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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> MRSEC [mailto:mrsec@columbia.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 21, 2016 3:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> mrsec@columbia.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Columbia University Summer Research Program 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Colleague,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As an alum or current member of an REU site, you might be interested in learning about a newly funded MRSEC REU program at Columbia University.
Please feel free to pass this information along to your colleagues and any students who may be considering summer research opportunities.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Columbia University Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Summer 2016</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
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The PAS<sup>3</sup> led by Columbia University in partnership with City College of New York, Harvard University, Barnard College, and the University of the Virgin Islands, encompasses two Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs) studying materials composed
of atomically precise low-dimensional building blocks: two-dimensional atomic sheets and zero-dimensional molecular clusters. The joint Materials Research Center program at Columbia University and City College of NY (CCNY) supports outstanding undergraduates
as Summer Research Fellows each year.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Benefits</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">$4,000 stipend, campus housing (worth $2,700) and a modest travel stipend</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Do hands on research in state-of-the-art facilities</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Receive training in laboratory practices and safety</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Faculty/Peer Mentoring</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Weekly research seminar series by Columbia U. and CCNY faculty</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Exposure to workshops, visits to local industry, recreational activities, and other activities</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Eligibility</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Undergraduates majoring in engineering disciplines, materials science, biology, chemistry, physics and related fields</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">US citizenship or permanent residency is required</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Women and minorities are encouraged to apply</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Why choose Columbia’s Materials Research REU program?</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Top-notch faculty mentors</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Excellent materials science research facilities</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Interaction with other summer program students at Columbia</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wonderful location in New York City</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Summer 2016 dates: May 31, 2016 – July 29, 2016</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Application deadline: February 15, 2016</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To apply visit:
<a href="http://mrsec.columbia.edu/reu">http://mrsec.columbia.edu/reu</a> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you for your time and consideration.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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MRSEC - Center for Precision Assembly of Superstratic and Superatomic Solids<br>
Schapiro/CEPSR, Room 1001<br>
530 West 120th St., MC 8903<br>
New York, NY 10027<br>
Website: <a href="http://mrsec.columbia.edu" target="_blank">mrsec.columbia.edu</a>
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Email: <a href="mailto:mrsec@columbia.edu" target="_blank">mrsec@columbia.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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