Summer Research Opportunities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The 2016 Nebraska Summer Research Program is looking for talented and motivated undergraduates to apply!

 

 

UNL's summer program offers research opportunities in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields in addition to an interdisciplinary Minority Health Disparities program aimed at converting cutting edge social and behavioral research into an understanding and reduction of health disparities among minorities.

 

Summer 2016 research programs include:

• Bioenergy Systems
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Minority Health Disparities
• Mobile Security
• Nanohybrid Functional Materials
• Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure
• Optics and Laser Physics
• Redox Biology
• Sustainability of Civil Infrastructures in Rural Environments
• Virology

During the summer research program students receive hands-on exposure to research and a graduate school-like experience. They work closely with faculty mentors and research teams of graduate students and other summer scholars. Students also have opportunities to participate in meaningful social and professional development activities outside of the laboratory.

 

Our online application makes it easy for students to apply. Priority review begins Monday, February 1 and all applications must be completed by Tuesday, March 1. Students from historically underrepresented groups in graduate education and students from academic institutions where research programs are limited are especially encouraged to apply.

 

Contact person:  Maggie Jobes

Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment
Office of Graduate Studies
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
graduate@unl.edu 

Summer Research Opportunity in Biomedical Research

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital has a long-standing program called the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program that introduces undergraduates to hands-on biomedical research. Additionally, this and several other summer programs at Cincinnati Children’s and the University of Cincinnati work together to offer a series of scientific and social activities.  They anticipate accepting at least 100 students into the summer 2016 program.

Research opportunities in the physical sciences include labs interested in mass spec, NMR/MRI, and optical spectroscopy/imaging, etc. 

Student stipends are ~$4000 for 10 weeks at 40 hours/week. To be eligible, students must apply online by Monday, February 1, 2016, 5 pm EST through the following website:

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/education/research/surf/apply/

Summer Science in Flight with NASA...

NASA Student Airborne Research Program

The NASA Airborne Science Program invites highly motivated advanced undergraduates who will be rising seniors in summer 2016 to apply for participation in the 8^th annual NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP 2016). Participants will fly onboard theNASA DC-8 and assist in the operation of instruments to sample and measure atmospheric solar radiation, gases and aerosols. They will also use remote sensing data collected during the program from the NASA ER-2 high-altitude research aircraft to image land and water surfaces in multiple spectral bands. Along with airborne data collection, students will participate in taking measurements at field sites. Students will work in multi-disciplinary teams to study surface, atmospheric, and oceanographic processes. Each student will complete an individual research project from the data collected.

Outstanding faculty and staff for this program will be drawn from several universities and NASA centers, as well as from NASA flight operations and engineering personnel.

The eight-week program begins June 12, 2016 and concludes August 5, 2016. 

Instrument and flight preparations, and the research flights themselves, will take place during the first two weeks of the program at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, in Palmdale, CA. Post-flight data analysis and interpretation will take place during the final six weeks of the program at the University of California, Irvine.

SARP participants will receive a $5,000 stipend. They will also receive a travel allowance as well as free housing and local transportation during the 8-week program.

Applicants must be US citizens attending a US college or university majoring in a STEM discipline.

The application deadline is Tuesday February 2, 2016.

Apply here: www.nserc.und.edu/sarp/sarp-2016/

For more information, email sarp2016@nserc.und.edu
Watch a video about the program here: https://youtu.be/o56_07rsyBY

Summer Research Opportunity Announcement

Environmental Chemistry Seminar - Haze in China

Next week Carleton College will host Professor Mei Zheng from Peking University, and she will present a seminar titled, Haze in China.  The seminar will be at 3:30 pm on Friday, October 9, 2015 in Olin 141.

Mei Zheng is currently a professor in the College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, China. She worked at the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, from 2000-2010. Her research focuses on sources and chemical properties of atmospheric fine particulate matter or PM2.5, which is a major cause of the severe haze problem in China. The seminar will present the current status of PM2.5 pollution in China, the major sources of fine particles and the challenges of air quality that China faces today.  The seminar is designed for a general audience - you don't need to be an air pollution specialist to attend.

Graduation with Distinction in Chemistry

Juniors and seniors who have completed, or will complete, an experiential learning project in chemistry or a related field may choose to pursue a distinction project as described at the Chemistry department website.  In order to undertake the process of attaining departmental distinction, a student must 
 • be a declared chemistry major 
 • have a chemistry course GPA of 3.00 or greater; or have permission of the department 
 • have an overall GPA of 3.00 or greater, or have permission of the department  • have junior or senior standing

Due dates for the completion of tasks associated with earning distinction in the fall and spring semesters of the 2015-16 academic year are listed here:

  Fall                  Spring

T Sept 15        M Feb 15         Identify on-campus mentor

Th Oct 1          T March 1        Name faculty committee  

Th Oct 15        T March 15      Rough draft of paper to mentor

T Nov 10         M April 11        Revised paper to committee

T Nov 24         M April 25        Oral committee presentation

Th Dec 10       F April 29         Public presentation

Th Dec 10       M May 2           Final, approved paper to Chair

Cannon River Clean-up & Sign-up

This is your chance to promote cleaner rivers and lakes and a healthier community that everyone can enjoy.

Saturday, September 19, 2013, 9 a.m. – 12 noon (lunch provided)

Meet at Vehicle Pick-up Area, Buntrock Commons promptly at 8:30 a.m.

We will walk as a group to the Sechler Park picnic shelter, but feel free to ride your bike or drive your own vehicle as well.

Please sign up by clicking on the link below so we can let the Cannon River Watershed sponsors know how many fantastic hot dogs from local grass fed beef they need to bring to feed us!

https://docs.google.com/a/stolaf.edu/forms/d/1oBCgdGCpFfOzn--4ItgcpwjU7c50umcyOCc42UsGW-Q/viewform?usp=send_form

Consider wearing long-sleeved shirts, long pants and sturdy shoes or shorts and old shoes for wading if the river level goes down. We will have work gloves, bug spray and bags for trash. You will be asked to sign a release of liability by a volunteer of the Cannon River Watershed Partnership.

Contact Diane Angell in Biology and Environmental Studies with questions. angell@stolaf.edu