SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Department of Biology
University of Massachusetts at Boston
1995
ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
supported by the
National Science Foundation
Program - Undergraduates participate actively in biological research. Working
with a faculty advisor, each participant will design, conduct and present an
independent research project. The topics are diverse but focus on issues in
biodiversity and conservation ecology. Students will be encouraged to learn
about each others' projects and will visit field sites. Other activities will
include weekly meetings to discuss the conduct and implications of research as
well as a small hands-on workshop on molecular techniques relevant to ecology.
Applicants will be matched to faculty sponsors based on mutual interests.
Period and stipend - The program will run from June 5 to August 21 or start
earlier by prior arrangement. Participants will receive a stipend of $3100 and
there are limited funds available to subsidize travel and housing costs.
Eligibility - Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United
States and its possessions and must be enrolled in their Junior or Senior year
by Fall 1995. Applicants should have completed at least one upper-level Biology
course and Math through College Algebra.
To apply - Send a completed application form and also send the following: a
resume; a letter describing background, career goals, interests in biology and
preferences among listed topics; current undergraduate transcript; letters from
two faculty members familiar with your academic performance.
Deadline - Completed applications are due March 6, 1995.
RESEARCH AND FACULTY
Reproductive biology and population genetics of rare and endangered plants.
Kamal Bawa.
Modelling of vertebrate populations for conservation. Solange Brault.
Geographic variation of mitochondrial DNA in deep-sea invertebrates. Ron Etter.
Behavioral ecology of reproduction in colonial seabirds. Jeremy Hatch.
The ecological implications of body size in deep-sea animals. Michael Rex.
Distribution of naphthalene-degrading bacteria in water and soils. Michael
Shiaris.
Genetic diversity and genomic organization of plants. Rick Kesseli.
Conservation physiology of insects. Robert Stevenson.
Field behavioral ecology at Sandy Neck, Cape Cod. Eric Strauss.
For further information about the program and the projects and for application
forms:
Jan H. Macleod/REU Program
Department of Biology
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, MA 02125-3393
Tel 617-287-6600, FAX 617-287-6650
e-mail: macleod at umbsky.cc.umb.edu
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
