Category: REU

2023 EAS REU Program Information

The School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech is now accepting applications for our Summer 2023 REU program.  Please share this information along with the attached flyer with your students.

The program is 10 weeks long, starting on Sunday, May 21st, 2023 and ending on Friday, July 28th, 2023.  The application is due Wednesday, February 15th, 2023.

This REU program is designed for undergraduate students interested in acquiring research experiences within one or more of the following fields – note that students do not have to have any prior experience within these fields to be eligible for our research program:

• Atmospheric Chemistry
• Dynamics of Weather and Climate
• Biogeochemistry
• Geophysics
• Oceanography and Climate
• Paleoclimate
• Space and Planetary Science
• Remote Sensing

Selected participants will receive a $6,000 stipend along with housing on campus throughout the duration of the 10-week program.

To apply, please visit our EAS REU website: https://easreu.eas.gatech.edu/

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at zachary.handlos@eas.gatech.edu.

The Program

Aquatic Chemical Ecology (ACE) at Georgia Tech is a summer research program supported by the National Science Foundation REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program. ACE at Georgia Tech gives you the opportunity to perform exciting research with our faculty in the schools of Biological Sciences, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. You’ll participate in research with one or more of our faculty, learn about careers in science and engineering, and see how scientists blend knowledge and skills from physics, chemistry and biology to investigate some of the most challenging problems in environmental sciences. We encourage applications from undergraduate students who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S., especially attending universities other than Georgia Tech. The following three areas comprise the research activities covered by faculty in the Aquatic Chemical Ecology program:

• Area 1. Biological and geochemical transformations of chemicals in aquatic ecosystems.
• Area 2. Sensory biology and ecology of aquatic chemical communication.
• Area 3. Ecological roles and consequences of chemicals in aquatic environments.

Overview

Our ACE NSF-sponsored summer research program places you with a faculty mentor for a 10-week summer period spanning from Sunday May 21st, 2023 to Friday July 28, 2023. You’ll design a research project, carry it out and present the results to the professors and students in a final symposium. You will receive a stipend amount of $7000. To live on campus safely, you will also be provided an individual bedroom with shared kitchen facilities in an environment that is structured based on CDC, state and federal guidelines regarding social distancing, face covering, on-campus surveillance testing​, and vaccinations. Your summer cohort will engage in activities specific to ACE, but also interact and be co-housed with participants in five other College of Sciences REU programs.

Our ACE faculty (in Civil & Environmental Engineering, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Biological Sciences) form a core group with a strong history of working together on joint research grants in this area, with the skills required to guide undergraduates in basic and applied research on multiple phases of chemical signaling processes.

Application

The Online Application deadline is February 15th, 2023 at 5:00 PM Eastern. The application process requires you to complete the following:

1. An Application Form
2. An Essay of Interest
3. Two (2) Recommendation Letters (an upload link will be emailed to the recommender’s email address entered on your application)

In a nutshell…

What: REU Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech
When: 10 weeks from May 21 through July 28
Stipend: $7000
Room: Provided
Deadline: February 15th, 2023 @ 5 PM Eastern
Contact: Benita Black – REU.Coordinator@biosci.gatech.edu
Website: https://reu.biosciences.gatech.edu/home 

Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Environments (GI4SUrE) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is a 10-week summer program designed to expose and immerse 10 undergraduate students to unique green infrastructure (GI) research. Green infrastructure is a way to build better infrastructure, addressing the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenge to restore and improve urban infrastructure. This program lets students perform field, laboratory, or modeling studies to explore how GI can mitigate the effects of urban runoff on surface water quality and hydrology. This research will affect not only eastern Tennessee, but any area that deals with urban stormwater runoff. Students will also dive into a professional and social atmosphere that will develop their fundamental research methodologies and critical thinking skills.

Website: https://isse.utk.edu/opportunities-for-faculty-students-partners/reu-home/

Program dates: May 31 – August 5, 2022

Stipend: $6000 + travel and housing

Application deadline: March 1, 2022

Sponsor: University of Arizona

Deadline Date: 01-Mar-2021

Funding: $6,000.00

Program Information: View Details

Contact Name: Dr. Katerina Dontsova, Program Director

Contact Telephone: 520-621-4800

Contact Email: dontsova@email.arizona.edu

Sponsor Website: https://biosphere2.org/

Synopsis: The Biosphere 2 REU provides undergraduates an opportunity to conduct guided research in environmental and Earth systems science at a leading and unique research institution. The sponsor is recruiting a small group of environmental science students for 2021 summer and are particularly interested in applications from indigenous students and students from other underrepresented groups. Students will receive stipends of $6,000 for the 10-week research internship, housing on the Biosphere 2 campus, funding for travel to and from Tucson, AZ and a food allowance. For 2021, the program runs from June 7 to August 13. Students will be selected from across the country to participate in the program. They will conduct research at Biosphere 2.

