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CHOOSING A SUMMER INTERNSHIP OR RESEARCH PROJECT

Choosing a summer internship or research project can seem like a daunting task. This page is designed as a resource to aid you in finding a project suitable for you. However, it is not meant to be the only resource you turn to in finding summer work.

Faculty members are probably your most useful resource and you should go to them with questions about which programs to apply to.

Once you have been accepted to a program (or several!), you should ask past and current students about the advisor you will be working with

You need an advisor that you can work well with, and is dedicated to working with you. While other considerations such as pay and housing are also important, it is no exaggeration to say that the right advisor can make or break a program.

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NATURE INSPIRED ENGINEERING RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES (NISE-REU) PROGRAM

Program Dates: June 7- August 13, 2010
Website: www.nise.udel.edu
Who Should Apply: Rising junior and senior engineering and related discipline students
Application Deadline: Friday, February 26, 2010
Contacts: Profs. Kenneth Barner and Takashi Buma
Email: nise-reu@ece.udel.edu

Undergraduate students are invited to participate in a ten week summer research program sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the College of Engineering at the University of Delaware.  This research experiences for undergraduates (REU) program is designed to immerse students in engineering research inspired by nature’s wonders. Research areas for the 2010 program include bio-drug delivery, groundwater system modeling, materials for solar energy capture, natural fiber composites, and photonic crystal ultrasonic
sensors. Undergraduate researchers will build their own knowledge base, produce and present novel research results, become members of an ongoing research and collaboration community, and develop tools to bring their experiences and knowledge to a broader audience.

Participants in the program receive a $4500 stipend and on-campus housing.

On-line Application Process:

The program is intended primarily for undergraduates who are in their junior year at the time of application. Applications from women and minorities are especially encouraged. However, all undergraduates currently enrolled in a U.S. college or university are eligible. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or holders of a Green Card. To apply, you must complete the on-line application at www.nise.udel.edu. The deadline for receipt of all materials relating to your application is Friday, February 26, 2010. Acceptance awards will be announced by April 5, 2010. Selected applicants will be notified by email and telephone.

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Facebook Launches Fellowship Program To Promote Social Computing Research

Facebook has announced the launch of a new fellowship program for Ph.D. engineering students across the United States who are working on fields related to social computing and other Internet technologies.

Students chosen to receive a fellowship will have their tuition and fees paid for the entire academic year and will receive a $30,000 stipend, $5,000 to spend toward a computer, and another $5,000 to pay for travel and conference fees. They also will have the chance to apply for a paid internship at Facebook for the following summer.

The program seeks students working in a variety of areas, including Internet Economics — auction theory and algorithmic game theory relevant to online advertising auctions; Cloud Computing — storage, databases, and optimization for computing in a massively distributed environment; Social Computing — models, algorithms, and systems around social networks, social media, social search, and collaborative environments; Data Mining and Machine Learning — learning algorithms, feature generation, and evaluation methods to produce effective online and offline models of behavioral signals; Systems — Hardware, operating system, runtime, and language support for fast, scalable, efficient data centers; and Information Retrieval — search algorithms, information extraction, question answering, cross-lingual retrieval, and multimedia retrieval.

Deadline for application: February 15, 2010

For more information: http://www.facebook.com/careers/fellowship.php

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Computer Security Research Experience for Undergraduates in Science and Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park.

We’re looking for Computer Security Scholars for the 2010 summer research experience for undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Maryland, College Park.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1, 2010

The Women in Engineering Program at the University of Maryland is seeking applications for Scholars to become integral members of 5 team-based research projects in computer security coordinated by faculty in the A. James Clark School of Engineering and College of Computer, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences. Students majoring in engineering, computer science, math, and physical science are strongly encouraged to apply.

Teams conduct research from June 1 through August 6, 2010. The program offers multiple tiers of mentorship and training in team skills and project organization, as well as addressing issues of concern to women in science and engineering. Each Scholar receives a $4,000 stipend, $300 food allowance and housing. Funding is available for transportation.

For additional information and applications, please review the Computer Security REU website at http://www.wie.umd.edu/undergrad/reucomps.html or contact Dr. Paige Smith (pesmith@umd.edu or 301-405-3931).

This program is funded by the National Science Foundation and the Clark School of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and Women in Engineering Program.

