Summer 2012 (June 03 – August 10,
2012) - Undergraduate Research Fellowships Announcement
National Science
Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site
INTERDISCIPLINARY
WATER SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, Virginia
Application
Deadline February 24, 2012 (Friday)
Applications are invited from
qualified and motivated undergraduate students (rising sophomores, juniors and
seniors) from all U.S. colleges/universities to participate in a 10-week (June
03-August 10, 2012) summer research in interdisciplinary water sciences and
engineering at Virginia Tech. U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents are eligible
to apply. The research program is funded through the National Science
Foundation – Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU) program. The
10-week internship will begin on June 03, 2012 (arrival day) at Virginia Tech
and end on August 10, 2012 (departure day: Aug. 10 or 11). The research
internship includes a stipend of $450/week, subsistence costs (dormitory and
most of the meals) and round trip travel expenses, limited to a maximum of $500
per person, to Virginia Tech. We have already graduated 36
excellent undergraduate researchers from our site during 2007, 2008, 2009, and
2011. Application materials, details of ten Research Mentors along with
possible research projects and other program activities are posted on following
website:
Example Projects:
- Natural Attenuation of
Contaminants in Groundwater
- Hydrology and Hydraulics
Impacts on Ecological Health of Surface Waters
- Bacterial Contamination
of Water Distribution and Plumbing Pipelines
- Water Quality for Human
Health and Aesthetics
- Investigation of
Occurrence and Fate of Organic Contaminants in a Watershed Impacted by
Urban Development
- Hypolimnetic
Oxygenation: Coupling Bubble-Plume and Reservoir Models
- Design and Application
of a Real-Time Water Monitoring System
- Water-Energy Nexus and
Decentralized Water Infrastructure
- Bioremediation of Oil
Spills
- Analysis of Patterns of Macroinvertebrate Density and
Distribution in Strouble’s Creek
Deadline for application
submission is February 24, 2012. Successful applicants will be informed
by March 12, 2012. Please contact Dr. Vinod K Lohani (phone: (540)231-9545;
FAX: (540) 231-6903; E-mail: vlohani@vt.edu)
for questions.
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