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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #3366ff"><font face="Times New Roman">1. DOCTORAL STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM - FUNDING FOR UP TO 2 YEARS!!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><font face="Times New Roman">The Biosphere-Atmosphere Research and Training (BART) Program is an NSF-IGERT training program for doctoral students who are conducting research at the interface of these disciplines. Students enrolled in any doctoral program in the
United States (U. S. citizens or permanent residents) can win a fellowship for up to two years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Fellowships include an annual stipend ($30,000), up to $2,000 for equipment or supplies, and support for travel to the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) and to a professional conference. BART fellows participate in an 8-week residential training program at the UMBS in
Pellston, MI for 2 summers and continue in their doctoral program during the academic year. Summer training includes a course in the essentials of Biosphere-Atmosphere interactions, workshops, and research conducted with the guidance of faculty mentors with expertise in biospheric and atmospheric sciences.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><br><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">Please visit the BART web page at<u> <a href="http://www.bart-wmich.org/" target="_blank">
www.bart-wmich.org</a></u> to learn more about the program and to obtain application information. Applications are due in February 2006. Please feel free to contact the BART Coordinator, Nancy Adair Birk, toll-free at 888-647-0536.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #3366ff"><font face="Times New Roman">2. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM - FUNDING FOR SUMMER RESEARCH
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><font face="Times New Roman">The University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Biosphere-Atmosphere studies in a changing global environment provides "hands-on" experience and training in field biology, atmospheric chemistry, and atmosphere-ecosystem interactions. Successful applicants, who will be juniors or seniors in fall 2006 (
U.S. citizens or permanent residents) work closely with a faculty mentor to conduct a research project. Students receive a stipend of $3,500 for the 8-week program, in addition to coverage of room/board expenses and an allowance for travel and research supplies. In addition, students may receive 3 credit hours for an independent study project. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE SOON!!
<span style="COLOR: red"> </span>-- To learn more about this program, please visit<span style="COLOR: red"> </span></font><a href="http://www.lsa.umich.edu/umbs/" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman">http://www.lsa.umich.edu/umbs/
</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"> and select the "Forms and Applications" tab.<span style="COLOR: red"> </span> Or please feel free to contact<span style="COLOR: red"> </span>Karie Slavik at (734) 647-1952.<span style="COLOR: red">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><font face="Times New Roman">The Biosphere Atmosphere Research and Training (BART) Program is in the process of developing new technical short courses for upper-level graduate students, postdocs, and working scientists. Your input will help us assess the need for / interest in technical short courses for scientists working at the interface of the Atmospheric and Biospheric sciences and will help us make these courses as useful as possible.
<span style="BACKGROUND: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow">Please take our short survey (15 MINUTES) and share you thoughts by clicking on this link: </span></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Please encourage your doctoral students to apply for a BART Fellowship and your undergraduates to apply to participate in our REU program. Please forward this message to your students and colleagues and encourage them to complete the questionnaire.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Mary Anne Carroll, Steve Bertman, Peter Curtis, Dave Karowe, Knute Nadelhoffer, Hans Peter Schmid, and Nancy Birk (The BART Team)
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