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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Luiza Maria Aparecido [<a href="mailto:luizamariabr2014@tamu.edu">mailto:luizamariabr2014@tamu.edu</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 03, 2017 2:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Chen, LD <<a href="mailto:ld.chen@tamucc.edu">ld.chen@tamucc.edu</a>>; Coffin, Richard <<a href="mailto:Richard.Coffin@tamucc.edu">Richard.Coffin@tamucc.edu</a>>; Proffitt, Ed <<a href="mailto:Ed.Proffitt@tamucc.edu">Ed.Proffitt@tamucc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Advertising 2018 REU at TAMU Corpus Christi<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Announcing the 2018 Summer Costa Rica Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)!</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ECOHYDROLOGY OF TROPICAL MONTANE FORESTS – DIVERSITY IN SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY BREADTH, AND GLOBAL AWARENESS</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The 10-week summer program (May 29- August 3, 2018) includes 5 weeks at the Texas A&M Soltis Center for Education and Research (Costa Rica) and 5 weeks on the campus of Texas A&M University (College
Station, Texas, USA)</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://tamu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dcZlhp3nVWp1Tb7" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">https://tamu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dcZlhp3nVWp1Tb7</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> <u>Purpose</u>: <span style="color:#1D2129">The goal of this NSF-sponsored REU is to provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to develop essential skills in designing, executing and
disseminating original research that quantifies the hydrologic and biogeochemical fluxes in the watershed of a tropical montane cloud forest. Students will have an opportunity to work on field and laboratory research under the guidance of faculty mentors at
the Soltis Center near San Isidro in central Costa Rica(</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://soltiscentercostarica.tamu.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">http://soltiscentercostarica.tamu.edu/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">).
Past years of this REU program (2011-2013) resulted in several students enrolling in graduate school and publishing work from their research, in addition to gaining a rich cultural immersion and unique opportunity to conduct research in a tropical montane
forest.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><u><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">Eligibility</span></u><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">: Undergraduate students
must be US citizens or permanent residents, be 18 years of age or older (on March 1, 2018), be currently enrolled in a major in the earth or environmental sciences, engineering, or a related field, have a minimum grade point average of 3.0, expect to graduate
no earlier than December 2018, and be eligible to have a passport that is valid for 6 months past the REU summer. Additional details are located on the REU website.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><u><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">Support</span></u><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">: Accepted students will
received a $500 per week stipend for all 10 weeks and will have all travel and accommodation expenses covered. The program does not cover meals (on and off-campus) while in Texas or all off-campus expenses in Costa Rica, such as zip lining, adventure tours,
white water rafting, etc.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">For more information about the REU selection process, program, and study area, please visit our website </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://costaricareu.tamu.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">http://costaricareu.tamu.edu/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> You
are invited to view photos of previous Costa Rica REU programs here: </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/tamucostaricareu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">https://www.flickr.com/people/tamucostaricareu/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">.
For general inquiries and questions about our application, contact: </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:tamu.costaricareu.application@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">tamu.costaricareu.application@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> or
the program leaders, Dr. Georgianne Moore (Department of Ecosystem Science and Management) and Dr. Kelly Brumbelow (Civil Engineering).</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B5394">Luiza Maria T. Aparecido, PhD</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B5394">Texas A&M University - College Station, TX, USA</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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