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Cornell University LSAMP Summer Undergraduate Research Program

 
Jami P. Joyner
Interim Associate Director
Diversity Programs
Cornell University, College of Engineering

Phone: 607.254.5202
Cell:     607.342.0199
Fax:     607.255.2834
Email:   Jami.Joyner@cornell.edu

Address: 146 Olin Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

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Research Experience for Undergraduate in Renewable Energy

The Renewable Energy MRSEC REU program at Colorado School of Mines invites exceptional undergraduate math, science, and engineering students to participate in a ten-week summer research program addressing fundamental materials issues related to the science and technology of renewable energy while nurturing a greater sensitivity of our place and role in the world in which we live. This highly interdisciplinary program focuses on multiple areas that are open to all materials science, engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, chemical engineering and computer science undergraduate majors. 

The application deadline for Summer 2010 is March 1, 2010.  The program runs from May 31 to August 6.  Please refer to the attachments for more information about the program and how to apply.

Contact Dr. Chuck Stone at cstone@mines.edu or (303) 273-3762 for more information.

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nasa opportunities for college students

 

NASA 2010 Planetary Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Research Program

The Planetary Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Research Programpairs qualified undergraduate students with NASA-funded investigators at research locations across the U.S. for eight weeks during the summer. Students will spend the summer at the NASA scientist's home institution. Selected students receive compensation for housing and travel, and a cost-of-living stipend.

Undergraduate students majoring in geology or related sciences are eligible to apply. Students graduating in 2010 who have not yet started graduate school are also eligible. Preference is given to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

Students are selected on the basis of their academic record, personal statement and academic letters of reference. The selection committee also considers the skill sets requested by the NASA mentor and how well these match the applicants' abilities.

Applications are due Feb. 12, 2010.

For more information, visit http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~tgregg/pggurp.html. If you have questions about this opportunity, please e-mail Ms. Robyn Wagner, PGGURP Administer at rlwagner@buffalo.edu.

 

2010 NASA Planetary Biology Internship

 The NASA Planetary Biology Internship Program provides opportunities each year for 10 interns to undertake research at NASA research centers, NASA-sponsored laboratories, and academic institutions. The pursuit of such studies is expected to broaden the base of this new science by encouraging people in many different fields to take part. Applicants must be enrolled in graduate school.

Students accepted in the PBI program will be expected to carry out research with a NASA-sponsored investigator for eight weeks, usually during the summer months. Typical programs in which interns may become involved include: global ecology and remote sensing; microbial ecology and bio-mineralization; advanced life support; and origin and early evolution of life.

Applications are due Feb. 15, 2010. For more information, visit http://www.mbl.edu/education/courses/other_programs/pbi.html. Please e-mail questions about this opportunity to Michael Dolan at pbi@geo.umass.edu.

 

2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships

 Caltech's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships, or SURF, project introduces undergraduate students to research under the guidance of seasoned mentors at Caltech or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Students experience the process of research as a creative intellectual activity and gain a more realistic view of the opportunities and demands of a professional research career.

SURF is modeled on the grant-seeking process. Students collaborate with potential mentors to define and develop a project, and to write research proposals. Caltech faculty or JPL staff review the proposals and recommend awards. Students work over a 10-week period in the summer, mid-June to late August. At the conclusion of the project, they submit a technical paper and give a SURF Seminar Day oral presentation.

All application materials must be received no later than Feb. 22, 2010. For more information, visit http://www.surf.caltech.edu/.

Please e-mail any questions about this opportunity to the Caltech Student-Faculty Programs office at sfp@caltech.edu.

 

2009-2010 Life and Work on the Moon Art and Design Contest

NASA invites high school and college students from all areas of study, including the arts, industrial design, architecture and computer design, to submit their work on the theme "Life and Work on the Moon."

Artists are encouraged to collaborate with science and engineering students. Such collaboration is not required but would help to ensure that the work’s subject is valid for the moon’s harsh environment.

Entries will be accepted in three categories: two-dimensional, three-dimensional and digital, including video. For the first time, entries in literature (poetry and short stories) will also be accepted. Judges will evaluate entries not only on their artistic qualities, but also on whether they depict a valid scenario.

Prizes include awards and exhibit opportunities. International students are encouraged to participate, but they are not eligible for cash prizes or student internships.

