NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Proposal

The UAA Office of Research is working toward developing an NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Proposal. We are targeting a multi-disciplinary REU site that requires a common coherent theme across disciplines. Our current working theme is Research Experience in Cold Climate Engineering, and Science (RECESS). Over approximately 10 weeks in summer, REUs offer a genuine research experience for undergraduates from institutions where research opportunities are limited. A significant proportion of the students are required to be from institutions outside of UAA that have limited research opportunities. An additional focus is on offering opportunities for those in underrepresented populations for research professions.

We are looking for additional researchers in different disciplines that would be interested in serving as research mentors for undergraduate participants. The proposal is due for submission by Aug. 28, 2022, and we are currently in the preliminary phase of topic development. We have brief meetings set for Tuesdays at 1 p.m. Does your research fit under this theme? Do you have suggestions for a more inclusive theme? Are you interested in supporting this effort?

For more information, please contact:

• Administrative Contact: Patrick Sullivan, pjsullivan@alaska.edu
• Principal Investigator: Getu Hailu, ghailu@alaska.edu

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