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Western Washington University, Anacortes, WA.
REU Site at the Shannon Point Marine Center, Washington State
Shannon Point Marine Center
Anacortes, Washington
Primary: Dr. Brian Bingham
(360) 650-7400
Brian.bingham@wwu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: productivity & nutrient cycling in watersheds; marine microbial ecology; physiology of symbiosis; larval development; physiology, marine invertebrates; coastal oceanography & ecology
Comments: Applications from underserved, underrepresented, and underprivileged groups are encouraged. Application website opens in January with application deadline in March.
REU Site at the Shannon Point Marine Center, Washington StateAbstract of Award
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Virginia Institution of Marine Science, Summer Intern Program (SIP)
Office of Academic Studies
Gloucester Point, Virginia
Primary: Mrs. Jenny Dreyer
(804) 684-7903
intern@vims.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: marine science, oceanography, biology, chemistry, physics, geology, coastal studies, ecology, estuarine science
Comments: The application website opens in December and applications are due in early February.
Virginia Institution of Marine Science, Summer Intern Program (SIP)Abstract of Award
Texas A&M University, College Station
NSF-Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Observing the Ocean
Department of Oceanography
College Station, Texas
Primary: Dr. Jessica Fitzsimmons
(979) 845-5137
OceanREU@geos.tamu.edu
Secondary: Dr. Darren Henrichs
(979) 862-3792
Research Topics/Keywords: oceanography, ocean observing, hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, ocean acidification, marine pollution, nutrients, ocean modeling, physics, chemistry, ecology, climate change, Gulf of Mexico
Comments: The application website opens in December, and applications are due in mid-February.
NSF-Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Observing the OceanAbstract of Award
Galveston, Texas
Primary: Dr. Jenna Lamphere
(409) 740-4758
jlamphere@tamug.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biodiversity, systematics, coastal wetlands, climate change, evolution,trophic ecology, biogeochemistry, physical oceanography, paleoclimatology, coastal geology, tsunami modeling, ocean engineering
Comments: The website for applications normally opens in December, with applications due in mid-February.
Ocean and Coastal ResEArch ExperieNces for UndergraduateS (OCEANUS)Abstract of Award
College of Charleston
REU Site: Resilience and Response of Marine Organisms to Environmental Change
Biology, Grice Marine Laboratory
Charleston, South Carolina
Primary: Robert Podolsky
(843) 953-9186
reu@cofc.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, marine biology,ocean sciences, environmental change, ecology, evolution, organismal biology, microbial ecology, physiology, toxicology, pollution, biochemistry
Comments: Program contact: Katie Hiott, reu@cofc.edu, 843-953-9200
REU Site: Resilience and Response of Marine Organisms to Environmental ChangeAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences
University of Rhode Island
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography (SURFO)
Graduate School of Oceanography
Narragansett, Rhode Island
Primary: Ms. Caryl Jardon
(401) 874-6153
cjardon@uri.edu
Secondary: Dr. Brian Heikes
(401) 874-6638
bheikes@uri.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: marine science, oceanography, biology, chemistry, physics, geology, coastal studies, ecology, geophysics, chemical oceanography, marine studies
Comments: The application website opens in December, and review of applications begins in late February. Participant selection will begin in early March.
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography (SURFO)Abstract of Award
University of Oregon, Eugene
Exploration of marine biology on the Oregon coast
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB)
Charleston, Oregon
Primary: Dr. Maya Watts
(541) 346-7280
mwolf1@uoregon.edu
Secondary: Dr. Richard Emlet
remlet@uroegon.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Marine biology, invertebrate ecology, larval ecology/biology, embryology, trophic ecology, cell biology, oceanography, behavioral ecology, zooplankton, biomechanics, estuarine biology/ecology
Comments: The application website is normally opened in December/January with deadlines in February/March.
Exploration of marine biology on the Oregon coastAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences
Oregon
Primary: Itchung Cheung
Itchung.Cheung@oregonstate.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: marine and estuarine science, ocean ecology and biogeochemistry, marine geology, physical oceanography and geophysics, atmospheric science, paleoclimatology, environmental geochemistry
Comments: This site is located at Hattfield Marine Science Center in Newport, OR. The application website opens in January, and applications are due in mid-February. The program runs during the summer.
REU Site for Oregon Marine Science: From Upper Estuaries to the Deep Sea Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OregonAbstract of Award
Corvalis, Oregon
Primary: Kaplan Yalcin
(541) 737-1230
kaplan.yalcin@oregonstate.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: ocean ecology, biogeochemistry,fisheries,physical oceanography,ocean observing, ocean-atmosphere interactions, climate modeling, marine geology, marine sedimentology, paleoclimatology, geophysics
Comments: The application website opens in January and applications are due in mid-February. Program runs during the summer.
