1/25/17 Undergraduate Research Opportunities at UNL McNair, REU and Thesis Announcements: Grab a green flyer to see upcoming events of the semester. We are having a pizza night at Yia Yia’s if enough people would like to come! (Pizza was decided to be rescheduled to a later date) Please join UPO or Psi Chi if interested! Speakers: REU- Monica Rosen McNair- Jess Tate UCARE-Sarah Moody Senior Thesis- Sarah Moody REU- Monica Rosen REU= Research Experience for Undergraduates=A funded summer research program that you can do at another university across the country. Experiences are available specific to your field or cross disciplinary as well. Monica did a summer program in 2013 at the University of Wisconsin with research in 3D depth perception. REU is highly competitive Monica was 1/9 selected from 600 applicants; the application is similar to applying to grad school in that you will likely want to apply to more than one program so you are more likely to get accepted. You become a student at the university. You receive housing, travel, insurance, and food stipend around $3,000-$5,000 Increases odds of getting into grad school; possibly will have seminars and professional sessions at the university Apply for free not only at UWM but all Big 10 schools. It is a good experience to see a new area and meet new people. Typically you will have a post-doc or advanced grad student that will mentor you. You will likely be able to publish your research, and that is pretty impressive as an undergrad. Application= two excellent recommendation letters, must be an undergrad, and junior year is likely the best year. Apply to more than one, as long as they are labs you relate to. Apply to the lab, not the school or program (like grad school). Be specific about your interests. Use your weakness as a strength. For example, if your school doesn’t have a lab that specializes in your interests, use that as a reason for applying to REU. How did this experience help Monica: presented a poster, received an excellent letter of recommendation, received a publication, made important connections, continues to work with people that were met during her REU experience. To learn more, visit NSF REU website to look through available REUs.
1/25/17 Undergraduate Research Opportunities at UNL McNair, REU and Thesis Announcements: Grab a green flyer to see upcoming events of the semester. We are having a pizza night at Yia Yia’s if enough people would like to come! (Pizza was decided to be rescheduled to a later date) Please join UPO or Psi Chi if interested! Speakers: REU- Monica Rosen McNair- Jess Tate UCARE-Sarah Moody Senior Thesis- Sarah Moody REU- Monica Rosen REU= Research Experience for Undergraduates=A funded summer research program that you can do at another university across the country. Experiences are available specific to your field or cross disciplinary as well. Monica did a summer program in 2013 at the University of Wisconsin with research in 3D depth perception. REU is highly competitive Monica was 1/9 selected from 600 applicants; the application is similar to applying to grad school in that you will likely want to apply to more than one program so you are more likely to get accepted. You become a student at the university. You receive housing, travel, insurance, and food stipend around $3,000-$5,000 Increases odds of getting into grad school; possibly will have seminars and professional sessions at the university Apply for free not only at UWM but all Big 10 schools. It is a good experience to see a new area and meet new people. Typically you will have a post-doc or advanced grad student that will mentor you. You will likely be able to publish your research, and that is pretty impressive as an undergrad. Application= two excellent recommendation letters, must be an undergrad, and junior year is likely the best year. Apply to more than one, as long as they are labs you relate to. Apply to the lab, not the school or program (like grad school). Be specific about your interests. Use your weakness as a strength. For example, if your school doesn’t have a lab that specializes in your interests, use that as a reason for applying to REU. How did this experience help Monica: presented a poster, received an excellent letter of recommendation, received a publication, made important connections, continues to work with people that were met during her REU experience. To learn more, visit NSF REU website to look through available REUs.
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