The program runs from June 1 - August 12, 2017 

• $5,000 stipend
• On-campus housing and meals included
• $250 for travel to Austin
• $650 to present at BMES Annual Meeting in October

Suggested majors include (but are not limited to):

• Mechanical Engineering 
• Computer Science and Electrical Engineering 
• Physics 
• Mathematics and Statistics 
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 
• Chemistry 
• Microbiology

Click on the link below to read more about this opportunity and see if you are eligible to apply. For help with applying, please contact Dr. April Householder, Director of Undergraduate Research and Nationally Competitive Scholarships at aprilh@umbc.edu.

This NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program will support ten highly motivated and talented undergraduate students to conduct independent but guided research that focuses on Coastal Ocean Processes during an intensive 10-week program at the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island, CA. 

The program will provide students with hands-on research experience, training in laboratory and field methodologies (including a 1-day research cruise), introductory lectures and special seminars in oceanography and marine science, academic and career advisement, professional development workshops, group activities and field trips to explore Catalina Island's unique ecosystems.

This program will be especially beneficial for undergraduate students with a strong interest in pursuing graduate school or a career in marine science and research.

The deadline to apply is FEBRUARY 15, 2017

• Marine Biotechnology 
• Oceanography 
• Marine Science and Policy 
• Environmental Science
• Ecology 
• Biological Sciences 
• Microbiology 
• Molecular Biology 
• Chemistry and Biochemistry 
• Mathematics and Statistics

In addition to conducting social surveys on church forest uses and management, our student researchers work with Ethiopian priests, farmers, and students to collect an array of ecological data on indigenous plants, insects, and aquatic life. REU Site students work as fully funded research collaborators, developing research designs, conducting social surveys and ecological experiments and analyzing findings side by side with experienced environmental studies and biology professors.

Since 2011 the Cary REU program has embraced a new focus – Translational Ecology. We hope to train a new generation of environmental scientists who are both prepared and motivated to translate ecological science to the public.

Working closely with a mentor scientist, students delineate a research question and hypotheses, develop and implement a project, analyze data, give an oral presentation in a formal symposium and write a paper. Skill building workshops support student learning. The bulk of students’ time is spent in this facet of the program.

Students participate in a Scientific Writing Workshop, a Statistics/R Workshop, Responsible Conduct of Research trainings, and sessions in asking good questions, applying theory in research, giving effective talks, and future options in work and study. The Forum on Translational Ecology showcases examples of translational ecology in action, as well as a diversity of professional role models and careers. Students are supported in reflecting on themselves as scientists and translators of science.

The program runs from May 22 - August 11, 2017

Benefits include:

• A stipend of $6,300 
• Housing in the Bacon Flats dormitory located on our campus just next door to the research and administration building 
• A food allowance of $900 for the 12 week program.

• Ecology
• Environmental Science
• Biological Sciences