Jan 28, 2015 9:57 AM

Dear CSG geographers,

I'd like to alert you to the following opportunity for undergraduate students (rising seniors) to participate in an NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program this summer at the Central Caribbean Marine Institute's Little Cayman Research Centre on Little Cayman Island in the Caribbean. Potential research topics are themed around coral reef biodiversity and resilience in the face of climate change. While many of the projects are geared toward marine biology, several are relevant to applied climatology and geography studies. Please see the following announcement and visit the linked website for more information. Applications are due in by March 15th, and the program begins on June 20th.

------ REU Announcement from CCMI --------

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) with CCMI:
Coral Reef Biodiversity and Resilience at the Little Cayman Research Centre

20th June to 14th August 2015

The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) invites undergraduate students
interested in ocean sciences to apply to the Research Experience for
Undergraduates (REU) program in Coral Reef Biodiversity and Resilience on
Little Cayman. CCMI has support from the National Science Foundation for
eight students, who will each be paired with a research mentor for an 8 week
experience living and working at our Little Cayman Research Centre (LCRC).
REU participants, under the guidance of their mentors, will each design,
conduct, and communicate a research project in an effort to positively
contribute to the conservation and management of reefs by advancing our
knowledge on the processes that drive coral reef resilience to disturbances
on multiple spatial and temporal scales. In addition to conducting their
own research, REU participants will attend workshops on career skills in
science, participate in excursions on and around Little Cayman, and interact
with local conservation professionals. For more information, please visit
the REU in Little Cayman website at
http://reefresearch.org/research/research-experience-for-undergraduates/ .

Applications are due 15 March 2015.

For more information, please contact:
Tom Sparke
Education and Programme Coordinator
Central Caribbean Marine Institute
Little Cayman Research Centre
PO Box 37, Little Cayman, KY3-2501
Phone: (345) 948 1094
<http://reefresearch.org/> http://www.reefresearch.org

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Karsten Shein
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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