Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Michigan Biology Station

Biosphere-Atmosphere Studies in a Changing Global Environment

The University of Michigan offers a program designed to provide a truly interdisciplinary experience in scientific research in biosphere-atmosphere studies in a changing global environment.

Deadline February 15, 2008.

The program is designed to provide "hands-on" experience and training in field biology and atmospheric science with all phases of research, from hypothesis formulation, through data gathering, to analysis, interpretation and communication of scientific studies.

During this 8-week program, students will:

Work closely with a selected mentor/professor on part of an on-going research project;
Design, conduct, analyze, and report on a research project of their own;
Participate in special workshops and group discussions designed to provide the philosophical bases and technical tools needed to carry out scientific research.

Funded by the National Science Foundation , the program will run from June 17 to August 12th, 2006 at the University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, MI. There will also be funding for the summer of 2007. Participation in the REU program will be intense.

A stipend of $3,750 is paid to each student participant. Room and board expenses for the eight-week period are covered. An allowance for travel and research supplies is provided.

Students may receive up to 3 semester hours credit for an independent study project (Biology 400: Advanced Research in Biology) by advance arrangement with a mentor/professor & the UMBS Office. Tuition expenses will be the responsibility of the individual student.

Students must be at least of junior status at the start of the summer program and a permanent resident of the United States. Seniors with a graduation date before August are not eligible.

Facilities & Location
The U-M Biological Station is located in northern Michigan on Douglas Lake near Pellston and is comprised of over 10,000 acres of natural meadows, bogs, dunes, shorelines, lakes, streams and woodlands in the transition zone between coniferous and deciduous forests.

UMBS is one of the finest and best-equipped inland field stations in the world. REU students will benefit from the unique collection of scientists, facilities, and ongoing field projects dedicated to global change research. With a large array of wild animals and plants for study, personal interaction with professors and researchers, close associations with other students, easy communication with all and a daily life close to nature, the Station offers a wealth of opportunity for the developing biologist.

UMBS has an excellent science support staff, and our facilities include a library, computing centers, well-equipped laboratories, special collections of plants and animals, the Soil Biotron, a research greenhouse, stream laboratory, and canopy access towers.