Reseach Undergraduate Opportunity

Deadline: April 02, 2010

Agency, School, Institution	National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Location	Tallahassee, Florida
Type	Research
Term	Summer
Salary/Stipend	$YES +travel and housing
Start Date	June 07, 2010

Description of Program

This summer internship program matches qualified undergraduate students with scientists and researchers at the Magnet Lab's three sites. The eight-week research experience offers unique opportunities to explore science at the extremes of magnetic field, pressure and temperature. Students explore contemporary science and engineering issues, working alongside some of the finest scientists, magnet designers and engineers in the world. The research conducted is sophisticated: 2006 REU alumna Xiomaris Cotto was selected to present her abstract at the 2006 Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in California.

Each student accepted by the program receives a stipend and, if necessary, travel support and housing.

The Mag Lab offers a wide range of science, math, engineering and interdisciplinary experiences in physics, chemistry, biological sciences, geochemistry, materials science and magnet science and engineering. Summer interns, working closely with their faculty mentors, are thoroughly integrated into these research and development activities. Students broaden their knowledge of the diverse research that takes place here by attending weekly seminars and colloquia.

Elgibility

Major	Computer EngineeringComputer Information ScienceComputer ScienceElectrical EngineeringMathematicsMathematics - TeachingPhysics
Classification	(Sophomore)(Junior)(Senior)
Minimum GPA	3
US Citizenship Required	yes

Requirements

This program accepts United State citizens and permanent residents.

Housing is provided for out-of-area students, students who are placed at the Tallahassee site and do NOT attend Florida State University or students who are placed at the University of Florida site and do NOT attend the University of Florida.

Travel reimbursements of up to $600 are paid to students who do NOT attend FSU or do not have permanent residence in Tallahassee. If your parents or legal guardians live in Tallahassee, you are not eligible for reimbursement.

The program will pay only for direct travel from student's departure location to the lab where he/she will work. No reimbursements will be made for travel not directly related to the arrival at the lab location.

You are required to participate in the entire eight weeks of the program.

Application Instructions

Before filling out our online application form, please make sure you have the following documents ready:

Information for the application
A one-page goal statement (in .doc or .pdf format)
Resume (in .doc or .pdf format

For your application to be complete, you must also supply the following supporting material:

Two letters of recommendation from professors, at least one of which must be from a science professor at your current school (these should be mailed directly to us by the faculty)
Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended (mailed directly to us by those institutions)

Materials should be sent to:

Jose Sanchez
Assistant Director
Center for Integrating Research & Learning (CIRL)
1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32310-3706

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