[Biology-U-L] Graduating Seniors: research opportunity in EcoInformatics - Application deadline Feb. 1!

[Biology Undergraduate List]

To graduating seniors and new graduate students in mathematics, computer 
science, bioengineering, earth science, and ecosystem science.

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The EcoInformatics Summer Institute (EISI) will be held at the HJ Andrews
Experimental Forest in the Oregon Cascades from June 18-August 24, 2007.

EcoInformatics, the integration of mathematics, computer science, and
engineering with the study and management of ecosystems, is an emerging science
with a critical need for well-trained, interdisciplinary scientists.  The EISI
will work to fulfill that need through a ten-week undergraduate/early graduate
research experience.  Through the integration of research and education,
effective mentoring, and hands-on experiences at the HJ Andrews, fifteen
participants will gain (1) valuable research experience in EcoInformatics and
in their own disciplines, (2) four hours of class credit (3) the foundation and
opportunities to develop and seek support for their own graduate program,
including a peer-reviewed research proposal, and (5) the training to become
outstanding interdisciplinary scientists and effective contributors to
EcoInformatics.

In addition, participants will receive a total stipend of $4,000, from which
tuition for the summer class (approximately $700 as of August 2006) will be
deducted. Travel, up to $500, for transportation to the Summer Institute will
be provided to participants, as well as free lodging at the HJ Andrews
Experimental Forest and 3 meals per day for the first and last weeks of the
program.

The EcoInformatics Summer Institute strongly encourages applications by
underserved student populations, including Native Americans, Hispanics, and
women, to increase diversity in this emerging field.

For more details and application, please go to:
http://eco-informatics.engr.oregonstate.edu/

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