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Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
**Our program is taking a one-year break***
(we plan to be back next summer
(2014) check back in Jan of 2013 for
the on-line application)
The Institute for Astronomy (IfA) of the
University of Hawaii (UH) at Manoa expects to offer
10 research assistant positions for the summer of 2014. These positions are
funded through the National Science Foundation
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program. This REU program will
provide undergraduates who are considering a career in science with the
opportunity to engage in research with professional astronomers working on
cutting-edge problems in astrophysics. The REU students will be full-time
research assistants to a faculty mentor at the Institute and will work on
specific aspects of an ongoing research program.
Astronomers at
the IfA conduct research in a wide range of
astrophysical disciplines, including solar physics, planetary astronomy,
astrobiology, stars, the interstellar medium and star formation, the
formation and evolution of galaxies, and cosmology. There are also programs
in technology involved in the development of new telescopes, new
instruments, and adaptive optics. Further details are available at the IfA
research page. In addition to carrying out their research at the IfA on Oahu, REU students will also participate in an
observing run on one of the telescopes at the Mauna Kea (Big
Island) or Haleakala
(Maui) observatories. There is also a weekly seminar series given by the
faculty, a weekly luncheon with the graduate students, and several social
events and excursions. The positions are full-time for 10 weeks between
late May and early August. A stipend of $450 per week and support to cover
travel to and from Honolulu are provided. Housing will be provided in
dormitories on the UH campus.
Financial support is available for REU students to present their summer
research at a meeting of the American
Astronomical Society, generally at the winter meeting following their
appointment.
The application for 2014 will be available
online by December 31, 2013. The deadline for receipt of the application
form and at least two letters of recommendation is February 1, 2014.
Offers of appointment will begin on March 1, 2014.
Making
Your Summer Research Internship a Good One
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