Summer Research Internships for Undergraduates, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, ORAbstract of Award
Columbia University Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
Research Experience for Undergradutes: Analyzing Global Databases
Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
Palisades, New York
Primary: Dr. Mike Kaplan
(845) 365-8646
mkaplan@ldeo.columbia.edu
Secondary: Dallas Abbott
(845) 365-8664
dallashabbott@gmail.com
Research Topics/Keywords: marine biology, chemistry, marine geophysics, geochemistry, microbiology, seismology, pollution, paleoclimate, atmospheric science
Comments: The application website will open in January with applications due at the end of February.
Research Experience for Undergradutes: Analyzing Global DatabasesAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences, Earth Sciences
Bermuda - all activities take place in Bermuda, New York
Primary: Audrey Pope
(441) 297-1880
audrey.pope@bios.edu
Secondary: Dr. Andrew Peters
(441) 297-1880
andrew.peters@bios.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: oceanography, marine science, coral reef ecology, atmospheric science, biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, chemistry, physics, geology, ecology
Comments: This REU program is conducted during the FALL SEMESTER and takes place entirely at BIOS in Bermuda. Online applications are due by May 31 each year.
REU Site: Fall Semester Student Research in Oceanography and Marine Science at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean SciencesAbstract of Award
Clarkson University
The ASET-REU program at Clarckson University
Department of Biology, Department of Engineering
Potsdam, New York
Primary: Dr. Alan D. Christian
aset-reu@clarkson.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Aquatic Science, Aquatic resource engineering, Watershed ecology, Nitrate Reduction in Wastewater,Great Lake water quality, St. Lawrence River
The ASET-REU program at Clarckson UniversityAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences
Rutgers University
Research Internships in Ocean Sciences
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Primary: Dr. Josh Kohut
(848) 932-3496
kohut@marine.rutgers.edu
Secondary: Olaf Jensen
ojensen@marine.rutgers.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: marine and estuarine science, oceanography, ecology, fish biology, geophysics, remote sensing, microbiology, geochemistry
Comments: The application website is available in December and the deadline for applications is usually mid-February.
Research Internships in Ocean SciencesAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
University of New Hampshire
REU Site: Sensors in Earth and Space Science: How We Observe Our Planet
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS)
DURHAM, New Hampshire
Primary: Dr. Danielle Grogan
(603) 862-2603
danielle.grogan@unh.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Earth system research, from sensor engineering and design to field deployment and data analysis.
REU Site: Sensors in Earth and Space Science: How We Observe Our PlanetAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Earth Sciences
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Primary: Prof. Vijaya Chalivendra
(508) 910-6572
vchalivendra@umassd.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Redox flow batteries, multi-functional composites, underwater super-hydrophobic surfaces, tactile sensors, bioinspired photonic materials, granular materials, nanostructured surfaces for antifouling
Comments: This REU site provides research experience for community college students.
REU Site: Advanced Interdisciplinary Materials Research for Maritime ApplicationsAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Primary: Allen Mensinger
(218) 726-7259
amensing@d.umn.edu
Secondary: Veronica Acosta
(210) 829-3149
vgmartin@uiwtx.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, neurobiology, cell biology, physiology, animal behavior
Comments: Additional inquiries may be directed to Miss Jean Enright at jenright@mbl.edu
REU Site: Biological Discovery in Woods HoleAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences
University of Massachusettes Boston
REU Site: Coastal Research in Environmental Science and Technology
School for the Environment
Boston, Massachusetts
Primary: Dr. Helen Poynton
(617) 287-6639
Helen.Poynton@umb.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biodiversity, Bioinformatics, Cell Signaling,Conservation Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology,Gene Regulation,Microbiology, Plant Growth Control, Microbial Ecology,Molecular Evolution,Pop
Comments: The application website will open in the December with due dates in late January.
REU Site: Coastal Research in Environmental Science and TechnologyAbstract of Award
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Primary: Kathryn Hollar
(617) 496-7479
reu@seas.harvard.edu
Secondary: Scot Martin
(617) 495-7620
smartin@seas.harvard.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: dynamics of earth's crust, atmospheric chemistry and dynamics, changing chemistry of the ocean
REU Site: Summer Program at Harvard in Earth and Environmental Research (SPHEER): Investigating a changing planet across multiple timescalesAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Earth Sciences, Ocean Sciences
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Summer Student Fellowship Program
Education Office, Clark Laboratory, MS #31
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Primary: Dr. Margaret Tivey
(508) 289-2219
education@whoi.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: oceanography,marine science, biology, chemistry,physics,ecology,engineering, geology, geophysics
Comments: The application website is open in November, and applications are due in mid-February.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Summer Student Fellowship ProgramAbstract of Award
Princess Anne, Maryland
Primary: Paulinus Chigbu
(410) 621-3034
pchigbu@umes.edu
Secondary: Margaret Sexton
(410) 621-1049
masexton@umes.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences; marine science; estuaries; fish; shellfish; invertebrates
Comments: Margaret A. Sexton (masexton@umes.edu)
REU Site: University of Maryland Eastern Shore Research Experience for Undergraduates in Marine and Estuarine ScienceAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences
College Park, Maryland
Primary: Dr. Michael Allen
(301) 405-6372
mallen@mdsg.umd.edu
Secondary: Jeannette Connors
(301) 405-6376
connors@mdsg.umd.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Marine science, estuarine and coastal ecology, Chesapeake Bay research, biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering, environmental studies, geology, physics.
