PHYSICS RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES

The Department of Astronomy of Cornell University is pleased to announce its 2020 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program.

Students will work on individual research projects with Cornell faculty and research staff on a wide range of topics in planetary science, solar system exploration, astrobiology, exoplanets, radio, infrared and radar astronomy, and related theoretical topics as well as astronomical instrumentation. Students interested in computer science and engineering are also encouraged to apply. Students will also participate in a series of group activities including lectures, roundtables and workshops, a geology tour of the Finger Lakes and a trip to the American Museum of Natural History in NYC.

For each participant, a stipend of $6,000.00 will be provided for the ten week session, plus $1,250.00 for housing and meals. The program will also provide reasonable support for travel to and from Ithaca as well as for observation or other research-related activities, or a professional meeting. Program dates areJune 1 to August 7, 2020 (but participation may be adjusted for conflict with academic schedules). Undergraduate students who will graduate after January 2020 and who are US citizens or permanent residents may apply. Students must have completed at least one year of undergraduate academic training by June 2020. Up to eight Research Assistantships will be available.

To view the research fields and to apply, please visit:

http://hosting.astro.cornell.edu/specialprograms/reu/

Completed applications AND supporting materials must be received by  February 3, 2020.

Cornell University is an equal opportunity employer.

Greetings Rice University,

I would like to inform your constituents about an exciting ten-week summer internship opportunity in the Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL) at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, in La Jolla, California. I have attached a flyer for your review and copied the job listing below — please forward / use in any ways that would best get the word out, including even posting hard copies on building bulletin boards in your area!

 

Our internship program is a great opportunity for inquisitive and motivated undergraduate students with exceptional aptitude for quantitative science majoring in oceanography, applied mathematics, engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, geology and related majors to work with some of the most notable scientists in the world while earning a modest salary. 

 

UCSD is an equal opportunity employer, with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity.

 

More information can be found on our website https://scripps.ucsd.edu/mpl/mpl-summer-internship-program, where applications will be accepted through 4 p.m. Pacific time on January 17, 2020. If you have any questions please contact me.

 

Warm regards,

Eva Friedlander | Summer Internship Coordinator |Marine Physical Laboratory | UC San Diego Scripps Institution Of Oceanography | MC 0213 | mpl-internship@ucsd.edu

JOB LISTING

Applications will only be considered when submitted via https://scripps.ucsd.edu/mpl/mpl-summer-internship-program.

 

Organization: UC San Diego Scripps Institution ofOceanography, Marine Physical Laboratory

 

Call for Summer Interns
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Are you considering applying to grad school and interested in oceanography as a career path?  Contemplating a career in scientific research and development?

The Marine Physical Laboratory, at UC San Diego’s world renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is currently seeking inquisitive, motivated undergraduate students with exceptional aptitude for quantitative science to apply for the 2020 MPL Summer Internship Program.

Undergraduate college students majoring in oceanography, applied mathematics, engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, geology and related majors are encouraged to apply. This ten-week internship will offer qualified students the opportunity to work with some of the most notable scientists in the world and learn about marine science and technology while earning a modest salary.

 

UCSD is an equal opportunity employer, with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity.

ABOUT YOU
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* Currently enrolled as 1st, 2nd or 3rd year undergraduate — and not in your senior year — at a college or university with a major applicable to research done at MPL

* A U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident 

* Considering a career in scientific research
* Available to start at MPL in La Jolla, California, in June 2020

 

* Available to work the duration of the internship, ten consecutive weeks from the start date, for 40 hours per week at a salary of $14/hr

* Not a former MPL summer intern

* OK with working a short distance from some of Southern California’s best beaches and surf

HOW TO APPLY

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* Visit https://scripps.ucsd.edu/mpl/mpl-summer-internship-programto complete the application online.
* Applications will be accepted online through 4 p.m. Pacific time on January 17, 2020.

* Applications are not reviewed until after the application due date.

* Applicants may be notified by email as early as February 2020.  

* All applicants will have been notified by email by the end of April. 

ABOUT US
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The Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL) is an organized research unit of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Originally established as a Navy-orientated research laboratory in 1946, MPL has maintained a strong multidisciplinary research program consisting entirely of sponsored projects, with a large sponsorship from the Department of Defense (DOD) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Research Topics:

Acoustics and Infrasound
Applied Ocean Sciences
Autonomous Ocean Platforms and Global Observing Systems
Coastal Oceanography
Internal Waves and Ocean Mixing
Marine Mammal Biology
Nonlinear and Surface Waves
Ocean Acoustics
Ocean Instrumentation and Technology
Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions
Physical Oceanography
Population and Community Ecology
Upper Ocean and Submesoscale Processes

Research Highlights:

Air-Sea Interaction Research
Coastal Observatory Development
Observations of Waves and Currents Nearshore
Optical and Ancillary Measurements at High Latitudes in Support of the MODIS Ocean Validation Program
Reference Materials for Oceanic Carbon Dioxide Measurements
Time Reversal Mirror in the Ocean
Whale Acoustics

Whole Sky Imager  

MORE INFORMATION
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MPL Summer Internship Program: https://scripps.ucsd.edu/mpl/mpl-summer-internship-program

Marine Physical Laboratory: https://scripps.ucsd.edu/mpl
Scripps Institution of Oceanography:  https://scripps.ucsd.edu

University of California, San Diego:  http://ucsd.edu

 

 

CONTACT
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mpl-internship@ucsd.edu

See FLYER 2020