Thursday juniors meeting:

agenda

intro: importance of research in general
evolution of Env research seminars
survey: how many of you juniors/sophomore/major?
plans to expand into the summer, primary focus on juniors

8-10 weeks of work
summer internship is not a requirement

what makes a good senior thesis project
examples of projects
Peter: DEES perspective
overview of opportunities
Q/A

background

Senior thesis websites

Barnard has 19 students (4 urban studies and another 4 who do not need projects)

Dallas' cost estimate of REU (spring '03):

>   Cost breakdown for a summer intern is:
>          $2530 stipend
>          $1600 housing
>          $150 materials and supplies
>          $400 travel
>          $100 orientation costs
>          overhead on 25% of student stipend: $633
> Administration cost $850 (0.1 month of Dallas Abbotts salary plus fringe)
> Total cost: $6263. (You may want to allow slightly more for travel
> $104 of the $304 is for bus transport, leaving only $204 for air fare.
> I can usually get a supersaver anywhere in the country for about $350

possible fellowships:

for all opportunities include

field of research
eligibility
financial info (e.g. housing covered)
contact
deadline

Climate Center (2 students)

field: Climate research
BC students only at this point, may change
stipend & housing (BC match) and bus transportation to LDEO
contact: Martin Stute

Hughes (<3 students)

field: Environmental Science
BC students only
more info
contact: Martin Stute

CERC/DE3B (<5 students)

field: Env. Biology
not all are funded, will only be announced a week or so from now

Mellon (2 students?)

field: estuaries, sedimentology, contaminat transport in rivers
focus on minorities
stipend & housing?
work with Saugata and Tim?
contact: Martin Stute

IGERT

for applied math/earth science inclined students
US students
contact

LDEO NSF/REU intern program

field: ocean sciences mostly
US students
stipend & housing
postmarked no later than March 10, 2003
contact

Earth Intern Program for Columbia Undergraduates

field:
only CU students
stipend & housing
contact

Other opportunities

Listing of Notices of Internships, Fellowships, Job and Research Opportunities, EnvSci website (Word file, ca 50 pages)
contact: Catherine Cook (ccook@barnard.edu)