The National Science Foundation funded REU program will take place at the Duke Marine Lab located in Beaufort, NC in coastal Carteret County. Nine students will participate in a 10-week semi-independent research program with faculty mentors in the following general areas: coastal and estuarine physical processes, molecular biology and genetics, sensory physiology, ecology, and behavior. Each student will work with a faculty mentor, develop a research project, present progress and final oral reports and prepare a final written paper. Students will receive housing and meals at the Duke Marine Lab in addition to a stipend and travel allowance. Google “Duke Marine Lab REU” for the REU website and additional program information.
Dates: June 3 – August 9, 2019
Application deadline: February 10, 2019
Eligibility
Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents in the U.S. or its territories, and be a rising sophomore, junior or senior enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program. Applications are encouraged from U.S. citizens belonging to groups currently underrepresented in the marine sciences (i.e., Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, Asians, African Americans, Latino/Hispanics and Pacific Islanders).
To apply
Interested students are requested to submit:
- REU Application (available at http://nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab/reu)
- Statement of interest- please indicate 1) your area(s) of interest from the list of topics (available on the website), 2) advisor(s) of interest, 3) academic/research preparation for this research area, 4) career plans, 5) usefulness of the REU program for your career objective
- Current resume
- Unofficial transcript: please note that we prefer to receive one complete application package per student.
Where to send application materials:
- Application, statement of interest and resume together in one document (in order) and send it to our REU Application Box: 2019_RE.1kq0z83eyrkgtn7z@u.box.com
- Two letters of recommendation (pdf) should be emailed to our REU Recommendations Box: 2019_RE.h6tfi757p601z124@u.box.com
FACULTY MENTORS
Dr. Richard Forward (invertebrate physiological ecology)
Dr. Matthew Godfrey (sea turtle biology & conservation)
Dr. Jim Hench (physical oceanography)
Dr. Dana Hunt (marine microbial ecology)
Dr. Zackary Johnson (marine microbe abundance & diversity)
Dr. Douglas Nowacek (marine mammal behavioral ecology and bioacoustics)
Dr. Andy Read (ecology and conservation of marine mammals)
Dr. Kathy Reinsel & Dr. Jim Welch (invertebrate ecology)
Dr. Tom Schultz (marine conservation genetics)
Please check the website for complete program information:
http://nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab/reu
Happy to answer any questions!
Katie
Katie Wood
Assistant Director, Marine Lab Undergraduate Program
Duke University Marine Laboratory
135 Duke Marine Lab Rd.
Beaufort, NC 28516
252-504-7586
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