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Summer Research at Big Ten Universities
The 2008 Summer Research Opportunity Programs at Big Ten institutions is now taking applications. These are fantastic research opportunities for students from all over the country. The programs provide a fairly generous summer stipend plus room and board assistance.
The website says the following regarding eligibility:
“The program is designed to increase educational access for students from diverse backgrounds. Students from racial and ethnic minority groups and low-income, first-generation students are especially encouraged to apply.Eligible students must meet the following criteria:
- Be enrolled in a degree-granting program at a college or university.
- Have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
- Have an interest in pursuing graduate education.
- Be a citizen or a permanent resident of the US.
- Be willing to devote full time to the program during the eight-to-ten week summer session.”
You can apply on-line http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/programs/SROP/Applicationprocess.shtml and indicate areas of academic research interest and indicate which university campuses they’re most interested in (for summer research). They’ve started accepting applications as of Nov. 5. The deadline is February 10, you are advised to apply early to enhance chances of getting a position.
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Student Research Presentation by Santiago Caride, Frank McNally and Andrew Rausch
November 6 (Tuesday) 12:00-1:00 pm, Olin 04
Join Santiago, Frank and Andrew as they talk about their summer research experiences here at Carleton. Santiago will be talking about his work with Nelson in “100 Days of Data: Finding LIGO Veto Channels”. Frank and Andrew will be talking about their work with Cindy.
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Physics Table
November 8 (Thursday) 12:00-1:00 pm, LDC 113
Plan to have lunch with physics students, faculty and staff at the LDC at noon. We can meet on 3rd Olin at 11:55 for the short walk over or you can meet us there. All are welcome.