Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Research Opportunity at Colorado State CHILL Radar Facility

Colorado State University is pleased to announce that it will be conducting a program directed towards research experience for undergraduates focused around the CSU-CHILL Radar Facility and the Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA). Applications for this program are invited from undergraduate students in Electrical and Computer Engineering as well as Atmospheric Sciences, Computer Science, Geophysical Sciences, and related disciplines such as Systems Engineering. A junior standing is preferred, however, sophomores with good academic standing, particularly those with research experience, will be considered. Eligible applicants should be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants should make sure to point out any programming or research experience they possess.

Program Description for Summer 2015
(Program Dates: May 27 – August 5, 2015)

Successful applicants will spend approximately 10 weeks at Colorado State University working on research projects focused around the CSU-CHILL Radar System, which incorporates every aspect of the electrical and computer engineering discipline as well as Radar Meteorology. This represents an outstanding opportunity for students to experience research first hand under the supervision of professors, engineers and scientists. The program offers a competitive stipend of $5000 and fully funded on-campus room and partial meal plan. Colorado State University is located in Fort Collins, Colorado a city of over 100,000, which sits against the Front Range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, 50 miles north of Denver. Nearby are mountain parks, streams, and resorts for hiking, bicycling, rafting, fishing, Skiing, and rock climbing.

APPLY NOW ON-LINE!
http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ece/www_research/reu_chill.shtml
For further information, please contact the REU Coordinator:
Karen Ungerer, e-mail kungerer@engr.colostate.edu
or
Ryan Gooch, e-mail rgooch@engr.colostate.edu
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1373

Women, underrepresented minorities, and students with disabilities are encouraged to apply.