[Biology-U-L] NASA's Summer Institute on Atmospheric, Biospheric, and Hydrospheric Sciences

[Biology Undergraduate List]

Undergraduates,
 
        The Summer Institute program, sponsored by the Earth Sciences 
Division of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 
Goddard Space Flight Center is designed to introduce undergraduate 
students majoring in all areas of the physical sciences to research 
opportunities in the atmospheric, biospheric, hydrospheric, and solar 
and space plasma sciences, both theoretical and experimental. [No 
previous experience in these sciences is needed.] Below are some of the 
activities of the labs and branches participating in the program:

        - Maximize the impact of satellite observations in climate and 
weather prediction
        - Understanding the behavior of stratospheric ozone and trace 
gases that influence it
        - Ocean biology studies, including the relationship between 
phytoplankton development and light levels in the sea
        - Development of microwave remote sensing technology for Earth 
Sciences applications
        - Measuring and understanding the mass balance of land ice, and 
its implications for sea level rise

_Program_: June 11-August 17
        The first part of the program is a 1-week lecture series on 
selected topics in the atmospheric, biospheric, hydrospheric, and solar 
and space plasma sciences. The lecture series will be followed by 9 
weeks of research by the students, with a Goddard scientist as a mentor. 
The students will be at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 
Maryland, during this 10-week period. Housing is provided at the nearby 
University of Maryland.

_Grants_:  Participants in the program receive a stipend of $3,500, 
housing, and the expenses of economy travel.

_Application Procedures_:  Submit an application in the form of a letter 
containing the following:

   1. full name;
   2. address and phone number at school;
   3. e-mail address;
   4. permanent address and phone number at which you can always be
      reached;
   5. current grade level;
   6. current grade point average;
   7. major field;
   8. Social Security Number;
   9. one-page typewritten statement of your professional goals and
      interests;
  10. description of computer programming and laboratory experience, if
      any;
  11. citizenship;
  12. the names of two faculty members who know your work well and have
      been asked to provide letters of reference; and
  13. transcript of college courses and grades.

*The transcripts and letters of reference must be mailed directly by the 
university and faculty members to the address below

*Dr. Per Gloersen, Coordinator
Summer Institute 2007
Code 614.1
NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
(Applications and recommendations may be e-mailed; transcripts must be 
mailed.) E-Mail: per.gloersen at nasa.gov <mailto:per.gloersen at nasa.gov>

_DEADLINE_:  The deadline for receipt of all materials relating to your 
application is *February 16, 2007*. Awards will be announced after March 
9, 2007

More information about the program can be found at 
http://neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov/summerinstitute/






UCSB Biological Sciences Advising Office


    *Office Hours*

Office Hours: M-F 9:30am-11:30pm and 1:00pm-4:00pm
Location: Life Sciences Building, Room 3320
Phone: (805) 893-5191
Fax: (805) 893-4724
E-Mail: bio-adv at lifesci.ucsb.edu


    *Mailing Address*

Undergraduate Advising Office
Biological Sciences
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9610
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