FIELD EXPERIENCES IN SOUTH TEXAS COASTAL DYNAMICS, JUNE 7 – AUGUST 14, 2009
Ten fellowships will be available for the summer of 2009, for undergraduate students to conduct independent research projects on the causes, effects and consequences of coastal environmental change. Each student will work with a faculty mentor on topics such as: •Watershed processes, land-sea interactions, coastal hydrology
•Biogeochemistry, organic matter cycling, water column optics
•Zooplankton ecology, phytoplankton physiology and ecology
•Fish reproductive physiology, environmental toxicology
•Estuarine ecology, seagrass and marsh ecosystems
•Larval fish ecology, behavior, mariculture •Benthic and community ecology
Information on faculty research interests may be found at http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/people/deptms.htm
The Marine Science Institute is located in Port Aransas, on 72 acres on the Gulf of Mexico. REU projects will take advantage of the wide variety of coastal habitats near the Institute, including shallow bays, hypersaline lagoons, seagrass beds, estuaries, mangroves, and marshes. UTMSI is the lead state agency for the 185,000-acre Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve, the only reserve in the Western Gulf of Mexico biogeographic region. The 10-week summer program begins with a 2-day research cruise on the R/V Katy and ends with a symposium in which students will present their research results. Along the way, students will create web pages and blogs about their research, and participate in a variety of professional development activities.
•Eligibility: Students must be undergraduates in their sophomore or junior year, and U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and its possessions.
•Stipends: Students will receive a summer stipend of $450 per week for the 10-week program, full room and board, a research allowance, and a travel allowance.
•APPLY! Program information can be found at http://reu.utmsi.utexas.edu
•Deadline for applications is February 16, 2009.
Ten fellowships will be available for the summer of 2009, for undergraduate students to conduct independent research projects on the causes, effects and consequences of coastal environmental change. Each student will work with a faculty mentor on topics such as: •Watershed processes, land-sea interactions, coastal hydrology
•Biogeochemistry, organic matter cycling, water column optics
•Zooplankton ecology, phytoplankton physiology and ecology
•Fish reproductive physiology, environmental toxicology
•Estuarine ecology, seagrass and marsh ecosystems
•Larval fish ecology, behavior, mariculture •Benthic and community ecology
Information on faculty research interests may be found at http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/people/deptms.htm
The Marine Science Institute is located in Port Aransas, on 72 acres on the Gulf of Mexico. REU projects will take advantage of the wide variety of coastal habitats near the Institute, including shallow bays, hypersaline lagoons, seagrass beds, estuaries, mangroves, and marshes. UTMSI is the lead state agency for the 185,000-acre Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve, the only reserve in the Western Gulf of Mexico biogeographic region. The 10-week summer program begins with a 2-day research cruise on the R/V Katy and ends with a symposium in which students will present their research results. Along the way, students will create web pages and blogs about their research, and participate in a variety of professional development activities.
•Eligibility: Students must be undergraduates in their sophomore or junior year, and U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and its possessions.
•Stipends: Students will receive a summer stipend of $450 per week for the 10-week program, full room and board, a research allowance, and a travel allowance.
•APPLY! Program information can be found at http://reu.utmsi.utexas.edu
•Deadline for applications is February 16, 2009.
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