RDAV internships for undergraduates: Summer 2013
Submission Deadline – February 11, 2013
Many research problems in science and engineering rely on both interdisciplinary knowledge and sophisticated computing. The Remote Data Analysis and Visualization (RDAV) Center seeks motivated undergraduate students who are eager to take on these challenges by using high performance computing to attack research problems in the biological, physical, social, computing, or engineering sciences. We have opportunities for the summer of 2013 at all stages of the data analysis process: From preparing raw data, to using and developing data analysis and visualization processes and tools, to deploying web-based interfaces for interacting with the results. Their center works with researchers who are tackling a wide range of problems including extracting meaning through text mining, understanding biodiversity, making sense of the universe, and developing visualization tools. We seek students with a passion for real-world problems, an understanding of science or engineering, and the computer science skills to make it happen. Ideal students will be majoring in a science or engineering discipline with a strong background in computer science; students in all majors and from all backgrounds will be considered. ROAV highly encourage applications from students from under-represented groups. For more information and to apply, please visit https://rdav.nics.tennessee.edu/2013/01/rdav-internships-for-undergraduates-summer-2013/.
University of Texas, Dallas Research Experience for Undergraduates
May 28 - August 2, 2013
Submission Deadline - March 15, 2013
The Computer Science Department at the University of Texas at Dallas will conduct a ten-week summer research program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for ten undergraduates. The focus is on "software safety," however, the technology and skills learned by the students have general applicability to research and practice in their future studies. A highlight which provides an overview of our program including research projects, lectures, and field trips is available at YouTube. Please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kRIUNotUdQ. In addition, videos (along with PowerPoint slide shows) for students' project presentations as well as lectures on software safety and technical writing can be found at http://paris.utdallas.edu/reu/Video.html. For more information and to apply, please visit http://paris.utdallas.edu/reu/.
University of Texas Pan American Center of Excellence in STEM Education Internship Opportunities for Undergraduates
The Center of Excellence in STEM Education builds a community of faculty who are leaders in Challenge-Based Instruction and student programs in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Together with its collaborators, the goals of the Center are focused on strengthening STEM academic programs and increasing the number of STEM graduates, particularly those from underrepresented groups. Students can find many resources under the “Student Resources” tab.at http://portal.utpa.edu/utpa_main/daa_home/coecs_home/stemgrant_home.
Universityof Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Gene-Environment Interaction Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Application Deadline – February 18, 2013
The Houston Laboratory and Population Sciences Training Program in Gene-Environment Interaction (GxE), generously sponsored by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, offers a summer program for outstanding college students with a strong background in science who are considering graduate school and a future career in biomedical research. This grant-funded program is a joint effort offering opportunities for study at three world-renowned institutions: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC), and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). Scientists in each of these organizations plan and supervise a 9-week project that explores an aspect of environmental interaction with genes that impact human health. Students who are considering pursuing either a PhD in scientific research, or an MD/PhD, with a particular interest in genetics, will benefit from this opportunity. For more information, please visit https://go.uth.edu/gxeSummer
Graduate Student Update at MIT: MIT Lincoln Laboratory Summer Research Opportunities
The MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s fundamental mission is to apply science and advanced technology to critical problems of national security, primarily working on sensors, information extraction (signal processing and embedded computing), and communications. A Department of Defense federally-funded research and development center, the Laboratory has a focused commitment to research and development, with an emphasis on building prototypes and demonstrating operation systems under live test conditions that meet real-world requirements. The Laboratory also undertakes government-sponsored, nondefense projects such as the development of systems for the Federal Aviation Administration to improve air traffic control and air safety, and systems that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uses in weather surveillance. For more information please visit http://www.ll.mit.edu. MIT Lincoln Laboratory actively recruits individuals pursuing BS, MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, and to a limited degree, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Meteorology and Materials Science. Candidates should have an interest and ability to work on a broad range of technical problems in a team environment and possess strong problem- solving, analytical, innovative, communications, and teaming skills. Eligibility requirements, program details, and the application process can be viewed at http://www.ll.mit.edu/college/summerprogram.html.
Training Available for Students in U.S., Europe, and Japan at International Summer School on HPC Challenges in Computational Sciences
Application Deadline – March 18, 2013
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in the UnitedStates, Europe, and Japan are invited to apply for the fourth InternationalSummer School on HPC Challenges in Computational Sciences, to be heldJune 23-28, 2013, at New York University inNew York City. The summer school is sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment(XSEDE) project, the European Union Seventh Framework Program’s Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE), and RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (RIKEN AICS). The expense-paid summer school will benefit advanced scholars from European, U.S., and Japanese institutions who use HPC to conduct research. Further information and to apply for the 2013 summer school, visithttps://www.xsede.org/web/summerschool13.
