{"id":665,"date":"2012-01-25T11:14:52","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T16:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hydrogeo.wordpress.com\/?p=665"},"modified":"2012-01-25T11:14:52","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T16:14:52","slug":"another-water-science-reu-at-virginia-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/jefferson\/another-water-science-reu-at-virginia-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Water REU at Virginia Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dynamics of Water and Societal Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Interdisciplinary Research Program at the Virginia Tech StREAM Lab<\/strong><\/p>\n

2012 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)<\/p>\n

June 4 \u2013 August 10<\/p>\n

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia<\/p>\n

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Application will be Reviewed Starting February 29th, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Applications are invited from qualified and motivated undergraduate students (rising sophomores, juniors and seniors) from all U.S. colleges\/universities to participate in a novel, interdisciplinary, 10-week summer research program at Virginia Tech centered within the university\u2019s Stream Research, Education, and Management Laboratory (StREAM Lab)<\/a>. All REU fellows will serve within several interconnected group projects dealing with issues of water sustainability, ecosystem resilience, and environmental stewardship. As our REU fellows address their specific research questions, they will be mentored by interdisciplinary faculty groups, providing them with a rich and unique perspective on their specific target issues, as well as a more mature and holistic view of watershed management.<\/p>\n

U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents are eligible to apply. Successful applicants may be current students in a number of relevant engineering, science, and social science undergraduate disciplines. The research program is funded through the National Science Foundation \u2013 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). The research internship includes a stipend of $4000, subsistence costs (dormitory and most of the meals) and round trip travel expenses (up to $500) per person to Virginia Tech. In addition, expenses will be covered for travel to a conference, most likely the American Ecological Engineering Society conference in Syracuse, NY (June 7-9).<\/p>\n

For application materials and more information: www.bse.vt.edu\/streamreu<\/a><\/p>\n

Application materials should be submitted via email to: streamreu@vt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Research Activities: <\/strong>Although specific research questions will differ for each cohort of fellows, this REU will broadly focus on introducing students to the complex interactions between the natural Stroubles Creek watershed system and the upland anthropomorphic influences of the Blacksburg and Virginia Tech communities. Fellows will also be encouraged to develop critical thinking and communication skills through a series of \u201cSociety and Science\u201d evening lectures and discussions designed to promote cross-disciplinary interactions and networking, and through the guided design of outreach activities intended to engage minority middle school students in summer science camps.<\/p>\n

We will begin reviewing application submission on February 29, 2012<\/strong>. Successful applicants will be informed by March 19, 2012. Please contact Dr. W. Cully Hession <\/strong>(540-231-9480; chession@vt.edu<\/a>) or Dr. Leigh Anne Krometis<\/strong> (540-231-4372; krometis@vt.edu<\/a>) for more information or with any questions. [NSF-Engineering Education and Centers #1156688]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dynamics of Water and Societal Systems An Interdisciplinary Research Program at the Virginia Tech StREAM Lab 2012 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) June 4 \u2013 August 10 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia \u00a0 Application will be Reviewed Starting February 29th, 2012 \u00a0 Applications are invited from qualified and motivated undergraduate …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,85],"tags":[147,185],"class_list":["post-665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-doing-science","category-student-opportunities","tag-reu","tag-virginia-tech"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"ajefferson","author_link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/jefferson\/author\/ajefferson\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}