<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Center for
Oldest Ice Exploration (COLDEX) REU Program</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The </span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Center for
Oldest Ice Exploration </span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">(COLDEX) is excited to announce that applications
are OPEN for the Summer 2023 COLDEX Research Experience for Undergraduates
(REU) Program! <br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">During your
COLDEX REU experience, you will work with ice core scientists and researchers
to answer questions that will help in our mission to find the oldest ice in
Antarctica and make important contributions to our understanding of Earth's
climate history. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Applications
are open to current undergraduate students. Due to NSF funding,
participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Note: this REU does
not include travel to Antarctica. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Student
participants will receive a $6,000 stipend over the course of 10 weeks (from
June - August, 2023). Students will be placed in a COLDEX laboratory, with full
funding for travel to and from the host institution. Students will also be
funded to present their research at the COLDEX annual meeting in Corvallis, Oregon
September 6 - 7, 2023.  </span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Find out more
about the COLDEX REU program and apply at </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoldex.org%2Freu&data=05%7C01%7Ckristen.rahilly%40oregonstate.edu%7C7911a72c16154ee76c7508dad3f57245%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638055348389265408%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6q%2BnsTswVvDlr%2BZRD11qypt6hr9IvYlSp63GEKBQyF0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">coldex.org/reu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> or apply
here: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_daK395aMKNqqLCm?jfefe=new" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_daK395aMKNqqLCm?jfefe=new
 </span></a></span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Applications</span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> are
due <b>February 1, 2023 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time</b>. </span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black"></span></p></div>