supplementary application for CRISP to indicate interest. The entire application package, including two letters of recommendation and official transcript(s), must be received by February 01, 2014.

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Thank you for your assistance!

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Jacquelynn Garofano, Ph.D.
REU Coordinator, CRISP

Christine Broadbridge, Ph.D. 
Education Director, CRISP 
Professor & Chairperson of Physics, SCSU 
o: 203.392.6461; christine.broadbridge@yale.edu