NSF REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) Program for Solar-Terrestrial Physics.

[Kim, Hyomin]

Dear HamSCI group members, 

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Institute of Space Weather Sciences (ISWS) recently received an NSF (National Science Foundation) award to support undergraduate students for their research experience in solar-terrestrial physics and space weather studies here at NJIT. Please take a look at the flyer attached here and visit the following link to get to know what our "REU" program is about - simply speaking, undergraduate students will spend 10 weeks here at NJIT, working closely with each research mentor, to experience academic research activities (similar to internship programs in industries). The travel cost, meals, and accommodation is covered. Plus, stipend ($6,000/10 weeks) is provided.  

We respectfully ask each of you to help us find competitive candidates for our successful program. If you know someone who teaches undergraduate students but with no research activity available at their institution or if you know any undergraduate students in STEM fields, please let them know of our program. 

Please note that only US citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply. 

For more information including our research mentors and topics, please visit our NJIT ISWS REU website link:

https://sites.google.com/njit.edu/iswsreu/home

We look forward to hearing from you soon. 

Happy Holidays! 

73,

Hyomin

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[Ethan Miller K8GU]

Hyomin,

Thank you for sharing this with the list. I did an REU at the University of Minnesota (in electrical engineering, not space physics) and it was an excellent experience. I highly encourage eligible students on this list to apply. 

—Ethan.

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[Phil Erickson]

Hi Hyomin,

  We have run a NSF REU site here since the program's inception in 1987.  These are highly effective programs indeed.  I'll pile onto Ethan's suggestion to round up students and get them to apply.  Please also get them to consider applying to our Haystack site:

https://www.haystack.mit.edu/haystack-public-outreach/research-internships-for-undergraduates-reu/

Cheers

Phil

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[Gerald Creager]

I've been involved and had projects for the last 9 years at OU in Atmospheric Sciences. I never could get something going at Texas A&M while I was there, which was disappointing. The REU program has given a number of talented students either that "push" to continue, or in several cases, the exposure to get them from undergrad into a quality graduate program. Oh, and to do some really good science along the way. I won't be doing that anymore, but I'm looking forward to seeing the results of the NJIT and Haystack programs, and living vicariously for awhile.

Gerry

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[Phil Erickson]

Hi Gerry,

  Since we've been running for nearly 35+ years, I can point to a number of journal articles that have been co-authored by REU students immediately following their time here.  We also have strong participation at conferences - AGU, etc. - and some of our alumni have ended up in major program officer and scientist positions at NASA, ESA, etc.  They work as direct colleagues during their 10 week stay and it is always the highlight of our summer, as they function much less in pedagogy and much more as full scientists.  People catch on quickly.

Cheers

Phil

[Gerald Creager]

I fully agree. I actually talked to the OU REU Coordinator before I came up, and we tried to put together a "branch office" in College Station so I could run a mini-program. Unfortunately, politics got in the way. I've had a number of talented students do interesting and innovative work, including on topics they didn't initially think was too interesting. My first one from OU went on to get a Masters in EE and his PhD in radar systems in the span of 4 years. Another, who wasn't one of mine, ended up in our program and is finishing her PhD now. She'd originally been rejected by OU for grad school, but that changed when I literally led the department head to  her poster at the American Meteorological Society and told him he had to listen to her undergrad Capstone presentation. Dave and I talked that evening and she was in the program the next morning. I also think he never again missed the project presentations at the end of the 10 weeks again!

I'm gonna miss that aspect. I've retired (I will be at AMS in Houston) and we're leaving Oklahoma for Colorado. I'm hoping I can get back on track for doing my own research. Going to see if I can align something with CU or NCAR to have a few resources and perhaps a facility if I need to do instruments, but I suspect it's going to all really be at the amateur scientist level now. 

Take care

Gerry

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[Khan Tran]

Hello Hyomin,

Thanks for the share. Looks interesting. I’ll apply for it. 

73, Khan KE8QWB 

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[Steve Kaeppler]

Hi All-

I am certainly interested in seeing a list of suitable REUs!  As a Clemson professor we are always interested in pointing our students in good directions.  So it sounds like Haystack and now also NJIT have opportunities? 

I have an undergraduate in particular I would be interested in sending your way.  He is actually presenting at AGU (Austin Smith) on the occurrence rates/statistics of high latitude sporadic E derived from incoherent scatter radar observations.  I think the results we are showing are likely the basis for a paper.  To give a 'spoiler alert' we see climatologies very similar to what we expect to see at midlatitudes, i.e., a peak in the summer and a secondary peak in the winter.  [As an aside, any references to high latitude sporadic E climatologies would be really useful so I can review what is already well known.  Maybe some of the ionosonde people can help? ].

Finally, I also benefited from participating in a REU - Indiana University Astronomy REU 2005.  It was a great experience!  I highly recommend it to any interested students!

73,

Steve

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[Dana Whitlow]

As one who mentored REU students for 4 or 5 seasons out of my 10-year stint at the Arecibo Observatory,

I can only speak highly of the experiences from my side of the fence.  It was a learning experience

for me, too, and I sincerely recommend it to anyone offered the opportunity to serve as a mentor.

Dana Whitlow    (K8YUM)

(retired Microwave Receiver Specialist)

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