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<div class="">Please help spread the word!! Remember, REUs are told by NSF that we have to bring in the majority of our students from schools where research opportunities are limited, and we’re especially seeking students who are considering pursuing graduate
degrees and/or a research career but haven’t had a chance to try research yet. </div>
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<div class="">Thanks!!</div>
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<div class="">I am excited to let you know that the National Weather Center Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program has already been funded for summer 2017! <span class="">We have an exciting program that pairs undergraduate students with research mentors
to conduct a project in the wide-ranging meteorology, climate, </span><span class="">radar engineering, </span><span class="">and interdisciplinary topics being researched here. Students are paid a stipend, have free housing, a travel allowance to/from Norman,
OK, and travel allowance to present their work at the national conference that best suits them. </span></div>
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<div class=""><font face="LucidaGrande" class="">For our new grant we have as partners the Radar Innovations Laboratory and the South Central Climate Science Center, which opens new research lines in addition to our traditional severe weather, weather modeling,
lightning, statistics, and other projects with mentors from the NOAA and University of Oklahoma organizations housed in the National Weather Center building. </font></div>
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<div class=""><span class="">In addition to research, I help the students learn more about the many careers in and around meteorology to help them explore and find career options that might suit them well. We hold several workshops and have one-on-one mentoring
to help students build skills needed to succeed. </span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="">Students interested in the program are required to submit an application, two reference letters, and their official college transcript(s). To be eligible for the program students must be enrolled in a 2- or 4-year college degree
program and be a US citizen or permanent resident of the US. </span><font face="LucidaGrande" class="">Applications from women and minorities are particularly encouraged. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.</font></div>
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<div class=""><span class="">All applications and related materials for the 2017 REU are due by </span><b class="">February 8, 2017 </b><span class="">for full consideration, though references will have one additional week to submit letters. </span></div>
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<div class=""><b class="">For more information and to learn how to apply online</b><span class=""> please visit our web site: </span><font face="LucidaGrande" class=""><a href="http://www.caps.ou.edu/reu/" class="">http://www.caps.ou.edu/reu/</a></font> or <span class="">contact
the director: Dr. Daphne LaDue, </span><a href="mailto:dzaras@ou.edu" class="">dzaras@ou.edu</a><span class=""> or (405) 325-1898.</span></div>
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<div class="" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"><span class="">Sincerely,</span></div>
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<div class="">Daphne S. LaDue, Ph.D.</div>
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<div class="">CAPS, Suite 2500</div>
<div class="">120 David L. Boren Blvd</div>
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<div class="">Ph: 405-325-1898</div>
<div class="">Fax: 405-325-7614</div>
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</span><i class="" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">*Examples of conferences include, but are not limited to, the American Meteorological Society's (AMS) Annual Meeting, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, the American Indian Science and Engineering
Society's (AISES) regional or national conferences, and the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). </i></span></div>
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