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These positions are for ten weeks, 40 hours per week, and are suitable for undergraduates from a variety of majors, including atmospheric science, chemistry, ecology, engineering, geology, mathematics, oceanography, and physics. Mentors for the program are drawn from five departments and three colleges.
The climate system involves highly complex interactions among the atmosphere, oceans, cryosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere; unraveling the mechanisms that control the Earth's climate is one of the most intellectually challenging scientific problems of the day. Students will gain first-hand knowledge of the climate system and mechanisms that influence it through research that may involve fieldwork, laboratory experiments, numerical modeling, and data analysis. Potential research topics include floods and droughts; regional and global climate change; terrestrial, wetland, and marine carbon cycling; tropical cyclones, atmospheric waves, and storm tracks; weather and climate risk; storm surge; atmospheric aerosols; and paleoclimate reconstruction. Students will learn how to communicate research results through report writing and a final presentation. Unique aspects of this REU program include opportunities to create a short video highlighting one's own research and presenting research findings at a national scientific conference. Underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
The stipend is $6000 for the full REU.