***The Georgia Tech EAS REU will allow participants to participate virtually. Participants may be allowed to stay on campus for the program if allowed by the university. All REU programming details are subject to change based on the evolving COVID-19 situation.***

Do you have an interest in researching environmental problems, including global climate change?
Do you have interest in any of the following areas?
• Atmospheric Chemistry
• Dynamics of Weather and Climate
• Biogeochemistry
• Geophysics
• Oceanography and Climate
• Paleoclimate
• Space and Planetary Science
• Remote Sensing

All STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) majors are encouraged to apply to participate in a ten-week undergraduate research program hosted by Georgia Tech, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College. Participants will gain broad perspectives by participating in a dynamic research environment while working with a faculty mentor at one of the four partner institutions. The program also includes several professional development activities, “research horizons” faculty seminars, and a research symposium. Participants will receive a stipend of $6,000 for the ten-week program, a travel allowance, and housing on the Georgia Tech campus. Participants must be U.S citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at a U.S. college or university.

To apply: https://easreu.eas.gatech.edu/
Application Deadline: Monday, March 1st, 2021
Questions? Contact Dr. Zachary Handlos, zachary.handlos@eas.gatech.edu

Applications are now being accepted for the Summer REU Program in Marine Science at the University of Delaware, an NSF-Funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.

Interns will work with faculty in a research-intensive setting on a research topic in chemical, physical, or biological oceanography, marine biology or marine geology. In addition to hands-on research experience, student support includes a $6,400 stipend, campus housing, and travel assistance. The deadline to apply is Friday February 12, 2021.

Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Division of Ocean Sciences, this REU program supports ten undergraduate students to conduct research in marine science. The program will take place at the University of Delaware’s Hugh R. Sharp campus in the beach community of Lewes, located on the shores of the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean.

More information and the application can be found on our website. You may also be interested to hear directly from former interns, or see one of our field trips on the R/V Daiber on the Delaware Bay.

For more information, please contact:

Joanna York

Director, UD REU program in Marine Science

jyork@udel.edu

302-831-7040

Sponsor: Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Deadline Date: 10-Feb-2021

Funding: $5,700.00

Contact Telephone: 804-684-7000

Contact Email: intern@vims.edu

Sponsor Website: https://www.vims.edu/education/college/summer_intern/index.php

Program URL: View Details

Synopsis: The Summer Intern Program – Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) annually places 12 undergraduates with faculty mentors for a summer research experience. Internships are available in many areas of marine science, including marine biology and ecology; biological, geological, chemical, and physical oceanography; environmental science; fisheries; and resource management.

Sponsor: University of Arkansas

Deadline Date: 26-Feb-2021

Funding: $5,500.00

Program Information: View Details

Contact Name: Dr. Michelle Evans-White

Contact Telephone: 479-575-6342

Contact Email: ecoreu@uark.edu

Sponsor Website: https://fulbright.uark.edu/departments/biology/undergraduate/eco-reu/

Synopsis

Undergraduate students who are interested in doing research about environmental systems or sustainability can apply to do the Research Experience for Undergraduates program with the University of Arkansas. The program will take place during the summer of 2021, in Fayetteville, AR. If an on-campus program is not an option due to COVID, they will be hosting a virtual REU.  Students will receive $5,500 over the course of the summer, free food and housing, plus travel funds.

Purdue University will be again hosting an undergraduate summer research program in digital agriculture in 2021 supported by a USDA REEU grant. We are optimistic that we will be able to have an in-person experience, but will fall back to virtual again, if necessary. This will be the third year of this program.

Information about the summer internship, how to apply, etc. can be found at the URL below:

https://ag.purdue.edu/digital-ag-resources/undergraduate-summer-research-program-in-digital-ag/

Applications are due midnight Monday, Feb 8, 2021

Students will learn to:

• understand application program interfaces (APIs) well enough to collect data and wrangle data into informed decisions
• perform proper statistical analysis and be able to communicate process and results
• understand the industry opportunities in agri-business data science

The project will address a variety of the AFRI farm bill priority areas with focus on Cyberinformatics and Tools for Food and Agricultural Data Analysis and Data-Driven Applications (FACT). With the intellectual focus on digital agriculture and data analytics, we will introduce algorithmic thinking in basic elements, and will empower those students to integrate different concepts into their own research area and to communicate that effectively.

The Purdue Office for Undergraduate Research (OUR) will facilitate housing for interns, social activities, and tours of agricultural research centers.

The School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology (i.e., Georgia Tech) is now accepting applications for the “Georgia Tech Broadening Participation in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Geosciences Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program.”  The link to the program website is here: https://easreu.eas.gatech.edu/

Rising sophomore, junior and senior undergraduate students that are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and are enrolled within an undergraduate degree program at a U.S. college or University are eligible to apply.  The application deadline is March 1st, 2020.

Feel free to contact Dr. Zachary Handlos (zachary.handlos@eas.gatech.edu) with any questions that you may have about the REU program.