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Iowa State University REU Microscale Sensing Actuation and Imaging

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Iowa State University REU Microscale Sensing Actuation and Imaging Description: The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University hosts a summer research experience for undergraduate students. The program will create novel research experiences for undergraduate students in the areas of design and manufacturing of micro/nanoscale sensors, actuators, and smart materials, as well as advanced imaging and diagnostic systems. REU students will be active members of interdisciplinary groups and will interact with faculty, post-docs, graduate students, and industry. The students will participate in cohort experiences such as short courses, joint seminars/meetings, workshops, tours of research facilities, and field trips. At the end of the program, REU students will participate in a joint poster symposium with students from other undergraduate summer research programs from across campus. To complement the research experience and provide opportunities for...

Iowa State University REU Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Iowa State University REU Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship Description: The Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program encourages undergraduate students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers by providing research experiences at the Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories. Selected students participate as interns appointed at one of 17 DOE National Laboratories. They perform research, under the guidance of laboratory staff scientists or engineers, on projects related to ongoing programs. The SULI program is sponsored and managed by the DOE Office of Science's, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) in collaboration with the DOE National Laboratories. Applications for the SULI program are solicited annually for three separate internship terms. Internship appointments are 10 weeks in duration for the Summer Term (May through August) or 16 weeks in duration for the...

REU Participant

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: REU Participant Description: The Notre Dame Physics REU program, now in its 26th year, provides opportunities for undergraduate students to experience research first-hand, under direct supervision of faculty mentors. Research projects are available in the areas of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biophysics and Complex systems, Cosmology, High-energy Physics, High-temperature Superconductivity, Nuclear Physics, Physics Education, and Semiconductor Physics. The 2012 program will begin on May 27th and run for 10 weeks. Selected students will receive a stipend (currently, $4,600), free campus accommodation, and RT travel to Notre Dame. Typical participant of our program is a rising senior; however, some slots are filled every year by strong rising juniors. We especially welcome applications from women students and those belonging to the under-reprented minority groups. Required Experience: Typically, rising seniors and rising juniors. Others may be admitted, if they...

Iowa State University REU Non-Equilibrium Materials Research Experience for Undergraduates

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Iowa State University REU Non-Equilibrium Materials Research Experience for Undergraduates
Description:

The Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering at Iowa State University will be hosting a Research Experience for Undergraduate students (REU). This REU site program will be focused on non-equilibrium materials and will be a venue for providing exciting, challenging, level appropriate, and well mentored summer research experiences to create excitement in the REU students, especially those underrepresented, and propel their careers in the Physical Sciences and Engineering. The research areas will expose students to nearly all of the different materials types, metallic, ceramic, polymeric, and biological, and to nearly all aspects of non-equilibrium materials, structures, properties and processes.

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Planned Duration of Employment: Full Time
Position reports to: Steve Martin

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Steve Martin (Add to Contacts)

Iowa State University

Iowa State University REU National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Iowa State University REU National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals Description: REU students will work toward achieving CBiRC's core mission of transforming the US chemical industry by integrating biological and chemical catalysis systems to produce biorenewable chemicals. The REU students will work in CBiRC labs conducting fundamental research to address the underlying technical challenges in the development of new integrated catalytic systems for the conversion of bio-based feedstocks to industrial chemicals. In 2012, the REU program will enroll a class of 16 students, with all students spending the first five days in the program at the Iowa State University Site. While a large portion of the REU students will remain at Iowa State University, a number of the students will then travel to one of the partner institutions (depending on their research interests) to complete their summer program at a partner lab, while maintaining...

Iowa State University REU Biogeosciences Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Iowa State University REU Biogeosciences Research Experiences for Undergraduates Description: Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences in Biogeosciences at Iowa State University will provide research experiences and professional development for talented undergraduate students in the biogeosciences, defined broadly as research that links biophysical, geophysical, and geochemical approaches to understanding the Earthâ€™s systems. Students will gain practical research skills in computer modeling, field methods, and experimental design by conducting independent projects under the guidance of experienced faculty and research scientists. Faculty mentors will benefit through opportunities to direct summer projects with enthusiastic and talented undergraduates who are seeking specialized training in new research areas. Other activities of our REU Site Program are designed for social, leadership, and professional development of the undergraduate participants. A...

Iowa State University REU Wind Energy Science, Engineering, and Policy

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Iowa State University REU Wind Energy Science, Engineering, and Policy
Description:

Iowa State University offers an intensive 10-week on-campus research program in Wind Energy Science, Engineering, and Policy (WESEP) for undergraduate students. Ten fellowships are sponsored each year by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Students will work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams with faculty and graduate students to receive training and get hands-on research experience in areas that address critical, long-term national needs in wind energy-related areas.

On-campus housing and a meal plan will be provided to students accepted into this program. Students also will receive up to $600 of travel expenses to and from Ames and a $5,000 stipend. Outside of the research experience, social events with other REU students at Iowa State also will be available.

