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<div class="">Another fantastic REU opportunity: Astronomy and Nantucket living for the summer!</div>
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<span class="" style=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span class="" style="">Regina Jorgenson <<a href="mailto:rjorgenson@mariamitchell.org" class="">rjorgenson@mariamitchell.org</a>><br class="">
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<span class="" style=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span class="" style=""><b class="">Please Post: Summer 2018 Research Opportunity in Astronomy/Astrophysics at the Maria Mitchell Observatory</b><br class="">
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<span class="" style=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span class="" style="">November 13, 2017 at 3:18:04 PM CST<br class="">
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<span class="" style=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span class="" style="">Regina Jorgenson <<a href="mailto:rjorgenson@mariamitchell.org" class="">rjorgenson@mariamitchell.org</a>><br class="">
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<div class="" style="word-wrap:break-word"><span class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Dear Department Chair,</span><br class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<span class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">I am writing to let you know about the NSF sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) program at the Maria Mitchell Association
(MMA) in Nantucket, MA. </span><br class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<span class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Our award winning program, the recipient of the 2009 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring,
is currently soliciting applications for summer 2018. </span><br class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<span class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The program offers paid, 10-week-long research experiences for six undergraduate students every summer. Student projects range from studies
of extra-solar planets and observations of variable stars, to studies of galaxy formation/evolution and cosmology, and encompass a mix of both observational and theoretical based projects. </span><br class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<span class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">As part of the program, the MMA provides free student housing, a student stipend, and paid travel to and from Nantucket. In addition, all
students are encouraged to present their research at the annual winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in January 2019, also sponsored by the MMA.</span><br class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<span class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">I am attaching below a poster advertising our program. I would very much appreciate it if you would print out and hang this poster in a
well-trafficked area within your department. I would also greatly appreciate your encouragement of any interested undergraduate students to apply to the program. Please note, the application deadline is February 1, 2018.</span><br class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<span class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">I am grateful for your sharing of this information with your STEM-inclined undergraduate students and for your encouraging them to apply.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or for more information, at </span><a href="mailto:rjorgenson@mariamitchell.org" class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">rjorgenson@mariamitchell.org</a><span class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<span class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">With thanks,</span><br class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<span class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Dr. Regina Jorgenson</span><br class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Director, </span><span class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Maria
Mitchell Observatory </span><br class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<span class="" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">REU information and application can be found here: </span>
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Dr. Regina Jorgenson</div>
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Maria Mitchell Association</div>
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