[phas-dept] Fwd: SARA REU Intern Program

[Matt Wood]

Undergraduate students - a great REU opportunity, I encourage you to apply!


-- Dr. Wood

Dear Undergraduate Student:

The Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy expects to host a
"Research Experiences for Undergraduates" program sponsored by the
National Science Foundation in the summer of 2013. Each SARA summer
intern will work closely with a faculty mentor at one of the 11 SARA
universities.  In addition to observing with the SARA 0.9-m telescope at
Kitt Peak in Arizona, the summer activities will include a number of
social events and excursions, as well as workshops on observational
techniques, data reduction, current events in astronomy, proposal
writing, job opportunities in astronomy, and scientific ethics.
Participants will present research results at a final workshop near the
end of summer and the proceedings will be published in JSARA: The
Journal of the Souteastern Association for Research in Astronomy (see
www.jsara.org).

Stipend support for the program is $4500.  Housing is provided and
travel to and from the program is supported, as is an observing run at
Kitt Peak National Observatory.

Please visit our website at www.astro.fit.edu/sara-reu 
for more details and to complete an application.  The deadline for
receipt of all materials is February 1, 2013.  Appointments will
be announced beginning March 1, 2013. 

The Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA) is a
consortium of 11 universities primarily in the southeastern United
States, and students selected for the program may end up working at any
one of the 10 institutes:  The Florida Institute of Technology, East
Tennessee State University, Florida International University, The
University of Georgia, Valdosta State University, Clemson University,
Ball State University, Agnes Scott College, University of Alabama, 
Valparaiso University and Texas A&M Commerce.

Students who have completed their freshman, sophomore, or junior year
in college by Spring 2013 are invited to apply (graduating seniors and
more advanced students are not eligible).  Applicants are not requried
to be majors in Astronomy or Physics, though a demonstrated interest 
is essential.  Applicants must be U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents in
good academic standing and are expected to have adequate preparation in
basic science and math courses.  If you have questions prior to applying
and after seeing the online documentation, please contact me.

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Daniel Batcheldor, Assistant Professor
SARA NSF REU Program Director
Director, Olin Observatory
Florida Institute of Technology
Dept. Physics and Space Sciences
#502 (Physical Sciences), Room 337 
Tel: (321) 674-7717
dbatcheldor at fit.edu
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