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<u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Academic Level:</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Undergraduate Students<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Description:</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> The focus of the NIU Operation Etank program is in 4 Es areas – energy, environment, with aspects to
ethics and economy incorporated into broader problems and related to the broader issue of sustainability. Operation Etank is NIU’s summer Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program. Students involved in the program will be mentored by faculty members
having wide-ranging backgrounds in relevant research areas, but their overall learning experience will include a number of opportunities to relate sustainability issues to their research projects. The NIU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College
of Engineering and Engineering Technology have a long history of working together on collaborative STEM projects and funded research. As such, the faculty members understand the need for engagement and teamwork. This technical knowledge combined with the ability
to blend teamwork and presentation skills will allow Operation ETank to provide a wide range of research skills and projects for the students involved.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The eight week long intensive summer program on the NIU campus runs from June 17 through August 10, 2013. Each student will receive free housing on campus—and be paid a stipend
of $4,478. To be eligible to apply, students must have at least 60 earned credit hours, a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Application Deadline:</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> March 1, 2013 by 4:30 pm CST.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Program website:</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<a href="http://www.niu.edu/reu">www.niu.edu/reu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">Julia Spears, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">Northern Illinois University<br>
110 Evans Field House <br>
DeKalb, IL 60115<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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815.753.8157 FAX<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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