[Okgrantsmanship] RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADS: University of Texas Austin - Computational Science - Deadline February 16

[Mason, Linda]

Please share with faculty who may recruit eligible students. All undergraduate student levels are eligible.

Dr. Linda Mason
Coordinator of Grant Writing 
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
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-----Original Message-----
From: Henry Neeman [mailto:hneeman at oscer.ou.edu] 
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 10:05 AM
To: Mason, Linda
Subject: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADS: U Texas Austin Computatnl Sci/Engr

Linda,

Forwarding from Rosalia Gomez (rosie at tacc.utexas.edu) of the University of Texas Austin/Texas Advanced Computing Center.

Please reply directly to Rosalia, and please feel free to forward to anyone who may be interested and appropriate.

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SUMMARY:

Research Experience for Undergraduates, summer 2015 Integrative Computational Education and Research Traineeship Program Dates: Mon June 1 - Sat Aug 1 2015 Applications due for priority consideration Mon Feb 16 2015
Contact: Rosalia Gomez (rosie at tacc.utexas.edu, 512-471-6785) https://www.tacc.utexas.edu/icert-reu

DETAILS:

ICERT REU

INTEGRATIVE COMPUTATIONAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP

This summer in Austin TX, 12 undergraduates majoring in science and engineering disciplines will be immersed in training at The University of Texas at Austin to be the next generation of 'game changers'.

Participants will explore grand challenges such as climate modeling, weather forecasting, drug delivery, brain mapping, energy exploration and understanding the human genome, to name a few.

PROGRAM DATES: JUNE 1 - AUGUST 1, 2015

ICERT REU ACTIVITIES

* Computational training in a multi-disciplinary cohort using some of the world's most advanced computational resources.

Training led by TACC researchers with expertise in computation

* Integration into a research team including pairing with a mentor/researcher and graduate mentor working on a computational project

* Application seminars, training workshops, and STEM Outreach to K-12 and the public (explaining and demonstrating the contribution of HPC to society)

* Team-building exercises that will prepare participants for the workplace of the future

* Final presentations to cohort, University and TACC mentors

* Poster presentation, technical report, and publication opportunities

STIPEND

Participants will receive a stipend for work, travel stipend, and housing at The University of Texas at Austin.

Additionally, travel grants to present research at the annual XSEDE conference will be available to selected participants.

APPLICATION & SELECTION

The online application process for Summer 2015 begins January 2015.

The deadline for priority consideration is February 16, 2015.
Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.
Application review will begin in March.

TACC will provide pre-screening of applicants, matching selected students with University and TACC researchers.

Criteria for Student Application

Currently enrolled undergraduate student
* Earning a minimum of a 2.5 GPA
* Programming experience in Linux/Unix environments is recommended but not required
* U.S. citizenship or permanent residency

CONTACT INFO
Rosalia Gomez
Education & Outreach Manager
rosie at tacc.utexas.edu | 512-471-6785

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