origins of life

Chemical Evolution Summer Research Program

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APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15, 2019

The Center for Chemical Evolution (CCE) is currently taking applications for a summer program. Selected individuals will spend 10 weeks doing full-time, paid research in chemical evolution and origins of life chemistry. Students will be trained in research methods, data analysis, and written/oral communication of their results. You may be asked to present your research in a formal poster session, and approved posters may be published on their program website.

Depending on the specific school and advisor you are interested in, your application will be folded into an existing program at that school. The program to which you are assigned will give you the chance to participate in seminars such as how to choose a graduate program, scientific ethics, and careers in science.

Through the course of the 10-week program, you will be expected to devote 40 hours a week to research, and to participate in all seminars, workshops, discussion groups, and activities as scheduled, as well as all laboratory meetings, journal clubs, safety training and other such activities as requested by your mentor. You will also be asked to update program organizers of all your future academic developments for program assessment purposes.

The deadline to apply is February 15. Details and the application can be found on the CCE REU website. If you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to contact Education Director Christopher Parsons.

 

What’s different about the CCE?

The CCE is part of the NSF CCI program, and it brings together diverse investigators (including undergraduate researchers) into teams to collaborate on a grand societal problem: understanding how life emerged. In addition, they share their findings with the world through the arts. You can check out some of their outreach projects on their website.

Chemical Evolution Summer Research

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Application Deadline: February 15, 2018

The NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution is actively recruiting for its 2019 summer research program.

The CCE Summer Undergraduate Research Program allows undergraduate scientists to conduct supervised research with a faculty mentor working in the field of chemical evolution and origins of life chemistry. Students are trained in research methods, data analysis, and written/oral communication of their results.

Depending on the specific school and advisor students are interested in, their application will be folded into an existing program at that school. The program to which they are assigned will give them the chance to participate in seminars such as how to choose a graduate program, scientific ethics, and careers in science. Students may be asked to present their research in a formal poster session, and approved posters may be published on the CCE REU’s program website.

All undergraduate researchers will receive a minimum stipend of $5,000 for 10 weeks of participation. They will be provided with campus housing, should they need it. Some students may be given a housing allowance instead (certain advisors only). The exact dates of the program will depend on the school/advisor to which you are assigned, but the 10 week session will fall sometime between May 22 and August 1, 2018.

While the program is anchored in Atlanta at Georiga Tech, students may also be placed at the University of South Florida, Furman University, or The Scripps Research Institute.

More information and the application can be found on CCE’s website.

Want to jump start your search for the right research program? Check out this listing of programs that have recently reached out to CBC students.