[geolstu-list] FW: 2015 CSUMB Ocean Science REU

[Naehr, Thomas]

Marine Geology research opportunity for undergraduates…

Dear Colleagues,

I am enlisting your assistance in advertising the 2015 Ocean Science Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program at California State University, Monterey Bay to your students.

Students in our REU program can choose to conduct research in Monterey Bay in the following areas (the list of research topics within each area is not exhaustive):

Marine Biology and Ecology (includes population ecology, kelp forest ecology, marine landscape ecology, marine microbiology, population genetics, ecophysiology and biomechanics)

Ocean Engineering (includes ocean robotics, autonomous underwater vehicle design, artificial intelligence, computer programming, scientific instrumentation development)

Oceanography (includes ocean current modeling, deep sea population ecology, ocean acidification and plankton ecology)

Marine Geology (includes deep sea canyon formation, coastal hydrology, seafloor mapping, hydrothermal vent dynamics, coastal erosion, plate tectonics and marine biogeochemistry)

In addition to electing to work with mentors at CSU Monterey Bay students can also elect to work with mentors at our Monterey Bay area REU partner institutions. These include:

Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Moss Landing Marine Labs
Naval Postgraduate School

Students will be provided with a $5,000 stipend in addition to support for travel, room and board. REU students will also receive post REU support to attend conferences and in applying to graduate programs. The application portal will close on March 2nd at 11:59 PM PST. Our 10 week summer program will run from June 8th to August 14th. Additional program details can be found on our homepage: http://reu.csumb.edu/csumb-research-experiences-undergraduates-reu

We especially encourage applications from student groups historically underrepresented in the Ocean Sciences and students from institutions where research opportunities are limited (Junior/Community Colleges, Tribal Colleges, HBCUs and HSIs). Preference is given to student applicants who are rising sophomores or juniors.

Please feel free to have your students contact us at our REU email address (reu at csumb.edu<mailto:reu at csumb.edu>) with their questions. Your students should also feel free to contact myself our our program coordinator, Dr. Bridgette Clarkston (bclarkston at csumb.edu<mailto:bclarkston at csumb.edu>), if they have any questions. We are able to take up to 11 students this summer. I have attached a flyer that provides additional information but if you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you for your assistance and hope everyone is doing well.
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Corey
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Corey Garza, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Division of Science and Environmental Policy
&
Director
Monterey Bay Regional Ocean Science
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
California State University, Monterey Bay
100 Campus Center
Seaside, CA, 93955
Phone (831) 582-3024
Fax (831) 582-4122
email: cogarza at csumb.edu<mailto:cogarza at csumb.edu>
web: http://sep.csumb.edu/staff/corey/
lab: http://sep.csumb.edu/mlel/
REU: http://reu.csumb.edu/
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