Entries are due no later than April 15, 2010.

For more information about the contest and to register online, visit http://artcontest.larc.nasa.gov/.
Questions about the contest should be directed to Dr. Elizabeth Ward at Elizabeth.B.Ward@nasa.gov.

 

2010 NASA Postdoctoral Program Accepting Applications

 The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers qualified postdoctoral scientists and engineers the opportunity to engage in ongoing NASA research and serves as a source of talent to ensure the continued quality of the NASA research workforce. These competitive one- to three-year fellowship appointments advance NASA's missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems and astrobiology.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate degree in hand before beginning the fellowship, but may apply while completing the dissertation. Applicants must have U.S. citizenship, Lawful Permanent Resident status, Employment Authorization Document with pending LPR status, or J-1 Visa status as a Research Scholar before beginning the fellowship. An H-1B Visa status is not acceptable because the NPP is not an employment program.

Stipend rates for Postdoctoral Fellows start at $50,000 per year, with small supplements added for high cost-of-living areas. Funds are available for relocation expenses, up to a specified limit. Fellows also receive $8,000 per appointment year to support travel to conferences, meetings, and other activities (i.e., travel to field sites or observatories to collect data or for required training) that directly support their research projects.

Applications for the NASA Postdoctoral Program are due on March 1, 2010.

For further information about this opportunity and to apply online, visit http://nasa.orau.org/postdoc/description/index.htm. Questions regarding this opportunity may be submitted by e-mail to nasapostdoc@orau.org.

 

NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition

NASA is challenging undergraduate and graduate student teams to design and build an excavator that could be used on the moon.

Design teams must include one faculty or industry advisor with a college or university affiliation. Teams must also include two or more undergraduate or graduate students. A group of universities may work in collaboration, and multidisciplinary teams are encouraged.

A university faculty advisor or student team may propose to receive up to $5,000 to support a student team. The team can use these funds to design and build a lunar regolith excavator. They may also use the money for travel expenses to compete in the Lunabotics Mining Competition at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 25-28, 2010.

Approved proposals will be funded on a first come, first served basis. Proposals must be received no later than Feb. 28, 2010.

For more information about the competition, visit http://www.nasa.gov/lunabotics .

Please e-mail any questions about this opportunity to Susan Sawyer at Susan.G.Sawyer@nasa.gov.

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On-going Opportunities

Astronomy

Cerro Tololo observatory in Chile
Program runs from January to March (southern summer)
http://www.ctio.noao.edu/REU/reu.html

Carnegie Observatories
http://www.ociw.edu/fellowships/
Postdoctoral fellowships in astronomy. Fellows are allowed to pursue the research topics of their choice and have access to all of Carnegie's observing facilities in Chile. Please direct all questions regarding these fellowships to Dr. John S. Mulchaey at cfellow@ociw.edu.

Geology

National Museum of Natural History Research Training Program
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/rtp/

A ten-week in-residence summer research and study curriculum exclusively for currently enrolled undergraduate students.

NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program
Click here for website and more details

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is seeking undergraduate students from diverse communities across the United States interested in unique hands-on experiences with NASA scientists and engineers. USRP internships are available year-round at all NASA facilities. Selected students receive a stipend and round-trip travel allowance. Students may apply for 15 week spring session, 10-week summer session, or 15-week fall session.

Lunar and Planetary Science Summer Intern Program
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpiintern/

The Lunar and Planetary Institute invites undergraduates with at least 50 semester hours of credit to experience cutting-edge research in the planetary sciences. As a Summer Intern, you will work one-on-one with a scientist at the LPI or at the NASA Johnson Space Center on a research project of current interest in planetary science. The Summer Intern Program allows participants to experience a real research environment, to learn from top-notch planetary scientists, and to preview careers in research.

United States Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/student/

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) offers diverse employment opportunities for students in biology, hydrology, computer science, cartography, geology, administration, and many other fields.

Mathematics

SIAM
http://www.siam.org/

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics has pages including professional opportunities, listings of upcoming conferences, and resources for students including travel awards.

NetLib
http://www.netlib.org/
Netlib is a collection of mathematical software, papers, and databases.