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Education Required: Undergraduate Student
Planned Duration of Employment: Full Time
Position reports to: James McCalley or Gene Takle

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Dr. James McCalley; Dr. Gene Takle (Add to Contacts)

Iowa State University

Wiess Instructorship in Physics and Astronomy

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Wiess Instructorship in Physics and Astronomy Description: RICE UNIVERSITY Wiess Instructorship in Physics and Astronomy The Physics and Astronomy Department at Rice University invites applications from recent Ph.D. graduates for an instructorship in physics and astronomy, commencing July/August 2012. This is a non-tenure-track position for a three-year term with the possibility of reappointment for a second three-year term. The instructor will be involved in teaching and in development of innovative teaching methods, with a load equivalent to two courses per semester. There would also be opportunities to pursue independent research or collaborations with on-going research programs in the department (see web page http://physics.rice.edu). Applicants should send a dossier consisting of a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching and research interests, and a list of publications as a single PDF file, and should arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to:...

Jack E. Crow Postdoctoral Fellowship

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Jack E. Crow Postdoctoral Fellowship Description: The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory offers a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship: the Jack E. Crow Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Jack E. Crow Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was named for the founding director of the NHMFL, whose long-time commitment to education and research at all levels is well known. The fellowships will be open to all science and engineering disciplines at the NHMFL. The Jack E. Crow Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will pay fellows $50,000 per year, plus benefits. Minority applicants are encouraged to apply. Applicants should submit the following: A one page statement of prior research activities and future research interests that will be pursued at the NHMFL if granted a fellowship; a one-page letter of support from a proposed fellowship sponsor at the NHMFL who best represents the research in the area proposed; curriculum vitae including publications and teaching...

Iowa State University REU Interdisciplinary Research and Education Emerging Interface Technologies

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Iowa State University REU Interdisciplinary Research and Education Emerging Interface Technologies
Description:

The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. This solicitation features two mechanisms for support of student research: (1) REU Sites are based on independent proposals to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of students in research. REU Sites may be based in a single discipline or academic department, or on interdisciplinary or multi-department research opportunities with a coherent intellectual theme. Proposals with an international dimension are welcome. A partnership with the Department of Defense supports REU Sites in DoD-relevant research areas. (2) REU Supplements may be requested for ongoing NSF-funded research projects or may be included as a component of proposals for new or renewal NSF grants or cooperative agreements.

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Education Required: Undergraduate Student
Planned Duration of Employment: Full Time
Position reports to: Steven Gilbert

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Steven Gilbert (Add to Contacts)

Iowa State University

10 Paid Undergraduate Summer Research Internships

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: 10 Paid Undergraduate Summer Research Internships
Description:

Are you interested in hands-on Hyperspectral Imaging (HI) experience and learning how to work with interdisciplinary teams? Here is an opportunity.

The GeoTREE Center (www.geotree.uni.edu) at the University of Northern Iowa received a NSF award to introduce young scientists to a highly interdisciplinary research environment with fundamental and applied research in hyperspectral imaging (HI). HI is widely used in various disciplines such as Earth Science, Environmental Science, Biology, Forestry, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geographic Information Science (GISc), and more.If you interested, application and more information is available online at http://www.geotree.uni.edu/REU/

Summer Stipend:$4,000 for eight weeks (May 21-July 13, 2012). In addition, the program will cover the cost of housing, a meal plan, lab supplies, and up to $750 for follow up activities.

Required Experience:

Enrolled fulltime in a college/university and must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

This Job Requires the Follow Skills:

The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Fields

Education Required:
Planned Duration of Employment: Seasonal
Position reports to: Research Mentors

Contact info:

Ramanathan Sugumaran (Add to Contacts)
http://www.geotree.uni.edu/REU

Univerisity of Northern Iowa

REU Opportunities in Astronomy at the University of Wyoming

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: REU Opportunities in Astronomy at the University of Wyoming Description: Astronomy at the University of Wyoming 2012 Program Dates Start date: May 21st or May 28th. Program Overview The University of Wyoming and the National Science Foundation sponsor a 10-week summer REU program focused on galaxy evolution. Each student will be trained to use our 2.3 meter and 0.6 meter telescopes and to analyze astronomical data. Frequent seminars will cover recent breakthroughs in astronomy, computational techniques, preparing for graduate school, best practices for written and oral presentations, and responsible research conduct. The program culminates with a poster presentation at the January meeting of the American Astronomical Society. Support Each participant will be awarded a stipend of $400/week, convenient dormitory housing and meal plan, and travel funds for both getting to and from Laramie and the American Astronomical Society meeting held in...

REU Program at Nevis Labs, Columbia University

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: REU Program at Nevis Labs, Columbia University
Description:

The REU program at Nevis Labs, Columbia University is described in detail, including the application procedure at www.nevis.columbia.edu/reu/.

Required Experience:

See www.nevis.columbia.edu/reu/.

This Job Requires the Follow Skills:

See www.nevis.columbia.edu/reu/.

