New summer REU at WSU Vancouver focused on Columbia River Basin

Hello!

I am very pleased to announce a new, 9-week immersive summer research experience for undergraduates taking place at the Vancouver campus of Washington State University (WSU).  WSU Vancouver is located in the Salmon Creek area of Vancouver, ~5 miles north of downtown Vancouver and ~15 miles from downtown Portland.

Our “Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics of the Columbia River Basin: Integrating Aquatic and Terrestrial Perspectives” project is funded by the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, and will run for the next three summers, beginning in June 2015.  This project is one of only a small handful of REU projects around the country that takes place on a non-residential research university campus, and specifically targets undergraduates who live within a ~1-hour commute to WSU Vancouver, or who will be spending the summer in the metro area while attending college elsewhere.

We will be accepting 8 students each summer to participate, and each will work side-by-side with a WSUV research faculty member on an independent project focused on landscape ecology and ecosystem dynamics in the Columbia River Basin.

This year’s 9-week summer REU program at WSU Vancouver will start on Monday June 15 and end Friday August 14, 2015.  Applications are due by Friday April 6 — and we will begin reviewing applications immediately thereafter.  **Note that students will receive a $4,725 stipend, all commuting and meal expenses, and participation in two 2-day field trips.  The REU program is a full-time (i.e. 9a-5p M-F, plus a few evening/weekend events) summer research experience, so all participants are expected to participate in the program fully over the entire nine weeks.

Cheers!

Gretchen

School of the Environment
School of Biological SciencesProgram Leader, Environmental and Physical Sciences

Co-Director, Aquatic Ecology LaboratoryWashington State University Vancouver
14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave
Vancouver, WA  98686phone: 360-546-9115
fax: 360-546-9064
email: rollboll@vancouver.wsu.edu
homepage:  http://directory.vancouver.wsu.edu/people/gretchen-rollwagen-bollens