The University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2 is announcing a 10-week Summer Research Institute (SRI) program this summer in earth and environmental sciences (http://b2science.org/outreach/sri). This program gives undergraduate students an opportunity to conduct guided research in environmental and earth systems science at a leading and unique research institution, while earning course credit. The program runs from June 9 to August 13, 2014, and costs $4,495.00. Students will receive 6 credits of upper-division directed research from the University of Arizona, and will receive accommodation for the duration of the program in furnished housing on the Biosphere 2 campus. Students majoring in, or in a curriculum leading to one of the following fields in environmental or earth system science will be well suited to participate in the B2 SRI: biology, ecology, plant sciences, hydrology, soil science, atmospheric science, geology, mathematics, physics, chemistry, sustainability science, or computer science.
For more information on the SRI, potential research projects, and to apply, please visit: http://b2science.org/outreach/sri Applications are due April 30, 2014, and application material can be found at: http://b2science.org/outreach/sri/2014_apply