Comments: The application website opens in December with applications due in mid-February.
University of Maryland, Undergraduate Research Experiences in Estuarine ProcessesAbstract of Award
Portland, ME, Maine
Primary: Margaret Cummings
(207) 228-1650
mcummings@gmri.org
Secondary: Dr. Graham Sherwood
(207) 228-1644
gsherwood@gmri.org
Research Topics/Keywords: Fish, invertebrate, coastal, marine, biology, ecology, fisheries, climate change, Gulf of Maine, biological oceanography, coupled natural and human systems, resource economics, learning sciences
Comments: Applications open on December 20th and close on January 30th
Gulf of Maine Research Institute, REU Site: Integrated Studies in a Rapidly Warming Fishery EcosystemAbstract of Award
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
REU at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Maine
Primary: Dr. David Fields
(207) 315-2567
reu@bigelow.org
Secondary: Valerie Young
(207) 315-2567
Research Topics/Keywords: Oceanography, marine biology, climate research, microbiology, virology, sensory biology, invertebrate ecology, invertebrate biology,
Comments: The application website usually opens in January with due dates in mid-February.
REU at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean SciencesAbstract of Award
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Changing Coastal
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Cocodrie, Louisiana
Primary: Dr. Brian Roberts
(985) 851-2821
reu@lumcon.edu
Secondary: Murt Conover
(985) 851-2860
reu@lumcon.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biogeochemistry, behavioral & microbial ecology, invertebrate diversity & ecology, aquaculture & fish physiology, ecosystem ecology, coastal geology & hydrology, wetland science, and oil spill impacts
Comments: The application website usually opens in January with due dates in mid-March
REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Changing CoastalAbstract of Award
University of Hawaii at Mānoa campus
REU Site: Earth Science on Volcanic Islands
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Honolulu, Hawaii
Primary: Lily Shao
(808) 956-4774
earthscience-reu@soest.hawaii.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Geology, geophysics, and (bio)geochemistry of volcanic islands
REU Site: Earth Science on Volcanic IslandsAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
REU Site: Environmental Biology for Pacific Islanders
Pacific Biosciences Research Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
Primary: Matthew Medeiros
(808) 956-8187
mcmedeir@hawaii.edu
Secondary: Kiana Frank
(808) 539-7312
klfrank@hawaii.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, Sustainability Science, Microbiome Science, Molecular Ecology, Marine Biology, Natural Resource Management, Community Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Coral Reef Ecology, Fisheries Sciences
REU Site: Environmental Biology for Pacific IslandersAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology
REU Site: Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech
Biology
Atlanta, Georgia
Primary: Ms. Benita Black
(404) 385-7137
REU.Coordinator@biosci.gatech.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, chemistry, physics, ecology, molecular biology, geochemistry, bioinformatics, sensory biology, microbiology
Comments: The Online Application opens in December, and applications are due in mid-February.
REU Site: Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia TechAbstract of Award
Savannah State University
Savannah State University: Bridge to Research in Marine Science
Department of Natural Sciences
Savannah, Georgia
Primary: Dr. Tara Cox
(912) 358-4097
coxt@savannahstate.edu
Secondary: Dr. Christopher Hintz
(912) 358-4096
hintzc@savannahstate.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: coastal and ocean engineering, marine biology, ecology, invertebrates, fishes and microorganisms, Organic contaminant analyses
Comments: Focus on Freshmen and Sophomores and students with no prior research experience; Application website opens in January with applications due March 1.
Savannah State University: Bridge to Research in Marine ScienceAbstract of Award
St. Petersburg, Florida
Primary: Dr. Ana Arellano
(727) 553-3504
aarellan@mail.usf.edu
Secondary: Dr. Jennifer Collins
(813) 974-4242
collinsjm@usf.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Marine Science, Oceanography, Microbiology, Geosciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Environmental Science, Industrial Biotechnology, Communications, Journalism,
Cofunded: Earth Sciences
Mote Marine Laboratory
REU at Mote Marine Lab
Sarasota, Florida
Primary: Dr. Cathy Walsh
(941) 388-4441
cjwalsh@mote.org
Secondary: Emily Hall
(941) 388-4441
emily8@mote.org
Research Topics/Keywords: Marine biology, harmful algal blooms, ocean sciences, coastal studies
Comments: The application website opens in January and applications are due mid-February.
REU at Mote Marine LabAbstract of Award
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