SMALL REU at Williams
http://www.williams.edu/Mathematics/small_CES.html

The SMALL Undergraduate Research Project is a nine-week summer program in which undergraduates investigate open research problems in mathematics. The largest program of its kind in the country, SMALL is supported in part by a National Science Foundation grant for Research Experiences for Undergraduates and by the Science Center of Williams College.

Statistics

American Statistical Association
http://www.amstat.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=main

NOAA Student Scholarships and Training Programs

International Biometric Society
http://www.enar.org/links.cfm

Links to Biometry/Statistics Societies

Institute of Mathematical Statistics
http://www.imstat.org/

The IMS is an international professional and scholarly society devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics and probability. The Institute currently has about 4,500 members in all parts of the world. Student membership is free.

International Statistical Institute
http://isi.cbs.nl/

The International Statistical Institute (ISI) is one of the oldest international scientific associations functioning in the modern world. Its first congresses were convened in 1853, and it was formally established in 1885. The Institute is an autonomous society, which seeks to develop and improve statistical methods and their application through the promotion of international activity and co-operation.

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Useful Links

Association for Women in Mathematics
http://www.awm-math.org/

The purpose of the Association for Women in Mathematics is to encourage women and girls to study and to have active careers in the mathematical sciences, and to promote equal opportunity and the equal treatment of women and girls in the mathematical sciences. Have fun investigating our web pages! - Cathy Kessel, President of the AWM

APS Committee for Women in Physics
http://www.aps.org/programs/women/index.cfm

The APS, through the Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP), is committed to encouraging the recruitment, retention, and career development of women physicists at all levels. Workshops for women physicists provide valuable communication and negotiations training. The site visit program assists physics department chairs in making their atmosphere more welcoming to women. The Blewett Scholarship allows women to return to scientific research after an absence. Publications feature the accomplishments of women in physics and encourage young women to consider physics as a career.

American Astronomical Society Committee on the Status of Women
http://www.aas.org/cswa/

The Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy was established in 1979 and consists of eight rotating members with 3-year terms. Our charge is to recommend to the AAS Council practical measures that can be taken to improve the status of women in astronomy and encourage their entry into this field. We have several print and electronic publications and have held two international meetings about the status of women in astronomy. We encourage you to look around, and to submit articles and items of interest about women in science and related topics. Women are especially urged to enter their information in the Women in Astronomy database, which can be used to search for colloquium or conference speakers and job applicants.

A history of women in astronomy
http://astro.berkeley.edu/~gmarcy/women/history.html

The "computers" at the Harvard Observatory in the 1890's were women who examined glass photographic plates containing images of the sky. Among of their tasks were discovering stars that changed brightness in a periodic way and classifying hundreds of thousands of stars. Women were not allowed to use the world's largest telescopes until the 1960's.

BioOhio
http://www.bioohio.com/bio-sciences/

The mission of BioOhio is to accelerate bioscience discovery, innovation, and commercialization of global value, driving economic growth and improved quality of life in Ohio.  
BioOhio, founded in 1987 as Edison BioTechnology Center and formerly Omeris, is a non-profit organization designed to build and accelerate bioscience industry, research, and education in Ohio.

National Council for Research on Women
http://www.ncrw.org/

The National Council for Research on Women, founded in 1981, is a working alliance of 92 women's research and policy centers, more than 3,000 affiliates and a network of over 200 international centers. NCRW's mission is to enhance the connections among research, policy analysis, advocacy, and innovative programming on behalf of women and girls.

National Women's Studies Association
http://www.nwsa.org

The National Women's Studies Association leads the field of women’s studies in educational and social transformation. Established in 1977, NWSA has more than 2,000 individual and institutional members worldwide. The Association provides critical support for members pursuing bold goals on their campuses and in their communities by challenging existing power structures and working to create a world built upon principles of social justice.

Scientific American articles on women in science
Click here for list

Scientific American, the oldest continuously published magazine in the U.S., has been bringing its readers unique insights about developments in science and technology for more than 150 years.

Groups Relating to Women in Science and Engineering
http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/sci-women-groups.html

A general website with a links to many varied organizations.

CWRU Women's Studies Program
http://www.case.edu/artsci/womn/

Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students to think critically and creatively by employing gender as a primary category of analysis. The program is set up to examine a variety of issues of specific interest to women and of general interest to scholars of gender studies across a variety of diverse cultural and historical settings.