[iris-bulk] Announce the 2009 IRIS Undergraduate Internship to your students

[Michael Hubenthal]

All,

Surveys of applicants to the IRIS undergraduate internship program  
reveal that nearly 60% of all applicants learn about the program  
through either personal notification from faculty, or via  
announcements faculty make in class and over email lists. Thus, each  
of you can support the program before your semester ends!

To facilitate your ability to announce the program we have:
- created annotated slides that can be shown in class  (http:// 
www.iris.edu/internship/apply/intern)
- created a quicktime movie to be played at the end of your next  
lecture, and (http://www.iris.edu/internship/apply/intern)
- included details below that can be pasted into an email to student  
listservs (below)

Thanks in advance for helping to announce this successful program!

Michael

PS>  The details on how you can apply to host an intern this summer
are also on the web at http://www.iris.edu/internship/apply/host

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Are you an undergraduate interested in working on a seismological  
research project in the summer of 2009?

If so, consider applying for an IRIS Summer Undergraduate Internship  
(http://www.iris.edu/internship)

Once selected, your summer experience will begin with a one-week  
orientation held on the campus of an IRIS institution the last week  
of May 25 to 29, 2009 (for those students whose quarter has not yet  
completed, alternative arrangements can be made). The goal of the  
orientation period is to develop a strong sense of community among  
interns, provide training in distance collaboration and introduce you  
to some of the most exciting aspects of modern seismology.

Following this week you will spend 8 to 10 weeks working on a  
seismo¬logical research project with researchers at an IRIS member  
intuition. Research projects may involve the deployment of seismic  
instruments in the field (within the US or internationally), and/or  
analyses of seismic data in a lab setting with the ultimate goal of  
producing results to be presented at a national scientific meeting.  
Each project will provide you with ample opportunities to:

     * conduct research with state of the art geophysical data and  
leading researchers at IRIS institutions
     * develop an understanding of scientific inquiry, including  
designing and conducting scientific investigations, defending  
scientific argu¬ments, and preparing publications
     * gather, manage, and convey information, using various skills,  
strat¬egies, resources, and
     * learn, use, and evaluate technologies for the collection and  
study of geophysical data

Your summer research project will culminate with the opportunity to  
experience the exciting atmosphere of a professional meeting, while  
presenting your results. In the past, most interns and their hosts  
have chosen to present at the Fall American Geophysical Union (AGU)  
meeting held in San Francisco in early December.

As an IRIS Intern you will receive…

     * A weekly stipend ($550/week for 9 - 11 weeks)
     * Funding for travel to the orientation as well as room and board
     * Funding for travel to the home institution of your research host
     * Assistance securing housing at the host institution
     * Funding for any additional expenses related to fieldwork
     * Funding for travel to a professional meeting to present your  
results along with the associated meeting costs (travel,  
registration, abstract submission fee and per diem)

The deadline to apply is February 1, 2009
http://www.iris.edu/internship/


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Michael Hubenthal
Science Education Specialist
IRIS Consortium
607-777-4612
www.IRIS.edu
hubenth at iris.edu