Monthly Archives: February 2021

Register for the Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium

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RURS 2021

Registration for the Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium is now open!

 

RURS is a celebration of undergraduate research accomplishment at Rice designed to connect students with their communities and put research in context. Researchers dialogue with and receive feedback from scholars, professionals, and advocates to develop an understanding of the purpose as well as the quality of research at Rice. Entrants may also opt to be considered for recognition of research merit in addition to receiving qualitative feedback from evaluators. Additionally, students may nominate their mentors to receive recognition. Both poster and oral presentations are welcome. Our theme for this year is “PPE for Reenvisioning Research: Passion, Perseverance, and Exploration” and we encourage students from all disciplines to apply.
RURS will be held virtually on Wednesday, April 21st through the ForagerOne Symposium platform. Live poster & oral presentations will occur on the event day. Pre-recorded presentation submissions will be accepted as well, and published on the event platform. To register, students must respond to a brief questionnaire and submit an abstract for their research by 11:59 PM on Thursday, March 25th.Student participants can find the application here.

 

For more information, please check the RURS website or email rurs@rice.edu. We are also hosting an Abstract Workshop (3/2 from 3-4 p.m.), Information Session (3/4 from 6-7 p.m.), and Poster Workshop (4/5 from 12-1 p.m.). We look forward to celebrating the outstanding and diverse research carried out by Rice undergraduates!

 

Best,

Anika Sonig and Linda Liu

RURS 2021 Co-Chairs

Office of Undergraduate Research & Inquiry

 

CCT REU: Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Computational Sciences

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The Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) will host a virtual ten week Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program where students work collaboratively on a wide variety of computational science projects. Each student receives a stipend of $8,000. Twelve students will be selected.

Qualifications:
Undergraduate, community college student, or high school senior attending college in the fall, interested in a major that is within the computational sciences umbrella (leaves out few majors as it includes all sciences, mathematics, engineering, finance, statistics, etc.) with at least a 2.75 GPA, considering a career in research and/or graduate school in your major, being a US citizen or permanent resident, and graduating at least one semester after completion of the REU.

Important Dates:
   February 28, 2021: Application deadline.
   March 20, 2021: Notification of decision.
   May 24, 2021 through July 30, 2021: Program dates.

The research activities of the CCT are organized into five Focus Areas: Core Computing Sciences, Coast to Cosmos, Material World, Cultural Computing, and System Science and Engineering. These are broad, and sometimes overlapping areas where faculty from diverse departments (Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Civil Engineering, Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computing Engineering, Music, Business, etc.) collaborate in multidisciplinary projects. Our REU students learn how to use some of the nation’s largest supercomputers, may participate in the setup and management of large-scale simulations, and may take on an important role in the analysis and visualization of the simulation results.

For more information and to apply, visit:  http://reu.cct.lsu.edu/
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The LSU Center for Computation & Technology, or CCT, is an innovative research environment, advancing computational sciences, technologies and the disciplines they touch. Researchers at CCT use the advanced cyberinfrastructure – high-speed networks, high-performance computing, advanced data storage and analysis and hardware and software development – available on campus to enable research in many different fields. By uniting researchers from diverse disciplines, ideas and expertise are disseminated across LSU departments to foster knowledge and invention. For more information on the CCT, visit:  http://www.cct.lsu.edu.

Baker Institute’s Science and Technology Policy Program

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The Baker Institute’s Science and Technology Policy program and the Center for Health and Biosciences is offering Rice undergraduate students paid internships for up to 10 hours per week in research or administration. Research interns work directly with institute fellows and scholars—Drs. Neal Lane, Kirstin R.W. Matthews, and Kenneth Evans—to conduct science policy research on:

  • Federal funding for science research and development
  • Stem cell and human embryo research
  • Vaccine awareness and hesitancy

The work may involve research, writing, editing, as well as general work including event support, copying, data entry, etc. Motivation and dependability are essential requirements.

Questions and applications should be sent to Daniel Moralí (dm62@rice.edu). Applications must be submitted by March 17, 2021, and include:

  • Cover letter stating area(s) of interest and why you would like to intern for the Baker Institute
  • Résumé emphasizing your skillsets and including most recent GPA
  • Letter of recommendation (have the recommender send it directly to Daniel Moralí)
  • Transcript

OURI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) March 22 deadline

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OURI is now accepting applications for our Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)! Accepted fellows receive $3,000 for mentored research, design, or creative work conducted with a Rice Faculty member. Rice undergraduates from ALL disciplines are invited to apply to the summer 2021 cohort. Priority deadline is March 22, 2021.

Who is eligible? If you are a current undergraduate student from an underrepresented or under-resourced background, looking to get started in research at Rice, and planning to enroll full-time in Fall 2021.

Not sure where to start? Browse our list of over 20 potential SURF mentors* to see if there is a project that interests you.

Have questions? Program and application questions can be sent to Corin Bauman, SURF program coordinator, cb63@rice.edu.

*Note: Potential mentors are not limited to this list. Applicants can apply with any Rice-affiliated mentor who will mentor the student in a summer research project.