TECBIO Reu program at the University of Pittsburgh

"Training and Experimentation in Computational Biology” REU program is a 10-week summer program that will provide a challenging and fulfilling graduate-level research experience to undergraduate students. Housing, travel, and a stipend allowance will be provided.

TECBio focuses on computational, quantitative, and systems-level, research over multiple scales. Research topics at various scales include computational analyses of protein dynamics and binding (molecular scale), computer modeling and simulation of signal transduction pathways (subcellular/cellular scale), automated image analysis and reconstruction (cellular/tissue scale), and genomic and metagenomic studies of variation in tissues and organs as well as between organisms and within populations (tissue/organ/organismal/population scale).

Application Deadline:  February 17, 2020
Program Dates:  May 26 – July 31, 2020
Student Support:  $5750 stipend, housing*, and travel

To be eligible, you must have at least one semester of full-time undergraduate study remaining after your participation in the summer program. You must also be a US citizen or permanent resident.

For more information or to apply, please visit: https://www.tecbioreu.pitt.edu/

Summer Research Program in Computational Biology at University of Pittsburgh

The TECBIO Research Experiences for Undergraduates 2019 Summer Research program in Computational Biology at the University of Pittsburgh is now accepting applications!

Our Training and Experimentation in Computational Biology (TECBio): “Simulation and Visualization of Biological Systems at Multiple Scales” REU program is a 10-week summer program that will provide a challenging and fulfilling graduate-level research experience to undergraduate students. A wide variety of theoretical and experimental research projects are available to our participating students. Students will also receive classroom training in topics pertinent to the emerging field of computational biology, such as computational structural biology, cell and systems modeling, computational genomics, and bioimage informatics. Additionally, TECBio students will participate in a weekly journal club, attend research and career seminars organized specifically for the program, take part in an ethics forum that will instruct them in the responsible conduct of research, present their work at a Pittsburgh-wide annual research symposium, and experience the various social and cultural activities available in Pittsburgh – America’s most livable city.

Program Dates: May 20 - July 26, 2019
Support: Students will receive a $5750 stipend + housing + travel
Application Deadline: February 11, 2019

For more information or to apply please visit: https://tecbioreu.pitt.edu/

Institute for Energy and Environment (IExE) Research Experience for undergraduates at Drexel University

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is an experiential course which provides experiential learning research opportunities to students and their faculty advisors from institutions that do not typically offer research experiences to undergraduate students, with a particular emphasis on under-represented minority groups.  Fellows will learn the benefits of experiential learning through hands-on research projects, active discussion and feedback, reflection of pursuits, and awareness of how their effort fits into the broader scientific and engineering challenges associated with energy and the environment.

The Institute for Energy and Environment (IExE) REU program consists of an intensive eight-week summer research experience in which each student will work closely with a faculty mentor and their research group within the energy and the environment team on a specific research problem. Participating students will develop key learning and working skills that will serve them throughout their careers. These include:

• Research problem identification, critical literature review, and hypothesis development
• Research plan design and implementation
• Research techniques, including new methods and/or skills
• Results dissemination in both written and oral form

In addition to research, IExE REU participants will participate in a range of activities (Schedule subject to minor modifications).

The 2018 IExE REU program will run from June 18 - August 10, 2018. Women, minorities, and students with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

Application deadline is rollling and review will continue until all spots have been filled.

For more information or to apply, please visit: http://drexel.edu/iexe/education/research-experience-for-undergrads/

Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates in Climate Science - Penn State

The climate system involves highly complex interactions among the atmosphere, oceans, cryosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere; unraveling the mechanisms that control the Earth’s climate is one of the most intellectually challenging scientific problems of the day!

Program dates: May 31 - August 4, 2017

Gain first-hand knowledge and research experience around topics such as:

• floods and droughts
• regional and global climate change
• storm surge
• terrestrial and marine carbon cycling
• tropical cyclones
• weather and climate risk
• atmospheric aerosols
• paleoclimate reconstruction
• atmospheric waves and storm tracks

Research may involve fieldwork, laboratory experiments, numerical modeling, data analysis

Research suitable for a variety of undergraduate majors, including: atmospheric science, chemistry, ecology, engineering, geography, geology, mathematics, oceanography and physics

**Preference will be given to rising juniors and seniors considering graduate school or a career in climate science. Students from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

This REU program is administered by Penn State's Department of Meteorology
and Atmospheric Science. Learn more and apply online at the Penn State Climate REU Website:
http://micromet.psu.edu/reuclimate/

Apply between December 15, 2016 and February 15, 2017

Program students receive a $5000 stipend, furnished housing, and reimbursement for travel to/from Penn State and a scientific conference.