Bigelow Laboratory’s National Science Foundation funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program offers undergraduates the opportunity to work closely with scientists on current research projects.  Directed by Senior Research Scientists Dr. Rick Wahle and Dr. David Fields, the ten week program is designed to give students a meaningful research experience with an emphasis on hands-on, state-of-the-art research methods and technologies.

Eight students will be selected and each will be paired with a Bigelow scientist based on mutual research interests.  Students will develop a research plan, conduct their proposed work, prepare a project summary and poster, and give an oral presentation at the end of the program.  In addition, special events such as seminars, workshops, lectures and social opportunities are planned throughout the summer.

Successful applicants will receive a modest stipend, a food and housing allowance, and support for travel and supplies during the ten week session.

Bigelow Laboratory is a center for global ocean research; our focus ranges from microbial oceanography to large-scale processes that drive interactions between ocean ecosystems and the global environment.  Areas of research include the marine microbial food web, ocean biogeochemistry, optical oceanography, remote sensing, sensory biology, climate change and fisheries oceanography.  These projects have taken Bigelow scientists to every ocean and the polar seas.