RISE Research Internships (Germany)

In the last ten years, RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) has established itself as an outstanding opportunity to combine serious research with a rewarding study-abroad experience. Scholarships are awarded to American, Canadian and British undergraduates (RISE) in the fields of biology, life science, chemistry, physics, earth sciences, and engineering.

 

Undergraduates spend the summer working on a research project with a PhD student in Germany, who serves as a personal and professional mentor. The program features a scholarship to cover living expenses, and the PhD student usually helps find housing. Participants get exposed to advanced research and learn about Germany from the inside. They have the opportunity to make new friends, establish professional contacts, and spend their weekends exploring the heart of Europe.

 

Program details and requirements (eligibility, the application process, reports from past participants) are available at www.daad.de/rise. Online registration and the internship database are open through January 31st, 2014.

 

Most applicants hear about the program through faculty and advisors, as an evaluation by the Institute of International Education has shown. This is why we would greatly appreciate if you could help spread the word about RISE on your campus. We would be happy if you could display the attached posters at an information or notice board at your university.

 

Should you have any questions, feel free to contact us at rise@daad.de

 

Many thanks for your support!

The RISE Team

 

Virginia Tech REU

We are asking for your help in advertising our NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program focused on Biomolecular and Bioprocess Engineering.  Enclosed is an advertisement for the REU Site.  The program will be at Virginia Tech from June 9-August 1, 2014.  Could you please distribute  this flyer to interested students in your department?  Information about the program, briefly:

 

Dates: June 9-August 1, 2014

 

REU website and participating research groups: www.bse.vt.edu/site/reu-bioprocess

 

The on-line application form can be accessed at: https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=zDsG4bjYakJ9HHkHcIM%2ADQ

 

Thank you!

 

Justin

 

Justin Barone

Renewable Materials Laboratory

Biological Systems Engineering

301D HABB1 Building

1230 Washington St. SW

Blacksburg, VA 24061

jbarone@vt.edu

Ph: (540) 231-0680

Fax: (540) 231-3199

www.bse.vt.edu/people/tenure-track/barone-justin.html

BPE REU: www.bse.vt.edu/site/reu-bioprocess

Rice University REU

Rice’s Ph.D. program in Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology (SSPB) <http://sspb.rice.edu/> is in its second year.  I am writing to ask you to encourage your top undergraduates to apply.

 

Rice SSPB faculty <http://sspb.rice.edu/facultyresearch/> hail from eight departments across the Schools of Engineering and Natural Sciences. SSPB students are trained to combine principles from science, technology, engineering and mathematics in order to make transformative advances in biology and biological engineering. Successful students have a strong background in the sciences or engineering and demonstrate promise for interdisciplinary biological research. Applications are currently being accepted <http://sspb.rice.edu/admissions/> for Fall 2014, with a priority deadline of December 31.

Akron REU

The NSF-REU site for Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at The University of Akron is accepting applications for the summer of 2014. Please share the attached flyer with your students. The application and more information can be found on our website: http://www.uakron.edu/cpspe/academics/reu-summer-internships.dot. If you have any questions please contact me at 330-972-7667, or by email at polymerreu@uakron.edu.

 

Thank you,

 

Kelli Fetter

Events Assistant/REU Coordinator

College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering

The University of Akron

Akron, OH 44325-3909

 

Office:  330-972-7667

Fax:  330-972-5290

Email: klf22@uakron.edu

 

Cornell REU

Dear Colleague*:

 

I wish to bring to your attention the Nanotechnology Research Experience for Undergraduates (N-REU) Program. Students are very interested in nanotechnology and its research activities cut across most of the major scientific disciplines. I encourage you to bring this summer research opportunity to the attention of your best students by forwarding this email to them. Our program has an 18-year history of providing the highest quality nanotechnology research experience to undergraduates from a broad spectrum of fields and institutions.

 

If funding is approved, the N-REU Program will be hosted at eleven of the leading nanotechnology university laboratories in the United States. The program will be run much the same as the previous NNIN REU Programs, http://www.nnin.org/reu. Our programs have always received high praise from participants.

 

Unfortunately, timing is an issue. National Science Foundation funding for NNIN ends soon and we do not expect an announcement for the Next Generation NNIN until the end of February. Funding for this program thus has not been secured. However, we are taking applications for a program in any case — but we must make you aware that the program may be canceled before March 1. We will know the funding status before any internship offers are made.

 

N-REU participants will undertake a challenging nanotechnology project working with faculty and staff at the participating institutions, and using the advanced equipment and process resources of available in those laboratories. Our program provides a high level of support from faculty, mentors, and staff to assure that the students have a successful experience.

 

There are several unique aspects to our program. Students apply once, on-line, to be considered for participation across the participating sites, for approximately 60 internships at eleven major universities.

At the end of our program, all the N-REU REU participants will gather at one site for a three-day research convocation where they present their results to their peers. This exposes the students to the breadth of nanotechnology applications researched by their peers and is a formative professional networking experience.

 

Our program is highly competitive. We expect to receive over 800 applications for our 60 internships. The program is most suitable for students who have completed their sophomore or junior years in science or engineering, and who are interested in a science or engineering career. We especially encourage applications from women and minorities, students from smaller non-research institutions, and students with limited or no research experience.

 

We encourage you to make this opportunity available to your best students. REU programs such as ours are critical to students wishing to go to graduate school; we think that our program offers a superior research experience and unparalleled opportunities. Opportunities are available across the range of nanotechnology disciplines – chemistry, biology, physics, and engineering.

 

Attached please find a printable announcement that you may post or forward to students.

 

I refer you to the N-REU REU web site at http://www.nnin.org/reu for additional information and the on-line application.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Dr. Lynn Rathbun

Deputy Director

 

* You are receiving this email because you were the advisor or

recommender of a 2013 NNIN REU Applicant, or you requested program

announcements. This is the only email you will receive regarding our

program.

 

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Dr. Lynn Rathbun                                             Rathbun@cnf.cornell.edu

Deputy Director                                                               (607)-254-4872

CNF Laboratory Manager

The Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2)

The Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2) is now seeking applications for the 2014 Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (C2B2/NSF REU)!

Apply now to spend your summer researching renewable fuels, chemicals, and products in Colorado.

 

Please see the C2B2/NSF REU Brochure for details and visit www.C2B2web.org for application requirements.

  • Students from all majors are eligible to apply! Applicants should be interested in researching bioenergy.
  • Applications from underrepresented students are strongly encouraged.
  • U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and international students are eligible to receive funding.
  • Undergraduate applicants must be enrolled in a degree-seeking program at the time of participation.

 

Completed applications must be received as of February 16, 2014 at 11:59 PM.

 

Questions? E-mail C2B2@colorado.edu or call 303-492-7736.

 

View the C2B2/NSF REU Program website online.

 

 

 

Best Regards,

 

Audrey S. Fisher

Center Administrator

Colorado Center for Biorefining & Biofuels (C2B2)

303-492-7736

C2B2@colorado.edu

www.c2b2web.org

 

Hello OSU CBE students!

This site is intended to provide CBE students at The Ohio State University (OSU) with summer research opportunities outside of OSU.  Students: Please be sure to check that the program dates align with the OSU Academic Calendar before applying for these positions.