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Undergraduate Research
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- 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- The School of Earth Sciences is pleased to announce that it will be offering up to 25 students full-time stipends of $5200 to conduct research over the summer of 2008. Students at all levels and in all majors are welcome to apply; funding priority goes to current and prospective students in any of the departments and programs within the School of Earth Sciences who have not yet received departmental funding: sophomores, freshmen, and juniors, in that order. Juniors and seniors are encouraged to apply for major grants. A few students can be funded for research during academic quarters if they wish to do research with a faculty member who is unable to supervise during Summer.
- Students may apply to work with any faculty member in the School of Earth Sciences, which includes the departments of Energy Resources Engineering, Geophysics, and Geological and Environmental Sciences. Faculty advisors in the Earth Systems Program who have an appointment in the School of Earth Sciences are also eligible. In order to apply, please submit the application form below along with a short project proposal. Your project should be developed with a faculty member and/or graduate student who will act as your advisor(s). Your advisor must sign the application form. Your proposal should include:
- A title, your name, and the name of your faculty and/or graduate student advisor
- A description of the project: what is the broad question you will be addressing? How will you address it? (2 pages maximum, double-spaced)
- A tentative work plan for the summer: when do you plan to be in the field? When will you be on campus? Do you need to schedule lab time? (1 page maximum)
- A budget: you may request up to $520 per 40-hour week for 10 weeks on campus or equivalent field expenses, plus an additional $500 for laboratory supplies or analysis. (For research during Winter, Spring or Fall quarters, you may request up to $130 per 10-hour week.) (1 page)
- Proposals are due by 5:00 pm, Monday, March 10, to Anne Egger. You and your advisor will be notified of funding prior to spring break.
- Interested but don’t know where to start?
- Talk to a professor whose class you liked, or visit Anne Egger or Julie Kennedy for ideas. If you are interested in Geophysics, visit Simon Klemperer; if you are interested in Energy Resources Engineering, visit Tony Kovscek; if you are interested in IPER, visit Helen Doyle
- The summer program
- Students who participate in the 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Program are required to:
- Enroll in a section of GEOPHYS 101A (1 unit) during spring quarter to prepare for summer research. Optional – enroll in directed reading units with your advisor
- Rewrite your proposal by the end of spring quarter to reflect additional background research
- Attend a weekly lunch seminar series during the summer (when on campus), which will include lectures by faculty and workshops on poster-making and oral presentations
- Participate in SURPS by submitting an abstract and presenting a poster
- Participate in a School of Earth Sciences undergraduate symposium in the fall by giving a 15-minute oral presentation about your work.
- Fill out program evaluations at the mid-point and end of their research
- Students may wish to seek housing on campus in the Summer Research College.
- For more information, please contact Undergraduate Program Coordinator Anne Egger, or call her at (650) 724-0984.
- Submit Proposal
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