REU Internships
REU Mentors
Wendy F. Todd, Ph.D
University of Minnesota Duluth
American Indian Studies & Earth Sciences
Geoscience, Traditional Knowledge, Native Ed.
Judi Brown Clarke, Ph.D
Vice President for Equity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer Stony Brook University
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/pres/governance/brown-clarke-bio.php
Policy, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Summer REU experience
Traditional Knowledge In Geoscience: Policy & Research Practices
The 2021 REU Program is accepting applications. Participants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions and must be enrolled as an undergraduate during the REU program.
Internship dates: 6/3/22 – 8/12/22
Application Link for 2022
The Internship Program is an opportunity to engage in science research, education, and policy training braiding Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) from Native communities with various scientific disciplines. The program encourages participation of Alaska Native students into the sciences and policy research and considers traditions modes of knowledge transfer (stories, song, artistic expression). where interns will engage in geoscience research projects that are place- and community based in collaboration with Native communities. Participants will have the opportunity to build upon multiple scientific paradigms blending science with TK. The program provides an opportunity for interns to incorporate place- & community-based research, while incorporating policy practices at federal and local scales. The REU experience will provide a stipend of $4,800 over ten weeks.
In 2022 the internship will have a modified modality in 2022 due to COVID-19. The program will be offered through hybrid virtual and in person modality ensure safety of interns & mentors. Interns will meet with the mentors to design research projects that may allow them to remain in their home communities while still gaining research experience. Interns will have weekly cohort discussion sessions to promote a sense of community, and will have project blogs to allow them to continue conversations around science research and culture, in addition students may meet with their mentor(s) via zoom. Professional development will be provided via a series of zoom sessions each week to provide scientific writing skills & experience, discussion on policy, best practices working across cultures, & will engage in cross-cultural knowledge sharing. The REU will end with a virtual poster session where interns present their research.
Eligibility
Please review eligibility criteria below.
- Applicants must be US citizen or permanent resident.
- Applicant must be enrolled as undergraduate students or have not started their first term of graduate school during the REU program.
Application
The application asks for the following materials.
Gather materials before you begin.
1. Cover page with:
*Full legal name
*Date of Birth
*Citizenship
-U.S. Citizen
-U.S. Permanent Resident
*Preferred Email
*Preferred phone number
*Current Address
Street Address, City, State, ZIP
*Permanent Address
Street Address, City, State, ZIP
2. A PDF of unofficial transcript.
3. One reference familiar with your academic or research work.
4. Statement of research interest & internship goals (1-page).
5. Resume or C.V.
Submit by 4/5/21
Once you have all application materials, email as a PDF to wsmythe@d.umn.edu, in the subject line type “REU Application”
This project is made possible from funding provided by the National Science Foundation GEO-2022931.