Ohio State University's Stone Laboratory Summer REU program

 <http://stonelab.osu.edu/reu/> http://stonelab.osu.edu/reu/

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU)

Live the life of a professional researcher this summer!

Stone Lab's Research Experience for Undergraduates Scholarship Program
brings together students from across the country to learn how to conduct
real, in-the-field research alongside top scientists. Over five weeks,
participants use scientific equipment, explore the Lake Erie islands, and
collect important data to help solve the most pressing issues for the Great
Lakes region.

While taking a five-week course at Stone Lab, REU students spend their
"non-class" days focused on research. Working closely with their research
supervisor, they collect data, learn how to write up their discoveries, and
give a final presentation to their peers-learning the research process from
start to finish and gaining valuable, professional experience.

This year students will lead the following projects:

*	Reproductive biology and early life history of fishes (Ichthyology)
*	Survival rates of birds of the Lake Erie islands (Ornithology)
*	Dissolved oxygen in Lake Erie; tracking the "dead zone" (Limnology)
*	Nutrient loading (Eutrophication) and algal production (Limnology)
*	Fisheries techniques; research and fish survey development
*	Efficiency of developed snake deterrents (Herpetology)
*	Biological curation; phylogeny and taxonomy

Involvement can even continue beyond the summer, as students have the
opportunity to attend local and regional conferences and co-author
scientific journal articles about their research.

Those undergraduates selected via the highly competitive application process
receive a full REU scholarship, which includes tuition for the 2
semester-credit research experience and one five-week, 4-credit course, the
lab fee, and room and board. Applicants must provide their own health
insurance.

See the above link for application information