[Biology-U-L] RESEARCH opp. IN MARINE BIOLOGY AND COASTAL ECOLOGY IN ALASKA

[Biology Undergraduate List]

NSF, RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN MARINE 
BIOLOGY AND
COASTAL ECOLOGY IN ALASKA
University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau *

(Web Site:
http://www.uas.alaska.edu/biology/undergraduate-research/REU/index.html)

The Biology Program at the University of Alaska Southeast offers
research experience to undergraduate students interested in the
physiology, ecology, and behavior of organisms in Alaska's 
marine and
coastal environments. The UAS Juneau Campus, located on Auke 
Bay,
provides opportunities for hands-on research experiences 
with marine
algae, invertebrates, birds, and mammals. In addition to the 
Juneau
area, field research projects take place in the Tongass 
National Forest,
inland waters of southeastern Alaska, and Yakutat Bay. Student
involvement in research projects will last 10 weeks. The 
program begins
on June 5 and ends on August 12. During the first week 
students and
mentors participate in a research methods and safety 
workshop/retreat.
Students and mentors participate in weekly seminars on on 
topics ranging
from scientific method and study design to scientific 
ethics. Students
report their research results during a seminar at the end of 
the program.

Student participants will conduct research under the 
guidance of UAS
Biology faculty and collaborating research scientists. The 
program is
supported with funds from the National Science Foundation 
and the
University of Alaska Southeast. Each participant will 
receive a *$400
per week* stipend and housing while in Juneau. Up to $250 in 
travel
costs to Juneau and travel and subsistence costs within 
Alaska will also
be provided. Living arrangements during the REU program will 
involve
sharing a room and may involve sharing an apartment with 
male and female
students. Juneau is located in southeastern Alaska and 
accessible only
by air (Alaska Airlines) or ferry (Alaska Marine Highway).

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and 
enrolled as
undergraduate students at accredited institutions. 
Graduating seniors
are not eligible. The program seeks academically strong students
interested in marine biological research.

Minority applicants are especially encouraged.

Review of applications will begin on *22 February 2006*.

Questions? Interested in applying? à Please visit our Web Site:

http://www.uas.alaska.edu/biology/undergraduate-research/REU/index.html

Descriptions of research projects can be found at our web 
site. A sample
of Research Project titles follows:

Establishment of an artificial reef in Southeast Alaska

Marine invertebrates as living habitat in Southeast Alaska


           Sensor web applications in ecological monitoring of
           Southeast Alaska


         BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF GLACIAL WATERSHEDS IN 
SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

Diet of Pacific sleeper sharks in Disenchantment Bay: Are 
sleeper sharks
preying on harbor seals?


         Landscape Connectivity of Boreal Toad Populations


         RE-COLONIZATION OF FORMER HABITAT BY AN INTERTIDAL 
SNAIL


           Reproductive physiology of commercially important 
crabs of
           Alaska
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Carol Anne Blanchette
PISCO Science Coordinator
Marine Science Institute
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
blanchette at msi.ucsb.edu
http://ucsb.piscoweb.org/~blanchet
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