Summer on the Sea: Maryland Sea Grant

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Each summer, Maryland Sea Grant’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports fifteen students to conduct marine research on the Chesapeake Bay. It’s a special opportunity to develop your research skills and interests by working with top scientists to study one of America’s most significant coastal resources.

The REU program, funded by the National Science Foundation, is designed for students majoring in marine science, ecology, environmental science, biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, and mathematics.

During the 12-week program, each student works with a mentor on an individual research project at one of the two marine labs at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences located on the Chesapeake Bay:

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, Maryland

Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, Maryland

Research areas include:

Estuarine processes

Benthic environment

Physical oceanography

Contaminants

Fisheries

Molecular biology and genetics

Environmental chemistry

Submerged aquatic vegetation

Modeling and analysis

Coastal observing systems

DETAILS:
- 12 week program: May 18 to August 10, 2014.
- $6,000 stipend plus housing and travel support to and from host institution
- Applications due: February 21, 2014
- Application and guidance http://ww2.mdsg.umd.edu/reu/apply/index.php

We select undergraduates in diverse disciplines, including engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, ecology and marine and environmental science.

If you have any questions please feel free to email us at reu@mdsg.umd.edu.