Education Required: Undergraduate Student
Planned Duration of Employment: Seasonal
Position reports to: Prof. John Parsons

Contact info:

Prof. John Parsons (Add to Contacts)
www.nevis.columbia.edu/reu

Columbia University

REU

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: REU Description: 2012 REU Program in Computational Sensing and Medical Robotics(CS&MR) https://education.lcsr.jhu.edu/REU This program is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0649069 The REU program is an intensive, ten-week program of instruction and laboratory research, beginning end of May 2012 and concluding in early August 2012. REU students will contribute to specific research projects pursued by faculty and researchers at the Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics (LCSR).Each student will be a part of a collegial research team, including a faculty project supervisor and a graduate student mentor, and will work on a challenging research project.The projects will be designed to match each student's interest and to maximize the potential for making a contribution during the session. Participating students will receive instruction on technical communication, oral presentation skills, and research ethics to aid in the completion of...

Summer Researcher (REU)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Summer Researcher (REU) Description: The William & Mary Physics Department REU program invites undergraduates to apply for research opportunities for summer 2012. Physics-related research projects are available in both the Physics and the Applied Science departments. We have active collaborations with the nearby laboratories: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Lab (Jefferson Lab), and NASA Langley Research Center. We have very active research groups in High Energy and Nuclear Physics (8 faculty), Condensed Matter Physics (8 faculty), Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (3 faculty), Theoretical Physics (10 faculty), and inter-disciplinary Applied Science (5 faculty). Undergraduate students in our last REU program were co-authors on 10 publications in international peer-reviewed journals. For the ten weeks of participation, the student will receive a $5000 stipend, plus free dormitory room and health center services. A series of talks will introduce the...

University of Florida Materials Physics Research Experience for Undgraduates

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: University of Florida Materials Physics Research Experience for Undgraduates Description: This is a ten week summer research experience for undergraduates with research projects covering a wide range of problems in the modern physics of materials as well as some materials specific aspects of other sub-fields in physics. Each REU participant will be integrated into an active research group under the guidance of a faculty mentor and in most cases also more junior members of the group. The program will also include seminars providing information about current and emerging research areas, academic and nonacademic careers in the physical sciences, and the process of selecting and applying to graduate schools; workshops focusing on scientific communication skills; visits to other scientific and technical facilities; a group outreach event to a local school; and social events. Students will present scientific talks on their projects at the end of the summer and prepare written...

Undergraduate Summer Research Assistant

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Undergraduate Summer Research Assistant Description: The Undergraduate Research in Computational Astrophysics (URCA) program at North Carolina State University seeks a few motivated undergraduate students near the beginning of their studies to learn about using high-performance computing to address important problems in high-energy astrophysics. Applications include supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, nucleosynthesis, and neutrino astrophysics. One year of calculus-based physics is all we require. We are particularly interested in applications from women and members of underrepresented groups. We provide not only a mentored research project but also training in all aspects of independent research, through classroom instruction, hands-on exercises, small-group discussions, and activities with other campus summer programs. The program ends with a research talk to fellow physics students, and a poster research presentation at a campus-wide Undergraduate Research Symposium. ...

Summer Undergraduate Intern

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Summer Undergraduate Intern Description: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, invites applications to our RiSE (Research in Science and Engineering) summer program, http://rise.rutgers.edu, & www.facebook.com/rutgers.rise. ** CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH in all science, math and engineering disciplines, http://gsnb.rutgers.edu/programs.php3. Our Physics & Astronomy Dept, http://www.physics.rutgers.edu, has ~70 faculty members conducting forefront theoretical & experimental research in condensed matter, high energy, nuclear, astrophysics, and biophysics. ** EXCITING INTERDISCIPLINARY AREAS: See, for example, our NSF IGERT in Nanotechnology for Clean Energy, http://energyigert.rutgers.edu/), the Institute for Advanced Materials, Devices, and Nanotechnology (IAMDN, http://iamdn.rutgers.edu/), the BioMaPS Institute for Quantitative Biology (http://www.biomaps.rutgers.edu/) and the Laboratory for Surface Modification (http://lsm.rutgers.edu). ...

Tenure Track (Open Rank) Faculty Position - Stony Brook Center for Science and Mathematics Education

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Tenure Track (Open Rank) Faculty Position - Stony Brook Center for Science and Mathematics Education Description: The Assistant Professor/Associate Professor or Professor will be responsible for the following: Teach courses in the Ph.D. and M.A.T. programs in Science Education. Advise and mentor Ph.D. and M.A.T. students. Conduct research. Acquire external funding to support science education activities. Develop doctoral courses for science education. Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff. The University is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and co-manager of nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research laboratory supporting world...

Physics Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Physics Research Experiences for Undergraduates Description: This Summer, the Physics & Applied Science Departments will provide opportunities for joining in research not only on the Williamsburg campus, but also at nearby Jefferson National Accelerator Laboratory & NASA Langley Research Center. The W&M REU program receives support from the National Science Foundation. For the 10 weeks of participation, you will receive a stipend of $5000, plus free housing & health center services. Participants MUST BE citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Admission preference will be given to physics majors who will have completed their junior year by Summer 2012. Research Fields include: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Condensed Matter & Surface Physics, Laser Physics, Atomic & Molecular Physics, Non-Linear Dynamics and Non-destructive evaluation. To apply: Submit your application on-line @ http://web.wm.edu/physics/reu/reuapp.php and two letters of...